Sale No: 755
Lot No:1928
Symbol:Cat No:E2

Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), slightly disturbed o.g., previously hinged, well balanced, excellent color, Very Fine.
Scott $500
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $500
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1929
Symbol:Cat No:E5

Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), right margin single, o.g., never hinged, in deep, bold color on immaculate paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, nice positional, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate for vertical strip of six, this position 6.
Scott $475
Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Scott $475
Suggested Bid $600-800

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1930
Symbol:Cat No:E6

Special Delivery, 1902, 10¢ ultramarine (Scott E6), wide top margin plate number 1774 single with part imprint, o.g., never hinged, with cool color and clean lines, nicely centered with solid perforations, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $850.
Scott $500
Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

Scott $500
Suggested Bid $600-800

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1931
Symbol:Cat No:E7

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (Scott E7), wide top margin plate number 4917 block of 6 with imprint, o.g., never hinged, an exquisite plate with strong color and crisp detail, perforations intact and sound, Very Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $1,500
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $1,500
Suggested Bid $1,000

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1932
Symbol:Cat No:E8

Special Delivery, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine (Scott E8), o.g., never hinged, wonderful, fresh color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $240
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $240
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1933
Symbol:Cat No:E9

Special Delivery, 1914, 10¢ ultramarine (Scott E9), top block of 4 with plate number 5860, o.g., never hinged (hinged in selvage), deep rich color, marvelous centering and overall appearance, a choice position block, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,700 as singles
Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)

Scott $1,700 as singles
Suggested

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1934
Symbol:Cat No:E10

Special Delivery, 1916, 10¢ pale ultramarine (Scott E10), o.g., never hinged, delicate but full color and impression—so uncommon for this issue with total complete perforations, all within elephantine margins, Choice Very Fine.
Scott $700
Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Scott $700
Suggested Bid $400-600

Sale No: 755
Lot No:1935
Symbol:Cat No:E12

Special Delivery, 1922, 10¢ gray violet (Scott E12), o.g., never hinged, amazing color, jumbo margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott $95
Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

Scott $95
Suggested Bid $150-200

Sale No: 755
Lot No:624
Symbol:Cat No:E1

Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue, First Day Cover (Scott E1), the stamp nicely centered, tied to 2¢ brown on white die I entire (#U277), by two clear New Haven, Conn. duplexes dated OCT 1 85, the first day of Special Delivery service; cover addressed to Hartford, noted "No. 8." in pen at left; Hartford same-day receiver on reverse; stamp with upper left corner creased and folded back, cover with light vertical file fold and portion of backflap missing, Fine and rare, only 13 first day of service covers are believed to exist.
Scott $27,500
Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Scott $27,500
Suggested Bid $5,00

Sale No: 755
Lot No:625
Symbol:Cat No:E7

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (Scott E7), on light blue envelope with "Central Lake Canning Co., Central Lake, Mich." corner card; typed single-line address overwritten and sent to Arnold, MD; stamp (big-margined, natural straight edge at bottom) tied along with bold 2¢ Washington-Franklin by Baltimore MD duplexes dated JUL 29, 1912; Arnold same-day receiver on reverse; envelope reduced at right, leaving the 2¢ hanging over the edge (bottom half loose from cover, lightly rubbed corner); cover with multiple light folds or wrinkles, none of which affect the stamps, Fine to Very Fine, a late usage, four years after its issue, and a full year-and-a-half after #E8 was issued.
Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 755
Lot No:626
Symbol:Cat No:E7

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (Scott E7), on "President's Office/Howard University/Washington, D.C." corner card envelope to New York; sound example, plus 2¢ Washington-Franklin for postage, tied by Washington "3" duplex cancel of May 27, 1909, at 10 PM; reverse shows incompletely struck "N[…]Wash./TR52/May/27/1909/R.P.O." railroad postmark plus magenta handstamp "Offered at address/[5/28] at [7:08 a]m/Cause of non-delivery/[closed]" (try that delivery speed today); edge wear and backflap torn on opening, but adhesives and markings unaffected, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ woodblock essay, in dim dark green blue (Scott E7-E4a var.), woodcut of entire design, on yellowish thin card, 68 x 48 mm; some toning / oxidation affecting a few parts of the design, otherwise Very Fine, the Scott-listed essay is on wove paper, this is on thin card, and much larger, otherwise as listed.
Scott $450
Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Scott $450
Suggested Bid $350-500

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ woodblock essay, in dim dark green blue (Scott E7-E4a var.), woodcut of entire design, on yellowish thin card, 35 x 30 mm, "with frame lines and bluish green background colored in, including thin vertical lines in text, palette, and circle surrounding 10", Very Fine, the Scott-listed essay is on wove paper, this is on thin card, otherwise as listed, with detailed 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott $450
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $450
Suggested Bid $250-350

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ woodblock essay, in dim dark green blue (Scott E7-E4a var.), woodcut of entire design, on yellowish thin card, 35 x 30 mm, mounted on 50 x 42 card, Very Fine, the Scott-listed essay is on wove paper, this is on thin card, otherwise as listed.
Scott $450
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $450
Suggested Bid $250-350

Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ essay, in dusky green-blue-green, five examples displaying a range of colors (Scott E7-E5b), die on soft white wove, 35 x 30 mm, Very Fine.
Scott $3,750
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $3,750
Suggested Bid $1,000