| 200 |  | | 1920 Domestic cover, locally addressed philatelic cover franked with 1880 12c Yellow and 24c Rose red, 1914 "2ct" on 5c Ultramarine and black, 1920 "Four Cents" on Rose and black with double surcharge and "Three Cents" on 1c Green and red brown Official with double surcharge, one inverted (Scott #19-20, 154, 177b, O111c), all tied by separate strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/27. XII. 20" postmarks, fresh and Extremely Fine. | Est. $150-200 |
| 201 | | | 1920 Cover to Vermont, franked with 1880 6c Violet and 12c Yellow, plus 1914 "2 cents" on 5c Ultramarine and black (Scott18-19, 154), tied by separate strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/13. VIII. 20" datestamps, trivial age spots, still Very Fine and attractive. | Est. $150-200 |
| 202 | | | 1921 Registered cover to England, franked with two copies of 1880 6c Violet (Scott #18), tied by separate strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/24 VI. 21" c.d.s., endorsed "via Germany" with registry ettiquete added in Hamburg, red hooded "Registered/London, E.C./10 Au 21" backstamp, cover with vertical and horizontal folds away for the adhesives, Fine and unusual late commercial usage. | Est. $300-400 |
| 203 | | | 1921 Registered entire to Mexico, 10c Ceylon George V Registered entire overprinted "Specimen" on reverse to which a new address panel has been pasted on an franked with 1918 5c Ultramarine and black and 1921 10c Red violet and black Officials (Scott #O101, O131) tied by single strike of "Monrovia, Liberia/31 X 21" c.d.s., registry etiquette, Sierra Leone and London registry transits and Novo Laredo arrival backstamps, Very Fine; resourceful and unusual. | Est. $300-400 |
| 204 | | | 1921 Cover to Hamburg, franked by a single copy of 1880 6c Violet (Scott #18), tied by clear "Monrovia, Liberia/25. VI. 21" c.d.s. to cover with merchants corner card, "Post Office Monrovia" wax seal on reverse, Very Fine late commercial usage. | Est. $200-300 |
| 205 | | | 1921 Cover to Switzerland, franked with 1921 1c Green (Scott #183) paying the unsealed circular rate, tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/14. V. 21" c.d.s. to legal sized cover with "Commercial Intelligence Bureau, West Africa" imprint, Very Fine; rare solo usage of a 1c stamp on international mail. | Est. $150-200 |
| 206 | | | 1924 Registered cover to Germany, franked by 1923 50c Dull violet and orange and $5.00 Blue and brown violet Official imperforate and without "O S" overprint (Scott #223, O154 Var.), mostly clean "Monrovia, Liberia/16. V. 24" postmarks and "R" in oval handstamp, Coln transit and Berlin arrival backstamps, fresh and Extremely Fine; philatelic but unusual. | Est. $200-300 |
| 207 | | | 1924 Registered cover to Chicago, franked with pair of 1918 5c Gray blue and black and 1923 5c orange and dark green Official (Scott #165, O144) tied by two strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/1 VII 24" postmarks, magenta "Registered" handstamp and boxed "AR", New York and Chicago registry backstamps, cover with staple hole at left, still Very Fine and attractive. | Est. $100-150 |
| 208 | | | Harper Liberia/Paid handstamped provisional with ms "5" rate on buff cover to New York redirected to Ashville, N.C., mostly clear "Harper, Liberia/ 2.11.27" c.d.s. alongside and N.Y. Mar 10, 1927 backstamp, Fine and rare. | Est. $200-300 |
| 209 | | | 1929 Sierra Leone 1/2d postal card registered to Germany, franked by 1928 1c Green and 2c Gray violet and 10c Olive gray Officials (Scott #230, O159, O162) tied by double circle "Buchanan, Liberia/9 XI 29" postmarks, "R" in oval and two bold strikes of oval "Deutsche Seepost/ Linie/Hamburg-/Westafrika/13. 1. 29" ship cancel and arrival c.d.s., Very Fine and scarce with registered postal card usage. | Est. $500-750 |
| 210 | | | 1929 Registered cover to London via Ivory Coast, sent from Cape Palmas, Liberia and type endorsed "With Runner to Tabou/Per French Line.Homeward. July 3rd,"entered the mails in the Ivory Coast with three singles of 1913 1Fr. Orange and black (Scott #71) tied by "Tabou, Cote D'Ivory/6 Juil 29" datestamps and registry etiquette, "Hornsey/25 Jy 29" arrival backstamp, Fine; a most unusual routing of mail from Liberia into the Ivory Coast. | Est. $200-300 |
| 211 | | | 1936 Cover to Boston, franked with 1923 1c Centennial (Scott #209) paying the unsealed circular rate and tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/27 IX 36" c.d.s., Very Fine and rare international usage. | Est. $150-200 |
| 212 | | | 1944 Cover to New York, franked by the scarce 1944-46 2c on 3c Violet and black and 3c on 2c Dark violet handstamped surcharges tied by partial "Monrovia, Liberia/11. X. 44" postmarks, colorless embossed corner card of the Ganta Mission, cover with some creases and wrinkles, still a Fine and rare commercial usage. | Est. $150-200 |
| 213 | | | 1951 Registered cover to New Jersey, franked by 1923 $2.00 Orange and blue (Scott #226) tied by clear "Robertsport, Liberia/Ja 3 6" c.d.s., Robertsport registry handstamp, arrived in New York with magenta "Supposed Liable to/United States/Customs Duties", oval "U.S. Customs/Free of Duty/Port of New York" and "Collect 10c Postage Due/For Customs Service" handstamps with U.S.10c Carmine Postage Due tied by two target cancels, forwarded to Yaounde, Cameroun where 10Fr Blue-green Postage Due was applied and tied by "Yaounde, Cameroun/4 Avr 51" c.d.s., U.S. P.O. Department Official Seal affixed on reverse, paste-up cover with paper adhesions around the perimeter, Very Fine; a wonderful usage of the $2.00 value and scrace triple country franking. | Est. $400-500 |
| 214 | | | 1951 Registered cover to New Jersey, from the same correspondence as the previous lot, franked with 1923 2c, 10c, 20c and 30c (Scott #215, 218, 220, 222) tied by "Robertsport, Liberia/Ja 3 6" postmarks and sent under the same registration number, New York registry transit backstamps and Elizabeth receiver, plus "Notice" handstamp, forwarded to Yaounde, Cameroun where 20Fr Dark brown Postage Due was applied and tied by "Yaounde, Cameroun/4 Avr 51" datestamps, also a paste-up usage with paper adhesions around the perimeter of the reverse, Very Fine. | Est. $300-400 |
| 215 | | | 1916 3c Brown entire to Conakry French Guinea, uprated with 1915-16 2c on 25c Dark brown and black (Scott #137) tied by the violet straightline handstamp of the French Guinea airplane, partial "Conakry, Guinea Francais/11 Mars 16" arrival postmark also ties the stamp, with the c.d.s. repeated at right, cover with opening tear at bottom right and vertical fold at center, Fine and rare early airmail usage, this airmail service started in 1937. | Est. $150-200 |
| 216 | | | 1936 "Hindenburg" flown registered cover to Los Angeles, franked by 1928 15c Dull violet (Scott #235) tied by indistinct Monrovia c.d.s., "R" in oval handstamp and endorsed "By airship "Hindenburg"/via Frankfurt A.M.", appropriate magenta flight cachet, additionally franked on reverse with Germany 1936 50pf-75pf Hindenburg (Scott C57-58) tied by Frankfurt 17. 9. 36 air mail cachet, New York and Los Angeles registry backstamps, Very Fine and rare. | Est. $3000-4000 |
| 217 | | | 1936 Provisional Air Mail First Day Cover, the complete set of three (Scott #C1-3) tied by single strike of clear "Monrovia, Liberia/28 II 36" first day of issue postmark to fresh cover to Grand Bassa, Extremely Fine and quite rare; the used stamps alone catalog $525.00 | Est. $300-400 |
| 218 | | | 1936 First Day Air Mail cover to Cape Palmas, franked with 1936 "Air Mail/Six Cents" surcharge on 1c Green Official showing a double surcharge (Scott #C3 Var.) tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/28. II. 36" first day of issue postmark, Harper arrival postmarks front and back, fresh and Very Fine. | Est. $300-400 |
| 219 | | | 1936 First Day Air Mail cover to Cape Palmas, franked with "Air Mail/Six Cents" surcharge on 1c Green Official (Scott #C3) tied by bold "Monrovia, Liberia/28. II. 36" first day of issue postmark, Harper arrival postmark, fresh and Extremely Fine; signed "AD" (Diena). | Est. $150-200 |
| 220 | | | 1936 First Day Air Mail cover to Cape Palmas, franked with "Air Mail/Six Cents" surcharge on 2c Violet (Scott #C1) tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/28. II. 36" first day of issue postmark, Harper arrival c.d.s., Very Fine. | Est. $150-200 |
| 221 | | | 1937 Registered Air Mail cover to New York, franked by the scarce 1936 6c on 2c Violet and 6c on 3c Bister brown (Scott #C1-2), plus Scott #'s 236, 257 pair and single (on reverse), C3D and O162 all tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/25. IX. 37" datestamps, New York registry backstamps, C1-2 with some adhesive staining and 236 faults, still a rare commercial usage of these air mail provisionals. | Est. $300-400 |
| 222 | | | First Flight Cover to U.S.A., franked with uncancelled 1938 20c Magenta and 30c Gray black (Scott #C10-11), "First Flight/From/Fisherman's Lake/Robertsport, Liberia, W.A./To/U.S.A." flight cachet, opened by censor and sealed at left, cover with vertical fold away for the stamps, Fine. | Est. $150-200 |
| 223 | | | 1946 Registered Air Mail Cover to Missouri, franked with a pair of 1944-45 "30cts" surcharge on 1c Yellow green and black (Scott #C46A), the top stamp showing inverted surcharge, and two 1940 10c Commonwealth (Scott #279), one affixed overlapping cover edge, all tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/17. IV. 46" postmarks, New York and Kansas City registry backstamps, Very Fine commerical usage of this provisional. | Est. $150-200 |
| 224 | | | 1904 Registered cover to Belgium, attractively franked with 1903 10c Green and black Registration stamp (Scott #F12) as well as 1892 25c Yellow green, 1894 5c Carmine and black imperforate pair and 1897 3c Red and green, Ty. I (Scott #44, 52, 64), all teid by "Monrovia, Liberia/29 Jun 1904" postmarks, "R" in circle handstamp, hooded "Registered/London/15 Jul 04" and Brussels transits and La Hulpe arrival backstamps, fresh and Extremely Fine. | Est. $200-300 |
| 225 | | | 1905 Registered 2c entire to Germany, beautifully franked with 1894 10c Red on yellow Monrovia and 1903 10c Blue and black Buchanan Registry issues (Scott #F8, F10) and 1898 1c Light green, 15c Slate and 1902 3c Green Officials (Scott #O30, O38, O43) tied by double circle "Monrovia, Liberia/Dec 2, 1905" postmarks, "Hamburg/30.12.05" backstamp, Very Fine and colorful. | Est. $200-300 |
| 226 | | | 1905 Registered cover to Berlin, franked with 1903 10c Violet and black Monrovia Registration (Scott #F13), plus seven different issues (Scott #38, 45, 91, 98, O40, O42, O43) all cancelleld by HAPAAG crayon "X" with no town cancels, "R" in oval handstamp and Berlin receiver, cover with vertical fold at left clear of any stamps, reverse with shipping company imprint, Fine and colorful franking. | Est. $200-300 |
| 227 | | | 1905 Registered cover to Germany, franked with 1903 10c Lilac and black Monrovia Registration (Scott #F13a) plus 1903 "Ten/Cents", "Fifteen/Cents" and "Twenty/Cents" surcharges (Scott #95-97) tied by separate strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/28 Feb 05" postmarks, "R" in oval, faint backstamp, cover with bit of flap missing and horizontal fold at base, Fine usage. | Est. $200-300 |
| 228 | | | 1907 Registered cover to New York, franked with 1903 10c Violet and black Registration stamp (Scott #F13), plus 1906 5c Ultramarine and black Official (Scott #O48) tied by separate strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/24 Apr 1907" c.d.s., "R" in oval handstamp, Liverpool registry transit and New York registry receiving backstamps, flap missing, still Very Fine. | Est. $150-200 |
| 229 | | | 1910 Registered picture post card to Germany, franked with 1903 10c Violet and black Monrovia Registration (Scott #F13) and 1906 1c Green and black plus 1906 10c Dull violet and black, 1909 15c Claret and black and 20c Bister and green Officials (Scott #101, O49, O63-64) tied by oval Deutsche Seepost/Linie/Hamburg-/Westafrika/26. 10. 10/XXXVII" postmarks, Very Fine and colorful mixed issues franking. | Est. $200-300 |
| 230 | | | 1911 Registered cover to Philadelphia, franked with 1903 10c Magenta and black Robertsport registration (Scott #F14) and 1910 bisected 10c Black and ultramarine imperforate with provisional "5/Cents" typewritten surcharge (Scott unlisted), both tied by hooded "Registered/Robertsport, Liberia/Dec 6 11" postmarks, Robertsport registry etiquette, three backstamps including magenta "Philadelphia, Pa./Registered/Jan 5, 1912", cover stain at top right affecting the bisect, still a Fine and very rare usage. | Est. $500-750 |
| 231 | | | 1911 Registered Cover to Philadelphia, franked with 1894 10c Green on buff Harper Registration (Scott #F7) and 1894 5c Violet and green imperforate Official (Scott #O26) both tied by perfectly struck hooded "Registered/Harper, Liberia/Feb 20 11" datestamp, large violet registry etiquette and Philadelphia arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive. | Est. $200-300 |
| 232 | | | 1916 Registered 2c entire to France, additionally franked with Liberian Frontier Forces 1916 1c on 1c green and black Official (Scott #M6c) with LFF/1c inverted and 1914 10c on 50c red brown and black Official (Scott #O92) tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/13. VII. 16" postmarks, Monrovia registry etiquette, Aydat, Puy de Dome receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine; attractive franking. | Est. $300-400 |
| 233 | | | 1919 Registered 2c entire to Honduras, additionally franked with Liberian Frontier Forces 1919 1c on 2c Lake and black,1c on 2c Carmine and black Official (Scott #M4, M7) and 1914 20c on 75c Purple and black Official (Scott #O75) tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/14. I. 19" postmarks, Monrovia registry etiquette, Liverpool, New York and violet "Puerto Cortez, Honduras/Mar 11, 1919" registry transit backstamps, Very Fine; attractive franking to this rare destination. | Est. $300-400 |
| 234 | | | 1892 Cover to England, legal sized cover with "General Post Office Liberia" imprint unusually franked by 1885 16c Yellow imperforate (Scott #30 Var.), enormous margins to in at base, diagonal usage crease, tied by rimless "Monrovia, Liberia/Jul 2, 1892" c.d.s., postmark repeated perfectly at left, vertical file fold, Very Fine; probably a unique usage of the imperforate 16c to pay the double rate. | Est. $500-750 |
| 235 | | | 1893 Official cover to London, franked with 1892 4c Green and black and 6c Blue green Officials (Scott #O3-4) tied by well struck rimless "Monrovia, Liberia/17Jun 93" c.d.s., red "Paid/Liverpool/Br Packet/9 Jul 93" entry postmark, legal sized cover with "Treasury Department/Comptroller's Office" imprint at lower left, fresh and Extremely Fine. | Est. $200-300 |
| 236 | | | 1894 Registered Official cover to London, with 1894 10c Red on yellow Monrovia Registration stamp (facial scuffs and adhesions) and 1894 5c Violet and green imperforate Official (Scott #F8, O26), the 5c stamp tied by rimless "Monrovia, Liberia/20 Jun 94" c.d.s., boxed "Aus West-Africa/mit/Hamburger Dampfer" backstamp and red hooded London registry receiver, legal sized cover with "General Post Office Liberia" imprint, Very Fine. | Est. $200-300 |
| 237 | | | 1894 Official cover to London, franked with 1892 32c Greenish blue Official (Scott #O9) tied by clear strike of rimless "Monrovia, Liberia/Aug 2, 1894" c.d.s., legal sized cover with "Department of State" imprint at lower left, fresh and Very Fine. | Est. $200-300 |
| 238 | | | 1895 Official cover to London, franked with 1892 1c Vermilion pair (one with corner missing), 2c Blue and 6c Blue-green (Scott #O1, O2, O4) tied by rimless "Monrovia, Liberia/5 Mar 95" datestamps, "Paid/Liverpool/Br Packet/4 May 95" transit and London backstamp, cover with "Department of State" imprint at lower left, Very Fine three color franking. | Est. $200-300 |
| 239 | | | 1895 Official cover to London, franked with two pairs of 1894 5c Violet and green rouletted Official (Scott #O27) cancelled by partial strikes of rimless Monrovia c.d.s., red "Paid/Liverpool/Br Packet/5 De 95" entry postmark and London backstamp, legal sized cover with "Department of State" imprint at lower left, folded vertically at center and small tear at base, Fine and attractive. | Est. $150-200 |
| 240 | | | 1906 Registered Official cover to Brussels, franked with ordinary 1896 15c Slate (Scott #40) and 1894 16c Red lilac and 24c Olive green on yellow and 1898-1905 1c Lilac rose pair and 1c Deep green (Scott #O20-21, O28-29) tied by violet double circle "Monrovia, Liberia/May 29, 1905" datestamps, matching "R" in oval, London and Brussels registry backstamps, Post Office Department wax seal on reverse, fresh and Very Fine. | Est. $200-300 |
| 241 | | | 1914 Official cover to Austria, franked by ordinary 1882 16c Red and 1906 2c Carmine and black block of four (Scott #23, 102) plus 1893 5c on 6c Blue green and 1898 1c Lilac rose and 10c Chrome yellow and indigo Officials (Scott #O13, O28, O37) all tied by "Monrovia, Liberia/30 May 1914" postmarks, registry etiquette and Southampton and Birmingham transit backstamps, large wax seal of the Post Office Department on reverse, two punch holes at bottom, otherwise a Very Fine and colorful usage. | Est. $150-200 |
| 242 | | | 1914 Registered Official cover to New York, franked with ordinary 1896 15c Slate (Scott #40) tied by hooded "Registered/Monrovia, Liberia/May 16 14" postmark, registry etiquette, Southampton transit and New York registry backstamp, legal sized cover with "Customs Receivership.of the/Republic of Liberia" imprint, Very Fine. | Est. $100-150 |
| 243 | | | 1915 International Postal Order to Paris, large cover with "Post Office of Liberia" and "Free under convention" imprints sent registered with "Monrovia, Liberia/16. XI. 15" datestamp and registry etiquette, registry transit backstamps, cover with all over age spotting but very rare. | Est. $300-400 |
| 244 | | | 1919 Registered Official cover to Hartford, franked with 1905 1c Light green, 1918 10c Dark green and pair 1915 "Two Cents" black surcharge on 5c Turquoise and black Official (Scott #56, 166, O88a) tied by bold "Monrovia, Liberia/24. V. 19" postmarks, registry etiquette, New York transit and Hartford arrival backstamps, cover with "Treasury Department" imprint, slightly reduced at top, Fine; why the Liberian Treasury Dept. would have occasion to write the Fuller Brush Co. we will leave up to your imagination. | Est. $150-200 |
| 245 | | | 1920 Local cover, with bottom margin vertical strip of five, plus vertical strip of three and pair, representing all ten types of the 1915 2c on 5c Turquoise and black black surcharge Official (Scott O88a) one stamp damaged, tied by eight strikes of "Monrovia, Liberia/14. XII. 20" postmarks, cover with "Compagnie Francise de L'Afrique Occidentale" imprint, Very Fine. | Est. $150-200 |
| 246 | | | 1929 Registered 1 1/2d Sierra Leone Postal Card to Germany, oval Deutsche Seepost, Hamburg-Westafrika/11.1.29/XXXI origination handstamps from Banana Island, carried on the ship "Este", additionally franked with Liberian 5c Blue Official (Scott #O161) tied by "Rivercess/ Liberia/14. I. 19" postmarks, Rivercess registry etiquette, Maisach receiving strike, Very Fine; Rare registered Postal Card. | Est. $500-750 |
| 247 |   | | Advanced Liberia collection, 1860-1984 An extensive mint OG, used, cto, and unused collection neatly mounted in 4 slipcased Scott albums comprising definitives, commemoratives, semi-postals, airmails, Officials, and other back-of-book, elusive early imperf pairs, full sheets, and "Ordinary" handstamped issues, good inverts, overprints, surcharges, color errors; includes mint 22 (x3), 25a corner margin imperf block of 15, 26a corner margin imperf block of 20 (x3), 24-31, 30a corner margin imperf block of 15, 33-49, 33A, 35a, 46a; full sheets of 10 each of 47 (x8; 3 NH), 47a (x4; 2 NH), 48 (x11; 7 NH), and 49 (x10; 6 NH); 63 full sheet of 20 (x2, 1 NH), 64C, 71 double overprint, 74, 75, 79 (x5), 82 (x5, 1 with double overprint), 83 (x4), 84 (x8), 85 (x4), 86 (x5), 87 (x2), 88 (x3), 88 inverted overprint, 90 (x4), 91 full sheet of 10, 91b, 94a, 95-7 full sheets of 20, 101-13, 103a, 104a (x2), 106b (x2), 107a, 110b, 112a, 114 full sheet of 20 (x2), 116a (x3), 117a, 119a block, 120a (x2), 121a block, 127a half sheet of 20, 141 full sheet of 20 NH, 147 (x3), 148a, 149 (x3), 154c, 155, 156 block, 160 block of 15 with 160b (x2), 161(x3), 209-13, 214-27, C1-3 (C1, C2 signed), C3Cv imperf between NH, C18 and C19 signed, F1, F10a-14a, F20-4, F25-9, F27 rare full sheet of 50 (one stamp torn, minor selvage separations, dry gum), J1c, O1-12, full sheet of 10 of O11(x2) and O12 (x2, 1 NH), O25, O26 full sheet of 48, O83 (x2), O88a, O113-26, O157 rare block of 25 (perf separations), O158-64 (x2), used 24-31, 29 horizontal pair with 1888 Registered cancel, 66 (x4), 66A, 69, 75, 107b, 155, 156, 161, 191a, B15, C2 signed, C3 signed, F1, and much more, occasional minor fault, tropical gum, generally Fine-VF, a few interesting collateral items accompany, an excellent collection filled with scarce to rare, under-catalogued items, well worth careful viewing and an eager bid. | Est. $15000-20000 |
| 248 | | | Amazing Liberia accumulation Many thousands of unorganized mint OG, cto, and postally used stamps from 1860 through the 2000s comprising definitives, including various "Liberia" Arms, commemoratives, souvenir sheets, semi-postals, airmails, officials, registration, 1906-1911 Revenues, etc. on pages, in 9 albums, glassines, 3 stock books, and 3 dealer's counter books, replete with scarce early full sheets, plus singles and sets with Scott values to $100+, including mint 24-31, 27 full imperf sheet of 60, 33-49 (x2), 35a, 47, 48 (x2) and 49 (x3) full NH sheets of 10 each, 53 scarce sheet of 48 (few separations, couple pieces of selvage absent), 56, 58, and 62 (x2) full sheets of 60 (6x10), 63 full sheet of 20, 78, 79, 101-13, 104-113 full sheets of 20, 117a, 148a, 157a (unused), 209-13, 217, 221 (x2), 301-4 &: C57 full sheets of 25, several sets of 309-12 &: C63-4 in full sheets signed by Szyk, 341-6 full NH sheets of 24, B3-15, C1 signed Sheridan, C1-3 signed Kessler, Sanabria C7 (1977 SPA cert), C68-9 centers inverted, F1, F10a, F11a, O1-12 (x2), O15-22, O23a-5, O35-6 sheets of 60 (partial selvage), O46-58 corner blocks, O83, used 191a, C1 tied to small piece by FD cancel, O91, and much more, occasional fault, generally clean, Fine-VF, a great, profitable lot, loaded with contemporary mint NH, elusive early mint sheets, and early postally used material (strong potential for finding Seepost and other good cancels), careful viewing will surely prove worthwhile and will elicit a strong bid. | Est. $8000-10000 |
| 249 | () | | Tantalizing hoard of Liberia printing errors and varieties Many hundreds of largely unorganized, mint og and unused stamps from the 1880s through the 1970s mounted on album pages, in glassines, and counter book pages, comprising a very diverse range of common to rare perf, imperf, overprint, and surcharge varieties, plus printing and color errors of definitives, commemoratives, souvenir sheets, semi-postals, airmails, and B-O-B, unlisted in Scott, but several are listed in Gibbons or Sanabria, many are thought to exist in extremely small quantities, including Scott 28v horizontal pair imperf between, 49v vertical and horizontal pairs imperf between, 96v red surcharge, 126B pair imperf between (5 known), 127Ev imperf pair, 174v imperf pair (50 known), 258v inverted overprint (25 known), 270v horizontal block imperf between (probably unique), 292Av block of 10 with double surcharge and strip with "4CTI" error, 1952 Ashmun stamp and sheet varieties including scarce 334v inverted vignette, 341v-346v various errors, 368v imperf block with inverted flags, B5v "Two Cents" doubled (25 known), C4-13v imperf pairs, C19v inverted overprint, F10av violet invert (50 known), F13v blue color error (50 known), F23 and F24 imperf, J6 horizontal pair imperf between (5 known), O43v block of 8 with misapplied "OS" resulting in bottom 4 stamps being unoverprinted (probably unique), O65v missing "OS", O67v triple "OS", O104v trial zig-zag roulette, and so much more, generally fresh, Fine-Very Fine, with abundant mint NH, careful viewing will reveal this to be a great treasure trove for the Liberia specialist. | Est. $6000-8000 |
| 250 | () | | Valuable holding of Liberia proofs and specimens Many hundreds of unorganized items comprising mint OG and unused singles, pairs, blocks, and full sheets of common to rare die, card, color, and progressive proofs, trial colors, essays, and specimens of various definitives, commemoratives, semi-postals, airmails, officials, etc. from 1892 through early 1970s, including 1881 3c large die proof on tissue, 1892-1896 trial color plate proofs, partial and complete sheets (x80+) of Waterlow punched or "cancelled" proofs and specimens of various 1892-1905 definitives and officials (mixed condition), 1903 3c card and sunken die color proofs, 1903 3c and 1906 25c, 50c matted color trial proofs in blocks of 9 each, 1909-1912 black imperf plate proofs to 75c, 1912 10c perf and roulette proofs, scarce 1912 75c black block of 10 color proof, 1913 $5 die proof on India, 1918 25c die proof in issued color and 50c large die and frame and vignette color proofs, 1938 airmail proofs to $1, printer's index copy of 1940 3c Commonwealth commemorative with notations, perf and imperf 1947 Centenary sheets, progressive specimen blocks and proof pairs and sheets of 1949 Ashmun issue, 1952 Ashmun die proofs, color trials, and specimens, including complete 3c specimen pane of 50, and scarce 1952 3c brown Ashmun color trial without "Specimen" overprint, and so many more, accompanied by about 100 colored spider proof reprints of panes of 100 of 1948 25c Airmail issue, made from the original defaced plate, generally fresh, Very Fine group with amazing scope and content that welcomes careful viewing, and is sure to prove irresistible to the Liberia specialist. | Est. $7500-10000 |
| 251 | | | 1860-1880 "Liberty Seated" issues group over 300 used and unused copies with a mixture of genuine and forgeries, mounted on album pages, arranged on stock pages, or in glassines, with representation of each value from every year issued, including unused #1 signed Kemeny, #13 block of 32 (8x4), #16 with paper fold, used #1, #2 tied to small piece by red Liverpool packet cancel and adjacent "Boston BR. PKT./2 JUN/5" cancel, #18 with Buchanan and Grand Bassa cancels, and other good items, the forgeries comprise mostly Fournier's works including a nice typology annotated in Dutch with a few illustrations, and large black and white photoplates of 6¢-24¢ blocks of 32, mixed condition, mostly average to Fine, extremely useful material for the collector of these challenging issues. | Est. $1500-2500 |
| 252 | | | Classic Liberia cover group Over 100 pre-1940 covers, loose or hingelessly mounted on album pages, comprising mostly postally used regular and registered private and commercial mail franked with single or combination usages of definitives and commemoratives, plus a few philatelic covers (first flights, etc.); better items espied include 1844 missionary letter, several 1882 and 1885 issue covers, unusual 1894 5c bisect (Scott 52v) tied to registered cover to USA, adjacent red oval 1895 London registered transit cancel; 1894-1900 pictorials (38, 52 pair, 54, 58) tied to registered Monrovia-England combination cover; 1896 50c (63) tied to 1900 registered cover to England; 1900 5c (61) tied to Harper-USA registered cover, adjacent red 1900 Liverpool packet transit cds; 1897 3c and 1905 2c (58, 64) tied to 1905 cover to USA; 1905 5c (62) tied to cover to USA; 1906 15c (105) tied to registered cover to England; 1909 75c (124) late usage on 1954 cover to Canada; 1918 2c strip (164) tied to cover to London, redirected to Kent; 1920 5c/10c surcharge (179) tied to cover to Germany, typed "pr. 'S/S Ekari' via Plymouth/London"; 1921 1c (183) and late usage of 1903 Registered stamp (F11) tied to 1921 Harper-USA registered cover; 1925 5c (217) tied to mission corner card cover to Philadelphia, adjacent New York "Due 10 cents" duplex and circled "T" handstamps, US 10c precancelled postage due affixed; 1928 5c (223) tied to cover to Belgian Congo, adjacent 1937 Brazzaville cds; 1928 1c, 3c (230, 232) tied to Monrovia Department of State title envelope to Philadelphia; and many more; mixed condition, Fine and better, with many scarce to rare usages and varieties; Early Liberia covers are elusive, so close inspection of this desirable, profitable group is advised. | Est. $3000-4000 |
| 253 | | | German Seepost covers postmarked from Liberia A diverse group of private, commercial, and official mail, loose or hingelessly mounted on album pages, comprising 7 covers, 11 picture postcards, 4 postal cards, 4 stamped entires, and a wrapper, franked with various definitives, commemoratives, and official stamps of the 1897-1914 period, all tied by oval "Deutsche Seepost Linie Hamburg-West Afrika" date and ship number cancels; includes 1927 cover to Chicago from British Bank of West Africa, Cape Palmas (logo and printed tape on reverse) franked with Liberia Scott 165 tied by seapost cancel dated 27.7.27 XXXXI; 1c Liberia wrapper to Germany franked with Scott O60, O71 tied by seapost cancels dated 10.7.14 XXXIII; 10c entire (H&:G B6) to Germany, seapost cancel dated 6.5.97 VI; generally Fine-VF, with fair to clear strikes; careful inspection of these scarce covers advised for full appreciation. | Est. $3000-4000 |
| 254 | | | Substantial contemporary Liberia cover holding Two large boxes freighted with over 1700 predominantly postally-used private, missionary, official, and commercial covers, loose or hingelessly mounted on pages, and mostly postmarked 1940 through 1980s; combination covers, re-directed mail, censored and registered usages galore, plus air letters, first flights, and FDCs; the majority postmarked Monrovia (a few from Free Port, Harper, Kakata, River Cress, Yekepa) and addressed to USA; better covers include Scott C4, C5 (2) on 1941 "West Humhaw/216925/Steam Screw" Harper-USA paquebot cover; C23, C24, each on 1941 first flight Liberia-USA cacheted cover; C47 on 1944 registered commercial combination cover; 295 pair on 1945 combination cover; several C47 overprint varieties on cover; C47 pair on censored 1945 combination cover; C48 pair on 1945 censored combination cover; 293 on 1946 mission cover; C46A pair on 1946 registered combination cover; C48B on 1946 registered commercial combination cover; C50 on 1946 registered cover; scarce 10¢ Liberia air letter look-alike, diplomatic pouch transmission, 1963 Washington, DC cds; and many more; condition somewhat mixed, generally Fine-VF; a strong likelihood of many scarce usages within; a fantastic group for the Liberia collector or dealer; Viewing is a must for full appreciation. | Est. $3000-4000 |
| 255 | | | Classic Liberia picture post card group 40 cards depicting native peoples and scenes, postmarked from early 1900s through 1930s, postally used and franked with single or combination usages of various definitives and airmails, most addressed to European destinations plus a few unused cards; we espied a 1905 dated card franked with Scott 55, 58, 94, postmarked Monrovia to Austria via Sierra Leone, with Freetown transit cds, and 6.3.05 Vienna "Bestellt" receiver cds; 1907 dated card franked with Scott 94, 102, O1, postmarked Monrovia to Berlin, with 31.3.07 receiver cds; usual wear or toning, generally Fine and better; intriguing group, likely some scarce usages within; Viewing advised. | Est. $750-1000 |
| 256 | | | Contemporary Liberia cover collection Over 550 items hingelessly mounted in 5 slipcased Scott Specialty albums comprising postally used regular, censored, registered covers, picture post cards, air letters franked with single and combination usages of defintives, commemoratives, and airmails, plus some philatelic mail including FDCs and various first flight covers, some of which franked with Scott C18, C20, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C31 pair, C50; other good covers include 1944 registered censored commercial cover to USA, franked with Scott C42, C47 paying proper rate; 1945 Liberia Treasury Department registered cover from Monrovia to Liberian Vice Consul, New York, franked with Scott 279, C48 pair; 1945 censored cover from Monrovia to USA via Freetown, Sierra Leone, franked with Scott C50; commercial cover from Monrovia to USA franked with Scott C48A; 1946 registered cover from Burgess D. Peal c/o War Department to Savage Arms, USA, franked with Scott 279, C48B; and many other valuable covers too numerous to list; condition somewhat mixed, generally Fine and better; a strong collection, replete with scarce usages, making this a rare opportunity for collectors and cover dealers alike; Viewing is a must for full appreciation. | Est. $2000-3000 |
| 257 | | | Classic Liberia airmail cover group 70 plus covers postmarked 1930s to 1940s, loose or hingelessly mounted on album pages, displaying single and combination usages on private and commercial regular, registered, and censored mail, all postally used, plus some philatelic covers, including first flights, a few of which franked with Scott C1, C2 singles; better covers include Scott C3A, C3E (X6) on 1937 US Foreign Service combination cover; fabulous, large 1941 registered, redirected, US officially sealed, 10¢ postage due air letter to USA franked with Scott 274, C6, C10, and US J81 (x2), J82 (x2), various customs handstamps and postmarks; Scott C50 pair, 279 on 1945 registered, censored cover to USA; Scott C48A, C49 on 1946 registered cover to USA; mixed condition, generally Fine or better; fascinating group replete with elusive usages, making this a great opportunity for the collector and dealer alike; Viewing a must for full appreciation of the content. | Est. $2000-3000 |
| 258 | | | Ottlie Helm family Liberia correspondence Over 300 covers hingelessly mounted in 3 slicased Scott Specialty albums, mostly from Fred Helm to his future wife Ottlie Rohe in the USA, and her replies, written during Fred's days at the Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia, postmarked from the mid-1920s through early 1950s, to and from Liberia, franked with single or combination usages of US 1920s regulars and commemoratives, or various 1920s-1950s Liberian definitives, commemoratives, airmails, and officials; many photocopied letters accompany (originals absent), telling of life and work at the plantation, comings and goings of ships, and other interesting matters; condition rather mixed; generally Fine and better; a fine assemblage of covers, some of which likely display scarce usages, coupled with Fred's and Ottlie's exchanges about life and Liberia, affording a great opportunity for the postal or Liberia historian; Viewing is indispensable for full appreciation. | Est. $2000-3000 |
| 259 | | | Classic Liberia Official cover group 90 covers, loose or hingelessly mounted on album pages, replete with private, commercial, registered, and censored mail, American and British Consulate, American Legation, Liberia Customs, Department of State, and General Post Office covers, franked with single or combination usages, all postally used, plus some philatelic covers, including Scott C3 on first flight cover; among the many very elusive items are 3 American Consulate/Sanitary Report covers; Scott O26 pair on 1909 cover to USA; a parcel piece to Paris franked with Scott 174, 219, B14 pair, O144; Scott 178l, 179gv, 180f, O111c on 1909 cover to USA; Scott O159, O160, O163 on cover to France; Scott O63 pair on 1913 registered cover to Zavidovice, Bosnia; Scott 127, O91 on 1920 cover to USA; and many more; some show the usual creasing or wear; generally clean, Fine-VF group; many scarce to rare usages within, making this a fantastic opportunity for collector and dealer alike; careful viewing is necessary for full appreciation of the content. | Est. $4000-5000 |
| 260 | | | Liberia postal card and stationery collection, 1889-1893 Over 200 items, most hingelessly mounted on pages and in a Scott album, comprising a fine array of postally used and unused postal cards, postal reply cards, stamped entires, registered envelopes, wrappers, and several perfin specimens; includes unused H&:G 2 showing various printing shifts (38 pieces); B4 perfin "Waterlows' Specimen" (4 colors); B4 perfin "Specimen"; B5; B6 perfin "Specimen" (2) and "Waterlows' Specimen"; B7 (x2); C2 Harper prepaid; E1 perfin "Specimen"; used H&:G 1 (x4), 2 (x3, one addressed to San Marino), 3 (x16), 4 (x8), 5 (x5); A1 (x3); B1 (x4), B2, ms "per Bookpost" (x2); B2 prepaid; B3 Brewerville cancel; B4 franked with Scott 34; B5 (x5), B6 (x4); B6 Monrovia to Quittah, Gold Coast, ms "per Woerman Steamer", cork cancel over ms. "Paid"; C1; C2 prepaid, postmarked Harper; C4 franked with Scott 52, and more; somewhat mixed condition amongst the used, unused items with occasional toning, generally Fine-VF; Viewing of this highly desirable collection is essential for full appreciation of its content. | Est. $4000-5000 |
| 261 | LIT | | Useful Liberia philatelic literature group Several hardcover books, including "Liberia Specialized Stamp Catalogue" (x4); "A Century of Liberian Philately" (x3, one of which is a rather worn soft cover copy); "Liberia" (Cockrill), 2 volumes (booklets 1-10, 21-25), signed by author, plus a few duplicate booklets; and "Life of Jehudi Ashmun"; also, assorted copies of "Journal of Liberian Philately" (1986//2007); and National Philatelic Museum booklet on Liberia; generally clean group, Fine-VF; valuable educational material for the Liberia collector: Please inspect ! () | Est. $100-200 |
