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Public Auction #413

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended August 24, 2012 at 7:00pm (New York time)
Bids updated August 24, 2012 at 6:30pm (New York time)

UNITED STATES SINGLES & SETS — Entires, Postal Cards & Cut Squares
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
90*(U44) 24¢ Red and Green on buff, 39mm x 36mm, pencil note on reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: $250.00
Price Realized: $65.00
91*(U98) 15¢ Red Orange on cream, 60mm x 68mm full corner, couple specks and minor wrinkle, VF.Cat. Value: $350.00
Price Realized: $80.00
92*(U408a) 2¢ Brown Red on oriental buff, die 2, 37mm x 40mm, pencil notes on reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: $325.00
Price Realized: $60.00
93*(U437h) 3¢ Black (error), die 1 on amber, 40mm x 40mm, full corner, couple specks, F-VF.Cat. Value: $200.00
Price Realized: $75.00
94CV(U447C) Two cent Chicago surcharge on 2¢ Carmine (U429, die 1) entire. Unused with a four line return corner text reading, “After 5 days, return to THE BRUCE-MACBETH ENGINE CO., 2111 Center st. N. W., CLEVELAND, OHIO. Trivial corner bend in the upper right, a few natural paper bends, a small piece of foreign matter on the front at lower left, 1.5mm inclusion on the reverse flap. The item is accompanied with three pieces of correspondence, a 1920 letter from Philip H. Ward Jr., and two letters dated 1936, from D.D. Berolzheimer and J.M. Barlets Co. respectively. All three questioned how the entire was produced and inquiring if the item might be for sale. PFC #499647 dated 02/28/2012 states, “it is a genuine U447C, UPSS 2743, 2¢ on 2¢ Carmine on white, watermark 19, confirms white paper”. This is the only genuine U447C known to exist. No postal stationery collection or specialized study of the 2¢ surcharges can claim to be complete without this item. A marvelous and outstanding rarity. Any and all genuine inquCat. Value: Scott cat. 50,000.00, UPSS cat. 40,000.00
Price Realized: $14,500.00
95*(U474) 2¢ on 1¢ in 3¢ Dark Violet, 40mm x 40mm, full corner, light hinge mark and pencil note on reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: $300.00
Price Realized: $95.00
96*(U477) 2¢ on 3¢ Dark Violet, 40mm x 39mm full corner, signed by Bartel, speck, F-VF.Cat. Value: $140.00
Price Realized: $18.00
97*(U505a) 1½¢ on 1½¢ Brown, 43mm x 39mm full corner, Die 8. Hinge mark on pencil note on reverse, F-VF.Cat. Value: $400.00
Price Realized: $160.00
98CV(UX17) UPSS #UX17Pba as listed in the UPSS Essay and Proof catalog. Couple natural inclusion specks, very light hinge marks on the reverse, scarce, VF.Cat. Value: UPSS cat. 3,000.00
Price Realized: $850.00
99**(W425a) 1¢ Green, manila (unglazed) Die 3. Excellent condition with just a hint of offset on the reverse.Cat. Value: $250.00
Price Realized: $20.00
100**(W425a) 1¢ Green, manila (unglazed) Die 3. Excellent condition with just a hint of offset on the reverse.Cat. Value: $250.00
Price Realized: $22.00