Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023
Category — Air Post, Registration, Special Delivery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2360
16c Red & Blue, Air Post Special Delivery, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (CE2a). Mint N.H. with left sheet margin, pencil positions of 16-17 noted on reverse, exceptional centering, brilliant colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 16-CENT RED & BLUE AIR POST SPECIAL DELIVERY HORIZONTAL PAIR, IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY.
A single sheet of this error was discovered at a Buffalo N.Y. post office. It was ultimately broken up by H. E. Harris & Co. after showing the complete sheet at the 1947 New York City CIPEX Show. Datz states that 10 pairs are recorded. This example, with essentially perfect centering, may be the finest known pair.
With 1983 and 2015 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
5,250
7,000