Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50381
Symbol: C
Cat No: E1a var
1899 Special Delivery 10c blue from the 1900 Special Printing, original gum with top imprint selvage separated and hinged in place, manuscript on reverse of selvedge "B. 11506, Special Surcharge, O.", very fine and well centred, ex Robert. L. Markovits.
Note: In March 1900 one pane of each denomination was prepared for the Paris and Pan-American Expositions. H.G. Mandel stamped most of these with "Specimen" on stamps that were mounted by him for the displays at the expositions, the remainders lack the handstamp. (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50382
Symbol: F
Cat No: E1a, 4
1900 (Oct 4). Envelope sent registered to Saipan, Mariana Islands, with 1899 Special Delivery 10c showing variety "dots in curved frame above messenger" and 1899 4c tied by violet "AGANA GUAM" two-line ds, with Saipan arrival cds below, a very rare usage; cert. PF (1978); ex Robert L. Markovits. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 500.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50383
Symbol: F
Cat No: 11
1901 (Nov 30). Envelope from the Zug correspondence sent registered to Washington, with 1899 50c horizontal pair, tied by "AGANA ISLAND OF GUAM" cds, with Agana Guam registration handstamp below with "hump" in rim to facilitate the Spanish "'tilde" accent mark over the "N" of Agana, stamps slightly oxidised, detracting little from the very fine appearance; ex Whitpain; signed Richter. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50384
Symbol: F
Cat No: 11
1905 (Jun 10). Envelope from the Zug correspondence sent registered to Washington, with 1899 50c tied by "GUAM / ISL. GUAM" duplex, with registered dispatch cds adjacent, reverse with Everett arrival cds, some minor water staining not mentioned by the cert, otherwise very fine; cert. PF (1981); ex Curtis. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 340.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Hawaii
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50637
Symbol:
US Possessions, Hawaii - 1863 2c Inter-Island, type F (with the open top left corner), cliché on celluloid film with image reversal, designated “A” by Sperati, dated “2/34” and showing other numberings; extremely rare and desirable. (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50638
Symbol:
US Possessions, Hawaii - 1863 2c Inter-Island, type F, essay on paper with two impressions in black and grey-black respectively with designations “A” and “B” suggesting that Sperati created subtypes of type F (a production detail previously unknown). (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 160
Philippines » Military Mail and Stations
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50385
Symbol: F
Philippines » Military Mail and Stations. 1898 (June 8). Soldiers letter on pre-printed envelope "Co. B, 13th Minn. Inft., U. S. V./Remember the Maine" envelope to San Francisco, with "Philippine Station/San Francisco, Cal." departure military duplex cancel (Baker D-1), stampless on dispatch with 2c postage due affixed and tied on receipt, rough opening, but a scarce early usage from Cavite. This cancel was into use in Cavite between 30 July and 13 August 1898 only, before the post office was established in Manila on 14 August. Additionally with very interesting full contents including: "Sunday night the Spanish and the California boys got into a little mix (...) There are gunboats here in the bay from Germany, England and Japan. The Germans are looking for a mix and they'll get it too (...) We expect to take Manila inside of three weeks." (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 60.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 60
Philippines » U.S. Administration - Regular Issues
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50387
Symbol: F
Cat No: 216
1901 (Nov 8) Cover from Manila addressed to the Command of the German Fleet on board of the S.M.S. "Fürst Bismarck" operating in Chinese waters, delivered through the Imperial German Consulate in Shanghai, redirected to Tsingtao, with interesting paper seal of the German Consulate in Manila, franked by 5c regular issue pair, tied by Manila duplex cancel, showing "Shanghai/Deutsche Post", "Shanghai/Local Post" and German "Tsingtau/Kiautschou" on reverse; a very scarce destination and full of character. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 150.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50388
Symbol: F
Cat No: 216 var
1901 (Nov 12). U.S. Penalty Cover to New York via Hong Kong, bearing 5c regular issue featuring first "P" broken in the overprint, tied by indistinct town duplex cancel (possibly Cavite), corner endorsement partially crossed out and official use of the penalty cover over-ridden by use of postage stamp for private use, Hong Kong and arrival bs; a scarce and much sought-after cover. (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 65.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 65
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50389
Symbol: F
1925 (Sept 16) Manila - Aparri Flight by De Pinedo. Cover franked by 2c and 4c, tied by fancy airplane cancels and Manila duplex, bearing 1926 (13 May) Madrid-Manila Flight by the Spanish Aviators Gallarzaga and Loriga. Cover to Manila franked by 2c pair and 12c, each tied by fancy airplane cancel, with on reverse "Via Primer Correo Aereo Madrid-Manila" and "Madrid to Manila Flight/Accomplished by/Spanish Aviators" cachets, both illustrated with airplane. Scarce. (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
United States
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50372
Symbol: C
Cat No: ???
1895 $5 deep green, an exceptionally fine and fresh well centred example, unused with large part o.g., beautiful centring, scarce so fine. (Image)
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 650.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50375
Symbol: F
Cat No: 65
1861-62 5c rose, a spectacular vertical block of 16, on large envelope from Chillicothe to Columbus, Ohio, tied by segmented cork cancels with dispatch cds below at left, edge faults to cover affecting some stamps, still though a stunning multiple on cover, one of the largest recorded, paying 16 times the 3c single rate per 1/2 oz. (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50376
Symbol: DFE
1853 (April 25). Folded cover from New Orleans to Havana, endorsed “Empire City”, struck in red on departure with “Paid/20” marking and c.d.s., rated “2” Reales on arrival with “NA” (North America) indicating origin of the correspondence, this being a very uncommon hs. (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50377
Symbol: H
Cat No: 294a
1901, Fast Lake Navigation 1c green & black showing INVERTED CENTRE variety, machine barred cancel, rebacked over creases and sealed tears, fine appearance and rare; cert. PSE (2006) (Scott $25'000). (Image)
Opening EUR 2,400.00
Sold...EUR 2,600.00
Closed..Jun-26-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 23J2
Lot No: 50633
Symbol:
United States - New York City - 1845 5c Postmasters' Provisionals issue, cliché on celluloid in light grey, type B of the two types produced by Sperati, with dated notation “Pas tiré (denoting that this result was not satisfactory) cliché 3/50", also "Isop" for Isophan (a type of celluloid from Agfa) and "Calor en 3' ”, indicating the use of the brand of the lamp used and the 3 mins of light exposure, as well as "voile léger" for light filter; an interesting and very rare example with rich Sperati production notes. (Image)
