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Hawaii (continued)

1801()
#6, 13c Dark red, unused, clear to mostly large margins all around, luxuriant rich color and prooflike impression on fresh paper, Very Fine.Est. $600-
1802
#7, 5c on 13c Dark red, manuscript provisional surcharge, ample to large margins all around, intense color on fresh paper, face-free c.d.s. confined to the left edge, presumably of San Francisco, shallow thinned spot not noted on the certificate, Very Fine appearance; an attractive example of one of the world's first provisional surcharges; clear 1981 H.P.S. certificate.Est. $10000-
1803
#7, 5c on 13c Dark red, manuscript provisional surcharge, margins clear to just touching, strong fresh color, neat San Francisco c.d.s. confined to the lower right, thinned spots, Fine appearance and rare; 1981 P.F. certificate.Est. $10000-
1804
#7, 5c on 13c Dark red, manuscript provisional surcharge, type I numeral with long flag, ample to huge margins all around, including the frame line from the adjacent stamp at top, small part original gum, small faults, a Very Fine appearing example of one of the world's first provisional surcharges and one of the few copies of this rarity that retains any original gum; 1981 P.F. certificate.Est. $7000-
1805
#9, 5c Blue on thin bluish wove paper, four oversized margin, including a bit of the adjacent stamps at right and top, small faults, used in combination with faulty U.S. 1861 12c Black (#69) on buff cover to Brooklyn, N.Y., both stamps tied by San Francisco cogwheel cancels, bold large red "Honolulu/ U.S. Postage Paid/ Dec 23" c.d.s. alongside (M-H 142.03) and red "San Francisco, Cal./Jan 9, 1863" transit postmark, Very Fine usage; this franking combination is not listed in Scott; 1988 P.F. certificate; Ex.-Tows.Est. $3000-4000
1806()
#9, 5c Blue on thin bluish wove paper, unused, large margins to just touching at top left, strong color and sharp impression on fresh paper, nearly Very Fine.Est. $350-
1807
#10, 5c Blue re-issue, complete sheet of twenty, pos. 2 showing the variety line through "Honolulu", original gum, several h.r.'s, six stamps with thinned spots, couple with slight crease and two tiny toned spots, otherwise Fine.Est. $900-
1808
#10-11RS, 5c Blue and 13c Orange red, overprinted "Reprint", both very fresh, with clear to large margins all around, original gum, light h.r., Fine-Very Fine.Est. $285-
1809
#11S, 13c Dull rose, overprinted "Specimen", complete sheet of twenty, remarkably fresh and clean, original gum, entirely Never Hinged, couple natural inclusions and some faint toning in the selvage only, still Extremely Fine and attractive. for hingedEst. $480-
1810()
#12, 1c Light blue on bluish white, Plate 2-A, Type IX (pos. 9), unused, mostly huge margins to clear at bottom right, good color, sealed tear at upper right and thinned causing a small hole at the base of the numeral, Very Fine appearance and rare.Est. $17500-
1811
#12, 1c Light blue on bluish white, Plate 2-A, Type VII (Pos. 7), used with ms. cancel, repaired by rebacking adding margins all around, Fine appearance and rare.Est. $15000-
1812()
#13, 2c Light blue on bluish white, Plate 3-B, Type I (pos. 3), unused, three clear margins to touching outer frame line at top, thinned causing a small hole at the center of the numeral, Fine appearance.Est. $6250-
1813
#14, 2c Black on greenish blue, Plate 3-Gx, Type IV (pos. 4), margin huge to in at bottom right, rich color on fresh "robin's egg blue" paper, ms. stroke cancel, thinned spots, Fine appearance.Est. $5250-
1814()
#15, 1c Black on grayish, Plate 4-A, Type III (pos. 3), unused, margins close to touching, fresh and Fine; 1982 A.P.S. certificate.Est. $650-
1815()
#15, 1c Black on grayish, Plate 4-A, Type VII (pos. 7), unused, three large margins, fourth just touching frame line at base, fresh and Fine.Est. $650-
1816
#16, 2c Black on grayish, Plate 3-E, Type III (pos. 1), striking used example, featuring lavishly large margins all around, rich color on fresh paper, lightened ms. stroke cancel, Extremely Fine and handsome.Est. $800-
1817
#16, 2c Black on grayish, used with large red Honolulu c.d.s., ample margins all around, thinned spot, Very Fine appearance.Est. $800-
1818()
#17, 2c Dark blue on bluish, Plate 5-B, Type I (pos. 1), seldom seen sound unused example of this rare stamp, margins clear to touching, good color, Fine; a stamp which is missing from most collections; signed Schlessinger and accompanied by 1976 H.P.S. certificate.Est. $12000-
1819
#18, 2c Black on blue gray, Plate 5-A, Type V (pos. 5), used with square grid cancel, four clear to large margins, repaired by backing with a 1c Numeral (#15), Fine appearance; a useful plating copy; 1981 P.F. certificate.Est. $6000-
1820()
#18, 2c Black on blue gray, Plate 5-A, Type X (Pos. 10), unused, margins to touching, some staining mostly on reverse, otherwise about Fine; 1975 P.F. certificate.Est. $3500-
1821()
#19, 1c Black, Plate 6-A, Type VII (pos. 7), showing the variety raised "I" in "INTER", unused, ample to mostly huge margins, rich color on fresh paper, filled thin spot at top center, Very Fine appearance.Est. $500-
1822()
#19, 1c Black, Plate 6-A, Type VIII (pos. 8), showing the raised "IN" in "Interisland", unused, margins all around, fresh and Fine.Est. $500-
1823()
#20, 2c Black, Plate 5-C, Type VIII (pos. 8), unused, margins clear all around, small thinned spot, fresh and Fine appearance.Est. $725-
1824()
#21, 5c Blue on blue, Plate 9-A, Type III (pos. 7), unused, margins all around, Fine; 1979 P.F. certificate.Est. $850-
1825()
#21, 5c Blue on blue, Plate 9-A, Type I (pos. 9), large even margins all around, rich color on fresh paper, thinned spot, Extremely Fine appearance.Est. $850-
1826()
#22, 5c Blue on blue, Plate 12-A, Type VII (pos. 3), unused, four uniformly large even margins, deep rich color on fresh paper, light stain spot at lower left, otherwise Extremely Fine and handsome; signed Buhler.Est. $550-
1827()
#22, 5c Blue on blue, Plate 12-A, Type X (pos. 5), four uniformly large margins, rich color and strong impression on fresh paper, shallow thinned spot at top, Extremely Fine appearance.Est. $550-
1828()
#24, 2c Black on laid paper, Plate 7-A, Type IV (pos. 2), unused, extravagantly wide and even margins all around, intense color on crisp white paper, minute thin speck, otherwise Extremely Fine and handsome.Est. $300-
1829()
#25, 1c Dark blue, Plate 11-A, Type IV (pos. 8), unused, large even margins all around, rich color on fresh paper, slight crease, Extremely Fine appearance.Est. $350-
1830()
#26, 2c Dark blue, Plate 10-A, Type I (pos. 9), a gorgeous unused single, featuring lavishly large even margins all around, rich color on crisp white paper, an Extremely Fine gem.Est. $350-
1831/
#29, 2c Red re-issue, complete sheet of fifteen, original gum, corner and bottom center stamps lightly hinged, the other ten Never Hinged, some staining along the edge of the top selvage and thinned spot in the bottom selvage, still Very Fine and scarce. for hinged singles and blocksEst. $765-
1832
#29S, 2c Red, overprinted "Cancelled", fresh mint block of four, with large to mostly huge margins all around, rich color, original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine.Est. $250-
1833
#43, 2c Rose, natural s.e. at right and perf. foxing, tied by rare violet Honolulu "Paid All" in oval to 10c Black entire (#U5) to Kapunda, South Australia paying the 12c Oceanea rate, well struck rare magenta double circle "Hilea/ Hawaii/Jun 21, 1888" datestamp (M-H 282.016) and matching target canceling the indicia, "Honolulu, H.I./Jun 22, 1888" and "G.P.O. Adelaide, S.A./Jy 30, 88" transits and Kapunda arrival backstamp, couple opening tears at top, one just touching the indicia, Very Fine usage; there are fewer than six known examples of this Hilea postmark; 2001 P.F. certificate.Est. $3000-4000
1834
#46, 12c Red lilac, fresh mint block of four, remarkably well centered, crisp and intact, original gum, bottom right stamp light h.r., the others lightly hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Est. $425-
1835
#49, $1.00 Rose red, fresh color on crisp clean paper, original gum, lightly hinged, nearly Very Fine.Est. $275-
1836
#50, 2c Orange vermilion reproduction, scarce mint bottom right corner margin block of four with "ABN Co." imprint, ample to large margins on the other two sides, original gum, natural paper inclusion in the margin between the top pair, Extremely Fine and handsome.Est. $800-
1837()
#51, 2c Carmine reprint, unused block of ten (5x2), ample to mostly large margins all around, fresh color, two with a small inclusion and pos. 9 with a small hole, otherwise Very Fine.Est. $300-
1838
#52C, 5c Deep indigo, block of four, intense color and crisp impression, original gum which is somewhat disturbed at top from hinge removal, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $575-
1839
#61B, 10c Red brown, red overprint error, a particularly desirable mint example of this rare and sought-after stamp, wonderfully well centered for this, with the perforations clearing the design all around, which is a rare occurrence, deep rich color, full original gum, Very Fine for this; only a single sheet of 50 was issued, eight of which were destroyed in the fire after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, leaving a mere 42 examples available to collectors; 1982 P.F. certificate.Est. $14000-
1840
#63, 12c Red lilac, mint block of four, nicely centered, fresh and intact, original gum, h.r.'s, Fine-Extremely Fine and scarce.Est. $950-
1841()
#66C, 6c Green, black overprint error, pos. 18, an attractive unused example of this rare stamp, reasonably well centered with the perforations just clearing the design at top, rich color on fresh paper, faint vertical crease at center, Fine appearance; only 50 stamps were issued, four of which are used and some of which were lost in the fire following the San Francisco earthquake; 1982 P.F. certificate.Est. $14000-
1842
#67, 10c Vermilion, handsome left sheet-margin imprint block of four, nicely centered, post office fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine. for singlesEst. $200-
1843
#72, 50c Red, fresh mint block of four, rich color, original gum, small paper h.r. at top left, the other three stamps very lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $350-
1844/
#74-82, 1c-25c Pictorials cplt., blocks of four, the 10c a top margin imprint block, original gum, 12c and 25c h.r., #75, 77, 81and two 76 Never Hinged, one #80 thinned, otherwise a Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $376.50-
1845
#R13-16, 50c-$10.00 Revenue issues cplt., fresh mint blocks of four, nicely centered, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine.Est. $1134-
1846E
M-H 502.7208, 1860 3c Dull purple Clark essay, a choice example of this essay produced in Boston by John S. Marsh for P.M.G. Clark, with full sized margins all around, not cut down which is so often the case, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine.Est. $500-750

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1847
#212, 50c Orange, bright and fresh, large margins, original gum, very lightly hinged, nearly Very Fine; 1986 P.F. certificate.Est. $350-
1848PB
#213, 1c Yellow green, bottom margin imprint and plate no. 1003 block of six, post office fresh, nicely centered, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, a couple perf.separations in the selvage, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $225-
1849BP
#214b, 2c Red, booklet pane of six, quite fresh for this, crisp and intact, original gum, lightly hinged, Fine.Est. $250-
1850/
#218, 15c Olive green, an especially choice mint block of four, with each stamp being incredibly well centered within generous balanced margins, wonderfully fresh, strong and intact, original gum, top right stamp light h.r., the other three Never Hinged, Extremely Fine.Est. $325-
1851
223, $1.00 Black,Ty. I, particularly fresh, original gum, lightly hinged, Fine; fewer than 3,000 stamps were issued.Est. $450-
1852
#223A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, sound mint single, original gum, h.r. and a tiny bit of foreign matter adhearing to gum, Fine and scarce.Est. $2400-
1853
#223A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a pleasing mint example of this scarce and difficult stamp, nicely centered when compared to the others, original gum, h.r., Fine.Est. $2400-
1854
#224, $2.00 Dark blue, deep rich color on fresh paper, original gum, Very Fine; signed Sloane and accompanied by 1990 P.F. certificate.Est. $450-
1855
#224, $2.00 Dark blue, intense color, original gum, relatively lightly hinged, fresh and nearly Very Fine; 2005 P.F. certificate.Est. $450-
1856()
#225, $5.00 Dark green, near perfect centering within balanced margins, deep rich color, skillfully regummed, Extremely Fine.Est. $800-
1857
#225, $5.00 Dark green, original gum, minor h.r., vertical internal crease, Extremely Fine appearance.Est. $800-
1858
#237, $1.00 Black, select mint example, beautifully centered within generous balanced margins, original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine.Est. $450-
1859
#237, $1.00 Black, original gum, Fine.Est. $450-
1860
#238, $2.00 Dark blue, rich color on fresh paper, original gum, Very Fine; only 695 stamps were issued.Est. $750-
1861
#238, $2.00 Dark blue, intense color, full original gum, Fine.Est. $750-
1862
#239, $5.00 Dark green, deep rich color on fresh paper, original gum, nearly Very Fine; only 746 stamps were issued.Est. $1000-
1863
#239, $5.00 Dark green, original gum, fresh and nearly Very Fine; only 746 stamps were issued.Est. $1000-
1864
#239, $5.00 Dark green, choice appearing mint single, incredibly well centered within large balanced margins, original gum, h.r., small thinned spot, Extremely Fine appearance.Est. $1000-
1865BP
#241a, 2c Yellow green, booklet pane of six, pos. E, an exceptionally fresh example of this elusive booklet pane, strong and intact perforations all around, original gum, very lightly hinged, Fine.Est. $750-
1866PB
#245a, 10c Dark blue, full top margin imprint and plate no. 22003 block of ten, wonderfully fresh and well centered, strong and intact perforations, original gum, top center stamp lightly hinged, the others all Never Hinged, Very Fine and scarce; unlisted as a plate block.Est. $100-150
1867PB
#249, 26c Violet brown, top margin imprint and plate no. 21991 block of ten, slightly tropical original gum, a few hinge reinforced perf. separations in the selvage and at left, Fine and scarce; not listed as a plate block.Est. $200-300
1868
#251-52, 1P Orange and 2P Black, blocks of four, fresh and intact, original gum, two 2P light h.r., the others lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $450-
1869
#254, 274, 10.00P Dark green, singles of each, original gum, Fine.Est. $525-
1870
#259, 30c Ultramarine, handsome top left corner margin block of nine (3x3), nicely centered, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $292.50-
1871
#261-74, 2c-10P Regular issue cplt., generally fresh and well centered, original gum, most lightly hinged, 30c heavy h.r. and shallow thin (cat $6.00), otherwise Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $1066-
1872BP
#261a, 2c Green, booklet pane of six, a very rare post office fresh example of this elusive booklet pane, exceptionally well centered for this, strong and intact perforations all around, unblemished original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine; a nicer example would be a challenge to locate.Est. $1400-
1873BP
#262b, 4c Carmine lake, booklet pane of six, pos. E, exceptionally well centered for this scarce booklet pane, crisp and intact, original gum, h.r.'s at top, natural gum inclusion, Extremely Fine.Est. $600-
1874PB
#268, 20c Yellow, full top margin imprint and plate no. 21999 block of ten, wonderfully fresh with radiant color, strong and intact perforations, original gum, top center stamp lightly hinged, the others all Never Hinged, Very Fine and scarce; not listed as a plate block.Est. $100-150
1875PB
#268a-69, 1P on 4P and 2P on 4P Dark blue, top margin imprint and plate no. blocks of ten, fresh and well centered, original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine and scarce; unlisted as plate blocks (catalog $155.50 as singles).Est. $100-150
1876
#271-72, 1P Pale violet and 2P Violet brown, blocks of four, well centered, original gum, 1P very lightly hinged and 2P small h.r.'s, Very Fine.Est. $340-
1877
#276-84, 2c-1P Regular issue cplt., nicely centered, original gum, lightly hinged except 8c and 16c h.r., Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $473-
1878BP
#276a, 2c Green, booklet pane of six, exceptionally fresh, nicely centered for this, original gum, Never Hinged, one stamp with a natural perf. disc impression, otherwise Very Fine.Est. $1250-
1879BP
#277a, 4c Carmine, booklet pane of six, very fresh, original gum, barest trace of possible hinging, tiny inclusion, Fine and scarce.Est. $750-
1880/
#278, 6c Light violet, top sheet-margin mint block of four, original gum, bottom right stamp very lightly hinged, the others Never Hinged, bottom left stamp with a faint perf. disc impression on gum, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $345-
1881
#278a, 6c Deep violet, bottom margin mint block of four, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, fresh and Fine.Est. $440-
1882
#279, 8c Brown, handsome top left corner margin mint block of four, excellent centering, original gum, tiny h.r. at center, Very Fine.Est. $220-
1883
#280, 10c Dark blue, bottom margin part imprint and plate no. 34827 block of eight, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine. for singlesEst. $540-
1884
#281, 16c Olive green, left sheet-margin mint block of four, wonderfully fresh and well centered, original gum, very lightly hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Est. $450-
1885/
#284, 1P Pale violet, fresh mint block of four, original gum, top stamps lightly hinged and the bottom pair Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $880-
1886/
#285-89D, 2c-1P Regular issue cplt., original gum, 4c disturbed o.g., 30c and !P Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $1002-
1887
#289, 16c Olive green, right sheet-margin mint block of four, post office fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine.Est. $1000-
1888PB
#289, 16c Olive green, an exceedingly rare bottom margin imprint and plate no. 21979 block of ten, wonderfully fresh and intact, reasonably well centered for this, original gum, Never Hinged, one stamp with a natural gum crease, Very Good to Very Fine; unlisted as a plate block (catalogs $2,500.00 as singles).Est. $1500-2000
1889PB
#289, 16c Olive green, full top margin imprint and plate no. 21979 block of ten, original gum, Never Hinged, some rejoined internal perf. separations and four stamps with light crease, otherwise Very Good and rare; unlisted as a plate block (catalogs $2,500.00 as singles).Est. $400-500
1890
#289C, 30c Gray, an especially choice bottom margin part imprint mint block of four, being extraordinarily well centered throughout, remarkably fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine; rare in such outstanding quality.Est. $860-
1891
#289D, 1P Pale violet, seldom seen post office fresh mint block of four, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $900-
1892/
#290-302, 292b, 293a, 298a, 2c-4P Regualr issue cplt., mint blocks of four, original gum, except key 16c value no gum, many Never Hinged, others lightly hinged, one #293a perf. disc adhesion and two 4P gum skip, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $853.50-
1893
#291-302S, E5S, 4c-4P Regular issue and 20c Special Delivery, overprinted "Specimen" type R in black, complete but for the 2c value, no gum except the 6c o.g. and the Special Delivery tropical o.g., generally Fine.Est. $640-
1894BP
#292c, 6c Red violet, booklet pane of six, fresh and intact, original gum, Never Hinged, slight natural oilyness in the paper, otherwise Fine and scarce.Est. $550-
1895BP
#292c, 6c Red violet, booklet pane of six, outstanding centering, crisp and intact, original gum, several h.r.'s, bottom pair with shallow gum thin spots, otherwise Very Fine and rare; only 75 panes were produced.Est. $550-
1896PB
#296, 16c Light olive green, a gorgeous full top margin imprint and plate no. 21979 block of ten of this key value, unusually well centered, exceptionally fresh, with strong and intact perforations all around, original gum, top center stamp lightly hinged, the others all Never Hinged, Very Fine and rare; unlisted as a plate block (catalog $1,235.00 as singles).Est. $1000-1500
1897PB
#300, 1P Pale violet, full top margin imprint and plate no. 22000 block of twelve, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Very Good to Fine and rare; unlisted as a plate block (catalog $1,080.00 as singles).Est. $400-500
1898
#319-25, 2c-1P Legislative Palace cplt., post office fresh mint blocks of four, most with sheet-margin, immaculate original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $325.10-
1899PB
#350, 1P Light violet imperforate, bottom right corner margin imprint and plate no. 22000 block of fourteen, with large margins on the other two sides, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine and scarce; unlisted as a plate block (catalog $210.00 as singles).Est. $150-200
1900PB
#354-60, 2c-32c Pictorials cplt., plate blocks of six, post office fresh and well centered, original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine and scarce; unlisted as plate blocks (catalog $322.50 as singles).Est. $200-300
1901PB
#383-96, 2c-5P Pictorials cplt., plate blocks of six, post office fresh, crisp and intact, original gum, Never Hinged, 4c and 30c each with natural prepinting paper crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine set; unlisted as plate blocks (catalog $306.60 as singles).Est. $200-300
1902
#411-24, 2c-5P Pictorials, overprinted large "Commonwealth" cplt., mint blocks of four, post office fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $339.70-
1903PB
#411-24, 2c-5P Pictorials, overprinted large "Commonwealth" cplt., plate blocks of six, post office fresh, strong and intact, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine set; unlisted as plate blocks (catalog $509.10 as singles).Est. $400-500
1904
#433-46, 2c-5P Pictorials, overprinted small "Commonwealth" cplt., fresh mint blocks of four, original gum, Never Hinged, except two each 4c, 12c, 16c and all 30c lightly hinged, two each 30c and 5P natural gum crease and one $p with a slight natural gum wrinkle, otherwise a Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $2407.50-
1905PB/
#433-46, 2c-5P Pictorials, overprinted small "Commonwealth" cplt., plate blocks of six, except 5P a plate block of four, original gum, some natural gum bends and skips, Never Hinged, except 30c slightly disturbed o.g. and one 4P with h.r., 4c small faults and one 4P with slight gum crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine and rare; unlisted as plate blocks (catalog $3,401.50 as singles).Est. $2000-3000
1906
#433-46, 2c-5P Pictorials, overprinted small "Commonwealth" cplt., original gum, most lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $324.50-
1907BP
#433b, 2c Rose, booklet pane of six, overprinted "WEALTH COMMON-" in error on the bottom left, original gum, Never Hinged, bottom right stamp with a thinned spot, otherwise Fine and rare; there are 24 examples of this intriguing error recorded, half of which are contained in the two surviving unexploded booklets.Est. $40000-
1908
#463, 2c Rose, "Victory" handstamped overprint, mint single from the bottom left corner of a booklet pane, strong fresh color, interleaving adheares to gum, Fine; only 28 booklet panes received the "Victory" handstamp; signed Koslow.Est. $325-
1909
#466, 6c Dark brown, "Victory" handstamped overprint, strong fresh color, natural s.e. at left, original gum with interleaving adhearing, Fine; among the rarest of the "Victory" handstamps, with a mere 64 copies produced, the majority of which were used.Est. $3250-
1910
#469, 6c Carmine, "Victory" handstamped overprint, select mint example of this scarce stamp, precisely centered, uncommonly fresh, full original gum which is only lightly disturbed from interleaving, Extremely Fine; only 235 stamps were issued.Est. $350-
1911()
#470, 6c Orange, "Victory" handstamped overprint, unused, natural s.e. at left, light diagonal crease at bottom left and some staining, otherwise Fine; only 141 stamps were issued, many of which were used.Est. $1750-
1912
#471, 6c Dark green, "Victory" handstamped overprint, nicely centered, tropicalized original gum as usual, Very Fine.Est. $225-
1913
#473, 10c Carmine rose, "Victory" handstamped overprint, choice mint single, wonderfully well centered, particualrly fresh, full original gum, Extremely Fine; only 450 stamps were issued.Est. $200-
1914
#474, 10c Carmine rose, "Victory" handstamped overprint, unusually fresh mint single, rich color, original gum, Very Fine; only 358 stamps were issued; signed Superior.Est. $175-
1915
#475, 12c Ultramarine, "Victory" handstamped overprint, full original gum with a bit of interleaving adhearing, couple light creases and some light toning, otherwise Fine; only 221 stamps were issued, many of which were used; 1981 P.F. certificate.Est. $1100-
1916
#475, 12c Ultramarine, "Victory" handstamped overprint, a remarkable post office fresh mint example, well centered, lovely bright color on crisp white paper, immaculate original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine and choice; only 221 stamps were issued, few (if any) of which are in this pristine state of preservation; 1975 and 2007 P.F. certificates. for hingedEst. $1100-
1917
#477, 12c Purple, "Victory" handstamped overprint, nicely centered within large margins, deep rich color, somewhat tropicalized original gum as usual, Very Fine and choice.Est. $275-
1918
#478, 16c Dark blue, "Victory" handstamped overprint, a fresh mint example of this rare and infrequently offered stamp, deep rich color on bright paper, full fresh original gum, a couple light stain spots on face, otherwise Fine; only 122 stamps were issued.Est. $2000-
1919
#479, 16c Dark blue, "Victory" handstamped overprint, seldom seen used example, cancelled by grid portion of a duplex postmark, reperforated at right and some staining from gum soaking, Very Fine apearance; only 200 stamps were issued.Est. $550-
1920
#480, 16c Dark blue, "Victory" handstamped overprint, remarkably fresh mint single, strong color on bright paper, full clean original gum, lightly hinged, Fine; only 500 stamps were issued; 1971 A.P.S. certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp.Est. $500-
1921
#481, 20c Light olive green, "Victory" handstamped overprint, fresh horizontal pair, full original gum, right stamp scissor separated at base, Fine.Est. $220-
1922
482, 30c Orange red, "Victory" handstamped overprint, wonderfully fresh mint example, vivid rich color on crisp white paper, full clean original gum (certificate states "disturbed o.g."), lightly hinged, Fine and scarce; only 248 stamps were issued; signed Koslow and accompanied by 1984 A.P.S. certificate.Est. $450-
1923
#482, 30c Orange red, "Victory" handstamped overprint, nicely centered, intense color, usual tropical original gum, Very Fine; only 248 stamps were issued; 1979 P.F. certificate.Est. $450-
1924
#483, 30c Orange red, "Victory" handstamped overprint, desirable mint example of this scarce stamp, deep rich color on fresh paper, slightly disturbed original gum from interleaving adhearance as usual, nearly Very Fine; only 200 stamps were issued; signed Kessler and another.Est. $750-
1925/
#485-96, 1c-20.00P "Victory" overprints cplt., blocks of four, original gum, many including all 10.00P and two 20.00P Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $474.90-
1926
#C1-5, 2c-10c "Madrid-Manila" flight overprints, blocks of four, original gum or slightly tropical o.g., 2c with some light gum toning, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, 2c, 4c and 6c signed Bruggmann.Est. $910-
1927
#C2a, 4c Carmine, "Madrid-Manila" flight, inverted overprint, an attractive appearing mint example of this rare error, strong color on fresh paper, original gum, lightly hinged, vertical crease at right, Fine appearance; only a single sheet of 100 stamps received the inverted overprint; signed Bruggmann and accompanied by 1997 P.F. certificate.Est. $3750-
1928
#C2a, 4c Carmine, "Madrid-Manila" flight, inverted overprint, an amazing mint example of this error, being in a quality which places it among the finest (if not the finest) of the mere 100 stamps that received the inverted overprint, as it is wonderfully well centered amid considerably larger margins than most (most are quite poorly centered), exceptionally fresh, full clean original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine; signed Koslow and accompanied by 2005 P.F. certificate.Est. $3750-
1929
#C6, 12c Red orange, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, fresh mint block of four, full clean original gum, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $275-
1930
#C7, 16c Light olive green (Sampson), violet "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, a desirable mint example of this rare stamp, well centered for this, with the perforations clearing the design nicely, fresh color, original gum, Fine; only 300 stamps were issued, many of which were used; signed Bruggmann.Est. $3250-
1931
#C8, 16c Olive bister (Sampson), red Madrid-Manila flight overprint, centered to lower left which is typical of this rare stamp, original gum, lightly hinged, light horizontal crease at top not noted on the certificate, Very Good appearance; only 100 stamps were issued, some of which were used; signed Kessler and Sanabria and accompanied by 1947 P.F. certificate.Est. $5000-
1932
#C10, 20c Orange yellow, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, block of four, radiant color on fresh paper, full original gum, Fine-Very Fine.Est. $325-
1933
#C11, 26c Blue green, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, fresh mint block of four, exceptionally well centered, full original gum, Extremely Fine.Est. $325-
1934
#C13, 2.00P Violet brown, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, original gum, Fine and scarce; only 900 stamps were issued; signed Kessler and accompanied ny 1975 P.F. certificate.Est. $650-
1935()
#C14, 4.00P Dark blue, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, unused, intense color on fresh paper, nearly Very Fine; 1971 P.F. certificate.Est. $750-
1936
#C15, 10.00P Deep green, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, select mint example of this difficult high value, exceptionally well centered, deep rich color, original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine; only 500 stamps were issued; signed Bruggmann.Est. $1350-
1937
#C15, 10.00P Deep green, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, select mint example of this scarce and difficult value, nicely centered, deep rich color, original gum, Very Fine; only 500 stamps were issued; 2006 P.F. certificate.Est. $1350-
1938
#C15, 10.00P Deep green, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, deep rich color on fresh paper, full clean original gum, Fine and scarce; only 500 stamps were issued.Est. $1350-
1939
#C16, 26c Blue green watermarked, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, a typical mint example of this very rare stamp, rich color, centered to lower left, part original gum, some light toned spots, otherwise Fine for this; a stamp that is missing from most collections as only a single sheet of 100 was issued; signed Kessler and accompanied by 1976 A.P.S. certificate.Est. $6250-
1940
#C17, 1.00P Pale violet, "Madrid-Manila" flight overprint, block of four, original gum which is somewhat disturbed from interleaving, Fine-Very Fine; only 2,000 stamps were issued.Est. $950-
1941
#C18-28, 2c-1.00P "L.O.F." flight overprints cplt., mint blocks of four, generally well centered, 2c and 4c tropical o.g., the others all very fresh and very lightly hinged, 16c natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine set; most including all four 1.00P signed Bruggmann.Est. $604.70-
1942
#C63, 4c Rose carmine, "Victory" handstamped overprint, a pleasing mint example of this rare stamp, well centered, original gum with interleaving still adhearing as often, gum soaked perfs. at left, otherwise Very Fine; only 122 stamps were issued, many of which were used.Est. $3750-
1943
#E1, 10c Dark blue, post office fresh mint block of four, crisp and intact, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine. for singlesEst. $740-
1944
#E2A, 10c Ultramarine special printing, a lovely mint example of this rare and sought-after stamp, wonderfully fresh, nicely centered for this, original gum, very lightly hinged, Very Fine; mising from most collections.Est. $2750-
1945
#E4, 20c Deep ultramarine, exceptionally fresh, original gum, natural gum bend, Never Hinged, nearly Very Fine.Est. $275-
1946
#E8, 20c Dull violet "Victory" handstamped overprint, original gum with a bit of adhesion from another stamp, paper clip rust stains showing mainly on the back and small thinned spot, Fine appearance and rare; only 138 stamps were issued.Est. $1400-
1947
#E9, 20c Blue violet, "Victory" handstamped overprint, handsome bottom margin part imprint single, tropical original gum, nearly Very Fine; only 600 stamps were issued, many of which were used.Est. $500-
1948
#J1-7, 1c-50c Postage Dues cplt., generally nicely centered, tropical original gum, 10c light gum adhesions, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $516.50-
1949
#J16-22, 4c-20c Postage Dues, "Victory" handstamped overprint cplt., tropicalized original gum as usual, rich colors, Fine-Very Fine; scarce and undercatalogued; each signed.Est. $695-
1950
 
#N7, 1.00P on 4.00P Blue and black, handsome bottom left corner margin plate no. 129939, 129938 block of four, post office fresh and intact, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, one with a natural gum bend, Fine-Very Fine. for singlesEst. $620-
1951
#N7, 1.00P on 4.00P Blue and black, bottom left corner margin plate no. 129939, 129938 block of four, fresh and well centered, full clean original gum, Very Fine.Est. $400-
1952()
#O38, 2c Rose, "Victory" handstamped overprint, unused, light creases and slight thin at bottom right, Fine appearance and rare; only 128 stamps were issued.Est. $375-
1953
#O41, 10c Rose carmine, "Victory" handstamped overprint, particularly fresh, with rich color on fresh paper, full original gum which has only been slightly disturbed from interleaving, Fine and scarce; only 665 stamps were issued; 1987 P.F. certificate.Est. $500-
1954()
#O43, 20c Light olive green, "Victory" handstamped overprint, unused, good color, Fine and rare; signed Bloch and accompanied by a photocopy of 1978 Friedl certificate for a vertical pair, this being the bottom stamp.Est. $1750-
1955
 
#UY1-2, 1c+1c Black on buff and 2c+2c Blue on buff paid reply postal cards, unsevered, folded but stored unfolded, fresh and Very Fine (no photo).Est.

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Puerto Rico

1956
#J3, 10c Deep claret, especially fresh mint block of four, nicely centered for this, original gum, very lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine and scarce.Est. $800-

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Ryukyu Islands

1957PB
#1-7, 5s-1Y Definitives, second printing cplt., matched set of bottom right corner margin imprint blocks of ten, generally well centered, fresh and intact, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine set.Est. $412.50-
1958
#1a-7a, 5s-1Y Definitives, first printing cplt., original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine set.Est. $550-
1959PB
#8-13, 50s-5Y Definitives cplt., matched bottom right corner margin imprint blocks of six, outstanding centering, fresh and intact, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine.Est. $582-
1960
#17, 100Y on 2Y Rose violet, used, rich color and well centered, thinned, Very Fine appearance.Est. $1600-
1961
#124s-29s, 133s-36s, 139s, 1 1/2c-3c Issues, overprinted "Mihon", original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine goup; all signed.Est. $650-
1962PB
#C14-18, 9c on 15Y - 35c on 60Y Air mail surcharges cplt., matched bottom right corner margin imprint blocks of six, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine set.Est. $385-

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New York Issues

1963PB
#C3a, 15c Prussian blue error of color, top right corner margin imprint block of four, well centered, original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine; 2006 P.F. certificate. for singlesEst. $300-

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Collections, Groups & Balances

1964
 
#9/311, 1851-1902 Small balance of consignment, comprised of 1851, 1869 and 1902 issues, 31 mint or used stamps including used #9 strip of three with PFC, 14 with PFC (2), 115 (3), one with red cancel, 116 (2), 117 (2), 119 (2), 120 and 121, plus mint or unused 11 (2), 112-14, 302-03 n.h., 307 l.h. and 309 l.h., occasional small problems, but most are Fine to Extremely Fine.Est. $6949.50-

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Austria

1965
#380, 1936 10S Dollfuss, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine (Mi 588, €1,300=$2,054)Est. $1100-
1966
#380, 1936 10S Dollfuss, original gum, Never Hinged, fresh and Very Fine; 1989 P.F. certificate (Mi 588, €1,300=$2,054)Est. $1100-
1967
#380, 1936 10S Dollfuss, top margin single, fresh original gum, Never Hinged, choice Very Fine; signed (Mi 588, €1,300=$2,054)Est. $1100-
1968
#380, 1936 10S Dollfuss, tied along with 1934-35 5g and 40g Costumes and 1936 3S and 5S Workers (Scott #357, 366, 378-78) by "Zurs/4. 1. 38" datestamps to air mail band cover to Lima, Peru, Vienna transit postmark and Lima arrival backstamp, Very Fine; a scarce and attractive usage.Est. $1750-
1969
#380, 1936 10S Dollfuss, top left corner margin single, used with indistinct town cancel, excellent centering, Extremely Fine; quite scarce postally used.Est. $1000-
1970
#B87-92, 1931 10g-1S Rotary Convention cplt., the set tied to unaddressed cover by separate strikes of "Rotary Convention/Wien/26. VI. 31" commemorative postmarks, Very Fine.Est. $150-200
1971
#B110a, 1933 50g WIPA, Granite paper, Post Office fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine and choice (Mi 556 A, €750=$1,185)Est. $600-
1972S/SS/S
#B111, 1933 WIPA Souvenir Sheet, centrally struck Wien 23.VI.33 date of issue cancel, Extremely Fine, rarely seen first day cancel (Mi Block 1, €3,000=$4,740)Est. $3300-
1973S/SS/S
#B111, 1933 WIPA Souvenir Sheet, deep rich shade, original gum, Never Hinged, choice Very Fine (Mi Block 1, €3,700=$5,846)Est. $3150-
1974
#B111a, 1933 50g WIPA, Perf 12, single from souvenir sheet, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine (Mi 556 C, €800=$1,264)Est. $650-
1975
#B185-88, 1946 1s-5s Renner Souvenir Sheets, sharp corners, original gum, Never Hinged, a choice Extremely Fine set of these popular sheets (Mi 772 B-775 B, €2,300=$3,634)Est. $2000-
1976
#B185-88, 1S-5S Renner souvenir sheets cplt., post office fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, one 3S with a natural paper inclusion, Very Fine set.Est. $2000-
1977
Venezia Giulia #N17 var, 1918 Unissued 10k Violet on granite paper with typographed overprint, original gum, Very Fine and exceedingly rare, 1997 Migliavacca certificate. (Sass 18A, €40,000=$63,200)Est. $8000-10000
1978
#N19, 1918 3k Rose on granite paper, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine, Raybaudi Cert. (Sass 16, €1,600=$2,528)Est. $800-
1979
#N48 var, 2k Light Blue on granite paper, no period after "nov", original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine, signed A. Brun and Oliva with 1992 Diena certificate. (Sass 16/If, €4,500=$7,110)Est. $1500-2000

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Austria - Lombardy-Venetia

1980
#1d, 1850 5c Lemon yellow, Hand-made paper, select used single with rich characteristic color, light Milano cancel, ample to large margins, Very Fine and choice (Sass 1c, €2,750=$4,345)Est. $1800-
1981
#3e, 1854 10c Black, Machine-made paper, select single with large balanced margins, light Milano cancel, Extremely Fine; signed Raybaudi and with his 2003 certificate (Sass 19, €550=$869)Est. $175-
1982
#7a, 1858 2s Yellow, Type I, well centered single with partial Udine cancel, fresh and Very Fine (Sass 23, €950=$1,501)Est. $575-
1983
#PR3, 1859 4kr Red, tied on piece by Verona cancel, nice strike of Milano "I.R. Spediz Gazz" cancel alongside, stamp with just clear to wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, a rare stamp made even more so by its choice condition; signed Bolaffi and Raybaudi and with the latter's 2003 certificate (Sass 4, €8,000=$12,640)Est. $4600-

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

1984
#108b, 1917 10h Orange brown, Perf 11 1/2, block of four, original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine, an elusive perf variety and seldom offered in any condition let alone an NH multiple (Mi 127 B, for singles, €1,280=$2,022)Est. $1400-

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Corfu

1985/
N15-34, 1941 Surcharges complete mint set including the scarce 10L, 10D and 100D values, bright and fresh, original gum, some NH including two of the key values, Very Fine. 10D Raybaudi Cert, others Signed Raybaudi (Sass S33-35, €1,390=$2,196)Est. $700-1000
1986
1941 Unissued 8D Balkan Entente Overprint two examples, the first with the overprint at the bottom and the second with the overprint in the middle, both post office fresh, extremely scarce and Very Fine, only 500 printed, Raybaudi Cert. (Sass 34, €1,000=$1,580)Est. $500-700
1987
NC1-12, 1941 Surcharged Airmails complete mint set including the scarce 1D, 10D and 100D values, bright and fresh, original gum, NH, VF, 1D, 10D and 100D values Raybaudi Cert, other values Signed Raybaudi. (Sass S37, €7,850=$12,403)Est. $4000-5000
1988
#NJ3, 1941 Italian Occupation Dues, 80L Violet Brown, original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine and exceedingly rare (only 80 issued), signed A. Diena, Raybaudi and Oliva. (Sass Seg. 3, €1,800=$2,844)Est. $600-800

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Crete

1989SP()
1908 1L, 5L, 10L, 20L, 25L, 50L, 1D, 2D, 5D Regular Issue Specimens, full sheets of 100 with Bradbury and Wilkinson imprint in bottom margin (10L, 20L (3 each), 25L (2)), affixed on large sample sheets (14.5x20.5"), all in olive brown except 5D olive brown with black vignette, each stamp with the diamond "4 hole" specimen punch, several sheets with ms. notation May 1907 or April 1908 notation, various pencilled notations on the sheets incl. Revenue on several, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, the unique setEst. $7500-10000

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Cyrenaica

1990
#CBO1, 1934 25L + 2L Rome-Mogadiscio Official Airmail, original gum, small picked paper inclusion, otherwise Very Fine, signed Bloch. (Sass S.A. 1, €3,500=$5,530)Est. $2400-

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Eritrea

1991
1-11, 1892 First Definitive set well centered for the issue, fresh colors, original gum, LH, Fine-VF. (Sass S1, €2,200=$3,476)Est. $1715-
1992
75-80, 1924 Manzoni set well centered complete set with the top value especially well centered, bright and fresh, original gum, hinged, Fine-VF. (Sass S16, €800=$1,264)Est. $594-
1993
#92 var, 1925-26 1L Blue, imperforate at bottom, original gum, Never Hinged (cat. for hinged), Post Office fresh and Extremely Fine. (Sass 97a, €1,875=$2,963)Est. $600-800
1994
#CBO1, 1934 25L + 2L Rome-Mogadiscio Official Airmail, original gum, Very Fine, signed Bloch. (Sass S.A. 1, €3,500=$5,530)Est. $2400-
1995