Sale 660 — 1986 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 5 April, 1986
Category — Special Delivery thru Parcel Post
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
296


12,000
8,000
297


16,500
8,000
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2,250
950
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4,250
1,800
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3,250
4,500
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900
700
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50c Claret (J28). Mint Top & Bottom Imprint & Plate No. 333 Strips of Ten, the two s.e. stamps creases or bends, Very Good-Fine, Scarce Lot
4,500
1,050
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5,000
4,750
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10,000
10,500
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Official "Specimen" and "Specimen" Overprint Collection, 178 Items, includes A Complete Set of "Specimen" Overprints (Only Two Such Sets Can Exist, the dollar Values States in this collection is the Famous "Lietzow" Set). The "Specimen" Errors are Represented by 28 Different Values of the 52 listed. Included are the Agriculture 1c, 2c, 3c, 12c, 15c, 30c, Justice 1c, 2c, 3c, 15c, Navy 1c, 2c, 7c, 1fc, 15c, Interior 2c, Post Office 1c, 24c, State 1c, 2c, 3c, 6c, 7c, 12c, 24c, & War 1c, 3c & 30c. Also included is a "Used" 12c Agriculture. Quantities generally range from One or Two to Eight Known. The 24 "Specimens" lacking in this collection are for the most part in the one or two known category. Other Varieties include 2c Executive Pos. 40 with the 6c Agriculture Foreign Transfer, 1c Agriculture Small "S", Four Different 1c State Soft Paper Large Letter Varieties, 1c Post Office Invert, Five Different 1c Dotted "i"s, & Four Diff. 1c Ribbed Papers. Multiples include 2c Agriculture Block Containing "Specimen Error & Block of Six with Plate No., 10c Agriculture Imprint & Plate No. Strip of Five, 1c Executive Dotted "i" in Block of Nine, 1c Navy Soft Paper Broken "i" in Block & Imprint & Plate No. Strip of Ten, 1c Justice Imprint & Plate No. Strip of Six, 1c War Imprint & Plate No. Block of 20, 2c War Imprint & Plate No. Block of 40, 1c State Soft Paper Imprint & Plate No. Strip of Eight, 2c State Block of Six with Plate No., 3c & 7c State Imprint & Plate No. Strips of Five & Six respectively. 23 Duplicate Singles include an Extremely Fine $2.00 State, 90c Navy, 15c Post Office, 6c, 7c, 10c & 30c War, Soft & Ribbed Papers, Double Transfers, 2c Navy "Specimen" & a 1c Executive Dotted "i". Lastly, the Collection includes a P.O. Form Concerning Purchase of "Specimen Postage Stamps" Reg. Envelope, Invoice & Small Stamp Envelope for Executive Set. Many of these stamps come from the well-known Crystal, Combs & Leventhal Collections, & In our opinion this Collection is of Superior Quality Throughout & Presents Certainly the Highest Number of "Specimen" Errors ever assembled by one individual. The Scott Catalogue Value is used merely as a bench mark of value as we feel that by no means is it indicative of the real value, A True Once in a Lifetime Opportunity, from the Sheriff Collection (Eleven Certificates of Authenticity accompany)
79,500
0
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2,500
2,100
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31,000
23,000
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2,150
850
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1,350
1,050
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1,350
800
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1,100
900
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1,500
1,600
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3,000
1,800
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