U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Covers

1847 10c dark brown, die proof on bond, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $800
Estimate: $500

1851 5c red brown, light face-free cancel, margins all around, small corner thins, fine appearance, with 2010 Weiss certificate,
Cat. Val. $700
Estimate: $150

1857 5c red brown, type I, faint red cancel, well centered for this, few short perfs at left, otherwise fine, with 2013 Weiss certificate,
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $150

1857 90c blue, unused, usual centering, light gum soaks, otherwise fine, with 2010 Weiss certificate ("part gum, may or may not be OG"), catalogued as without gum,
Cat. Val. $1,200
Estimate: $150

1867 10c green, used in 1869 on large part of FL (left side flap missing) originating from Arecibo, PR, per "Steamer" to St. Thomas, where it was forwarded (oval handstamp), with Danish Post office transit pmk (St. Thomas 16/3), addressed to New York, with arrival docketing, filing folds through the stamp, otherwise fine usage from Puerto Rico via St. Thomas
Estimate: $200

1869 90c carmine and black, used, pale color, some creasing, still a fine stamp, with 2013 Weiss certificate,
Cat. Val. $1,800
Estimate: $150

1870 3c deep red brown, imperf. trial color proof on wove paper, left margin block of four, faint marginal crease affecting one stamp, still v.f.,
Cat. Val. $500
Estimate: $150

1876 large cover (somewhat reduced at right), addressed to Philadelphia, franked on both sides and paying 12c with singles and strips of 1c blue, tied by New York pmks, endorsed "Ship's Letter U.S.S. Vandalia Harbor of Kingston Jamaica, Geo H. Cooke, Surgeon," charged "due 21 cents" in crayon, with arrival pmk, some faults, generally fine and interesting
Estimate: $250

1880 30c greenish black, unused without gum as issued, exceptionally well centered with wide margins, fully intact perforations on all sides, deep rich color, fresh and v.f. example of this rare special printing, seldom seen in such condition, certainly among the finest in existence, with 1992 PSE and 2004 Philatelic Foundation Certificates (a recent Siegel census identifies "44 examples certified as genuine,16 of which have faults (usually a...

1893 10c black brown, also 15c dark green, blocks of four, top stamps hinged, or with gum glazing, bottom stamps n.h., the latter with light gum soaks on left perfs, otherwise fine-v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Cat. Val. $2,570
Estimate: $350

1893 30c orange brown, block of four, n.h., upper left stamp with gum indentation, still fine-v.f. (catalogue value for singles)
Cat. Val. $2,900
Estimate: $350