Sale 1235 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 19-20 May, 2021
Category — Special Delivery




EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1888 10-CENT SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE, SCOTT E2.
With 1995 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $4,950.00). Only seven grade higher (six at 95 and one at 98, which realized $25,000 hammer in 2016)




EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1893 10-CENT SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
The 10c Orange Special Delivery, Scott E3, is the only Special Delivery issue printed in this color. It was issued concurrently with the Columbian issue.
Ex "Hanover". With 2006 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95). This is scarce in the higher grades; by way of comparison, only one grades higher than 95 in the P.S.E. Population Report (at 95J), only four are awarded this grade by P.S.E. and only one other shares this grade at the P.F.




EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB JUMBO ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 FIRST BUREAU UNWATERMARKED SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
With 2001 P.F. certificate. 2016 P.F. certificate graded XF-Superb 95 XQ no longer accompanies. With 2016 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $2,550.00). Only four grade higher in the P.S.E. Population Report (two each at 98 and 98J)




EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 10-CENT WATERMARKED SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
Ex "Hanover". With 1996 and 2006 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95).




















EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE. A FANTASTIC STAMP.
Ex "Scarsdale" and "Hanover". With 2002 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $2,200.00).













