382nd Auction

15 c. Brown/Blue, Large Die Proof on India paper, Type II, very fine and scarce

1881, Pictorial Reissue 15 c., six Trial Colour Proofs on card, fresh colours and all well margined except one close at the bottom, special printing for the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, very fine

1869, 15 c. brown/blue, Type II, lightly tied by target cancel to an envelope to Norway, alongside departure cds. "CLERMONT IOWA NOV 17", red transit New York and arrival cds. "CHRISTIANIA 12 12 1870", envelope teared on front and rebacked, otherwise fine. A very rare 15 c. solo usage at the July 1870 tariff, sent via the North German Union in closed mail, one of three recorded to Norway

1870, Presidents 2 c. brown and 12 c. violet, tied by corn cancel to an envelope to Norway, transit cds. "CHRISTIANA 19 7 1871", the 15 cents rate (July 1870, closed mail via the North German Union) was underpaid by one cent, hence taxed with red "2" struck on front; fine and rare transatlantic mail as prepayment was then optional

1870, 3 c. green, tied by blue fancy cancel 'Flying insect' to small cover with matching "MOUNT VERNON JUL 2.."; stamp with few short perfs, otherwise very fine

1893, Columbus 1 c. blue, fresh colour and from the lower left corner of the sheet, spectacular paper fold variety with misplaced perforations, very fine and scarce

1893, Columbus 1 c.-15c., 50 c.-5 $, cpl. set of Plate Proofs in adopted colours on India paper, the 2 $. in horizontal pair, fresh and all around good to large margins, a few values with minor paper flaws, otherwise fine and very scarce

1893, Columbus 1 c.-8 c. and 5 $, Plate Proofs in adopted colours on thick card, fresh colours, 8 c. surface soiled, otherwise fine to very fine

2 c. brown-violet, tied by machine cancel "WORLDS FAIR STATION CHICAGO OCT 10" to a local 3 c. postal stationery envelope from the Pierce correspondence, printed bust of Columbus at left, also 2 c. tied by the same machine cancel to a privately printed "PUCK" illustrated envelope; some aging or toning due to storage, otherwise fine, a scarce pair

BROKEN HAT: 2 c. braun-violet, block of four unmounted mint, fresh colour, showing the `Broken Hat´ variety, also ten cancelled singles exhibiting the progressive worsening of the crack on the transfer roll; mostly very fine, an interesting study group 

4 c. sepia, sunken Die Colour Proof on card, very fine

4 c. blue, sunken Die Proof in adopted colour on India paper, mounted on larger presentation card with American Bank Note imprint beneath, unobstrusive corner paper weakness otherwise very fine

4 c. blue green, Die Colour Proof on card, tiny surface ink spots, otherwise fine

4 c. rose-red, sunken Die Colour Proof on card, very fine

5 c. sepia, Large Die Proof in adopted colour mounted on card, with imprint "C-265 AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO N.Y." beneath, very fine

10 c. grey-black, Large Die Proof in adopted colour on presentation card (158 x 108 mm) with Amercian Bank Note imprint beneath, fine and scarce

1893 COLUMBIAN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAVURE: used for the design of the 15 cents value and depicting the scene "Columbus Announcing His Discovery" from the now lost painting by Ricardo Baloca Cancico, 240 x 187 mm and stuck on a large card with handwritten "15c Columbian" alongside, probably from the estate of Chief engraver Thomas F. Morris, very fine and extremely rare 

15 c. sepia and violet, Vignettes of the centre in unadopted design (2), each one with a punchole, fine

2 $. red brown, neatly tied by cds. "HOBOKEN DEC 13 NJ" and Barred Oval Star to a registered envelope to Stettin, Germany, additional registration label and handstamp, on reverse oval transit "NEW 12-14 1893" and arrival cds. "STETTIN 25.12.93"; cover with an unobstrusive vertical bend, adhesive with a couple short perfs, tiny surface abrasion and a toned spot, still fine and very scarce

2 $. brown-red, Large Die Proof in adopted colour on presentation card (215 x 145 mm) with Amercian Bank Note imprint beneath, tiny surface ink spots, otherwise fine and scarce

3 $. green, sunken Die Proof in adopted colour on India paper, mounted on larger presentation card with Amercan Bank Note imprint beneath, tiny surface soiling spots, otherwise fine and scarce

5 $. black, Large Die Proof on card (160 x 110 mm) with "American Bank Note Co.New-York." imprint beneath, lower right corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce

1853/55, envelope 3 c. red, with clear "CLEVELAND MAY 17" and adjacent "STEAM BOAT" to New York

1861, Thomas Jefferson 10 c. blue, fresh colour, private roulette, neatly tied by cds. "SAVANNA PAID OCT 9" to an envelope to New Berry, N.A, fine and very scarce usage

1862, Thomas Jefferson 10 c. rose, intense colour, very good margins all around, neatly tied by cds. "RICHMOND Va. SEP 4 1863" to an envelope to Davis, N.A, fine and very scarce usage

SPECIMEN, 1913: Columbus Stationery Card 1 c. green/black, fresh colour, perforated with special two-line "SPECIMEN A.B.N.Co." together with red overprint "F6235" at top,; very fine, a very rare specialist item

VENEZUELA-SPAIN: 1848, Commercial lettersheet endorsed inside "La Guaira Mayo 21 de 1848" to San Sebastian, Spain, with very fair strikes of the red postmarks "YNDIAS" and "5R" (reales) struck on arrival at Spanish port, unclear red arrival cds. "SAN SEBATIAN" on reverse, some age stains and small tear, still fine and very scarce

1893, Americas Discovery 25 c. violet sunken Die Proof in adopted colour on India paper, mounted on a larger thick card, with imprint beneath, fine and scarce

1848, Entire lettersheet from Pernambuco, Brasil to Hernut, Saxony, endorsed in manuscript "p. Columbus", landed in Scottland with framed "20 NO 1848 LIVERPOOL SHIP" on reverse (SG-Nr. 14Q), London red transit cds., scarce framed entry mark "AMERICA per ENGLAND" applied in Aachen (V. d. Linden-Nr. 112); slight aging otherwise fine, very scarce

Rhein/Main 10 Pfg. und Germania 5 Pfg. mit Flugpoststempel "Darmstadt 12.6.12" auf farbiger Sonderkarte "Frankenstein" mit Grußtest nach Darmstadt, vorderseitig mit kleiner Schürfstelle, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung

Rhein/Main 10 Pfg. und Germania 5 Pfg. je mit Flugpoststempel "Darmstadt 12.6.12" auf Wohlfahrtspostkarte "Großherzogin Eleonore" mit braunem Emblem und Grußtext nach Köln in einwandfreier Erhaltung

Rhein/Main 10 Pfg. mit Flugpoststempel "Darmstadt 12.6.12" auf Sonderkarte "Herzogliche Familie" ohne Germania-Frankatur, adressiert nach Stuttgart mit viel Text, die Karte mit kleinem Eckbug und Marke mit leichten Schürfungen, seltene Variante

Rhein/Main 10 Pfg. und Germania 5 Pfg. mit Flugpoststempel "Frankfurt 12.6.12" auf farbiger Sonderkarte "Frankenstein" mit Grußtest nach Darmstadt, leichte Randspuren, gute Erhaltung

Rhein/Main 10 Pfg. ohne Flugpoststempel und Germania 5 Pfg. mit Flugpoststempel "MAINZ 15.6.12" auf Sonderkarte "Ankunft der Postflugmaschine" mit kleinen Randtext nach Mannheim, leichte Beförderungsspuren und 5 Pfg.-Wert vor dem Stempeln umgefaltet, recht seltene Verwendung vom Stempel-Verbotstag

Rhein/Main 20 Pfg. und Germania 10 Pfg. je mit Flugpoststempel "Frankfurt 13.6.12" auf Sonderkarte mit viel Text nach Brüssel mit Nachsendung nach Rhode St. Genes mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel, Karte mit leichten Beförderungsspuren und kleinem Fleck links oben, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung

Rhein/Main E.EL.P. 20 Pfg. und Germania 5 Pfg. je mit Flugpoststempel "Frankfurt 23.6.12" und langem interessantem Text über den Verkauf der Sondermarken nach Nürnberg, Sondermarke üblich gezähnt und Karte mit Eckbug links, sonst in guter Gesamterhaltung, Fotoattest C. Brettl BPP (2006)