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Date
16c Green, 8c Dark Green, 1918, 1923 Air Post (C2, C4). Plate blocks of six, C2 top no. 8900, five stamps Mint N.H., Fine, C4 left plate no. 14826, stamps Mint N.H., hinged in ungummed selvage, Very Fine
1c Green, Coil (448). Mint N.H., radiant color and finely detailed impression showing every nuance of the design, mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, an exceptional stamp in every respect, ex Odeneal, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $1,000.00), only one grades higher and three others share this desirable grade
A choice 5¢ 1847 on cover with Wilkes Barre black grid and datestamp5¢ Red Brown (1), full margins all around, light shade with a slight orange hue, worn-plate impression (possibly a weaker impression from cleaned plate), tied by bold strike of black grid cancel with equally bold "Wilkes Barre Pa. Sep. 24" (1850) circular datestamp on folded letter to Carbondale, Pennsylvania, Extremely Fine stamp and cover, an immaculate 1847 use rarely found in this choice condition, ex Matthies and Boker
RUSSIA, 1931, 30k-2r North Pole, Imperforate (C26-C29). Mint N.H. blocks of four, 30k and 35k with sheet margin on one side, 2r corner sheet margin, fresh colors, 30k with natural gum crease on one stamp, a few other light natural gum bends, each block with small pencil note on one stamp, Very Fine, Scott $868.00 (as singles), Zagorsky $2,100.00 (as blocks)
1c-3c 1873 Continental Bank Note Company Issue (156-158). Gorgeous centering, 1c with blue segmented cork cancel, 2c unobtrusive cancel, 3c neat "4" in 4-ring target cancel, Extremely Fine Gems, with 2006-2014 P.S.E. certificates, 1c and 2c graded XF-Superb 95, 3c graded XF-Superb 95 Jumbo (total SMQ $825.00)
The magnificent Caspary-Boker cover--the only known combination of the 1¢ 1851 and rare Moody's Penny Dispatch local post stampMoody's Penny Dispatch, Chicago, Illinois, (1¢) Black on Red Glazed (110L1), Type Ic with Comma, Position 7 according to our plating analysis, ample to large margins with sheet margin at left, tied by blue "Moody's Despatch, 6PM, Nov. 14, 1856" circular datestamp, used with three 1¢ Blue, Type IV (9), one with full margins, others with large margins to slightly in, tied by "Chicago Ill. Nov. 14, 1856" circular datestamp on small cover to Middletown, Newport Post Office, Rhode Island
Extremely Fine; one 1¢ stamp has small internal tear.
Ex Alfred H. Caspary, John R. Boker, Jr., Herbert Ashendorf, Edgar Kuphal and Joseph Hackmey. With 1992 P.F. certificate.
1c Blue Green, Imperforate Horizontal Coil (314H). Strip of three, end stamps Mint N.H., middle stamp hinged, large margins, left stamp with a small corner crease, Very Fine appearance, these scarce coils were made from the flat plate regular issue stamps and were issued in rolls of either 500 or 1,000, with 1940 letter of authenticity from Gordon Harmer and with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for hinged pair and half a pair, without premium for the two Mint N.H. stamps
CAMEROUN, 1897, 20pf Ultramarine (4; Michel 4). Vertical pair, tied by well-struck "Kriba 30/5 00" circular datestamps on cover to New York, Liverpool transit and New York arrival datestamps, light file fold not affecting stamps, Very Fine
2c Black, E. Grill (87). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, interpane straight edge margin at right, few short perfs at top left not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Fine, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate
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