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#O35P2-45P2, 1c-90c Navy Dept., small die proofs cplt., on white wove mounted on neat pieces of original gray card backing, bright matching colors and fresh, extremely fine. (photo on page 50) 1,100.00
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#O36, 2c Navy, fresh single, exceptionally bright and attractive, nicely centered, o.g., n.h., very fine and elusive in never hinged condition; 2008 PSE certificate. (photo on page 50) 350.00
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#O39S, 7c Navy with "Specimen" overprint, unusually well centered within wide margins, strong color and impression on fresh paper, without gum as issued for this special printing, extremely fine; one of the finest of the 501 sold; signed B. Moeller-Wund. (photo on page 50) 550.00
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#O49, 3c Post Office, bottom left imprint and plate "No. 1" block of twenty, being the full bottom two rows of the sheet with partial arrow at right, o.g., the center block of four has h.r.'s, the other sixteen stamps are n.h., overall very nice centering, very fine; catalog value is for hinged plate block of twelve and eight n.h. singles. (photo on page 52) 400.00
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#O57S-60S, 1c-6c State Dept. with "Specimen" overprints, without gum as issued, the four low values of the State Department special printings, fresh with bright colors, 3c has a small thin, otherwise fine and as few as 467 issued. (photo on page 50) 612.00
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#O57Sc, 1c State Dept. with "Specimen" overprint, small dotted "i" in "Specimen" variety, without gum as issued, attractive with bright color, nearly very fine; one of the four departments that has this special printing variety. (photo on page 50) 550.00
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#O62S-D, 10c State Dept. special printing, with "Specimen" overprint, without gum as issued, well centered example of this special printing, deep rich color, very fine; only 346 issued. (photo on page 50) 550.00
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#O63S, 12c State Dept. with "Specimen" overprint, without gum as issued, well centered, rich color, tiny thin spot, otherwise very fine; only 280 issued. (photo on page 50) 550.00
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#O65S 24c State Dept. with "Specimen" overprint, without gum as issued, a difficult special printing, bright color, one toned perf. tip, otherwise nearly very fine; only 253 issued. (photo on page 50) 600.00
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#O67S, 90c State Dept. with "Specimen" overprint, without gum as issued, quite well centered, rich color, stain on reverse that shows slightly on the front, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce with only 245 issued. (photo on page 50) 600.00
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#O68, $2.00 State, fresh unused single, attractively centered, strong colors and detailed impression, nearly very fine. (photo on page 50) 800.00
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#O72P1-82P1, 1c-90c Treasury Dept., large die proofs cplt., on India die sunk on full size cards measuring approximately 153x152mm, very fresh with intact cards not having been bound in a presentation album, a couple cards with trivial mounting thins in the extreme margin of the card, still a very fine-extremely fine set. (photo on page 50) 880.00
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#O72P2-82P2, 1c-90c Treasury Dept., small die proofs cplt., on white wove mounted on neat pieces of original gray card backing, deep rich colors, attractive and extremely fine. (photo on page 50) 1,100.00
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#O83P1-93P1, 1c-90c War Dept., large die proofs cplt., on India die sunk on full size cards measuring approximately 144x233mm, some gum staining on a few cards at left (some removed) from having been bound in a presentation book, none affecting the India proof, otherwise attractive and very fine. (photo on page 50) 880.00
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#O83P2-93P2, O83P4-93P4, 1c-90c War Dept., small die proofs and plate proofs on card, both sets cplt., small die proofs are on white wove paper mounted on neat pieces of original gray card backing, the card proofs are a lovely matched set in the plum shade and all with four margins, also includes an original Post Office envelope reading "United States Postage Stamps,/Issue/1873/War Department," all proofs are fresh and attractive, very fine-extremely fine. (photo on page 50) 1,188.00
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#O98, 3c Interior, on soft porous paper, top imprint and plate "No. 27" partial sheet of 60 being the top six rows with selvages, bright color, overall quite well centered with most stamps fine-very fine, perf. separation is present with some hinge reinforcement including in the plate block of ten, of the remaining 50 stamps 27 are never hinged, a scarce multiple; catalog value is for a plate block of ten, 23 hinged and 27 n.h. singles. (photo on page 52) 1,062.00
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#O114, 1c War, on soft porous paper, complete top and bottom imprint and plate "No. 18" sheet of 100 with selvages on all four sides, quite well centered and intact though there are some perf. separations with some hinge reinforcement, both plate blocks of 12 are hinged though the top plate block has eleven stamps n.h., of the 76 non-plate block stamps 46 are n.h., few minor selvage flaws and natural wrinkles affecting 3 stamps, fine-very fine; also including a fine previously hinged top imprint and plate "No. 18" block of 14 with eight n.h. stamps including the extra pair; catalog value is for three hinged plate blocks, 30 hinged and 48 n.h. singles. 1,158.00
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#O116, 3c War on soft porous paper, complete top and bottom imprint and plate "No. 32" right pane of 100 from the sheet of 200 with natural straight edge and partial arrow markers at left, sheet has been separated along the middle horiz. perforations and reinforced by small strips of hinge, other than these two rows all the other stamps are never hinged including the plate blocks though gum is applied a bit unevenly, plate blocks have small hinge reinforcement in the plate blocks, mostly in the ungummed portion, of the 76 non-plate block stamps 56 are n.h. including eight s.e. stamps, small selvage flaws in the extreme edges and four stamps in the hinged center rows with tape stain, centering varies from mostly fine to very fine; catalog value is for two hinged plate blocks, 20 hinged and 56 n.h. singles. 1,900.00
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#PR2TC5-PR4TC5, PR2P4-PR4P4, 5c-25c Newspaper stamps, Trial colors on thick cream paper and Plate proofs on card cplt. all 5c values are the white border variety which indicate that this is what the Post Office considered to be the proper first set as indicated by the way the proofs were issued, the plate proofs on card have full even margins and rich colors, accompanied by original Post Office envelope reading "United States Postage Stamps/Issue/1865/Newspapers and Periodicals," the trial colors are complete with each value in black, lake, blue green and blue, a couple with small thins which is quite usual for this cream paper, otherwise well margined and attractive, very fine. (photo on page 52) 1,065.00+
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#Q5, 5c Parcel Post, gorgeous full top margin imprint and plate no. 6411 block of four, being extraordinarily well centered throughout, rich luxuriant color, strong and intact perforations all around, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem plate block in every regard. (photo) for hinged 325.00
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#Q10, 50c Parcel Post, left margin block of four with plate no. 6427, fresh with deep color and detailed impression, o.g., n.h., attractive fine centering and a scarce value in blocks. (photo on page 52) 2,400.00+
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#Q11, 75c Parcel Post, very well centered within enormous margins, strong color and impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate and 2013 PSE certificate (XF 85 Jumbo; SMQ $320.00 for 85 and $400.00 for 90). (photo on page 50) 200.00
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#Q12, $1.00 Parcel Post, well centered within extra-wide margins, brilliant color, o.g., n.h., very fine; color photocopy of 2014 PSE certificate for a block of four that graded VF 80, this being the top left stamp. (photo on page 50) 650.00
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#1LB7, Baltimore Md., 1c Red, margins to just along the frames at top an bottom, tied along 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (#26) to exceptionally neat and clean cover to Montgomery, Ala. by blue "Baltimore/Md./Apr 15" c.d.s., overall especially attractive and very fine; 1993 PF certificate. (photo on page 52) 350.00
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#3L2a, Allen's City Dispatch, Chicago, Ill., Black, pair imperforate between, the right pair in a top sheet margin horiz. strip of three, well centered though slightly into the design at top and bottom, o.g., light h.r. on selvage and center stamp, the two end stamps are n.h., a very fine example of this variety that is listed but unpriced in Scott; 2013 PF certificate. (photo on page 52) Est. 100-150
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1915-32 2½c Circular die essay master die impressions, group comprised of seven separate albino impressions deeply embossed on the back of approximately 50x60mm ruled cards, plus eight deeply embossed impressions on the reverse of a single 126x115mm piece of ruled card, the dies being struck so hard that the impressions break the surfaces of the cards, very fine; unlisted in the Undersander book. (photo on page 52) Est. 400-500
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1932 Washington Bicentennial master die impressions, a unique group comprised of eighteen master die albino and colored single impression on wove paper roughly the size of an index card, albino impression are comprised of 1c 1st, 2nd (2) and 3rd impressions, 1½c 1st and 3rd impressions, 2c 1st and 2nd impressions and 4c 1st and 5th impressions, while the colored die impressions are 2c 3rd impression in Carmine and 2c 4th to 7th impressions in Orange red; this issue was designed by C.R. Zimmer and William Marchant of the Shaw & Marchant Company of Dayton, Ohio and the master dies were made by John Sinnock and his assistant Adam Pietz at the United States mint in Philadelphia, all these have been attributed to Adam Piets in pencil on the old album pages to which they are hinged, generally very fine and most unusual, likely a unique offering coming to the market now for the first time; none are listed in the Undersander book. (photo) Est. 2,000-3,000
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1929 5c First air post issue master die impression, two deeply embossed albino impressions, one above the other, on 100x133mm piece of wove paper, inscribed in pencil "2nd Impression" at bottom right, very fine and probably unique; Adam Pietz, Assistant Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint engraved the master die in 1928 based on a common design prepared by Shaw & Marchant Co. of Dayton, Ohio; unlisted in the Undersander book. (photo on page 52) Est. 200-300
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1929 5c First air post issue master die impression, two deeply embossed albino impressions, one on the front and the other on the reverse of a 2c Carmine circular die entire which has been opened out for display, very fine and probably unique; Adam Pietz, Assistant Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint engraved the master die in 1928 based on a common design prepared by Shaw & Marchant Co. of Dayton, Ohio; unlisted in the Undersander book. (photo on page 52) Est. 200-300
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#UX1, 1c Brown on buff postal card, used with indistinct postmark, the message side with gorgeous all-over multicolored printed advertisement for B.F. Sturtevant's Patent Improved Hot Blast Apparatus, clean and fresh, very fine. (photo) Est. 500-750
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#UX1, 1c Brown on buff postal card, used to Germany in 1875 and and uprated with 1c Ultramarine (#156) and tied by NYFM cancel and red New York datestamp, very fine. (photo on page 52) Est. 75-100
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#R31c, 6c Proprietary, attractive appearing example of this very scarce revenue, bright color and appears unused but being without gum and slight soiling it was undoubtedly used even though it has no apparent cancel, expertly reperforated at bottom, fine appearance and a very presentable example of this elusive stamp as virtually all known examples have faults of various degrees. (photo on page 50) 2,000.00
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#R155A, 2c Pink, Ty. IV with "I.R." overprint, fine single tied by manuscript "FATS/7/1/98" first day of issue manuscript cancel to check also dated on 1st July, 1898, three light vertical pocket folds, otherwise very fine. (photo on page 52) Est. 150-200
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6c Helmbold's Preparations die essays on card, of an unissued horizontal design, the basic elements of the design are present but the engraving does not look to be filled in with the intended shading, five different colors including two shades of green, each on card measuring 30mmx90mm, trace of wear at the corners, very fine; this design was never issued nor is it listed in Scott. (photo on page 50) Est. 200-300
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#RW9, 1942 $1.00 Violet brown, handsome and choice top right corner margin plate no. 149600 block of six, remarkably well centered throughout, strong and intact perforations all around, o.g., n.h., fresh and extremely fine. (photo) 2,750.00
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#CA A4, 1959-60 $5.00 Black on dark yellow, fresh used example, neatly signed, very fine and scarce. (photo on page 50) 500.00
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#CA A8, 1963-64 $5.00 Black, used with neat signature, some hunting license paper adheres to reverse, very fine; a scarce stamp which is only known used. (photo on page 50) 400.00
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#CA A13, 1968-69 $10.00 Black on blue, select used example, neatly signed, fresh and very fine; another scarce stamp which is only known used. (photo on page 70) 450.00
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#CA A15, 1970-71 $15.00 Black on dark yellow, choice used example, neatly signed, fresh and very fine; a seldom offered hunting permit. (photo on page 70) 750.00
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#CA A16, 1971-72 $15.00 Black on pink, a pleasing used example of this rare hunting permit which is only available used, light signature, two minor short creases at top, otherwise very fine. (photo) 1,950.00
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#CA A19-25, A27, 1974-83 $15.00 or $20.00 Hunting permits, without gum as issued, run of nine consecutive years, except for the 1981-82 issue which is not known to exist unused, all except #A20 with tabs at top, very fine and scarce. (photo on page 70) 855.00
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#SC1-18, 1981-1999 $5.50 Hunting permits cplt., full sheets of 30 for each of the eighteen years, o.g., n.h, fine-very fine; a seldom seen run of mint sheets. (photo on page 60) 17,415.00
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#SC2a-18a, 1982-99 $5.50 Hunting permits, with serial numbers cplt., mint sheets of 30 for all seventeen years, plus a duplicate of SC18a, SC2a-11a with serial numbers on reverse and the rest with serial numbers of front, the first ten with side selvages removed, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; the first three issues with serial numbers are quite elusive. (photo on page 60) 37,230.00
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#SC8-18, 1988-99 $5.50 Hunting permits cplt., full mint sheets of 30 for each of the eleven years, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; face value is $1,815.00 4,815.00
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#SC10b-c, 1990 $5.50 + $44.50 and $5.50 + $94.50 Governor's edition hunting permits, both in corner margin strips of three with plate numbers, latter signed by the governor as always, o.g., n.h., very fine. (photo on page 60) 817.00
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#56X2, Memphis, Tenn., 5c Red, attractive single neatly tied to piece by "Memphis/Ten./Aug 17" c.d.s., both the stamp and the piece are fresh, stamp has bright color and an excellent impression, large to extra-large margins showing a trace of the stamp below, extremely fine. (photo on page 70) 250.00
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#5, 10c Rose, single with faults tied by blue "Petersburg, Va./Jul 29" datestamp to buff patriotic cover published by W. & J. Bonitz of Goldsboro, N.C. to Columbus, Georgia, cover slightly reduced at left and with scattered tiny stain spots, fine and scarce usage. (photo on page 62) 3,000.00
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#11d, 10c Green, Die A, left margin single with large margins on the other sides as well, attractive green color, black town cancel, extremely fine; the scarcest shade of this issue; 2014 PF certificate. (photo on page 70) 80.00
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#13, 20c Green, used right margin single with intense green color, large margins all around and cancelled with a portion of Macon, Ga. town cancel, extremely fine and a difficult stamp to find genuinely used; 2013 PF certificate. (photo) 400.00
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#10, 5c Blue, pos. 17, an impressive mint single with immense margins all around showing about equal large portions of the adjacent stamps, strong deep color on bright white paper, exceptionally fresh with pristine o.g., n.h., a superb gem in all respects; 2014 PSE certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo); SMQ only prices up to the grade of 90 at $125.00, which is pretty much irrelevant to this highest possible grade of Gem 100 Jumbo. (photo) 27.00
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