Sale 632 — 1984 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 14 April, 1984
Category — Parcel Post thru Postal Stationery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
504
P
1c-$1.00 Parcel Post, Large Die Proofs (Q1P1-Q12P1). Complete Set Die Sunk on 8x6" Cards, Extremely Fine, Very Rare
13,800
7,000
505
P
1c-$1.00 Parcel Post, "Panama-Pacific" Small Die Proofs (Q1P2a-Q12P2a). Complete Set, Extremely Fine, Very Rare
13,800
5,000
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1c-10c Parcel Post (Q1-Q4, Q6). Complete Sheets of 45, Each With Two Plate No. Blocks of Six, 2c & 3c Additionally With "Two" & "Three" Imprints, Virtually All Mint, some 1c-3c creases, minor gum toning, etc., 10c bottom straight edges gum creases, one other (not in plate blocks) has thin spot, otherwise Fine-Very Fine Lot
8,208
3,750
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10c Parcel Post (Q6). Complete Mint Sheet of 45, PI. No. 6168 at Top & Left, Fine-Very Fine
3,950
1,750
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P
1c-25c Parcel Post Postage Due, "Panama-Pacific" Small Die Proofs (JQ1P2a-JQ5P2a). Complete Set, Extremely Fine, Very Rare
3,500
1,700
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3c Pink on Orange Entire (U37). Size 3, Knife 2, Unwatermarked, Unused, Extremely Fine, Exceptionally Choice, Six Known
2,750
2,600
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2c Vermilion on Manila Cut Square, Die 4 (W138). Unused, 31x34mm, Very Fine, Rare
3,500
3,000
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2c Vermilion on Orange Cut Square, Die 5 (U145). Unused, Full Corner from "Centennial" Entire, Brownish-Red Shade, VF, with Thorp letter of Authenticity Which Notes Only Two Unused Entires & Four Unused Cut Squares, Finest Known Example
3,250
3,750
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2c Vermilion on Amber Entire, Die 8 (V157). Size 2, Wmk. 5, Knife 47, Unused, Printed Return Legend, Exceptionally Fresh, Extremely Fine, Thorp has described this Entire as "possibly the outstanding envelope rarity", Unknown as an Entire until discovered by John Maurer in 1940, only two cut squares (one Used) were recorded earlier. This is the Only Known Example of this Fabulously Rare Entire, ex·Barkhausen, Lilly
2,250
16,500
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3c Green on Fawn Entire, Die 3 (U171). Size 5, Knife 50. Wmk. 5, "Dayton O. Jan 13" pmk., Printed Return Legend, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, Exceptional Rarity, One of Only Two Recorded Entires (Both Used), ex-Worthington, Barkhausen, Lilly
7,500
5,250
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Dark Red on Cream, Entire (UO24). Unused, Size 7, Knife 34, Very Fine, Six Known, ex-Barkhausen
900
900
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6c Vermilion on Cream, Entire (UO38). Unused, Size 7, Knife 34, Very Fine, Extremely Rare, TWO Known, ex-Barkhausen, Marcus White
3,500
1,350
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2c Carmine on Manila, Postal Savings Entire, Error (UO72a). Unused, Very Fine, Rare, normal included for comparison
1,450
550
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