1909 2c vermilion & black, overprint reading up, unexploded booklet with four panes of six, handmade, perforated margins, n.h., stitched at left, fresh and v.f. complete booklet, seldom offered in this splendid condition, missing from even the most advanced collection, ex-Joyce (Cat No. 32c) (Image)

Est.$2,500

1915 oversized coverfront, sent from Los Angeles to Ancona, seriously underfranked with just a single 2c carmine, hence charged "Due 44 cents" on arrival, with 8x1c, 8x2c and 2x10c applied, each stamp showing a displaced "E" in Zone variety, wrapper heavily damaged, most likely in transit, with a violet "received in bad condition at New Orleans, LA" handstamp, stamps fine-v.f. A rare piece (Cat No. J1-3) (Image)

Est.$750