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1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange, hybrid large die proof on India, die sunk on full-size card, approximately 220 x 144mm, the odd inconsequential tone spot mostly confined to reverse, remarkably fresh and one of only a small number of examples recorded, very fine. Scott = $2,500 as E3P1 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange "Panama Pacific" small die proof, on yellowish wove paper, stamp-size, with large margins surrounding, a most attractive example of this rare proof, with only 3-5 examples believed printed on occasion of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2007). Scott = $2,500. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange, lower margin plate strip of four, unused, with part original gum, hinge remnants and some spots of gum disturbance, showing complete "AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY" and "No. 73" inscriptions, fresh colour, typical centering for this, a pleasing example of this difficult plate strip, from the second and last of the printing plates used. Scott = $4,250 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange, lower margin plate strip of four, unused, with part original gum, hinge remnants including reinforcing perforations at right, showing complete "AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY" and "No. 552" inscriptions, some typical light creasing, mall thin at top of right-most stamp, straight-edge at right, a very good example of this scarce strip, from the first of two printing plates used. Scott = $4,250 (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange, stamp and proof balance, comprising unused original gum and used examples of the issued stamp, one of 84-issued small Roosevelt die proofs, plate proof single on card, plate proof single on India, plate proof on card-mounted India block of four, and issued stamp overprinted SPECIMEN in violet by the receiving postal authorities in Natal (Samuel Type NA2, with 1981 RPSL certificate), a few small flaws, overall fine-very fine. Scott = $1,125+ (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF250.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange on 2 c. Grant letter sheet, tied by Saint Paul MN c.d.s. (Oct 12), used locally, some light edge wrinkles, but an attractive and scarce usage, one of only eight such letter sheets believed to exist, and one of only two with entire tabs. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange, used in combination with 4 c. and 8 c. Columbian, tied to registered Columbian Exposition postal stationery entire to Vienna, Austria by Chicago registry ovals, struck with clear "REGISTERED / OCT 20 1983 / World's Fair Station / CHICAGO, ILL" four-line datestamp, with day slug inverted, New York registration etiquette affixed partially overtop 4c adhesive, reverse with Chicago (Oct 20), New York (Oct 23), and Vienna (Nov 3) backstamps, a very fine usage of the 10c orange Special Delivery and World's Fair Station registry marking, to a foreign destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1893: 10 c. Orange Issue 1893: 10 c. orange postal history balance, with ehtig items, noting three 1893/4 usages on 2 c. Columbian stationery covers, two of which are franked alongside 1 c. Columbian adhesives; 1894 uprated Columbian stationery cover to Koenigsfeld, Germany; 1894 (Aug 31) first class postage unpaid cover from Hoboken to Delaware Gap; and three examples of domestic service in 1894, illustrating attempted deliveries, non-delivery carriers' notice, etc, some small faults, but a mostly fine and attractive group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1894: 10 c. Blue Issue 1894: 10 c. blue "Panama Pacific" small die proof, on yellowish wove paper, stamp-size, with large margins surrounding, deep colour and detailed impression, a sound and very fine example this rare proof, with only 3-5 examples believed printed. Scott = $2,500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1894: 10 c. Blue Issue 1894: 10 c. blue, imperforate vertical plate proof centre line pair, on stamp paper, large even margins all around, disturbed original gum, small thins in places, but a scarce pair of very fine appearance, with only one pane of fifty stamps printed. Scott = $6,500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1894: 10 c. Blue Issue 1894: 10 c. blue, group of stamps and proofs, comprising three used singles, showing various degrees of blued paper and poor perforations resulting from the thick, porous paper used for this issue, scarce plate #77 strip of three, showing the complete "Bureau Engraving & Printing" and "77" imprint in upper margin, a large die proof on India, die-sunk on card, approximately 138x123mm, and a Roosevelt small die proof, the issued stamps with usual perf flaws, the plate strip with some toning and light perf separation, a useful group, chiefly fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1894: 10 c. Blue Issue 1894: 10 c. blue, affixed overtop 2 c. carmine, tied to cover to New Bedford, Massachusetts by Worcester machine cancel (25 October, 1894), with same-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, endorsed "Night Lunch Wagon / near Union St", the earliest recorded use of this stamp, and the unique example known from this date, filing fold through 2c., 10 c. with slight perf flaws due to being affixed near top of cover, else a very fine and important exhibit piece. Cert APS (2001). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1894: 10 c. Blue Issue 1894: 10 c. blue, group of three covers, comprising two 1895 domestic usages on 1 c. stationery card and 2 c. stationery cover, both locally carried within Boston, and 1895 (Oct 25) cover from London to Lynn, Massachusetts, carried via the steamship "Lucania", the stamp likely applied in London for express service on arrival in the United States, the sole such recorded example (ex Markovits), the latter cover with faults, the others very fine, a desirable trio of uncommon usages. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1895: 10 c. Blue Issue 1895: 10 c. blue plate proof pair on stamp paper, imperforate, showing centre line between stamps, part original gum, with hinge remnants, large margins on all sides, deep colour, diagonal crease through bottom stamp and small imperfections, but a scarce proof of otherwise fine appearance; one pane of fifty was traded to Gilbert E. Jones for work done at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1895: 10 c. Blue Issue 1895: 10 c. blue plate inscription group of five, with four strips and one pair, never hinged unless otherwise noted, with two Plate 77, one hinged showing the platemen's initials from the left ide of the left pane, Plate 257 (imprint type VI), Plate 881 (imprint type VII), and Plate 1257 pair (disturbed gum), showing the line of colour through "Postal Delivery" on right-most stamp, this variety found only on the lower imprint from this plate, some small flaws or minor perf separation, but a difficult group to assemble, chiefly fine. Certs. Philatelic Foundation (2001, for Plate 77 without initials, and 2011, for Plate 881). Scott = $7,075+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1895: 10 c. Blue Issue 1895: 10 c. blue collection of the issued stamp and varieties, with seven singles and one block of four, noting shades of deep blue, blue, and dark blue, SPECIMEN overprint, three-line "UNIVERSAL / POSTAL / CONGRESS" overprint, lower plate margin single showing the "dots in curved arch above messenger" variety, dramatic offset on gum variety, and block of four showing a significant misperforation, all unused save for the deep blue and dark blue examples which are used, a few small imperfections, but an ideal group for the specialist, chiefly fine-very fine. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF300.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1895: 10 c. blue, affixed alongside 2 c. carmine, tied to cover to Stapleton, New York, by New Bedford, Massachusetts flag cancel (Aug 5, 1905), address crossed-out and forwarded to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, there affixed with 1902 10 c. ultramaine Special Delivery, cancelled with Pawtucket duplex (Aug 7), and sent onwards to East Hampton, New York, with next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a visually-appealing and scarce cover, the only recorded combination usage of the 1895 and 1902 Special Delivery issues. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF420.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1895: 10 c. Blue Issue 1895, 10 c. blue, postal history group of eight, illustrating a diversity of usages, including non-delivery carrier notices, one with adhesive double-crossed in pen denoting attempted delivery, another with notice of attempt to delivery affixed to front, varieties on cover including the "dots in curved arc above messenger" and "line through colour through POSTAL DELIVERY", the latter on florist advertising cover, two examples of local service, including one uncommon usage on a particularly fresh postal card, three 1900/02 examples to or from Cleveland displaying attempts to reduce carrier fraud, with strikes of "NOTICE / No Charges / On This Mail" or "PAY NO MONEY TO MESSENGER", and two examples of foreign origin, including use on 1901 stationery card fom Canada, and one on piece cancelled in Pago Pago Samoa, one of only two recorded examples, the odd small fault, but a mostly very fine group of unusual and desirable covers. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902: 10 c. large trial colour die proof in rose red, printed directly on die sunk card, approximately 107 x 92mm, exceptional impression and vibrant colour, a very fine example and rare proof, believed to be one of only two recorded examples in private hands. Scott = $4,000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902: 10 c. ultramarine, large die proof on India paper, die sunk on card, approximately 194 x 144mm, signed by Edwin C. Madden, Third Assistant Postmater General, approving the design, mounting strip removed from along top, an exceptionally fresh and vibrant proof, the only recorded large die approval proof of the 1902 Special Delivery issue, extremely fine. Provenance: Collection Robert Markovits, Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, June 1, 2016, lot 1093. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF800.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM