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 #39 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 10c green, lightly canceled, small tear and short perf at bottom, otherwise fine, with 2018 PSE certificate, O Catalog #62B Catalog Value $ 1,600 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #40 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 3c brown rose, small h.r., beautiful color, probably reperforated at right, otherwise v.f., E Catalog #65-E15h Catalog Value $ 550 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #41 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 3c brown rose, l.h., usual centering, fine, with 2016 PFC, * Catalog #65-E15h Catalog Value $ 550 | Unsold |
 | Lot #42 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 3c lake, h.r., splendid color, fresh and fine stamp, with 2018 PFC, * Catalog #66 Catalog Value $ 2,000 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #43 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 5c buff, black target cancel, well centered, with 2017 PFC graded "VF 80" (SMQ $850) O Catalog #67 | Unsold |
 | Lot #44 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 5c buff, faint cancel (appears unused), nicely centered, tears at upper right and some gum residue, v.f. appearance, with 2018 APS certificate, O Catalog #67 Catalog Value $ 750 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #45 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 30c orange, unused (regummed), usual centering, nice color, fine, with 2018 APS certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) (*) Catalog #71 Catalog Value $ 950 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #46 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 90c blue, small h.r., three wide margins, small surface scrape at lower left, otherwise fine, with 2000 PFC, * Catalog #72 Catalog Value $ 3,000 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #47 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 90c blue, small h.r., wide margins, fine, with 2018 PFC, * Catalog #72 Catalog Value $ 3,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #48 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 2c black, bottom margin block of four, three stamps n.h. (lower right stamp hinged), nice color and sharp impression, fine-v.f., with 2018 PFC (catalogue value for a hinged block of four)  */**Catalog #73 Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #49 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 5c red brown, used, nice color, fine, with 2008 PSE certificate, O Catalog #75 Catalog Value $ 425 | Price Realized $120.00 |
 | Lot #50 United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 3c green, Lowenberg Decalcomania, Plate Essay on Onionskin, se-tenant with French stamp design, vertical pair plus half of another pair of the U.S. essay at bottom with a block of four of the 1c green French stamp at top, fine and outstanding condition for this fragile paper, v.f. (According to an article in the Essay-Proof Journal, Lowenberg was also trying to secure a contract to sell his process to the French government, and this may have been integral to his attempt) (a similar, larger multiple was offered in our September 2007 sale, where it realized $7,000 hammer) ECatalog #79-E8var | Price Realized $2,300.00 |
