1847 Franklin 5c brown on local cover with black m/s cancel. VF 4, 4 margins. Sc 1 cat US$475. SG 1 cat £750. (P)
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1869 Washington 6c ultramarine. VFU, red & green cds. SG 117 cat £225++, Sc 115 cat US$225++, plus US$1075 premium for colour cancels = US$1300. (P)
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1873 Dept of Interior set 1c-90c vermilion LARGE DIE PROOFS on India paper (most about 62x75mm), removed from card. Mostly VF fresh UN as made. SG O194-203(p), (normal cat £1300). Sc O15-24P1 cat US$800 (normal US$1450). Rare & attractive (10) (P)
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1873 Dept of Justice set 1c-90c purple LARGE DIE PROOFS on India paper (mostly about 61x75mm), removed from card. Mostly VF fresh UN as made. SG O204-13(p), (normal cat £6000). Sc O25P1-34P1 cat US$800 (normal US$6685). Rare & attractive. (10). (P)
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1873 Official Treasury 2c brown. F fresh M. Sc O73 cat US$125. SG O251 cat £130.
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1873 Official Treasury 15c brown. F fresh M. Sc O79 cat US$300. SG O257 cat £300.
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1873 Official Treasury 30c brown. F-VF fresh M. Sc O81 cat US$400. SG O259 cat £400. (P)
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1873 Dept of State set 1c-90c green, LARGE DIE PROOFS on India paper (mostly about 63x75mm), removed from card. Mostly VF fresh UN as made. SG O235-45(p) (normal cat £4300). Sc O57-67P1 cat US$880 (normal US$4235). Rare & attractive (11) (P)
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1873 Treasury Dept set 1c-90c brown LARGE DIE PROOFS on India paper (mostly about 62x75mm), removed from card. Mostly VF fresh UN as made. SG O250-60(p), (normal cat £2750). Sc O72-82P1 cat US$880 (normal US$3115). Rare & attractive (11) (P)
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1873 War Dept set 1c-90c rose. LARGE DIE PROOFS on India paper (mostly about 62x76mm), removed from card. Mostly VF fresh UN as made. SG O261-71(p) -normal cat £2250. Sc O83P1-93P1 cat US$880 (normal US$2445). Rare & attractive (11) (P)
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1890-93 Portrait set 1c-90c, no cnr triangles, plus 2c shade. Mostly F-VF fresh M. Sc 219-229 cat US$2450. SG 224-234 cat £2000. (12). (P)
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1893 Columbus $1 salmon. F-VF UN. Sc 241 cat US$1100 for M. SG 246 cat £1300. (P)
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1893 Columbus 8c claret, imperf Proof on card. Superb UN as made, 4 margins. SG 241(p), Sc 236PU cat US$150+.
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1893 Columbus 30c brown-orange, imperf proof on card. Superb UN as made, 4 margins. Sc 239PU cat US$100+, SG 244(p) cat £275 as normal.
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1893 Columbus $1 scarlet, imperf plate proof on card. Superb UN as made, 4 margins. Sc 241PU cat US$200. SG 246(p) cat £1300 as normal. (P)
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1893 Columbus $2 lake, imperf Plate Proof on card. Superb UN as made, 4 margins. Sc 242PU cat US$175. SG 247(p) cat £1300 as normal. (P)
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1893 Special Delivery 30c orange. VF fresh MNH. Sc E3 cat US$650. SG E251a cat £350 M, should be at least double, £700 MNH. (P)
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1912-14 Washington 1c deep green, perf 12, top marginal bklt pane of 6. VF fresh MNH. Sc 405b cat US$110, SG 406ba cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MNH.
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1939 Air Transatlantic 30c blue, top marginal plate F22383 blk of 6. VF fresh MNH. Sc C24 cat US$120, SG A852.
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1873-97 Newspapers & Official issues collection on Scott pgs Officials inc 1873 Interior to 90c. 1873 PO vals to 90c. 1873 Treasury vals to 30c. 1873 War Dept vals to 24c. Newspaper issues. 1879 figures vals to 24c. F-VF M/U. Sc cat US$2500+ = A$3800+. (49).
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1893-1924 Commemoratives collection mainly on Scott pgs. 1893 Columbus 1c-50c. 1898 Omaha 1c-50c. 1901 Pan-American Expo set. 1909 Lincoln 2c, Pacific Expo 2c & Hudson Fulton 2c, all perf & imperf. 1904 Louisiana Purchase set. 1907 Jamestown set. 1915 Pan-Pacific Expo set, plus perf 10 to 5c. 1920 P
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1894-1903 Portrait collection on Scott pgs. 1894 vals to 10c 1895 vals to $1, wmk USPS. 1898 to 15c. 1902-03 Series to $1, plus 2c imperf (3 shades). Most G-VF M/MNH/U. Sc cat US$900+. SG cat £940+. (52).
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1918-49 Airmails mint collection on Scott pgs. 1918 Flying Jenny Bicolour set to 24c. 1923 Biplane set to 24c. 1926-27 Transatlantic set, plus 10c plate no pr. 1933 Zeppelin 50c. 1935 Transpacific set. 1938-40 appears comp. VF fresh M. Sc cat US$475. SG cat £620+. (44). (P)
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1922-31 Mint Collection on Scott pgs. 1922-25 Portrait & Pictorial Def set to $5, plus 1c-2c imperf & 1c-10c perf 10. Also Coil stamps perf vert & horiz. 1926-34 vals to 10c, perf 11x10½. 1931 Rotary Press Printing vals to 50c, perf 11x10½. VF fresh M/MNH. Sc cat US$800+. (79). (P)
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1925-49 Mint collection on Scott pgs. Mostly comp inc 1925 Norse American set. 1928 Hawaii opt set. 1932 Washington Bicentennial set to 10c. 1933 Exhib sheet set 1c & 3c. 1934 Exhib M/s & Trans Mississippi Exhib M/S. 1935 National Parks imperf set, plus prs. 1936 Exhib M/S. 1938 Presidents set to $5
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1930s-40s Bird thematic Naval covers & cards with duplex pmks of 1931 USS Tern, 1932 USS Partridge San Diego, 1935 USS Swallow Navy Yard Puget Sound (pictorial cover), USS Seagull Lahaina Maui TH, USS Vireo Navy Day (pic cover), 1936 USS Grebe San Pedro Calif (pic h/s cover), USS Whippoorwill Christ
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1937 (Nov 16) USA to Melbourne franked 70c for Pan Am Clipper service departing S.F. Nov 21 per China, some water damage & very fine 'RECEIVED DAMAGED/AT HONG KONG' applied, subsequently joined Imperial Airways (flight IE605), b/s Hong Kong (Nov 29), Melbourne (Dec 10).
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1940-41 Pacific clipper airmail covers (5) to Australia with Airmail issue frankings at 70c (3), $2.10 or $3.50 rates. One with Golf Grip advertisement, 'Trans-Atlantic Airmail' h/s applied in error and replaced with 'Trans-Pacific Airmail' h/s". (5)
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Cheever & Towie: 1849 envelopes & address (2c) red blk of 6, plus staggered printing blk of 4, classic forgeries from 1860s-80s. F-VF 1 M/9 MNH, almost all 4 margins. Sc 37L1 cat US$6000 = A$8500 for originals. (10)
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Bonds: 1891 Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co $1000, Second Mortgage 5% Gold Bond, SPECIMEN printed by Homer Lee Banknote Co with 1941 text on face & New York, Chicago & St Louis Railroad as the successor company, steam train top left, yellow & black plus sheet of $25 SPECIMEN coupons. VF fresh, folde
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Duck Stamps: 1999-2007 collection inc Junior Duck Stamps 2001, 2003, 2004 & 2006 issues. Normal issues inc 1992 $15, 2000 $15, 2003 $15 & 2004 $15. VF UN/MNH, mostly fresh. Sc cat US$330. FV alone US$145. (12)
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Hunting Permits 1948 $1 black Snow Geese, LL cnr plate blk of 6. VF fresh MNH. Sc RW14 cat $650. (P)
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Wine: 1942 issue $1.92, $2.40, $2, $4 & $5 in blks of 4. Superb UN as issued. Sc RE152-154, 157 & 159 cat US$500 as singles. (20) (P)
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1861 Athens Postmaster Provisional 5c purple, on cover with 'ATHENS JAN 14 PAID' cds at left. Superb U, stamp 4 unusually large even margins. Sc 5X1 cat US$2250+. SG 1 cat £3000+. Exceptionally nice quality. 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1861 Baton Rouge Postmaster Provisional 5c green & carmine, with Maltese Cross border. Superb U, Baton Rouge 8 1862 pmk, 4 margins being huge on 2 sides from LL cnr of sheet. Sc 11X2 cat US$1400+. SG 2 cat £1700+. Rare genuine in premium quality. 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1861 Charlestown Postmaster Provisional 5c blue. Fresh UN, about 3 margins, tiny thins, F-VF appearance. Sc 16X1 cat US$1400 (Sc footnote states that catalog value is for examples with small faults). SG 1 cat £1400. Rare genuine. 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1861 Charlestown Postmaster Provisional 5c blue. Superb UN, 4 large even margins, with extra dividing lines on all sides. Sc 16X1 cat US$1400+++ (Sc footnote states that vast majority of this stamp are faulty, & that catalog value is for examples with small faults). SG 1 cat £1400+++. Very rar
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1861 Charleston Postmaster Provisional 2c brown & 10c green, ESSAYS of unissued values with 2c being similar design to issued 5c, & 10c showing palm tree centre design. Superb fresh UN as made, tiny thins almost invisible, all 4 large margins. Dietz E11 & E12. Extremely rare. PFNY photo certs. (2)
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1861 Fredericksburg Postmaster Provisional 5c blue on bluish. Superb fresh MLH with nice original gum, with sl creases as always for this very thin pelure paper, 4 even margins. Sc 26X1 cat US$900+. SG 1 cat £1100+. Rare genuine. 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1861 Livingston Postmaster Provisional 5c blue. F-VF U, Livingston cds, tiny almost invisible internal split, 3+ margins. Sc 51X1 cat US$15,000+ (net valuation for example in this condition, while sound condition on cover would cat US$75,000). SG 1 cat £18,000+. This is the most impressive lar
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1861 Nashville Postmaster Provisional 5c brick-red on grey paper. VFU, blue Nashville pmk, 3+ margins. Sc 61X3 cat US$700. SG 3 cat £1200. Rare genuine. 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1861 Nashville Postmaster Provisional 10c deep green. U with blue Nashville pmk, several closed tears & sl creases, but 4 large margins & superb appearance. Sc 61X6 cat US$7500. SG 6 cat £9000. Extremely rare genuine as only around 25 are known. 1972 PFNY, 2011 CSA & 2022 Ceremuga photo certs.
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1861 Petersburg Postmaster Provisional 5c red. F-VF U. Sc 65XI cat US$500. SG 1 cat £900. Rare genuine. 2022 Ceremuga photo cert. (P)
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1861 Spartanburg Postmaster Provisional 5c black. VFU, officially cut to shape on piece with 'PAID' pmk. Sc 78X1 cat US$27,500 for cut square (or US$20,000 for cut to shape on cover). SG 1 cat £30,000. Great rarity with only about a dozen examples known, most of which are cut to shape on cover
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1853 King Kamehameha III 13c deep red on thick white paper. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins, bright colour. Sc 6 cat US$875. SG 6 cat £1100. Beautiful example of this classic. (P)
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1857 King Kamehameha III 5c blue, thin white wove paper. Superb fresh MLH with nice original gum, 4 margins. Sc 8 cat US$700, SG 8 cat £900. Rare so nice. (P)
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1861-63 King Kamehameha III 2c red on horiz laid paper. VF UN, tiny LL cnr crease, 4 margins. Sc 27 cat US$350. SG 20 cat £400. (P)
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1890 King Kamehameha V 5c deep indigo. Superb U, excellent centring. Sc 52C cat US$150. SG 43 cat £190. (P)
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