Sale 1123 — The Rollin C. Huggins Jr. Collection of U.S. Officials
Sale Date — Friday, 8 April, 2016
Category — Post Office Department
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
553
E
1c Post Office, Die Essay on Proof Paper (O47-E1b). Complete set of all five listed colors, each approx. 34 x 38mm or slightly larger, brilliant colors, Very Fine set rarely found complete
6,250
1,100
554
E
3c Orange Red, Post Office, Large Die Essay on Ivory Glazed Paper (O49-E4c). 64 x 77mm, vivid color, small corner thin spots at top as nearly always found on the ivory glazed paper essays and proofs, Very Fine
1,750
800
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E
3c Green, Post Office, Model Essay on Stiff White Card (O49-E8). 50 x 75mm card, model of engraved frame for No. O49-E4 affixed with central oval cut out, engraved lathework similar to early Postage Due issues pasted inside model with "Official Stamp" drawn in wash, "3" numeral also drawn in green pencil and wash, manuscript "No. 3" above, beautiful bright shadeVERY FINE. A UNIQUE ESSAY FOR THE 3-CENT POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ISSUE. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL PRODUCTION ESSAYS FOR THE 1873 OFFICIAL ISSUE.
This is listed in Scott, but erroneously stated to be in black. With 1988 P.F. certificate
7,500
16,500
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1c-90c Post Office (O47-O56). Original gum, few h.r. or light adherences, better centering than normally seen, Very Fine-Extremely Fine set
1,140
550
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1c-90c Post Office (O47-O56). Blocks of four, original gum, few h.r., 12c Mint N.H., 15c three Mint N.H., few faults including 24c and 90c two stamps creased, still Fine-Very Fine and scarce set of blocks of four
6,110
1,000
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2c-90c Post Office, Multiples (O48-O56, O108). Group of multiples, hard paper complete less the 10c and 12c values, including 2c top plate no. and imprint block of 12, 3c matching top and bottom imprint and plate no. blocks of 14, 6c wide top selvage strip of five with part imprint and full plate no., 15c and 24c bottom imprint and plate no. strips of six, 30c bottom selvage strip of five with part imprint and full plate no., 90c bottom imprint and plate no. strip of five, soft paper 3c in block of four and bottom selvage strip of six with part imprint and plate no., many Mint N.H. stamps and some h.r., a few minor flaws or separations but overall a Fine and attractive group, Scott Retail as singles without regard to the positions for those pieces that are not complete plate blocks
7,930
2,200
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6c Post Office, Diagonal Half Used as 3c on Cover (O50a). Bottom right diagonal half, tied across the cut by grid, "New York Mills N.Y. Apr. 22" circular datestamp on yellow Money Order Business part printed cover to Concord Mass., slightly reduced at right affecting a few perfs, some soiling and cover edge tears, still Fine and rare bisect used to pay the 3c rate, only ten are recorded, ex Hughes, Waud and Markovits, with 1993 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $5,000.00
E. 1,000-1,500
1,600
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12c Post Office (O52). Selvage at right, tied by cork and by Washington D.C. circular datestamp on Post Office Department, Third Assistant Postmaster General's Office imprint cover to Frederick Md., two enclosures, one form no. 53 addressing postage stamp, stamped envelope and postal card regulations, second enclosure a postage stamp order from from the Frederick postmaster, stamp with blunted perfs at bottom and scrape in selvage, cover with corner flaws and slightly reduced at sides, still Fine and very scarce 12c Post Office use with good contents
E. 1,000-1,500
550
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15c Post Office (O53). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 66 block of 12, original gum, h.r. reinforcing some perf separations, intense shade, selvage crease above pos. 1, Fine, a very scarce plate block, Power Search does not list even one other, for some reason Scott lists this as a plate block of 14 (which is the correct format for the 3c plate block which Scott lists as a block of 12), in any event the correct size for this is a block of 12
2,250
1,000
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15c Post Office (O53). Well-centered, intense shade, tied by "Washington, D.C. Jun. 15, 1880 5 PM" target duplex datestamp on "Post Office Department, Office of Second Assistant P.M. General, Official Business" imprint legal-size buff cover to St. Louis Mo., Jun. 17 receiving backstamp, part of backflap missingVERY FINE AND RARE. ONLY FOUR COVERS HAVE BEEN RECORDED WITH THE 15-CENT POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The 15c stamp pays the five-times 3c domestic rate. Robert Markovits recorded only four covers in total (2004 Bennett sale). This cover with a sound and fresh stamp is exceptional
5,000
3,250
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1c-30c Post Office Department Multiples. 16 items, mostly 1c and 2c but also including 30c top imprint and plate no. strip of ten with side selvage, 12c imprint and plate no. 71 block of twelve (plate no. column mostly separated and top right stamp tear), matching pair of 1c top and bottom imprint and plate no. 43 blocks of 14, few other better, few faults to be expected including some perf separations, overall a Fine-Very Fine and worthwhile group, Scott Retail with no premium for several better positions
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6,925
1,600
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1c-10c Post Office, Cover Balance (O47-O51). 12 covers with single stamps, each value through 10c represented with only half the more common 3c, uses including circular, double-weight circular, drop rate and domestic with double and quadruple rates, registered (which was free to the Post Office Dept.), also one entire (UO17), several styles of Post Office Department corner cards, several with form enclosures, some flaws to be expected but overall a Fine and interesting group
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E. 400-500
650
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