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1925 15 c. Deep Orange Issue 1925: 15 c. deep orange, large die proof on India, die sunk on full-size card, approximately 203 x 152mm, typed "Approved: / March 7, 1925 / Postmaster General" and signed "Harry S. New" in black ink above, reverse with "1319876" Bureau handstamp, an exceptional and scarce die proof of tremendous visual appeal, extemely fine. Scott = $2,000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1925 15 c. Deep Orange Issue 1925: 15 c. deep orange, study of the issued stamp, on two exhibit pages, with emphasis on plate number singles, comprising eleven examples (eight different), all from different plates, including one from the Special Printing of 1928; plate 16860 upper block of six; corner single showing the initials of siderographer Harry W. Wolstenholme; right-margin single showing the initials of plate finishers Edward C. Wildt and Ralph F. Wurtz; and a vertical pair showing a striking pre-printing paper fold, mostly large part original gum, with a few never hinged examples, a few stamps showing degrees of oxidization as often found, overall fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1925 15 c. Deep Orange Issue 1925, 15 c. deep orange, postal history study, with seven covers, mounted on exhibit pages, comprising one of seventy five recorded First Day Covers; first class postage unpaid Maiden Voyage of the Santa Lucia cover; several parcel post usages including a scarce usage of a parcel insert tag, 1929 parcel post card for first class mail weighing more than 10lbs, rare combination usage with 1925 20 c. black Special Delivery on parcel tag, and c. 1931-9 parcel post tag; and foreign destination covers to Belgium and Germany; some small faults, several of the stamps showing signs of oxidization as commonly found, else a fine group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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

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1925 20 c. Black Issue 1925: 20 c. black, appoved large die proof on India, die-sunk on full-size card, approximately 203 x 158mm, typed "Approved: / April 10, 1925. / Postmaster General", signed above by Harry S. New, with initials of M.L. Eidsness Jr., Superintendent of Stamps alongside, reverse with Die number 1326112 in blue, a superb and scarce proof, extremely fine. Scott = $2,000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1925 20 c. Black Issue 1925: 20 c. black, plate number study, annotated on exhibit pages, with three top plate number blocks of six and thirteen singles, all from different plates, as well as six singles or multiples with initials of plate finishers or siderographers in selvedge, including a striking plate block of ten with W.M.M. initials of William W. Malone, mostly large part original gum, a few never hinged examples, overall fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

1925 20 c. Black Issue 1925: 20 c. black, postal history group of seven, comprising first day usages on both cover and parcel post piece, rare 1926 (Dec 15) first day of reciprocal Special Delivery service between the United States and Finland, 1928 cover from New York to Switzerland carried on the S.S. "Majestic", 1928 postcard from New York to Berlin carried on the Graf Zeppelin, small combination franking with 15 c. deep orange on piece, and an exceptional hand-illustrated Pan-Am flight cover from Ireland to New York forwarded to the Philippines, a few small flaws, an overall very fine and diverse group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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

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1927 10 c. Gray-Violet Issue 1927: 10 c. grey-violet study of plates, shade, and varieties, mounted on three exhibit pages, displaying not only the three Scott-listed shades but also a spectrum nine other examples ranging from dull violet to bright purple, sixteen plate number singles, including the scarce 19260, and striking varieties including the gashed plate through "N" and "C" of "TEN CENTS", a horizontal misperforation error, and the scarce imperforate between horizontal pair, most with large part original gum with some never hinged, fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1927 10 c. Gray-Violet Issue 1927: 10 c. grey violet, postal history study on exhibit pages, with eighteen covers and cards, including a first day cover, examples carried on Graf Zeppelin Round-the-World and South America flights, United States - Canada Special Delivery reciprocal agreement mail, the outgoing to Canada a registered advertising cover, foreign origins including British Guiana, Gibraltar, Canal Zone, and Trinidad & Tobago, with foreign destinations including London, (2, one redirected back to the United States), World War II patriotic and soldier's mail, postage dues, auxiliary markings, etc, a diverse holding with many scarcer covers, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1931 15 c. Orange Issue 1931: 15 c. orange, rotary press printing, stamp and postal history study, mounted on exhibit pages, with plate number singles and one pair representing all of the plates used, eleven covers including a first day cover franked with a block of four, foreign destinations including 1950 Indianapolis to Canada and 1950 New York to France, assessed postage due; foreign origins including 1950 cover from Canada to Boston with both Canadian and United States Special Delivery stamps; 1949 incoming cover to Amsterdam, New York, from Hobart, Australia, redirected to Fort Johnson; 1951 franking on 1 c. Jefferson postal card; 1950 Special Delivery postage due cover, with multiple attempted deliveries; several examples in combination with other Special Delivery issues, noting 1942 War Damage Coroporation penalty parcel post tag with two 10c grey violet Special Delivery, a partial tag combination usage with 1925 20c black Special Delivery, an unusual 4th Class parcel post Prexie franking, c. 1931-48 15c + 10c. Special Delivery franking with 2c + 30c Hollywood precancels, and 1949 Fourth Class 35 c. rate oversized cover use with 20 c. black and Prexie franking, the stamps mostly never hinged, the covers with typical signs of commercial use, but a scarce group of unusual rates. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8)

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

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1944 13 c. Blue & 17 c. Orange Issue 1944: 13 c. blue, stamp-size small die proof on wove paper, balanced margins all around, very fine and rare; the only recorded small die proof of the 13 c. Special Delivery stamp. Cert Philatelic Foundation (1986). Scott = $3,000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

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1944 13 c. Blue & 17 c. Orange Issue 1944: 17 c. orange yellow, small stamp-size die proof on wove paper, even balanced margins, small hinge remnant, extremely fine and rare; the only recorded die proof of the 17 c. Special Delivery stamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1944 13 c. Blue & 17 c. Orange Issue 1944: 13 c. blue and 17 c. orange-yellow, rotary press printing, study of plates and varieties, on four exhibit pages, with 13 c. examples in either singles or blocks of four from each of the six plates used, range of errors and varieties (7) including plate cleaning solvent smear, vertical pair with double impression, heavy ink smear, misperforations, etc, one used example, the balance never hinged, two multiples with light diagonal creases, the 17 c. with plate blocks from both plates used, as well as single examples showing scratched plate and underinked varieties, overall fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1944 13 c. Blue & 17 c. Orange Issue 1944: 13 c. blue and 17 c. orange-yellow, postal history study on exhibit pages, with sixteen items, noting a combination franking First Day Cover, foreign origins including Canal Zone and Colombia, unusual usage of 13 c. Special Delivery to accelerate transit between Curacao and Denmark, various examples on parcel piece (several ex Markovits), including Prexie frankings, dual 13 c. franking on strking redirected cover displaying three attempts at delivery, 17 c. foreign destinations including France and Chile, etc, some small flaws, a diverse and fine-very fine collection with many difficult items. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9)

SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1951 20 c. Black Issue 1951: 20 c. black, stamp and postal history study, with plate number singles (3) and block of four (1) showing each of the plates used in the production of this issue, margin block of four displaying a dramatic faulty ink wiping flaw, all but one of these never hinged, the covers (9) with examples showing the rate increase in January, 1952 (2); 1954 advertising cover with second 20 c. Special Delivery applied and forwarded; examples of foreign origin from France and Canal Zone; foreign destination to Nassau, returned to sender with Bahamian franking; domestic postcard and parcel post usages, etc, the two blocks with light bends, the covers chiefly fine-very fine, an ideal lot for the specialist. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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Later Special Delivery Issues: Special Delivery postal history study, comprising twenty two covers, primarily illustrating the rate changes that took place throughout the period, including $1.25, $2.00, $2.95, $5.35, and $7.65 examples, as well as two "Last Day of Service" covers, unusual items including a superb usage of the 9x 1954 20c. on parcel piece, 1957 incoming cover from Saudi Arabia, 1964 incoming from Ghana, etc, a select and very fine group from this interesting field of modern postal history, deceptively difficult to acquire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12)

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

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Special Delivery Balances 1885/1932: Special Delivery postal history balance, compising five covers, with 1912/3 examples of regular issue postage stamps paying the special delivery fee, 1913 and 1915 covers with Parcel Post stamps paying the fee, 1932 incoming special delivery cover from Canada, the Canadian stamps deemed invalid and taxed 2 c. due on arrival, and scarce 1885 "List of Post Offices in the United States of the Immediate Delivery System", dated listing all Post Offices with special delivery services available on the day of issue of the first Special Delivery stamp, a fine group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM

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1918: Air Post Issue 1918: 16 c. & 24 c. Curtiss Jenny, a study of usages of each Air Post issue, the postage paid for which included the special delivery fee, original gum singles of each offered with five covers, two with 16 c. frankings, one on 1918 Cleveland to Chicago experimental flight by army aviators, the second on 1920 Los Angeles to an Francisco Roessler flight cover, and three with 24 c. frankings, one being the desirable 1918 Washington - Pennsylvania - New York first airmail route, carried during the first week of service, two carried on later 1918 Boston to New York and 1920 Chicago to San Francisco flights, a fine group. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

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1934-6 Air Mail Special Delivery Issue 1934-6: 16 c. dark blue & 16 c. red & blue, stamp and postal history group, mounted on four exhibit pages, with 1934 issue highlights including imperforate Farley printing of lower plate block of six, imperforate single on U.S.S. Whitney naval cover, 1936 issue with mispeforated block of four, covers of foreign origin including 1937 Hong Kong to Texas and 1940 Havana to Knoxville, overall fresh and fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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

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Cuba: Special Delivery Issues 1899: 10 c. on 10 c. blue, used in combination with 2 p. on 2 c. reddish carmine, tied by locally-addressed cover by blue "Correos / Habana" c.d.s. (27 Apr, 1899), adhesive with light crease through upper right corner, otherwise very fine and rare, being the earliest recoded use on cover. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1977). Provenance: Collection Markovits, Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, June 1, 2016, lot 1886. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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

Cuba: Special Delivery Issues 1899: 10 c. on 10 c. blue, two singles, one with part original gum, the other used, and one bottom-margin plate strip of three, disturbed original gum, showing the complete "Bureau Engraving & Printing" and "492" imprint, the left-most stamp displaying the variety "no stop after Cuba," the stamp with variety with small thin, an otherwise fine-very fine group. Scott = $1,230+ (Image 1)

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