Sale 1374 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 April, 2026
Category — Special Delivery, Postage Due, Offices in China
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E1). Mint N.H., attractive centering and margins, single short perf at top, appears Very Fine, with 2026 P.S.E. certificate
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Unused (no gum), Jumbo margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (NG, XF 90 Jumbo), SMQ for original gum is $1,000
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Top imprint and plate no. 73 strip of four, stamps Mint N.H., small hinge reinforcements along ungummed selvage at top, fresh and bright color, right stamp natural gum skips
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE PLATE NUMBER AND IMPRINT STRIP OF THE SECOND SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP, WITH ALL STAMPS MINT NEVER-HINGED.
Scott Catalogue does not price the plate number strip in Mint N.H. condition. SCV as hinged imprint and plate no. strip, without premium for the Mint N.H. stamps. With 2025 P.S.E. certificate.
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Mint N.H., wide margins and well-centered, intense shade, Very Fine and choice, a stamp with great eye appeal, ex "Piedmont", with 1996, 2006 and 2025 P.F. certificates (last VF 80)
ADDENDA: Scott value is $2,000
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 381 strip of three, rich color, Very Fine
2c Brown (J2). Horizontal strip of four with top selvage with plate no. 315 and imprint, original gum, h.r. where some perf separations sensibly reinforced especially between plate no. and right stamp, stamps with light horizontal crease, still Fine and extremely rare, Scott does not list a plate block of J2, Power Search does not even contain a single and the online records of the P.F. are similarly devoid of any examples at all, Scott value as singles $1,800 does not adequately convey the rarity of this multiple
(Image Magnifier)10c Bright Claret (J26). Mint N.H. bottom right corner imprint and plate no. 331 strip of ten, radiant color, some natural gum creases, left straight edge stamp tiny edge flaw
VERY FINE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLE FROM ALL TEN POSITIONS IN THE BOTTOM ROW OF THE PANE. THIS IS THE FIRST MULTIPLE WITH FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE OFFERED IN OVER 30 YEARS.
Scott Catalogue lists a plate block of ten at $3,000, but we have not offered one since before 1994. Power Search contains a plate block of 20 offered in our 1981 Rarities sale (ex Wampler).
Scott value as singles without premium for the multiple, imprint and plate number is $5,000.
50c Carmine Lake (J58). Original gum, h.r., fresh color, Fine example of this scarce stamp, SCV $11,500
$1.00 Scarlet (J77a). Mint N.H. pane of 100 with plate no. 20133 at bottom, radiant color and paper, usual natural gum skips and bends, Fine-Very Fine, Scott value as singles and plate block
2c-$2.00 Offices in China (K1-K18). Complete set including both 16c and 24c shades, original gum, h.r., a couple tiny flaws but overall Fine with a couple Very Fine
10c on 5c Blue, Offices in China (K5). Mint N.H., choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2026 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
40c on 20c Deep Ultramarine, Offices in China (K13). Mint N.H., pretty shade on bright paper, choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex "Sacramento", with 2008 and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (latter XF-Superb 95), only four grade higher (highest is 98J)
60c on 30c Orange Red, Offices in China (K14). Left plate no. 6928 block of six, original gum, center left stamp lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., vibrant color, Fine
$1.00 on 50c Light Violet, Offices in China (K15). Original gum, lightly hinged, unusually wide and balanced margins, rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98), only one unused stamp grades higher (hinged at 98J)
2c on 1c Green, Offices in China (K17). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Morton, with 2002 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95), the highest grade awarded is a 98
4c on 2c Carmine, Offices in China (K18). Mint N.H., brilliant color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. (as block) and 2024 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90)