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LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1783 |
P |
OX1TC5 |
Official Seal, 1877, green, trial color plate proof on bond. Block of four, bottom pair partially printed, large margins; some light creasing including vertical crease between proofs ending with small
scissor cut at top, Very Fine appearance, the only recorded block. Scott Nos. OX1TC5; Estimate $750 - 1,000.
References: Illustrated in Kotanchik's "Post Office Seals of the United States and Possessions", p. 81, fig.
7-3. Erroneously described as on card. There is only a vertical pair and the block of four offered here, both originally formed a block of six offered intact in 1977 Sotheby Park Bernet Sale 2. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1784 |
P |
OX1TC6 |
Official Seal, 1877, green, trial color plate proof on bond, perf'd & gummed. Rejoined block of six (pair and block of four), o.g., top pair hinge reattached, s.e. at top, bottom pair partially printed and
smudged from the effects of ink testing, F.-V.F., the only recorded examples of this experimental ink trial color proof, blk/4 ex-Christensen, Chesapeake, Kotanchik. Scott Nos. OX1TC6; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1785 |
P |
OX1P1 |
Official Seal, 1877, brown, large die proof. 217x148mm full card; some light foxing at bottom and right, F.-V.F. and scarce. Scott Nos. OX1P1; $1,750. (Image1)
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Scott $1,750
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1786 |
P |
OX1P1 var. |
Official Seal, 1877, brown, large die proof with engraver signatures. On 105 X 150 mm card, signed in pencil by the engravers of the issue "D.S. Ronaldson" (frame), "BP" Butler Packard (lathework), "E.
Oldham" (letters), and "Alfred Jones" (vignette); slight abrasion around design, trivial tone specks., F.-V.F. and rare large die proof that exists only in hybrid form, unique with signatures., ex-Christiansen. Scott Nos. OX1P1
var.; $1,750+.
Reference: Illustrated in "The Post Office Seals of the United States - Volume One: The Regular Issues", Adam Perkal & Seymour Kazman, 1983, p. 133, fig. 97. (Image1)
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Scott $1,750+
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1787 |
P |
OX1P3 |
Official Seal, 1877, brown, plate proof on India. Block of 4, large to huge margins with left sheet margins; small filing hole at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine. Scott Nos. OX1P3; $650. (Image1)
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Scott $650
SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1788 |
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OX1 |
Official Seal, 1877, brown. O.g., single with left selvage, F.-V.F., the only recorded example with side selvage. Scott Nos. OX1; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1789 |
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OX1 |
Official Seal, 1877, brown. Block of 4, no gum, centered left on fresh paper; hinge reinforced separations, couple short perfs, Fine and rare block, Only Three Recorded Blocks of Four.
Scott Nos. OX1; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1790 |
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OX1 |
Official Seal, 1877, brown. Reconstructed block of eight with top selvage, disturbed o.g. with some adherence; hinge reinforced, some separation, Fine and rare unique selvage block. Scott Nos.
OX1; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1877 POST OFFICE SEAL.
This reconstructed block of eight was offered as two blocks of four in the 1917 Worthington sale at Morganthau. George Grinnell, of infamous
Hawaii Missionary fame, recognized they had originally been a block of eight and put them back together. Grinnell was one of the pioneer Official Seals specialists and his collection remained intact until the early 1990s. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1791 |
P |
OX2TC |
Official Seal, 1879, black, trial color die proof on India. Seal size with die number "5102" at top, mounted on buff card, Very Fine and rare. Scott Nos. OX2TC; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED TRIAL COLOR FOR THE 1879 POST OFFICE SEAL ISSUE. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1792 |
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OX2S |
Official Seal, 1879, red brown, Specimen. Pane of 50 with large red "Specimen" across vertical pairs and each with two security punch holes at bottom, o.g., central selvage at top with A.B.N.Co. imprint and
manuscript order "Jan/85" notation; apparent faults including reinforced breaks and separation, three stamps at upper left reattached inverted, Fine appearance, still a remarkable Unique Specimen of the 1879 Post Office Seal Issue and the only
recorded examples of this specimen overprint, pictured in Kotanchik Post Office Seals of the United States and Possessions (page 91). Scott Nos. OX2S; Estimate $500 - 750.
This pane supposedly was found in the estate of a long time
employee of the American Bank Note Company. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1793 |
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OX2 |
Official Seal, 1879, red brown. Left pane of 50 from the first plate with top and bottom imprints lacking plate number, o.g.; hinge reinforced separations throughout, F.-V.F. and scarce pane.
Scott Nos. OX2; $560 as blocks and singles; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Scott $560 as blocks and singles Est. $200-300
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1794 |
P |
OX2aP1 |
Official Seal, 1879, brown, large die proof. Die with number "5102" at top die impressed on 96x80mm card, pencil "8/3/79 JCS" dating, Very Fine and rare. Scott Nos. OX2aP1; $2,500.
THE
ONLY RECORDED LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1879 ISSUE.
All recorded large die proofs of the 1879 issue are "hybrids", except for this long example. (Image1)
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Scott $2,500
SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1795 |
P |
OX2aP1 var |
Official Seal, 1879, brown, "hybrid" large die proof. 228x151mm full card; some minor foxing, hybrid with small nick, F.-V.F. and scarce. Scott Nos. OX2aP1 var; $2,500. (Image1)
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Scott $2,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1796 |
P |
OX2aP3 |
Official Seal, 1879, brown, plate proof on India. Block of 30 with A.B.N.Co. imprint at lower right, ample to large margins, Very Fine, the largest known multiple of the 1879 Post Office Seal plate
proof, a lovely exhibition item. Scott Nos. OX2aP3; $4,650 as blocks and singles. (Image1)
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Scott $4,650 as blocks and singles
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1797 |
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OX4 |
Official Seal, 1881, deep brown. The "Special Printing" issue, clear transparent o.g., left block never hinged, right with hinge reinforcement, detailed impressions on bright paper, fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott Nos. OX4; $700 as two imprint blocks. (Image1)
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Scott $700 as two imprint blocks
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1798 |
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OX4 |
Official Seal, 1881, deep brown. The "Special Printing" issue, complete sheet of 50 with reversed "2" plate number at top and imprints, o.g., with hinge reinforced separations mostly around edges, rich
color and remarkable freshness; selvage flaws mostly at right, F.-V.F., a wonderful intact sheet and One of Two Or Three Complete Sheets Known, with one residing the the Luff Collection at the Philatelic Foundation. Scott Nos. OX4; $4,925
for blocks and singles. (Image1)
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Scott $4,925 for blocks and singles
SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1799 |
P |
OX5P1 |
Official Seal, 1888, chocolate, "hybrid" large die proof. Die sunk on 92x70mm card; slightly toned, Very Fine, only three recorded examples. Scott Nos. OX5P1; $750. (Image1)
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Scott $750
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1800 |
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OX5 |
Official Seal, 1888, chocolate. Complete pane of 42, full o.g., hinge reinforced perf separations, from the 6th setting with position 2 showing dent in top frameline (type A) and positions 31 & 33 showing
large gash in bottom right frame (type F), bright and fresh, otherwise Very Fine, the only recorded complete pane from the 6th printing. Scott Nos. OX5; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1801 |
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OX7c |
Official Seal, 1889, bister brown, imperforate. Top margin block of 4 with pencil "E.F.G." initials in margin of Edward F. Gottlieb, o.g., Very Fine, ex-Kotanchik. Scott Nos. OX7c;
Estimate $150 - 200.
Edward F. Gottlieb formed the first great collection of Post Office seals in the 1930s. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1802 |
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OX7c |
Post Office Seal, 1889, bister brown, imperforate. Complete sheet of 42 from the 5th setting showing numerous plate setting flaws, no gum, fresh with bold color; vertical crease between third and fourth
rows, light diagonal crease at upper right affecting 4 stamps and tear at lower right into one stamp, F.-V.F., One of Two Recorded Imperforate Panes From the 1888 Post Office Seal Issue from the 5th Setting, ex-Kotanchik.
Scott Nos. OX7c; $1,050+. (Image1)
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Scott $1,050+
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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