Sale 1359 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 22-24 July, 2025
Category — Official Special Printings from the Penguin Collection: Post Office thru War Depts.
1c Black, Post Office, "Sepcimen" Error (O47Sa). Without gum as issued, intense shade, fresh and Fine, only 17 recorded in our census, with 2013 P.F. certificate
1c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt., Inverted Ovpt. (O47Sb). Without gum as issued, nicely centered, Very Fine example of the only invert error among the Officials Special Printings, although the 1c Post Office stamps were printed from a 200-subject plate, the sheets were divided into panes of 100 before overprinting, therefore, only 100 of the inverted "Specimen" overprints could have been produced and we do not know how many were sold, only a small fraction of the number printed has been located and many have faults, this is one of the choicest examples we have encountered, ex Huggins
3c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O49S). Without gum as issued, Fine and scarce, only 91 sold, with 2006 P.F. certificate
6c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O50S). Without gum as issued, wide top margin and full perforations all around, fresh and Fine example of this scarce Special Printing, only 87 sold, ex Huggins
10c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O51S). Without gum as issued, crisp impression, wide margins, Very Fine, only 177 sold, ex Fekete
12c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O52S). Without gum as issued, deep shade, three wide margins, Fine, a scarce issue with only 93 sold, ex Huggins
12c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O52S). Without gum as issued, intense shade and impression, Fine, only 93 sold, ex Fekete
15c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O53S). Without gum as issued, detailed impression, perfs scissors-separated but intact, fresh and Fine, only 82 sold, with 1990 and 2016 P.F. certificates
24c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O54S). Without gum as issued, deep shade, perfs scissors-separated but intact, Very Fine, only 84 sold, ex Inman
30c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O55S). Without gum as issued, detailed impression, full perforations, Very Fine, this value has the lowest sale quantity of the Post Office Department Special Printings with only 81 sold, ex Inman
90c Black, Post Office, Specimen Ovpt. (O56S). Without gum as issued, wide and nicely balanced margins, scissors-separated at top but perfs essentially intact, Extremely Fine, only 82 of the 90c Post Office Special Printing were sold, making it the second scarcest denomination of the set, ex Mooz
1c Bluish Green, State, "Sepcimen" Error (O57Sa). Without gum as issued, rich color, thin spot, Very Fine appearance, only 23 recorded in our census
1c Yellow Green, State, Soft Porous, Specimen Ovpt. (O57xS). Block of four, American Bank Note Co. printing with mixed font, including slightly different alignment of the letters of the overprint, without gum as issued, fresh color and well-centered, Very Fine, ex Mooz
2c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O58S). Block of four with narrow left selvage, without gum as issued, bright and fresh, Very Fine, ex Huggins and Mooz
2c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O58S). Block of four, without gum as issued, Fine
2c Bluish Green, State, "Sepcimen" Error (O58Sa). Without gum as issued, rich color, well-centered, complete perfs all around, Very Fine and scarce in sound condition, only 23 recorded in our census, ex Lewenthal, Kharasch and Huggins
6c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O60S). Without gum as issued, wide margins and beautifully centered, fresh color, Very Fine and choice
7c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O61S). Without gum as issued, bright color and well centered, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
10c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O62S). Without gum as issued, deep dark color, well-centered, Very Fine, 346 sold
12c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O63S). Without gum as issued, bright color, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, only 280 sold, ex "Adventurer", with 2016 P.S.E. certificate
12c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O63S). Without gum as issued, bright color, Very Fine, a pretty stamp, only 280 sold, ex Inman
24c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O65S). Without gum as issued, choice centering and margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine, unusually high quality for this, only 253 sold, ex Mooz
24c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O65S). Without gum as issued, fresh and Fine, only 253 sold
30c Bluish Green, State, Specimen Ovpt. (O66S). Without gum as issued, rich color, well-balanced margins, fresh and Very Fine, ex "Adventurer", with 2014 P.F. certificate (VF 80)
1c-2c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O72S-O73S). Without gum as issued, rich colors, 1c wide margins and Very Fine, 2c wide top margin and Fine, ex Sheriff and Inman
6c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O75S). Without gum as issued, bright shade, extra wide margins, Very Fine and choice, only 85 sold and this is a premium example, ex Golden and "Adventurer", with 2015 P.F. certificate
6c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O75S). Without gum as issued, very well-centered for this issue and deep rich color, perfs scissors-separated at top but intact, Very Fine and choice, only 85 sold
7c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O76S). Without gum as issued, Jumbo margins with natural wide straight edge at right, intense shade, Extremely Fine, only 198 sold, with 2004 P.F. certificate
10c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O77S). Without gum as issued, dark shade, wide top margin and balanced other three sides, slight short perf at left, appears Very Fine
15c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O79S). Without gum as issued, wide to huge margins including natural straight edge at right, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, very unusual Jumbo of this issue, only 82 sold, ex Mooz
15c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O79S). Without gum as issued, intense shade and impression, perfs scissors-separated at top but intact, Very Fine, only 75 sold, ex Inman
24c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O80S). Without gum as issued, dark shade, fresh and Fine, only 99 sold
30c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O81S). Without gum as issued, Jumbo margins and well-centered, full perfs all around, deep rich color
EXTREMELY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE JUMBO EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT TREASURY SPECIAL PRINTING.
This is easily the widest-margined example of this scarce stamp we have encountered. Only 74 were sold, which is the second lowest of any of the 1c-90c Officials Special Printings (the 90c Treasury has 72 sold).
Ex Mooz.
30c Dark Brown, Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O81S). Without gum as issued, warm color, Very Fine, scarce with only 74 sold, ex Huggins
90c Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O82S). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, scissors-separated at top but perfs fully formed, Fine, scarce with only 72 sold, ex Admiral Combs and Huggins
2c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O84S). Block of four, without gum as issued, rich color, fresh and Very Fine, ex Golden
3c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O85S). Without gum as issued, radiant color, fresh and Fine, only 118 sold, ex Inman, light Ebel backstamp
6c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O86S). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, Fine, only 111 sold, ex Inman
10c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O88S). Without gum as issued, rich color, Fine, only 119 sold
12c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O89S). Without gum as issued, bright color, fresh and Very Fine, only 105 sold
15c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O90S). Without gum as issued, bright and fresh, Fine, only 105 sold
24c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O91S). Without gum as issued, rich color, one short perf at left, extraneous ink mark at top left, otherwise Fine, only 106 sold
30c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O92S). Without gum as issued, fresh color, a few slightly nibbed perfs, otherwise Fine, the 104 sold represents the fewest of any State Department denomination
90c Deep Rose, War, Specimen Ovpt. (O93S). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, only 106 sold
Official Special Printings Balance. Scott album pages containing an array of issues, including O39S, O42S, O48S, O61S, O64S, O87S, some varieties such as O10Sb, O35Sb (defective), few other better, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine