Auction 21
Stamps, Postal History and Autographs
Parcel Post, Booklets, Locals
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Lot 492 |
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 Parcel Post, 1913, 3¢ carmine rose (Scott Q3), plate number strip of 3, deep rich color and intense impression, o.g., never hinged; some perf separations between second and third stamps at top, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $72 as singles. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 493 |
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Parcel Post, 1913, 4¢ carmine rose (Scott Q4), exceptionally well centered within uncommonly wide margins, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Scott $78. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $90 |
Lot 494 |
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Parcel Post, 1913, 4¢ carmine rose (Scott Q4), beautifully well centered, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $78. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $80 |
Lot 495 |
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Parcel Post, 1913, 10¢ carmine rose (Scott Q6), a premium example, well centered with brilliantly fresh color, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 2019 P.F. certificate for strip. Scott $90. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $75 |
Lot 496 |
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Booklet, 1996, $2 self-adhesive for postcards (Scott BK237), complete unexploded booklet, o.g., never hinged (self adhesive), Very Fine, a surprisingly scarce modern booklet. Scott $175. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $55 |
Lot 497 |
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Airmail booklet, 1928 "Lindbergh", 61¢, blue cover (Scott BKC1), complete and unexploded, complete and unexploded, two fresh panes in a clean booklet, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $230. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $55 |
Lot 498 |
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Carrier, 1851, 1¢ Eagle (Scott LO2), part o.g., hinged, Very Fine. Scott $50. Estimate $35 - 50. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 499 |
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Adams & Co.'s Express, 1854, 25¢ black on pink (Scott 1L3), cardboard with all margins well clear of the design, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $30. Estimate $20 - 30 Probably the earliest instances of postage stamps being made to serve as currency are the local stamps issued by Adams & Co.'s Express of California in 1854. The issued several stamps, all in denominations of 25¢, and as small coins were rare on the Pacific Coast in the gold rush era, these stamps were frequently used for currency. The 25¢ black stamp, Scott's #1L3 was purposely printed on a think, pink cardboard for this reason, and many thousands of them were sold and employed solely as currency. This stamp also found widespread usage as a poker chip. The company realized a large profit from their sales and comparatively few were ever presented for redemption. The California branch of the Adams Co. went into bankruptcy in October 1855 as a result of financial crisis in the West. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $45 |
Lot 500 |
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() Pomeroy's Letter Express, 1844, 5¢ blue and 5¢ black (Scott 117L3, 117L4), thin paper, a lovely pair, unused without gum, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $155. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Unsold |
Lot 501 |
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Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 10¢ brown and 25¢ red (Scott 143L7, 143L9), a lovely pair of Pony Express locals, Fine. Scott $80. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $30 |
Lot 502 |
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o Wells Fargo & Co., 1862-64, 25¢ blue (Scott 143L8), bright color and deep impression, large margin at right with ample margins top and left well clear of design and bottom margin just barely cut into design, matching blue express company cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $175. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo | Realized $55 |
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