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Lot 50
China; People's Republic, 1962 Mei Lan-Fang Souvenir Sheet, #628, n.h., very slight gum toning, slight black substance on reverse, and very light corner crease bottom left, very fine for this.
Scott $22,500. , "almost always have faults" .
Estimate $8,000-10,000.
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| Realized $13,225 |
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Lot 1209
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U.S.; Postmasters' Provisionals, St. Louis, Mo., 1845, 5¢ Black on Greenish, #11X1, unused, close to clear margins, pos. 5, "repaired corner fault at lower left", better condition than usually seen, a very scarce and desirable item, Fine appearance, PSAG (2012) cert.
Scott $50,000 (without gum).
Estimate $8,000-10,000.
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| Realized $9,200 |
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Lot 2070
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U.S.; Postal Cards, 1902, 1¢ Black on Buff, the "Full-Face McKinley", #UX17, mint, light corner crease lower left not mentioned in cert., the key item for a postal card collector, otherwise Very Fine, APS (1992) cert. (does not mention crease).
Scott $19,000. , 8-10 copies are believed to exist .
Estimate $6,000-8,000.
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| Realized $6,038 |
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Lot 1378
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U.S.; General Issues, 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-67 Issue, 2¢ Black, #103, used, lovely example, Fine to Very Fine, PF (2010) cert.
Scott $15,000. , 979 issued .
Estimate $4,700-5,000.
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| Realized $5,520 |
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Lot 484
Canada; Newfoundland, Airpost, 1930, 50¢ on 36¢ Columbia Flight, #C5, l.h., pos. 1 from sheet, scarce item, Fine, Friedl (1960) cert.
Scott $9,500. , only 300 issued of which 100 were used on flight covers .
Estimate $4,500-5,500.
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| Realized $4,715 |
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Lot 2202
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U.S. Possessions; Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ Manuscript Surcharge on 13¢ Dark Red, #7, used, 3 close margins, "slightly oxidized ink, light abrasions", an extremely rare item, Fine appearance. Appears to be made by Honolulu Postmaster Jackson, who made a few surcharges, but left most of the work to his clerk, future postmaster general Alvah Clark, his neater "5" easily distinguishable from Jackson's scrawled open "5". APS (2004) cert.
Scott $10,000.
Estimate $4,500-5,000.
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| Realized $4,600 |
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Lot 33
China, 1895 Usage With Dowager 1st Printing, 3ca, 12ca on French Post Offices Cover, #18, 23, registered from Tientsin with red registered oval strike and 3ca ("defective perfs at right") and 12ca on reverse tied by individual blue chops, blue customs Tientsin JUL 3, Shanghai JUL 7 1895 customs cancel, approx. 5 days later "12 JUL 05" Shanghai cancel tying on front French Offices in China #9 overprint, to Germany, several other transit markings, 18 AUG 95 arrival Weilheim, opened at bottom, fantastic cover, Fine to Very Fine, Royal (2013) cert. New find, unknown correspondence .
Estimate $4,000-6,000.
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| Realized $27,600 |
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Lot 774
Canada, Airpost Semi-Official, Air Clubs & Special Flights, 1918 (25¢) Aero Club of Canada, Toronto-Ottawa Cover, #CLP2, Toronto Sept 3, 1918 duplex cancel ties special stamp, with 2¢ War Tax, violet Ottawa "Dead Letter Office" and "Returned for Postage" hs. cancels, flight to Ottawa, oval Sept 4, 1918 Toronto cancel on reverse, "stamp creased, the cover with small pieces out, tape sealed tears and reduce at left", still an extremely rare piece with unusual auxiliary markings, Fine appearance, PF (2008) cert.
Unitrade C$3,400+.
Estimate $3,500-4,000.
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| Unsold |
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Lot 989
Aerophilately; Rocket Flights, 1959 Point Mugu, Calif., Regulus I Flown, Ellington-Zwisler #24C1, May 1, signed by the Postmaster, on Official env. (137 flown), accompanied with defaced cancels on cards signed by the Postmaster in black (#14) and red (#97), 100 exist in total, also RADM J. P. Monroe letter to Commander Erwin R. Baker, USN, flown on the missile's 1 May 1959 flight, Very Fine and rare. Similar lot WITHOUT the cards realized $4945 in our 2011 auction., only five such defaced cards exist in red, which have never been seen before at auction .
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
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| Realized $3,565 |
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