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Test Stamps & Test Booklets
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1774 og   imageTest Stamps & Booklets, Small Miscellaneous Balance, three exhibit pages containing pairs of TD79-82, strips of 6 of TD119-120, a number strip of TD119, and two ATM panes of TCB99a, Very Fine, ex Undersander/L. Weiss.
Scott $266.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1775 og   imageDummy Booklet, 1997, Two promotional ATM format booklets, one promoting the soon-to-be-released self-adhesive Federal Duck Stamp in ATM format (this was a 2-side promotional piece with no actual stamps); the second, with 18 stamp-like images overprinted with black lines, produced for and distributed at PACIFIC 97, Very Fine, ex L. Weiss.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1776 og   imageTest Stamp, 1958, U.S. Army Test stamps for training military postal clerks, complete set of 20, 14 values from 1¢ to $1 in black - including a 7¢ "Air Mail" - perf 12½ and gummed (lightly hinged), and six from 1¢ to 8¢ - the 8¢ for "Air Mail" - each in a different color, roulette 6 and gummed (never hinged), Very Fine. A very rare set., ex L. Weiss.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1777 og   imageTest Stamp, 1910's-1920's, $1 Service and Inspection Charge, required by Chicago Board of Underwriters, perf 12 vertically, Scott-unlisted, o.g., previously hinged; small scuff at bottom, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1778 og   imageFlag Over Porch Dummy Coil, USPS/Walmart promotion, three strips of 3 and a pair, Fine to Very Fine, ex Undersander.
Estimate $150 - 200

These undenominated dummy coils were reproductions of the self-adhesive 32¢ Flag Over Porch stamps and were distributed by Walmart retail stores on Daffy Duck Day, April 17, 1999, a promotion by the U.S. Postal Service in partnership with Warner Bros. and Walmart. The stamps were sold in strips of three in small refrigerator magnets in the shape of USPS Mail boxes (meant to be coil stamp dispensers). The mail boxes had one of three stamps pictured on the side: the 33¢ Daffy Duck (issued the previous day), the 32¢ Bugs Bunny, or the 32¢ Sylvester & Tweety. The stamps and the mailboxes were manufactured in China, and though appearing to be self-adhesive, cannot be removed from the backing paper without significantly being damaged. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1779 Sbl   imageTest Stamp,1940s, Security Banknote Co., 20(c) Plane over Lake, imperf, detailed engraved scene, "SPECIMEN" in bottom label, three blocks of 4: deep red, deep orange and red brown, ungummed, Extremely Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
1780 BKog   imageTest Booklet, 1970s, Avery-Dennison, Eagle self-adhesive test booklet, an exploded stapled booklet consisting of a single pane of 8 and two blank, thin card covers, 92 x 50 mm, Very Fine. Unlisted. Said to be one of only three panes known.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1781 ngbl   imageTest Stamp, ca. 1880s, American Bank Note Co.(?), 3(c) Liberty Head "Experiment", upper left sheet margin block of 10, bright blue on stamp paper, perf 12, without gum, Very Fine. A rare multiple, ex L. Weiss.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1782 nhbl TD11 imageTest Stamp, 1907, Blank Design Type, double line watermark (Scott TD11), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $300.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
1783 ng TD23 imageTest Stamp, 1910, Hamilton design, offset, coil, deep red, perf 10½ horizontally (Scott TD23), pair, without gum, Fine to Very Fine. Scott says, "Pairs invariably have one row of perfs cutting slightly into the design and are valued thus", ex Undersander.
Scott $800.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1784 nh TD27 imageTest Stamp, 1909-10, Simplex Stamp Affixer, red (Scott TD27), pair, o.g., never hinged; light gum wrinkles, Fine.
Scott $1,000 as singles.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1785 nh TD34 imageTest Stamp, 1910's, Standard Stamp Affixer (Somerville) coil, green, alternating perf 8¼ and 8½ vert. (Scott TD34), strip of 5, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, Ex-L. Weiss.
Scott $85+.
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)

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Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
1786 nh TD37//TD93 imageTest Stamp, 1910-49, Multipost Co. coils, group of 14 items (Scott TD37//TD93), mostly pairs or strips of 3 including at least one pair of TD37, TD37B (perf 11¾ unpriced by Scott!) and TD88-93, plus 3x TD88 on a cover; all on two Exhibition pages, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, ex Undersander, L. Weiss.
Scott $420+.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1787 og/O TD40 imageTest Stamp, 1911-13, Extensive Mfg. Co. coil, carmine & black, perf 10¼ vertically (Scott TD40), small group: a mint strip of 3, a "used" single with a partial Dec 1916 c.d.s., and a mint pair in brown & black instead of carmine & black, mint strip and pair are o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Unlisted in brown & black, Ex-L. Weiss.
Scott $220 ++.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1788 nh TD46, TD47 imageTest Stamp, 1910-27, blank horizontal coils, Schermack type III & Mailometer type I perforations (Scott TD46, TD47), strip of 4 of the Schermack, strip of 3 of the Mailometer, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, on an Exhibition page with a #TD45 strip of 4 (lightly hinged, light crease) and a #TD45A pair (never hinged). Very rare; #TD46 is unpriced by Scott, #TD47 is $300 as singles, ex L. Weiss.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1789 ng TD51 imageTest Stamp, 1912, Bruckmann A.G. (Washington design), brown (Scott TD51), horizontal pair with wide sheet margin at the right, ungummed, Very Fine. Only 372 stamps are known in private hands, Ex-Undersander.
Scott $200+.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
1790 ngbl TD51 imageTest Stamp, 1912, Bruckmann A.G. (Washington design), brown (Scott TD51), block of 24 with full side selvage, ungummed; torn irregularly across bottom, vertical crease through 4th column, otherwise Very Fine. Only 372 stamps are known in private hands, ex L. Weiss.
Scott $2,700 as blocks of 4.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1791 cover TD58 imageTest Stamp, 1922, Mail-O-Meter coil, red, perf 10¼ vertically (Scott TD58), affixed (upside down) on a small promotional piece published by Mail-O-Meter distributor, the Office Device Company of Philadelphia, Very Fine.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
1792 nh TD59 imageTest Stamp, 1922, Mail-o-meter coil, red, perf 10½ vertically (Scott TD59), pair, o.g., never hinged, in bright color as bold as the company's boast; paper Post Office fresh with sound perforations; small tear at bottom of left stamp, the right stamp completely sound, Fine to Very Fine appearance, unpriced in Scott (listed with a dash).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1793 nh TD60A imageTest Stamp, 1922, Mail-O-Meter ("10,000 Envelopes Per Hour") coil, red (Scott TD60A), pair, o.g., never hinged, a bold claim in even bolder color, beautifully offset by the immaculate paper; fresh and sound, Fine to Very Fine, unpriced in Scott, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1794 nh TD75-TD76 imageTest Stamp, 1927-30, B.E.P., blank on cream horizontal coils, perf 9¾ (Scott TD75-TD76), small study on three Exhibition pages including a coil leader strip of 4 of #TD75 and color/gap varieties of #TD76; 11 pieces altogether, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, ex L. Weiss.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1795 cover TD95 imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, violet (Scott TD95), five unaddressed demonstration covers from Detroit's "Parade of Postal Progress" Exhibit, Oct 14-17, 1959; all bear the appropriate slogan cancel: 1.) Oct 15 with the cancel tripled; 2.) Oct 15 with the cancel tripled plus an extra cancel inverted at the lower left; 3. & 4.) with no date slug (third class mail), machines 2A & 2B; and 5.) Oct 15 canceled once normally and once inverted at the lower left; all but the second cover have a badly misperfed stamp. A unique group mounted on two Exhibit pages, ex L. Weiss.
Scott $425+.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1796 nh TD95a imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, purple, imperf (Scott TD95a), joint line strip of 6, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $550.
Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1797 cover TD96 imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, red violet (Scott TD96), seven unaddressed demonstration covers from Detroit's "Parade of Postal Progress" Exhibit, Oct 14-17, 1959; all bear the appropriate slogan cancel: 1.) tied with a 4¢ Lincoln, Oct 16, on an envelope with a pictorial cachet for the event; 2. & 3.) legal size envelopes one dated Oct 15, the other, for 3rd class mail, with no date slug; 4. & 5.) two legal size covers canceled Oct 14 & 17, both with multiple strikes of the cancel (normal, lower left, and'or back); 6.& 7.) two postcard, one plain, one with an added 5¢ Eagle Airmail & and Air Mail label, both canceled at a preview session on Oct 13 and both with the incorrect "1958" year date. A unique group, with covers from each day of the exhibit as well as from the preview session; mounted on three Exhibit pages, Very Fine, ex L. Weiss.
Scott $595+.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1798 nhbl TD96a imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, red violet, imperf (Scott TD96a), a bright, fresh vertical block of 6, o.g., never hinged but slightly disturbed, Very Fine.
Scott $1,700 for never hinged.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1799 nh/ogbl TD97a imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, carmine, imperf (Scott TD97a), block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged (2 stamps never hinged), Very Fine.
Scott $600.
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States TD97a] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
1800 nhbl TD97b imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, carmine, unslit horizontally (Scott TD97), vertically perforated and imperforate horizontally block of 4, listed only with a dash in Scott, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1801 nhbl TD97b imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, carmine, unslit horizontally (Scott TD97), vertically perforated and imperforate horizontally block of 4, misperforated vertically, listed only with a dash in Scott, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1802 nhbl TD97 var. imageTest Stamp, 1954, B.E.P. framed rectangle design coil, carmine, misperfed (Scott TD97 var.), perforations shifted about 6mm, block of 4 with bottom sheet margin, imperforate horizontally (as always), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $800+.
Estimate $600 - 800

These were produced to be coils but are unknown as B.E.P.-produced coils; all known pairs and strip are hand-cut. (Image)

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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1803 nh TD99-101, T99a, TD101a imageTest Stamp, 1954, Nebraska Territorial Centennial Experimental, all three colors (Scott TD99-101, T99a, TD101a), including the brown and blue on ungummed tan paper, 3 on white paper o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $435.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
1804 nhbl TD101 imageTest Stamp, 1954, Nebraska Territorial Centennial Experimental, blue (Scott TD101), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $120. (Image)

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Estimate $100-150
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1805 cover TD107, TD112 imageTest Stamp, 1962, 1986, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", black (Scott TD107, TD112), small study of six USPS Gift Certificates for new issues "franked" with pairs of the test stamps and canceled on the First Day: three issued for the Jan 6, 1994 Winter Olympics mini-sheets - each a different version of the certificate - two with T107 line pairs, one with a pair of TD112; and three for the Jan 4, 1996 Utah Statehood a sheet of 50, one each for Salt Lake City, Ogden & Provo, each with a pair of TD107 (one a line pair), Very Fine. A unique group mounted on Exhibition pages, ex L. Weiss.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1806 nh TD107a/e, TD111 imageTest Stamp, 1962, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", black coils, Study of gum, tagging & defacement lines (Scott TD107a/e, TD111), 45 pieces, from singles to joint line strips of 6, mounted on eight Exhibition pages detailing the various forms of gum, tagging and defacement lines used; also includes a joint line strip of 6 of TD111, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, ex L. Weiss.
Scott $213 as "mint".
Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
1807 og TD107b imageTest Stamp, 1962, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", black, tagged, pebble-surfaced gum (Scott TD107b), small accumulation of pairs and strips with various colored "defacements": red (48), blue (22), brown (26) & silver (10); includes several joint lines.
Scott $106+.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1808 nh TD107c imageTest Stamp, 1962, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", black, tagged, pebble-surfaced gum, imperf (Scott TD107c), joint line strip of 6, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, ex Undersander.
Scott $1,250+.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1809 nh TD108 imageTest Stamp, 1970, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", carmine, untagged, dull gum (Scott TD108), o.g., never hinged, a stamp that passes in (and with) flying colors, precise lines, and near-perfect centering, Extremely Fine, unpriced in SMQ, and not censused in PSE's Population Report, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90.
Scott $800.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1810 nh TD108 imageTest Stamp, 1970, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", carmine, untagged, dull gum (Scott TD108), a superlative line pair, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,600 for a plain pair.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000

An exceedingly rare joint line pair of the carmine "For Testing Purposes Only" coil—listed but not priced by Scott. (Image)

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Estimate $3,000-4,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1811 nh TD108 imageTest Stamp, 1970, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", carmine, untagged, dull gum (Scott TD108), fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine. Of the mere 20 examples known, only eight are not soiled to some degree. This is the largest recorded unsoiled multiple, ex L. Weiss.
Scott $1,600+.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

Though first printed in 1970, these carmine colored test coils were not discovered until 1992, when the 12 soiled examples were found. Unsoiled copies were not discovered until 1996, this strip being from that find. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1812 og TD108 imageTest Stamp, 1970, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", carmine, untagged, dull gum (Scott TD108), pair, disturbed o.g., Very Fine.
Scott $1,600.
Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1813 nh TD109a imageTest Stamp, 1980, B.E.P. "For Testing Purposes Only", green, untagged, dull gum, imperf (Scott TD109a), pair, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.
Scott $350.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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