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May 6-7, 2025 Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World

Session 1 - TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 Morning Session - 10:00am Lots 1 – 304 UNITED STATES - Afghanistan – Germany

Session 2 - TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 Afternoon Session - 1:00pm Lots 305 – 614 German Colonies – Great Britain British Commonwealth

Session 3 - WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 Morning Session - 10:00am Lots 615 – 855 Greece – Italy Japan – Romania

Session 4 - WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 Afternoon Session - 1:00pm Lots 856 – 1217 Russia – Yugoslavia Large Lots and Collections

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Lot #1: United States Stampless covers 1850 (12 Apr) FL to North Fairhaven, Mass., with oval "Sacramento Apr 12 Cal." departure pmk, red crayon "40" rate

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $140 - $150
Lot #2: Postmasters' Provisionals Albany, N.Y. (1Xa-E1d) 1847 Gavit & Co., Albany N.Y., 5c brown, Franklin Die Essay on Bond with complete cross-hatching, v.f.

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #3: Postmasters' Provisionals New York, N.Y. (9X1e) 1845 5c black on bluish wove paper, Without Signature, pos. 4, double transfer variety, margins all around, blue ms cancel at left

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $220 - $250
Lot #4: 1847 Issue (1) 1847 5c black brown, margins all around, v.f., tied by blue "PAID" and "Albany & Buffalo RR" cancel on FL

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $230 - $250
Lot #5: 1847 Issue (1,106L1) 1847 5c red brown, margins all around, small corner margin crease at top right, tied by red square grid on small cover to Boston

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $950 - $1,000
Lot #6: 1847 Issue (1TC1bk) 1847 5c black, trial color large die proof on bond, ample margins showing most of the cross-hatching, v.f., cat. value $800

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $350 - $400
Lot #7: 1851-57 Issue (7,11,14,15) 1851 1c blue, 3c red brown, single and pair, ample margins to cut in at sides, used together with 10c green, horizontal pair (types II+III)

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #8: 1851-57 Issue (7,9,11) 1851 two covers, one to Paris, franked with 2x1c blue, used together with 3c red, paying 5c shore to ship rate from Newport, R.I.

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $230 - $250
Lot #9: 1851-57 Issue (11) 1851 3c brownish carmine, never hinged, margins all around, seldom seen in this condition, with 1999 PFC and 2025 PSE certificate, the latter graded "VF-XF 85"

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750
Lot #10: 1851-57 Issue (11-E5a) 1851 3c Washington, Essay by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., in deep green on stamp paper, fresh and v.f., cat. value $1,250

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750
Lot #11: 1851-57 Issue (11-E5a) 1851 3c Washington, Essay by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., in deep carmine on stamp paper, fresh and v.f., cat. value $1,250

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750
Lot #12: 1851-57 Issue (11-E5a) 1851 3c Washington, Essay by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., in brown on stamp paper, fresh and v.f., cat. value $1,250

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750
Lot #13: 1851-57 Issue (12) 1851 5c red brown, margins all around, bright color, v.f., tied by New Orleans 5 Oct, 56 pmk on complete FL to Paris

Current Bid: $500

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #14: 1851-57 Issu (13) 1851 10c green, type I, used, margins all around, fresh deep color, v.f., with photocopy of 2004 PFC for a pair from which this originated, cat. value $750

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $280 - $300
Lot #15: 1851-57 Issue (13) 1851 10c green, Type I, large margins all around, with part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by faint Providence, R.I. cds

Current Bid: $280

Estimate: $280 - $300
Lot #16: 1857-61 Issue (25A) 1857 3c rose, Type II, pos.23L5L, claret shade, tied by Sandusky May 13 cds on cover addressed to Ohio

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $130 - $150
Lot #17: 1857-61 Issue (26A) 1857 3c dull red, type IV, n.h., well centered for this difficult issue, margins clear design on all sides

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $900 - $1,000
Lot #18: 1857-61 Issue (28A) 1857 5c Indian red, lightly canceled, reperforated at left, otherwise fine, with 2008 APS certificate, cat. value $3,750

Current Bid: $525

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #19: 1857-61 Issue (30A,35,38) 1857 5c brown, 10c green (straight edge at left) and 30c orange, tied by red grid cancels on blue outer FL from New York to Lyon

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $900 - $1,000
Lot #20: 1857-61 Issue (36) 1857 12c black, three covers two England, two franked with horizontal pairs, one with "New York & Boston Steamboat R.R.R." cancels

Current Bid: $450

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #21: 1861-68 Issues (63) 1861 1c blue, top sheet margin single, n.h., remarkably fresh, wide margins at right and at bottom, selvage folded, fine

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #22: 1861-68 Issues (65) 1861 3c rose, tied by fancy Shield cancel on "The Independent" all-over advertising cover sent from Brooklyn, N.Y. Nov.23, 1863 to Poughkeepsie, fine

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $180 - $200
Lot #23: 1861-68 Issues (65,70,71) 1861 3c rose, 24c gray lilac (straight edge at right) and 30c orange, tied by round "PAID" grid cancels on FL to Hong Kong, China

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $900 - $1,000
Lot #24: 1861-68 Issues (67b) 1861 5c olive yellow, very light black cancel, fresh color, reperforated at left, otherwise a fine example of this scarce shade, with 2024 Crowe certificate, cat. value $4,850

Current Bid: $450

Estimate: $450 - $500
Lot #25: 1861-68 Issues 1863 Union Patriotic cover (reduced at left), endorsed "U.S. Brig "Banbridge / Aspinwall, N.G./ Per Str. Northern Light Nov.25th"

Current Bid: $230

Estimate: $230 - $250

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May 6-7, 2025 Rare Stamps and Postal History of the World

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Lot #1: United States Stampless covers 1850 (12 Apr) FL to North Fairhaven, Mass., with oval "Sacramento Apr 12 Cal." departure pmk, red crayon "40" rate

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $140 - $150

Lot #2: Postmasters' Provisionals Albany, N.Y. (1Xa-E1d) 1847 Gavit & Co., Albany N.Y., 5c brown, Franklin Die Essay on Bond with complete cross-hatching, v.f.

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $450 - $500

Lot #3: Postmasters' Provisionals New York, N.Y. (9X1e) 1845 5c black on bluish wove paper, Without Signature, pos. 4, double transfer variety, margins all around, blue ms cancel at left

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $220 - $250

Lot #4: 1847 Issue (1) 1847 5c black brown, margins all around, v.f., tied by blue "PAID" and "Albany & Buffalo RR" cancel on FL

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $230 - $250

Lot #5: 1847 Issue (1,106L1) 1847 5c red brown, margins all around, small corner margin crease at top right, tied by red square grid on small cover to Boston

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $950 - $1,000

Lot #6: 1847 Issue (1TC1bk) 1847 5c black, trial color large die proof on bond, ample margins showing most of the cross-hatching, v.f., cat. value $800

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $350 - $400

Lot #7: 1851-57 Issue (7,11,14,15) 1851 1c blue, 3c red brown, single and pair, ample margins to cut in at sides, used together with 10c green, horizontal pair (types II+III)

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $450 - $500

Lot #8: 1851-57 Issue (7,9,11) 1851 two covers, one to Paris, franked with 2x1c blue, used together with 3c red, paying 5c shore to ship rate from Newport, R.I.

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $230 - $250

Lot #9: 1851-57 Issue (11) 1851 3c brownish carmine, never hinged, margins all around, seldom seen in this condition, with 1999 PFC and 2025 PSE certificate, the latter graded "VF-XF 85"

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750

Lot #10: 1851-57 Issue (11-E5a) 1851 3c Washington, Essay by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., in deep green on stamp paper, fresh and v.f., cat. value $1,250

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750

Lot #11: 1851-57 Issue (11-E5a) 1851 3c Washington, Essay by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., in deep carmine on stamp paper, fresh and v.f., cat. value $1,250

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750

Lot #12: 1851-57 Issue (11-E5a) 1851 3c Washington, Essay by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., in brown on stamp paper, fresh and v.f., cat. value $1,250

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $700 - $750

Lot #13: 1851-57 Issue (12) 1851 5c red brown, margins all around, bright color, v.f., tied by New Orleans 5 Oct, 56 pmk on complete FL to Paris

Current Bid: $500

Estimate: $450 - $500

Lot #14: 1851-57 Issu (13) 1851 10c green, type I, used, margins all around, fresh deep color, v.f., with photocopy of 2004 PFC for a pair from which this originated, cat. value $750

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $280 - $300

Lot #15: 1851-57 Issue (13) 1851 10c green, Type I, large margins all around, with part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by faint Providence, R.I. cds

Current Bid: $280

Estimate: $280 - $300

Lot #16: 1857-61 Issue (25A) 1857 3c rose, Type II, pos.23L5L, claret shade, tied by Sandusky May 13 cds on cover addressed to Ohio

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $130 - $150

Lot #17: 1857-61 Issue (26A) 1857 3c dull red, type IV, n.h., well centered for this difficult issue, margins clear design on all sides

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $900 - $1,000

Lot #18: 1857-61 Issue (28A) 1857 5c Indian red, lightly canceled, reperforated at left, otherwise fine, with 2008 APS certificate, cat. value $3,750

Current Bid: $525

Estimate: $450 - $500

Lot #19: 1857-61 Issue (30A,35,38) 1857 5c brown, 10c green (straight edge at left) and 30c orange, tied by red grid cancels on blue outer FL from New York to Lyon

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $900 - $1,000

Lot #20: 1857-61 Issue (36) 1857 12c black, three covers two England, two franked with horizontal pairs, one with "New York & Boston Steamboat R.R.R." cancels

Current Bid: $450

Estimate: $450 - $500

Lot #21: 1861-68 Issues (63) 1861 1c blue, top sheet margin single, n.h., remarkably fresh, wide margins at right and at bottom, selvage folded, fine

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $450 - $500

Lot #22: 1861-68 Issues (65) 1861 3c rose, tied by fancy Shield cancel on "The Independent" all-over advertising cover sent from Brooklyn, N.Y. Nov.23, 1863 to Poughkeepsie, fine

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $180 - $200

Lot #23: 1861-68 Issues (65,70,71) 1861 3c rose, 24c gray lilac (straight edge at right) and 30c orange, tied by round "PAID" grid cancels on FL to Hong Kong, China

Current Bid: None

Estimate: $900 - $1,000

Lot #24: 1861-68 Issues (67b) 1861 5c olive yellow, very light black cancel, fresh color, reperforated at left, otherwise a fine example of this scarce shade, with 2024 Crowe certificate, cat. value $4,850

Absentee portion of this auction is open for bidding.
Absentee bidding for this session ends on 5/6/2025 at 10:00 AM EDT. Live bidding for this session begins on 5/6/2025 at 10:00 AM EDT