U1, U10, U12, 1899/1900 2c, 4c Postal Stationery Envelopes, used entires; Roses and Co or Sucesores de Roses & Co printed cc, Arecibo duplex cancels; U1 with 1899 San Juan Mil Sta Rec'd backstamp; U10 legal sized 1901 to Boston, U12 with Ponce and Playa Ponce backstamps, each small faults, VG-Fine (Scott $2,450) (Image)

CV. 250

U2, 1899/1900 5c Blue, Roses and Co printed cc, Arecibo Sta Oct 12 99 duplex, addressed to Boston, backstamped Mil Sta No 4 W.D.C. San Juan, Porto Rico/ Rec'd Oct 12 and Washington DC Oct 21 machine cancel, open at bottom, Very Fine (Scott $350; UPSS 2, $350) (Image)

CV. 70

U6, 1899/1900 2c Carmine on amber, Die 2, Sucesores de Roses & Co. printed cc, Arecibo Sta Oct 2 1900 duplex, backstamped San Juan P.R./ Rec'd, open three sides with bit of corner wrinkling, some light staining on back side, Fine appearance; rare with just nine used examples recorded; J Molesworth notations on back (Scott $1,100; UPSS 7, $1,500) (Image)

CV. 200

UX3 var., 1899-1900 1c Black on buff, two mint; one with heavy impression of indicia and "PUERTO RICO" shifted up into wreath; other with overprint shifted slightly into wreath and a heavier impression at top of indicia appearing to double the frame line at top, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

CV. 200

PUERTO RICO COLLECTION, 1873/88. an old-time mint and used collection of 64 stamps on vintage pages, highly complete for period beginning with the "Signature" ovpts used, 1877 Alfonso XII mint to 50c (the 10c unused, most small thins), 1878 10c Brown mint (creases), 1879 complete mint or usedetc., usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 400