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
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 | Lot #3005 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type IV, small h.r., margins all around, fine, with 1988 PFC, * Catalog #9 Catalog Value $725 | Unsold
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 | Lot #3006 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 3c orange brown, type II, lightly hinged original gum, three ample margins to just touching at left, bright color, fine example of this rare shade, with 2023 PFC, * Catalog #10A Catalog Value $3,250 | Price Realized $850.00
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 | Lot #3007 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 3c dull red, l.h., clear to full margins all around, beautiful color, with 1984 and 2020 PFCs, the latter graded "VF 80" (SMQ $280) * Catalog #11 | Price Realized $425.00
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 | Lot #3008 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, type I, unused with original gum, small h.r., full margins all around to just barely touching at top, fresh color, tiny corner crease at upper right, otherwise fine, with 1997 PSE certificate, * Catalog #12 Catalog Value $30,000 | Price Realized $2,600.00
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 | Lot #3009 United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 10c green, type II, redistributed original gum, full margins all around, bright color, v.f. and rare unused, with a photocopy of a 1991 PFC for a pair from which this originated, * Catalog #14 Catalog Value $5,000 | Price Realized $950.00
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