Q7P1, 1913 15c Carmine rose, Large die on india sunk on card, measuring 202x157mm, blue serial no. 560129, light rounding of corners and light soiling at left, Very Fine and very rare with only a tiny handful known (Scott $1,400)
Spring Auction #3009
By: H. R. Harmer Inc
H. R. Harmer Inc Spring Auction #3009
Our May 2016 Sale with Thursday over 1300 lots featuring U.S. & Possessions stamps with specialized proofs & essays, postal history including Specialized Pan Americans, US FDCs with many handpainted and over 150 lots of Hawaiian Stationery and Postal Cards, Friday with British Commonwealth and Foreign stamps and postal history featuring Spanish Philippines, Russian Post Offices Abroad, Liberia, Tonga, Classic New Zealand, French Balloon Monte flights, , German and related, Saturday concludes with well over 1100 of our outstanding collections and accumulations bearing individual estimates from $100 to $40,000 or more.
Featuring the Consignments of over 170+ Vendors including:
Specialized Pan American Postal History
Collection of Hawaii Postal Stationery and Postal Cards
A Specialized Collection of US Proofs and Essays
The Don Peterson Spanish Philippines Collection
A Spectacular Collection of Russian Post Offices Abroad Covers
German WWII Propaganda Postcards
Quality Mint and Used U.S. Stamps with Rare Blue Papers
Session Information
Thursday - Session #1
Lot #1001-#1787 = United States, Confederate & Possessions Stamps
Lot #1788-#2318 = United States & Possessions Postal History
Friday - Session #2
Lot #3001-#3275 = British Commonwealth Stamps & Postal History
Lot #3276-Lot #4139 = Foreign Stamps & Postal History
Saturday - Session #3
Lot #5001-#5150 = U.S. COLLECTIONS and ACCUMULATIONS
Lot #5151-#5238 = U.S. Postal History
Lot #5239-#5264 = U.S., Possessions & Misc Collections
Lot #5265-#5436 = British Commonwealth Collections
Lot #5437-#6117 = Worldwide Coillections & Accumulations including Postal History
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Lot #1102 - United States Postage Issues proofs and essays
1T1P3//1T1P3, 1c//50c American Telegraph Co., india plate proof pairs, missing 10c, all horizontal pairs except 3c vertical, VF & seldom seen. (Scott $476).
Lot #1103 - United States Postage Issues postmasters' provisionals
9X1e, 1845 5c Black, New York, four margins, attractive "SON" red arc "Paid", small thin and trace of crease, Very Fine appearing. (Scott $950).
Lot #1104 - United States Postage Issues postmasters' provisionals
10X1, 1846 5c Gray black, Providence R.I. pos. 4, right side sheet margin single, other margins large and balanced, o.g., expert handstamp on reverse, Very Fine. 2008 PF certificate. (Scott $350).
Lot #1105 - United States Postage Issues postmasters' provisionals
10X1, 1846 5c Gray black, Providence R.I. pos. 10, bottom left corner sheet margin single, fresh, attractively margined, unused, Very Fine. 2006 PF certificate. (Scott $350).
Lot #1106 - United States Postage Issues postmasters' provisionals
10X1, 1846 5c Gray black, Providence R.I. pos. 5, exceptionally fresh, ample to large margins, unused, Very Fine. (Scott $225).
Lot #1107 - United States Postage Issues postmasters' provisionals
11X1, 1446 5c Black, St. Louis Provisional, ample margins to barely in or touching at left & lower left, partial red CDS and lightened manuscript cancels, vertical crease and small corner crease, both unobtrusive and barely perceptable in fluid, Fine, attractive example of this rare and elusive Provisional. 2014 PF certificate. (Scott $8,000).
Lot #1108 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, two different shades: one with dramatic "pre-printing paper fold", four clear margins, attractive blue numeral "5" cancel, Very Fine; other near four margins, including large sheet margin at bottom, attractive red open grid cancel, faint diagonal crease, Very Fine appearing. (Scott $900).
Lot #1109 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847, 5c Red brown, four ample margins, attractive blue Philadelphia CDS with integral "5" rate, Very Fine, 2001 PSE certificate. (Scott $440).
Lot #1110 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, horizontal pair, red grid cancels, right stamp with four ample margins and light diagonal crease, left stamp 3 1/2 margins, just cutting in at left, lovely deep color, F-VF centering (Scott $900)
Lot #1111 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, circular red grid cancel, four clear ample margins, Very Fine, 2012 PSE certificate (Scott $400)
Lot #1112 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, large margins, including sheet margins at left and possibly at top, attractive blue numeral "5" oval handstamp, trace of diagonal crease (barely perceptible in fluid), Extremely Fine. 1998 PF certificate. (Scott $500).
Lot #1113 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, ample to close margins, faint red grid and blue town cancel, red grid breaks paper in several spots, still Very fine appearing. (Scott $400).
Lot #1114 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, 2 1/2 margins, cutting in at two sides, manuscript cancel, Very Good (Scott $210)
Lot #1115 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, margins to slightly in and irregular at top, red paint grid cancels, trace of coner crease, Fine. (Scott $400).
Lot #1116 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1, 1847 5c Red brown, four margins, close at bottom, attractive blue grid and neat ms "x" cancels, Very Fine. (Scott $210).
Lot #1117 - United States Postage Issues 1847 Issue (1-2)
1b, 1847 5c Orange brown, four ample margins, attractive shade, bold blue grid cancel. 2014 PSE certificate. (Scott $790).
Lot #1118 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
7, 1857 1c Blue, Type II, clear margins, deep blue shade, crisp impression, light partial Boston CDS, Very Fine. 1998 PF certificate. (Scott $135).
Lot #1119 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
7, 8A, 1851 1c Blue, Types II, IIIa, horiz pair, pos 57-58 R1E, left stamp type II (7), right stamp type IIIa (8A), light Galena Mar 28 duplex cancel, margins to cutting, each stamp small vertical creases, Fine appearance; 2009 PF certificate for the strip of three from which this pair originated (Scott $1,500)
Lot #1120 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
8A, 1851 1c Blue, Type IIIa, light blue cancel, margins to barely touching but clear at both top and bottom showing type quite well, small repair barely showing in fluid, near Very Fine appearing; 1978 PF certificate. (Scott $850).
Lot #1121 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
9, 1851 1c Blue, Type IV, horizontal pair, both recut top and bottom, margins to just touching, traces of blue cancel. 2015 PSE certificate. (Scott $215).
Lot #1122 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
9, 1851 1c Blue, type IV, crisp, near proof like impression, clearing to huge margins, possibly lower left corner single, New York CDS, small inclusion speck, Very Fine.
Lot #1123 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
9, 1851 1c Blue, type IV, right side sheet margin single, ample margins to barely touching along bottom, unused, Fine. (Scott $250).
Lot #1124 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
11, 1851 3c Study Group, 469 stamps of which 360 are plated, of those 150 are with ms. cancels (plate specialists prefer pen cancels), 109 are not plated, note: one with large plate crack, generally a pleasing Fine or better, an interesting study. (Scott $4,570).
Lot #1125 - United States Postage Issues 1851-56 Issue (5-17)
11A var, 1851 3c Dull Red, additional full outer frameline at left, bright and fresh, four clear margins, o.g., trace of very light oxidation, Very Fine (Scott $300).
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