Postmasters' Provisionals
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 112 |
|
Brattleboro, Vt., 5c Buff (5X1). The Lapham-Colson Complete Reconstrunction of the Ten Plate Positions. Position 1, tiny Red ms. cancel, margins all around except touches bottom right, Fine, Position 2, margins all around, tiny Red ms.
cancel, Very Fine, Position 3, margins all around, very large at top, tiny Red ms. cancel, Very Fine, Position 4, close on all sides, Blue Numeral "5" Cancel (unlisted), Position 5, Red ms. cancel, two thinnings, three large to huge margins, close at
left, Position 6, margins all around, Red "P(aid)" cancel, Exceptionally Fine, Position 7, margins all around, very large at bottom, Red ms. cancel, Exceptionally Fine, Position 8, margins all around with Unique Full Bottom Imprint, Red ms. cancel,
Exceptionally Fine, Position 9, margins all around, very large at bottom, Exceptionally Fine, Position 10, margins all around, Red ms. cancel, tiny thinning, A Fabulous and Unique Offering of the Utmost Rarity Search for comparables |
50,000.00 |
57,500.00 |
| 113 |
|
 New York, N.Y., 5c Black (9X1). Plate Reconstruction of the Entire 40 Positions, lacking only position 30, Two Horiz. Pairs, Five Unsigned, Eight with Red Town, "PAID" or Grid Cancels, One Unused, Virtually
All Have Four Margins, few with small faul, Many Fine-Very Fine, An Impressive Exhibition Group (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
17,000.00 |
10,500.00 |
| 114 |
 |
 New York, N. Y., 5c Black (9X1). Pos. 32, Huge Margins All Around, tied by faint Red N. Y. pmk. & bit of ms. rate marking on Aug. 15, 1846 folded letter to England (Cover Addressed to Trieste in care of
London Address), small cover bleaching spots, Stamp Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,500.00 |
2,600.00 |
| 115 |
P |
 Providence, R.I., 5c, 10c Gray Blue, Brown Carmine Trial Color Proofs (10X1TC, 10X2TC). Se-tenant Sheets of 12 Die Sunk on Card, each with additional lay-out lines for four more transfer entries, Very Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
9,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
| 116 |
|
 Providence, R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Pos. 6, Ample to Huge Margins including Part Right Sheet Margin, usual ms. "checkmark" Cancel, Tied by Red "5", Bold matching "Providence R.I., Jan 28" & "PAID" markings
on 1847 Folded Letter to Montrose, Pa., Very Fine, Exceptionally Handsome, Rare Cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
12,000.00 |
7,500.00 |
| 117 |
|
 Providence, R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Pos. 10, Clear to Large Margins, Bold "checkmark" manuscript cancel (not tied), Red "Providence R.I. Sep 16" pmk., matching "Paid" & "5", Clear Strikes, on fresh 1846 folded
letter, small neat cover mend at top, otherwise Very Fine, Rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,500.00 |
4,500.00 |
| 118 |
|
St. Louis, Mo., 5c Black on Greenish, Ty. I & II (11X1). Vertical Pair, Margins All Around with Full Top Corner Margins, lifted from & hinged back on large part of cover tied by Bold Red "St. Louis, Mo." pmk., Extremely Fine, Certainly One
of the Finest Examples of this Rarity in Existence, ex-Caspary Search for comparables |
5,250.00 |
15,000.00 |
| 119 |
|
St. Louis, Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Ty. III, Pos. 6, Large Margins, tied by "St. Louis Mo. Feb 21" pmk., matching straight line "Paid", ms. "10" on 1846 folded letter, Very Fine Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
8,000.00 |
| 120 |
|
St. Louis, Mo., 5c Black on Greenish, Type II (11X1). Huge Margins with Full Left Sheet Margin & showing bit of next stamp at Top, Uncancelled, on neat January 1846 Folded Letter To St. Genevieve, Mo., Red "St. Louis" pmk., matching "Paid" &
ms. "5", Extremely Fine, ex-Caspary, Lilly Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
10,000.00 |
| 121 |
|
St. Louis, Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Pos. 2, Clear to Huge Margins, tied by Red "St. Louis Jan 21" pmk. & ms. cancel on Fresh 1846 Charnley & Whelan Folded Letter, Fine & Choice Postmasters' Cover Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
| 122 |
|
Saint Louis, Mo., 10c Black on Greenish, Ty. I & II (11X2). Vertical Pair, Ample Margins except just touching at Bottom Right (pair neatly reaffixed by hinges, light corner crease at Top left), neatly "tied by Red St. Louis Mo. Jan 28" pmk.
on 1846 Folded Letter from the Charnley & Whelan Correspondence, matching "Paid", ms. "20", Very Fine, Ex-Caspary Search for
comparables |
6,500.00 |
8,500.00 |
