Sale Number: 391 |
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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 195 | |
1c Rose, Postage Due (J59). Top Star Imprint Plate No. 5510 Block of Six, Fine-Very Fine, with P. F. Certificate. According to notes from the "U.S. Specialist" July, 1966, which accompanies, this is the only example of Plate No. 5510 on record (Image Magnifier) |
850 |
| 196 | |
1c Postage Due, "1" Omitted (J89a). Block, Mint, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
425 |
| 197 | |
10c Blue, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E4a). Vertical Pair, Fresh, o.g., small thin in Bottom stamp, other Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
625 |
| 197A | |
6c Red on White, Star Die, Entire (U30). Unused, Size 7, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
210 |
| 197B | |
6c Red on Buff, Star Die, Entire (U31). Unused, Size 7, small tear at U. L. corner, otherwise Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
280 |
| 197C | |
10c Green on White, Star Die, Entire (U32). Unused, Size 3, Very Fine, Rare (Image Magnifier) |
950 |
| 198 | |
3c Pink on Orange, Entire (U37). Very slight aging of paper, Fine, Rare Entire (Image Magnifier) |
600 |
| 199 | |
2c Carmine, Washington Bicentennial on Blue, Die 1, Error, Entire (U525b). Unused, Size 13, Fresh, Extremely Fine, one of two known copies, the Greatest of the Twentieth Century Envelope Rarities, Ex-Lilly, with P. F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) |
3,000 |
| 200 | |
6c on 6c Airpost Entire (UC20a). Unused, Very Fine example of this Rare Error, with P. F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) |
400 |
| 201 | |
6c Dark Red on Cream, War (UO24). Unused Entire,-Very Fine, one of the Rare U.S. Postal Stationery Entires (Thorp #6138) (Image Magnifier) |
400 |
| 202 | |
1c Red on Orange, War (UO45A). Cut Square, Unused, Large Margins, Very Fine, A Very Great Rarity, Unknown as an Entire and one of the two known cut squares, as stated by Barkhausen, Obviously the catalogue value of $500.00 does not reflect the rarity; we have never before seen it in over 40 years of professional experience (Image Magnifier) |
1,550 |
| 203 | |
5c Weather Service, Postal Card, Yellow and Black Omitted (UX57 var.). Unused, Very Fine, a Magnificent Error (Image Magnifier) |
400 |
| 204 | 6c Proprietary (R31c). Rich color, unusually well centered for this, neat Printed Cancel. "A. M. F. Co. Aug. 9, 1871" Very Fine and Rare (Image Magnifier) |
400 |
| 205 | |
$5.00 Proprietary, Violet Paper (RB10a). Brilliant unused, nearly full o.g., Very Fine (Cat. $700.00 used) (Image Magnifier) |
800 |
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1c Rose, Postage Due (J59). Top Star Imprint Plate No. 5510 Block of Six, Fine-Very Fine, with P. F. Certificate. According to notes from the "U.S. Specialist" July, 1966, which accompanies, this is the only example of Plate No. 5510 on record 
1c Postage Due, "1" Omitted (J89a). Block, Mint, Very Fine
10c Blue, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E4a). Vertical Pair, Fresh, o.g., small thin in Bottom stamp, other Very Fine
6c Red on White, Star Die, Entire (U30). Unused, Size 7, Very Fine
6c Red on Buff, Star Die, Entire (U31). Unused, Size 7, small tear at U. L. corner, otherwise Very Fine
10c Green on White, Star Die, Entire (U32). Unused, Size 3, Very Fine, Rare
3c Pink on Orange, Entire (U37). Very slight aging of paper, Fine, Rare Entire
2c Carmine, Washington Bicentennial on Blue, Die 1, Error, Entire (U525b). Unused, Size 13, Fresh, Extremely Fine, one of two known copies, the Greatest of the Twentieth Century Envelope Rarities, Ex-Lilly, with P. F. Certificate
6c on 6c Airpost Entire (UC20a). Unused, Very Fine example of this Rare Error, with P. F. Certificate
6c Dark Red on Cream, War (UO24). Unused Entire,-Very Fine, one of the Rare U.S. Postal Stationery Entires (Thorp #6138)
1c Red on Orange, War (UO45A). Cut Square, Unused, Large Margins, Very Fine, A Very Great Rarity, Unknown as an Entire and one of the two known cut squares, as stated by Barkhausen, Obviously the catalogue value of $500.00 does not reflect the rarity; we have never before seen it in over 40 years of professional experience
5c Weather Service, Postal Card, Yellow and Black Omitted (UX57 var.). Unused, Very Fine, a Magnificent Error
6c Proprietary (R31c). Rich color, unusually well centered for this, neat Printed Cancel. "A. M. F. Co. Aug. 9, 1871" Very Fine and Rare
$5.00 Proprietary, Violet Paper (RB10a). Brilliant unused, nearly full o.g., Very Fine (Cat. $700.00 used)