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LOT 5086 - ONLINE SALE 5184

1893, $2 Columbian (Scott 242), a beautifully well centered used gem, with bright fresh color and a neat New York double oval cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $775.Scott $525.

Closing February 12, 2023

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LOT 5890 - ONLINE SALE 5184

1919, King George V "Seahorse", Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, 10s dull gray blue (Scott 181), block of 4; 2 right stamps crease, Extremely Fine.SG 417.Scott $600.

Closing February 12, 2023

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LOT 6198 - ONLINE SALE 5184

1905, surcharge on "Deutsches Reich" unwatermarked, ½d on 1m carmine rose, rotated rosette variety (Scott 43), bottom right corner margin block of 4, on LL stamp right rosette is standing point down, slightly disturbed o.g., Very Fine.Michel 34AI; €600 ($670)

Closing February 12, 2023

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LOT 6058 - ONLINE SALE 5184

1897, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 5¢ deep blue, proof on gummed stamp paper (Scott 54), o.g., hinged, razor-sharp in bold color with well-balanced margins; Unitrade notes "all plate proofs for this issue are mounted on cardboard", Very Fine, only 1700 proofs are known, with 1985 P.F. certificate declining opinion on gum.Unitrade 54P var.

Closing February 12, 2023

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LOT 1015 - Sale 779

Closing February 21-23, 2023

1998 (33¢) Uncle Sam's Hat and "H" "First-Class Rate", self-adhesive coil, square corners, blue omitted (Scott 3265f), plate number "1 [black] 1 [gray]" strip of 6, Post Office fresh, the right stamp's right perforations scissors-trimmed; the red misregistered to right by 10½ stamps, the gray by 3mm, and accompanied by Jan. 7, 2013, Linn's article announcing the find, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, unpriced in Scott. From the discovery strip of 46, found in New Orleans in early September 2012, ex Lippman, with 2012 P.S.A.G. certificate for strip of 46.Estimate $7,500 - 10,000

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LOT 402 - SALE 779

1923, $1 Lincoln Memorial (Scott 571), block of 4 tied by "Washington D.C. Feb. 12 1923 4PM" first day duplex cancels on 2¢ Carmine entire with boxed Registered handstamp at bottom left, addressed to a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Post Office Department Philatelic Agency return address, part of wax seal and two purple "Washington D.C. Feb. 12, 1923 Registered" double circle handstamps on back, Extremely Fine, Fleetwood, in an attempt to promote first day cover collecting, produced facsimiles of popular FDCs too expensive for most collectors. This is the example Fleetwood used.Scott $7,000.Estimate $3,500 - 5,000

Closing February 21-23, 2023

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LOT 249 - SALE 779

.1910, Centenary of the Republic, inverted centers complete (Scott 160a/173a), a choice set of all seven values: ½c, 1c, 2c, 4c, 5c, 12c, 50c & 5p, all well centered, o.g., Very Fine, signed pencil-signed Kneitscel & En. Diena, with the latter's 1988 certificate.Scott $6,200.

Closing February 21-23, 2023

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LOT 1229 - Sale 779

Envelope, 1876, 5¢ blue on cream, die 2, watermark 5 (Scott U178A var.), horizontally laid paper; small natural paper inclusion, Very Fine. The 5-point star of of watermark 5 is clearly visible at the bottom of the cut square., with a 1997 P.S.E. certificate and accompanied by a written analysis from Jerry Summers.UPSS 482 var.Scott $10,000 for watermark 2.

Closing February 21-23, 2023

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LOT 758 - SALE 779

1901, 4¢ Pan-American, center inverted, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 296aSE), regummed, a lovely example, Post Office fresh, with even the "Specimen" overprint inverted, Fine, a welcome addition to any advanced collection, with 2022 P.F. certificate.Scott $11,500.Estimate $6,000 - 8,000

Closing February 21-23, 2023

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LOT 77 - Sale 779

1929, P.U.C. £1 black (Scott 209), a spectacular block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet, each stamp canceled by c.d.s, hinge reinforcements in selvage, Very Fine and a remarkable multiple.SG 438; £2,200+ ($2,840).Scott $2,700+.Estimate $2,000 - 2,500

Closing February 21-23, 2023

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LOT 370 - SALE 779

Opelousas La. Sep. 17, strong strike of negative letters in circle with date in magenta pen at top left, matching red "25" manuscript rate at top right, on 1828 folded letter written by prominent local citizen Valentine King, addressed to Middlebury VT, Extremely Fine strike of this distinctive and very rare postmark, the A.S.C.C. shows the cancel from this cover as its listing example (p. 122).Estimate $2,000 - 3,000

Closing February 21-23, 2023

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