The Duane H. Hillmer Collection of United States
Prices realized...
| Lot | Sym. | Cat# | Lot Description | Realized |
| 1 | (S) | 1 | 5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, unused (no gum), stitch watermark, large margins to ample at top, bright color, fresh and Very Fine, with photocopies of 1970 and 1998 P.F. certificates | $ 3,750 |
| 2 | 1 | 5c Brown (1). Large margins all around, red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate | $ 500 | |
| 3 | 1 | 5c Red Brown (1). Three large margins, just clear at B., bold red Binghamton N.Y. Herringbone cancel, Very Fine strike | $ 750 | |
| 4 | 1 | 5c Red Brown (1). Full to large margins, deep shade and sharp impression, red square grid cancel, small crease visible only in fluid, Very Fine appearance | $ 300 | |
| 5 | 1a | 5c Dark Brown (1a). Intense early color and impression from the first printing, full to large margins, bright red cancel, Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate | $ 575 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, Pos. 89-90R -- right stamp Double Transfer Type "B" -- three large margins, clear at right, blue grid cancels, Fine-Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate | $ 650 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5c Brown (1). Horizontal strip of three, circular red grid cancels, color faded, faint horizontal crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine | $ 800 | |
| 8 | C | 1 |  5c Red Brown (1). Two
singles, bright reddish shade, each with three margins to irregularly in at T., tied by
red square grid cancels, matching bold "New-York Feb. 17" cds on 7-1/2 by 5-1/4
in. embossed Valentine envelope with original Valentine enclosure, outside
comprises lace and silk panel with silver and gilt paste-on decorations surrounding a
multicolored enamel vignette picturing two cherubic figures, the inside with a handwritten
love poem dated 1851, cover lightly creased with negligible splits along the embossingVERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING 1847 VALENTINE WITH ORIGINAL MATCHING ENCLOSURE. Ex Pope and Kapiloff (Image) |
$ 13,000 |
| 9 | C | 1 |  5c Brown (1). Horizontal
pair with left sheet margin and full even margins all around, dark shade from an early
1847 printing, tied by light red grids, matching "Cincinnati O. Nov. 14 10" cds
on 1847 folded letter to David B. Crockett in Newark N.J. -- the nephew of the legendary
Davy Crockett -- Extremely Fine pair and attractive cover, ex SevenOaks (Image) |
$ 1,800 |
| 10 | C | 1 | 5c Grayish Brown (1a). Distinctive shade and fine impression, horizontal pair with mostly full margins, just touched at lower right, tied by red square grid, matching "New-York Jun. 24" cds on 1848 folded cover to Toronto, Canada, red "Queenston U.C. Jun. 26, 1848" cds, ms. "4-1/2" Canadian rate, Toronto receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a beautiful cross-border cover with one of the more elusive 1847 shades, ex Matthies, SevenOaks | $ 1,100 |
| 11 | C | 1 | 5c Red Brown (1). Horizontal pair, three large to enormous margins, with part of adjacent stamps at T., just into at B., tied by blue grid cancels, matching fancy "STEAM-BOAT" in Ornate Frame with Fleurons and "Buffalo N.Y. Oct. 20 10" integral rate cds, on brown cover to Poughkeepsie, backflap tears just barely affecting top edge on front, slightly reduced at R., stamp with small corner fault, otherwise Very Fine, ex Meroni, Ring, Sampson and Kapiloff | $ 2,000 |
| 12 | C | 1 | 5c Red Brown (1). Vertical pair, ample to large margins all around, tied by red circular grid cancels, with matching "Calais Me. Jun. 1" cds, on 1850 folded cover to New York, tiny tear in B. stamp, otherwise Very Fine | $ 1,200 |
| 13 | C | 1a | 5c Dark Brown (1). Full to large margins, intense early shade and impression, tied by pen cancel on folded letter datelined "New York May 15, 1848" to Philadelphia, Very Fine, evidently a railroad usage without handstamped markings | $ 260 |
| 14 | C | 1 | 5c Brown (1). Just touching to huge margins, tied by red square grid cancel, matching "New-York Jun. 29" cds, on 1848 blue folded letter to Columbia Pa., Very Fine | $ 525 |