Germany, Poland, Garfield Collection of U.S. Postal Stationery
October 28-29, 2009

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2060
UNITED STATES POSTAL STATIONERY 1887-94 Plimpton
1887 1c blue on oriental buff, cut square, 31x36mm, bright color and sharp impression, v.f., one of only nine thought to exist, with 1991 PFC,
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Catalog #U298
Catalog Value $ 15,000
Unsold
Lot #2061
UNITED STATES POSTAL STATIONERY 1887-94 Plimpton
1887 1c blue on blue, cut square, 36x39mm, beautiful color, faint paper fading at top, otherwise v.f., only six cut squares are believed to exist, with 2000 PFC,
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Catalog #U299
Catalog Value $ 20,000
Unsold
Lot #2062
UNITED STATES POSTAL STATIONERY 1887-94 Plimpton
1887 2c green on blue, Die 87 (UPSS 920) cut square, 32x36mm, v.f. A major postal stationery rarity as there are only two recorded unused examples, as well as a used entire and two cut squares, ex-Floyd and Saddleback collections, with 2007 PFC,
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Catalog #U308
Catalog Value $ 20,000
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #2063
UNITED STATES POSTAL STATIONERY 1887-94 Plimpton
1887 2c green on manila, full corner, 43x40mm, beautiful color, v.f., this is the only recorded unused cut square (there are three unused entires known) and certainly one of the highlights of the collection, with 2004 PFC,
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Catalog #U309
Catalog Value $ 17,500
Unsold
Lot #2064
UNITED STATES POSTAL STATIONERY 1887-94 Plimpton
1887 2c green on amber manila, entire, target cancel with "Olcott Kas. Mar 29 1888" cds alongside, addressed to Chicago, with arrival on reverse, v.f., one of only two recorded used entires (the Lilly collection contained an unused entire), with 2005 APS certificate which states that this is the earliest known usage as of the certificate date, ex-Currie, Chassey and Saddleback collections (where it fetched $5,250 plus buyer's premium)
Envelope
Catalog #U310
Catalog Value $ 3,500
Unsold

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