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1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), Pre-First Day, St. Louis, MO, Advertising envelope, tied by a clear pre-First Day April 29, 1904 St. Louis, Mo. machine "6" World's Fair slogan cancel on a legal size cover to Vienna Austria with a National Bank of Commerce in St. Louis corner card, backstamped New York, N.Y. Foreign Branch on May 1; vertical file fold in center with a small tear at the top, stamp with a straight edge, otherwise Very Fine, with 1970 A.F.D.C.S. certificate. Scott $20,000+. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
THE UNIQUE FIVE-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE PRE-FIRST DAY COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION.
An included newspaper clipping states that Mr. Zerbe created two similar covers, one addressed to the President of the Exposition, Governor David R. Francis, and other to the Exposition Secretary, Walter B. Stevens.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as The St. Louis World's Fair, opened Saturday, April 30, 1904 and ran concurrently through December 1, 1904. Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 (Image)
1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), First Day, New Bedford, MA, plate no. single tied by an April 30, 1904 New Bedford, Mass. flag cancel on a locally addressed cover with a J.A. Frasier, M.D. accd, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $22,500. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY FIVE-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE FIRST DAY COVER, NO MORE THAN A HALF A DOZEN OF WHICH ARE KNOWN.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as The St. Louis World's Fair, opened Saturday, April 30, 1904 and ran concurrently through December 1, 1904. Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000 (Image)
1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 327), First Day, New York, NY, tied by a neat by a New York Station H double oval on an exceptionally clean, locally addressed registered cover with a clear magenta boxed "Registered/ Apr 30 1904/ Station - H/ New York, P.O." handstamp; the cover is a printed return envelope to New York stamp dealer, C.F. Richards, backstamped New York Station C the same day, Extremely Fine. Scott $24,000. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO TEN-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE FIRST DAY COVERS EXTANT.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as The St. Louis World's Fair, opened Saturday, April 30, 1904 and ran concurrently through December 1, 1904. Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000 (Image)
1904, 2¢, 3¢ & 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324-326), Pre-First Day, St. Louis, MO, tied by illegible St. Loiuis double ovals on a locally addressed pre-First Day registered cover with an (C.) H. Mekeel Stamp & Publishing Co. corner card, magenta "Registered, St. Louis Mo., Apr 29 1904" c.d.s. and appropriate registry markings; stamps with straight edges, reduced at left, top flap replaced, opening tear at top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, one of the most important Louisiana Purchase Exposition covers, Ex-"Aristocrat", with 1997 A.P.S. certificate which states small cover flaws. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
THE LARGEST RECORDED COMBINATION FRANKING ON PRE-FIRST DAY COVER FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR CITY.
Illustrated in Alan Berkun's article, "The 1904 Louisiana Purchase FDCs", in the June 2000 issue of First Days. Despite the Post Office announcement, St. Louis and other cities sold stamps to the public prior to the Official April 30, 1904 date of issue.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as The St. Louis World's Fair, opened Saturday, April 30, 1904 and ran concurrently through December 1, 1904. Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000 (Image)
1904, 1¢ & 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 323, 326), First Day, Boston, MA, tied by a neat April 30, 1904 New York, N.Y. Station H machine cancel on an exceptionally clean, locally addressed return cover, a printed return envelope to New York stamp dealer, C.F. Richards, backstamped New York Station C the same day, Very Fine, we have not seen another combination such as this, exceedingly rare, with 1980 P.F. certificate. Scott $22,500 for just the 5¢. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as The St. Louis World's Fair, opened Saturday, April 30, 1904 and ran concurrently through December 1, 1904. Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000 (Image)
1904, 1¢ & 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 323-324), First Day, Boston, MA, tied by a neat April 30, 1904 Boston, Mass. flag cancel on a locally addressed cover, a printed return envelope to Boston stamp dealer, Charles H. Stone with handstamped "FIRST DAY"; two sealed opening tears at top not affecting stamps, otherwise Very Fine, we have not seen another combination such as this, with 1970 A.F.D.C.S. certificate. Scott $7,500 for just 323 FDC. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition informally known as The St. Louis World's Fair, opened Saturday, April 30, 1904 and ran concurrently through December 1, 1904. Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 1c on 1¢ yellow green, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 221 var), left sheet margin single, o.g., stamp never hinged, Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, interpolating the value for never hinged, we come up with a catalog value of $1,920, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $750+. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 2c on 2¢ red, type III, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 222 var.), left sheet margin single, o.g., Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $750. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 2½c on 2¢ red, type IV, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 223 var.), left sheet margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse. Scott $750. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 2½c on 2¢ red, type IV, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 223 var.), block of 4, o.g., lower right stamp never hinged; ¼" horizontal tear in upper left stamp, minor reinforced separation, otherwise Very Fine, each stamp with Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, Ex-Whitpain, with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 3c on 3¢ purple, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 224 var.), left sheet margin single, o.g., very lightly hinged, Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $750. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 5c on 5¢ blue, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 225 var.), left sheet margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $750. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 10c on 10¢ brown, type II, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 226A), o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $6,000. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
THE TEN-CENT TYPE II OVERPRINTED FOR CUBA EXISTS ONLY AS A SPECIAL PRINTING. Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 10c on 10¢ brown, type II, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 226A), unused without gum, fresh and nicely centered, Very Fine for this, with 1974 P.F. certificate noting "stain around edges" of which we see no trace. Scott $6,000. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Cuba, 1900, 10c on 10¢ brown, type II, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 226A), left sheet margin pair with imprint, o.g., exceptionally well centered; bottom stamp with two very tiny thins and minor thins in selvage, otherwise Very Fine each stamp with Scott Stamp and Coin Co. backstamp, Weill backstamps in selvage, extremely rare and desirable, only two plate number and imprint positions were printed, superb position piece, Ex-Laila, with 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott $12,000+. Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO IMPRINT POSITIONS PIECES POSSIBLE OF THE TEN-CENT TYPE II, WHICH EXISTS ONLY AS A SPECIAL PRINTING. Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 (Image)
Cuba, Special Delivery, 1900, 10c on 10¢ blue, Exposition Special Printing (Scott E1 var.), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and well centered within extraordinarily large gargantuan margins which is unheard of for this issue, Extremely Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" in pencil on reverse, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Jun-25-2019, 15:26:57 EST
Sold For 2100
Sale No: 725
Lot No: 477
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Cat No: J1-J4 vars.
Cuba, Postage Dues, 1900, 1c-10c complete, Exposition Special Printings without Specimen overprints (Scott J1-J4 vars.), matched set of left sheet margin pairs with full arrows; 1c pair with faults, 5c with selvage separated and hinge-rejoined, 10c top stamp with a small thin spot, o.g., otherwise Fine, each stamp with Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, unique positional pairs, Ex-Laila, each with a 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott $6,000+. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
A UNIQUE SET OF POSITIONAL PAIRS. Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 (Image)
Cuba, Postage Due, 1900, 5c on 5¢ deep claret, Exposition Special Printing (Scott J3 var.), o.g., very lightly hinged, Fine and fresh, with 1980 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,500. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Guam, 1900, 1¢ deep green, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 1 var.), o.g., Very Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on reverse, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,000. Estimate $750 - 1,000
A VERY RARE MULTIPLE. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Guam, 1900, 1¢ deep green, Exposition Special Printing (Scott 1 var.), bottom imprint & plate no. strip of 3, o.g.; small thin spot in middle stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on the back of each stamp, only two imprint plate number strips printed, Ex-Whitpain, with 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,000 ++. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO PLATE NUMBER POSITIONS POSSIBLE. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
