Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — Postmasters Provisionals
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5047
New Haven Conn., 5c Vermilion, Reprint (8XU1R). Dark Blue signature, radiant color, Very Fine, scarce early reprint
E. 300-400
700
5048
New Haven Conn., 5c Red on Buff, 1872 Seebeck Unsigned Reprint (8XU1R). Large margins as usual, Very Fine, scarce
400
200
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New Haven Conn., 5c Vermilion, 1932 Final Reprint (8XU1R). With facsimile handstamped signature, large margins, numbered 13 of 260 on back, Very Fine
250
225
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Edward A. Mitchell. Four New Haven collateral items, incl. cover addressed to Postmaster Mitchell in April 1841 and three items with Mitchell's signature (1846 and two from 1849), two are receipts for postage paid and one is receipt for box rental, Very Fine group
E. 750-1,000
325
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New York N.Y., 5c Washington, Trial Color Proofs on Bond (9X1TC). Five, incl. Blue, Green, Brown, Scarlet and Black, large margins, Very Fine and choice
1,000
650
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Unused (no gum), large margins to full, intense shade, tiny printing ink spots at top, faint corner crease at top right, Very Fine appearance, with 2009 P.F. certificate
1,500
275
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Horizontal pair, clear to large margins except just in at top of right stamp, intense shade and sharp impression, barest trace of red handstamp cancel, appears unused at a glance, Fine pair
1,300
350
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, "AC M" Initials (9X1a). Position 31, bottom frameline double, large even margins all around, sharp impression, neat blue ms. cancel, Extremely Fine
700
300
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, "AC M" Initials (9X1a). Position 32, ample to large margins, bold red "Paid" in arc cancel and faint ms. cancel, Very Fine
625
400
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New York N.Y., 5c Black, "ACM" Initials (9X1). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins all around incl. trace of stamp below, crisp shade and impression, neat blue two-line pen cancel, Extremely Fine Gem pair, with 2007 P.F. certificate
1,300
550
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Providence R.I., 5c & 10c Gray Black, Se-Tenant (10X1, 10X2). Three items: first is se-tenant pair, unused (no gum), large margins incl. top right corner sheet margin; second is se-tenant pair of the Bogert reprint, third is single with no period after "Cents", unused (no gum), Very Fine group, first with 1956 P.F. certificate
2,225
950
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Providence R.I., 5c Gray Black (10X1). Block of four with right sheet margin, original gum, lightly hinged, large margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,450
550
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St. Louis Mo., 10c Black on Greenish (11X2). Type III, Position 6, large margins to full, neat ms. cancel and also part of red circular datestamp at rightVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT ST. LOUIS POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ON GREENISH PAPER.
With 1985 P.F. certificate
8,000
4,500
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