Sale 1374 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 April, 2026
Category — Postal Savings, Sanitary Fairs, Postage Currency, CSA and Possessions
50c Dark Blue Green, Postal Savings (PS9). Mint N.H. top plate no. 22544 block of six with wide selvage, rich color, fresh and Fine
Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair, (15c) Green (WV4). Position 13, original gum, full to ample margins all around, tiny thin in top margin, Very Fine appearance, ex Kantor
(Image Magnifier)Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair, (15c) Green (WV4). Position 5, original gum with large adherence, full to ample margins, small tear at top right, appears Very Fine, ex Kantor
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Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 5c Black on Rosy Buff (WV6). Unused (no gum), even margins with most of framelines present, minor light wrinkle at bottom, Fine appearance, approximately 30-40 copies are known and most have faults to some degree, ex Kantor
(Image Magnifier)Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 5c Black on Rosy Buff (WV6). Unused (no gum), tight margins but most of framelines present, small thin spots at top, Fine appearance, approximately 30-40 copies are known and most have faults to some degree, ex Kantor
(Image Magnifier)Metropolitan Fair, New York, 10c Red (WV9). Unused (no gum), huge margins to clear at top left, rich color, light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearing example of this scarce stamp, fewer than 20 examples are recorded and many are faulty or are cut into the design, ex Kantor
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National Sailor's Fair, Boston, 10c Green (WV3). Mint N.H., bright color, Very Fine, with 2026 P.S.E. certificate, Power Search contains only one other in Mint N.H. condition
New-Lebanon Change Association (Pa.), 12½c Fractional Postage Currency. 87 x 52mm, typeset design with ornate frame, dated Jan. 2, 1815, denomination in each frame and numbered "21", signed on front and countersigned on back, small stain, nick and pinhole at left, Very Fine appearance and rare, ex Ford
Geo. S. Walker, "Payable at my Counter", Salem Mass., 2c-3c Fractional Postage Currency. Pair of signed bills, 2c 77 x 52mm, 3c larger margins and 85 x 56mm, both with advertising "Gents' Furnishing Goods, Under Garments, Hosiery, Scarfs, Ties, Umbrellas, &c.", 2c minor corner nick, slight wrinkling, Very Fine pair and rare, ex Ford
S. W. Chubbuck, Utica N.Y., 1c-2c Fractional Postage Currency. Two bills, approximately 84 x 46mm, typeset design, "Will pay the bearer, ONE (TWO) CENTS, in Postage Currency, at this store." and dated "Utica, April 1, 1864," large Roman numeral encircled by large "C" at left, both crisp uncirculated, Very Fine and rare, ex Ford
J. LEACH, Writing Paper Envelopes and Blank Books, Cheap, 86 Nassau St., N.Y., 10 (Cents) U.S. Postage Stamps. Red on white 70 x 34mm envelope, Krause-Lemke 59-10 variety, Drowne 1918 listed, minor toning and small bit of greenish blue mounting material on back, otherwise Extremely Fine, very rare, it is estimated that there are perhaps fewer than ten exist in any condition, ex "Summit"
J. LEACH, Writing Paper Envelopes and Blank Books, Cheap, 86 Nassau St., N.Y., 20 (Cents) U.S. Postage Stamps. Red on white 70 x 34mm envelope, Krause-Lemke 59-20 variety, Drowne 1918 listed, minor toning and small bit of greenish blue mounting material on back, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex "Summit"
J. LEACH, Writing Paper Envelopes and Blank Books, Cheap, 86 Nassau St., N.Y., 30 (Cents) U.S. Postage Stamps. Blue on yellow 70 x 36mm envelope, Krause-Lemke 59-30, Drowne 1918 listed, small spot of bluish green mounting material on back, otherwise Extremely Fine, rare denomination, ex "Summit"
Joseph Bryan, Clothing Establishment, 214 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. 65 x 33mm yellow envelope, "U.S. Postage Stamps. } 50 cts." above with "T.R. Dawley, Manufact'r. Reade and Centre Sts., N.Y." and "15" on flap, Krause-Lemke 9-50, Drowne 1918 listed, a few insignificant toning specks and small bit of greenish blue mounting material on back, Extremely Fine, only three examples of this Brooklyn issuer's 50c envelopes are known, the Ford sale catalogue (Stack's 10/11/2007, lot 10) reports "at least three are known" and the definitive book by Fred Reed also lists only three, ex "Summit" and Litle
Confederate States, Small Unused Balance (1, 2, 8). Three original gum stamps, Nos. 1 (horizontal crease), 2 and 8 with sheet margin (light creases), Very Fine appearing trio, each with 2026 P.S.E. certificate
10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Unused (no gum), large margins all around, pretty color, Extremely Fine, a lovely stamp, with 2026 P.S.E. certificate
10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Large margins, circular datestamp cancel, light vertical crease at left, appears Extremely Fine, with 2026 P.S.E. certificate
Guam, 1930, [1c or 2c] Guard Mail, Vignette Only Essay on Smooth Thick Off-White Paper (M3-E2). Three, in Green, Black and Reddish Brown, 82 x 88mm, 56 x 83mm and 82 x 88mm respectively, Very Fine and very unusual, listed but unpriced in Scott, we would have described this as glazed paper, with two 1979 letters to and from the superintendent of the Guam Guard Mail who notes these were unknown to them but are "definitely the original Guam seal designs" which were also used for stationery and publications so their origin for stamp use is not confirmed, nevertheless an unusual group of items and correspondence
Guam, 1930, 1c, 2c Seals (M3-M4). Blocks of four, without gum as issued, perfs scissors-separated but intact, Very Fine
Hawaii, 1864, 1c Black, Laid (23). Plate 8-A, Ty. VIII (Westerberg Position 7), unused (no gum), large to huge margins, Extremely Fine, ex Przybyl
Hawaii, 1894, 25c Violet Brown (R10). Blue handstamp cancel, some toning, otherwise Extremely Fine
Philippines, 1903, $1.00 Black (237). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2007 and 2009 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85), with 2023 P.S.E. certificate
Philippines, 1903, Constabulary Red "O.B." Handstamped Ovpt. on $5.00 Dark Green (239 var). Tied by "Malolos, Bulacan, P.I. Apr. 5, 1906" postmark on package front to Manila, addressed to Col. Bandholtz, affixed to card, Very Fine and rare use of the 1903 $5.00 on cover, either with or without "O.B." overprint, a Power Search review found only one other use on a cover, which is ex Diamond and also had the "O.B." overprint (Sale 1060, lot 3155, realized $2,875 hammer), with 2025 P.F. certificate
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