ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction Jan. 2014 | Page 163

Session III: Sunday, January 19, 2014 Estimate Estimate 2879 2880 2881 2882X 2884 2883 Session III: Sunday, January 19, 2014 2878 Estimate (115) 1869 WASHINGTON 6¢ ULTRA, DOUBLE RATE COVER ............................................................ PH Estimate 2882 $300 Single franking paying double rate, Cincinnati OH to NorthChatham NY, tied to orange cover by Cincinnati grid cancel with matching town cancel. Fine to very fine. Cat $500. 2879 (134) 1871 FRANKLIN GRILLED BANKNOTE 1¢ ULTRAMARINE, STRIP W/ SPLIT GRILL ........... PH Extremely scarce set of 3 DIFFERENT patterns of control perforation markings on #344 (one, Dec 2, could in theory be a new EKU of #384, but we didn’t lift the stamp). The first (undated) has Grand Central postmark and 4-hole diamond pattern. Second, May 18, features 7-hole pattern in 3-2-2 rows. Final cover (Dec. 2, 1910) has 4-hole, 2-2 row pattern. Covers are all in kind of rough condition, but represent a rare study opportunity for control marks on Schermack private coils. Fine. Cat $1350. $400 Small cover franked with horizontal strip of 3 with split grills, tied by black cork fancy cancels. Nearby Champlain, NY, cds. Stamps sound with typical fine centering. Cat value for three used singles with split grill. Cat $690. 2880 1875 SPECTACULAR 3-COLOR BANKNOTE FRANKING, TO BUENOS AIRES .............................. PH $2000 Spectacular TRI-COLOR franked cover, Richmond, VA to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Franked with four stamps: Scott #151 12¢ dull violet Banknote pair, 3¢ green Banknote & 2¢ red brown Banknote. All fine, all tied with segmented cork, 5/11/ 75 Richmond cds at side. New York, London and Calais (France) transits and receivers on address side; Paris and Buenos Aires transit & receiver on back. Wild routing, very fine and attractive cover. Makes for a great showpiece! 2881 (294) 1901 PAN-AMERICAN 1¢ GREEN & BLACK, PAIR, SHIFTED VIGNETTE ...................................... PH 2883 Covers 01.pmd 161 (544) 1922 WASHINGTON 1¢ GREEN (ROTARY SHEET WASTE), ON POSTCARD ............................ PH $6500 The 1¢ green sheet waste on a picture postcard (Sager’s Lake, Valparaiso Ind.), EXTREMELY RARE. A very fine four margin single Washington 1¢ green, perf 11, rotary press. Probably the BEST copy known, especially as Scott Catalog lists the issue in ‘fine condition’ only. Tied with May 21, 1924, Valparaiso, Ind., machine cancel. Makes for an incredible showpiece! Cat $7500. 2884 $500 Cover franked with fine pair with dramatic upward shift of vignette with background shading well into ‘UNITED STATES,’ tied with Atco, NJ duplex, addressed to Tansboro, with Philadelphia transit cds on back. Small piece torn away lower left corner, otherwise very fine. A scarce and dramatic vignette shift. OrcoExpo 2014 • Anaheim, California (344) 1910 WASHINGTON 2¢ CARMINE, SCHERMACK PERFS, CONTROL MARKS ....... PH $300-400 (U244) 1884 WASHINGTON 2¢ RED ON AMBER ‘2 LINKS’ DIE ............................................................. PH $250 Very fine example of this scarce die type. Vertical printed ‘Return to...’ message at left, along with small stain lower left, otherwise fresh, with never sealed flap. Cut square alone catalogs for $350. From long buried Ezra D. Cole stock. Cat $475. Stamps & Postal History Page 161 11/27/2013, 3:43 PM