2001 Rarities of the World

*A buyer’s premium of 10% 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 Hall Collection of United States and European Classic Stamps and Covers
Rare Postmasters' Provisionals
Additional Essays and Proofs from the Falk Finkelburg Collection
United States Stamps of Outstanding Quality
Important 19th Century Multiples
Major Errors, including a Superb Inverted Jenny (Position 59) and The "Princeton Block"
The 1901 Pan-American Issue, with a Complete Set on First Day Cover,Offered on Behalf of The Metropolitan Opera
A Newly-Discovered Cover from Lindbergh's Historic New York-to-Paris Solo Flight
A Cover Carried to the Moon on Apollo 11
A New Find of 20th Century Large Die Proofs

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Sale 837 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

• Colonial Letters Lot 1–2
• Stampless Covers Lot 3–5
• Postmasters Provisionals (Baltimore Md.) Lot 6–7
• Postmasters Provisionals (Brattleboro Vt.) Lot 8–10
• Postmasters Provisionals (Millbury Mass.) Lot 11
• Postmasters Provisionals (New York City) Lot 12–15
• Postmasters Provisionals (St. Louis Mo.) Lot 16–19
• 5c 1847 Issue Lot 20–26
• 10c 1847 Issue Lot 27–33
• 1c 1851 Issue Lot 34–44
• 3c-12c 1851-56 Issue Lot 45–50
• 1c-3c 1857-60 Issue Lot 51–56
• 5c 1857-60 Issue Lot 57–63
• 10c-12c 1857-60 Issue Lot 64–67
• 24c-90c 1857-60 Issue Lot 68–74
• 1875 Reprints on 1857-60 Issue Lot 75–78
• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56 to 64b) Lot 79–86
• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 65 to 68) Lot 87–92
• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 70 to 72) Lot 93–97
• 1861-66 Issue (Scott 73 to 78c) Lot 98–104
• 1867-68 Grilled Issue (Scott 80) Lot 105
• 1867-68 Grilled Issue (D, Z Grills) Lot 106–112
• 1867-68 Grilled Issue (E Grills) Lot 113–115
• 1867-68 Grilled Issue (F Grills) Lot 116–125
• 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue Lot 126–132
• 1869 Pictorial Issue (1c to 12c) Lot 133–139
• 1869 Pictorial Issue (15c to 24c) Lot 140–146
• 1869 Pictorial Issue (30c to 90c) Lot 147–153
• 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (2c to 15c) Lot 154–160
• 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (24c to 90c) Lot 161–165
• 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (National Printing) Lot 166–173
• 1873 Continental Bank Note Issues Lot 174–187
• American Bank Note Issues (Scott 184 to 191b) Lot 188–196
• American Bank Note Company Special Printings Lot 197–202
• Later American Bank Note Company Issues Lot 203–211
• 1890 Small Bank Note Issue Lot 212–214
• 1893 Columbian Issue (5c to 50c) Lot 215–220
• 1893 Columbian Issue ($1.00 to $2.00) Lot 221–226
• 1893 Columbian Issue ($3.00 to $4.00) Lot 227–235
• 1893 Columbian Issue ($5.00) Lot 236–238
• 1894-98 Bureau Issues Lot 239–243
• 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue Lot 244–252
• Pan-American Issue (sets) Lot 253–255
• Pan-American Issue (2c) Lot 256–260
• Pan-American Issue (4c-8c) Lot 261–263
• 1902-08 Issues Lot 264–270
• Louisiana Purchase, Jamestown Issues Lot 271–272
• Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 352 to 356) Lot 273–278
• Washington-Franklin Issues (Bluish Papers) Lot 279–291
• Washington-Franklin and Other Issues (Scott 367-399) Lot 292–297
• Compound Perf Varieties Lot 298–303
• Washington-Franklin and Other Issues (Scott 440 to 498f) Lot 304–313
• Compound Perf Varieties Lot 314–318
• Washington-Franklin and Other Issues (Scott 518b to 534B) Lot 319–322
• Rotary Perf 11 Rarities (539-544) Lot 323–327
• 1922-26 Issues Lot 328–334
• Rotary Perf 11 Rarities (594) Lot 335
• Later Issues (Scott 617 to 733) Lot 336–344
• Later Issues (Scott 634 to 1610b) Lot 345–349
• Later Issues (C.I.A. Inverts) Lot 350–352
• Air Post (C1-C3) Lot 353–355
• Air Post (Inverted Jenny) Lot 356–357
• Air Post Lot 358–364
• Lindbergh Solo Flight Cover Lot 365
• Space Flight Covers Lot 366–367
• Special Delivery, Registration Lot 368–369
• Postage Dues Lot 370–376
• Offices in China Lot 377
• Officials Lot 378
• Newspaper & Periodicals Lot 379–385
• Parcel Post Lot 386–387
• Revenues Lot 388–390
• Carriers Lot 391–393
• Locals (Boyces thru Dupuy & Schenck) Lot 394–400
• Locals (Hinckley`s thru Wyman) Lot 401–404
• Sanitary Fair Lot 405
• Confederate States Postmasters Provisionals Lot 406
• Hawaii Lot 407
• Austria Lot 408–425
• Lombardy-Venetia Lot 426–439
• Canada Lot 440
• China Lot 441–448
• Finland Lot 449–454
• France Lot 455–458
• Great Britain Lot 459–465
• Japan Lot 466–470
• Macao Lot 471
• Mexico Lot 472–475
• New Caledonia Lot 476
• New South Wales Lot 477–483
• Russia Lot 484–493
• South Australia Lot 494
• Uruguay Lot 495–496
• Victoria Lot 497