1997 Rarities of the World

*A buyer’s premium of 10% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Featuring
Postal History Rarities from New Finds
Outstanding Classic United States Covers
1869 Pictorial Issue
$1.00 Trans-Mississippi Pane of Fifty
United States Inverts, including the Inverted "Jenny" Position 15
Carriers, Local Posts and Sanitary Fairs
Pony Express Covers, including a Garter Cover
The Knoxville 10-cent Provisional Cover
Canal Zone Thatcher Ferry "Missing Bridge" Plate Block of Six
Hawaiian Rarities
Classic Foreign Rarities, including Ceylon and France

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Sale 788 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

• Colonial and Stampless Covers Lot 1–8
• Postmasters Lot 9–17
• 1847 Issue Off Cover Lot 18–28
• 1847 Issue On Cover Lot 29–52
• 1851-56 Issue Off Cover Lot 53–62
• 1851-56 Issue On Cover Lot 63–69
• 1857-60 Issue Off Cover Lot 70–83
• 1857-60 Issue On Cover Lot 84–96
• 1861-66 Issue Off Cover Lot 97–107
• 1861-66 Issue On Cover Lot 108–120
• 1863 2-Cent Black Jack Issue Lot 121–129
• 1867-68 Grilled Issues Lot 130–134
• Unusual Postal Markings and Fancy Cancellations Lot 135–143
• 1869 Pictorial Issue Off Cover Lot 144–158
• 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue Lot 159–163
• 1869 Pictorial Issue On Cover Lot 164–191
• 1870-93 Bank Note Issues Lot 192–207
• Columbian Issue Lot 208–222
• 1894-98 Bureau Issues Lot 223–226
• Trans-Mississippi Issue Lot 227–229
• Pan-American Issue Lot 230–237
• 1902-08 Issue Lot 238–239
• Later Issues Lot 240–256
• Air Post Lot 257–260
• Other Back-of-Book Issues Lot 261–265
• Carriers and Locals Lot 266–292
• Sanitary Fairs Lot 293–296
• Revenues Lot 297–304
• Confederate States Lot 305–309
• U.S. Possessions Lot 310–316
• General Foreign Lot 317–362