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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902, 10 c. ultramarine, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove paper, well-centered amidst balanced margins, bright colour, trivial pencil notation on reverse, an exceptional example, one of only 3-5 believed printed, extremely fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902: 10 c. ultramarine, 1909 re-issue in blue, stamp and postal history group, with plate number single and multiples comprising plate 5240 single, plate 5240-09 upper margin inscription block of six, and plate 5243-09 top and bottom inscription strips of three, all but the single showing the full "Bureau Engraving & Printing" inscription and plate number, all with large part original gum, and four covers, two 1910 usages showing Boston "clock-type" receivers, showing both the earliest and latest recorded usages in purple ink, and two illustrating the Canada / United States Reciprocal Arrangement, one franked with 10 c. Special Delivery and sent from Winnipeg to Chicago, the second from New York to Toronto, franked with 10c green Canadian Special Delivery issue, a scarce group, overall fresh and fine. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2004) for block of six. Scott = $6,750+ covers (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902: 10 c. ultramarine, balance of stamps and proofs, with Roosevelt small die proof, two SPECIMEN overprints (Type E in dull purple, and Samuel type NA2, struck on receipt by the Natal Post Office), three inking varieties including over and under-inked as well as one showing a plate cleaning solvent smear, used and unused examples of the damaged transfer under "N" of "CENTS", unused lower margin single with partial plate inscription showing the double transfer at lower left, lower left corner block of four showing sideographer John Rout's initials in selvedge, dramatic lower-left corner single showing both marginal initials of the sideographer and plate finisher as well as a striking misperforation due to a paper fold-over, and an unused lower plate strip of three with complete inscription, with thin but of fresh appearance, a few small flaws, mostly part to large part original gum, a desirable and chiefly fine group for the specialist. Certs BPA (1981) for Specimen NA2, and PSAG (2020) for the double transfer variety. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902: 10 c. ultramarine, affixed alongside 2 c. carmine to cover to San Francisco, tied by Pittsburg duplex (May 6, 1903), forwarded from San Francisco to London, England, with additional 1888 10 c. Special Delivery and 5c postage, struck in violet "FEE EARNED" and "FORWARDED / Delivery Fee collected by / Office of first address", range of San Francisco and RPO transit markings, received in New York and postmarked by Foreign Mail Office (May 16), second address crossed-out and handstamped "OFFERED AT ADDRESS / AT / CAUSE OF NON DELIVERY", with manuscript endorsement indicating the connecting steamer had sailed, Special Delivery informational label affixed overtop of address, ultimate London c.d.s. arrival backstamp (May 26), some small flaws given the cover's extended journey, exceptionally striking and rare, being the only recorded mixed franking of the 1888 and 1902 Special Delivery issues. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1902: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1902: 10 c. ultramarine, postal history collection, with nine items, illustrating a range of usages, note foreign origins including a 1903 cover from England to Chicago, 1906 cover front from Erlangen, Bavaria to Austin, Texas, and 1908 cover from Mexico City to New York, with forwarding within the city provided free of charge, instructional markings including "Returned by messenger / as undeliverable" and "Fee paid at city of first address", examples on postal card and unusual usage on picture postcard, 1907 and 1908 examples to Boston with "clock" receiver strikes, with two additional covers, both sent within 1907, without Special Delivery frankings but showing the fee paid with regular issue postage stamps, some flaws commensurate with commercial usage, overall fresh and fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10 c. dusky blue Woodblock essay, showing the frameline border and greenish-blue background, approximately 33 x 30mm, mounted on larger card, signed "Whitney Warren / 1904" below, a remarkably fresh and most attractive essay, the earliest recorded designer submission, very fine. Provenance: Collection Markovits, Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, June 1, 2016, lot 1105. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF700.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10 c. woodcut essays, group of four, all on yellowish card, with two early examples displaying a frameline enclosing the entire design, and two later examples with the outer frameline removed, in dim dark green-blue and dim dusky blue-green, a few small imperfections, but an otherwise very fine and scarce group. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (2006, for Type II). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

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1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10c. "Shaded Hat" Bureau essays, two colour trials, with deep geen on yellowish wove paper and deep ultramarine on white wove paper, each with large balanced margins all around, a few light thins, otherwise very fine and most attractive; a scarce duo. (Image 1)

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

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1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10 c. blue, Bureau of Engraving & Printing "Unshaded Hat" essay, on India paper, die sunk on card, approximaely 112 x 110mm, fresh and extremely fine, a rare essay. Scott = unlisted. Provenance: Collection Markovits, Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, June 1, 2016, lot 1115. Note: the Bureau of Engraving & Printing resented an outsider - Whitney Warren - being chosen to design the new stamp. They produced a design of their own, which was rejected by the Postmaster General. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10 c. green, large die proof of the approved design, on India, sunk on card, trimmed to die size, 89 x 75mm, typed "Impression from die No. 440." good colour and impression, scattered tone spots clear of impression, fine-very fine and scarce, the only Bureau trial impression large die proof recorded. Scott = $2,750. Provenance: Collection Markovits, Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, June 1, 2016, lot 1120. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10 c. green, group of issued stamps, several with full or partial plate inscriptions, with plate number 4920 and 4921 singles, plate 4916 and 4917 strips of three and plate 4917 block of six with both plate number and "Bureau Engraving & Printing" imprints, lower left corner single with sideographer's John P. Perry's initials printed in selvedge, and single issued stamp, all unmounted save for the 4916 strip which has some hinge reinforcements, and the block of six which is lightly hinged, overall fresh and very fine. Cert Philatelic Foundation (2014) for Plate 4920 single. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1908: 10 c. Green - the "Merry Widow" Issue 1908: 10 c. green, postal history collection, nine covers and one piece, with two examples of unpaid first class postage, one on windmill & well supplies advertising cover, franked in combination with 2c. postage due, unusual as such, another a scarce registered special delivery usage from the Regional Consulate of Italy in Pennsylvania (ex Markovits); 1909 New Hampshire to Boston with choice strike of Boston clock-style "F" on front, contrary to regulations; 1909 use on picture postcard, unusual and scarce; 1909 from New Jersey to London, forwarded to Germany, and 1914 usage on incoming cover from Canada to Buffalo, both ex Markovits; three domestic usages struck with "Fee Claimed By Office of / First Address,"; and circa 1909 usage with 13 c., 15 c. and 50 c. Washington on parcel piece, some small faults, a fine useful group with several difficult covers. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1911, 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1911, 10 c. ultramarine, stamp and postal history study, with plate number singles in ultramarine (plate 5857), pale ultramarine (2, plates 5514 and 5857) and violet-blue (plate 5520), plate 5539 strip of three showing the complete "Bureau Engraving & Printing" inscription, the last such plate to carry that imprint, three singles in ultramarine, one showing a dramatic cleaning solvent smear, another showing the variety "top frame line missing" from plate 5514, and one displaying the unauthorized 1913 Shanghai/China Darrah Type III overprint, the covers (8) including 1911 Special Delivery cover from Boston to Roxbury, affixed in Roxbury with 10 c. ultramarine and forwarded to Leominster; 1912 registered special delivery from Herington to Wichita, Kansas; domestic service from Gambier to Columbus, Ohio, delivered in one and a half hours; uncommon markings including a fine 1913 example from Haverford to Rhode Island with "Delivery fee paid by / office of first address", 1912 cover sent within Washington D.C.struck with the only known example of the blue five-line Washington Special Delivery Section, 1914 Hotel McCloud advertising cover struck with one of three recorded "Special Delivery Duties / Performed" two-line handstamps in violet; scarce special delivery usage postmarked with Vera Cruz, Mexico duplex (Jun 23, 1914), one of three such recorded from the Mail Agency in Vera Cruz; and 1912 usage on potal card from Grayling to Bay City via RPO, a few small flaws, but a select and uncommon group, overall fine-very fine. Cert PSE (2011) for E8. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1914, 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1914: 10 c. ultramarine, specialised group of stamps and covers, mounted on exhibit pages, with three singles in pale ultramarine, one dramatically under-inked, one example each of plate number singles 5854 and 6049, respectively the first and last plates used, and scarce upper plate number 5863 block of six in a fresh deep shade, covers (4) comprising 1916 example with sender's notation "deliver at 8:30am", an evident misunderstanding of the special delivery service, resulting a failed attempted delivery at 7:30am; 1915 registered special delivery from Greenwich to New York; unusual 1916 British soldier's cover from Army Post Office S, affixed on arrival with 10 c. Special Delivery and forwarded and 1916 usage from Montreal to New York cancelled on route by "Rouse's Point, N.Y. & Montreal R.P.O.", the stamps mostly large part original gum, the block hinged in selvedge only, covers with light wear consistent with commercial use, a lovely study of this issue, fine-very fine. Cert. PSE (1995) for plate block of six. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

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1916, 10 c. Pale Ultramarine Issue 1916: 10 c. pale ultramarine, stamp and postal history study, neatly-presented on exhibit pages, comprising lower left corner single showing initials of siderographer Samuel S. Ludlum in selvedge, scarce bottom plate #6046 block of six, four covers including a striking 1918 cover from Tahiti to California, with 10 c. Special Delivery tied by Papeete c.d.s. and affixed with French World War I patriotic label, the unique example recorded from this origin; 1917 cover from Bermuda to New York, with P.C. / Bermuda censor mark (ex Markovits); 1917 usage from Venezuela to New York; and 1918 War Tax rate domestic cover from New Orleans to Boston, the stamps with large part original gum, covers quite fresh and fine-very fine, a difficult group to assemble. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

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1917: 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1917: 10 c. ultramarine, plate study, with three plate number blocks of six from plates 10631, 13392, and 11814, the last showing the "pink backs" of the wartime experimental printing using aniline ink, and thirty-two plate number singles, all different, including plates 13818 and 13819, listed in Durland as "scarce", these and all but one multiple part to large part original gum, seven singles and the "pink back" block unmounted, fresh and fine-very fine, difficult to assemble. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF480.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1917, 10 c. Ultramarine Issue 1917: 10 c. ultramarine, postal history group of ten,a select group, comprising two 1920/21 examples of combined registered special delivery services, one undeliverable and returned to sender; 1918 double-payment usage on the first flight from New York to Chicago via Cleveland, the special delivery fee having already been paid by the 24 c. Air Post; 1918 example affixed to cover from London, Ontario to Madison, Wisconsin, accepted despite the stamp having been cancelled in Canada contrary to regulations; unusual 1919 usage on A.E.F. soldier's cover, affixed in Ashland, Ohio for swift local delivery; 1921 uprated stationery cover to Zurich, no service provided as reciprocal special delivery with Switzerland was not available until 1926; scarce 1919 example used on a 2 c. Grant letter sheet, likely delivered Christmas Day; 1920 officially sealed cover damaged in transit; Reserve Bank of New York perfin used on registered bank tag; and 1919 use on parcel post piece, paying a total of $1.59 postage + 10c Special Delivery, some small faults, but a desirable group, highlighting a diversity of usages of this issue, fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

SOLD for CHF440.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1922: 10 c. Grey Violet Issue 1922: 10 c. deep ultramarine, large die proof on India of the approved design, die sunk on full-size card, approximately 203x151mm, handwritten in blue "Approved June 20, 1922 / Postmaster General" and signed "Hubert Work" in black, blue Bureau "1160100" handstamp on reverse, an exceptional example of this approved design, one of two colours approved by the Postmaster General, fresh and extremely fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF2,400.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1922 10 c. Gray Violet Issue 1922: 10c. ultramarine and 10 c. grey violet, a study of the issued stamp, mounted on two exhibit pages, comprising four examples of the two listed shades, ten plate number singles, each from a different plate, a scarce bottom plate #17241 block of six, and a block of twelve with a dramatic pre-printing paper fold, part to large part original gum, overall fresh and fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF450.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1922 10 c. Gray Violet Issue 1922: 10 c. ultramarine & gray violet, postal history selection of eleven items, comprising a scarce first day cover, this being the first Special Delivery issue to have FDCs prepared for use, 1925 use on 1 c. Jefferson stationery card, two combined registered special delivery covers, one of which forwarded upon receipt in England to Addis Abeba; three combined special delivery airmail covers; desirable 1927 airmail special delivery cover from Chicago to the Saar, with Express label affixed upon arrival in the Saar, indicating the service was provided despite the cover being unpaid; and two unusual usages on covers of foreign origin, from France and China, the latter being registered, some typical creasing, a fine group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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