Sale 1332 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 October, 2024
Category — Special Delivery
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E1). Original gum, rich color, light crease, Very Fine appearance
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, Very Fine
10c Orange, Special Delivery (E3). Original gum, brilliant color, wide and balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a stamp with great eye appeal
10c Orange, Special Delivery (E3). Accumulation of four unused and 32 used, two of the unused are regummed, range of cancels, some faults, few appear Fine-Very Fine
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 77 strip of three, deep intense color, Fine, a very scarce plate number strip
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Bottom imprint and plate no. 881 strip of three, right stamp barely hinged (if at all), others Mint N.H., deep rich color, center stamp light natural gum bend, Very Fine, Scott value as singles
10c Blue, Special Delivery, Imperforate (E5c; formerly E5a). Vertical pair, original gum, h.r., large margins including bottom part arrow selvage, deep rich color, natural gum crease as often found on this issue, Very Fine and rare
10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E6). Mint N.H., choice centering and wide margins, Extremely Fine, with copy of 2015 P.F. certificate for an imprint block of four, with 2016 P.F. certificate as this single with bottom selvage, which has been removed and accompanies (XF 90)
10c Green, Special Delivery (E7). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 4920 single, outstanding centering with wide margins, deep proof-like color and impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2024 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
10c Green, Special Delivery (E7). Block of sixteen, Mint N.H. except positions 3 and 4 lightly hinged, well-centered, deep rich color, Very Fine, catalogued as singles
10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E9). Mint N.H., wide margins and excellent centering, Extremely Fine, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), SCV $425
10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E9). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, choice centering, tiny natural gum skip at left, fresh and Extremely Fine
10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E9). Mint N.H. block of four, well-centered (especially the bottom right stamp), Very Fine-Extremely Fine
10c Pale Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E10). Mint N.H. with bottom plate no. 6046 selvage, choice centering, wide margins, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
10c Gray Violet, Special Delivery, 10c Ultramarine, Registration Stamp (E12, F1). Mint N.H. blocks of four of each, No. E12 with plate no. 17514 in left selvage, attractive colors, Very Fine, catalogued as singles