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Lot 1442
 
U.S.; Postal Stationery, Official, Post Office Dept., 1875, 3¢ Blue on Blue, Entire, #UO11, unused, light soiling, extremely scarce and rarely offered, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $50,000. , key item for any collector of postal stationery, only 6 known, one for each of the different UPSS numbers .
Estimate $30,000-35,000.
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Lot 821
U.S.; General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Brick Red, Type I, #27, o.g., "toned paper" (certificate a bit tough in our opinion), centered top, full perfs, fresh overall, extremely scarce mint item, seldom offered and missing from most collections, Fine, PF (1969) cert.
Scott $80,000. , apparently less than 10 with original gum known .
Estimate $20,000-22,000.
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| Realized $16,100 |
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Lot 410
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Russia, 1932 Moscow Philatelic Exhibition Sheet, Michel #422-423, ungummed, this sheet is in exceptionally good condition, nice white color, as most have faults or are yellowish, nice corners for this sheet, Very Fine. Only available with ticket to show.
Scott #485-486 $25,000+.
Michel €25,000+ ($28,000). , only 500 produced .
Estimate $15,000-17,000.
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Lot 1448
U.S.; Postal Stationery, Official, War Dept., 1875, 1¢ Red on Orange, Cut Square, #UO45A, unused, rarely offered and missing from most collections, Very Fine, PSAG (2011) cert.
Scott $37,500. , extremely rare, not known on entire, 3 in existence .
Estimate $12,000-14,000.
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| Realized $13,800 |
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Lot 1273
U.S.; Airpost, 1930 Graf Zeppelin Blocks of 4 on One First Day Cover, #C13-C15, blocks of 4 tied by Washington Apr 19, 1930 duplex 5 P.M. cancels, not flown on zeppelin flight, cover folded at left, not affecting stamps, very scarce item, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $12,500.
Estimate $10,000-12,000.
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| Realized $10,638 |
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Lot 1172
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U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 5¢ Carmine Error, Imperf, #485, error n.h. at the bottom of block of 9, "vert. gum wrinkle 9mm long in the margin between pos. 2, 5 and 3, 6" (not affecting error), block could be cut into n.h. strip of 3 with error in middle, very scarce item, Very Fine, PSE (2010) cert.
Scott $16,000+.
Estimate $8,000-10,000.
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| Realized $12,650 |
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Lot 1085
U.S.; General Issues, 1908, 1¢ Blue Green Coil, Pair, #318, l.h., fresh color, very well centered for issue, Fine to Very Fine, PSE (2010) cert.
Scott $15,000. , missing from most collections .
Estimate $7,000-8,000.
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| Realized $6,900 |
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Lot 1495
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U.S.; Revenues, Potato Tax, 1935, 25 lb Black Brown, Complete Booklet, #RI17a, 2 panes of 12, purple on pink cover, rust marks around staples, panes stuck to interleaving (as is common for this issue), Fine. These stamps were required by Potato Act of 1935, but declared unconstitutional on January 6, 1936, thus they were never used.
Scott $14,000. , 1 of 2 intact booklets recorded .
Estimate $6,000-7,000.
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| Realized $4,600 |
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Lot 248
France, Airpost, 1928, 10fr on 1.50fr "Ile de France", Maury #4, o.g. (small h.r.), missing from most collection, Very Fine, signed 2 times, PF (1973) cert.
Scott #C4 $10,000. Maury €13,200 ($14,780).
Maury €13,200 ($14,780).
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
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| Realized $5,405 |
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Lot 72
China, 1897, $1 Large Surcharge on 3¢ Red Customs, #84, l.h., well centered, Choice Very Fine.
Chan #90.
Scott $6,750.
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
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| Realized $7,188 |
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