Sale 134: Boston 2026 World Expo Auction

Lot 2450    

1909, $1 violet brown, D.L. watermark, well centered with rich color, tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, China, Jun 2" duplex postmark on cover addressed to philatelic dealer Percy Doane in New York, Extremely Fine, Scott Catalog on cover for a normal usage is $6,000.
Scott No. 342    Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE SOLO USAGE OF THE 1909 $1 FRANKLIN ISSUE FROM SHANGHAI, CHINA.

This wonderful cover was last sold by us in our Sale #121, Lot 214 (Dec. 2024) for $8000 hammer price.

Realized: $2,700

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Lot 2451    

1909, 10¢ yellow, D.L. watermark, coil, perf. 12 vertically, pair, o.g., previously hinged, beautifully centered with vibrant fresh color, one blunt perf at left, otherwise Extremely Fine; with 1956, 1988 & 2005 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 356    $8,250.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 2452    

1909, 4¢ orange brown, on bluish paper, o.g., lightly hinged, bright and fresh with rich bold color on distinctively bluish paper, F.-V.F.; with 2013 P.F. & 2023 Crowe certificates.
Scott No. 360    $27,500.

AN HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE OF THE 1909 4¢ BLUISH PAPER RARITY.

According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4¢ and 8¢ Bluish stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives. Given the failed experimental nature of the paper mixture, it is no surprise that virtually all copies are off-center to some extent.

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Lot 2453    

1909, 8¢ olive green, on bluish paper, o.g., lightly hinged, nicely centered for this notoriously off centered issue, strong color on deeply blued paper, F.-V.F.; with 2019 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 363    $30,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 8¢ WASHINGTON BLUISH PAPER ISSUE.

According to Johl, the only source of the 4¢ and 8¢ Bluish paper stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives.

Realized: $7,500

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Lot 2454    

1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, on bluish paper, o.g., never hinged, vibrant color, Post Office fresh, Very Fine to Extremely Fine; with 2023 P.F. certificate, Graded (VF-XF 85).
Scott No. 366    $3,000.

A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE 1909 15¢ BLUISH PAPER WHICH IS RARELY FOUND IN NEVER HINGED CONDITION.

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Lot 2455 /   

1910, 2¢ lake, S.L. watermark, bottom margin plate no. "5544" block of 6 with imprint, o.g., three stamps never hinged, two of which with gum skips, well centered amid wide margins, rich distinctive lake shade on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine; with 1977 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 375b; $7,875 for singles    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1910 2¢ WASHINGTON ISSUE IN THE LAKE SHADE.

Accompanied by a 2007 letter to the Scott Publishing Co. with handwritten notation from editor Jim Kloetzel stating that they have no record of a Scott 375b plate block existing. We know of only one other Scott 375b plate block that exists with similar gum and with fine-very fine centering.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 2456    

1911, 3¢ deep violet, type I, S.L. watermark, the "Orangeburg" coil, perf. 12 vertically, great color, tied to light buff Bell & Company imprint "Columbian Clasp" envelope (most uses are on bluish envelopes) addressed to a "John Bauer," Columbus, Ohio, Very Fine, ex-Boker; with 1970 P.F. cert. submitted by "Paul Bauer" and signed by John Boker as well as 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 389    $25,000.

CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE VERY FINEST ORANGEBURG COIL COVERS EXTANT.

The Orangeburg coil was produced by the Post Office Department in 1911 for the exclusive use of the Bell Pharmaceutical Company. These 3¢ coil stamps were employed to mail product samples to physicians. Owing to the large volume of correspondence, the covers were processed through the first-class cancelling machine at Orangeburg, New York. Their intended use on third-class mail, combined with the general lack of awareness among contemporary philatelists regarding their production, accounts for the great rarity of genuine examples today.

Realized: $13,000

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Lot 2457    

1910, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, coil, perf. 8½ vertically, five copies on 3rd class envelope "P.O. Box 1081" with "Held For Postage / Use Parcel Post Stamp" label affixed, with 2¢ and 5¢ Parcel Post Stamps (#Q2 and #Q5) affixed over the coils and tied by New York oval cancels, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 393    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A GREAT RARITY AS FROM JANUARY 1 TO END OF JUNE 1913 ONLY PARCEL POST STAMPS COULD BE USED TO PAY FOURTH CLASS POSTAGE.

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Lot 2458    

1913, 5¢ Panama-Pacific, perf. 12, o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered, rich color, Extremely Fine to Superb, a lovely never hinged example in gem condition; with 1978 & 2023 P.F. certificates, latter Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $2,000).
Scott No. 399    $160.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 2459    

1914, 50¢ violet, S.L. watermark, perf. 12, o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered amid large margins all around, strong bright color and very fresh, Extremely Fine, a choice mint high value; with 1989 & 1999 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 421    $775.

Realized: $1,400

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