1879, Jackson, 2c vermilion, printed on soft porous paper, block of four, bottom stamps represent partial imprint from sheet margin due to significant shift of horizontal perforation, full OG (partially omitted at bottom margin),NH, fine and a spectacular item, PSE certificate, C.v. $1,480 as singles

350.00

1890, Jefferson, 30c black, nicely preserved example, full OG, NH and fine stamp, C.v. $850

100.00

1893, Columbian Exposition issue, 1c-$5, complete set of 15 plate proofs on card, nice margins all around, slight rose ink soiling on reverse of 50c, fresh and nice, no gum as produced, VF, C.v. $2,110

1893, Columbians, 2c brown violet, jumbo margins and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $31

40.00

1893, Columbians, 2c brown violet, right sheet margin imprint block of four, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $124++

60.00

1893, Columbians, 4c ultramarine, left sheet margin imprint block of four, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $560++

200.00

1894, Bureau issue, 1c-$5, complete set of 13 large die proofs on india affixed on sunken cards, approximate size 145x200mm, 2c is type I, 3c with triangle type II, very fresh quality, no gum as produced, neat hinge remnants, VF and scarce group, C.v. $4,850
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1895, Washington, 2c carmine, type III, top sheet margin plate No. horizontal strip of three with imprint, left stamp has tiny natural paper inclusion, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, fine, C.v. $1,400

300.00

1894, Jackson, 3c purple, bottom sheet margin plate No. horizontal strip of three with imprint, side stamps mathematically centered, central one is just VF, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF/XF, PSE and PF certificates, C.v. $1,200++

800.00

1894, Lincoln, 4c dark brown, left sheet margin vertical plate No. strip of three with imprint, usual rough perforation, bright color, full OG, NH (top and bottom stamps) or hinged, fine, C.v. $1,400 as singles

350.00

1901, Pan-American Exposition issue, 1c-10c, complete set of six small die proofs on wove paper, approximate size 60x50mm, nice and very fresh unit, no gum as produced, NH, VF, C.v. $3,450

1901, Pan-American Exposition, 1c green and black, 2c carmine and black, two top sheet margin horizontal strips of six, each one has two plate No., arrow and imprint, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, F/VF (at least four stamps are VF),C.v. $570 as two plate strips for each value

150.00

1902-03, definitive issue, 1c-$5, complete set of 14 small die proofs on wove paper, removed from the President Roosevelt presentation album, four proofs with some faults (3c, 13c, $2 and $5), usual paper waves, fresh quality otherwise, no gum as produced, VF appearance of this rare proofs, only 85 complete sets possible, C.v. $4,275

1903, Franklin, 1c bluish green, top sheet margin horizontal plate No. strip of five with imprint, perfect condition, full OG, NH, three left stamps with premium centering, VF/XF, C.v. $150++

100.00

1903, Washington and Jackson, three horizontal plate No. strips of three with imprint, nice looking unit, full/large part of OG, first one is NH, second - left stamp NH, others - hinged, and the last one - hinged, F/VF, C.v. $394++

100.00

1903, Grant, 4c brown, top sheet margin horizontal plate No. strip of three with imprint, left stamp with jumbo margins, full OG, NH, fine, C.v. $450

150.00

1903, Lincoln, 5c blue, bottom sheet margin horizontal plate No. strip of three with imprint, full OG, NH (left and right stamps) or hinged, fine, C.v. $360 as singles

100.00

1903, Garfield, 6c claret, bottom sheet margin horizontal plate No. strip of three with imprint, full OG, NH (2) or VLH, fine, C.v. $360 as singles

100.00

1902, Martha Washington, 8c violet black, top sheet margin horizontal plate No. strip of three with imprint, full OG, NH, fine, C.v. $360

100.00

1903, Webster, 10c pale red brown, right sheet margin vertical plate No. strip of three with imprint, perf separation vertically for bottom stamp, still nice looking item, full OG, NH, close to VF, C.v. $450 as singles

150.00

1902, Harrison, 13c purple black, top sheet margin horizontal plate No. strip of three, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $350

100.00

1903, Clay, 15c olive green, right sheet margin vertical plate No. strip of three, jumbo margins, but slightly off center, large part of OG, previously hinged, fine, C.v. $750

200.00

1904, Louisiana Purchase Exposition issue, 1c-10c, complete set of five in top sheet margin horizontal plate No. pairs with imprint, pair of 5c with ink manuscript "Exposition stamps purchased Oct-10-1904", right stamp of 10c with tiny natural paper inclusion invisible from the face, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, close to VF, C.v. $1,945

750.00

1913, Panama-Pacific Exposition, 5c blue, perforation 12, perfectly centered, full OG, NH, XF, C.v. $150 for very fine centering

75.00

1914, Panama-Pacific Exposition issue, 1c green, perforation 10, right sheet margin plate No. block of six (2x3), perforation reinforcement on the left between first and second rows, otherwise nice quality item, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $650

200.00

1915, Washington, 2c red, type II, rotary press coil joint line horizontal pair perforated 10 vertically, significantly separated, still fresh, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $850

200.00

1916, Washington, 7c black, perforation 10, printed on paper without watermark, nicely centered, full OG, NH, VF/XF, PSAG certificate, grade 85, Scott Spec by Grade C.v. $350
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200.00

1917, Washington, 5c rose, two error values in center of 12-stamp block, fresh condition, full OG, NH (both errors and five stamps of 2c) or LH/hinged, F/VF, C.v. $1,200 as hinged

600.00

1918, Franklin, $2 orange red and black, top sheet margin horizontal plate No's strip of four with arrow in the middle, perfect quality item, full OG, NH, (two right stamps with excellent centering), F/VF+, C.v. $4,400 as singles

1918, Franklin, $5 deep green and black, top sheet margin horizontal plate No's strip of four with arrow in the middle, post office fresh, full OG, NH (hinged on margin only), F/VF, C.v. $1,360 as singles

500.00

1920, Washington, 2c carmine, offset printing, type IV, top sheet margin plate No.10896 block of six (3x2), full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450

150.00

1920, Washington, 2c carmine, offset printing, type V, bottom sheet margin plate No.11091 block of six (3x2), full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $350

100.00

1920, Washington, 2c carmine, offset printing, type VI, top sheet margin plate No.11717 block of six (3x2), full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $800

250.00

1923, Capitol, $2 deep blue, top sheet margin arrow horizontal pair, full OG, NH (right stamp with slightly disturbed gum), close to VF, C.v. $175 as singles

75.00

1938, Presidential issue, 1/2c-$5, complete set of 32 in plate No. blocks of four, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, mainly VF, C.v. $671
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250.00

1938, Presidential issue, $1 purple and black, block of four imperforated horizontally, nice and post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF, penciled position No.67-68/77-78 are on reverse, C.v. $2,200 as for two pairs

1942, American Eagle, 3c reddish purple, error of color, pre-cancelled "Fremont, Ohio", fresh condition, F/VF, PSAG certificate, C.v. $1,500

500.00

1959, San Martin 4c blue, left sheet margin horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, perforation at left shifted to the right as always exists, full OG, NH, VF, only 20 pairs recorded, C.v. $900

300.00

1969, Professional Baseball, (6c) multicolored, black (engraved) color omitted, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $500

150.00

1970, Christmas issue, 6c multicolored, three side margin block of 20 (10x2), top part of transition sheet with block of six (3x2) on the left has omitted black offset color, in addition vertical pair (positions 4/14) has omitted it partly, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, C.v. $2,400++

1973, 50-Star and 13-Star Crossed Flags, 10c red and blue, horizontal pair imperforated vertically with blind perforation at top and bottom, full OG, NH, VF, PF certificate for strip of four (that is left pair), C.v. $900

300.00

1974, Minerals, 10k multicolored, top sheet margin se- tenant block of four with light blue and yellow omitted, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $900

300.00

1975, Pioneer 10 Passing Jupiter, 10c multicolored, dark blue (engraved) color omitted, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450

150.00

1975, Bicentennial of US Postal Service, (10c) multicolored, bottom right corner sheet margin ZIP se- tenant block of four with red color (value) omitted, full OG, NH, VF and very rare, according to Datz only 6-8 blocks are known, not priced either in Scott or Datz Cat., a common Airplane stamp is included for comparison

1981, 13-Star Flag and Independence Hall, 13c dark blue, red and brown red, complete imperforated pane of 100, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, C.v. $5,000++

1979, John Paul Jones issue, imperforated multicolored proof of 15c, horizontal strip of four with vertical gutter in the middle, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $750++

200.00

1979, John Paul Jones issue, imperforated multicolored proof of 15c, vertical pair with horizontal gutter in the middle, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $600

150.00

1979, Christmas, Gingerbread Santa Claus, 15c multicolored, top right corner margin single with green, yellow and brown colors omitted, black one is misplaced as always, usual centering, full OG, NH, fine, C.v. $400

150.00

1980, Benjamin Banneker, 15c multicolored, left sheet margin vertical imperforated pair with gutter in the middle, no color misregistration as typical for printer's waste items, full OG, NH, VF

150.00

1980, Coral Reef, 15c multicolored, se-tenant block of four with blind horizontal perforation, imperforated vertically, full OG, NH, VF and rare, only four blocks recorded by Datz, PF certificate, C.v. $2,750

800.00

1984, Waterfowl Preservation, Mallards, 20c blue, complete sheet of 50 (5x10) with dramatically misplaced vertical perforation, plate No.19 at the bottom right, full OG, NH, VF

400.00

1986, Public Hospitals, 22c multicolored, bottom sheet margin vertical pair imperforated horizontally, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $250

100.00

1989, Christmas, Madonna and Child, 25c multicolored, bottom sheet margin single with red (litho) color omitted, full OG, NH, VF, a common stamp is added for comparison, C.v. $400

150.00

1991, Kestrel, imperforated multicolored plate proof of 1c, left sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300 as two pairs

100.00

1991, Blue Bird, imperforated multicolored plate proof of 3c, left sheet margin block of four, minor marginal wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300

100.00

1991, Fishing Flies, 29c multicolored, bottom margin block of ten contains two vertical se-tenant strips of five, imperforated vertically and at the bottom full OG, NH, VF, according to Scott this item came from a printer's waste

150.00

1991, South West Asia Service Medal, 29c multicolored, wide 20.5mm, booklet stamp, block of four supposedly from ABN printer's waste, imperforated horizontally, full OG, NH, VF

100.00

1992, Love, 29c multicolored, bottom sheet margin block of four, imperforated vertically, full OG, NH, VF, PSE certificate, C.v. $600 as two pairs

200.00

1992, Hummingbirds, imperforated se-tenant proof pane of five, complete design as issued, vertical bend along middle stamp, still full OG, NH, VF appearance, C.v. $450

75.00

1994, Garden Flowers, (29c) multicolored, four se-tenant strips of five, each stamp has black (engraved color omitted) in complete ($5.80) stamp booklet, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $525

200.00

1995, Woman Suffrage, 32c multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $750

250.00

1996, Year of the Rat, 32c multicolored, right sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair with USPS imprint, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $550

200.00

1998, Space Shuttles, imperforated proofs of $3.20 in magenta and $11.75 in cyan, two vertical se-tenant pairs with horizontal gutter in the middle, printed on coated and uncoated paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and scarce, a copy of PF certificate is included, C.v. $1,150 for pair on coated paper, the other pair is listed, but has no price in the Cat.

750.00

1998, Uncle's Sam Hat, H-rate, (33c) multicolored, self- adhesive coil stamp with die cut 9.9 vertically, red color omitted, blue and gray colors are shifted to the bottom right as always exist, backing paper is intact, VF, according to Datz the only roll of 100 was recorded, C.v. $300++

100.00

2001, Lucille Ball, 34c multicolored, self-adhesive stamp with die cutting omitted, bottom left corner margin horizontal plate No. pair, backing paper intact, VF, C.v. $700

250.00

2002, Langston Hughes, 34c multicolored, self-adhesive stamp with die cutting omitted, top sheet margin vertical pair, NH, VF, C.v. $850

300.00

2003, Purple Heart, 37c multicolored, self-adhesive stamp with die cutting omitted, complete pane of 20, intact and post office fresh, VF, C.v. $1,600

500.00

1973, Progress in Electronics, 11c multicolored, top sheet margin single with vermilion and olive (litho) omitted, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $800

250.00

1978, Wright Brothers issue, 31c multicolored, ultra and black engraved colors dramatically shifted to the top, block of four vertical se-tenant pairs, full OG, NH, VF, a beautiful and scarce item

200.00

2012, View of Lancaster County, PA, $1.05 multicolored, bottom left corner sheet margin plate No.S11111 vertical pair, die cutting omitted on front, perfect quality, backing paper intact, VF, C.v. $700

250.00

Pioneer Flight Covers
Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-74) Inaugurating First Flight Cover with his Autograph

April 15, 1926, Illustrated First Flight Contract Air Mail (CAM-2) Cover on line Chicago - St. Louis, posted into the mail in Springfield, IL on return flight, franked by five stamps, two nice impressions of violet flight cachet, Chicago "Apr.15.9:30pm.1926" machine arrival ds on reverse, signed at the bottom left corner, mostly VF

June 23-July 1, 1931, cover delivered by Record "Winnie Mae" Flight by pilot Wiley Post and navigator Harold Gatty (signed by them at the top), started from Roosevelt Field at Mineola, NY with 14 transit points including Berlin, Moscow, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Blagoveschensk, Khabarovsk and etc., two violet Dobroliot markings were applied, Mineola "Jul.1.1931" arrival ds is alongside and on reverse, VF and scarce

600.00

1922, Motorcycle Delivery, 10c gray violet, perforation 11, left sheet margin plate No. 17242 block of six (2x3), perfect condition, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $800

250.00

1927, Motorcycle Delivery, 10c gray violet, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $575

200.00

1894-95, Numerals, 2c deep claret, perforation 12, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, close to VF, C.v. $240

75.00

1959, Numerals, 6c carmine rose and black, vertical pair, bottom stamp with missing "6 cents", full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. $700

300.00

1960, 1st Philatelic Congress in Barcelona, black and white card produced by US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, size 203x152mm, perfect condition, VF, C.v. $225

75.00