Sale 1076 — The Daniel H. and Marcel V. Collection of Birds of the World
Sale Date — Thursday, 26 June, 2014
Category — United States Back-of-Book
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2082
$200.00 Dark Blue & Red, 1934 Issue, Firearms Transfer (RY2). Serial no. 586, without gum as issued, deep rich color, wonderfully well-centered, trivial light corner crease, still Very Fine
2,000
1,400
2083
$200.00 Dull Blue & Red, Ty. II, Firearms Transfer (RY4). Serial no. 2022, without gum as issued, fresh color and wonderful centering, fresh and Very Fine
750
700
Back to Top2084
Metropolitan Fair, New York, 10c Red (WV9). Position 2, original gum, lightly hinged, large margins to clear, rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT METROPOLITAN SANITARY FAIR ISSUE.
Fewer than 20 examples are recorded. With 2008 P.F. certificate.
1,900
1,200
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Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 20c Green (WV12). Horizontal block of twelve, original gum, rejoined between two vertical rows and some additional separation, one stamp creased, a few short perfs at top right, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, one of the two largest blocks recorded, ex Steele (WS), Wray and Kantor
475
325
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United States Mint Sheets with Birds. Dozens of sheets neatly laid out in a Lighthouse album, with some of the earlier 3c sheets up to recently issued resulting in a wide fluctuation of denominations, does incl. the Priority Mail stamps in sheets of 20 and plate blocks where well over half of the value in face alone is, with some booklets as well, Mint N.H., Very Fine, face value
2,200
1,300
Back to Top2087
United States Bird Collection Balance. Eclectic mix of U.S. related birds on stamps, incl. a couple of modern imperforate errors, well-centered No. F1, $200.00 Eagle Plate Essay on Stamp Paper (Turner Essay 10b), Sanitary Fair color trial blocks and proofs, and a fair amount of Private Die Proprietary singles and plate proofs, plus more, Very Fine
E. 200-300
1,200
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