Sale 1135 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 2: U.S. Officials
Sale Date — Thursday, 15 September, 2016
Category — Official Postal Stationery
Official Full Corners. 77 full corners attractively arranged and identified on stock pages, incl. Nos. UO6, UO9, UO15, UO16, UO18, UO22, UO23, UO26-UO45, UO47-UO59, UO61-UO67, UO71, individually selected for superior condition, a fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, an excellent opportunity to acquire the foundation of a collection of these issues, 24 with P.F. certificates (mostly from 2000)
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3c Black on White, Post Office Official, Die PD2, Cut Square (UO3; UPSS PD13). Unused, 35 x 38mm, bright and freshVERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT BLACK ON WHITE OFFICIAL CUT SQUARE, WHICH IS NOT KNOWN IN USED CONDITION.
Only one full entire is known and it is torn across the indicia. Ex Meisel and "Scarsdale". With 1955 and 2006 P.F. certificates.
3c Black on White, Post Office Official, Die PD5, Cut Square (UO8; UPSS PD42). Unused, 40 x 40mm, bright shade, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate
3c Black on Blue, Post Office Official, Die PD 5, entire (UO10; UPSS PD45). Size 7, knife 30, watermark 2, unused, deep embossing clear through to back, striking paper colorEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT BLACK ON BLUE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ENTIRE. ONLY THREE EXIST IN THIS SIZE.
The 2012 UPSS catalogue reports three mint entires in this size, as well as two in the much larger size 21, both of which are stained. This is one of the key items to a superb postal stationery or Officials collection.
Ex Close, Lilly, Wampler and "Scarsdale". With 2000 P.F. certificate. "R.H.W. Co." (Raymond Weill) backstamp. UPSS value $60,000.00
3c Blue on Blue Post Office Dept., Die PD5, Cut Square (UO11; UPSS PD50). Unused, 40 x 44mm, deep rich colorVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT BLUE ON BLUE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE CUT SQUARE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
The 2012 UPSS catalogue records six entires in four different sizes. The example offered here was sold in Shreves 1998 Wampler sale as an entire (size 25, knife 122, wmk. 2) with edge faults and was turned into this sound cut square shortly afterwards. We have never encountered this as a cut square, only as an entire. Collectors of cut squares may never have another opportunity to acquire this in cut square format.
Ex Wampler as an entire. With 2002 P.F. certificate as cut square.
6c Black on White, Post Office Official, Die PD 6, Cut Square (UO13; UPSS PD60). 39 x 38mm, bright colorFRESH AND VERY FINE. ONE OF THE "KEYS" TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF DEPARTMENTAL CUT SQUARES.
UPSS estimates that no more than five entires exist. It appears to be equally rare as a cut square.
With 2003 P.F. certificate
(No denomination), Dark Blue on Amber, Postal Service Official, Die PD7, entire (UO16; UPSS PS7a). Size 10, knife 53, watermark 4, unused, Very Fine, ex Barkhausen and "Scarsdale", with 2001 P.F. certificate
2c Dark Red on White, War Department Official, Die WD2, Entire (UO19; UPSS WD2). Unused, size 2, knife 27, "Office of the Chief of Engineers. Official Business" two-line imprint at top, slight toning aat upper left and along edges, otherwise Very Fine, ex Stone and Dr. Lobdell, with 2011 P.F. certificate
10c Dark Red on White, War Department Official, Die WD5, Full Corner (UO25; UPSS WD16). Unused, 51 x 99mm, comprising nearly the full right quarter of the entire, fresh color and clear embossingEXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND RARE LARGE SIZED FULL CORNER OF THE 10-CENT DARK RED ON WHITE WAR DEPARTMENT REAY ISSUE.
The 2012 UPSS catalogue records just one mint entire of the 10c Dark Red on White, though experts we have consulted question the existence of a full entire. This is the largest corner recorded by Porter Venn and is unusual in its vertical dimension which captures the full height of the size 21 entire. Only 500 were issued.
Ex "Scarsdale". With 1997 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as cut square
2c Vermilion, War Department Official, Die WD2, Full Corner (UO32; UPSS WD25). Unused, 41 x 48mm, bright color, Very Fine and choice, an excellent alternative to the entire which catalogs $22,500.00, ex "Scarsdale", with 2000 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as cut square
1c Red on Orange, War Department Official, Die WD10, Cut Square (UO45A; UPSS WD52). Unused, 26 x 29.5mm, cut close to indicia but all parts of the embossing are completely intact, beautiful color, small thin spot at right and tiny thin in Franklin's hairFINE APPEARANCE. ONLY THREE MINT CUT SQUARES AND NO ENTIRES ARE RECORDED OF THE ONE-CENT RED ON ORANGE WAR DEPARTMENT PLIMPTON ISSUE. A GREAT RARITY.
Ex Ballman and "Scarsdale". With 2002 P.F. certificate stating "small thin spot"
10c Red on Amber, War Department Official, Die WD14, Full Corner (UO60; UPSS WD118 or WD119). 40 x 58mm, brilliant color, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as cut square
30c Red on Amber, War Department Official, Die WD17, Full Corner (UO68; UPSS WD136 or WD137). Unused, 48 x 51mm, brilliant color, Extremely Fine, the UPSS catalog notes only 210 of both sizes were issued, with 2000 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as cut square
30c Red on Cream, War Department Official, Die WD17, Full Corner (UO69; UPSS WD138). Unused, 44 x 44mm, radiant color, Extremely Fine, UPSS catalog notes only 75 were issued, with 2008 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as cut square
1c Black on White, Official Postal Savings Postal Card (UZ1, USPCC O1b). Mint card with shorter second "A" of "Assistant", preprinted back as always, faint ink bleeding in address, Very Fine, ex "Scarsdale", with 2000 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal, USPCC value for this variety $725.00