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LOT 8042 - online SALE 5244

1920, 5¢ Pilgrim (Scott 550), a gorgeous jumbo with bold color, bright paper and unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, only four stamps grade thus, with seven higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95J.SMQ XF-SUP 95J; $325.

Closing October 13, 2024

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LOT 8225 - ONLINE SALE 5244

1874, Queen Victoria Provisional Issue, 3d on 1s green, "P" with top like "R" (Scott 12a), Very Fine.SG 13b.Scott $1,100.

Closing October 13, 2024

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LOT 8270 - Online Sale 5244

Closing October 13, 2024

1897, Queen Victoria "Maple Leaf", 1¢ blue green (Scott 67), plate block of 8, o.g., never hinged, Fine.Scott $1,120.

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LOT 8609 - online SALE 5244

1935, 5c-1.25L Juridical Congress complete (Scott 41-46), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Sassone 41-46.Scott $850.

Closing October 13, 2024

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LOT 40 - SALE 804

Mint State Duck Paradise, generally Fine to Very Fine, see videos of CA, IL, IA, MI (one book), NJ, NC, OR, SC, TN and TX online.Scott $77,000.

Closing October 29-30, 2024

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LOT 95 - Sale 804

B-O-B Collection with Strong Classic Stock, 1846-2003, Most of this lot is not in catalogue order, so when viewing flips online, don't look away because you can never be sure what's lurking on the next page! Condition will vary, but on the whole F-VF., Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $4,000 - 6,000

Closing October 29-30, 2024

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LOT 95 - Sale 804

Closing October 29-30, 2024

Massive Compilation of Covers, 1932-2023, housed in 328 binders, over 60,000 covers; earlier binders includes some Crosby, H.N. Local Post, autographs, Flugal and Pugh covers; nice spread of Colorano and Collins Hand-Painted throughout the collection; also includes other hand-painted from various makers; included are First Day Covers, second and last day covers as well; these are all sorted in perfect Scott order per year which is amazing for collector and dealer alike.Estimate $7,500 - 10,000

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LOT 2323 - Sale 805

Closing November 6-8, 2024

1851, 1¢ blue, type I (Scott 5), fresh with strong color and clean lines, nice socked-on-the-nose May 31 postmark, Fine to Very Fine, showing clear type I attributes, a stamp that is missing from 99% of collections, 100% sound, with 1992 P.F. certificate.Scott $50,000

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LOT 2753 - Sale 805

Closing November 6-8, 2024

1893, $4 Columbian (Scott 244), o.g., lightly hinged, Post Office fresh with rich color and mathematical centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate.Scott $2,100.

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LOT 2809 - Sale 805

Closing November 6-8, 2024

1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (Scott 294a), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh-faced with deep color and grand registration; small faults as often, lovely Very Fine appearance.Scott $12,500.

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LOT 2076 - Sale 45

Closing October 12, 2024

1923, Junk, First Peking printing, surcharged in red, 2c on 3c blue green, inverted surcharge (Chan 280a. Scott 247a), deep bright color, characteristic centering to lower right, fresh, unused with large part original gum, customary flat gum and streaks, Very Fine.

It is believed that there are less than twenty examples known of this error. According to contemporary reports, thirteen of these stamps were acquired at the port of Wanhsien in July, 1924, by Dr. A. Germain, the medical officer on the French gunboat "Balny". He applied two of the stamps to separate covers which he mailed to himself locally and sold ten mint examples to the French dealer Theodore Champion.

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LOT 2082 - Sale 45

Closing October 12, 2024

1952, Russian Revolution 35th Anniversary (C20) complete, inscribed "Soviet" (two additional characters) (Yang C94-97. Scott 194-197), in marginal blocks of four, the $800 horizontal format stamps with part marginal imprints, resplendent colors, excellent centering, wonderfully fresh, unused without gum as prepared, Very Fine. A truly extraordinary and sensational set of the utmost rarity.

This is acknowledged to be the only existing set of blocks of these major errors.

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LOT 2077 - Sale 45

Closing October 12, 2024

1925, Junk, Second Peking printing, surcharged in red, 3c on 4c slate gray, inverted surcharge (Chan 281a. Scott 274a), vibrant colors and strong impression of both basic stamp and surcharge contrasted by its bright white paper, fresh, unused with large part original gum, faintest trace of gum thinning which has barely disturbed the paper fibers and microscopic pinhole at lower right, which are not mentioned on the accompanying certificates, complete hinge from the Starr collection still adheres, Very Fine.

The Rarest of the Four Treasures of the Republic.

Only ten examples (seven unused and three used) of this error were originally reported discovered.

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LOT 3176 - Sale 46

Closing October 12-13, 2024

1897, Large Figures narrow surcharges on Dowager 1st printing, 30c on 24ca rose carmine (Chan 73. Scott 64), the "Red Ruby", resplendent color, well centered with intact perforations, exquisitely fresh, unused with large part original gum, insignificant age spot on gum just showing through on two perforations at bottom right, Very Fine and a magnificent example of this great rarity.

The "Red Ruby" ranks among the rarest stamps of China. One sheet was reportedly discovered by Adolphous Diercking at the Chungking Post Office (ref. Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe, 22.7.70, p. 25). All known examples, including two blocks of four, are unused from the same sheet.

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LOT 3118 - Sale 46

Closing October 12-13, 2024

1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 10c on 9ca dull green, surcharge double (Chan 44f. Scott 35a), Pane 4, position 10, excellent color, unused with large part original gum, Very Fine example of this elusive rarity.

Only one sheet of twenty was produced with the double surcharge, and Tony Kwan has documented and plated all twenty examples (19 unused and one used).

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LOT 3131 - Sale 46

Closing October 12-13, 2024

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, ½c on 3ca orange yellow, surcharge inverted (Chan 47b. Scott 38b), Pane 3, block of four [5-6/10-12], bright color, well centered with large margin at foot, canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" of "Mar 24 1897" in brown, Very Fine and highly desirable.

One of two recorded blocks of four.

Only one sheet of forty was produced with this variety, and Tony Kwan has accounted for 35 surviving examples, all of which are canceled to order by the "Customs/Shanghai" dater of "Mar 24 1897".

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