United States Postage Stamps continued...
Telegraph Stamps
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 1981 |
 |
5T1 |
 California State Telegraph Co., 1870, black & blue. Complete sheet of 12 comprising two panes of six with horizontal interpane gutter, original gum, handstamped serial no. 104 on all stamps (some double strikes incl. top two
stamps); slightly toned, light horizontal crease and central crimping at center as usual since these were folded and stapled into booklets, top right corner rounded, Fine.
Scott No. 5T1; $9,500 as two panes.
ONE OF THREE
RECORDED COMPLETE SHEETS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE TELEGRAPH COMPANY 1870 "BUSINESS" FRANK STAMP. THIS IS THE LARGEST POSSIBLE MULTIPLE, A GREAT TELEGRAPH STAMP RARITY.
The California Telegraph Company was the product of the 1861
consolidation of four companies responsible for the first transcontinental telegraph line. The 1870 Blue & Black typeset "Business" frank was the first issue. The black type was printed from a setting of six subjects repeated twice in a sheet
of 12, with a blue background of ornaments also arranged in six subjects repeated twice in a sheet. Position 1 (top left in each pane of six) has an inverted ornament in the blue background at lower left (bottom row, second ornament),
which breaks the pattern of diamond shapes. Position 3 has a repeating flaw in the "F" of "Free".
Booklets of 100 stamps were made by inserting 16 panes of 6 (96 stamps total) plus four additional stamps. The Kramer
book speculates that stamps with red crayon serial numbers were added to the the booklets to make up the 100 count. (Image1) |
Scott $9,500 as two panes
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1982 |
 |
5T1 |
 California State Telegraph Co., 1870, black & blue. Block of four with interpane selvage at bottom, never hinged o.g. (brownish as usual), Fine and scarce multiple.
Scott No. 5T1; $2,600. (Image1) |
Scott $2,600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1983 |
() |
7T1 |
 Colusa,
Lake and Mendocino Telegraph Co., 1876, 5¢ black. From the top row, blue handstamp ("P.L.W."), well centered, unused, Very Fine.
Scott No. 7T1; $1,100. (Image1) |
Scott $1,100
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1984 |
|
10T8 |
 North
American Telegraph Co., 1907, green. Serial no. 1799, nicely centered, bottom left position, o.g.; tiny bottom left corner crease, Very Fine appearance, one of the rarest regularly issued Telegraph stamps.
Scott No. 10T8;
$2,250. (Image1) |
Scott $2,250
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1985 |
|
15TO27 |
 Postal
Telegraph Co., 1911, yellow, "S.W." official. Well centered from the bottom row, bright color on fresh paper, o.g., Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 15TO27; $500. (Image1) |
Scott $500
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Postal Stationery
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 1986 |
|
U18 |
 Envelope, 1855, 10¢ green on buff, die 2. Unused entire with red "Wells Fargo & Co." printed frank, size 7, knife 20, watermark 1; tiny repaired edge tear and light inclusion, Extremely Fine appearance.
UPSS No. 28 $600.
Scott No. U18; $625. (Image1) |
Scott $625
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1987 |
S |
U294S-U331S |
 1897,
1¢-5¢ Universal Postal Congress Entires. Group of 62 mostly different (possibly the complete set of 59 with a few duplicates) comprising a variety of knives, sizes, colors; including U325S (3), U330S (2)
U331S (2), clear "Universal Postal Congress" overprints, fresh and Very Fine group.
Scott No. U294S-U331S; $6,320.
Only 125 sets were prepared, these were issued to the delegates to the Universal Postal
Congress held in Washington D.C. May 5-June 15. (Image1) |
Scott $6,320
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1988 |
|
U453a |
 Envelope, 1920, 2¢ on 2¢ carmine, die 1. Mint entire, size 23, knife 106, watermark 18, bright color on brilliant paper, sharp surcharge; light natural paper wrinkle at bottom, fresh and Very Fine, with 2012 P.F.
certificate, signed "W. H. Maisel" in pencil on reverse. UPSS No. 2811 $8,000.
Scott No. U453a; $6,500.
A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2¢ ON 2¢ CARMINE ENTIRE WITH TYPE 3 SURCHARGE. (Image1) |
Scott $6,500
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1989 |
|
U453B |
 Envelope, 1920, 2¢ on 2¢ carmine on blue, die 6. Mint entire, size 10, knife 58, watermark 19, rich bright color on fresh paper, sharp surcharge, clean and Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate. UPSS No. 2815
$4,500.
Scott No. U453B; $2,750.
A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2¢ ON 2¢ CARMINE ON BLUE ENTIRE WITH TYPE 3 SURCHARGE. (Image1) |
Scott $2,750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1990 |
|
U488 |
 Envelope, 1925, 1½¢ on 2¢ green. Mint entire, size 7, knife 34, watermark 13, bright color and strong embossing on fresh paper, Extremely Fine and scarce, UPSS 3080 $1,300.
Scott No. U488;
$800. (Image1) |
Scott $800
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1991 |
|
U584d |
 Envelope, 1977, 13¢ Energy Conservation, red & black omitted. Mint entire, size 12, knife 69, watermark 49, particularly fresh, immaculate and Extremely Fine. UPSS No. 3602 var. $400.
Scott No. U584d;
$260. (Image1) |
Scott $260
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1992 |
|
U632a, U632b |
 Envelope, 1995, 32¢ 1st Liberty Bell, greenish blue omitted & blue ("USA 32") omitted. Two different mint entires, first size 12 with greenish blue omitted, rare small size, and size 23 blue omitted with a
Chicago Credit Union corner card (as all are believed to be), Very Fine and scarce pair of error entires. UPSS No. 3738 var., 3785 var.
Scott No. U632a, U632b; $600. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Scott $600
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1993 |
/o |
|
 Postal
Stationery Balance. Small group comprising U186 full corner (PFC), #U10 used with blue "Columbia S.C. Jan 17" cds to Hillsboro N.C. (possible CSA use), U605e mint entire with black omitted error, U586a mint entire with
surcharge omitted error, and U586d mint entire with surcharge inverted error, Very Fine group.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1994 |
|
UC23 |
 Airmail
Entire, 1952, 6¢ on 5¢ carmine, surcharged in red. Mint entire, size 13, knife 78, watermark 41, bright color, trace of additional ink from surcharge on embossed stamp, Very Fine and rare, unlisted in UPSS but well-known to
collectors of these issues, ex-Saddleback.
Scott No. UC23; $1,500. (Image1) |
Scott $1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1995 |
o |
UO27 |
 War
Dept., 1873, 15¢ dark red. Cancelled by "Springfield Ill. Jul 15" duplex with preprinted address to Chief Signal Officer of the Army, Washington D.C.; minor scuff, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. UO27; $375; Estimate
$200 - 300. (Image1) |
Scott $375
Est. $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1996 |
|
UX84b |
 Postal
Card, 1980, 10¢ Landing of Rochambeau, magenta & blue omitted. Entire, fresh with small stain spot at left, otherwise Very Fine, only one listed mint in UPSS however this is the third example known to us, a great rarity, unpriced in
Scott, with 2016 A.P.S. certificate. UPSS No. S101b.
Scott No. UX84b; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) |
Est. $400-600
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1997 |
|
UXC1a |
 Airmail
Postal Card, 1949, 4¢ deep red on buff. Mint, the scarce shade, Very Fine.
Scott No. UXC1a; $550. (Image1) |
Scott $550
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1998 |
|
UXC13c |
 Airmail
Postal Card, 1972, 15¢ Niagara Falls, tagging omitted. Mint, fresh and Very Fine. USPCC No. SA12Bc.
Scott No. UXC13c; $2,500.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES. (Image1) |
Scott $2,500
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1999 |
|
UXC12c |
 Airmail
Postal Card, 1972, 9¢ Grand Canyon, tagging omitted. Mint, fresh and Very Fine. USPCC No. SA12Ac.
Scott No. UXC12c; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS TAGGING OMITTED ERROR, UNPRICED IN
SCOTT. (Image1) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Revenues
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
|
| 2000 |
o |
R65a |
 Revenue,
1862, First Issue, 70¢ Foreign Exchange, imperf. Socked-on-the-nose 1864 circular date stamp, clear to ample margins, rich color, Fine.
Scott No. R65a; $725. (Image1) |
Scott $725
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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