Sale 1050 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 July, 2013
Category — Postal Stationery (Scott U, UO, UX)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
781
3c Red on White entire, Die 1 (U1). Unused, red G.F. Nesbitt N.Y. seal on backflap, large stain but 7mm away at closest point to indicia, allowing a full corner to be cut, Scott Retail as cut square $375.00, as full entire
1,900
0
782
3c Red on Buff, Die 3, Full Corner (U6; UPSS 9). Unused, 35 x 36.5mm, lightly toned, appears Very Fine, very scarce unused in any format, only one unused entire known (addressed but not cancelled), with 2013 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as cut square
4,750
700
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10c Green on Buff, Die 11, Cut Square (U33). Unused, 28 x 32mm, fresh and Very Fine
1,800
325
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10c Olive Black on White, Die 39, Cut Square (U89). Unused, 31 x 35mm, Very Fine
900
400
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10c Olive Black on Amber, Die 39, Cut Square (U90). Unused, 35 x 37mm, Very Fine and choice
900
0
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10c Olive Black on Amber, Die 39, Full Corner (U90). 36 x 37mm, rich color, lightly cancelled in blue at lower left, Very Fine, ex Curie
900
300
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1c Dark Blue on Cream, Die 46, Cut Square (U110). Unused, 35 x 37mm, rich color, Very Fine and choice
1,250
300
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2c Brown on Cream, Die 48, Cut Square (U124). Unused, 34 x 36mm, bright shade, small natural inclusion outside of design, Very Fine, no full entires are known
1,250
350
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2c Vermilion on White, Die 55, Full Corner (U156). Unused, 38 x 35mm, Fine, a scarce full corner
1,900
190
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7c Vermilion on White, Die 63, Cut Square (U185). Unused, 35 x 37mm, bright color, Very Fine, this issue is not known as an entire
1,350
325
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90c Carmine on Cream, Die 70, Cut Square (U213). Unused, 33 x 37mm, rich color, Very Fine and choice, ex Lilly and offered for the first time in almost 50 years
1,600
700
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2c Brown on Fawn, Die 77, Cut Square (U272). 34 x 37mm, neat strike of Wis. circular datestamp, tiny thin speck at top is barely noticeableVERY FINE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE DIE 77 2-CENT BROWN ON FAWN ENTIRE WITH TWO LINKS BELOW RIGHT "2". ONLY FOUR UNUSED ENTIRES AND TWO USED CUT SQUARES ARE KNOWN.
The 2012 UPSS catalogue states that four mint entires are known. Porter Venn notes that two used cut squares are also known.
Offered to the market for the first time in 30 years.
3,000
1,000
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2c Brown on Fawn, Die 78, Cut Square (U276). 46 x 46mm, cancelled by quartered cork and with part of circular datestamp at left, fresh and Very Fine, scarce used
700
800
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2c Brown on Blue, Die 82, Cut Square (U290). Unused, 30 x 33mm, rich color, fresh and Fine, a scarce issue with less than 15 entires reported
1,750
500
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2c Green on Blue, Die 87, Cut Square (U308). 32 x 38mm, rich color on crisp paper, neat cancel, Very Fine and choice, an extremely rare cut square, no unused and only two used entires are known, Porter Venn also records only two unused cut squares (Scott Retail $20,000.00) and two used cut squares, offered to the market for the first time since 1980, this seems very undercatalogued given its rarity (probably because none have been offered in a long time)
1,600
900
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2c Green on Manila, Die 87, Cut Square (U309). 36 x 38mm, rich color, neat circle of V's cancel and part of circular datestamp at left, Very Fine and choice, scarce, an excellent alternative to the unused cut square, which catalogues $17,500.00, in our opinion this is undercatalogued
850
950
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5c Columbian, Slate Brown Error of Color, Cut Square (U350a). Unused, 45 x 45mm, bright shade, Very Fine and choice
850
400
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4c Brown on White, Cut Square (U373). 36 x 40mm, neat strike of 1899 duplex cancel, faint bend at top, still Very Fine, especially desirable with the year-dated cancel from the year this was issued, the unused cut square catalogues $9,000.00
1,250
600
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2c on 1c Green on White, Die 127(A), Surcharge Ty. 3, Cut Square (U452). Unused, 38 x 39mm, rich color, Very Fine and choice, scarce, small purple backstamp
3,000
475
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2c on 2c Carmine on Blue, Die 120(E), Surcharge Ty. 3, Full Corner (U453B). Unused, 40 x 43mm, intense color, Very Fine and choice
2,500
650
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2c on 2c Carmine on Oriental Buff, Die 115A, Surcharge Ty. 3, Cut Square (U453Cd). Unused, 37 x 37mm, bright color, Very Fine
1,750
0
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2c on 2c Carmine on Amber, Die 134A, Surcharge Ty. 3, Cut Square (U455). Unused, 38 x 38mm, fresh and Very Fine
1,750
500
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2c on 4c Chocolate on Amber, Die 108, Surcharge Ty. 3, Full Corner (U463). Unused, 41 x 46mm, rich color, Very Fine and choice
1,100
160
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2c on 4c Chocolate on Amber, Die 108, Surcharge Ty. 3, Cut Square (U463). Unused, 41 x 40mm, rich color, Very Fine
1,100
0
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2c on 2c Blue on White, Die 149, Surcharge Ty. 3, Cut Square (U464). Unused, 47 x 46mm, rich color, tiny thin speck at extreme top right corner (easily trimmed), Very Fine and choice
1,100
0
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2c on 1c Green on White, Die 127A, Surcharge Ty. 4, Cut Square (U465). Unused, 41 x 41mm, bright color, Very Fine and choice
1,200
800
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2c on 2c Carmine on White, Die 134A, Surcharge Ty. 4, Cut Square (U466A). Unused, 40 x 37mm, surcharge shifted noticeably to top, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance
900
250
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2c on 1c on 3c Dark Violet on White, Die 144E, Surcharge Ty. 4, Cut Square (U474a). 38 x 37mm, neat strike of 1921 duplex cancel at lower left, fresh and Very Fine, extremely rare, desirable with a contemporary year-dated cancel, with copy of 1980 P.F. certificate, unlisted in Scott as used
E. 300-400
325
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30c Vermilion on White, Official, Full Corner (UO43). Unused, 41 x 46mm, Extremely Fine, ex White
425
225
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1c Red on Amber, Official, Die WD10, Cut Square (UO45). Unused, 30 x 37mm, bright color, Very Fine, scarce
1,000
450
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30c Red on Amber, Official, Die WD17, Cut Square (UO68). Unused, 39 x 40mm, bright color, Very Fine and choice
900
225
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Postal Stationery, Cut Squares Collection. Scott album of mostly unused cut squares, mostly complete less the great rarities, better incl. unused Nos. U1, U2, U12-U17, U24, U28-U29, U38-U47, U50-W57, U58-U65, U69-U73, U74-U88, U91-U107, U122, W126, U133, U135, U154, U172-U184, U186-U212, U214-U217, U222-U241, U243-U246, U270-U271, U273-U274, U276, U286-U288, U319, U324-U347, U437g, U437h, U457, U462, U467, U474-U475, U477-U479, U486, U488-U494, U505, U506, U520, used incl. Nos. U23 and U68, also incl. Air Post cut squares incl. Nos. UC27-UC29, some full corners, some faults to be expected
FINE-VERY FINE. A WONDERFUL COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF CUT SQUARES. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION FOR SOMEONE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW COLLECTING AREA.
Scott Retail approximately
38,750
7,500
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Cut Squares Collection. Scott album pages of unused and used cut squares, some very nice used incl. Nos. U1-U18 (two with strong offsets), U23, U28-U29, U32-U33, U42-U43, U67-U68, W127, U241, U247-U248, U290, U462, unused incl. Nos. U44-U45, U66, U91-U107, U245, U287, U344-U347, U476, some faults to be expected, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, difficult to find so many scarce issues in used condition, Scott Retail approximately
24,500
3,500
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Better Mint Postal Stationery Cut Squares. Eleven different, all large full corners, incl. Nos. U107, U204-U205, U208-U210, U246, U476 and UO70-UO72, fresh and Extremely Fine, exceptional offering
1,914
425
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Cut Square Collection, 1853-1950. Approximately 200 on pages, mostly used with the better ones unused and incl. Nos. U28, U38, U44, U66, U69-U73, U99 and U211, few better Officials with unused No. UO20 and used UO61, there are unmentioned better items as well, a nice old time collection that is nearly all Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
800
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Entires Balance. 21 mostly unused entires, incl. Nos. U71, W137, U337, W427, U433, W434 and W435, used incl. U463 (two file folds away from design), overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
225
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Cut Squares, Officials. Scott album pages of unused cut squares, incl. Nos. UO6, UO9, UO14-UO18, UO22-UO23, UO26-UO32, UO34-UO44, UO46-UO59, UO61-UO64, UO66-UO67, UO69-UO72, a few are full corners, also entire of UO65 (vertical file folds at left), few small faults, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, an impressive group, Scott Retail approximately
12,850
1,600
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Cut Squares, Officials. Scott album pages of unused and used, incl. used Nos. UO8, UO18, UO22-UO23, unused Nos. UO33 and UO43some small faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
3,740
550
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2c + 1c Carmine Rose on Buff, Postal Card, Ty. 1 and Ty. II Surcharges (UX47; USPCC S64-1, S64-2). Two mint cards, one of each type, Ty. I with ETR-1064-2 design on back, Ty. II with ETR-1053-2 design on back, Very Fine examples of the so-called "GE" card, the second design is among the more elusive of those listed in USPCC catalogue, USPCC value
465
225
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