H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale - 3057
The ERIVAN Collection - Part VII
Postmasters' Provisionals
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CV or Estimate |
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 3X1, Baltimore, MD, 1845 5c Black on white, single, full left and partial top framelines, pen squiggle and tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Jun 7" datestamp, matching "Paid" and "5" in oval, on 1847 folded letter to Annapolis,
Maryland, very fine and choice, particularly scarce with a sound stamp tied by a Baltimore datestamp, illustrated in Muriel Hayes's "The 1845 Provisional Postage Stamps of James H. Buchanan" (Collectors Club Philatelist Vol. 49, No. 1), Hayes census
#30, USPCS census #20127, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $12,500, stamps tied by a handstamp command a premium) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:34 PM |
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 3X4, Baltimore, MD, 1845 10c Black on Blue, three full framelines, tied by two strikes of blue "Paid" and "10" in oval to January 5, 1846 folded letter to Annapolis, Maryland, red "Barnum's City Hotel" oval and light blue
Baltimore postmark at left, stamp with a trivial vertical file crease at far right (mentioned for strict accuracy only), unique on cover with only one other known off cover, Hays census #1, USPCS census #20166 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
(Scott listed but not priced on cover)
Based on known dates of use, it appears that the Baltimore provisionals on bluish paper predated the printings on white paper by at least several months (stamps on white paper do not appear until January, 1846). Postmaster James M. Buchanan was one
of the earliest adapters to the use of adhesive stamps, with Baltimore's stamps being issued mere weeks after the postal reforms of 1845 took effect. Any 10c adhesive on cover is exceptionally rare, with just five examples of the 10c on White
recorded on cover (three of which are faulty).
This cover, with an immaculate 10c on Bluish tied by three handstamps, is one of the most important United States Provisional items in existence, and has not been offered publicly since a 1975 Robson-Lowe Geneva sale (where it sold for 250,000 Swiss
francs). The red hotel handstamp perfectly contrasts the blue postal markings and enhances the appearance of an already spectacular item. When the item's stellar provenance (Hind to Caspary to Lilly to Boker to Haub) is taken into consideration, we
feel no hesitation in calling this one of the greatest American philatelic gems.
Provenance: Arthur Hind (Charles J. Phillips Sale 1, 1933)
Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 967, 1955)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 312, 1967)
John R. Boker, Jr. (Private transaction) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $155,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:36 PM |
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 5X1, Brattleboro, VT, 1846 5c Black on Buff, position 10, nearly full margins, canceled by red "Paid" on 1847 folded cover to New York, matching second strike and "Brattleboro Vt 27 Mar" datestamp, address panel enhanced
(not mentioned on certificate) and horizontal filefold well away from stamp, extremely fine and attractive, only 19 covers are known bearing the Brattleboro stamp, as these stamps were printed on very soft paper many surviving examples have minor
faults making this sound example even more desirable, USPCS census #21639, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $17,500)
Provenance: Katherine Matthies (R.A. Siegel Sale 353, 1969) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:36 PM |
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 11X2, St. Louis, MO, 1845 10c Black on Greenish, vertical pair (positions 2, 4), margins all around, tied by red "St. Louis Mo. Jan 28" datestamp to 1846 folded letter to Philadelphia (Charnley & Whelan correspondence),
manuscript "20" and red "Paid" handstamp at right, top stamp diagonal crease at top left and stamps lifted and re-affixed (not mentioned on certificate), extremely fine appearance, one of the most attractive St. Louis Bears multiples on cover in our
opinion, USPCS Census #21147, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $22,500)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 967, 1955)
Rarities of the World (R.A. Siegel Sale 596, 1982) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:37 PM |
1847 Issue (1-2)
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 1a, 1847 5c Dark brown, left margin single tied by boxed "Troy & New York Steam Boat" cancel, matching "2cts." in double-line circle, on July, 1849 folded letter from New York to Troy, manuscript "Paid" at top right,
vertical file crease well away from stamp, a lovely stamp with an extremely fine strike of this early Hudson River marking, the 2c was charged by the Troy postmaster (for further discussion see Daniel J. Ryterband's "Early Steamboat Mail on New York
Waterways", Chronicle 263), 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Marc Haas (R.A. Siegel Sale 561, 1980) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:38 PM |
1851 Issue (5-17)
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 12, 1856 5c Red brown, bottom margin single with center line at right, tied by "New Orleans La. Nov 16" datestamp on 1856 cover to Bordeaux, France, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Nov 26" credit handstamp, "13" decimes due
handstamp, transit and arrival backstamps, cover with horizontal filefold, an extremely fine stamp with two full sheet margins, one of the most attractive 1856 5c uses we have ever seen, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $1,600) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:41 PM |
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 14-15, 1855 10c Green, Type II-III, horizontal pair used with 1851 1c and 3c (9, 11), all with neat pen cancels, on 1856 folded letter to Chur, Switzerland, originated in Scotland, Indiana May 21, endorsed "Via New York
per Bremen Steamer", red "N. York U.S. Pkt. Paid Jun 14" handstamp, red "19" rate handstamp obliterated with grid, blue "America Über Bremen Franco", transit and arrival backstamps, 10c Type III with small edge faults at top right, 1c and 3c with
stains, still a fine and colorful Transatlantic imperforate franking, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:41 PM |
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 17, 1851 12c Black, single used with 1857 2c Dull red (26) strip of four on 1859 cover to "Poynton near Stockport, Old England", stamps with neat pen cancels, blue "Barnsville O. Apr 13" datestamp ties left 3c, red "3"
credit handstamp and red London Paid transit, backstamped Stockport May 3, left 3c with pulled perf at left and right 3c pulled perf at bottom, very fine and attractive cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:42 PM |
1857 Issue (18-39)
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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 26, 1857 3c Dull red, Type II, tied by black grid with matching "West Cambridge Ms. Jan 23 1858" datestamp, hand-drawn illustration of a long-nosed man with a hanging sign containing the address panel from the famous
Pattee correspondence, diagonal crease through address and beneath stamp has been repaired, extremely fine appearance, only about eight to ten covers from this spectacular correspondence are known to exist (Image 1)
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SOLD for $17,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:45 PM |
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 26, 1857 3c Dull red, single with grid cancel on J. Valentine "God Hath Made of One Blood All Nations of Men" anti-slavery all-over envelope, addressed to Governor Henry Wise in Richmond, Virginia, red "Providence R.I.
Nov 26 1859" datestamp, stamp with light horizontal file bend, very fine and attractive, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Mark Haas (R.A. Siegel Sale 561, 1980)
Ryohei Ishikawa (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1993) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:46 PM |
1861 Issue (63-78)
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 71, 1861 30c Orange, single used with 1861 3c Rose and 10c Green (65, 68), each with matching cork cancel, Boston datestamp at top right of cover to Rosario, Argentine Republic, 1868 docketing at right, backstamped New
York, 3c stamp corner crease bottom left, very fine and colorful cover from the Wheelwright find, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:47 PM |
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 71, 1861 30c Orange, single used alongside 1861 3c Rose and 1862 24c Pale lilac (65, 78), each with matching grid on 1865 cover to Singapore (Cobb correspondence), black "Sheffield Ms. May 1" datestamp and red New York
exchange datestamp, sender's directive "Via Marseilles", red "48" credit handstamp, red London Paid transit handstamp (May 15), red crayon "1" Colonial rate, very fine and attractive cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:49 PM |
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 71, 1861 30c Orange, pair and single with matching grids tie to 1863 cover to Shanghai, China, embossed New York cornercard for Wood & Willow Ware, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid" datestamp, magenta "80" credit and red London
Paid handstamp, backstamped Hong Kong, stamps and cover with staining removed, right 30c stamp repair at bottom right corner, left stamp with pulled perf at right, cover with creasses, still very fine appearance, an attractive double 45c rate cover,
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SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:49 PM |
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 73, 1863 2c Black, cancelled but not tied on Great American Tea Company all-over illustrated advertising cover to Sheffield, Pennsylvania, portrait of Napoleon at left promoting "French Coffee", light wear and small
stain, fine and attractive (Image 1)
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SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:50 PM |
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 73, 1863 2c Black, tied by black grid to all-over advertising cover for the Great American Tea Company depicting Chinese torture scenes, addressed to Henryville, Pennsylvania, very fine (Image 1)
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SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:51 PM |
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 76, 1863 5c Brown, horizontal strip of three with single 1861 3c Rose (65), tied by indistinct Virginia postmarks on military cover to Bautzen, Saxony, "Head-Quarters, Dep't West Va." corner card with "Official Business"
deleted, endorsed "Per Hamburg or Bremen Steamer", red "N. York Brem Pk 12 Paid Nov 21", two strikes of blue "America Über Bremen Franco", very fine and attractive franking, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:52 PM |
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 77, 1866 15c Black, single used alongside pair of 1861 3c Rose (65), each with blue negative six-point star cancel on 1867 cover to Milan, Italy, matching "Louisville Ky. Jul 23" datestamp, faint red New York "Paid 18"
credit datestamp, red boxed "PD" and black French packet datestamp, backstamped Milan, very fine, a wonderful cover paying the 21c French Mail rate to Italy, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:53 PM |
1867 Grilled Issue (79-101)
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 95, 1868 5c Brown, "F" Grill, horizontal pair, each struck by circle of wedges on cover to Berlin, Prussia, black "Milwaukee Wis. Nov 28" datestamp, red "New York Paid All Transit Dec 3", backstamped December 17, cover
reduced at top, very fine and choice, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate
Provenance: Ryohei Ishikawa (Christie's-Robson Lowe, 1993) (Image 1)
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SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:54 PM |
1869 Issue (112-122)
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 113, 1869 2c Brown, with 1869 3c Ultramarine (114), each tied by circle of Vs on 10c Green entire (U40) to Wolfenbüttel, Germany, endorsed "Via Bremen or Hamburg", red "New York Paid All Direct Jul 27" and Hamburg transit
(August 8, 1869), cover with two small sealed tears at top, very fine and colorful use, 2022 Philatelic Foundation (Image 1)
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SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:56 PM |
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 117, 1869 12c Green, single used with 1861 30c Orange (71) on 3c Pink entire (U59) to Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, black "New Orleans La. Oct 7" datestamp, red "New York Paid 9 Oct 12" credit datestamp and boxed "PD" also
tie, blue French transit and various backstamps, cover with tear at right into indicia, a very fine and attractive mixed-issue franking paying triple the 15c rate, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 1)
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SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-24, 04:57 PM |
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