Sale 1305 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 13-14 December, 2023
Category — Newspapers and Periodicals thru Parcel Post
$36.00 Brown Rose, 1875 Issue (PR30). Unused (no gum), rich color, Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
$60.00 Violet, 1875 Issue (PR32). Unused (no gum), attractive centering and bright color, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
$60.00 Violet, 1875 Issue (PR32). Deep rich color on bright paper, wide and balanced margins but reperfed at right, cork cancels at top and bottom leaves vignette clearly visible
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING AND RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1875 $60.00 NEWSPAPERS & PERIODICALS ISSUE, WITH A HANDSTAMP CANCEL.
This is only the second used example we have offered since at least 1994. The other example has a similar cancel and is reperfed on two sides (Sale 1079, lot 2100). With 2023 P.F. certificate.
$48.00 Yellow Brown, 1879 Issue (PR78). Deep rich color, quartered cork cancel, repaired at bottom right adding portions of the design, otherwise Very Fine, scarce in used condition especially with a handstamp cancel, with 2000 P.F. certificate as PR31, with 2023 P.F. certificate as PR78
4c Intense Black, 1894 Issue (PR92). Mint N.H., detailed impression, Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate for block of six
$20.00 Slate, 1895 Unwatermarked Issue (PR111). Unused (no gum), intense shade and impression, wide margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate
$20.00 Slate, 1895 Unwatermarked Issue (PR111). Unused (no gum), well-centered, shallow thin spot and pressed wrinkle, appears Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
$50.00 Dull Rose, 1895 Unwatermarked Issue (PR112). Unused (no gum), reperfed at right, appears Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
$100.00 Purple, 1895 Unwatermarked Issue (PR113). Unused (no gum), Jumbo margins, reperfed at bottom, appears Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
$100.00 Purple, 1895 Watermarked Issue (PR125). Choice centering and margins, deep rich color, partial datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
Newspapers & Periodicals Balance. Eleven stamps from the Mooz estate, nearly all P.F. certified and most with condition issues, including Nos. PR17 no gum (reperfed, 1972 A.P.S. certificate as PR41), PR20 used with blue cancel (defective), PR24 (cancel removed, faults), PR36 without gum as issued (thin spot), PR57 disturbed o.g. (faults), PR57 margin block of four (large part disturbed original gum), PR62 used (thin and crease), PR62 original gum (small thin), two PR81 used, PR113 original gum (reperfed, no certificate, Scott value $3,500)
50c Parcel Post (Q10). Jumbo margins and choice centering, rich color, bold registry oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo), only five used stamps grade higher
$1.00 Carmine Rose, Parcel Post (Q12). Mint N.H., brilliant color, wide and balanced margins, light natural gum wrinkle at right, Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80), this would no doubt have graded higher were it not for the natural gum wrinkle, SCV $625