The Osborn Collection: Rare Stamps of the World
February 7, 2024
We are pleased to present The Osborn Collection, a fine assembly of unused stamps from the United States, Europe and South America. We begin with a nice selection of 19th and early 20th Century United States. European Countries include Austria, Germany and Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Portugal and Colonies, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. There are many rare and seldom offered classics. Most of the individual lots are accompanied by certificates as well as excellent and comprehensive balances offered intact, with Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, and many others. A compact and powerful single owner sale, the Osborn Collection will be sold on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 10:00 AM at our Teaneck Galleries and via CherrystoneLive
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #3108 COLOMBIA Air Post 1919 2c carmine rose, unused with original gum, minor h.r., well centered for issue, with intact perforations, v.f. A nice example of this Air Post rarity, signed Roger Calves, Sanabria, Kessler, with 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Only 200 copies of this overprint were prepared for the experimental flight from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia. Approximately 160 were used on covers. Overprinting was done in horizontal strips of 10, which were severed by knife, causing most of the stamps to be defective, * Catalog #C1 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #3109 COLOMBIA Air Post 1919 2c carmine rose, unused with original gum, h.r., faint overall toning, light horizontal crease, well centered for issue, with slightly blunt perforations at top, signed Scott Stamp Co., etc., also Diena, with his 1963 certificate. Only 200 copies of this overprint were prepared for the experimental flight from Barranquilla to Puerto Colombia. Approximately 160 were used on covers. Overprinting was done in horizontal strips of 10, which were severed by knife, causing most of the stamps to be defective, * Catalog #C1 Catalog Value $3,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3110 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c "Woman and Boy Watching Plane", unused without gum as issued, large balanced margins all around, beautiful colors, fresh and v.f., signed Kessler, also Dr.Enzo Diena, with his 1985 certificate. Only 38 unused examples have been recorded (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea was founded September 28, 1919. In February 1920, the C.C.N.A. obtained a franchise to fly between Cartagena and Barranquilla and was authorized to issue its own stamps. This was facilitated by overprinting Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea Porte Aereo and surcharging $0.10 on the Curtiss Aereo Plane & Motor Co. advertising labels. Less than 100 of each of the nine types were produced. These stamps were used on two first flights on February 22, 1920 from Cartagena and returning March 4 from Barranquilla. In July 1920, the air mail concession was passed to SCADTA. The C.C.N.A. ceased to operate in April, 1922) (*) Catalog #C2 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #3111 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Clouds and Small Biplane at Top, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, some even toning on back only, otherwise v.f., quite difficult to find in sound condition, only 27 (!) unused examples have been recorded, with 1990 Alex Rendon certificate. (*) Catalog #C3 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #3112 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Tilted Plane Viewed Close-Up from Above, unused without gum as issued, huge margins, bright and fresh colors, minute hinge thin, otherwise v.f., one of the most difficult stamps to find in the series, only 31 unused examples recorded, pencil signed, (*) Catalog #C4 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #3113 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Flier in Plane Watching Biplane, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, rich colors, fresh and v.f. Only 53 unused examples have been recorded, (*) Catalog #C5 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3114 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Lighthouse, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, rich colors, fresh and v.f., signed Herbert Bloch. Only 50 unused examples have been recorded, (*) Catalog #C6 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3115 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Plane at Rest, unused without gum as issued, large margins all around, v.f., with a light handstamped guarantee mark. A rare unused stamp, only 41 examples recorded, (*) Catalog #C9 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $2,000.00 |
 | Lot #3116 COLOMBIA Air Post 1920 10c Ocean Liner, unused without gum as issued, large, even margins all around, faint overall toning, otherwise v.f., with 1990 Alex Rendon certificate. Most of the issued stamps of the 10c Ocean Liner have been used on covers, only 24 (!) unused examples are known, (*) Catalog #C10 Catalog Value $6,000 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #3117 COLOMBIA Air Post 1921 30c on 50c green, violet surcharge, l.h., typical centering, fresh and fine stamp, signed Forester, * Catalog #C20 Catalog Value $925 | Price Realized $425.00 |
