Semi-Official Carriers continued...
SPECIAL NOTE: Lot Numbers with an "A" preceding them will be offered in three special sessions. Please refer to the Arrangement of the Sale web page for the schedule.
| Lot | Lot Description | ||
| 127 | Baltimore Md., 1857-63 Horse & Rider Issue, Study Collection. 109 stamps, including 1LB8 block of four and a few pairs, a fascinating study collection -- the kind that starts collectors in an entirely new area -- filled with plate varieties ("Sent" and Short Rays), shades, reconstructed settings, cancellations, pieces in combination with 3c 1857's, many mounted on pages from the Kelly and Abt collections with their notes, condition varies and faults must be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, the Horse & Rider stamps have so much to offer philatelists, and this study collection is the ideal nucleus for expansion -- Scott value exceeds $5,000.00 | E. 1,500-2,000 | |
| 128 |
 Baltimore Md., 1c Red, Double
Impression (1LB9 var). Position 2, clear second impression at right
including parts of three other stamps, margins all around, ms. "F" initial
(J. S. Fusselbaugh), Very Fine, only two recorded examples of this variety,
illustrated in Kelly series (CCP, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 351), ex
Middendorf (Image) |
E. 500-750 | |
| 129 |
 Baltimore Md., 1c Red, Double
Impression (1LB9 var). Position 10, clear second impression at right,
three margins, cut in at right, faint cancel, Fine, only two recorded
examples of this variety, ex Kelly and illustrated in his series
(CCP, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 351)
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | |
| 130 |
 Baltimore Md., 1c Black
(1LB8). Pane of ten, Position 2 Short Rays, Position 7 "SENT", original
gum, full to large margins, small extraneous ink spot at right, two
creases, one ending in small margin tear, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
620.00 | |
| A | 131 |
 Baltimore Md., 1c Red
(1LB9). Block of six, Positions 3-4/5-6/7-8 (Pos. 7 "SENT"), original
gum, large to huge margins, some gum translucency (soaks into crease at
upper right, but the paper is not torn as it appears)VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE RED HORSE & RIDER STAMP. Although several panes of the Black stamp were discovered years ago, the Red Horse & Rider stamp has no representation of multiples other than this block. Illustrated in Kelly series (CCP, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 348). Unlisted in Scott. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |