Sale 1262 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 26-28 July, 2022
Category — United States Possessions
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1138
CANAL ZONE, 1904, 2c-10c First Ovpts. (1-3). Some tropical original gum, 10c light stain, otherwise Very Fine, 1986 A.P.S., 1983 P.F. and 1968 P.F. certificates accompany (last makes no mention of staining)
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1,350
650
1139
CANAL ZONE, 1904, 1c-10c Ovpts. (4-8). Original gum, 8c Mint N.H. and with part bottom imprint selvage, well-centered and exceptionally fresh, Very Fine, unusually nice set
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395
250
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CANAL ZONE, 1904, 8c on 50c Bister Brown (15). Original gum showing barest trace of tropicalization, with selvage at right, fresh and attractively centered, Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate for vertical pair, this the bottom stamp, Scott Catalogue states in a footnote that these are priced with disturbed gum
2,000
1,400
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CANAL ZONE, 1912, 2c Vermilion & Black, Ovpt. Reading Down (39d). Top right corner selvage block of six with "F-4068" plate no. inscription, also including a single, very slight tropical original gum and also slight oxidation along some edges, appears Fine, Scott value as singles without premium for the plate no.
1,400
300
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CANAL ZONE, 1915-20, 1c-1b Pictorial (42-45, 49-51, 58-59). Original gum, couple with slight oxidation including 50c, overall fresh and Very Fine set
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590
200
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CANAL ZONE, 1915, 1c Green & Black (46). Mint N.H., unusually wide margins, pristine in all respects, Extremely Fine Gem, unusually choice quality for this stamp
175
425
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CANAL ZONE, 1915, 5c Deep Blue & Black (48). Original gum, barely hinged, choice margins and centering, Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
425
500
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CANAL ZONE, 1924, 1c Green (67). Original gum, bright color, Very Fine, with photocopy of 1983 P.F. certificate for block of four
500
300
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CANAL ZONE, 1939, 1c-25c Panama Canal 25th Anniversary (120-134). Plate no. blocks of six, complete to the 25c but for some reason missing the 15c, three are bottom positions and all others are wide tops, original gum, last three lightly hinged and the others Mint N.H., Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott value as Mint N.H.
1,692
700
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CANAL ZONE, 1941, "OFFICIAL/PANAMA CANAL" Air Post Official Overprint Proof (CO1P). On perforated stamp paper, Extremely Fine and very scarce, Sanabria backstamp, with photocopy of 1985 P.F. certificate for block of four, this the top left stamp
E. 200-300
275
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CANAL ZONE, 1921, 5c-40c Air Post Officials, "Panama Canal" 17mm Long (CO8-CO12). Balboa Heights roller cancels as always, four still with original gum (one tropicalized), Very Fine-Extremely Fine
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800
425
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CANAL ZONE, 1941, 50c Rose Lilac, Official (O8). Balboa Heights roller cancel as always, beautifully centered, Very Fine and choice, not known unused, with 1986 P.F. certificate
550
350
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CANAL ZONE, Siderography Study, 1924-30's. Study of the various siderographer initials found in the selvage of the stamps beginning with 1924 issue and including Air Post and Postage Due, each stamp with multiple blocks showing the range of initials, some larger multiples present including a corner margin block of 88 of No. 85 with two plate blocks, values to $1.00 (singles of that), also a few used and a few covers, some faults to be expected, interesting study, accompanied by Canal Zone Siderography monograph
E. 400-500
850
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CANAL ZONE, Plate Block Collection. Nice large group between Nos. 70-165, C1-C53 and J19-J29, apparently all or mostly Mint N.H. and housed in individual glassines, also including Philippines Nos. 425-430 Mint N.H. plate blocks of six, overall Very Fine, Scott value in the range of $4,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,100
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CANAL ZONE, Unused Collection, 1904-78. Largely complete collection lacking the rare items and some others, all neatly displayed on stock sheets, including regular issues, commemoratives, Air Post, Postage Due, Officials, plus some extras on dealer sheets or in glassines, exceptional quality throughout and as a collection Very Fine and better, including 1986 P.F. certificate for No. 54, Scott value probably exceeds $6,000.00
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E. 2,000-3,000
3,750
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CANAL ZONE, Balance. A few dozen sets or singles on sales pages, nearly all unused, individual catalogue values to $250.00 (No. J2), sets to $503.00 (Nos. 70-81), slight duplication, mostly Fine-Very Fine, Scott value about $2,800.00
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E. 500-750
1,300
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CUBA, 1900, 2-1/2c on 2c Carmine, Ty. III, Special Printing (223A var). Selvage at left, original gum, lightly hinged, "Special Surcharge" backstamp, Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
750
225
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CUBA, 1900, 10c on 10c Brown, Ty. II (226A). Unused (no gum), rich color, certificate mentions stain around the edges that has largely been removed, Fine appearance, with 1974 P.F. certificate
6,000
1,200
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GUAM, 3c Purple, Special Printing (3 var). Original gum, large h.r., strong color, "Special Surcharge" on reverse, Fine, ex Tows, with 1999 P.F. certificate ("previously hinged")
1,000
225
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HAWAII, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Ty. VIII (Westerberg Position 7), unused (no gum), large to huge margins, Extremely Fine, ex Przybyl
275
250
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Hawaii Balance. Four items, including 33P3, 43 bisect on cover tied across the cut, 59f used and 60f unused, few faults, most appear Fine
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E. 400-500
750
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UNITED NATIONS, 2003, 37c Se-Tenant Sheet of Twenty, Marginal (Light Blue) Design Omitted and Labels Blank (857a var). Mint N.H., Very Fine, the labels had two designs, or could be used for a personalized design, they were not supposed to be issued blank, unlisted in Scott
E. 300-400
250
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UNITED NATIONS, 2008, 42c Se-Tenant Sheet of Twenty, Imperforate (958a var). With U.N. emblem labels, Mint N.H., Very Fine, unlisted in Scott
E. 500-750
275
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UNITED NATIONS, 2009, 98c Se-Tenant Sheet of Ten, Imperforate and Blank Labels (991c var). Mint N.H., trivial bend in the bottom right margin, Very Fine, the labels were intended to have the U.N. emblem or personalized design, unlisted in Scott
E. 400-500
300
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UNITED NATIONS, Offices in Vienna, 1992 Clean Oceans, Progressive Die Proofs. Seven different die proofs showing various stages of printing, each approximately 8-1/2 x 5mm, with sheet margin at right or left, Very Fine
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E. 200-300
250
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Possessions Unused Collection. In a Scott album, Canal Zone missing only a small number of stamps and includes booklet panes and postal stationery, Guam has the basic twelve stamps and complete Guard Mail, strong Hawaii, with nine different Numerals, a solid group of the ABNC issues, revenues, and postal stationery, Philippines 1899-1901 Overprints complete to the $5.00 including $1.00 Type II, and better sets from 1906-1925, also some Cuba and Puerto Rico, all with some postal stationery, slightly mixed quality, some of the higher cataloguing stamps with minor flaws, largely Fine-Very Fine
E. 4,000-5,000
9,000
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Possessions Collection. In a Scott album, best is Hawaii, with some early stamps, including all ten position of No. 26 (two with P.F. certificates) and most of the ABNC issues, also Guam eleven of the basic twelve stamps (missing the 3c), Canal Zone, Philippines including some Spanish issues, and a few others, mixed condition
E. 1,500-2,000
4,500
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