| United States |
| 1847 Issue (1) Lots 5137-5137 |
| 1851 Issue (10) Lots 5031-5147 |
| 1857 Issue (20) Lots 5148-5167 |
| 1861-1866 Issue (19) Lots 5034-5189 |
| 1867 Grilled Issue (19) Lots 5038-5206 |
| 1869 Pictorial Issue (8) Lots 5042-5213 |
| 1870-1871 National Bank Note Co. Issue, H Grill (3) Lots 5214-5216 |
| 1870-1871 National Bank Note Co. Issue, without gr (1) Lots 5220-5220 |
| 1873 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue, white wove (2) Lots 5051-5222 |
| 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue, yellowish wo (1) Lots 5223-5223 |
| 1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue (1) Lots 5032-5032 |
| 1875 Reproductions of the 1847 Issue (1) Lots 5030-5030 |
| 1879 American Bank Note Co. Issue, soft paper (7) Lots 5054-5228 |
| 1887 American Bank Note Co. Issue (6) Lots 5229-5234 |
| 1893 Columbian Issue (7) Lots 5236-5249 |
| 1894 First Bureau Issue, Unwatermarked (4) Lots 5251-5254 |
| 1895 First Bureau Issue, Watermarked (7) Lots 5255-5262 |
| 1898 First Bureau Issue, UPU colors (2) Lots 5264-5267 |
| 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (4) Lots 5268-5272 |
| 1901 Pan-American Issue (2) Lots 5273-5275 |
| 1902-1908 Second Bureau Issue (5) Lots 5276-5280 |
| 1904 Louisiana Purchase Issue (2) Lots 5281-5283 |
| 1907 Jamestown Issue (1) Lots 5284-5284 |
| 1908-1909 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL wmk, imper (5) Lots 5287-5291 |
| 1908-1909 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL wmk, perf (2) Lots 5285-5286 |
| 1908-1910 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL wmk, perf (1) Lots 5292-5292 |
| 1909 Commemorative Issues (3) Lots 5294-5296 |
| 1910 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, imperf (2) Lots 5299-5300 |
| 1910-1911 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf (3) Lots 5297-5302 |
| 1910-1913 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf (4) Lots 5303-5306 |
| 1912 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, imperf (2) Lots 5312-5314 |
| 1912 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf 8½ co (1) Lots 5316-5316 |
| 1912-1914 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf (2) Lots 5311-5318 |
| 1913-1915 Panama-Pacific Issue (2) Lots 5308-5309 |
| 1913-1915 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf (4) Lots 5319-5322 |
| 1914 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf 10 co (2) Lots 5323-5324 |
| 1914-1916 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf (2) Lots 5325-5326 |
| 1916-1917 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, u (2) Lots 5327-5328 |
| 1916-1922 Washington-Franklin Issue, rotary plate, (1) Lots 5332-5332 |
| 1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, u (8) Lots 5333-5340 |
| 1918-1920 Washington-Franklin Issue, offset, imper (2) Lots 5344-5345 |
| 1918-1920 Washington-Franklin Issue, offset, perf (1) Lots 5343-5343 |
| 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary Issue (1) Lots 5348-5348 |
| 1920 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, perf 1 (1) Lots 5346-5346 |
| 1922-1929 Fourth Bureau Issue (8) Lots 5352-5363 |
| 1923 Harding Memorial Issue (2) Lots 5364-5365 |
| 1925-1929 Issues (6) Lots 5372-5379 |
| 1929 Kansas-Nebraska Issue (1) Lots 5382-5382 |
| 1929-1937 Issues (9) Lots 5057-5389 |
| 1938-1954 Presidential Series (2) Lots 5390-5395 |
| 1938-Present Issues (17) Lots 5063-5417 |
| Airmail (16) Lots 5420-5436 |
| Airmail Special Delivery (1) Lots 5437-5437 |
| Booklets (2) Lots 5501-5502 |
| Cacheted Covers |
| Hand-Painted: Dorothy Knapp (25) Lots 5003-5027 |
| Christmas Seals (1) Lots 5129-5129 |
| Errors, Freaks & Oddities (5) Lots 5130-5557 |
| Essays & Proofs |
| Printers' Samples (1) Lots 5132-5132 |
| Hunting Permit |
| Duck Stamps (20) Lots 5513-5538 |
| Junior Duck Stamps (2) Lots 5539-5545 |
| Local (1) Lots 5504-5504 |
| Newspaper (7) Lots 5082-5495 |
| Official (27) Lots 5068-5489 |
| Parcel Post (3) Lots 5496-5498 |
| Parcel Post Postage Due (1) Lots 5499-5499 |
| Postage Due (13) Lots 5065-5458 |
| Postal Stationery |
| Envelopes & Wrappers (3) Lots 5087-5089 |
| Postmasters’ Provisionals (5) Lots 5134-5560 |
| Revenue (15) Lots 5095-5510 |
| Proprietary (1) Lots 5124-5124 |
| Savings |
| Postal Savings (1) Lots 5548-5548 |
| Special Delivery (5) Lots 5438-5442 |
| Test Stamps & Test Booklets (2) Lots 5551-5553 |
| U.S. Postal Agency in China (4) Lots 5459-5463 |
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1903 (Jan. 19) Post Office official registered penalty envelope (285 x 132mm.) from Washington, D.C. to Hartman, New York (1.22), via Albany (1.20) bearing "U.S. Registered Package/Post-Office Department, Postage Stamp Agency" large red on yellow label, canceled by "Washington, D.C./Registere
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"Postmaster Form 3203", 1904 (Oct. 14) printed form for ordering 2¢ postage stamps in booklets, from the Postmaster at Lavri P.O., San Bernardino, Ca., Very Fine and rare surviving document.
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1900-08, Selection of Five Booklet Covers Overprinted "Specimen" Type E (Scott BK2SE, BK7SE-BK9SE), including first type 25¢ endorsed in manuscript "One of the first one hundred books issued. Compliments of" and signed "Edwin C. Madden" and numeral type 25¢ and 97¢ endorsed and
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, horizontal "Specimen" overprint type E, 25¢ black on buff booklet (Scott BK2S-E), complete and unexploded, comprising two panes of six (#279BjS-E), position A, tissue interleaving, cover type I-a, front showing single vertical "Specimen"
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, horizontal "Specimen" overprint type E, 49¢ green on cream booklet (Scott BK3S-E), complete and unexploded, comprising four panes of six (279BjS-E), cover type I-a, front showing two diagonal "Specimen" overprints, two staples, panes fres
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E, 49¢ green on cream booklet (Scott BK3S-E), complete and unexploded, comprising four panes of six (279BjS-E), position A, cover type I-a, front showing two "Specimen" overprints, with one inverted, end
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1898, 2¢ light red, type IV, complete booklet of four panes of 6, front cover and stamps overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 279BjS-E), o.g., never hinged, bright colors on fresh paper; booklet covers creased and front cover detached, Fine. A very rare complete booklet with an odd order of the
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, horizontal "Specimen" overprint type E, 97¢ red on cream cover (Scott BK5S-E), comprising seven panes of six (#279BjS-E) showing vertical guide line at left, position I, one pane missing, cover type I-a, front showing two "Specimen" overp
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane stamps (Scott 279B), position A, two pairs and a single, tied by small target cancellations on Aug. 4, 1902 Registered cover from Valkenburg, N.Y. to Jamestown, paying the 10¢ Registered rate (postage 2¢ + 8¢ Registration fee); cover a l
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet panes (Scott 279B), an interesting selection, including six booklet panes of six, unused, two without tabs (one overprinted "Specimen" and the other position H showing part arrow at bottom left), o.g., without gum or regummed, block of four, position M with
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1898, 2¢ light red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 279BjS-E), o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered, deep rich color on fresh white paper, intact perforations, Very Fine.
Scott $750.
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1898, 2¢ light red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 279BjS-E), two panes with back cover of booklet, original staple and interleaving, rich color, additional strike of "Specimen" overprint in small part of front cover near staple hole, o.g., never hinged, Very F
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1898, 2¢ light red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 279BjS-E), original staple and interleaving on both sides of pane, rich color, additional strike of "Specimen" overprint on front cover near staple hole and signed by Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin
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1898, 2¢ light red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 279BjS-E), two never hinged panes including one in partial booklet and one hinged pane, also includes a single and eight faulty panes (not catalogued) as well as 17 booklet front covers including 14 signed by T
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 279BjS-E), position A, bright color, well centered, fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $750.
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1900, 2¢ light red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six, horizontal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 279BjS-E), position A, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $750.
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 279BjS-E), position D, plate number 988 (the first plate used to print booklets), bright fresh color, well centered, o.g., various hinge marks, minute black inclusion in margin a
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 279BjS-E), position D, plate number 990, o.g., minor hinge reinforcements at top and insignificant nick in margin at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,750.
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1898, 2¢ light red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 279BjS-E), position D, plate number 990, o.g., never hinged, intense shade and intact perforations, includes front and back booklet covers with "Specimen" overprint on front cover and with two pieces of interle
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six, diagonal "Specimen" overprint, variety inverted overprint type E (Scott 279BjSa-E), position A, bright color, particularly well centered, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. The only recorded example of this striking v
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Booklet,1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six, diagonal "Specimen" overprint, variety top right stamp with inverted overprint type E (Scott 279BjSb-E), position A, long single staple, bright color, outstanding centering, fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, vertical watermark (Scott 279Bk), o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered with well-balanced margins, exceptionally fresh and intact, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,000.
The booklets were first printed on plates of 360 subjects with
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, inverted vertical watermark (Scott 279Bk), o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine, a beautiful booklet pane.
Scott $1,000.
The booklets were first printed on plates of 360 subjects with a horizontal watermark, but there
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 279Bj), in deep, dark color, the tab removed as is the case with five of the seven recorded examples; accompanied by ten used singles including an irregular block of three, duplex; booklet pane with light creases at top, Fine to Very Fine a
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, useful group (Scott 279Bj, 279Bk), six never hinged (positions A (3), B, E and M (selvage detached)), three hinged (positions B, H and M), plus ten in singles or blocks including a single and a block of four in a faulty booklet and booklet front
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six (Scott 279Bj), position H, with vertical guide line at right showing part of arrow at foot, excellent centering, fresh, o.g., hinged in tab only, the only recorded example with the bottom right arrow, Very Fine.
Scott $5
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1900, 2¢ light red, type IV, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six (Scott 279Bj), position M with horizontal guide line in tab at top, well centered, o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $500.
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 279Bj, 279Bk), complete and unexploded, 35 covers and a front, covers include Ponce Puerto Rico to San Juan; Lahaina, Hawaii 1903 to California; vertical strip of three and vertical pair to Denmark, picture postcard to Barbados, vertical pa
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1902, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, vertical watermark (Scott 279Bk), o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh, well-centered, Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott $500.
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1902, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet pane of 6, vertical watermark (Scott 279Bk), two wavy line machine cancels, fresh color on bright white paper, completely intact and sound, making this very rare used pane; a true condition rarity, Fine to Very Fine. Unpriced in Scott. Previously listed as
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1900, 2¢ red, type IV, vertical watermark, booklet pane of six (Scott 279Bk), position G with vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line between first and second row of stamps, well centered, o.g., middle two stamps have hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $500.
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1903, 1¢ blue green, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 300b), three clear strikes of Cambridge Station double oval cancel and one strike of double-circle datestamp, stunning dark color in sharp contrast to the brilliant white paper on which it is printed, a gorgeous used booklet pane; tab removed
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1907, 1¢ blue green, booklet pane of six (Scott 300b), two, both position A, one with plate scratches in margin between first and second pairs, and the other relief break showing two dots below "2" of "1902", o.g., the first never hinged, minor rust around staple holes in tabs; single, p
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1907, 1¢ blue green, booklet pane stamp (Scott 300b), position A, used on three postcards, comprising pair on 1907 postcard from Fortress Monroe, Va. to Paris, France, single from a sailor in the Great White Fleet tied by "Sydney N.S.W." machine cancellation on 1908 postcard to New Jerse
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1907, 1¢ blue green, booklet pane of six (Scott 300b), position D, plate number 3471, relief break showing two dots below "2" of "1902", deep bright color, fresh, o.g., hinge remnant at top, Very Fine.
Scott $1,200.
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1907, 1¢ blue green, booklet pane of six (Scott 300b), position D with plate number 3472 in the tab above top left stamp, fresh, o.g., hinge remnant on top block of four, Fine to Very Fine. A rarity with fewer than five examples believed to exist.
Scott $8,750.
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1907, 1¢ blue green, booklet pane of six (Scott 300b), position H with vertical guide line at right, no tab, tied by "Lewes/Del" duplex on 1908 (Apr.) 2¢ postal stationery entire to Brighton, England (4.28), Fine to Very Fine double rate use.
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1907, 1¢ blue green, horizontal watermark inverted, booklet pane of six (Scott 300b var.), position G, showing vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line between first and second pairs, well centered, o.g., left vertical strip of three has thins, there is a vertical tear in th
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1903, 1¢ blue green and 2¢ carmine (Scott 300b, 301c), complete and unexploded, 1¢ (14 covers and 86 picture postcards) and 2¢ (26 covers), better 1¢ including 8th day use on postcard, postcard with stamp tied by "U.S. German Sea P.O." duplex, postcard from Bagley Cuba
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 301c), o.g., lightly hinged, with stray ink color dot in tab, rich color, fresh and intact, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $500.
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane stamp (Scott 301c), three singles used on separate covers, comprising position A on 1903 cover from Madison, Maine to New York City with two "Officially Sealed" perf. 12 brown adhesives applied across front and back, showing "3rd Div./Accidentally/Mutilated
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 301c), position D, plate number 1666, exceptionally well centered, fresh, part o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,250.
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1903, 2¢ carmine rose, booklet pane of six (Scott 301c), position E, with horizontal guide line between first and second row of stamps, distinctive shade, particularly well centered, fresh, o.g., lightly hinged and diagonal gum bend in lower right corner, Very Fine.
Scott $500.
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 301c), position E without tab, tied by "Purple La Crosse Wis." unframed datestamp in violet on June 29, 1908 "C.B. & Q. Ry. Co./Burlington Route" official railway business corner card penalty envelope to Alexander, N.Y., the booklet pane has a
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 301c), position E, with horizontal guide line between first and second row of stamps, canceled by two practically complete strikes of "Binghampton" duplex of "Jan 22 1903" duplex, the earliest recorded date of use, Very Fine.
Scott $6,000.<
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 301c), Position F showing complete guide line at right and horizontal line between top and middle pairs, o.g., hinge remnant in top pair, otherwise never hinged, rich color, Fine to Very Fine. This is the second most scarce position, estimat
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1903, 2¢ carmine rose, booklet pane of six (Scott 301c), position I, with vertical guide line at left and part of bottom arrow, vivid color, outstanding centering, o.g., tab detached and rejoined, also booklet front covers for 25¢ to 97¢, cover type I-e, central creasing, and o
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1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane stamp (Scott 301c var.), horizontal pair and single, each with spectacular pre-printing paper fold (pli accordéon), the pair is position H, o.g., never hinged, and the single is position E, used, also single, position A from the lower left corner of
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1903, 2¢ carmine, type II, single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 319Fh), plus 10¢ Merry Widow Special Delivery (#E7) tied by NJ town duplex cancel on cover to New York City, magenta three-line Special Delivery handstamp on front and two 1909 New York backstamps; 2¢ stamp with cr
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type II, booklet pane of six (Scott 319Fh), position A, one central perforation missing in vertical row of perforations, excellent centering, o.g., Very Fine.
Scott $900.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ lake, type II, booklet pane of six (Scott 319Fq), position E, with horizontal guide line between first and second row of stamps and side arrow at left, o.g., hinged at top, diagonal gum bend at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $300.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), with 2¢ postal stationery cut out, canceled by "Plainfield/N.J." duplex on Aug. 30, 1905 postcard to New Brunswick (8.30), showing "Held for postage/…" two line datestamp in violet adjacent; also position E w
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1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 319g), with tab, tied by four strikes of boxed "San Mateo Cal." handstamps on Nov. 1912 Registered cover to New York City with masonry contractor corner card, two San Mateo and three different New York backstamps; sealed tear in "York" e
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, and 2¢ lake, type II, booklet panes of six (Scott 319g, Fq), position A, the 2¢ carmine right vertical row is slightly higher and the 2¢ lake top right stamp shows prominent plate scratch; both well centered, o.g., the former (light
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), two singles, position A, and 1902-03 1¢ blue green, tied by "Minneapolis/Minn." duplex on neat July 20, 1908 envelope to Paris, France (7.30), redirected to Bellagio, Italy (8.9), Very Fine and appealing.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position A, on 1905 War Department penalty envelope from Fort Sheridan, Ill. to Havana; 1905 leather taxed postcard from New York State to Leipzig redirected to Ostend, Belgium; 1907 postcard from Boston to Cairo with "P
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position A, on Mar. 1907 cover from New Jersey to Hangchow, China via San Francisco (3.6) and Shanghai, showing "Shanghai" Imperial and "Shanghai, China/U.S. Postal Service" c.d.s. (4.4) on reverse, with China 1904 Posta
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), three singles, positions A or E (the last), used on separate 1906-08 covers, canceled by "Tuscon/Ariz.", "Pawhunkla/Okla.", and "Raton, N. Mex." duplexes respectively, Fine to Very Fine.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), two singles, comprising position E on July 25, 1908 to Canton, Pa. (7.27), canceled by "Sarnia/Ont." duplex, illegal but accepted usage from Canada; and position A on July 31, 1908 cover to New York City, cancelled by "B
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), single, position E, Washington perf 12 2¢ (#332a) with vertical guide line at right, and 1902-03 6¢ claret (#305), tied by "Mayer/Ariz." duplex on May 3, 1909 mourning cover to Prescott City with same day "Presc
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position E, block of four with horizontal guide line at top, and 1902-03 1¢ blue green tied by "Denver/Colo." oval handstamp on Mar. 2, 1907 Registered envelope to Brooklyn, N.Y. (3.6), showing "Denver, Colo./Regist
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position E, with horizontal guide line at foot, canceled by "Muskogee/ Ind. T." duplex on Oct. 16, 1905 "Muskogee's New Hotel/The Turner" illustrated corner card envelope to Karnes City, Texas (10.18); cover a little rou
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position E, with horizontal guide line at top and side arrow at left, o.g., tied by "S.F & Porte PSV/North/P.O./RMS" duplex on Apr. 3, 1908 postcard to Livingston, California (4.4), Fine to Very Fine.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of six, sheet reconstruction (Scott 319g), 30 panes representing a reconstruction of the sheet of 180 according to Mr. Larkin, incorporating positions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, including plate number 4115 and top right arrow; brig
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1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of 6, group (Scott 319g), comprising six never hinged, 12 previously hinged including one carmine rose with plate number, two with glazed gum, one without gum (not counted) and three used; also includes a handful of mint and used singles and blocks
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1903, 2¢ shield, type I (Scott 319g), 100 covers and ten picture postcards, strength in foreign destinations including Sweden forwarded to Denmark, Argentina, Philippines, Scotland, and Italy; also includes 15 advertising covers and one picture postcard with US offices in Shanghai China
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, red ball of color in arrow in top right selvedge, booklet pane of six (Scott 319g var.), position B, vibrant color, near perfect centering, fresh, o.g., hinge remnant on top pair, Very Fine and striking variety, of which only eight examples are
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, horizontal watermark, booklet stamp (Scott 319g var.), position E with horizontal guide line at foot, tied by "East Rochester, N.H." duplex on Mar. 1907 picture postcard to Canada; a scarce postal use of this variety.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ scarlet, type I, booklet pane of six, showing part of engraver's initial (Scott 319p var.), in top left selvedge, position D, plate number 2550, fresh, o.g., lightly hinged at top, Fine to Very Fine.
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1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six (Scott 319p var.), position D, plate number 3302, o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $3,000.
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Intriguing Specialized Collection with booklet panes, varieties, booklet covers, and interesting postal history (Scott 331a//502b), including 1908 1¢ green panes (3, one with plate number), 2¢ carmine panes with plate numbers (3), complete bottom sheet strips (4) with plate numbers
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1909-17, Washington-Franklins, cover collection sorted by year (Scott 331a//502b), approximately 800 covers and postcards, consisting of approximately 100 postcards (mostly 1¢) and 58 covers franked with the first design (ONE CENT/TWO CENTS; 1909-1912), then 81 covers and postcards 1912
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1908, 1¢ green and 2¢ carmine, booklet stamps, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 331aS, 332aS), position A, blocks of four from the foot of the pane, o.g., never hinged, the 1¢ has inconsequential area of missing gum at lower corners, Very Fine.
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1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, bottom left corner single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 331a), tied by "Mont Alto PA Feb. 20, 1911" circular datestamp and by purple "DISINFECTED" (for tuberculosis) straightline handstamp (Type 3A), on multicolored embossed picture postcard of Geor
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1908, 1¢ green, booklet pair, imperforate between (Scott 331a var.), position A, deep rich color, characteristically centered to top left, o.g., hinge remnant and small patch of gum glazing at top right from protective mount, Fine to Very Fine. An exceptionally rare variety, of which
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1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 332a), complete and unexploded, Position B or H or N with vertical guide line at right, without tab, affixed in the preferred and rarer vertical format, tied by three strikes of "New York N.Y. Sta. G. Jan. 12, 1909" duplex cancel
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1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 332a), complete and unexploded, Position E with horizontal line between top and center pairs, without tab, tied by three strikes of "Lafayette Ind. Apr. 17 1909" duplex cancel on Special Delivery cover to Chicago with purple "Fee
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Booklet,1910, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 375a), position O, with double horizontal guide line at top and vertical guide line at left, both of which are accentuated by the centering to the lower right, deep intense color, o.g., hinge remnants, Very Fine and exceptionally rare
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ca. 1912, 1¢ Washington Issues, Large Die Proof of Booklet Pane Cover for Scott BC4A (Scott BC4AP1), printed on 144 x 94mm card with Bureau of Engraving and Printing die no. 533439 printed in blue on reverse, Very Fine and extremely rare with only two made.
This booklet co
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1912, 2¢ carmine, 25¢ black on cream booklet, Washburn patent interleaving (Scott BK35a), complete and unexploded, complete and unexploded, comprising two panes of six (#406a), position A, three sheets of interleaving, embossed "Pat. Sept. 20 1904" with washboard pattern throughout;
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1914, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose red, booklet panes of 6, cancelled in complete booklet (Scott 424d, 425e, 554c), four of each in complete booklet (Scott BK43), each pane never hinged with a "Fortuna Ledge AK Oct. 10" duplex cancel, booklet cover with vertical creases including along stap
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1914, 1¢ green, booklet pane of six, imperforate (Scott 424d var.), position A, unused without gum as are all known examples, bright color, large to enormous margins, Extremely Fine, of unknown status.
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1914, 1¢ green, booklet pane of six, imperforate (Scott 424d var.), position A47, unused without gum as are all known examples, bright color, large to enormous margins, Extremely Fine, of unknown status.
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1914, 1¢ green, booklet pane of six, imperforate (Scott 424d var.), position L26 with horizontal guide line at foot, unused without gum as are all known examples, bright color, small nick in margin at bottom left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, of unknown status.
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1914, 2¢ rose red, S.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6, earliest documented use (Scott 425e), vertical pair from booklet and single #424d, tied by "Rochelle Ill. Dec. 23, 1913" duplex cancels on cover to Stockholm, Sweden; faint waterstaining at top (visible but not noted on certifi
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1914, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamp (Scott 425e), pair and single, position A, with 1912-14 $1 violet brown (#423) and Parcel Post 1913 50¢ carmine rose (#Q10) on reverse of Dec. 10, 1915 insured parcel tag to San Francisco, canceled by "Bethel/Alaska" duplex in violet, slight wrinkling
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1914, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamp (Scott 425e), position A, canceled by "Brooklyn, N.Y. Sta. B" duplex of "Jan 6 1914" on local cover; the listed day of issue and the earliest recorded date of use, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
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1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, booklet stamps (Scott 498e, 499e), used on three covers, comprising Feb. 23, 1917 cover from Oakland, Ca. to Germany bearing 1¢ green pairs (2) and single, showing "Mail service suspended/to country addressed." unframed handstamp in purple; Dec. 18,
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1917, 1¢ green, booklet pane and stamps (Scott 498e), comprising pane of six, "L" shaped strip of three and two pairs, positions A and H, with 3¢ violet, type I, on front and back of 1916 Registered censored envelope from New York City to Atbara, Sudan (1.15.17) via Cairo, showing t
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1917, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine, booklet panes of 6, near-complete plate number holding (Scott 498e, 499e), 65 of the 73 plate numbers plus nine duplicates (missing eight of the plate numbers starting with "7"), a partial reconstruction of the 360-subject of 60 panes for both the 1¢
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1917, 1¢ green, $3 A.E.F. black on green booklet covers (Scott BK64), reading "300/1 cent Postage Stamps/$3", front and back covers only, no staples, and one separate page of interleaving, small faults, Fine appearance.
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1917, 1¢ green, perf. 11, A.E.F. horizontal strip of 3 (Scott 498f), from the top row of the pane, dark color, tied by two strikes of "U.S. Army Post Office MPES 719 4-9-18" (Sept. 4, 1918) circular datestamp on censored cover to Nacqueville, Manche (Normandy) France where backstamped, A
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1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), 1¢ with large margin at top and dark color, 2¢ with straight edges at left and bottom, both tied by duplex cancel on censored Canadian Y.M.C.A. in Paris, France; cover to Melrose, Mass., purple
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f), irregular block of ten with imperforate margins at top and foot, tied by British "Army Post Office/R.K.4." c.d.s. on reverse of Aug. 16, 1918 Registered censored envelope to Berwyn, Pa., showing "U.S. Military Postal Express Service/No.
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f), blocks of six and four, the former showing three vertical rows of the pane, tied by light strikes of "U.S. Army Postal Service No. 2/Registered" double-ring datestamp in bluish violet (another superb strike alongside) on Apr. 23, 1918 "
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1917, 1¢ green, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 498f), with horizontal line at bottom, used with stamps from France, Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain, all tied by three strikes of "Washington D.C. Sep. 24, 1918" duplex cancels, 1¢ affixed over "From Military Attache American
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W5, large tab at left with horizontal guideline at foot showing side arrow, lustrous color, well centered, o.g., positions 15 and 20 have hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine, fresh, and exceptionally rare with the side ar
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W6, tab at right, vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line at foot, outstanding centering, o.g., never hinged, light gum crease at lower left, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,700.
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W6 with tab at right, vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line at foot, bright color, near perfect centering, o.g., a couple of hinge remnants and a few trivial spots of gum missing, Fine to Very Fine.
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W11, tab at left and "W.Mc.A." initials at lower left, vertical guide line at right, large margin at top, deep rich color, well centered, o.g., four stamps hinged at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,050.
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W11, tab at left and "R.B." initials at lower left, vertical guide line at right, large margins at top and foot, bright clear color, o.g., a few light hinge remnants and minor gum bends at lower left crossing bottom sta
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W12, tab at right and "J.H.K." initials at lower right, vertical guide line at left, large margin at top, deep bright color, a few hinge remnants and pencil notation on one stamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,050.
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1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), each with large margins at top and deep rich colors, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service Jun. 11, 1918 (A.P.O.) 702" duplex cancel on "The Salvation Army American E.F. France" corner card cover to Salvation
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1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), 1¢ with very large margin at bottom and dark color, 2¢ with straight edge at bottom, both tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service Apr. 2, 1918" duplex cancel on censored WWI patriotic cover with print
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1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f, 499f), vertical pair and single respectively, tied by barred handstamp on undated envelope (223 x 142mm.) from a corporal with the 18th Engineers to Duluth, Minn., showing faint strike of A.E.F. censor cachet in
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1917-18, A.E.F. Cover and Postcard Balance (Scott 498f, 499f), six items, consisting of 1¢ green on multicolored picture postcard of the Louvre and its surroundings, 2¢ rose, type I, sepia picture postcard of the Siene and four covers including one legal sized with "headquarters Uni
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1917, 2¢ rose, booklet stamp (Scott 499e), position A, canceled by "Aqueboque/N.Y." duplex of "Jul 19 1917" on cover to Johnstown, N.Y., the earliest recorded date of use. Fine to Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate.
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, $6 A.E.F. black on pink booklet covers (Scott BK65), reading "300/2 cent Postage Stamps/$6", front and back covers detached, two staples in back cover which still has seven sheets of interleaving attached, minor tape reinforcement over one staple hole on front cove
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, booklet pane of thirty (Scott 499f), with tab at right, vertical guide line at left and large margin at foot, nice clear color, fresh, part o.g., top pair in third vertical row has vertical gum wrinkle and top right stamp has light gum bend, Fine to Very Fine.
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, booklet pane of thirty (Scott 499f), with tab at left, bright fresh color, particularly well centered for this, o.g., the four corner stamps have light hinge/fingerprint or minor gum disturbance, the others never hinged, light diagonal gum bend crosses four stamps
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 499f), with very large margin at bottom, tied by well-struck "U.S. Army Postal Service Jun. 18" duplex cancel on censored picture post card of Concorde Place in Paris, with purple boxed censor mark at bottom left and second st
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamp (Scott 499f), vertical strip of three with imperforate margins at top and foot, horizontal guide line very close to bottom stamp, and Franklin 10¢ orange yellow pair, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service/No. 1" duplex or framed bars on Sept.
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamp (Scott 499f), horizontal strip of three with large imperforate margin at foot and vertical guide line at left, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service" flag duplex on June 1, 1918 censored envelope to Karlshamm, Sweden (7.9), some light rust and flap
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamp (Scott 499f), from the top row of the pane, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service/No. 1" duplex on Oct. 11, 1917 censored envelope to Detroit, Mich., showing "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 41" circular cachet in violet, Very Fine.
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 499f), 11 in total, including vertical strip of three with straight edges at top and bottom, tied by multiple strikes of violet "U.S. Army Postal Service Registered Jul. 29, 1918" double-circle datestamp, on 9 x 5.5 in. envelo
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 499f), with very large margin at bottom, used with 1¢ green (#498), both tied by poorly struck "U.S. Army Postal Service" duplex cancel on censored WWI patriotic cover with printed red and blue flag, plus two different pu
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet block of 27 (Scott 499f), large "keyhole" cancels, a truly exceptional nearly complete used example of the rare 2¢ A.E.F. pane; bottom left stamps small surface scrapes and top right horizontal strip of five with diagonal crease, other
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1918, 3¢ violet, type II, 37¢ violet on sage booklet (Scott BK63 var.), complete and unexploded, comprising two panes of six (#502b), position A, the cover with barred handstamp in purple applied over "37¢", o.g., never hinged, but some gum disturbance, scarce and unusual examp
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1918, 3¢ violet, type II, booklet stamp (Scott 502b), position A, on Feb. 1, 1919 YMCA corner card cover from a lieutenant with the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, canceled by "U.S. Postal Agency/Siberia/1" duplex, showing "Am. E.F. Siberia/Passed as C
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1918, 3¢ violet, type II, booklet pane of six (Scott 502b), position O, horizontal guide line at top and vertical guide line interrupted at top left, from plate number 9129; deep color, o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine, the unique example of this variety from position O.
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1918, 3¢ violet, type II, booklet stamp (Scott 502b), position O, horizontal guide line at foot and vertical guide line interrupted at bottom right, an exceptional example with unusually large margins at right and foot highlighting this variety to its full extent, canceled by "Akron/Ohio
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1926, 2¢ carmine, perf. 10, booklet stamp (Scott 583a), position J, showing complete horizontal guideline at foot further highlighted by the extra-large margin there, vivid color, tied by "Saint Petersburg/Fla." duplex, Very Fine and a great rarity with only three examples of the rotary
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1923-27, Booklet pane issues on cover collection (Scott 552a//634d), over 170 covers and over 90 picture postcards franked with #552a, 554c, 583a, 632a, 634d; best item by far is a complete 2¢ rotary press booklet pane (#583a) First Day Cover from H.F. Colman to H.A. Robinette (bo
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1927, 2¢ carmine, type I, 25¢ red and buff booklet with experimental cellophane interleaving (Scott BK80a), complete and unexploded, comprising two panes of six (#634d), cover type IV-c.3-4, remarkably fresh and of exquisite color, never hinged, interleaving adheres to top pane, Ver
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1927, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 634d), position A, on Nov. 17, 1927 cover from Laurel, Miss. to Barranca Beraja, Colombia canceled by duplex, missent to the Canal Zone, showing "Missent" "Corozal, C.Z." straight-line handstamps, "Corozal/C.Z. (11.23) and "Balboa/C.Z." (11.
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1927, 2¢ carmine lake, type I, booklet pane of six (Scott 634e), position D with part plate number 19849, vibrant color on bright paper, Fine to Very Fine and an exquisite pane, o.g., never hinged, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $750.
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Booklet, 1932, 37¢, violet on buff cover, experimental cellophane interleaving (Scott BK84a), with panes of #720b var., o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. 30,000 of these booklets were issued in July of 1936. Few have survived.
Scott $3,000.
Hugh Southgate wrote in
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1932, 3¢ violet, booklet pane of six (Scott 720b), position A, with double foldover, part o.g., hinge reinforcing and minor surface scuff at lower left, Fine to Very Fine and quite striking variety.
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1939, 3¢ violet, 3mm. gutter, booklet pane of six, imperforate vertically (Scott 807d), showing significant portions of adjoining stamps at left and right, o.g., lightly hinged at top, central vertical crease, Very Fine and a remarkable variety, with 1972 P.F. certificate.
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Collection of 1¢, 2¢, and 3¢ Prexie booklet panes of six, 1939 (Scott 804b//807a), a small collection replete with varieties, including 3¢ violet panes (4, one 3mm. gutters) with foldovers, one of which has resulted in imperforate-between pair and two with plate numbers, 1
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1938, Prexies booklet stamps on cover (Scott 804b, 806b, 807a), 62 picture postcards (mostly 1¢), seven souvenir postcard folders, and 128 covers (mostly 3¢) including many WWII soldier's mail, few auxiliary markings, three from Japanese Internment Camp (2 postmarked Rivers AZ; 1
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1954, 3¢ Statue of Liberty, booklet pane of 6, horizontal pair, imperf between (Scott 1035b), in center of folded over booklet pane, the part to the left of the foldover is stuck to the booklet's inside front cover and the part to the right of the foldover) is stuck to the interleaving,
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1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of three (Scott C10a), position D, partial plate number 19425 or 19426 at top right, o.g., never hinged, light gum creasing or bends; also front and back booklet covers detached. Very Fine.
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1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of three (Scott C10a), position H, on Feb. 4, 1929) Miami to Cristobal, Canal Zone First Flight Cover, faults in tab, and position A, on Aug. 25, 1929 "Graf Zeppelin LZ127" Los Angeles to Lakehurst 1¢ postal card, both with appropriate cachets, Fine
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1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of three, tab at bottom (Scott C10a var.), fresh; two stamps with hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine, an extraordinary variety, of which fewer than five such panes are believed to exist.
Scott $7,500.
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1946 (Aug. 9), Envelope carried by Walter Goodman during the Atomic Bomb Drop over Nagasaki (Scott C25a), complete and unexploded, with handwritten note from Goodman dated May 8, 1946 that reads, "Dear Mr. Parker, Enclosed are two envelopes both of which were in my pocket during my flight
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1943, 6¢ carmine, booklet panes (Scott C25a), a selection, including 73¢ booklet (BKC3) containing four strikingly miscut and bound inverted panes of three, complete and unexploded, 1941 Japan letter card with 6¢ used in Philippines, Apr. 19, 1945 "On Active Service" cover to U
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Airmail booklet, 1949, 73¢, red cover, "Not Issued" handstamps (Scott BKC4 var.), complete and unexploded, with purple straightline handstamps on both miscut covers with two very miscut panes (#C39a var.) with interleaving, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Interestingly, the staples line u
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1964 Wheaton Maryland Experimental Booklets, $1.00 Type I, complete and unexploded, two blank white covers with two staples at left, 25¢ Paul Revere (#1048) with interleaving, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Only 307 type I booklets were sold between 10/15/64 and 11/10/64. Accompanied by
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1964 Wheaton Maryland Experimental Booklets, $1.00 Type I, complete and unexploded, two blank white covers with two staples at left, 25¢ Paul Revere (#1048) with interleaving, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Only 307 type I booklets were sold between 10/15/64 and 11/10/64. Accompanied by
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1964 Wheaton Maryland Experimental Booklets, $1.00 Type IIa, complete and unexploded, booklet stapled on the left only with #1048 with interleaving, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Only 305 booklets were sold from the period 11/11/64 through 11/19/64. Accompanied by the definitive article on t
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1964 Wheaton Maryland Experimental Booklets, $1.00 Types IIa and IIb, complete and unexploded, former stapled on the left only and latter stapled on each side, both with #1048 with interleaving, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine duo. Former just 305 booklets were sold from the period 11/11/64 thr
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1964 Wheaton Maryland Experimental Booklets, $1.00 Type IIb, complete and unexploded, booklet stapled on each side with #1048 with interleaving, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. 2,844 booklets were sold between 11/20/64 and 2/25/65. Accompanied by the definitive article on the booklets by Roger
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April 1973, $1 Seattle Vending booklet, complete and unexploded, unprinted yellow front and gold back covers with two staples, containing single O'Neill sheet stamp (#1294) in a #1 glassine envelope, in like-new condition, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine and scarce. Accompanied by the defi
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April 1973, $1 Seattle Vending booklet, complete and unexploded, green front cover with purple "Seattle, WA Main Office Station May 8, 1973" double-circle datestamp and gold back cover with two staples, containing single O'Neill sheet stamp (#1294) in a #1 glassine envelope, o.g., never hinge
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June 1973, $1 Seattle Vending booklet, complete and unexploded, unprinted yellow front and gold back covers with one staple, containing single O'Neill coil stamp (#1305C) in a #1 glassine envelope, in like-new condition, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Accompanied by the definitive articl
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March 1974, 60¢ Special Delivery, Seattle Vending booklet, complete and unexploded, unprinted yellow front and gold back covers with two staples, containing single 60¢ Special Delivery stamp (#E23) in a #1 glassine envelope, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Accompanied by the def
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"Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage, $300 (GPO)", label from booklet rouletted 12-66 tied by "Washington D.C. 21 Jul. 2, 1951" wavy line machine cancel on legal sized cover with crimson "MILITARY ASSISTANCE ADVISORY GROUP PORTUGAL American Embassy Lisbon Portugal" four line h
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Documentary, 1954, $1,000 carmine booklet pane of four, $4,000 black on buff booklet (Scott R684a var.), complete and unexploded, unused without gum, Very Fine.
Scott $1,200.
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Potato Tax Stamps, 1935, 5 lb. black brown, Tax Exempt Potatoes, booklet pane of twelve (Scott RI15a), o.g., never hinged, light diagonal gum bends, Very Fine.
Scott $750.
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Potato Tax Stamps, 1935, 5 lb. black brown, Tax Exempt Potatoes, booklet pane of twelve (Scott RI15a), o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $750.
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Potato Tax Stamps, 1935, 10 lb. black brown, Tax Exempt Potatoes, booklet pane of twelve (Scott RI16a), o.g., never hinged, light diagonal gum bends and lower right stamp has tiny gum skip, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $750.
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Potato Tax Stamps, 1935, 10 lb. black brown, Tax Exempt Potatoes, booklet pane of twelve (Scott RI16a), small tab, o.g., never hinged, small rust spots around a few perforation holes at top, otherwise Fine.
Scott $750.
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Potato Tax, 1935, Tax Exempt Potatoes, 25 lb black brown, booklet pane of 12 (Scott RI17a), with the original booklet covers, unused without gum; slight rust marks around staple holes, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,000.
Scott values booklets containing panes that have very goo
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Potato Tax Stamps, 1935, 50 lb. black brown, Tax Exempt Potatoes, "Fifty Pounds…" provisional booklet of 24, purple on pink cover (Scott RI18a var.), comprising two panes of twelve affixed inverted and backwards, o.g., never hinged, covers have light central horizontal wrinkling, the p
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Firearms Transfer Tax Stamps, 1974(?) unwatermarked, $2 dull blue and red, type II, booklet pane of four (Scott RY6a), unused without gum, Very Fine.
Scott $1,100.
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1941-61, Selection of Postal Savings, Savings, and War Savings Stamps, booklet panes (Scott S1a var., S1b, S7a), including Savings Stamps 1954-57 10¢ wet (Electric Eye marks at left) and dry printings (#S1a var., S1b), and 1961 25¢ (#S7a), o.g., never hinged, the 1961 booklet has gum
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Savings Stamp, 1955, 10¢ rose red, booklet of five panes of 10 (Scott S1a var.), complete and unexploded, o.g., never hinged, both covers and panes Post Office fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $750 as five panes.
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Savings Stamps, 1954, 25¢ blue green, wet printing, booklet pane of ten showing Electric Eye marks at left (Scott S2a var.), pristine, mint, never hinged.
Scott $875.
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Post Office Seal Booklet Panes, 1907-88 (Scott OX13/OX46), mostly complete panes including #OX13 (3), OX14, OX15, OX17 (4) OX18 (7), OX21 (10), OX31, OX39 (35 in booklet) plus EFOs including #OX18e (12) in three panes of 20, OX21e (12) in three panes of 20, OX21 pane of 20 with extra vertical
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Test Stamp Booklet Group, 1959-97 (Scott TDB5/TDB16a), consisting of complete booklets of #TDB5, TDB9, TDB12a and TDB15, booklet panes #TDB13a, TDB16a, along with (not catalogued) #TDB12a partial booklet with two panes and TDB19 booklet covers and Pacific '97 Avery Dennison sample, "1917 3&ce
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1930s-40, Test booklets and dummy panes (Scott TBD2a, c, TBD3, a), comprising blank stamps pane of six, unsevered pair of former (central crease or foldover), both with sheet of interleaving, and detached covers, and 1940 framed rectangles in violet 37¢ booklet containing two panes of si
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1908, red and green, type II, 10¢ booklet (Scott WX4b var.), complete and unexploded, containing three panes of three, traces of gum, two panes have light horizontal creases from the back cover, a few cover faults, Fine appearance.
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Austria, 1945, 5gr, 12gr, and 60gr, booklet panes of ten, overprinted "Specimen" in violet (Scott 4N4S, 4N8S, 4N14S), tabs at left, traces of o.g., light uniform tones, and front of the booklet cover "Specimens of Supplemental Austrian Postage Stamps", with two sheets of interleaving, Fine ap
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Germany, 1945-46, 3pf to 25pf, Washington printing, overprinted "Specimen" in violet, complete and unexploded booklet (Scott 3N2aS-3N13aS), entitled "Specimens of Allied Military Germany Postage Stamps", containing nine panes of ten, one 15pf has trimmed perforations at foot, o.g., never hing
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Impressive and Useful Booklet & Pane Balance, including #300b (three; one with tab removed & one with stamp removed), 301c (disturbed gum), then hundreds of Washington-Franklins including #331a, 332a (6 including one with diagonal preprinting paperfold across bottom pair), 406a (lightl
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Specialized Collection with Booklet Panes, Varieties, and Interesting Postal History (Scott 552a//720b), commencing with cover box used to send 25¢ booklets containing 1¢ stamps and label for box to send various denominations of booklets, including 25 booklet panes of six with 1923
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Booklet Panes with Face value over $800, 1977-95, consisting of mostly full panes in complete and incomplete booklets, vast majority are 15¢ to 29¢ but also include $9.35 (4) and $10.75 (2), one Lewis & Clark booklet and one Forever pane; some with small light pencil notes above sta
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Reference Collection of Thousands of Booklet Covers, also includes a few other miscellaneous odds-and-ends including photocopies of uncut booklet sheets of Canal Zone stamps and multiple copies of the US 2¢ Presidential (before the sheets were cut into booklet panes), Very Fine overall.
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Foreign Origin and Foreign Destinations, 1900s-40s, 334 covers and postcards each franked with a single or multiple from a booklet pane, mostly 1900s-1940s, consisting of 43 franked by US booklet stamps and a stamp from another country canceled in the US, 62 used outside the US from a
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A.P.O., Censored, and Naval Covers and Postcards, approximately 500 total items each franked with a single or multiple from a booklet pane, consisting of about 225 A.P.O., 61 censored (23 WWI and 38 WWII) and about 200 Navals, A.P.O. from a wide variety of origins including South Pacif
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Worthwhile Cover Balance, approximately 1,500 covers and picture postcards, well organized by theme including small groups of Exposition cancels, cancels from state capitols, Patriotics mostly WWI including 2¢ shield on 1908 all-over 45-Star flag Spanish American patriotic cover, Flight,
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Calendar of Booklet Stamps on Cover or Postcard, fun collection of 351 different dates consisting of 214 covers and 137 picture postcards (15 dates are missing: Mar. 9, Apr. 6, 10 & 12; May 2 & 16, June 12, Aug. 16, Sept. 19, Nov. 6, 9, 11 & 18; Dec. 9 & 27), mostly 1903-25 issues from a wide
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Territorial Postmarks Collection, mostly 1900s-20s, 71 in total, consisting of Arizona (6 postcards and 7 covers from 11 different towns), Alaska (7 postcards and 4 covers from 9 different town), Hawaii (3 postcards and 3 covers), Indian Territory (1 postcard and 3 covers from 4 different tow
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Semi-Official Corner Card Cover Group, 1903/17, 18 penalty envelopes with stamps affixed, seven War Department including #279Bj pair with 6¢ Garfield (#282) from Fort Rodman, Mass. (Registered), #279Bj pair from Fort Sheridan, Ill to Florida (legal size), #279Bj single from San Juan Puer
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Railway Post Office (R.P.O.) Cancel Collection, 1900s-30s, over 200 covers and postcards, majority covers, with most 1900s-1910s; wide variety of cancels and frankings, including one postcard to France (and canceled on arrival), most sound and some faulty, generally Fine to Very Fine, see the
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Panama, 1905, 1¢ and 2¢ green and black, imperforate proofs of booklet panes of six (Scott 197bP, 198aP), frames in green and vignettes in black on separate wove cards, the 2¢ vignette handstamped "Cancellation Impression" in green in margin at foot, the 2¢ frame proof has
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Panama, 1916, 1¢, 2¢ and 5¢, booklet panes of six (Scott 197b, 198a, 200a), with interleaving adhering to reverse, and 25¢ and 61¢ booklet covers, Fine, ex David J. Leeds collection.
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Panama, 1921, 1¢ and 2¢, Centenary of Independence, imperforate proofs of booklet panes of six (Scott 221P, 222P, var.), on six wove cards, comprising 1¢ green and 2¢ carmine from the top right corner of the sheet each showing "F-6781" marginal imprint, 1¢ green and 2
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ca. 1916, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of 25¢ booklet cover fronts and backs, each in uncut sheets of twelve, perforated "Specimen/A.B.N. CO." in the margins between the two vertical rows of covers, red Control "F6781", Fine to Very Fine, a few minor peripheral tears. A rare surviving
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1912, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of 25¢ grey green booklet cover fronts and backs, each in uncut sheets of twelve, perforated "Specimen/A.B.N. CO." in the margins between the two vertical rows of covers, a few peripheral or other faults/defects most noticeable on the 25¢ top ri
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1909, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading down, type I, inverted center (Scott 31a), deep rich color, perforations at left scissors cut well outside the edges of the holes leaving these intact, canceled by Las Cascades duplex, Very Fine and a superlative example of one of the pre-em
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1909, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 31c), vertical format, position B, tab at top with stitch binding, fresh, o.g., never hinged, accompanied by interleaving, binding string, and two pristine 25¢ black o
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1909, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 31c), vertical format, position C, tab at top with stitch binding, fresh, o.g., top right stamp lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
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1909, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 31c), horizontal format, position F, tab at right with stitch binding and part of vertical guide line at foot, and 1913 1¢ dark green and black, overprint reading up,
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1909, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 31c), horizontal format, position H, tab at right with stitch binding and small part of vertical guide line at foot, unused with gum which has "dried" into the paper, a few
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, 25¢ black on tan booklet (Scott 32c var.), type A, vertical format, complete and unexploded with interleaving, handmade, perforated margins, containing two panes of six (#32c), tab at foot with staple binding, o.g., never hin
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, 25¢ black on tan booklet (Scott 32c var.), type B, horizontal format, position F, handmade, perforated margins, containing pane of six (#32c) and block of four, tab at left with stitch binding, o.g., never hinged Fine to Very
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, 25¢ black on blue booklet (Scott 32c var.), type B, vertical format, position C, handmade, perforated margins, containing pane of six (#32c), tab at foot with stitch binding, o.g., never hinged, negligible gum irregularities,
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, 25¢ black on salmon booklet, error of cover 1¢ ("This book contains twenty-four one-cent stamps…" (Scott 32c var.), type B, vertical format, complete and unexploded with interleaving, handmade, perforated margins,
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1909-18, 2¢ vermilion & black, group of three booklets (Scott 32c, 39c, 53c vars.), comprising 1908, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (#32c) vertical format, position L, tab at bottom with "T" guide line at foot, staple binding, dramatically
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 32c), vertical format, position B, tab at top with staple binding, well centered, fresh, large part o.g., and two sets of 49¢ black on salmon booklet covers (2), compri
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 32c), vertical format, position D, tab at top with imprint and stitch binding, well centered, fresh, o.g., never hinged, and 25¢ black on salmon booklet cover front and
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 32c), horizontal format, position I, tab at right with staple binding and small part of vertical guide line at top, choice centering, o.g., never hinged, some paper disturba
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 32c), vertical format, position L, tab at bottom with "T" guide line, stitch binding, well centered, fresh, o.g., never hinged, and 25¢ black on salmon 1¢ error bo
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1909, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type I, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 32c), vertical format, position L, tab at bottom with guide line at foot, staple binding, fresh, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $800.
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, booklet horizontal pair, right stamp with overprint omitted (Scott 38a var.), good color, well centered, lightly canceled on small piece, trivial creasing at right primarily confined to margin, Fine to Very Fine and desirable va
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, booklet pane of six, imperforate margins (Scott 38b), vertical format, tab at top with guide line and dot at top left, staple binding, outstanding centering with large margins all round, o.g., lightly hinged, and pink booklet co
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, 25¢ black on pink booklet (Scott 38c var.), type B, vertical format, handmade, perforated margins, containing pane of six (#38c), tab at top, o.g., with interleaving, Fine to Very Fine.
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, 25¢ black on pink booklet (Scott 38c var.), type C, horizontal format, handmade, perforated margins, containing two panes of six (#38c) and part pane of five, tab at left with stitch binding, o.g., never hinged, trivial gum
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 38c), vertical format, tab at top showing part imprint and with stitch binding, fresh, unused with interleaving adhering, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,000.
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, booklet pane of six, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 38c), horizontal format, tab at right with stitch binding foreshortened, unused with interleaving adhering, otherwise Fine, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate.
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1913, 1¢ dark green & black, overprint reading up, type II, booklet pane pair, handmade, perforated margins (Scott 38c), tied by "Lascascades/C.Z." duplex on June 6, 1914 cover to Brookline, Mass., Fine to Very Fine, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate.
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1912, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the right half of the sheet of 72 of 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type II, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 39cPS), with marginal imprint "For 2 Centesimos Republica de Panama F-4853" in black, "F-4853" in vermili
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type II, imperforate margins, booklet pane of six (Scott 39c), tab at top, fresh bright color, particularly well centered, part o.g., folded along one horizontal row of perforations, and 25¢ grey green and 49¢ salmon booklet cov
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, booklet pane of 6, machine made, imperforate margins (Scott 39c S), o.g., never hinged, each stamp with control punch hole but no "Specimen" overprint, Very Fine, unpriced in Scott, with 1993 A.P.E.X. certificate.
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading down, type II, center inverted (Scott 39e), with small sheet margin at right, intense color, well centered, part disturbed o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $800.
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading down, type II, center inverted (Scott 39e), block of four with sheet margin at right, deep rich color, well centered, large part somewhat dried o.g., light owner's handstamps on reverse, Fine to Very Fine, and a highly desirable multiple, wit
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading down, type II, center inverted (Scott 39e), the magnificent block of sixteen, deep bright color, well centered, intact perforations at top and left, irregular on the other two sides as to be expected, unused with wax paper adhering, Very Fine
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint reading down, center inverted (Scott 39e), straight edge at right indicating this is from a booklet pane, slightly tropicalized o.g., unusually wide margins at top and bottom, bright colors on fresh white paper, Very Fine to E
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint reading down, center inverted (Scott 39e), block of 4, tropicalized o.g., Fine. It has been reported that 400 were printed including at least 168 of which were used for booklets, and 168 stamps equals 28 panes; today fewer tha
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading down, type II, center inverted (Scott 39e var.), with sheet margin at left, showing stitch binding from booklet pane, bright fresh color, particularly well centered, part o.g., Very Fine.
Scott $800.
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading down, type II, overprint inverted (Scott 39f var.), 25¢ black on blue booklet, type C, vertical format, complete and unexploded with interleaving, handmade, perforated margins, containing two panes of six (#39f), tab at foot with stitch
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading down, type II, booklet stamp, center inverted (Scott 39f), imperforate horizontal margin at foot, tied by "Cristobal, Canal Zone" duplex on Nov. 29, 1915 "Panama Canal Zone" corner card cover to Balboa (11.20), cover aged and reduced at left,
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, handmade booklet, perf. margins (Scott 39g var.), complete and unexploded, containing four panes of 6 (the booklet cover incorrectly notes one-cent stamps), stuck to interleaving, Fine, a very rare booklet.
Scott $
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, handmade booklet, perf. margins (Scott 39g var.), complete and unexploded, booklet contains two panes of 6, slightly tropicalized o.g., never hinged, fresh and intact, Fine to Very Fine, an attractive and desirable complete b
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, handmade booklet, perf. margins (Scott 39g var.), complete and unexploded, containing four panes of 6 (the booklet cover incorrectly notes one-cent stamps), first printing in vertical format with tab at bottom, all panes o.g.
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1912, 2¢ Córdoba, vermilion & black, type II overprint, booklet pane of 6, handmade, perf. margins (Scott 39g), tropicalized o.g., lightly hinged, partial imprint and booklet stitch holes, bright color, intact perforations, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $900.
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1912, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type II, handmade, perforated margins, booklet panes of six (Scott 39g), two, horizontal format with tab at left and vertical guide line at top, and vertical format with tab at top, both with stitch binding, part to large part o.g., which
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1918, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of 1¢ black and green, overprint reading up, type IV, interpanneau block of twelve from the top of the sheet, containing two uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 52b var.), each stamp overprinted "Specimen" in red and with small security punch hole, o.g
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1918, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of 1¢ black and green, overprint reading up, type IV, booklet pane of six (Scott 52b var.), vertical format, four panes, o.g., never hinged, with interleaving, affixed to 25¢ black on pink booklet, type D, stamps each have small security punch h
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1918, 1¢ black and green and 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type IV, booklet panes of six (Scott 52b, 53c), vertical format, tabs at top, well centered, good colors, part to large part o.g., some ageing on gum. Fine appearance.
Scott $1,650.
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1918, 1¢ black and green, overprint reading up, type IV, booklet horizontal pair, left stamp with overprint omitted (Scott 52e), nice color, well centered, small part o,g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $3,000.
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1918, 1¢ black and green, overprint reading up, type IV, booklet horizontal pair, right stamp with double overprint (Scott 52f), from the foot of the pane, vivid color, fresh unused without gum, Very Fine.
Scott $3,000.
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1918, 1¢ black and green, overprint reading up, type IV, booklet single with double overprint (Scott 52g), imperforate margins at right (large) and foot, canceled by light duplex, 4mm. tear at right, Fine appearance for this rare stamp, with 1994 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $3,000.
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1918, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the complete sheet of 144 of 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type IV, comprising twenty-four uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 53cPS), with marginal imprint "For 2 Centesimos Republica de Panama F-4853" in black, "F-4853" in vermilion
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1918, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the left half of the sheet of 72 of 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type IV, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 53cPS), red "F6408" control and "May 1 1919" datestamp in violet both in margin at top, each stamp overpri
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1918, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the right half of the sheet of 72 of 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type IV, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 53cPS), with marginal imprint "For 2 Centesimos Republica de Panama F-4853" in black, "F-4853" in vermili
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1918, American Bank Note Co., 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type IV, block of nine containing three imperforate-between pairs (Scott 53cPS var.), which is actually a miscut booklet pane of six and uncut vertical strip of three, tab at top with imprint, each stamp has small
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1918, 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type IV, booklet pair, left stamp with overprint omitted (Scott 53e), with 1911 surcharge 10¢ on 13¢ gray (#36), tied by "Culebra/C.Z." c.d.s. in violet on Mar. 10, 1919 Registered buff cover to Balboa (3.11), showing matching "
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1921, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the right half of the sheet containing 72 examples of 1¢ light green & black, overprint reading up, type V, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 55ePS), with marginal imprint "For 1 Centesimo Republica de PanamaF-4853" in black, "F-
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1921, 1¢ light green & black, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane of six (Scott 55e), 25¢ black on pink booklet, type D, tab at top with three sheets of interleaving, excellent color, large even margins, disturbed o.g., though never hinged, front of booklet cover separated an
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1921, 1¢ light green & black, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane pair (Scott 55e), good color, centered to right with large imperf. margin at right, unused without gum, Fine.
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1921, 1¢ light green & black, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane pair (Scott 55e), tied by "Balboa/C.Z." duplex on July 3, 1924 "Navy Department" Official envelope to Panama City (8.3); the pair is defective at the top affecting both stamps, Fine appearance.
The Ta
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1920, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the right half of the sheet containing 72 examples of 2¢ orange vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type V, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 56gPS), red "F6569" control, datestamped "Oct 22 1920" in violet, guide lines and
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1920, 2¢ orange vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane of six (Scott 56g), bright fresh color, large even margins, unused without gum, top pair has light bend and there is reinforced separation between 2nd and 3rd horizontal pairs, Fine to Very Fine, 900.
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1921, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the left half of the sheet of 72 of 1¢ green, José Vallarino, overprint reading up, type V, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 60bPS), red "F 6781" control and "June 1 1921" datestamp in violet both in margin at top, each s
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1921, 1¢ green, José Vallarino, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane of six (Scott 60b), tab at top, well centered, mint, never hinged, also accompanied by 25¢ pink booklet, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $900.
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1921, 1¢ green and 2¢ carmine, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane stamps (Scott 60b, 61f), pair and single respectively on separate 1922-23 envelopes from Pedro Miguel and Balboa to the United States, canceled by duplexes, the 2¢ Land Gate slightly damaged at top, also
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1921, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the left half of the sheet of 72 of 2¢ carmine, Land Gate, overprint reading up, type V, comprising twelve uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 61fPS), red "F 6781" control and "June 1 1921" datestamp in violet both in margin at top, each stamp overp
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1921, 2¢ carmine, Land Gate, overprint reading up, type V, booklet pane of six (Scott 61f), tab at top, rich color, particularly well centered, o.g., lightly hinged but some gum glazing from protective mount, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,000.
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1924, American Bank Note Co. Specimen of the complete sheets of 144 of 1¢ dark green and 2¢ carmine, overprint reading up, type V, comprising twenty-four uncut booklet panes of six (Scott 68PS, 69PS, vars.), red "F 7428" controls, archival "Oct 17 1923" datestamps in violet and "Ret
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1924, American Bank Note Co., 1¢ dark green and 2¢ carmine, overprint reading up, type V, booklet panes of six (Scott 68PS, 68PS vars.), contained in 25¢ pink and 45¢ gray green unexploded booklets respectively, each stamp overprinted "Specimen" in red and with small secur
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1927, 2¢ carmine, Rotary Press, perf. 11 x 10½ booklet pane of six, lower pair (positions 5-6) showing faint impression of second "Canal" overprint at top (Scott 101a var.), large part o.g., Fine to Very Fine unrecorded variety, with 1974 A.P.S. certificate.
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1931, 3¢ violet, Rotary Press, perf. 11 x 10½ booklet pane of six, handmade perforated margins (Scott 102a), 37¢ violet on yellow booklet, type G, horizontal format, complete and unexploded, containing two panes with interleaving, the top one showing plate number "18803", two
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War Tax, 1912-13, 1¢ dark green & black and 2¢ vermilion & black, overprint reading up, type II, booklet stamp pairs surcharged "T/1¢" (Scott 38bE, 39eE, vars.), unadopted Essays for the 1¢ War Tax on mail, part o.g., one 2¢ creased, Fine.
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Specialized Unused and Used Collection, 1924-34, with an excellent showing of booklet panes with #73a (3, one showing wide spacing), #84d and #97b, o.g., booklet covers, and 12 on-cover uses, also forged overprint of #71b, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.6 lbs. ((page)
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Canal Zone and other Possessions Group, strength in Canal Zone 1¢ and 2¢ Portraits including #38b, 39c, 39e inverted center (no gum), 56g (small piece out of tab) and 2¢ single with violet "Specimen" overprint and punch hole, two 2¢ pairs that appear to be imperfora
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Canal Zone, Postal History Collection, comprising seven covers and six postcards franked with 1¢ or 2¢ values, single frankings unless otherwise stated, comprising type I 1¢ (2) and 2¢, type II 1¢ (2) and 2¢ (3), type IV 1¢ (2 pairs) and 2¢ (3, with a pair),
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Canal Zone, Postal History Collection, 1910s-1943, 171 covers and postcards, with 130 being 1910s or 1920s, foreign destinations including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, India, Ireland, a cover forwarded to an A.E.F. doctor in England, Sweden, etc.; also includes a Byrd Antarctic Expedition cover;
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1899, 2¢ carmine, 25¢ booklet (Scott 228b var.), complete with interleaving, comprising two panes of six (228b), o.g., the second pane detached with perforations split and reinforced, some tropicalization, Fine appearance, the only reported example of a complete booklet outside t
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1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, bisect single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b var.), tied by "Havana Cuba Oct. 8, 1902" duplex cancel on locally addressed postcard with a picture of King Don Alfonso XIII of Spain in military uniform; assessed postage due paid by Cuba #J1; same-day Havana Carrie
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1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b, 234a), two picture postcards and six covers (1903-09) addressed to the US, three franked #228b single, other five by #234a single; former franked with singles from Felton and Caibarién, covers franked with singles include
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1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b), accompanied by original sheet of interleaving, o.g., hinge remnants re-inforcing separations; slight toning along edges, Fine, a great rarity, ex-Diamond, with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott $5,500.
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1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b), o.g., top 4 stamps never hinged, bottom pair and tab hinge remnants, Fine and very scarce, accompanied by never hinged single from another pane.
Scott $5,500.
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1899, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 228b), position A, choice centering, o.g., tab partly separated and reinforced, minor rust around one staple hole, also a set of booklet covers, Fine to Very Fine and rare, ex "Whitpain" collection.
Scott $5,500.
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1899-1905, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamps (Scott 228b, 234a), comprising 2¢ block of four, position G, canceled by oval bars, the only such recorded used multiple, 2¢ tied by "Isabel & Cienfuecos" duplex on 1904 postcard to the U.S., 2¢ diagonal bisect from the lower le
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