2013 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
The 5c Hawaiian Missionary Cover with Porter &Ogden Forwarder Handstamp (lot 100)
The United States 1847 Issue Proof Panes (lot 103)
Essays and Proofs, including Presentation Albums, 1869 Safety Paper Essays and 1869 Plate Proof Multiples
British and Spanish Colonial Postal History and Rare Stampless Covers
19th Century Multiples, featuring the Columbian and Trans-Mississippi Issues
20th Century Rarities, featuring the 2c Harding Rotary Perf 11 Strip of Three
The Commodore Caldwell Correspondence - Official Navy Department High Values on Covers
A Complete Set of Hunting Permit Artist Signed Prints from 1934 to 2002
Pony Express Covers Last Offered in the 1950's
An Important Collection of Puerto Rico, featuring Ponce, Coamo and Other Provisional Rarities

Go to Lot:

Sale 1048 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

• 5c Hawaiian Missionary: Porter & Ogden Forwarder Cover Lot 100–100
• Declaration of Independence (see separate catalogue for Sale 1046) Lot 101–102
• 5c and 10c 1847 Issue: Proof Panes of 100 (see separate catalogue for Sale 1047) Lot 103–103

Afternoon Session (lots 104-449): Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 1:00 p.m.

• Essays and Proofs: Presentation Albums Lot 104–105
• Essays and Proofs: 1851-61 Issues Lot 106–110
• Essays and Proofs: 1869 Pictorial Issue Safety Paper Essays Lot 111–139
• Essays and Proofs: 1869 Pictorial Issue Safety Paper Essays, Cont. Lot 140–174
• Essays and Proofs: 1869 Pictorial Issue thru Washington Franklins Lot 175–182
• Essays and Proofs: Air Post and Officials Lot 183–185
• Colonial Postal History Lot 186–191
• Stampless Covers Lot 192–205
• Postmasters` Provisionals Lot 206–210
• 5c and 10c 1847 Issue Lot 211–221
• 1851-56 Issue Lot 222–240
• 1857-60 Issue Lot 241–259
• 1861-66 Issue, 1867-68 Grilled Issue, 1875 Re-Issue Lot 260–276
• 1869 Issue incl. Inverts, 1875 Re-Issue Lot 277–295
• 1870-93 Bank Note Issues incl. Special Printings Lot 296–311
• 1893 Columbian Issue Lot 312–325
• 1894-98 Bureau Issues Lot 326–330
• 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue Lot 331–336
• 1901 Pan-American Issue Lot 337–343
• 1902, Jamestown, Panama-Pacific Issues Lot 344–349
• Washington-Franklin Issues Lot 350–366
• 1922 and Later Issues, incl. 2c Harding Rotary Perf 11 Strip of Three Lot 367–376
• Air Post thru Offices in China Lot 377–387
• Officials thru Revenues, Federal Duck Stamp Prints Lot 388–396
• Carriers and Locals incl. Pony Express Lot 397–410
• First Day Postal Cards Lot 411–413
• Confederate States Lot 414–430
• U.S. Possessions incl. Cuba and Puerto Rico, U.S. Administration Lot 431–449