Canada; Newfoundland, 1860, 4d Orange, #12, unused, mostly large margins to clear at bottom, fresh color on crisp white paper, almost Very Fine. Ex Dauer. RPS (1972) cert. for regummed (subsequently removed).
SG #12. Unitrade C$2,000 (Fine).
Scott $4,250.
Estimate $800-1,000.
APS OFFICIAL PHILATELIC AUCTION
By: Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries
Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries APS OFFICIAL PHILATELIC AUCTION
The sale of 2885 lots consists of 2 separate auction catalogs
The 1st session and separate catalog on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. will consist of the MINT British Commonwealth Collection of “David B. Markowitz”. The 532 single lots and country collections will be highlighted by G.B. SG#2 (cert.); Australia including all of the £1 values, and States; strong Canada & Provinces with New Brunswick Scott #3 (numerous certs.); Newfoundland Scott #9 (cert.), and #C1, Canada Scott #13 (cert.); Ceylon; Hong Kong; East Africa & Uganda; Malayan States; St. Christopher SG#27 (cert.); Cape of Good Hope including SG#13 (cert. - “one of the finest known”); Mafia Island; etc.
The 2nd session of 252 lots on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. will contain Coins & Currency of mostly U.S., Canada, Mexico with gold; and U.S. Notes.
The 3rd session on Friday at 3:00 p.m. will contain 630 lots of Foreign and British Commonwealth singles. It will be highlighted by China with Imperial classics and P.R.C.; France Balloon Monté cover to U.S.; Germany & States including booklets; Russia highlighted by Offices in China cover. British Commonwealth will include Great Britain with the rare 1935 2½d Silver Jubilee Prussian Blue mint SG#456a (cert.), V.R. Official SG#V1 mint (cert.); the third known and only certified copy of Bechuanaland Protectorate SG#F2 mint; Canada & Provinces; and Orange Free State with proofs and scarce varieties.
The 4th session on Friday at 8:00 p.m. will contain about 800 lots beginning with Autographs and Aerophilately rocket mail including 1958 Point Magu (Ellington-Zwisler #22C1), and one of only 2 documented 1966 Surveyor Moon Vehicle Test cover (Ellington-Zwisler #96). The session will continue with U.S. State and Express Postal History and a “Gun Advertising” section. U.S. singles of approximately 680 lots follow highlighted by a newly certified (and second recorded) copy of First Day cover of the 1893 2¢ Columbian; #356 used (highest recorded grade 75); #414 never hinged grade 100; and #C23c certified used on cover (few known). This will be followed by a Possessions section with Hawaii.
The 5th session on Saturday at 6.00 p.m. will conclude with 680 U.S. and Worldwide Collections. The U.S. “Collections & Various” of almost 450 lots begins with 9 lots estimated at over $10,000 including a spectacular intact collection valued at $100,000; “Postage and Modern Collections”, grouping of “Back-of-the-Book” with a separate Revenue section; “Possessions”, and 75 “Postal History” lots. It will continue with 120 Commonwealth country and general collections (see 1st session) with Great Britain; and Canada & Provinces. The Foreign country collections are highlighted by China; France; Germany; and Japan. This is followed by Foreign general collections. As always, the sale continues with Worldwide collections, topical collections, and a Postal History section.
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Lot #126 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Lot #127 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Newfoundland, 1860, 6d Orange, #13, o.g., large balanced margins, beautiful color, Very Fine and attractive, Greene (1987) cert.
SG #14. Unitrade C$5,000 (VF).
Scott $5,500.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
Lot #128 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Newfoundland, 1861, 1d Reddish Brown, #16, o.g., clear to nice margins all round, sharp color, Very Fine for this difficult stamp, Friedl (1973), PF (1970) certs.
SG #16a. Unitrade C$15,000 (Fine).
Scott $14,000.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Lot #129 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Newfoundland, Airmail, 1919, 3¢ Hawker Flight, #C1, o.g., sound, usual centering, Fine and attractive 200 issued, 95 used and 18 destroyed by the postmaster, so about 87 mint examples should exist. Countersigned "J.A.R." ms. initials at the offices of the "Daily News" on reverse of adhesive. BPA (2002 for pair), Sismondo (2013) certs.
SG #142. Unitrade C$20,000 (Fine).
Scott $27,500.
Estimate $8,000-10,000....
Lot #130 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Newfoundland, Airmail, 1930, 50¢ on 36¢ Columbia Flight, #C5, l.h., fresh, Fine, Friedl (1974) cert.
SG #191. Unitrade C$8,000.
Scott $9,500. 300 issued, 100 used .
Estimate $3,500-4,000.
Lot #131 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Newfoundland, Balance of Collection to 1939 Mint, strong in the classics with mostly o.g., great colors and most imperfs with margins all round, starting 1857, 1860, 1861-62 issues except high cat. values (most are separate lots), 1865-94 issue on complete except Airs missing only rarities (no De Pinedo, others individual lots), Dues complete, excellent collection to develop, Fine to Very Fine lot.
Estimate $2,500-3,000...
Lot #132 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Nova Scotia, 1853, 1d Red Brown, #1, dist. o.g., clear to nice margins all round, very fresh, Fine to Very Fine for the issue, RPS (1973) cert.
SG #1. Unitrade C$4,000 (VF).
Scott $3,500.
Estimate $800-1,000.
Lot #133 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Nova Scotia, 1851, 6d Yellow Green, #4, unused, good to large margins, good color, sound, Very Fine overall.
SG #5. Unitrade C$6,500 (VF).
Scott $5,000.
Estimate $1,500-2,000.
Lot #134 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Nova Scotia, 1857, 6d Dark Green, #5, unused, just clear to good margins, deep rich color, tiny corner crease, Fine and scarce.
SG #6. Unitrade C$5,000 (Fine).
Scott $10,000.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
Lot #135 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Nova Scotia, 1851, 1/- Deep Purple, #6b, unused, close margins all round, "2 small blue ink marks below "NO" of "NOVA", sound, fresh, Fine difficult stamp to find sound, Brandon (2007) cert.
SG #7c. Unitrade C$17,500 (Fine).
Scott $25,000.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Lot #136 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Nova Scotia, Balance of Collection Mint, consisting of #2-3 no gum, 6-13 (10 o.g.), all fresh, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $300-400.
Lot #137 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada; Prince Edward Island, Complete Mint, o.g. except #1 (cert-regummed), 2-3 no gum or regummed, fresh throughout, sound, Fine to Very Fine overall.
Estimate $600-800.
Lot #138 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1852, 3d Red, #4, large part o.g. (light gum tone spot not mentioned in certs), minor re-entry pos. #53, pane B, close to large margins all round, nice color, Brandon (2006), APS (1989) certs.
SG #5. Unitrade #4viii C$3,000 (Fine).
Scott $1,500+.
Estimate $500-700.
Lot #139 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1852, 3d Orange Red, Thin Paper, #4d, unused, large (erratic) margins all round, showing "cracked beaver" (triple relief break) variety, excellent color, lovely Very Fine appearance, AIEP (2010), Sismondo (2004) certs.
SG #8 var. Unitrade #4d C$2,000 (VF).
Scott $1,450+.
Estimate $600-800.
Lot #140 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1855, 6d Slate Gray, #5, unused, nice margins to touching, completely sound, excellent color for this, Fine and scarce, RPS (2010) cert. stating greenish gray.
SG #9. Unitrade #5 C$15,000 (Fine).
Scott $23,000.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
Lot #141 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1855, 10d Blue, #7, large part o.g. (toned), nice margins all round, sound in every respect, Fine to Very Fine rarely seen with gum.
SG #15. Unitrade C$24,000 (VF).
Scott $9,000.
Estimate $3,500-4,500.
Lot #142 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1857, ½d Rose, #8, full o.g., large margins all round, excellent color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, CPE (2008) cert.
SG #17. Unitrade C$2,800 (VF).
Scott $1,000.
Estimate $600-800.
Lot #143 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1857, 7½d Green, #9, unused, excellent margins all round, wonderful bright color, strong impression, Very Fine or better, Friedl (1973) cert.
SG #12. Unitrade C$12,000 (VF).
Scott $7,000.
Estimate $3,000-3,500.
Lot #144 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1857, 6d Reddish Purple, Very Thick Soft Wove Paper, #10, unused, good margins all round, "tiny surface scrape", distinctive color and very fresh for this paper, Fine for the issue missing mint from most collections, very rare mint, usually found altered or repaired. Ex "Fordwater". Greene (2011) cert.
SG #23. Unitrade C$18,000 (Fine).
Scott $15,000.
Estimate $4,000-6,000.
Lot #145 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1858, ½d Rose, #11, unused, very fresh, sound, decent centering for the ½d, Fine to Very Fine for the issue, signed Holcombe.
SG #25. Unitrade C$2,000 (Fine).
Scott $3,000.
Estimate $1,000-1,300.
Lot #146 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1859, 3d Red, #12, unused, usual centering, excellent color, sound in every respect, scarce mint, Fine for the issue, Royal (1959), Sismondo (2010) certs.
SG #26. Unitrade #12 C$12,000 (Fine).
Scott $12,500.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
Lot #147 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1859, Perf 11¾, 6d Brown Violet, #13, unused example of this difficult issue, well centered with intact perfs, unusually wide margins for the issue, lovely color for this and sharp impression on clean white paper, Very Fine and rare one of the better unused examples that exist. Ex Fox. BPA (1963) cert.
SG #27. Unitrade C$30,000 (VF).
Scott $19,000.
Estimate $6,000-8,000.
Lot #148 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1859, 10¢ Black Brown, #16, unused, distinctive color, proof like impression on fresh white paper, centered to top, "tiny corner crease at bottom left", Fine to Very Fine for the issue vary rarely seen mint. Ex Fordwater. PF (1908) cert.
SG #33. Unitrade C$9,000 (Fine).
Scott $12,000.
Estimate $3,000-4,000.
Lot #149 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1875, 5¢ Olive Green, Perf 11½, #26, regummed, centered, fresh, overall Very Fine, APS (2008) cert.
SG #63.
Scott $1,600.
Estimate $500-700.
Lot #150 - david b. markowitz collection canadian provinces and canada
Canada, 1868, 1¢ Brown Red, Laid Paper, #31, centered right, unused appearance, strong laid lines, very fresh, sound, Fine for the issue, PF (1971) cert.
SG #55a.
Scott $8,000.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.