Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

921

75L5

#75L5, Hale & Co., (6c) Blue, street address omitted, pos. 20, third state, magenta "AB" ms. initials of Amos Bates (Hale's agent), cut to shape, cancelled by red boxed "Collect 6 Cents for N. Bedford Office" handstamp, cancel impression ties stamp through paper on 1845 folded letter to Boston, red "Forwarded by Hale & Co. from New Bedford" oval handstamp lightly struck at right, very fine; covers with the "AB" initials are very rare. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

922

136L9

#136L9, Swarts' City Dispatch, New York, N.Y., (1c) Red, four full to large margins, strong color, tied by boxed "Paid Swarts" on folded letter, locally addressed, oval "Swart's Post Office/Chatham House/Oct 29" handstamp, an extremely fine and handsome cover. (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

Postal History Large Lots

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

923

Useful postal history lot of about 200 covers, 19th century includes two #1 covers (ms. cancels) with PF certificates, various 1851-1869 usages, a few better locals, etc., 20th century is mainly illustrated advertising and corner cards, a little back-of-the-book and some unused postal stationery, condition is a little mixed, with most being fine or better; certainly worth inspection.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,300.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

924

Cover lot of a couple hundred items, includes stampless, a few #11 and #26 small town usages, much is early 20th century commercial, also some flight covers, first day covers from the 1920's and later, revenues on documents, used entires, etc., mixed condition; certainly worth taking a look at.

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

925

73/319

#73/319, 19th century postal history group of thirteen covers and some other items, almost all of the value lies in the 2c Black Jacks and the 1869 Pictorial issue, the Black Jacks include four covers, one used as a revenue on a check and seven off-cover (one unused) with some better cancels, 1869's include 1c-6c on separate covers (3c with green cancel) and a 12c, plus a couple later items, some better usages and corner cards noted, generally fine-very fine.

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

926

Enormous dealer's cover stock of approximately ten thousand items all neatly housed, categorized, priced and sleeved in 18 pull-out file boxes (typically 500-600 covers per box), the covers are mostly 20th century U.S. and include FDC's (three boxes), naval ship mail (four boxes), space and aviation (one box) and postal stationery, also included are four boxes of foreign covers, while most of the material is comprised of more common items, we do note some Banknote and Bureau Issue covers, some early advertising items, a few 19th Century British Commonwealth covers and an interesting box of Foreign Air Mail (FAM) routed covers (many with mixed frankings), the earlier material will be found in mixed condition, however most of the 20th century items are fine-very fine, careful examination is certainly the key to properly evaluate this large holding; the perfect lot for the internet or bourse dealer to potentially reap a nice return on investment.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

Confederate States

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

927

Winona, Miss./Jun 1 (1861) First Day of the Confederate Postal System, clear strike of c.d.s. with two strikes of matching "PAID" ovals on neat cover to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, with no rate markings noted indicating the new Confederate rate, couple of usual filing pinholes, very fine; a rare and choice example of one of the most collectable and important dates in Confederate postal history; ex-Green. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

928

"I.T. Mosley 3rd Texas Cavalry Texas/Brigade Maury's Div. AW, ms. endorsement at left on soldier's cover addressed to Sam Mosley at Jefferson, Tex., ms. "Favor of Capt. Dunn" at bottom left, edge wear and some tears, fine, a very scarce usage; probably hand-carried from Arizona or New Mexico during the Confederate invasion. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

929

5X1

#5X1, Athens, Ga. 5c Purple, Ty. I showing small "PAID", an exquisite used example in the finest condition imaginable, featuring huge perfectly balanced margins all around, strong rich color and impression on extraordinarily bright paper, very lightly cancelled, superb; an incomparable gem for the finest collection; ex-Caspary and Birkinbine. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

930

11X2

#11X2, Baton Rouge, La. 5c Green and carmine, large and perfectly symmetrical margins all around, rich colors, wonderfully tied to piece by complete "Baton Rouge, La./Jun 2, 1862" c.d.s., extremely fine; rarely encountered in this gem quality; ex-Caspary. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

931

52X1

#52X1, Lynchburg, Va. 5c Blue, full to large margins all around, strong rich color, tied to wonderfully choice and clean folded entire to Curdsville, Va. by "Lynchburg, Va./Oct. 26" (1861) c.d.s., stamp with small scissors cut in large top margin only, very fine; only 20 single Lynchburg provisional stamps are known on cover, the vast majority of which are franked with stamps with three margins or less, this is one of the few that bears a four-margined example; ex-Brown and Brooks. (Image)

4,750.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

932

56X2

#52X2, Memphis, Tenn., 5c Red, vertical pair, large margins all around except just barely touching at top, showing slight portions of adjoining stamps at right and at bottom, rich color, tied by "Memphis, Tenn./Dec 21" c.d.s. on an exceptionally handsome yellow colored cover with "Branch Planter's Bank/Memphis, Tenn." corner card at bottom left, with printed New York address crossed out and sent to Lynchburg, Va., very fine; an extraordinarily choice example of a Memphis provisional multiple franking on a desirable corner card cover. (Image)

3,500.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

933

61X4

#61X4, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Gray, four full to large margins, uncharacteristically strong rich color, tied to small piece by blue "Nashville, Ten./Jan 6" c.d.s., very fine and quite choice; the 5c in the gray shade is an unusually challenging stamp to find in any kind of premium quality, as most are found either cut into or faulty, the example offered here may very well be one of the finest, if not the finest known. (Image)

625.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

934

61X5

#61X5, Nashville, Tenn., 5c Violet brown, exceptionally handsome top sheet-margin example, with full margins all around, except just touching in one place at top right, sumptuously rich shade and impression, tied by blue "Nashville, Ten./Sep 9, 1861" c.d.s. to immaculate orange colored cover, addressed to William Gaines at Gaines Landing, Ark., matching "PAID" blue handstamp, plus additionally handstamped with superb strike of "Due/5" in black as it was determined that the address exceeded the distance for the 5c rate, very fine; a marvelously choice cover bearing the Nashville Five Cent Violet Brown Provisional. (Image)

4,500.00

SOLD for $2,900.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

935

62X3

#62X3, New Orleans, La., 5c Brown on white, a most remarkable cover bearing one of the largest known frankings of the New Orleans Provisional, consisting of a vertical strip of three (positions 4/12/20) which shows a partial sheet margin imprint at top, a vertical pair (positions 19/11) and a single (position 3), all tied to a buff colored triple rate cover to Richmond, Va. by "New Orleans, La./19 Jun." (1861) c.d.s., addressee is the Hon. Henry Marshall, the Louisiana delegate to the Confederate Congress in Richmond, all stamps with four large margins, extremely fine; one of the premier New Orleans Provisional covers extant, both in terms of condition and size of franking; illustrated in Stanley Ashbrook article on the famous Brooks collection (Stamp Specialist, 1945 Black Book) and signed by Mr. Ashbrook; ex-Knapp, Brown, Brooks, Grant, Weatherly and Kilbourne. (Image)

Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $4,750.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

936

62X4

#62X4, New Orleans, La., 5c Red brown on bluish, a remarkable quality vertical pair, being a top sheet-margin example bearing "ble exclusive" partial imprint of "Usable exclusively in the New Orleans Post Office" imprint which is a characteristic feature found only on New Orleans provisionals, extravagantly large margins all around, gorgeous color on deeply blued paper, crisp strike of New Orleans c.d.s., extremely fine; one of the few known gem pairs of this New Orleans provisional; ex-Birkinbine. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

937

#2, 10c Blue, Paterson printing, a superb left sheet-margin block of four, in a most remarkable state of freshness and preservation, featuring lavishly large margins all around in addition to the sizable sheet margin, lovely rich color on bright paper, incredibly clean full o.g. that has been only very lightly hinged, extremely fine; clearly one of the finest existing original gum blocks of four of the Ten Cent Paterson Lithograph. (Image)

1,750.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

938

#2b, 10c Dark blue, Hoyer & Ludwig printing, spectacular example boasting gigantic margins all around, including a huge bottom sheet margin with "Litho. of Hoyer & Ludwig" portion of imprint, deep shade, wonderfully tied to small neat cover by "Sutherland Springs, Tex./Sep 27" balloon type c.d.s., addressed to Waskey's Mills, Va., stamp with barely perceptible pre-use crease ending in a small tear (not even mentioned on accompanying certificate), otherwise extremely fine; a remarkable and extremely rare imprint single on cover, bearing the most desirable portion of the Hoyer & Ludwig imprint; clear 1986 PF certificate; ex-Green. (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

939

#3, 2c Green, mint block of 24, being the largest known multiple of this stamp (one other block of 24 is known, ex-McCarren), positions 32-37/42-47/52-57/62-67, remarkably fresh, large even margins all around, full o.g. (several stamps being n.h.), slight insignificant wrinkling, tiny pinhole at bottom right, small facial scuffs in four stamps in the bottom row, overall extremely fine for such a large multiple and certainly one of the most important General Issue multiples in Confederate philately; cataloged simply as six blocks of four. (Image)

19,500.00+

SOLD for $6,250.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

940

#8, 2c Red brown, a gem left sheet-margin strip of five, with huge even margins all around, deep luxuriant color as well, tied to homemade cover to Lawrenceville, Ga. by three neat strikes of "Gainesville, Ga./Sep. 27" c.d.s., slightly reduced at right and insignificant waterstain at top right which does not affect strip nor the overall appeal of this remarkable cover, an extremely fine strip; a magnificent example of the Two Cent Jackson strip of five paying the Ten Cent rate - one of the key rarities in Confederate philately. (Image)

Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM