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**Special Delivery, Registration (Scott E1-E21, F1)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2210°		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E1). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, wide beautifully balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1998 and 2009 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $3,600.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2211		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E1). Original gum, lightly hinged, Jumbo margins and handsomely centered, Very Fine and attractive, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80 Jumbo, SMQ $370.00 as 80, $540.00 as 85) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	550.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
2212°		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Mint N.H., exceptionally wide margins and nearly perfectly centered, vivid color on post-office fresh paper EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MARVELOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE OF 1888. GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $8,200.00). Only one example has been graded higher to date in the P.S.E. Population Report (at 98) and only three others share this grade. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,150.00 SOLD for $4,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
2213		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Mint N.H., radiant color and crisp impression on post-office fresh paper, gorgeous centering with Jumbo margins, long and full perforations all around EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1888 10-CENT SPECIAL DELIVERY, SCOTT E2. With 2005 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo, SMQ $3,500.00 as 90, $8,200.00 as 95). Only one other shares this grade and only five have graded higher to date. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,150.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2214		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Gorgeous centering with Jumbo margins, bright shade, unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in the finest condition attainable, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $625.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded to date in any category and the only example to achieve this grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	45.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
2215°		10c Orange, Special Delivery (E3). Mint N.H., colossal Jumbo margins and precise centering, vivid color as fresh as the day it was printed EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1893 "COLUMBIAN" SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE. P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 95, SMQ $4,100.00 as 95). This stamp is exceptionally rare in the higher grades in Mint N.H. condition. Only seven stamps have been graded above 90 in the P.S.E. Population Report, with four at 95 and this single example at 95J. As another indicator of rarity, SMQ does not even price this issue in the grade of 98. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	675.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2216°		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Mint N.H., deep rich color nicely contrasted by bright white paper, beautifully centered with wide and balanced margins all around EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 10-CENT 1894 UNWATERMARKED SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE IS A NOTORIOUSLY CHALLENGING ISSUE TO OBTAIN IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE. The 1894 series, being the first printed by the Bureau, encountered many production problems. Most stamps were poorly centered and have small margins. Ex Beverly Hills. P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $17,500.00). This is one of only three to achieve this grade in the P.S.E. Population Report. Only two have graded higher to date. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2217		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Original gum, Jumbo margins with perfect centering, rich color and impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a spectacular example of the challenging 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Special Delivery Issue, with 2011 P.S.A.G. certificate (95J ogPH) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2218		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Lightly hinged, deep rich color on fresh paper, reperfed at right, Very Fine and choice appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
2219		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Mint N.H., deep shade on bright white paper, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	475.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2220°		10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Mint N.H., deep rich color and proof-like impression on brilliant paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins all around, long and full perforations EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 10-CENT WATERMARKED BUREAU SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE -- GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E., WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY. Ex Whitman. With 1996 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $7,250.00). This remains the only stamp to achieve this desirable grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	475.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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