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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 405° |  |
 MEXICO, 1867, 2r Black on Pink, Printed on Both Sides (37a). Ample margins, half of stamp popped up to show second impression on back, used with 1867, 1r Black on Green (36), tied by "Franco Mexico" cds on
Apr. 1868 blue folded cover to San Luis Potori, small hole in cover at upper left has been repaired, otherwise Very Fine, the only recorded cover with the 2-reales printed on both sides, signed Bash, with 1997 MEPSI certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 0.00 |
| 406° | |
 MEXICO, 1867, 4r Rose, Without Overprint (45a). Ample to large margins, tied by "Franco Mexico" in circle cds on folded cover to Mont Vaule, France, ms. "Por estraorde." (Por estraordinario -
special service), "Vera-Cruz Paq. Fr. B. No. 1 13 Aout 67" octagonal ds, "10" decimes due hs, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, one of two recorded examples of the 4-reales without overprint used on cover (only six covers are recorded with
the overprinted 4-reales), signed Bash (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 0.00 |
| 407° |  |
 MEXICO, 1975, 60c Yellow Green, Air Post, Unwatermarked (C471A). Mint N.H. block of four, fresh and Very Fine, a great 20th Century rarity of Mexico, the top 20 stamps from the two sheets of 50
discovered on unwatermarked paper (in 1975) were stuck down and ruined - no stamps in addition to the surviving 80 have been found - with 1995 MEPSI certificate, Scott Retail $4,000.00 for four singles (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,000.00 |
| 408° | |
 MODENA, 1852, 1l Black (9). Large margins all around, used with 1852, 40c Black on Blue (8), large margins showing sheet margin at top, tied together by single pen stroke on folded letter to Philadelphia,
U.S.A., letter datelined "Carrara ad. 5. Setembre 1857" and with "Carrera 6 Set" double-circle datestamp and matching "P.D." and "VIA DI SARZANA" handstamps, red Sardinia transit, small boxed "Br. Service" handstamp, Philadelphia receiving
datestamp (Sept. 25), light file fold between stamps and miraculously not affecting either, a Very Fine and extremely rare usage fully pre-paying the rate into the United States (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 2,500.00 |
| 409° | |
 NEVIS, 1861-66, 4p Rose, Perf 13, 4p Deep Orange, Perf 15 (6, 10, SG 6, 12). Matching covers (both Position 11) to same addressee in Philadelphia: SG 6 small tear, tied by "A09" oval grid, "Nevis MY 27 69" cds
and "St. Thomas D MY 29 69" cds on back, New York "Steamship 20" in circle hs, SG 12, rich color, tied by "A09" oval grid, "St. Thomas D SP 29 69" cds on back, "N.Y. Steamship 10 Oct. 22" due cds, horizontal fold, pencil "Due Vaux 10c", Very Fine
pair, extremely scarce usages, with 1997 R.P.S. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 0.00 |
| 410° | |
 NEW BRUNSWICK, 1851, 6p Olive Yellow (2, SG 4). Fresh color, huge margins all around, tied by light strike of grid cancel on buff cover to Tonawanda New York, "St. John New Brunswick DE 1, 1858" datestamp, red
"Paid 10" in circle, transit backstamp, cover has small repair where name of addressee was obliterated and restoredEXTREMELY FINE STAMP AND ATTRACTIVE COVER. THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS STAMP, ON OR OFF COVER, KNOWN TO US. Signed Bloch. With 1980 Friedl certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,700.00 |
| 411° | |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 2p, 4p Scarlet Vermilion (2, 4, SG 2, 4). Two covers posted on consecutive days to the same addressee in Berkenhead, Cheshire, England, one franked with horizontal pair and
single 2p, ample margins to slightly in, other with combination of 2p and 4p, mostly ample to large margins, cancelled or tied by oval grids, faint red St. John circular datestamps - Jan. 3 and 4, 1859, respectively - clear strikes of
bluish "Galway A JA 23 59" transit cds, Dublin and Berkenhead backstamps, 2p cover has minor piece missing from backflap, 2p/4p cover has minor bleached spots and neatly refolded along edgesA FINE AND INCOMPARABLE PAIR OF COVERS CARRIED BY THE GALWAY (LEVER) LINE BETWEEN NEWFOUNDLAND AND IRELAND. THE 2-PENCE COVER IS ONE OF TWO RECORDED WITH THREE STAMPS. THE 2-PENCE AND 4-PENCE COMBINATION IS THE ONLY RECORDED COVER WITH TWO DIFFERENT VALUES OF THE SCARLET-VERMILION PRINTING. The troubled Galway line operated by John Orr Lever was founded as the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company in 1858. It proposed a steamship line from Galway (Ireland) to New York via Halifax. These two covers posted from St. John were carried on the same trip, almost certainly on the Pacific, which departed St. John for Galway on January 14, 1859, arriving January 23rd. Examples of covers carried via Galway are very scarce. 2p cover ex Goody, Fox and Pratt. 2p/4p cover ex Goody, Fox, Hubbard and Clifford-Jones (with 1968 R.P.S. certificate) (Image Magnifier) |
E. 50,000-75,000 | 0.00 |
| 412° |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 1sh Scarlet Vermilion (9, SG 9). Large and even margins all around, neat grid cancel, remarkably intense shade except some oxidation at topEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. POSSIBLY THE FINEST KNOWN USED EXAMPLE OF THIS PENCE ISSUE RARITY. Ex Pack, Dale-Lichtenstein (where it brought $3,700 in 1970). With 1979 Diena certificate and 1997 Greene certificate. SG £4,750 (Image Magnifier) |
4,500.00 | 5,000.00 | |
| 413° | |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 8p Scarlet Vermilion, Half Used as 4p (8a, SG 8a). Right half, large margins, tied by oval grid, red "St. John's Newfoundland FE 29, 1860" cds on blue folded letter sheet to Baltimore,
Md., Tucker correspondence, neat "Boston Br. Pkt. 5 Mar. 14" transit cds, light file folds not affecting the bisect, fresh and Very Fine, rare, with 1986 Brandon and 1995 Holcombe certificates (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 2,000.00 |
| 414° |  |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1929, 3c on 6c Gray Black, Ty. I, Surcharged in Black (160 var, SG 188b). Block of four, two stamps Mint, others h.r., offset on back, a Very Fine and rare block, only 100 were printed with
the 5mm spacing, with 1979 P.F. and 1997 B.P.A. certificates, unlisted in Scott, Stanley Gibbons value as singles (Image
Magnifier) |
2,800.00 | 1,900.00 |
| 415° | |
 NEWFOUNDLAND, 1919, 3c Red Brown, Hawker Air Post (C1, SG 142). Well-centered, tied by strike of "St. John's Nfld Apr. 1919 2-PM" postmark on small cover to Droxford, England, faint trace of red endorsement
above the postmark, the postmark and cover only slightly affected by water damage as are all from this unsuccessful flightEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST HAWKER FLIGHT COVERS IN EXISTENCE. This cover, addressed to Navigator Capt. MacKenzie Grieve, is written in his own hand. Postmaster J. A. Robinson of St. John's overprinted 200 stamps, of which only 95 were used. The plane was forced down at sea due to a defect in the plane's cooling system after covering only 1,100 miles. The mail bag was immersed, and some of the stamps were washed off of the covers and replaced at a later date. This cover is remarkable for its freshness. With 1939 B.P.A. and 1980 Nussbaum certificates. AAMC catalogue value (Image Magnifier) |
20,000.00 | 9,500.00 |