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Philippines continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
61 27A image27A, 1874 5r Vermilion, "HABILITADO POR LA NACION" Overprint, rich color, ample to full margins, part o.g., h.r., small thin spot, Very Fine appearance; only 5 mint stamps known; ex-Peterson (Image1) Starting Price $3,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:44 PM
62 27A image27A, 1874 5r Vermilion, "HABILITADO POR LA NACION" Overprint, rich color, full margins except a bit irregular and just cutting top left corner, pinhole, otherwise nearly Very Fine; the unique used example; ex-Peterson (Image1) Starting Price $7,500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:45 PM
63 36 image36, 1868 6 2/8c Green on rose, "HABILITADO POR LA NACION" Overprint, appealing block of sixteen with overprint reading up, strong color, full to large margins all around, original gum, NH, some light creases and gum wrinkling, still a Very Fine showpiece multiple and the largest known NH multiple of this issue; ex-Peterson (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,500

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:45 PM
Romania
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
64   image1, 1858 27p Black on rose laid paper, A striking used example with enormous margins all around, especially so at the top and base (4mm), excellent color and impression, cancelled by a fine strike of the rare ½BERLAD 6/10» date stamp in blue, Extremely Fine showpiece; Just 3 examplse of Romania #1 are recorded used from Berlad, a delightful and rare stamp in outstanding condition; illustrated in Heimbüchler ½The Bull»s Heads of Moldavia» (pg 270, pos 3) where the photograph originally located for publication does not do this extraordinary stamp justice; signed Miro and Roumet; 2008 Heimbüchler certificate (Scott $25,000; Michel 1, EUR17,000; SG1, £16,000)
Provenance: Heinrich Köhler Auction (2009) (Image 2) (Image1)		 Starting Price $15,000

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Switzerland - Postal History
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
65   image1868 Cover to München Addressed in the Hand of Composer Richard Wagner, Richard Wagner, famous German Opera Composer and Theatre Director: 1868, envelope with address panel written in Richard Wagner's own handwriting franked with 1868, 25 Rp green on white paper dispatched from "LUZERN 14 XI 68" to "Dr. Ludwig Nohl, Maximiliansstrasse 6 in München". At the time the Bavarian King Ludwig II was forced to ask the composer to leave Munich (after Wagner was involved in some indiscreet affairs). The King installed Wagner at the 'Villa Tribschen', beside Lake Lucerne where he completed his famous opera 'Die Meistersinger' in 1867. The addressee Dr. Ludwig Nohl , a friend of Richard Wagner and whose works he had praised in his writings, was aGerman music scholar and writer best known for discovering and publishing Beethoven's famous bagatelle, "Für Elise", written confirmation of Richard Wagner's own handwriting by the Richard Wagner Museum Bayreuth attached (2016).
Richard Wagner, berühmter Deutscher Komponist und Theatherdirektor: 1868, Briefumschlag mit von Richard Wagner persönlich geschriebener Adresse, frankiert mit Schweiz 1868, 25 Rp. grün auf weissem Papier, gestempelt "LUZERN 14.XI.68" an "Dr. Ludwig Nohl, Maximiliansstrasse 6 in München". Zu dieser Zeit sah sich der Bayrische König Ludwig II veranlasst, Richard Wagner nach diversen indiskreten Vorfällen aufzufordern München zu verlassen. Der König stellte Wagner die 'Villa 'Tribschen' am Vierwaldstädter See bei Luzern zur Verfügung. Dort vollendete Richer Wagner seine berühmte Oper "Die Meistersinger". Der Adressat Dr. Ludwig Nohl war ein Deutscher Musikschriftsteller und Freund Richard Wagners, dessen musikalischen Werke in den Veröffentlichungen Nohls höchste Anerkennung fanden. Die Handschrift Richard Wagners wird in einem Schreiben des Richard Wagner Museum Bayreuth bestätigt (2016).

(Image 2) (Image1)		 Starting Price $600

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:48 PM
66   image1872 Cover Lausanne to "Hon Elisha H Allen" in Honolulu, Hawaii, cover with enclosed letter franked with 1867 10c rose, 1863 1fr gold (Scott 53, 50) tied by black Lausanne 2.XI.72 cds cancels, red boxed ½PD» erased and replaced with black ½P.P.», red Swiss ambulant and London Nov 5 transit cancels, Fine and attractive
The cover is addressed to ½Hon Elisha H Allen», Minister Plenipotentiary from the Kingdom of Hawaii to the United States from 1856 until his sudden death in 1883 (died while attending a New Year»s reception in the White House and is one of only six people to die in the White House itself). Prior to that he served in the Maine and Massachusetts House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1850-53 he was appointed US Consul in Honolulu by Pres. Fillmore and became a citizen of Hawaii upon his replacement by appointee of the following Pierce administration. He was a close advisor to the Ryal Families and served several important positions in the Hawaiian government including Minister of Finance and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The enclosed letter is from his son Fred and mentions his mother having sent a letter from San Francisco and mentioning she was moving on to Bangor (Maine).
 (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image1)		 Starting Price $5,000

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Tete
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
67   image1921 Registered Cover to Switzerland, 15c on 24a Macao (Scott 8) plus Lourenco Marques 4c on 2½c (Scott 159) and Mozambique 6c on 5c (Scott 229) tied to both sides of envelope by Ankuaze 27.10.21 hexagonal date stamps with a clear strike at left side, ms. registry at upper left, backstamped Meiringen 12.XII.21, two of the Tete stamps small faults, cover some postal wear as expected, still a Fine and very scarce use. (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:49 PM

United States Postage Issues

Postmasters' Provisionals
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
68   image10X1, 1846 5c Gray black Providence R.I. Postmaster's Provisional, from position 5, large margins all around, tied by mans. check mark cancel on 1847 folded letter addressed to NYC; red Providence RI town marking at center, matching numeral "5" rate marking at right, cover with minor toned spot to right of "5"; 2007 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $21,000 on cover tied by postmark and $6,500 if pen cancelled, not tied) (Image1) Starting Price $5,000

SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:51 PM
69   image11X1, 1846 5c black on greenish St. Louis Mo. Postmaster's Provisional, type I from position 1 of plate 1, ample to large margins all around, light neat manuscript cancel; large pre-printing paper fold at top and a few other smaller folds, one ending in a tiny tear, small thin at top right, Very Fine and spectacular; 1978 and 2012 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Scott for normal used stamp $8,000) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $4,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:51 PM
70   image11X5, 1846 10¢ Black on gray lilac St. Louis Mo. Postmaster's Provisional, Type I from position 2 of the first alteration of the plate (Scott Catalogue plate 2), large margins all around, tied by red straightline "PAID" on Jul 31 folded letter addressed to Williams Town Massachusetts, matching town marking at right; Extremely Fine and choice usage; scarce with stamp tied by the PAID cancel only and without a manuscript cancellation; 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $13,500) (Image1) Starting Price $10,000

SOLD for $17,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:53 PM
1869 Pictorial Issue (112-122)
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
71 119b image119b, 1869 15c Brown and blue, Type II, Center inverted, particularly fresh colors, inverted vignette clearly visible through semi-transparent cork cancel, tiny sealed tear at upper right, centered to lower right but with perfs clear of design, a Fine example of this classic error of which there are, according to current census, 97 used examples, most of which have faults; Siegel Census 119b-CAN-81; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-West (Scott $22,500) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $5750

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:53 PM
1893 Columbian Exposition Issue (230-245)
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
72 233a image233a, 1893 4c Columbian, Error of color, a lovely deep color, showing a crisp detailed impression and overall fresh appearance, o.g., lightly hinged, nearly Very Fine; resulting from a wrong batch of ink (similar to the 1c value) it is believed several sheets were printed and at least two full panes reached collectors with a handful of used examples originating from other sheets and most of the balance lost; 1974 Brettl and 1979 PF certificates (Scott $17,500) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $9,000

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:54 PM
1901 Pan-American Exposition Issue (294-299)
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
73   image296a-S, 4c Chocolate and black, Center Inverted, Type E "Specimen" overprint, fresh colors, centered to bottom with large balanced margins the other sides, o.g., hinge remnant, tiny thin just below the hinge, a Fine example; approximately 203 examples of this error were released, of which an unknown quantity received the "Specimen" overprint, in any event an extremely scarce stamp, 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $11,500) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $3,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:55 PM
1938 to Date
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
74   imageThe Donald Price Exhibit Collection of the 1979 $1 Rush Lamp and Candleholder Issue Featuring 4 "CIA" Inverts, complete 16-page exhibit (includes four double pages) chronicling the production and use of the $1 Americana series issue, starts with color variations in the background and design elements plus tagging including a tagging omitted plate block and intaglio offsets on the gum, the center section deals with the different errors and includes four "CIA Inverts" - the discovery "damaged" copy presented as a gift to dealer Jacques Schiff by the CIA employees, two inverts (pos 10 and 20) with the "white band at right" variety (occurred in only 10 positions on the sheet) and a "normal" invert, also two singles and block of four of the missing offset colors (Scott 1610b), two singles of the intaglio colors omitted (Scott 1610a) plus a block of ten showing progressive loss of the intaglio color - the right stamps with the engraved color completely omitted, several pages of color shifts and misperfs, precancels, eight pieces of postal history including covers (including solo use), parcel tag and Post Office "Postage Due Bill" featuring the $1 stamp, a Very Fine and attractive award-winning exhibit (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image1) Starting Price $50,000

SOLD for $50,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:56 PM
Carriers' Stamps
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
75   image1LB3a, 1850 1c Blue Baltimore Md. carrier stamp, cross gutter tete-beche block of fourteen, positions 5/7/9-10 and 1-10, position 9 of tete-beche with paper-maker's embossed seal; slightly toned o.g., top right vertical pair with a crease, three stamps with punch holes and position 8 with small surface scrapes; the largest recorded block and thought to be unique, one of the most important and spectacular multiples of all carrier stamps and one of the very few tete-beche items known in classic US philately; ex-Frank A. Hollowbush (1966), David Golden (1999), Philip T. Wall (2007), illustrated and described in Denwood Kelly's 1973-74 series articles about Baltimore Carriers and Locals published by the NY Collectors Club; 2000 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $4,000, but in the last 17 years this item has never sold for less than $5,000 and has sold for an average of $5,600 without the buyer's premium) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $5,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:57 PM
76   image4LB1, 1849 2c Brown on brown rose Charleston SC carrier stamp, uncancelled on fragment of brown cover, stamp with oval frame touched on three sides and in at top, small part of red Charleston SC town marking at right, mans. "Aug 6th, 1849" docketing at top center of fragment; stamp and fragment with small pinhole, Extremely Rare, only five examples thought to exist; ex-George Worthington (1918), Alfred H. Caspary (H. R. Harmer, Inc. 1957), John R. Boker, Jr, David Golden (1999) and Edgar Kuphal (2006); 2012 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $10,000 unused and $4,000 unused or used if cut to shape) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $4,000

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Local Stamps
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
77   imageBaltimore – Two historical covers of 1847. Letter no. 1: complete folded lettersheet with a remarkable sticker depicting a ½5» on a checkered background on pinkish-gray paper, printed in black color. The content of the letter is from the Bank of Baltimore dated November 15, 1847. The date stamp on the cover is November 16, 1847. Letter no. 2: complete folded lettersheet with a remarkable square sticker (15 by 15 millimeter) depicting a ½10» on a checkered background on pinkish-gray paper, printed in black color. The letter is dated November 10, 1847 to the cashier of the Bank Lathrop Esq. in Oswego, New York.
This pair of lettersheets was bought from the philatelic dealer Vahan Mozian in the beginning of the 1960ies in New York. The buyer was a German collector who bought them tel quel for US $ 250.-, half a century ago. Today, approximately 50 years later, the covers are here again - tel quel. When Mozian sold the cover, he referred to John Luff's handbook and the theory of the usage of this renowned expert for US classics. The covers go along with a photograph of a similar cover from Herbert Bloch»s collection which was used in Luff»s handbook. (Image1)		 Starting Price $200

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:59 PM

Confederate States of America

Confederate States; 3c 1861 Postmasters' Provisionals
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
78   image61X1 (new 4AX1), 3c Carmine on white, Nashville Tenn unissued Postmaster's Provisional; horizontal strip of five showing all five varieties, without gum as issued, left stamp with tiny bit of top left corner reattached (just into frameline; not mentioned in cert.), still Very Fine; prepared for the original 3¢ rate in use by the US Post Office, but the rate was changed to 5¢ when the Confederacy took over postal operations; clear 1994 Confederate Stamp Alliance certificate (Scott $2,250) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:59 PM
Confederate Postmasters' Provisionals
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
79   image18XU1 variety, 1861 5c Blue (inverted indicia) Columbia SC handstamped Postmaster's Provisional on buff entire addressed to Fulton SC, proper blue Columbia SC town marking at upper left; Sep. 1861 docketing at left; Extremely Fine and extremely scarce;The inverted indicia is a highly interesting variety as a quick check of auction records does not show another example and neither the Scott Catalogue nor the 2012 CSA Handbook notes the existence of this variety; 2010 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott as normal entire $900 and 2012 CSA Handbook price as normal variety $1,250) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

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Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 01:59 PM
80   image55X2, 1861 10c Black on white Marion, Va Postmaster's Provisional, single with large margins at left and bottom, clear to ample at top and right, tied to brown homemade cover addressed to Kingston, Tenn by "Marion Va Mar 2" (1862) town marking; stamp with sealed tear at right center; Extremely rare as there are only 9 examples of this provisional stamp recorded by Calhoun (2 off cover and 7 on cover), one cover is in the Tapling collection, of the six available covers this cover is thought to be one of the nicest, if not the nicest example; this cover is the second latest recorded usage; ex-Rev. Freeland and John R. Hill, Jr. collections (both privately sold); 1998 and 2013 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Scott $35,000) (Image1) Starting Price $15,000

SOLD for $50,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:02 PM

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