Sale 1116 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 December, 2015
Category — U.S. Possessions: Philippines, Puerto Rico, Groups
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3683
PHILIPPINES, 1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (223A). Original gum, h.r., intense shade and impression, short perf at bottom, otherwise Fine
2,000
300
3684
PHILIPPINES, 1903, $5.00 Dark Green (239). Mint N.H., deep rich color on crisp paper, Fine, with Stolow handstamp on reverse
1,800
600
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 2c Carmine, Booklet Pane of Six (240a). Single pane, Position E, still within original (incomplete) booklet, pane with tropicalized original gum and one stamp with trivial toned mark, booklet still with interleaving and light creases by staples, Very Fine, Scott Retail for single pane with no premium for booklet cover
2,000
900
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PHILIPPINES, 1919, April 4-5, Manila Exhibition Flights -- First Airmail Service in the Philippines (AAMC PI 3a). 2c stamp tied by purple cachet (as always) on aerial post card with photo of Ruth Law on back and locally addressed, light vertical file fold and some soiling, still Very Fine and scarce, 2014 AAMC value
850
0
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PHILIPPINES, 1925, April 23-November 7: Italy-Austria-Japan-Italy (AAMC PI 6a). Record long distance flight by Commander Francesco de Pinedo, bearing 2c tied by light strike of Aug. 18 Zamboanga duplex on reduced legal-size cover to Manila, excellent strike of the cachet, some slight wear, Fine and scarce, 2014 AAMC value
350
200
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, April 5-May 13, Madrid-Manila Flight (AAMC 11b). India 3a with bottom selvage tied by airplane cancel, large cachet on back, on cover to the British Consulate in Manila, usual label at top left tied by "Correo Aereo" straightline handstamp, signed by Gallarza at left, Very Fine, only 44 are recorded from the Calcutta-Manila leg, 2014 AAMC value
500
300
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Philippines First Flight Covers. 213 covers and cards, 207 are different and the other six are varieties of cachets or frankings, incl. AAMC Nos. 6e, 7c, 7d, 7M, 7o, 9e, 10b, 14c, 15n, 15p, 15q, 15aa, 25e, 25f, 27a, 37g, 37i, 37m, 37r, 41c, 46h, 46j, 46o, 46s, 47g, 47n, 47o, 47r, 47s, 47t, 47y, 47z, 48, 51c, 52b, 54 55b, 74ab79a94i, and 95g, generally nice strikes of the cachets, few small faults
FINE-VERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF PHILIPPINES FIRST FLIGHT COVERS.
These are listed in the newly published (2014) seventh edition of the American Air Mail Catalogue. 2014 AAMC value
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13,624
6,750
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Philippines Postal Stationery and Postal Cards. 22 items, incl. unused Nos. U3, U5, U7, U16, U17-U21, U23-U27, U29, UX7 (2, one filled out but not mailed), UY1-UY3 (folded, some separations), UZ4, used U28 with No. 233, few minor flaws, Fine-Very Fine
2,471
400
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PHILIPPINES, 1906, Light Brown Post Office Seal (OX1). Three examples, two tied, one on each side, by "Received in bad condition, Manila, P.I." two-line violet handstamp, third example folded over left side, cover originally from Luxembourg with heavily damaged 25c stamp and addressed to Governor of Guyo Island, Philippines, New York, San Francisco, Manila and S.S. Panay CGS backstamps, cover with some faults incl. rough opening at right, stamps with various faults, Fine, a very scarce and unusual cover
E. 500-750
500
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Philippines, Balance. 48 unused and used items, incl. unused Nos. 212, 223, 224, 225, 236-238, C9-C12, C18-C27 blocks of four, E1 (2), E1a, E4, also 238 with "O.B." ovpt., used incl. Nos. 212, 213, 223A, 224 and 237, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, No. 224 with 1973 P.F. certificate
6,971
1,300
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Philippines, Accumulation. 26 old approval books containing over 2,100 stamps, virtually all are definitive ordinaries from 1906-23, some Special Delivery, virtually all used incl. many with "O.B." handstamps or manuscript, various perfs, some faults (obviously damaged not included in catalogue value), generally Fine, Scott Retail approximately
575
300
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PUERTO RICO, 1898, 5c Black, Ty. I (201). Position 2, full framelines to just touching at top left, violet "(San)tiago" control handstamp, blue double-circle forwarders handstamp at top right, Fine, rare and one of the relatively few surviving genuine used Coamo Provisionals of the 500 or so issued with only 10 known on full covers, with 1975 P.F. certificate
1,050
1,300
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PUERTO RICO, 1899, 2c Carmine on Oriental Buff (U7). Full corner with numeral duplex and part of 1902 circular datestamp, Very Fine, only 500 entires overprinted, ex Sheldon
500
375
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PUERTO RICO, 1899, 2c Carmine on Oriental Buff (U8). Full corner with clear numeral grid duplex and large part of 1902 circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, only 500 entires overprinted, ex Tows and Sheldon, signed Bartels and with 1949 P.F. certificate
600
475
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Ryukyu Islands Provisionals. Fourteen different from the Miyako or Yaeyama districts (Nos. 3X3/3X21, 5X7), in singles or pairs (sometimes both), with original gum stuck to interleaving, except pair of No. 3X9 without gum as issued, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail
1,525
450
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Possessions Covers and Cards. 48 items, incl. D.W.I. UX16 used to Mass., nice group of Cuba covers to U.S., 12 Guam Guard Mail items (mostly CTO on covers but few used), Puerto Rico UX1 unused plus four covers and four pieces, five Canal Zone items incl. UC2a First Flight use to New York and two Air Post Official covers, few small faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine and worthwhile group
E. 500-750
1,600
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Possessions Mint Postal Stationery. 17 Entires (incl. two Wrappers) and one Postal Card, mostly Philippines, but also Canal Zone, Cuba and Puerto Rico, plus $229.00 of the catalogue value is in Philippines cut squares, one Philippines with "O.B." overprint not counted, largely Very Fine, Scott Retail
1,020
200
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U.S. Possessions Group. Over 50 items, incl. Canal Zone and Guam with medium priced stamps, much of the value in Philippines, which contains five dollar value overprints, some small faults, much is Fine-Very Fine, four P.F. certificates accompany
E. 500-750
1,100
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