2012 Rarities of the World

*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Featuring
Rare United States Postmasters' Provisionals
An Important Holding of 19th &20th Century Stamps in the Highest Grades
Essays and Proofs, including 1869 Pictorials and the Paul Harwell Collection
Invert Errors, featuring the 24c Inverted "Jenny" Position 24
Rare Multiples, featuring 4c and 8c Bluish Paper Blocks
Confederate States Provisionals, including Baton Rouge Rarities
Hawaiian and Foreign Rarities, including the Frelinghuysen Air Post Collection

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Sale 1025 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

Session One (lots 1-102): Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 10:30 a.m.

• Colonial Period and Western Express Lot 1–6
• Postmasters Provisionals: Albany N.Y. Lot 7–7
• Postmasters Provisionals: Alexandria Va. Lot 8–8
• Postmasters Provisionals: Annapolis Md. Lot 9–11
• Postmasters Provisionals: Baltimore Md. Lot 12–17
• Postmasters Provisionals: Brattleboro Vt. Lot 18–20
• Postmasters Provisionals: Millbury Mass. Lot 21–21
• Postmasters Provisionals: New Haven Ct. Lot 22–23
• Postmasters Provisionals: New York N.Y. Lot 24–24
• Postmasters Provisionals: Providence R.I. Lot 25–34
• Postmasters Provisionals: St. Louis Mo. Lot 35–58
• 5c-10c 1847 Issue Lot 59–70
• 1851-56 Issue Lot 71–85
• 1857-60 Issue and Reprints Lot 86–102

Session Two (lots 103-359): Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 1:30 p.m.

• 1861-66 Issue Lot 103–108
• The Emancipation Proclamation Lot 108A–108A
• 1861-66 Issue cont. thru Re-Issue Lot 109–124
• 1869 Pictorial Issue: Essays, Proofs and Specimens Lot 125–138
• 1869 Pictorial Issue and Re-Issue, Stamps and Inverts Lot 139–153
• United States Post Offices in Japan Lot 154–163
• 1870-88 Bank Note Issues, including Scott 204 Lot 164–176
• Columbian Issue Lot 177–193
• 1894-98 Bureau Issue thru Trans-Mississippi Issue Lot 194–205
• Pan-American Issue and Inverts Lot 206–211
• 1902-08 Issue thru Bluish Paper Lot 212–218
• Washington-Franklin and Panama Pacific Issues Lot 219–233
• Rotary Perf 11 Issues (Scott 544, 596, 613) Lot 234–236
• Later Issues Lot 237–242
• Air Post: Inverted Jenny (Scott C3a, Position 24) Lot 243–243
• Air Post thru Parcel Post Lot 244–265
• Carriers and Locals thru Revenues Lot 266–282
• Confederate States Lot 283–309
• Hawaii, Philippines Lot 310–320
• Foreign Countries Lot 321–333
• Foreign Air Post Issues from the Frelinghuysen Collection Lot 334–359