1917 4c orange brown, horizontal pair, n.h., near perfect centering, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "98" (SMQ $475) (Cat No. 495) (Image)

Est.$350

1917 4c orange brown, horizontal pair, used, well centered, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95" (SMQ $400) (Cat No. 495) (Image)

Est.$300

1917 2c lake, type I, n.h., beautiful color, fresh and fine, with a copy of a 2014 PSE certificate for a block of four from which it originated, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 499h) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.$750

1917 2c deep rose, n.h., fresh color, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "80" (SMQ $550) (Cat No. 500) (Image)

Est.$350

1917 2c deep rose, n.h., fresh and fine, with a copy of a 2014 PSE certificate for a block of 25 from which it originated, cat. $570 (Cat No. 500) (Image)

Cat. $570, Est.$200

1917 5c blue, top margin plate number block of eight with dramatic shift of the perforations, n.h., v.f. and spectacular variety (Cat No. 504var) (Image)

Est.$650

1917 5c rose, barest trace of a hinge (appears n.h.), well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95" (SMQ $575) (Cat No. 505) (Image)

Est.$500

1917 5c rose, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95" (SMQ $2,150) (Cat No. 505) (Image)

Est.$1,500

1917 5c carmine, single error in 2c block of nine, n.h. but with some black adhesions on reverse, nicely centered, v.f. (catalogued as hinged) cat. $650 (Cat No. 505) (Image)

Cat. $650, Est.$200

1917 15c gray, interesting single franking on legal-size registered return-receipt cover to Russia during the Russian Revolution, Henry J. Schnitzer corner card and stamp tied by oval of New York, N.Y. Hudson Terminal Station with that station's registry cds of origin on the reverse, November 20, 1917 New York and November 21 Foreign Office ovals of the same date, censor tape at left, additional Russian censor markings and two line "Returned due to War Reasons", the recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York eleven months later (10.20.1918), aging around the edges but cover remarkably well preserved considering its travels, fine (Cat No. 514) (Image)

Est.$250

1917 15c gray, interesting single franking on legal-size registered return-receipt cover to Russia during the Russian Revolution, Henry J. Schnitzer corner card and stamp tied by oval of New York, N.Y. registry and on reverse, November 9, 1917 departure, with censor tape at right, Rzhev arrival and other markings indicating that recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York on March 2, 1918, aging around the edges but cover remarkably well preserved considering its travels, fine (Cat No. 514) (Image)

Est.$250

1917 15c gray, straight edge at left, single franking on legal-size registered return-receipt cover to Russia during the Russian Revolution, Henry J. Schnitzer corner card and stamp tied by oval of New York, N.Y. registry and on reverse, October 16, 1917 departure, with censor tape at right, Voronezh arrival and other markings indicating that recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York on October 16, 1918, aging around the edges but cover remarkably well preserved considering its travels, fine early use (almost a month earlier than Scott listed 15 November, 1917) (Cat No. 514) (Image)

Est.$500

1917 15c gray, single franking on legal-size registered return-receipt cover to Russia during the Russian Revolution, Henry J. Schnitzer corner card and stamp tied by oval of New York, N.Y. registry and on reverse, September 27, 1917 departure, with censor tape on back, Radomysl arrival and other markings indicating that recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York on October 20, 1918, aging and faults around the edges, early use (almost two months earlier than Scott listed 15 November, 1917) (Cat No. 514) (Image)

Est.$500

1917 15c gray, single franking on legal-size registered return-receipt cover to Russia during the Russian Revolution, Henry J. Schnitzer corner card and stamp tied by oval of New York, N.Y. registry and on reverse, September 9, 1917 departure, Gordeyovka and Petrograd arrival markings, addressee unknown and manuscript markings indicating that recipient could not be found because of the turmoil in Russia and cover returned, arriving back in New York on 4 April, 1918, some overall toning, remarkably well preserved considering the cover's travels, possibly the earliest document use (more than two months earlier than Scott listed 15 November, 1917) (Cat No. 514) (Image)

Est.$500

1918 2c carmine, top margin plate number block of six, n.h., well centered, natural gum skips, v.f., cat. $350 (Cat No. 517) (Image)

Cat. $350, Est.$200

1918 $2 orange red black, used, well centered with jumbo margins, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95J" (SMQ $1,100) (Cat No. 523) (Image)

Est.$650

1918 $5 deep green and black, h.r., well centered wide margins, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95" (SMQ $325) (Cat No. 524) (Image)

Est.$250

1918 $5 deep green and black, block of four, central Cleveland cancel, well centered, v.f., cat. $225 (Cat No. 524) (Image)

Cat. $225, Est.$100

1918 3c violet, Type III, clear double impression, centered to bottom, very good, used in 1936 on cover from Boston to Washington, D.C., filing fold at bottom of envelope, well away from the stamp, very rare on cover, with 2011 APS certificate (cat. $800 used, unpriced on cover) (Scott catalogue notes "No.529a used is valued in the grade of very good") (Siegel census of 2012 identifies only two used examples of this double impression certified as genuine, this cover not included. There are approximately 20 certified unused copies) (Cat No. 529a) (Image)

Est.$500

1918 2c carmine, type V, n.h., large margins all around, v.f., with 2019 PFC, cat. $175 (Cat No. 533) (Image)

Cat. $175, Est.$150

1918 3c violet, lower left corner margin single with ghost plate number, jumbo margins all around, with 2020 PSE certificate graded "GEM 100J" (SMQ $120 for "100") (Cat No. 535) (Image)

Est.$150

1919 1c green, sheet of 100, Plate No. 10001 at bottom and at right, top and left rows straight edge, n.h., apparently unfolded, but with few perf. separations at right (plate block affected), centered very good to very fine, cat. $4730 (Cat No. 536) (Image)

Cat. $4730, Est.$1,000

1920 1c green, used, exceptionally well centered for this difficult stamp, completely sound, a rare Rotary stamp as most are poorly centered or with a degree of faults (Scott catalogue value is for "Fine"), with 1995 PFC and 2021 PSAG certificate graded "80" (SMQ $6,500) (Cat No. 544) (Image)

Est.$5,000

1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary, 5c deep blue, n.h., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2015 PSE certificate graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $500) (Cat No. 550) (Image)

Est.$350

1922 6c red orange, n.h., well centered, bright color, with 2021 PSAG certificate graded "95" (SMQ $300) (Cat No. 558) (Image)

Est.$150