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 #3262 SPAIN 1850 1c black, type II, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh, v.f., (*) Catalog #1 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $300.00 |
 | Lot #3263 SPAIN 1850 12c lilac, small h.r., large margins all around, good color and impression, v.f., signed Roig, etc., with 1974 EXFIMA certificate (Ed.2, €3,375) * Catalog #2 Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #3264 SPAIN 1850 5r red, unused without gum, large margins all around, bright, intense color, fresh and v.f., signed Roig, also Sismondo, with his 2019 and 1978 COMEX certificates (Ed.3, €3,570) (*) Catalog #3 Catalog Value $2,700 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3265 SPAIN 1850 6r blue, unused, large margins all around, bright color and fresh, small thin, v.f. appearance, signed Roig (Ed.4, €4,575) (*) Catalog #4 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $800.00 |
 | Lot #3266 SPAIN 1850 10r green, unused without gum, large margins all around, good color, v.f., signed Roig, also Sismondo, with his 2019 and 1969 COMEX certificates (Ed.5, €6,300) (*) Catalog #5 Catalog Value $4,500 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #3267 SPAIN 1851 6c black, unused without gum, margins all around, v.f., with 1974 COMEX certificate (Ed.6, €375) (*) Catalog #6 Catalog Value $375 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #3268 SPAIN 1851 5r rose, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh, delicate color, well preserved on this thin paper, v.f., with 1983 CEM and 1984 Graus certificates (Ed.9, €3,375) (*) Catalog #9 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3269 SPAIN 1851 10r green, unused without gum, margins all around, excellent color, couple of tiny natural paper inclusions, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Roig, with 1978 EXFIMA certificate (Ed.11, €4,025) (*) Catalog #11 Catalog Value $3,750 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #3270 SPAIN 1852 6 Cuartos rose, unused without gum, margins all around, nice color, fine, with 2019 Sismondo certificate (Ed.12, €535) (*) Catalog #12 Catalog Value $350 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #3271 SPAIN 1852 6 Cuartos deep rose, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, beautiful color, fresh and v.f., signed Roig, etc., with 1985 CEM and Graus certificates (Ed.12p, €535) * Catalog #12b Catalog Value $625 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #3272 SPAIN 1852 12c lilac, unused without gum, ample margins all around, brilliant color, fresh and v.f. stamp, with 1979 EXFIMA and 2010 COMEX certificates (Ed.13, €2,800) (*) Catalog #13 Catalog Value $2,400 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #3273 SPAIN 1852 2r pale red, unused without gum, ample and clear margins all around, exceptionally nice color for this difficult stamp, signed E.Coro, Barcelona, additional handstamped guarantee marks, with 1990 Bergua certificate, fine example of one of the rarest stamps of 19th Century Spain (Ed.14, €22,600) (*) Catalog #14 Catalog Value $15,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3274 SPAIN 1852 5r yellowish green, h.r., margins all around, good color, v.f., with 2021 CEM certificate (Ed.15, €4,925) * Catalog #15 Catalog Value $2,750 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #3275 SPAIN 1852 6 Reales blue green, unused without gum, margins all around, good color and fresh, fine and very rare unused stamp, with 2019 Sismondo certificate (Ed.16, €4,925) (*) Catalog #16 Catalog Value $4,250 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #3276 SPAIN 1853 1c bronze (Arms of Madrid), unused without gum, splendid untarnished color, margins all around, fresh, v.f., with 1971 COMEX and 2020 CEM certificates (Ed.22, €3,525) (*) Catalog #17 Catalog Value $2,200 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3277 SPAIN 1853 3c bronze (Arms of Madrid), unused without gum, perfect unblemished and untarnished color, completely free of the usual oxidation which plagues this issue, large margins all around, clear at lower right, various pencil signatures, also E.Soro, Barcelona, etc., v.f. example of one of the rarest stamps of Spain, with 2015 COMEX certificate (Ed.23, €20,400) (*) Catalog #18 Catalog Value $14,000 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
 | Lot #3278 SPAIN 1853 6c rose red, thin paper, unused with gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, with Behr certificate, * Catalog #19c Catalog Value $675 | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #3279 SPAIN 1853 2r vermilion, unused with traces of gum, large margins all around, brilliant color, fresh and v.f. example of this rarity, signed Roig, Richter, with 1976 COMEX certificate (Ed.19, €15,600) (*) Catalog #21 Catalog Value $12,000 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #3280 SPAIN 1853 5r light green, unused without gum, nice color, margins all around, good color, v.f., with 1969 COMEX certificate (Ed.20, €3,200) (*) Catalog #22 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #3281 SPAIN 1853 6r deep blue, unused without gum, deep, intense color, margins all around, fresh, v.f., with 2015 COMEX certificate (Ed.21, €4,375) (*) Catalog #23 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #3282 SPAIN 1854 Coat of Arms of Spain, white background, 2c green, unused without gum, deep and vibrant color, margins all around, pencil signed, with 1997 COMEX certificate (Ed.32, €2,850) (*) Catalog #24 Catalog Value $2,500 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #3283 SPAIN 1854 4c carmine, 6c deep carmine, two different, each unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1998 Graus and 1997 COMEX certificates (Ed.24,33, €1,025) (*) Catalog #25,26 Catalog Value $650 | Price Realized $575.00 |
 | Lot #3284 SPAIN 1854 1r indigo, unused without gum, large even margins all around, v.f., with 1967 COMEX certificate (Ed.34, €4,725) (*) Catalog #27 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #3285 SPAIN 1854 2r scarlet, small h.r., fresh unblemished color, margins all around, v.f., with 1977 COMEX certificate (Ed.34, €2,225) * Catalog #28 Catalog Value $1,500 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3286 SPAIN 1854 5r green, 6r blue, two different, unused without gum, fresh colors, each with margins all around, v.f., with 1968 and 2014 COMEX certificates (Ed.26,27, €5,795) (*) Catalog #29,30 Catalog Value $4,400 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3287 SPAIN 1855 2c green, unused with full original gum, practically l.h., excellent color, margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, signed Roig, with 1975 COMEX certificate (Ed.39, €3,900) * Catalog #36 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #3288 SPAIN 1855 4 Cuartos carmine, blue paper, unused with original gum, h.r., v.f., with 1974 COMEX certificate (Ed.40, €375) * Catalog #37a Catalog Value $440 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #3289 SPAIN 1855 1 Real blue, unused without gum, nice color, margins all around, v.f., with 2019 Sismondo certificate (Ed.41a, €1,675) (*) Catalog #38 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #3290 SPAIN 1855 2 Real brown lilac, unused with original gum, fresh and intense color, margins all around, v.f., with 2005 Raybaudi certificate (Ed.42, €1,120) * Catalog #39 Catalog Value $900 | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #3291 SPAIN 1856 2c green, watermarked Crossed Lines, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and fine stamp, signed Roig, with 1978 COMEX certificate (Ed.43, €4,725) (*) Catalog #40 Catalog Value $3,500 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3292 SPAIN 1856 1r greenish blue, watermarked Crossed Lines, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., old handstamped guarantee mark, signed Diena, with 2020 CEM certificate (Ed.45, €4,825) (*) Catalog #42 Catalog Value $5,500 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3293 SPAIN 1856 2r brown purple, watermarked Crossed Lines, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2019 COMEX certificate (Ed.46, €660) (*) Catalog #43 Catalog Value $600 | Price Realized $350.00 |
 | Lot #3294 SPAIN 1856 2c yellow green, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around, v.f., with 2001 COMEX certificate (Ed.47,€745) * Catalog #44a Catalog Value $825 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #3295 SPAIN 1856 4c rose, 1r blue, 2r brown and unissued 12c orange, unused, with or without gum, v.f., last one with 1970 COMEX certificate, (*)* Catalog #45-48 Catalog Value $253 | Price Realized $190.00 |
 | Lot #3296 SPAIN 1860-61 Isabella II, on tinted paper, 2c green, 4c orange, 12c carmine, 19c brown, 1r blue, 2r lilac, complete set of six, unused, mostly without gum, each with large margins all around, bright colors, fresh and v.f., with various COMEX certificates (19c with 2019 COMEX certificate) (Ed.51-56, €5,783) (*)* Catalog #49-54 Catalog Value $3,735 | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
 | Lot #3297 SPAIN 1865 2c rose, two distinct shades, also 1r yellow green, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1988 Graus and 2018 COMEX certificates (Ed.69,72, €1,440) (*) Catalog #67,71 Catalog Value $1,025 | Price Realized $260.00 |
 | Lot #3298 SPAIN 1865 4c blue, unissued value, without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2014 COMEX certificate (Ed.NE2, €3,500) (*) Catalog #68 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $1,500.00 |
 | Lot #3299 SPAIN 1865 12c blue & rose, 19c brown & rose, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2018 COMEX certificates (Ed.70,71, €2,635) (*) Catalog #69,70 Catalog Value $1,625 | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #3300 SPAIN 1865 2r lilac, two distinct shades, also 2r salmon, unused, first two with h.r., margins all around, v.f., with 1993 Graus, 2015 COMEX certificates (Ed.73,73A, €1,890) (*) Catalog #73,73a Catalog Value $1,375 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #3301 SPAIN 1868 19c brown, unused without gum, well centered and fresh, faint handstamped guarantee marks (Calves, etc.), with 1999 CEM certificate (Ed.101, €3,185) (*) Catalog #102 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3302 SPAIN 1872 4p red brown, l.h., fresh and fine, signed Buhler, with 1987 EXFIMA certificate (Ed.128, €815) * Catalog #188 Catalog Value $740 | Unsold |
 | Lot #3303 SPAIN 1872 10p deep green, l.h., good color and fresh, centered to top, handstamped guarantee marks, with 2004 Graus certificate (Ed.129, €3,125) * Catalog #189 Catalog Value $2,300 | Price Realized $1,000.00 |
 | Lot #3304 SPAIN 1873 10p violet brown ("Espana"), unused without gum, well centered, fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, with 2012 Graus and 2019 Sismondo certificates (Ed.140, €3,185) (*) Catalog #200 Catalog Value $2,100 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #3305 SPAIN 1874 40c violet, 4p rose ("Justice"), l.h. or h.r., fresh and fine-v.f., with 1985 CEM, 2019 COMEX and Sismondo certificates (Ed.148,151, €1,720) * Catalog #205,209 Catalog Value $1,250 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #3306 SPAIN 1874 10p black ("Justice"), thick card paper, small h.r., usual centering, fresh and fine example of this notoriously difficult stamp, with 1984 COMEX and 2019 Sismondo certificates (Ed.152, €4,380) * Catalog #210 Catalog Value $3,000 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #3307 SPAIN 1875 50c gray lilac, 1p black, 4p dark green, three different, h.r., fresh, fine, with 1976 EXFIMA certificates (Ed.168-170, €1,275) * Catalog #218-220 Catalog Value $1,100 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #3308 SPAIN 1875 10p ultramarine, l.h., well centered for issue, fine, with 1976 EXFIMA certificate (Ed.171, €2,295) * Catalog #221 Catalog Value $1,900 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #3309 SPAIN 1879 10p sepia olive, h.r., perfectly well centered, fresh and exceptional stamp, with 1986 CEM and 2019 COMEX certificates (Ed.209, €2,550) * Catalog #251 Catalog Value $2,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #3310 SPAIN 1889 10p orange red, h.r., well centered for issue, usual perforations, excellent color, fine and extremely rare stamp, with 2011 COMEX certificate (Ed.228, €1,400) * Catalog #270 Catalog Value $1,300 | Price Realized $350.00 |
