Canal Zone, 1921, 1¢ light green & black. Well centered with full tab, bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged; small tear at bottom left, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 55e; $2,250.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COMPLETE BOOKLET PANES WITH TAB.
There were 6 examples of this booklet pane recorded, three with tab and three without. Most are badly centered unlike the example offered here.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1894 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Lot #1895 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1921, 2¢-10¢ definitives, inverted overprints, reading down. O.g., lightly hinged, each bright and fresh, rich colors, a Very Fine set, a scarce complete inverted overprint set.
Scott No. 61a, 62a, 63a; $350.
Lot #1896 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ green. O.g., lightly hinged, fresh with strong bold color, attractive centering, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 67; $500.
Lot #1897 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1924, 1¢ green. Tropicalized o.g., large margins, fresh with rich color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 67; $500.
Lot #1898 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1926 (May 29) Almirante to Canal Zone First Flight. Cover bearing 1924, 2c Arms (236) tied by blue Almirante (5.29) duplex to Balboa Heights C.Z., purple "Via Air Mail" straightline handstamp, forwarded with Balboa Heights (6.3) duplex, Very Fine, Only 3 of the 20 covers Flown on this Survey Flight were saved, the rest were destroyed by Canal Zone Postal Authorities..
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #1899 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1927 (Jan. 27) David to Cristobal First Flight. Cover bearing 1924 ½c Arms (234) block of six, tied by purple "David, Ene 18 1927" duplex Fort De Lesseps, C.Z., typewriter endorsed "Via Air Mail", Cristobal (1.18) machine backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
This flight was headed by Major Dargue and was part of the U.S. Army Pan American Good Will flight. Only 25 pieces of mail...
Lot #1900 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1928 (Dec. 29) Panama to Costa Rica First Flight. Part of Major Duhme's Army flight, bearing 1924 5c Arms (237) tied by "Panama, DIC 27 1928" duplex on cover to Costa Rica, typewriter endorsed "Via Air Mail / U.S. Army plane / 12-29-28", San Jose, Costa Rica (12.29) arrival backstamp, Extremely Fine, Only 3 Recorded Examples.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #1901 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, 1929 (Sep. 12) Scadta First Flight Buenaventura, Colombia - Panama. Cover bearing Colombia 4c blue and Scadta 30c blue tied by Buenaventura cds, Balboa C.Z. (9.13) backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #1902 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Postage Due, 1925, 10¢ carmine rose. Top plate number 6555 imprint and star block of 12 with nat. s.e. at right, rich color, neat target cancels; some perf seps, fresh and Fine.
Scott No. J20; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1903 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Official, 1941, 50¢ rose lilac, type Ia. Precanceled as usual, bright color, generally F.-V.F.
Scott No. O8; $600.
Lot #1904 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Post Office Seal, 1917, dark blue, watermarked. Full sheet of 25, clearly shows "Sylvania" double-line watermark, without gum as issued; some light creasing and perf seps, F.-V.F. and scarce.
Scott No. OX3a; $600.
Lot #1905 - united states possessions canal zone - 1907-1929 regular and back of the book issues
Canal Zone, Better Postal Stationery and Postal Cards. Better group of 31 mint and used cards and entires comprising three mint UX1 (two faulty); six UX4 used incl. one to Italy, two mint UX8; mint U6; three U9 mint; U12 used to Cal., two U12 (UPSS 31) used; twelve U13 used including UPSS 32, 34-35, one UC2 mint.
Scott $1,360; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1906 - united states possessions guam
Guam, San Luis D'Apra, Guam, Feb 24 1900. Type 1.6 straightline postmark with separate datestamp tying 1¢ green, 2¢ red and 5¢ blue, two partial strikes of "bear's paw" grids, on cover to Robert E. Cox at Altoona Pa., San Francisco (3.22) and Altoona (3.27) machine backstamps, offset of Altoona on front; gum stains around 1¢ and 2¢, 5¢ tiny corner crease, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 1, 2, 5; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1907 - united states possessions guam
Guam, Agana, Island of Guam, Jan 22 1902. Two strikes of cds ties 1899, 2¢ red, 5¢ blue and 10¢ brown, small stamp flaws, on Inspector of Ordnance imprint cover to Altoona Pa., San Francisco (2.24) and Altoona (3.2) machine backstamps, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 2, 5, 8; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1908 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, "Ewa, May 3d 1844" to Amherst, Mass. via New London Ct. Dateline on lengthy 3+ page folded letter written by Artemas Bishop to his son Sereno E. Bishop at Amherst College, Amherst Mass., endorsed "To the politeness of Perkins, Esqr", carried by privately to U.S., entered mails with red "New London Conn. Jan 24" cds and "10" rating to Amherst; couple file folds, Very Fine, ex-Van Dyke.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Lot #1909 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, "Hana, Maui, June 1845" to Parsippany N.J. via Providence. Datelined 3+ page folded letter to Parsippany N.J., entered mails with red "Providence R.I. Mar 6" cds and matching "Ship" handstamp with "7" cent rating for 5¢ inland postage plus 2¢ ship fee, forwarded to Madison with blue manuscript "Parsippany N.J. / March 11" postmark and 5¢ forwarding rating totaled to 12¢ due; minor bottom edge tear, F.-V.F.
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Lot #1910 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, 1845 (Oct. 20) Bridgeport, Conn. to Honolulu via Boston. Folded letter with red "Bridgeport Ct. Oct 20" cds with matching "Paid" and "5" rating handstamps, addressed to Rev. Dwight Baldwin at Sandwich Islands, forwarded via the Boston Missionary Rooms, letter carried by Ship Charles from Boston to Hawaii arriving at Honolulu Mar. 21st, letter mention's hearing of the death of Mr. Peck and that a packet leaves Boston on the...
Lot #1911 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, SCHOONER "VAQUERO.". Bold strike of straightline ship handstamp (Gregory AUXSH-SF [SCHOONER "VAQUERO."], Rarity 1RRRR) on cover with original letter datelined "San Francisco Nov. 9th 1854", addressed to Dr. Wm. S. Mills at Honolulu, Hawaii, partial strike of matching "G. B. Post & Co., San Francisco, Forwarded by" octagonal framed handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
ONE OF ONLY...
Lot #1912 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, SCHOONER 'VAQUERO.'. Partial strike of straightline ship handstamp (Gregory AUXSH-SF [BARK. 'VAQUERO.'], Rarity 1RRRR) on folded letter datelined "Papeete, 13 Mars 1855" and addressed to Honolulu, Hawaii, flap with manuscript "forwarded San Francisco May 22 by Bottcker pr. Vaquero" forwarder's endorsement, clear strike of "G. B. Post & Co., San Francisco, Forwarded by" octagonal framed handstamp; minor ink...
Lot #1913 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, BARK "YANKEE.". Clear strike of straightline ship handstamp (Gregory AUXSH-SF [BARK. "YANKEE."], Rarity 1RRRR) on folded letter datelined "San Francisco, 5 Juni 1855" and addressed to Honolulu, Hawaii, matching clear strike of "G. B. Post & Co., San Francisco, Forwarded by" octagonal framed handstamp; minor ink erosion, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED STRIKE OF THE...
Lot #1914 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, BK. 'FRANCES PALMER.'. Bold strike of straightline ship handstamp (Gregory AUXSH-SF [BK. 'FRANCES PALMER.'], Rarity 1RRRR) on folded letter datelined "New York, 20 Juli 1855" and addressed to Honolulu, Hawaii, inside endorsement "per Empire City via San Francisco", flap with manuscript "San Francs. Sept 1. 1855. forwd. by Duisenberg & Co." forwarder's notation and additional clear strike of "G. B. Post & Co., San...
Lot #1915 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, 1859 (Jul. 7) Hong Kong, China to Honolulu, Hawaii via San Francisco. Datelined folded letter with "Pr. Black Warrior via San Francisco" inside endorsement, docketed as received in San Francisco Oct. 8th 1859 on backflap, black "Forwarded by McRuer & Merrill, San Francisco" forwarder's oval on reverse and offset on front, endorsed "pr 'Yankee' ", Very Fine.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.
AN EXTREMELY...
Lot #1916 - united states possessions hawaii - postal history
Hawaii, Hawaiian Flag. Circa 1890's cover with all-over red and blue design, Very Fine.
Estimate; $75 - 100.
Lot #1917 - united states possessions hawaii - hawaiian post cards
Hawaii, Honolulu Harbor View Pioneer Post Card. Bearing U.S. 2¢ carmine 1st Bureau issue tied by "Honolulu, H. Isls., Aug 17, 1900" duplex to Vienna, Austria, purple "T/ 15 Centimes" due handstamp for 3¢ short payment of 5¢ UPU rate, Austria 4k, 6k and 20k postage dues, mixed perf and imperf, tied by Vienna (9.9) cds, blue crayon "30" k. due rating; mild corner crease, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate; $...
Lot #1918 - united states possessions hawaii - hawaiian post cards
Hawaii, Hawaiian Picture Post Cards. Approximately 50 cards, used from 1909-17 period, nice range of views, beach & surfing, includes a nice long run of the later Aloha Nui cards unused.
Estimate; $150 - 200.
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