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Lot 529
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1917 2¢, A.E.F. Booklet Pane of 30, #499f, #499f, O.g., position #W1 or W7, rich color, typical centering, a key item for any Washington-Franklin collector, APS (1985) cert.
Scott $28,000.
Estimate $15,000-18,000.
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Lot 643
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Airpost: 1930 Graf Zeppelin Set Complete in Plate Blocks, #C13-15, Plate Block of 6, #C13-C15, L.h., bottom plate numbers with various selvage lengths, $1.30 n.h., all with usual gum skips, fine to very fine. rarely seen. Cat. $17,300.
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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Lot 1074
Great Britain 1840 1d Black, Plate 6, "Charles Dickens" Signed Cover and Letter, SG#2, SG #2, Envelope with black Maltese cross cancel, London OC 27 1840 cancel on reverse, close to good margins, signed at lower left, Scott #1. Addressed to "Edward Moxon Esquire", a publisher in Piccadilly, the transcript of the letter is as follows: "Will you have the goodness to send me at your convenience, a copy of each of your famous reprints (except the Shakespeare) and two copies of the Beaumont and Fletcher, as I want to make a present of one of them", Postscript: "I include the Campbell in one volume, of course; Charles Lamb too, by the bye, except the letters, which I have." The cover and letter have been in California for a number of years and was last offered on the market in 1988, only the second Penny Black cover known signed by Dickens and the only one with original correspondence.
Scott #1.
Estimate $8,000-10,000
This is an exceptional piece of not only philatelic postal history, but an important autographical item.
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| Realized $20,700 |
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Lot 801
Postal Card - Airpost: 1967 Boy Scout 6¢, Blue & Black Missing, #UXC7b, #UXC7b, Unused, extremely fine in every respect. Normal for comparison. PSE (2004) cert. UPSS #SA7a with cyan and black missing, immaculate in every respect. The other copy that we know about of #UXC7b realised $7000 in a 2000 auction. We believe there may be one other in private hands. A copy of #UXC7c (red and yellow omitted) of which there are also probably two or three known also, realized $10,000 in a 2001 auction.
Estimate $6,000-7,000
This discovery copy was obtained several years after the initial printing and has been in this individual's private hands until now. This is a critical piece for the Boy Scout or Stationery buyer.
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| Realized $12,075 |
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Lot 1120
Great Britain Inland Revenue Official: 1902-04 £1, SG#O27, SG #O27, O.g. (cert. states part o.g.), fresh, well centered, very fine, lovely copy. BPA (2001), Friedl (1968), Royal (1956) certs. The nicest we have seen of the few copies that exist.
Scott #O26 $20,000.
SG £25,000 ($32,500).
Estimate $6,000-8,000
This rare piece has not been on the market in decades, if ever.
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| Realized $29,900 |
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Lot 469
1909 Perforate 12 Vertical 10¢, #356, #356, O.g. guide line pair, "slightly reinforced perfs", Fine, PF (1979) cert. for strip of 4.
Scott $13,000. Rarely seen on the auction market .
Estimate $5,000-5,500.
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Lot 675
Special Delivery: 1894 10¢ Blue, Imprint Plate Block of 6, #E4, Plate Block of 6, #E4, O.g., top #77, rich color, fresh, fine, scarce plate block. PF (2004) cert. Cat. $15,000.
Estimate $5,000-5,500.
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| Realized $5,175 |
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Lot 1119
Great Britain Inland Revenue Official: 1882-1901 £1 Brown-lilac, SG#O11, SG #O11, "Regummed, toned" (referring to gum in our opinion), letter AC, fine, centered and very rare. BPA (2001) cert.
Scott #O10 $31,000.
SG £27,000 ($35,100).
Estimate $5,000-6,000
This rare piece has not been on the market in decades, if ever.
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| Realized $12,600 |
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Lot 1777
Thailand 1890 (Sep.) 1 Att, Type 2 Surcharge, Thai #26, O.g., fresh, fine-very fine, the classic Thailand rarity. BPA (1969) cert. Scott #26 Cat. 650,000 Baht.
Estimate $5,000-6,000.
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| Realized $10,925 |
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Lot 1709
Mexico Merida Provisional: 1916 25 (c) on 5c Orange, on Cover, #1, Strip of 3 and single tied to registered cover (reduced at top) to U.S., Merida 21 OCT 16 duplex cancels, New York 10.30 1916 receiving cancels on reverse, Fine.
Estimate $4,000-5,000
One of three known covers of this extremely rare issue, especially scarce with strip of 3, similar cover brought $4000 in 1998, one of the grandest covers of the Revolution.
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