Sale 1007 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 March, 2011
Category — United States Possessions
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3230
CANAL ZONE, Collection, 1904-1974. Fairly complete and virtually all unused on White Ace pages, quite a number of better items including Nos. 2, 3, 4-8, 22e, 23 (dark purple ovpt.), 24c, 36a, 47, 48, 58, 59, 60-66, 70-81 (less 76), CO11 postally used, good postage dues, and more, the unused includes a few no gum, vast majority original gum with some later material Mint N.H., a fair number off the better stamps have faults and a few no gum, vast majority Fine-Very Fine, with five A.P.S. certificates, Scott Retail in excess of $6,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,600
3231
CANAL ZONE, Dealer's Stock. Several hundred virtually all unused stamps from 1904-55, includes regulars, commemoratives, air post and postage dues, various quantities, also couple plate blocks, booklet panes and booklets, also a few air post first day covers and one better postal card, neatly housed on cards or in glassines, mostly less expensive material but there are some in the $20.00 to $100.00 catalog value range, some earlier issues with light tropical gum as normal, nice clean stock which is virtually all Fine-Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,100
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CUBA, 1899, 2c on 2c Deep Claret, Postage Due, Inverted Surcharge (J2a). Rich color, unobtrusive cancel leaves the error clearly visible, some staining and small thin spotFINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE CUBA 2-CENT ON 2-CENT POSTAGE DUE WITH INVERTED OVERPRINT. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN.
The example offered here is in better condition than most of the few other known examples of this U.S. Possessions rarity. With 1982 P.F. certificate
4,000
550
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CUBA, Accumulation. Album pages and dealer's stock pages of unused and used stamps, incl. Spanish Dominion, U.S. Administration and Independence periods, primarily purchased as several group lots, mixed condition, some Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
600
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GUAM, 1899, 1c-$1.00 Ovpts. (1-8, 10-12, E1, E1a). Two each 1c-50c except only one 10c, six $1.00, one E1 and two E1a, also 8c block of four with bottom imprint selvage, nearly all original gum (some tropical as often), 10c creased, one $1.00 regummed (1989 P.F. certificate), overall Fine lot
5,517
1,000
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GUAM, 1900, 1c Green, Special Printing (1SP). Original gum, with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp, small thin spot, Fine appearance, ex Whitpain, with 1978 and 2009 P.F. certificates
1,000
325
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GUAM, 1900, 2c Rose Carmine, Special Printing (2aSP). Original gum, lightly hinged, with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
1,000
0
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GUAM, 1900, 4c Lilac Brown, Special Printing (4SP). Original gum, faintly hinged, with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp, Very Fine, ex Whitpain, with 1978 and 2009 P.F. certificates
1,000
550
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GUAM, Balance. Approximately 35 mostly unused stamps, incl. Nos. 1-8, 10-11, 12, E1, used No. 12 and E1, some flaws, few Fine-Very Fine
E. 300-400
375
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GUAM, World War I Prisoner of War Cover. "Guam Guam Jan 2 5 1917" circular datestamp, ms. "Prisoner of war mail" on cover to Germany, the reverse with printed three-line "Opened By Censor. P.W. 340" and "Manila P.I. Feb. 3, 1917" transit, Very Fine, when the U.S. declared war on Germany on April 7, 1917, and ordered the S.M.S. Cormoran to surrender, the crew refused and scuttled the ship, also includes a postcard dated from a crew member on the Cormoran, message in German with English translation, ex Whitpain
E. 200-300
110
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HAWAII, 1864, 2c Black (20). Plate 5-C, Type X (Westerberg Position 10), large margins, bright shade, light strike of red Honolulu circular datestamp, two pinholes and two stain spots, otherwise Very Fine, scarce in used condition and desirable with the red datestamp and no manuscript cancel, with 1982 P.F. certificate
1,500
900
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HAWAII, 1891, 2c Dull Violet, Large Die Proof on India (52P1). 42 x 52mm, deep rich color, tiny adhesive stain at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, scarce
4,000
550
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HAWAII, 1893, 1c Green, Category III Double Overprint (55f). Strip of three, strong second overprint much better than the "light or weak strength" criteria for Category III, right stamp Mint N.H., middle stamp h.r., strong color, Very Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate as No. 55b, Scott Retail as hinged singles
600
275
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HAWAII, Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused legal-size 10c Chocolate on Amber entire (U190), trivial corner wear, Very Fine, this is a very rare franked entire
E. 300-400
275
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HAWAII, Wells, Fargo & Co. Hawaii-U.S. Express. Printed frank in brown (Haller WF-HA) on unused legal-size 10c Chocolate on Amber entire (U190), Extremely Fine, this is a very rare franked entire
E. 300-400
375
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HAWAII, Waimea, Kauai. Six stamps off cover or on piece, two stamps on separate covers and two postal cards, variety of Waimea circular datestamps incl. Types 238.02 on No. 31, 281.01 on four stamps and all of the covers/cards, and 238.011 on No. 43, minor faults, generally clear strikes, Fine-Very Fine appearance
E. 200-300
200
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $1.00-$5.00 Overprints (223, 224-225). $1.00 and $2.00 disturbed original gum, $1.00 reperfed, $2.00 slight perf toning, appear Fine
1,400
275
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (223A). Wide margins, fresh, Fine and scarce
2,250
550
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (223A). Clear to wide margins, fresh and Fine
2,250
425
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $2.00 Dark Blue, $5.00 Dark Green (224-225). $5.00 with guide line at bottom, Very Fine, only 782 issued, with 1987 P.F. certificate; $2.00 exceptional margins and centering, pencil mark on back, few trivial perf flaws, otherwise Extremely Fine
1,050
425
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PHILIPPINES, 1903-04, 50c-$5.00 Ovpts. (236-239). $2.00 disturbed original gum, $5.00 h.r., margins clear on all, couple small flaws incl. $5.00 corner perf thin, otherwise Fine, only 695 of the $2.00 and 746 of the $5.00 issued
2,200
400
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PHILIPPINES, Collection. 1899-1945, comprehensive unused collection on Scott album pages, mostly complete less the $1.00-$5.00 early values, scarcer 1944 overprints and rare airmails, includes 50c 1899 unwatermarked, 1c-50c 1899-1901, 1c-15c 1903-04, then solid through back-of-the book material, the unused virtually all original gum, a few occasional minor faults among the earlier issues, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail more than $7,500.00
E. 1,500-2,000
2,600
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PUERTO RICO, 1898, 5c Black, "Coamo" Provisional (201). Ty. III, pos. 6, margins three sides, basically clear at top, slightly light impression, "F. Santiago" violet control handstamp (very light as usual), unidentifiable Puerto Rican blue circular datestamp with "3SET9(8?)" date clearly visible, small thin spot, Fine appearance and very scarce, one of the relatively few surviving genuine used Coamo Provisionals of the 500 or so issued, with 2010 P.F. certificate
1,200
300
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U.S. POSSESSIONS, Collection. Scott National album of unused and used, incl. Canal Zone with unused Nos. 71-81, 71a, 84-95, used Nos. 4-8, 71-81, 84-95, nice back-of-book, some D.W.I., Hawaii, Guam incl. unused Nos. 1-12, E1 and used Nos. 10 and 12, some basic Hawaii, Philippines unused Nos. 212-219, 226-237, few other better incl. Air Post, Dues, Officials, etc., somewhat mixed condition, some Fine-Very Fine, also incl. small amount of U.S. Revenues
E. 1,000-1,500
4,750
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