Sale 1232 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30-31 March, 2021
Category — Postal Stationery, Revenues, Confederate States
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1465
1c Black on Buff, Postal Card, Watermarked Small "USPOD" in Monogram (UX4; USPCC S3). Mint, tiny corner wrinkle at bottom left and small stain in "PO" of "Postal", otherwise Very Fine, scarce
3,500
400
1466
1c Black on Buff, Full-Face McKinley Postal Card (UX17; USPCC S21). With printed Booth Dailey & Ivins address, so-called "garbage card" text on back, unused, fresh and Very Fine
2,500
1,400
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1c Dark Green, Die II, Gray Rough-Surfaced Postal Card (UX27D; USPCC S39). Mint face card, without printed address on front and with Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Co. Railway Co. printed form on back, deep dark color with clearly evident Die II characteristics, fresh and Very Fine, this substandard grade of card was used temporarily, for a period of about two months, they were not sold singly, but were supplied to printers, Scott value for a fully mint card is $20,000.00 and for preprinted (face) $550.00, USPCC catalogue advises that "clean face" cards are valued somewhere between mint and unused
E. 500-750
325
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1c Claret & Black, Third Issue (R134). Block of 25, cancelled by pen "*" and Sep. 5, 1872 datestamp on small piece of document from Pennsylvania Rail Road, most stamps in right two vertical rows also tied by herringbone cancel, bottom left stamp scuff at bottom, folded along a few perfs but remarkably free from the faults that can plague such a large multiple, Very Fine, this is the largest recorded multiple, ex Halstead and Curtis, Scott value as blocks of four and pairs approximately $2,000.00
E. 500-750
900
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$3.00 Gray, "Series 1941" Ovpt., Silver Tax (RG72). Lightly hinged, wide margins, natural gum bends, Extremely Fine
375
190
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$5.00 Sepia, Postal Savings (PS15). Mint N.H. top plate no. 150131 block of six, rich color, Very Fine
475
200
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New Orleans La., 5c Yellow Brown on Off-White (62X5). Original gum, extra-wide margins at sides, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; Confederates unpriced in SMQ)
160
425
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2c Brown Red (8). Horizontal pair, full to ample margins, "Gordonsville Va. Nov. 23" circular datestamp, right stamp small inclusion, Very Fine, with 1970 C.S.A. certificate, accompanied by a repaired used single with circular datestamp cancel, Scott value for only the used pair
1,000
400
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20c Green (13). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, huge margins all around with large portions of adjoining stamps, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; multiples unpriced in SMQ)
100
150
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