Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1861-1866 Issues continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

881

#93, 2c Black, "F" Grill, used in combination with 12c Black (#69) and Vancouver Island #5 on 10c Entire (#U41) with Wells, Fargo & Co. imprint, U.S. stamps tied by circle of wedges pmks., Vancouver Is. stamp tied by blue "35" and small ms. mark, sent to England (most of address inked out), with red "New York Paid All" and 1868 London "Paid", blue oval "Wells, Fargo & Co./Victoria" handstamp on back, cover with small faults, fine appearance; a very scarce combination usage; clear 1978 PF certificate; ex-Barkhausen. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

882

#93, 2c Black, "F" Grill, two singles along with two 3c Rose (#94) tied by segmented cork cancels on 1869 cover to Hong Kong, China, Boston, Mass. c.d.s. alongside, ms. "via San Francisco" and "Overland Mails", unusual large red "Paid All" in circle handstamp, Hong Kong backstamp, cover opened for display, light vertical toned band, right edge repaired including the 3c repaired with part of another stamp, fine appearance; a very rare usage paying the 10c direct rate to China. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

1869 and Later Issues

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

883

119

#119, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. II, two singles tied by cork cancels on clean 1870 cover to Switzerland, red New York transit pmk., blue ms. "3", several Swiss backstamps, fresh and very fine; a very scarce usage, being one of only four covers recorded in the P.R.A. census franked with two #119's to Switzerland. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

884

178b

#178b, 2c Vermilion, half used as 1c, bisect in "pair" with 2c making up the 3c rate, tied by New York Aug. 14, 1875 c.d.s and segmented intial "H" cork pmk., sent to Sulphur Springs, Va., edge splits and light tape stains at right and left, fine appearance; a very scarce illegal bisect usage; 1976 PF certificate; listed but unpriced in Scott. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

885

323-27

#323-27, 1c-10c Louisiana Purchase cplt., a single of each value tied to an attractive registered cover to Kiel, Germany by bold "New York/Reg" ovals, clear matching double oval "New York/Rec'd. Forgn./6-8 1904" pmk. at bottom right, New York registry label at top, Kiel backstamp, 10c stamp with natural s.e. at right, trivial toning on some perfs. on the 5c and 10c values, still a very fine and desirable complete set on cover. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

886

324

#324, 2c Louisiana Purchase, well centered single (nibbed perf.) tied to extremely handsome multicolored and embossed illustrated corner card cover for the Williams Bros. Food Products of Detroit, Michigan, design incorporates company logo in gold ink, "Detroit, Mich./Jul 9/1904" machine pmk., local usage, backflap missing, very fine; one of the most attractive advertising covers we have seen with a Louisiana Purchase issue. (Image)

Est. 100-150

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

Air Posts

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

887

C1-3

#C1-3, 6c-24c 1918 Air Posts cplt., blocks of four of each, along with singles of #537, 571, C2, C5, C6 and C8, all tied by New York Aug. 6, 1929 postmarks on a single flown round-the-world Zeppelin flight cover, proper cachet and backstamps, cover with trivial tear at top not affecting stamps, very fine; seldom encountered with a complete set of blocks on one cover. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

888

C2, C4, C6

#C2, C4, C6, 8c, 16c and 24c Air Posts, three blocks of four of #C2, block of six of #C4, and a block of four of #C6, along with single of #C8 (a total of $3.35 postage), tied by "New York U.S.A. Foreign/8-6/1929" double oval handstamps on 5c Entire, used for round-the-world Zeppelin flight, violet cachet also ties, proper backstamps, very fine; worth our estimate just for the used blocks. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

889

C4-6

#C4-6, 8c-24c 1923 Air Posts cplt., blocks of four of each, along with #568 (pair), 751 and 622, tied by New York Aug. 6 machine or oval pmks. on 1929 flown round-the-world Zeppelin cover, proper cachet and backstamps, very fine; seldom seen with the complete set in blocks on the same cover. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

890

#C5, 16c Dark blue, right margin plate no. 14828 block of six tied by "San Francisco Cal./Jul 1/ 1924" duplex handstamps on first transcontinental night flight cover to Edward Worden in Milburn, New Jersey, purple cachet at left, backstamp, fresh and very fine; a used plate block is seldom seen, and to find one on cover is actually quite rare. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

891

#C6, 24c Carmine, three blocks of four and two singles, along with #C5, tied by light strikes of New York Aug 7 duplex pmks. on round-the-world Zeppelin flight cover to Lakehurst, N.J., WOR radio corner card, "Postage due 6 cents" handstamp, receiving backstamp, very fine; a most impressive franking. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

892

C4-6

#C4-6, 8c-24c 1923 Air Posts cplt., impressive collection of 78 covers, includes single issue covers of #C4 (29), C5 (19) and C6 (23), plus combination usages of #C5-C6 (5) and #C4-6 (2), includes a few Aug. 21-22 usages, #C5 from Hawaii, #C6 on uprated Canal Zone stationery, blocks of four of each on separate Bermuda Zeppelin flown cover, other Zeppelin flights, foreign destinations, etc., also some articles and other related items, fine-very fine; a great lot for the air post specialist.

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

893

C13

#C13, 65c Graf Zeppelin, right margin plate no. 20078 block of four, tied to flown cover by Varick Station Apr. 23, 1930 machine and handstamp cancels, purple cachet also ties, proper backstamps, cover with small scuff at top not affecting stamps, fine-very fine; cataloged as a used block. (Image)

700.00+

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

894

C14

#C14, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, fine centering tied by "City Hall Sta., N.Y./May 30/1930" machine pmk. to flown cover (Sieger #64G) with Roessler simple Zeppelin cachet in gray blue, Seville receiving pmk. on front; but what makes this cover even more interesting and valuable is the use of the One Cent Green U.S. stamp overprinted "Graf Zeppelin" by A.C. Roessler, disgusted that the U.S. Post Office did not appropriately commemorate the Graf Zeppelin in 1929, Roessler decided to produce his own special issue, however his efforts nearly landed him in jail for fraudulently issuing a "U.S." postage stamp, to our knowledge this is the only U.S. 1930 Pan-American flight cover to bear this fascinating issue, very fine; ex-Berkun. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

895

C15

#C15, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 20092 single tied to flown cover by Varick Station May 5, 1930 machine cancel, proper cachets and backstamps, cover with trivial tear at top not affecting stamp, very fine. (Image)

600.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

Carriers and Locals

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

896

LO2

#LO2, 1c Blue Eagle carrier, large margins all around, magenta ms. "H" (initial of carrier Thomas F. Harkness), used with four margin 3c Dull red (#11) which is tied by "Washington D.C./Mar 31" c.d.s. on cover to New York City, a very fine and handsome cover; Chase notations on back. (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $360.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

897

1LB1

#1LB1, Baltimore, Md., 1c Red on Bluish, Ty. 3, three large margins including a sheet margin at left, tied by black grid on Mar. 3, 1853 folded letter, local address, very fine; scarce tied by a handstamp cancel. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

898

1LB1

#1LB1, Baltimore, Md., 1c Red on Bluish, full to huge margins including a gigantic sheet margin at bottom, rich color, tied by ms. "X" on locally addressed cover, two vertical file folds well clear of stamp, stamp is extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate; ex-Kelly, Golden. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

899

1LB3

#1LB3, Baltimore, Md., 1c Blue, Ty. 7, large margins all around including a sheet margin at left, tied by neat pen strokes on locally addressed cover, with bookseller's handstamped corner card, extremely fine; an especially eye-appealing cover; ex-Waterhouse. (Image)

250.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

900

1LB4

#1LB4, Baltimore, Md., 1c Green, Ty. 3, very large margins all around including a sizable sheet margin at left, cancelled by pencil on embossed lady's cover to "Mr. Barret", carrier's pencil street notation at bottom left, matching embossed letter enclosed, very fresh and extremely fine; one of the rarest semi-official stamps to find on cover. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM