1909 2c Hudson-Fulton, plate number block of eight, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $467 (Cat No. 372) (Image)

Cat. $467, Est.US$150

1910 3c Minerva, Harris Automatic Press Company Offset Test, five different Large Die Essays on India (gray black, dark brown, blue, green, carmine (TD28TC1), each die sunk on card (119x132mm), several removed and rehinged on cards, occasional slight wrinkling of the India paper, one or two minor card creases, mostly v.f. and rare group of essays, cat. $5000 (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$1,500

1910 3c Minerva, Harris Automatic Press Company Offset Essay on Hard White Wove Paper (TD28-TD29), two singles showing both orientations, large margins, v.f. (Harris installed one of their presses in the BEP to demonstrate production of stamps by the offset method, the design was taken from the 2c 1903 Issue, the presses were not adopted at that time but were used for printing some Revenue stamps) cat. $1300 (Image)

Cat. $1300, Est.US$250

1910 Bureau of Engraving and Printing (No Denomination) Red, Rotary Press Test Development, Imperforate (TD19,23), perf. and imperf. singles, also imperf. block of four, unused without gum as issued, creases, mostly fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1910 2c lake, l.h., well centered, beautiful color, v.f., with a photocopy of a 1983 PFC from which this originated, cat. $825 (Cat No. 375b) (Image)

Cat. $825, Est.US$200

1910 2c carmine, double impression, bottom margin single, very lightly hinged, fine, with 2005 PFC, cat. $750 (Cat No. 375c) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$200

1910 2c dark carmine, double impression, used on cover from Orange, NJ to Batavia, NY, some cover tears not mentioned on accompanying 2018 PSAG certificate, fine and rare, unpriced used or on cover (Cat No. 375d) (Image)

Est.US$250

1910 1c green (Private Vending Machine) Farwell Co., horizontal pair (2mm spacing), l.h., pencil notation on gum, fine, with 1997 PFC, cat. $1150 (Cat No. 383) (Image)

Cat. $1150, Est.US$300

1910 2c carmine (Private Vending Machine) Farwell Co., horizontal pair, type 2B3 (3mm spacing), l.h., well centered, v.f., with 1991 PFC, cat. $1250 (Cat No. 384) (Image)

Cat. $1250, Est.US$350

1910 2c carmine (Private Vending Machine) Farwell Co., horizontal pair, type 3A2 (3mm spacing), h.r., fine, with 1996 PFC, cat. $600 (Cat No. 384) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.US$150

1910 2c carmine (Private Vending Machine) Farwell Co., horizontal pair, type 3B4 (3mm spacing), h.r., fine, with 2004 PSE certificate, cat. $925 (Cat No. 384) (Image)

Cat. $925, Est.US$250

1910 2c carmine (Private Vending Machine) Farwell Co., left sheet margin horizontal pair, type 4A5 (3mm spacing), l.h., fine, with 1952 PFC, cat. $875 (Cat No. 384) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.US$250

1910 2c carmine, Imperforate horizontal coil single, tied by "Hudson Term. Sta. Feb. 8 7:30PM 1915" machine cancel on cover to Waucoma Iowa, fresh, v.f. A scarce example of this imperforate coil used on cover, with 2003 APS certificate and 2005 PFC (Cat No. 384H) (Image)

Est.US$250

1910 2c carmine, horizontal paste-up pair, h.r., faint wrinkling at left, fine-v.f., with 2000 PFC, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 388) (Image)

Cat. $3000, Est.US$1,000

1910 3c deep violet, horizontal guide line pair, lightly canceled, large margins, v.f., with 2002 PFC, cat. $650 (Cat No. 394) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.US$250

1910 3c deep violet, horizontal guide line pair, used, fine, with 1992 PFC, cat. $650 (Cat No. 394) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.US$150

1912 1c green, 2c carmine, 7c black, 8c olive green, 9c, salmon, 10c orange yellow, 12c, claret brown, 15c gray, 20c ultramarine and 30c orange red, ten different large die proofs mounted or die sunk on full cards, first two are hybrid dies, 2c "Approved Sep 23/11 P.M.G." in ms at bottom, fresh and v.f., first two with 1995 PFCs, last seven ex-FDR collection, cat. $14000 (Cat No. 405P1-407,414-420P1) (Image)

Cat. $14000, Est.US$4,000

1912 1c green-$1 violet black, Panama-Pacific small die proofs on yellowish wove paper, the complete set of 12, some usual toning, balanced margins, v.f. for this extremely rare set. Only six sets printed (In 1915 a limited special printing of 413 different small die proofs was created for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. They were printed on yellowish wove paper, and it is believed no more than five examples of each stamp were produced. This set of 1912 Washington-Franklins may be one of only two or three still intact) (a different set was sold in a Siegel auction in 2015, hammer $18,500 against Scott value at the time of $14,400) cat. $30000 (Cat No. 405P2a/423P2a) (Image)

Cat. $30000, Est.US$10,000

1912 1c green and 2c carmine, with Seattle, Washington Provisional Postage Due Surcharges, l.h., v.f. and scarce, each with 1990 PFC. The Seattle Post Office ran out of their Postage Due stamps and applied this unauthorized surcharge (Cat No. 405-406var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1912 2c model in black, incomplete engraving of entire design, except value tablet area which is "2 Cents 2" at bottom (slightly doubled), drawn in wash. A rarity (pictured in Scott catalogue), unpriced (Cat No. 406-E1) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1912 2c model in black, incomplete engraving of entire design, except value tablet area which is "2 Cents 2" at bottom, affixed on gray card, manuscript "Approved July 16, 1911 Frank H. Hitchcock P.M. Gen.", v.f., probably unique (Cat No. 406-E1) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1912 2c carmine, large die proof die sunk on reduced card, fresh and v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 406P1) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.US$500

1912 2c carmine, left sheet margin Plate No. Block of six, partial double impression on the left four stamps, including the Plate No.6642 which is struck twice in margin and again at upper left stamp, h.r., centered to left as always, spectacular variety, with 1989 PFC (catalogued as four singles) cat. $5000 (Cat No. 406b) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$2,500

1912 2c carmine, double impression, used on locally addressed Chicago cover, with "Chicago Feb 24, 1913" cds, backflap tear not mentioned on the accompanying certificate, still v.f., with 1987 PFC (unpriced in Scott for used or on cover) (Cat No. 406b) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1912 2c lake, type I, l.h., beautiful color, fine example of this scarce shade, which was printed with the inks meant for the Postage Due Issues, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 406c) (Image)

Cat. $3000, Est.US$1,000