1, 1847 5¢ Red brown single, large margins all around except into at upper right, tied by red NY square grid cancel on Feb 10 1848 folded letter addressed to Philadelphia, red oval "SWARTS B POST OFFICE CHATHAM SQUARE" handstamp at left; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $475) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 200

1, 1847 5¢ Red brown single, clear to very large margins except just touching above the second "F" of "OFFICE", tied by Wilmington Del Jan 7 postmark on FRONT ONLY addressed to Philadelphia, though noted on the reverse as dark brown it is really slightly oxidized, Very Fine usage;ex-West (1943) and listed in the Hart Census of 1847 covers; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $400 as off cover stamp) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 150

33, 1857 10¢ green type III horizontal pair used with three single 3¢ dull red type III (Scott 26) and single 1¢ blue type V (Scott 24), all tied by San Francisco Aug 20 1859 postmarks on amber cover to Bremen Germany, sent via Prussian Closed Mail, red "N. YORK 7 Br. Pkt PAID" exchange marking ties 1¢ stamp; 10¢ pair with horizontal perforations trimmed away during separation, right 3¢ and 1¢ with trimmed perforations; cover with small portion of bottom backflap missing; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500

39, 1860 90c Blue, magenta vertical and horizontal crossed line cancels used to demonetize this stamp for presentation purposes (perhaps to give to a public official), 1980 Philatelic Foundation and 2009 Professional Stamp Experts certificates (Scott $1,100 as unused, no gum) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 200

71, 1861 30c Orange used with 15¢ black (Scott 77) on 1868 cover with double circle Winchester Mass Jan 17 date stamp, addressed to "Barque Nabob, Shanghai China", manuscript "via Southampton" directional notation at upper left, stamps tied by target cancels and red London 30 JA 68 transit mark, proper Shanghae backstamp, the 15¢ stamp with a clipped corner at lower left; Very Fine usage; 45¢ represents an overpayment of 11¢ for a cover sent via Southampton, the rate was reduced in January 1868 from 45¢ to 34¢;2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 750

71, 1861 30c Orange, single, tied by Boston "PAID" in lozenge on purple Magnus Seated Liberty with Eagle, Flag and Shield Civil War patriotic cover (similar to Walcott 2189) addressed to Vienna Austria, red "BOSTON BR. PKT 7 PAID" exchange mark at center and red "AACHEN FRANCO"; manuscript endorsement "Per Asia via Liverpool & Aachen" at lower left, cover with repaired vertical tear through postmark, Attractive and Very Fine Usage, ex-Matthies (1969), Blake Myers (2004); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,500

73, 1863 2¢ Black single, tied by four point star in circle cancel of NYC on eye-catching light brown all over Great American Tea Company advertising cover with 1865 calendar at left, "Reagles" imprint on backflap, includes an 1865 trade card calendar and price list for teas as of January 1865; cover with mounting stains on reverse; Very Fine and Attractive usage, ex-Gabriel; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500

73, 1863 2¢ Black single, tied by 4 point star in circle cancel of NYC on all over grey Great American Tea Company advertising cover with illustration of Napoleon at left and additional ad for Long Arm Chop on backflap, "Reagles" imprint, part of backflap missing and small cover toned spots at upper right; also includes light brown Great American Tea Cover corner card cover franked with 3¢ Rose (Scott 65); Very Fine pair (Image)

CV. Starting Price 100

76, 1863 5¢ brown and three single 10¢ green (Scott 68) all tied by San Francisco cogwheel cancels on red and blue Flag with Liberty Cap Civil War patriotic cover addressed to Prussia, sent via Prussian Closed Mail; double circle San Francisco date stamps at left, red "N. York Br. Pkt 7 PAID" exchange mark below stamps, blue boxed "AACHEN FRANCO" at bottom center, proper backstamp; the 10¢ stamps with fine scoring lines across all three stamps; Very Fine appearing usage; ex-Kramer (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,000

76, 1863 5¢ brown, 10¢ green (Scott 68) and 30¢ orange (Scott 71), each with separate forerunner NY foreign mail cancellation (Skinner type NYFM 64-6) on 1864 amber cover addressed to Shanghai China, "N. YORK BR. PKT" and "LONDON PAID" exchange marks, blue Hong Kong and Shanghai transit backstamps, 10¢ stamp with natural straightedge at right, cover with light bend at right from contents, Very Fine Usage, 1976 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500

119b, 1869 15c Brown and blue, Type II, Center inverted, particularly fresh colors, inverted vignette clearly visible through semi-transparent cork cancel, tiny sealed tear at upper right, centered to lower right but with perfs clear of design, a Fine example of this classic error of which there are, according to current census, 97 used examples, most of which have faults; Siegel Census 119b-CAN-81; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-West (Scott $22,500) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 750

112, 1869 1¢ buff tied by excellent strike of Marshall Mich fancy blue "Two Cent Coin" cancellation (Skinner-Eno PO-Co1) on cover to Naperville Illinois, the stamp with a pulled perforation at right and the cover with address lightened due to cleaning, Very Fine usage,1989 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500

113, 1869 2c Brown, 2¢ red brown (Scott 146) and 3¢ Green (Scott 147) all tied by negative NY Foreign Mail forerunner cancels on 1870 cover addressed to Frankfort am Maine, red "NEW YORK PAID ALL DIRECT" and boxed "HAMBURG 18 7 70 FRANCO" transit marks, Frankfort backstamp, 3¢ stamp with natural straight edge at right, cover with trivial toning along the edges, Very Fine usage; mailed during the first month of the new 7¢ North German Union rate via Hamburg; ex-"Lafayette" (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 500

116, 1869 10c Yellow, split grill variety single, tied by segmented cork cancel on May 4, 1870 folded letter from NYC to Zurich Switzerland at the new Swiss Closed Mail rate via England which was lowered from 15¢ to 10¢ in May 1870; red New York Paid All Br Transit May 4 handstamp at center, Basel and Zurich backstamps; trivial file fold at bottom of folded letter; Very Fine usage; 1997 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates(Scott $400 as normal stamp on cover) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 200

117, 1869 12c Green two singles used with single 1¢ buff (Scott 112, tiny tear) on 1870 cover to Rosario Argentina; Cambridge Mass Feb 21 date stamp to left of stamps; prepaid at the 25¢ rate via American packet connecting a French packet at Rio de Janeiro, but the route changed in Jan 1870 to connect with a British packet at a rate reduced to 18¢ and thus a 7¢ overpayment; cover with minor edge wear and a small repair at bottom; Very Fine usage; ex-"Lafayette"(2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image)

CV. Starting Price 1,000

117, 1869 12c Green, single, tied by bold strike of Quincy Illinois fancy circle of arrowheads cancel on 3¢ brown on white entire (Scott U60) addressedto Rodenberg Prussia; red "NEW YORK PAID ALL BR. TRANSIT" marking and 1870 Rodenberg backstamp; the stamp with a torn corner perforation at bottom right and the entire lightly cleaned at left to lighten staining or toning, Fine usage, ex-"Lafayette" (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 200

129, 1875 15c Brown & blue, type III single, tied by 1884 double oval "NEW YORK, N.Y. REG'Y DIV." postmarks on 10¢ brown on white entire addressed to Vienna Austria, proper NY registry label, Vienna backstamps; 25¢ pays 10¢ registry fee and 3 times UPU rate of 5¢; cover with light soiling and large repaired area at top left, Very Fine appearing;extremely scarce as only four examples of this stamp on cover are thought to exist, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $22,500) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 7,500

233a, 1893 4c Columbian, Error of color, a lovely deep color, showing a crisp detailed impression and overall fresh appearance, o.g., lightly hinged, nearly Very Fine; resulting from a wrong batch of ink (similar to the 1c value) it is believed several sheets were printed and at least two full panes reached collectors with a handful of used examples originating from other sheets and most of the balance lost; 1974 Brettl and 1979 PF certificates (Scott $17,500) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 9,000

296a-S, 4c Chocolate and black, Center Inverted, Type E "Specimen" overprint, fresh colors, centered to bottom with large balanced margins the other sides, o.g., hinge remnant, tiny thin just below the hinge, a Fine example; approximately 203 examples of this error were released, of which an unknown quantity received the "Specimen" overprint, in any event an extremely scarce stamp, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $11,500) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 3,500

294-297, 1901 1¢ - 5¢ on registered 1¢ entire to Brazil single of each, tied by Milwaukee Wisc Aug 10 1901 postmarks on cover addressed to S.M.S. Vineta Rio de Janeiro Brazil where it was received on 8 September, evidently the ship had sailed by that time and the cover was redirected to the German Consulate which marked it as "Devolvida pa New York" (departed for New York), the cover was returned to NY, received on October 9 1901 and entered into the Dead Letter Office, the 1¢ stamp with a long vertical tear; Intriguing and Very Fine Usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 200

The Donald Price Exhibit Collection of the 1979 $1 Rush Lamp and Candleholder Issue Featuring 4 "CIA" Inverts, complete 16-page exhibit (includes four double pages) chronicling the production and use of the $1 Americana series issue, starts with color variations in the background and design elements plus tagging including a tagging omitted plate block and intaglio offsets on the gum, the center section deals with the different errors and includes four "CIA Inverts" - the discovery "damaged" copy presented as a gift to dealer Jacques Schiff by the CIA employees, two inverts (pos 10 and 20) with the "white band at right" variety (occurred in only 10 positions on the sheet) and a "normal" invert, also two singles and block of four of the missing offset colors (Scott 1610b), two singles of the intaglio colors omitted (Scott 1610a) plus a block of ten showing progressive loss of the intaglio color - the right stamps with the engraved color completely omitted, several pages of color shifts and misperfs, precancels, eight pieces of postal history including covers (including solo use), parcel tag and Post Office "Postage Due Bill" featuring the $1 stamp, a Very Fine and attractive award-winning exhibit (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 50,000

323-27, 1904 1¢ - 10¢ Louisiana Purchase complete on 1904 blue illustrated Planters Hotel corner card cover addressed to England, each stamp tied by separate St. Louis Mo. double oval cancel, St. Louis Mo. Exposition Sta. postmark at bottom center, Northwich backstamp; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 200

548-50, 1921 1¢ - 5¢ Pilgrim Tercentenary Complete on First Day Cover, tied by Washington D.C. duplex postmarks with inverted year date, locally addressed; signature of H. Hammelman (first day cover servicer) at left, Very Fine usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,000 for the set on a single cover) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 750

1LB3a, 1850 1c Blue Baltimore Md. carrier stamp, cross gutter tete-beche block of fourteen, positions 5/7/9-10 and 1-10, position 9 of tete-beche with paper-maker's embossed seal; slightly toned o.g., top right vertical pair with a crease, three stamps with punch holes and position 8 with small surface scrapes; the largest recorded block and thought to be unique, one of the most important and spectacular multiples of all carrier stamps and one of the very few tete-beche items known in classic US philately; ex-Frank A. Hollowbush (1966), David Golden (1999), Philip T. Wall (2007), illustrated and described in Denwood Kelly's 1973-74 series articles about Baltimore Carriers and Locals published by the NY Collectors Club; 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $4,000, but in the last 17 years this item has never sold for less than $5,000 and has sold for an average of $5,600 without the buyer's premium) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 5,000

4LB1, 1849 2c Brown on brown rose Charleston SC carrier stamp, uncancelled on fragment of brown cover, stamp with oval frame touched on three sides and in at top, small part of red Charleston SC town marking at right, mans. "Aug 6th, 1849" docketing at top center of fragment; stamp and fragment with small pinhole, Extremely Rare, only five examples thought to exist; ex-George Worthington (1918), Alfred H. Caspary (H. R. Harmer, Inc. 1957), John R. Boker, Jr, David Golden (1999) and Edgar Kuphal (2006); 2012 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $10,000 unused and $4,000 unused or used if cut to shape) (Image 2) (Image)

CV. Starting Price 4,000