U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 12-13, 2019
We are pleased to present our March 12-13, 2019 sale, with 1,577 lots, properties of numerous vendors and estates sold by their order. There are selections of attractive United States (over 350 lots), Western European countries with Austria, Benelux, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Danzig, Saar, Italy and Colonies, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Scandinavia. Great Britain and British Commonwealth are well represented and as always, our sale includes selections of better South America, Asia and rest of the world. We conclude with 130+ large lots and collections, which range from single country collections to multi-carton worldwide groups of stamps and covers.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #22 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type Ia, lightly canceled at lower left, usual centering, light crease and irregular perfs (not mentioned on accompanying 1982 APS certificate), fine appearing example of this rare and difficult stamp (type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. Although Plate 4 was designed with sufficient space to accommodate perforations, the height of the top row and bottom row positions resulted in the perforations often cutting into the design) O Catalog #19 Catalog Value $ 9,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #23 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type Ia, black town cancel, well centered for this difficult issue, usual irregular perforations, tiny thin spot, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp, with 2002 PFC, O Catalog #19 Catalog Value $ 9,000 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #24 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 3c rose, type I, unused with original gum, h.r., usual centering, nice color, few short perforations, otherwise fine, with 2006 PSE certificate, * Catalog #25 Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #25 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c red brown, neat cancel, beautiful color, with sheet margin at left, light horizontal crease, with 2018 PSE certificate stating "reperforated at the right", O Catalog #28 Catalog Value $ 1,050 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #26 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brown, small h.r., nicely centered for this difficult issue, beautiful color, with 2018 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $2,250) * Catalog #30A Catalog Value $ 2,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #27 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type I, red grid cancel, well centered for this difficult issue with perforations clear of the design on all sides, v.f., with 2003 PFC, O Catalog #31 Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #28 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type II, unused without gum, well centered for this, small diagonal crease, fine appearance, with 1999 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum), (*) Catalog #32 Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #29 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type III, unused, small part redistributed original gum, well centered for this, small tears, otherwise a fine appearing example of this rare unused stamp, with 1997 PFC, * Catalog #33 Catalog Value $ 5,750 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #30 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type IV, pos. 65L, used, light horizontal crease, otherwise fine, with 1995 PFC, O Catalog #34 Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #31 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type IV, used, well centered for this, nearly v.f., with 1981 PFC for a pair from which this originated, O Catalog #34 Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Unsold |
 | Lot #32 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 12c black, block of four, unused without gum, about fine, with 2008 PFC, scarce block (catalogue value for singles without gum)  (*)Catalog #36B Catalog Value $ 2,200 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #33 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 90c blue, unused without gum, small faults, fine appearance (catalogued as unused without gum), (*) Catalog #39 Catalog Value $ 1,200 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #34 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 90c blue, red grid cancel, well centered, brilliant color, with 2018 PSE certificate stating "repaired and reperforated", fresh and attractive stamp, seldom seen in beautiful appearance, O Catalog #39 Catalog Value $ 10,000 | Price Realized $900.00 |
