U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2191
United States - Postage Dues
1879 10c brown, well centered, h.r., v.f., with 2006 PSE certificate,
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Catalog #J5
Catalog Value $900
Price Realized
$190.00

Lot #2192
United States - Postage Dues
1879 30c brown and 50c brown, well centered, h.r., fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #J6,7
Catalog Value $950
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #2193
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 1c deep brown, intense shade, centered to right, natural gum wrinkle, post office fresh and nearly fine example of this rare 1c Postage Due Special Printing, with 1995 PFC. (William E. Mooz, in an article on the 1c appearing in Chronicle No. 170, May 1996, estimates 500 sold, but it is possible that as many as 400 purchased by G. B. Calman were destroyed) (listed but not priced as hinged, catalogue value for a hinged stamp)
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Catalog #J8
Catalog Value $16,000
Unsold
Lot #2194
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 2c deep brown, intense shade, centered to bottom, h.r., fresh and fine example of this rare 2c Postage Due Special Printing, with 1971 and 2007 PFCs,
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Catalog #J9
Catalog Value $15,000
Unsold
Lot #2195
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 3c deep brown, incredibly well centered, unused without gum, signed and with additional pencil markings, fine example of this extremely rare 3c Postage Due Special Printing, with 1959 PFC (catalogued as unused with gum)
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Catalog #J10
Catalog Value $20,000
Price Realized
$4,500.00

Lot #2196
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 5c deep brown, unused, part original, good color, fine, with 2002 PSE certificate. It has been estimated that only 249 of the 5c Postage Due Special Printing reached the public,
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Catalog #J11
Catalog Value $13,000
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #2197
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 10c deep brown, well centered with wide margins all around, unused without gum, small thin spot, fresh and v.f. example of this very rare 10c Postage Due Special Printing, with 1971 and 1979 PFCs. It has been estimated that no more than 174 examples of the 10c Postage Due Special Printing reached the public (catalogued as unused with gum)
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Catalog #J12
Catalog Value $6,500
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #2198
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 30c deep brown, h.r., slight surface abrasions at top, with 1980 PFC ("surface scuffing"). It has been estimated that no more than 179 examples of the 30c Postage Due Special Printing reached the public. The vast majority of surviving original-gum examples are faulty,
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Catalog #J13
Catalog Value $7,000
Unsold
Lot #2199
United States - Postage Dues
1879 Special Printing, 50c deep brown, l.h., well centered and fresh, v.f., with 1994 PFC. It has been estimated that no more than 179 examples of the 50c Postage Due Special Printing reached the public. The vast majority of surviving original-gum examples are faulty,
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Catalog #J14
Catalog Value $7,000
Price Realized
$3,000.00

Lot #2200
United States - Postage Dues
1912 50c deep claret, h.r., nice color and fresh, reperforated at right, fine,
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Catalog #J50
Catalog Value $1,100
Unsold
Lot #2201
United States - Postage Dues
1914 1c carmine lake (2), 2c dull rose, 2c vermilion, 5c (3) and 10c, mostly n.h., 1c fine, others v.f.,
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Catalog #J52/56
Catalog Value $1,420
Unsold
Lot #2202
United States - Postage Dues
1912 2c rose, 2c vermilion, n.h., v.f., with former with 2009 PFC,
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Catalog #J53a,J53b
Catalog Value $360
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #2203
United States - Postage Dues
1914 3c carmine lake, beautiful rich color, n.h., slight design offset on back, well centered, nearly v.f., with 1988 PFC,
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Catalog #J54
Catalog Value $3,000
Price Realized
$800.00

Lot #2204
United States - Postage Dues
1914 50c carmine lake, disturbed original gum, usual centering, fine and rare stamp, with 1999 PFC (Scott's No. J58 has the highest catalogue value of any regularly issued Postage Due stamps and is the key to any meaningful collection of the United States stamps),
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Catalog #J58
Catalog Value $11,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #2205
United States - Postage Dues
1916 1c rose, l.h. (if at all), bright and vivid color, nearly v.f., with 2002 PFC,
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Catalog #J59
Catalog Value $4,000
Price Realized
$1,500.00

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