2013 CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show November 2013 | Page 134

Session I: Saturday, November 23, 2013 Estimate Estimate 1696X 1697 1694 1698 1699 1700 1703 1702 1701 Session I: Saturday, November 23, 2013 Estimate Estimate 1696 S/ USA Essays, Proofs & Trial Colors, cont. 1694 TC (RP1TC1e) 1867 T. KENSETT & CO. 1¢ BLACK .... PH $375 Excellent group of 40 different postal stationery entires with UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION three line SPECIMEN overprint. Each entire is a different value, paper color, size or knife. Includes: 1¢ blue on white (x3), on amber & on manilla (x2); 2¢ green on white (x11), on amber (x8), on oriental buff (x4), on blue (x3) & on manilla (x3); 4¢ carmine on white & on amber (x2) and lastly, 5¢ blue on white (x2). Except for some edge wear on oversize covers as usually found, condition ranges from very fine to extremely fine. Collections of these scarce envelopes are rarely offered and definitely undervalued. Ex-Dr Spalding. Cat $4060. Large die trial color proof in black on India. Very fine and attractive. Cat $375. – SPECIMENS – 1695 USA DEEP BACK OF BOOK S (247S//263S) 1894 FIRST BUREAU 1¢-$5, BRITISH POSTAL SPECIMENS ............................... PH $5000 Set of 13 First Bureaus with matching diagonal typeset ‘SPECIMEN’ overprints in black. This overprint was used by the British Postal Archives per the accompanying 2010 PF Cert for the $5 stamp (Cert #483214). The 2¢ denomination is Type III and $1 is Type I. Gum removed, hinge remnants. Overall fine & better with some faults like blunted or scissor cut perfs. Overall, fine to very fine. Rare, possibly unique set. – CHRISTMAS SEALS – 1697 (WX6a) 1910 RED CROSS, HORIZ PAIR IMPERF BETWEEN .................................................................. PH 132 $500 Scarce and desirable item, fresh, MINT never hinged, fine. Listed but not valued in Scott. (800) 782-0066 • www.RegencySuperior.com Page 132 USA-SINGLES-10.pmd (U294S//U325S) 1897 UPU SPECIMEN ENTIRE COLLECTION ................................................... PH $1200-1700 10/2/2013, 7:30 PM Regency-Superior