Sale 1206 — United States Stamps and Confederate States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2019
Category — Sanitary Fairs
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
957
Army Relief Bazaar, Albany N.Y., 10c Black (WV2). Unused (no gum), showing complete outer framelines except at top where margin is ample, Very Fine and choice, a particularly attractive example of this scarce stamp, only about 30 examples are believed to exist, with 1976 and 2003 P.F. certificates
700
1,300
958
National Sailor's Fair, Boston, 10c Green (WV3). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and bright color, outstanding centering, Extremely Fine, probably the best centered example we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 1995 and 2003 P.F. certificates
400
850
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Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 5c Black on Rosy Buff (WV6). Unused (no gum), essentially complete framelines at top and bottom, Very Fine and rare in this condition -- most examples we have encountered have thin spots, small backstamp, with 1995 and 2003 P.F. certificates
800
900
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Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 10c Green (WV7). Original gum, lightly hinged, huge margins, Extremely Fine, approximately 25-30 copies known, with 1999 and 2003 P.F. certificates
1,100
1,000
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Metropolitan Fair, New York, 10c Blue (WV8). Complete sheet of four stamps, unused (no gum), h.r., huge margins all around, tiny thin spot in margin at right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine, a rare complete sheet, we have offered only one other in the last 15 years, the Kantor book lists only five complete sheets and this one has the largest margins by far, ex Lyons, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,750
4,750
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Metropolitan Fair, New York N.Y., 10c Red (WV9). Position 1, original gum, h.r., brilliant color, large margins to full at bottom left, Very Fine and choice, a rare and beautiful sound example of this issue, fewer than 20 examples are believed to exist in any condition, with 1999 and 2003 P.F. certificates
1,900
5,000
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Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, 10c Blue (WV11). Rich color, clear strike of Philadelphia "Great Central Fair" cancel, fresh and Very Fine, scarce used, with 1999 and 2003 P.F. certificates
525
800
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Soldier's Fair, Springfield Mass., 10c Lilac (WV14). Unused (no gum), huge even margins all around, rich color and crisp impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2002 P.F. certificate
225
325
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Soldiers' Fair, Stamford Conn., 15c Pale Brown (WV15). Original gum, lightly hinged, incredibly fresh, large margins to clear, bright colorEXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE STAMFORD SOLDIERS' FAIR STAMP.
The Stamford Soldiers' Fair stamps were issued during the fair on July 27-29, 1864. This stamp comes from the famous Ackerman-Perry-Kantor block purchased at the Stamford Fair by Alvee Augustus Adee and we believe it to be the finest example extant. Only twelve Stamford Soldiers' Fair stamps are recorded in total.
With 2015 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
4,250
4,250
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Sanitary Fairs Stamps Balance (WV1/WV14). 11 items including WV1 (broken crease), WV8, WV11 (two), WV12, WV12 block of six, WV13, WV14 (P.F. certificate) and three Schernikow essay pairs, overall Very Fine group
1,157
950
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2c Black (73). Pair and single, tied by Philadelphia Pa. circular datestamps and cork cancels, it appears that the single 2c was applied first and the pair from another sheet added when the circular was weighed, on unsealed yellow cover to Sunbury Pa. with "U.S. Sanitary Commission, Historical Bureau" corner card, New York City return address, Very Fine, scarce and unusual triple rate circular use, ex Kantor and illustrated in their book on p. 73
E. 400-500
700
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3c Rose (65). Tied by Star with Circle at Center fancy cancel, "Washington D.C. Aug. 9, 1864" double-circle datestamp on "U.S. Sanitary Commission. Washington, D.C." corner card cover to East Longmeadow Mass., Extremely Fine and immaculate, fancy cancels from Washington D.C. are rare, ex Kantor and illustrated in their book on p. 42
E. 300-400
450
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3c Rose (65). Ted by "Washington D.C. Apr. 13 1863" circular datestamp on Leeds Patent envelope with "U.S. Sanitary Commission" corner card to New York City, pencil docketing, stamp with small tear at bottom and trivial toned spots on perfs, appears Very Fine, a rare patent envelope use with the Sanitary Commission corner card
E. 1,000-1,500
1,700
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Sanitary Fairs Cover Balance. Six covers, five bearing 3c Rose (65), including one with illustrated design on Metropolitan Fair cover, other illustrated include dove on U.S. Christian Commission cover and shield on Sanitary Commission cover, two others have "Forwarded by the U.S. Sanitary Commission" backstamps, a few minor flaws, overall Fine-Very Fine group
E. 500-750
600
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