Sale 959 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Wednesday, 23-25 June, 2008
Category — Postal Stationery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3249
3c Red on Buff entire, Die I (U2). Unused, fresh and Very Fine
1,000
600
3250
6c Red on White, Buff entires (U11-U12). Unused, both size 23, first two tiny edge tears at top, otherwise Very Fine
725
225
Back to Top3250A
6c Green Nesbitt entire (U13). Used with horizontal strip of four of 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9), full margins to slightly in, tied by lightly struck "San Francisco Cal. 10 May" (ca. 1855) circular datestamp to Strickland Ferry Me., lightly cleaned, strip lifted and reaffixed, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used of 1c 1851 to uprate 6c entire after transcontinental rate increased from 6c to 10c in April 188, ex Seybold, Jessup, Pearce and Haas
E. 750-1,000
750
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3252
3c + 1c Red & Blue on White, Die 14 (U28). Unused cut square, 52 x 32mm, Extremely Fine
375
150
Back to Top3253
3c + 1c Red & Blue on Buff entire, Die 14 (U29). Unused, bright colors, few trivial natural inclusions, Very Fine, ex Wunsch
825
400
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3255
2c Carmine, Entire, Double Impression (U429m). Impressions one beneath the other, equally strong impressions and well displaced, Philadelphia Department of Public Welfare corner card, slight soiling and black and red pencil erasures, otherwise Very Fine, scarce Postal Stationery error
1,750
950
Back to Top3256
24c War, Vermilion on White (UO42). Unused cut square, 37 x 37mm, Extremely Fine
450
160
Back to Top3257
1c Black on Buff Postal Card, Watermarked Small "USPOD" in Monogram (UX4). Unused, unaddressedVERY FINE. A SELDOM-SEEN MINT UX4 CARD IN EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE CONDITION.
With 2008 P.F. certificate
4,000
3,750
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