1898 10c Green Special Delivery, mint never hinged, very well centered and quite fresh, extremely fine. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate. An outstanding stamp. (Image)

Unitrade $ 600

1898 10c Yellow Green Special Delivery, mint never hinged, quite fresh and very well centered among large margins, extremely fine and an exceptional stamp. Accompanied by a 2023 Greene Foundation certificate (erroneously identifying it as E1ii). (Image)

Unitrade $ 750

1927 20c Orange Special Delivery Large Die Proof, die sunk on a card measuring 122 x 153 mm, with "XG-177" die number under the image, very fine, fresh and rare. (Image)

Estimate $ 1,500

Extensive Collection of the 1927 10c Orange E3 Special Delivery Issue, with 52 mint stamps, including an imperforate pair, an imperforate-between vertical pair, a lower left corner pair imperforate horizontally, sheet margin singles and blocks, two large inscription blocks, etc. The collection also includes 83 used stamps, including 7 blocks of four, a block of 8 (postally used, rare), and the rest is a lovely assemblage of dated town cancelled singles, with c.d.s., duplex, R.P.O., etc. Also note a gold-covered sterling silver replica of the stamp. Accompanied by the owner's write-ups for each item, very fine with a huge catalogue value, and rarely offered. All pages are scanned online. (Image)

Estimate $ 1,500

1927 20c Orange Special Delivery, with SPECIMEN Overprint, unused (no gum) and very fine. Quite a rare stamp, ideal for any Special Delivery or 1927 Issues collector. Accompanied by a 1977 B.P.A. certificate. (Image)

Estimate $ 250

1935 20c Dark Carmine Special Delivery with Dramatic Mis-Perforation, a mint upper right corner block of 10 with all of the horizontal perforations shifted up by at least 3 - 4 mm. One stamp at bottom is very lightly hinged (also vlh in top selvedge), a rare and striking variety, the first we have seen. (Image)

Estimate $ 500

Group of Mint Special Delivery Blocks and Plate Blocks, with #s E3 (x14), E4 (14), E5 (x14), E6 (x14), E7 (x14), E8 (x14), E9 (x42), E10 (x20) and E11 (x40). These are present in either blocks of four or larger, including many plate blocks (these counted as stamps only, so c.v. will be higher) and most of the blocks are lightly hinged on one or two stamps only, leaving the majority never hinged. We note that a few of the surcharged issues (E9 have damaged surcharges, including very damaged right "1"). A fresh group from an old time estate, overall very fine and all pictured online. (Image)

Unitrade $ 5,471