U.S. & Worldwide Stamps
January 9-10, 2013

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #95
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1900 Special Printing, 2c red, type IV, signed "special surcharge" in pencil on reverse, with additional "Tows" handstamp in violet, l.h., v.f., with 2008 PFC. Only one pane of 100 stamps (for each value) was prepared for display at the Paris and Pan American Expositions, with most handstamped "Specimen"; some copies were signed "Special Surcharge" in pencil by stamp dealer J.M. Bartels for authentication purposes, see footnote in Scott's Specialized,
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Catalog #2var
Catalog Value $1,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #96
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS GUAM
1912 (6 Feb) legal size envelope franked with 1c-$1, also two 10c Special delivery and 1c and 2c Postage Dues, total of 15 stamps, apparently a representation of one of each stamps available at the post office, tied by multiple "Guam Guam Feb 6" cds, with Wm. E. Peck & Co label, occasional toned spots, cover folded between stamps, fine. An unusual and rare cover, one of only a few recorded with high value franking
Envelope
Unsold

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