2005 Rarities of the World, Part One
United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers

Friday, June 3, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

2005 Rarities Sale Part One Realizes $4.5 Million hammer!

Record Price set for a 20th Century U.S. Stamp
at $525,000 hammer for the Inverted Jenny

Read the article in the New York Times (requires registration with their website)

Prices Realized

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Introduction to 2005 Rarities of the World, Part One

First Session (Lots 1-182)
Friday, June 3, 1005, at 10:30 a.m.

• Free Franks and Autographs Lots 1-10A
  

• Free Franks and Autographs Lots 11-14 (Continued... )
  

• Colonial and 18th Century Postal History Lots 15-24
  

• Ocean and Steamboat Mail Lots 25-28
  

• Zevely Advertising Covers Lots 29-30
  

• Stamp Boxes Lots 31-31
  

• Roosevelt Presentation Album Lots 32-32
  

• Postmasters' Provisionals (Annapolis thru Baltimore) Lots 33-35
  

• Postmasters' Provisionals (New York) Lots 36-43
  

• Postmasters' Provisionals (Providence) Lots 44-44
  

• Postmasters' Provisionals (St. Louis) Lots 45-47
  

• 1847 Issue Off Cover Lots 48-52
  

• 1847 Issue On Cover Lots 53-63
  

• 1847 Issue On Cover (Used From San Francisco) Lots 64-64
  

• 1847 Issue On Cover (Used To Belgium) Lots 65-65
  

• 1c-3c 1851 Issue Lots 66-74
  

• 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue Lots 75-85
  

• 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue Lots 86-90 (Continued... )
  

• 1c-3c 1857-60 Issue Lots 91-101
  

• 5c-10c 1857-60 Issue Lots 102-110
  

• 12c-90c 1857-60 Issue, including the Barrand Correspondence Lots 111-116
  

• 1875 Reprint of 1857-60 Issue Lots 117-125
  

• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 63 to 70b) Lots 126-136
  

• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 63 to 70b) Lots 137-139 (Continued... )
  

• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 71 to 78a) Lots 140-150
  

• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 71 to 78a) Lots 151-154 (Continued... )
  

• 1867-68 Grilled Issue Lots 155-165
  

• 1867-68 Grilled Issue Lots 166-169 (Continued... )
  

• 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue Lots 170-180
  

• 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue Lots 181-182 (Continued... )

Second Session (Lots 183-477)
Friday, June 3, 1005, at 1:30 p.m.

• 1869 Pictorial Issue (Essays and Proofs) Lots 183-193
  

• 1869 Pictorial Issue (Essays and Proofs) Lots 194-199 (Continued... )
  

• 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112 to 116) Lots 200-206
  

• 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 117 to 119) Lots 207-213
  

• 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 120-122) Lots 214-224
  

• 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue Lots 225-234
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• 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (Scott 135 to 144) Lots 235-244
  

• 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (Scott 147a to 166) Lots 245-252
  

• 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Special Printing Lots 253-263
  

• 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (Scott 191) Lots 264-265
  

• 1880 American Bank Note Co. Special Printing Lots 266-273
  

• 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (Scott 210 to 218) Lots 274-275
  

• 1893 Columbian Issue Lots 276-284
  

• 1894-98 Bureau Issues Lots 285-290
  

• 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue Lots 291-294
  

• Pan-American Issue Lots 295-302
  

• Pan-American Issue (Complete Panes) Lots 303-307
  

• Pan-American Issue (Specimen Overprints, First Days) Lots 308-311
  

• Pan-American Issue Inverts Lots 312-315
  

• 1902-08 Issues Lots 316-319
  

• Louisiana Purchase Issue (Scott 327) Lots 320-320
  

• 1908-12 Issues (Scott 349 to 356) Lots 321-327
  

• 1908-12 Issues (Bluish Paper) Lots 328-332
  

• 1908-23 Issues (Scott 388 thru 491) Lots 333-343
  

• 1908-23 Issues (Scott 498f thru 530b) Lots 344-352
  

• 1908-23 Issues (Scott 537a thru 594) Lots 353-359
  

• Yorktown Issue Lots 360-363
  

• Later Issues (Scott 711 thru 1789B) Lots 364-373
  

• Air Post - The Inverted Jenny Lots 374-374
  

• Air Post and Flight Covers Lots 375-380
  

• Back-of-Book Issues (Special Delivery thru Postage Dues) Lots 381-389
  

• Back-of-Book Issues (Officials thru Parcel Post) Lots 390-397
  

• Back-of-Book Issues (Postal Stationery and Postal Cards) Lots 398-408
  

• Back-of-Book Issues (Post Office Registry Seal) Lots 409-409
  

• United States Possessions (Canal Zone thru Guam) Lots 410-414
  

• United States Possessions (Hawaii) Lots 415-416
  

• United States Possessions (Philippines) Lots 417-427
  

• United States Possessions (Philippines) Lots 428-428 (Continued... )
  

• Puerto Rico and United Nations Lots 429-431
  

• Foreign Stamps and Postal History (New South Wales) Lots 432-439
  

• Foreign Stamps and Postal History (Victoria) Lots 440-444
  

• Foreign Stamps and Covers (Brazil thru Canada) Lots 445-452
  

• Foreign Stamps and Covers (Crimean War thru Gold Coast) Lots 453-460
  

• Foreign Stamps and Covers (Great Britain) Lots 461-462
  

• Foreign Stamps and Covers (Guinea thru Hong Kong) Lots 463-467
  

• Foreign Stamps and Covers (India thru Nova Scotia) Lots 468-472
  

• Foreign Stamps and Covers (Switzerland thru Vatican City) Lots 473-477

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