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THE ATTLEBORO COMPANY

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1001

343

#343, 1c Green imperforate, Attleboro perforations, a very attractive and rather elusive pair, particularly fresh, with strong and intact perforations, nicely centered for this, o.g., l.h., bottom stamp n.h. and with a small inclusion, very fine when compared to the others. (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1002

343

#343, 1c Green imperforate, Attleboro perforations, a very scarce sound used single, three full perforations, double oval Attleboro postmark, very fine; one of the most desirable used singles available; ex-Agris. (Image)

$1,000.00

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

1003

343

#343, 1c Green imperforate, Attleboro perforations, an unusual used single, being one of the very few we have encountered showing all four perforations, bright color, Attleboro duplex postmark, very fine for this. (Image)

$1,000.00

SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction

1004

343

#343, 1c Green imperforate, Attleboro perforations, used single, long perforations at bottom, top right perf. slightly pulled causing tiny facial thin, double oval Attleboro postmark, fine and scarce; ex-Agris. (Image)

$1,000.00

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

1005

343

#343, 1c Green imperforate, Attleboro perforations, perfs. show at top and bottom, typical centering for this, tied by mostly clear double oval "Attleboro/Mass." postmark to cover to Lorain, Ohio, with F. Percy Collingwood corner card (he was the proprietor of the Attleboro Stamp Co.), flap unsealed for circular rate, very fine. During the summer and fall of 1909 the Attleboro Stamp Co. employed an affixing machine to stamp the wrapper of its Attleboro Philatelist magazine, as well as small quantities of other mail. The very distinctive perforations were dictated by the requirements of the machine employed, with the notch at bottom center being caused by the machine as it advanced each stamp. While Mr. Collingwood was a stamp dealer, he seems to have created these coils strictly as a labor saving measure, rather than to supply collectors with new varieties. This 1c perforation was used principally to frank wrappers, with full cover usages being extremely rare.One of the great vending and affixing machine cover rarities. Accompanied by 1977 PF certificate. (Image)

$20,000.00

SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1006

371

#371, 2c Alaska-Yukon imperforate, Attleboro perforations, a truly amazing paste-up strip of four, being in a state of preservation which belies not only its age but especially its fragile nature, post office fresh, with strong and intact perforations, well centered, especially for such a large multiple of this difficult perforation, pristine o.g., never hinged, very fine; probably the finest of the very few paste-up pairs extant, made even more desirable by being contained in a strip of four; the Scott catalog only prices a hinged paste-up pair at $5,750.00, given that this remarkable item contains two additional stamps at each end, and is never hinged as well, we fully expect that the final realization will far exceed the basic listing of the hinged paste-up pair; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

$5,750.00+

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1007

371

#371, 2c Alaska-Yukon imperforate, Attleboro perforations, an exceedingly rare used pair, with clear double oval "Attleboro, Mass." postmarks, attractively centered, rich color, right stamp with a thinned spot and the pair expertly rejoined, otherwise very fine; the only used pair that we are aware of; 1989 PSE certificate. (Image)

for two singles $2,200.00

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

UNLISTED PRIVATE COMPANIES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1008

481

#481, 1c Green imperforate, Boy Scouts of America Executive Council private perforation 14, single with "New York/N.Y." precancellation as always, centered to base (apparently all are quite off center), luxuriant deep color, diagonal crease and thinned, very good appearance; this is a legendary stamp to precancel specialists, but is virtually unknown among private perf. collectors, and only a few examples have survived of this important private perf. coil rarity; 1997 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

1009

371

#371, 2c Alaska-Yukon imperforate, Chicago roulettes, well centered single tied by "St. Louis, Mo./May 24, 1910" wavy line machine cancel to cover to Detroit, W.A. Sisson corner card sticker and Mailometer testing coil with Ty. I perforations misplaced affixed at left, very fine and rarely offered. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1010

314

#314, 1c Blue green imperforate, Covel Manufacturing Co. perforations, a very rare mint single, nicely centered, o.g., l.h., thinned spot, small tear and a bit soiled at top, very fine appearance; this Rosback private perforation was made for use by A.W. Filstrup of the Covel Co., nearly all of which were used; 1995 APS certificate; ex-Ken Lawrence. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

1011

345

#345, 3c Deep violet imperforate, Ty. I, Covel Manufacturing Co. private perforations, a very rare used horizontal pair of this scarce value, well margined with an s.e. at right, striking intense color, neat "Benton Harbor, Mich." duplex postmark, fine-very fine; this perforation is most often found on the 1c Blue green imperforate (#314) and was produced by Rosback for use by A.W. Filstrup of the Covel Co.; signed Herman Hearst and accompanied by 1993 PSE certificate. (Image)

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

1012

408

#408, 1c Green imperforate, A.W Dunning private perforation, rare used pair, well centered and margined for this, wavy line machine cancel, very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1013

314

#314, 1c Blue green imperforate, A.W. Filstrup private perforations, well centered horizontal pair with intense color, vertical Filstrup perforations produced by Rosback, tied by "Benton Harbor, Mich./Jan 28, 1916" wavy line machine cancel to cover to Chicago with New Hotel Pantlind illustrated corner card, very fine and scarce non Covel Mfg. Co. usage; 1997 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1014

314

#314, 1c Blue green imperforate, A.W. Filstrup private perforations, horizontal pair with vertical Filstrup perforations produced by Rosback, tied by "Newburgh, N.Y./Apr 11, 1916" wavy line machine cancel to cover with preprinted Covel Manufacturing Co. address, harmless vertical pocket fold not noted on the certificate, very fine and attractive; 1993 APS certificate; ex-Ken Lawrence. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1015

314

#314, 1c Blue green imperforate, A.W. Filstrup private perforations, pair with choice centering, vertical Filstrup perforations produced by Rosback, tied by "Big Rapids, Mich./May 29, 1920" waving flag machine cancel to cover with Covel Manufacturing Co. preprinted address, ms. "Mr. A.W. Filstrup" endorsement at bottom left, fresh and extremely fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1016

408-09

#408-09, 1c Green and 2c Carmine, Ty. I, imperforates, Kansas City roulettes, former a right margin block of four with plate no. 6041, latter a top left corner margin block of six (3x2), well centered, o.g., 1c h.r.'s, 2c l.h. on two stamps only, the rest n.h., one 1c with shallow thinned spots, otherwise very fine; 1c initialed "ERW" twice and with W.C. Michaels handstamp on gum. (Image)

for blocks $300.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1017

371

#371, 2c Alaska-Yukon imperforate, C.H. Mekeel private perforation, used single with "Pinelawn, Mo./Feb 20, 1912" datestamp, which was Mekeel's home town, a bit discolored at top right, otherwise fine and rare, as surprisingly few examples have survived. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

1018

481

#481, 1c Green imperforate, Wilson roulettes, a most unusual used block of six (3x2) of this scarce private roulette, with this block reported to be the largest known multiple, nicely centered, cork cancels, fine-very fine; the origin of this roulette is quite interesting, there were some $8,000.00 face value in imperforate sheets of the 1c and 2c stamps (#408, 409, 481, 481 and 532) left at a Pittsburgh bank as collateral for a loan to Mr. J. Hull Wilson which later defaulted in 1919, unable to sell the stamps at close to face value the bank obtained some kind of rouletting wheel and applied the private "perforations" to these sheets so they could be used or sold as postage to help recoup the losses from the defaulted loan; signed Herman Hearst Jr. and accompanied by 1989 PF certificate; ex-"Villanova" Collection, Agris. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1019

482

#482, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. I, Wilson roulette, block of four with vertical guide line at center, o.g., l.h., bottom pair n.h., fine-very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1020

482

#482, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. I, Wilson roulettes, single with huge margins all around, tied by "Eaton Rapids, Mich./Jan 20, 1926" wavy line machine cancel to cover to Hamilton, Canada, extremely fine and exceedingly rare; it is known that the bank in Pittsburgh that produced these roulettes on a large quantity of imperforate sheets for use as postage that is obtained from Dr. Wilson, as the result of his defaulted loan, sold some to insurance companies for their use, this cover is endorsed on reverse as being from Mrs. Charles F. Sharpe, the wife of an employee of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, who may have purloined a few for his personal use; William Weiss reports that there are a mere three #482 covers with Wilson roulettes; 1995 APS certificate; ex-Ken Lawrence. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction