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Auction 51

Collector Series

Special Delivery

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 645		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), bright and fresh, large part o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $550. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $110
Lot 646		Special Delivery, 1957, 30¢ lake (Scott E21), a one-in-a-million gem for the most demanding connoisseur, o.g., never hinged, Superb, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate graded Gem 100. SMQ $195. Estimate $120 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 647		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), used with pair 1¢ Bank Notes on a small 1887 cover to a lady in Washington, D.C., Fine to Very Fine. Scott $225. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 648		Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), used with 1¢ postage (paying the carrier rate), on a Camden, Maine local cover. Cover slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine, the carrier rate usage with special delivery is quite scarce. Scott $135 ++. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 649		Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), used with 2¢ postage on an 1894 advertising cover for a dealer in "carriages and wagons of all style, also dry goods, groceries, lime etc.", with 2 backstamps. A nice clean cover, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $135. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 650		Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange (Scott E3), an attractive example, o.g., never hinged (tiny inclusion in gum), almost Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 651		Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange (Scott E3), used in 1895 on a 2¢ Plimpton entire (U311) from Newport, Ohio to Cincinnati, with 3 backstamps. Back flap torn, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $200. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 652		Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (Scott E4), o.g., hinge remnant, with 2008 P.F. certificate graded VF 80. Scott $850. SMQ $900. Estimate $500 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $600
Lot 653		Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (Scott E4), natural s.e. at left, used with 2¢ postage on an 1896 short paid cover with Boston flag cancel, marked "DUE 2", and with Andover backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 654		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on an 1899 cover from Auburn, Maine to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 13th printing of these labels), plus BOSTON, SPRING & N.Y. R.P.O. backstamp. The special delivery stamp shows a tiny plate flaw in the "N" of "CENTS", Very Fine, a very scarce usage. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 655		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used in 1899 on a 2¢ entire, with White Oak, Indian Territory postmark, plus Monett & Okla. R.P.O. backstamp. Cover slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine overall, a nice territorial usage. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $35
Lot 656		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue, dots in curved frame above messenger (Scott E5a), used with 2¢ postage on a 1902 cross-border cover from Bay City, Mich. to Canada, with Detroit and Amherst, Ont. backstamps. Cover slightly reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 657		Special Delivery, 1902, 10¢ ultramarine (Scott E6), top margin single with part imprint, fresh and attractive, o.g., hinged twice, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $250. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $55
Lot 658		Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (Scott E7), beautifully well centered, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $140. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 659		Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green (Scott E7), well centered, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate graded VF 80. Scott $140. SMQ $150. Estimate $80 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $80
Lot 660		Special Delivery, 1916, 10¢ pale ultramarine (Scott E10), brilliant color amid ample to jumbo margins, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. Scott $320. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 661		Special Delivery, 1916, 10¢ pale ultramarine (Scott E10), exceptionally well centered, o.g., very lightly hinged (with a tiny trivial gum inclusion), with 2008 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85. Scott $320. SMQ $325. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 662		o Special Delivery, 1916, 10¢ pale ultramarine (Scott E10), a used gem, Extremely Fine, with encapsulated P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90J. Scott $50. SMQ $185. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 663		Special Delivery, 1917, 10¢ ultramarine, "pink back" variety (Scott E11 var.), outstandingly well centered within large margins, o.g., never hinged (trivial pencil mark on gum), Very Fine or better. Scott $180. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 664		Special Delivery, 1922, 10¢ gray violet, FDC (Scott E12), used on a Worden cover, a wonderful example, Very Fine. Scott $500. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 665		Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ deep orange (Scott E13), exceptionally well centered, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine, with encapsulated P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90. Scott $75. SMQ $105. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 666		Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ deep orange, FDC (Scott E13), block of four used on a Worden cover, plus a block of 4 of Sc. #551, a neat and attractive cover, Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 667		Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ black, FDC (Scott E14), used with Sc. #618 on a Worden cover, a lovely cover, minor envelope glue age stains as often, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $175. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold

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