Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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The Fall Manuscript, Collectibles, Stamp and Space Memorabilia Auction

Worldwide Stamps and Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 22		Åland Islands (Finland), 1815, feather letter. Crown post letter with white feather out of Kattby to Tosarby, rare example of Åland Islands local mail. Feather insured quick delivery of mail. Fine example of feather usage outside both Sweden & Finland mainland. 2002 Heikki Pahlman Cert. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 23		Albania, 1913, 5a ocher Eagle overprint. Scott 4. Michel 4 €500 ($630). Fresh, original gum, NEVER HINGED (rare thus), very well centered for this issue. Cat values are for hinged. Fine to very fine. 2008 Otto Graf Cert for pair. Estimated Value $250 - 350. Ex-Lef Nosi Collection, first Minister of Posts for Albania. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $150
Lot 24		Albania, 1938, King Zog & Queen Geraldine Signed Jubilee sheet. Scott 298. Souvenir sheet signed by both King Zog and Queen Geraldine. Toned original gum, stain at left. Signatures are bold, scarce signed sheet. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $192
Lot 25		Argentina, 1858, 10c black Cordoba. Scott 2. On vertically laid paper, position 11. Unused, no gum, four margined example of this rare stamp. Only 80 examples issued that include intact sheet of 20 and at least one block of 4 leaving maximum of 56 singles possible, irrelevant margin nick at top away from design. Very fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $900
Lot 26		Bolivia, 1911, Villa Bela 20c on 2c provisional surcharge. Scott 97. Green target cancels, well centered. Rare stamp. Unquestionably genuine as the expertiser, Herbert Bloch, owned the only known genuine usage of this stamp on cover from which examples are best judged. Signed Bloch, very fine. 1973 Friedl Cert. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,140
Lot 27		Brazil, 1881, Emperor Pedro ("Small Head"), 100r olive green. Scott 80. Fresh, original gum, hinged, fine to very fine. 2004 Philatelic Foundation Cert. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 28		British Honduras, 1891, 15(r) on 6¢ on 3d blue, 1893 registered single franking. Scott 37. SG 50 £700 ($1,120). Scarce cover with locally surcharged stamp tied by 1893 Belize cancel, sent to Germany (Stadthagen backstamp). Slightly trimmed on both sides for easy access to contents, which accounts for cover's fresh condition. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 29		Newfoundland, 1857, 6d scarlet vermilion. Scott 6. SG 6 £4,250 ($6,800). Unitrade 6. Four full margins, beautiful used example, very fine to extremely fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,480
Lot 30		Newfoundland, 1857, 6½d scarlet vermilion. Scott 7. SG 7 £4,000 ($6,400). Unitrade 7. Deep rich color and four full margins. Unused, no gum, lovely stamp, very fine to extremely fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,520
Lot 31		Newfoundland, 1919, 3¢ Hawker Flight. Scott C1. SG 142. Unitrade C1 C$35,000. Important airpost rarity with only 200 originally issued, maximum of 87 still exist mint. Pen initialed "J.A.R." on reverse as all genuine examples are. Also signed Bloch, Sanabria and others. Cert gives grade of F70, irrelevant for this issue. Original gum, hinged, fine. 2014 Philatelic Foundation Cert. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $10,800
Lot 32		Newfoundland, 1930, 50¢ on 36¢ Columbia Flight. Scott C5. SG 191. Unitrade C5 C$12,000. Lovely example of this scarce stamp with 300 originally issued, only about 200 still exist mint. Signed Sanabria. Cert gives grade of XF 90. Original gum, hinged, extremely fine. 2014 Philatelic Foundation Cert. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $5,280
Lot 33		Canada, 1851, 3d red, laid paper. Scott 1. SG 1. Unitrade 1. Target cancel, margins all around save in at bottom right. Scarce and fine stamp. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 34		Canada, 1851, 6d slate violet, laid paper. Scott 2. SG 2. Unitrade 2. Central target cancel, four ample to large margins, very fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 35		Canada, 1851, Queen Victoria, 12d black, laid paper. Scott 3. SG 4. Unitrade 3. Attractive example of this rare stamp with four full margins, Unused, no gum. Two small tears, one at lower left & other at bottom and small corner crease at bottom left. Only 1450 stamps were sold in the 1851-54 period out of 51,000 printed. Rest of the unsold stamps were destroyed. Not many sold because 12c mailing rate was seldom used. Long recognized as an imporrtant British Commonwealth rarity, most of these stamps are either faulty or repaired because of the fragile nature of the paper. Highly collectible example with excellent color. 1962 BPA & 2013 Philatelic Foundation Certs. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $24,600
Lot 36		Canada, 1852, 3d red. Scott 4. SG 5. Unitrade 4. Fresh color, four ample to large margins. Beautiful stamp with faint corner crease at top left. Unused, no gum, very fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $336
Lot 37		Canada, 1855, Prince Albert, 6d greenish gray. Scott 5b. SG 10. On wove paper, imperf. Characteristic color with four full margins. Very scarce unused stamp, without gum, very fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $12,900
Lot 38		Canada, 1855, Jacques Cartier, 10d blue, thick paper. Scott 7a. SG 20. Gorgeous stamp with rich color and strong impression, four ample to large margins, original gum, hinged, very fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $7,200
Lot 39		Canada, 1857, ½d rose. Scott 8. SG 17. Unitrade 8. Imperf. Lovely stamp with sharp impression, four ample to large margins, original gum, hinged, very fine. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 40		Canada, 1857, 7½d green. Scott 9. SG 12. Unitrade 9. Imperf, light cancel, margins narrow to just in outer lines, fine example. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $700 - 900. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $480
Lot 41		Canada, 1859, 17¢ blue. Scott 19. SG 42. Unitrade 19. With rich color and strong impression. Short perf at top but this issue is notorious for rough, uneven perfs. Perfs of this example are more uniform than most. Part original gum, very fine for issue. 2014 PSE Cert. Estimated Value $400 - 500. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $324
Lot 42		China, 1919, Tientsin to Peking First Aerial Derby flight cover. Dated Dec 25, 1919 by hand, legal size envelope with 'Special Commission/First Aerial Derby/Around the World' imprint and franked by China Scott #182 and tied by black boxed 'Chinese Post Office/Despatched by Aeroplane/Tientsin to Peking' handstamp and with additonal strike of same in different color at bottom left. Addressed to Louis D Beaumont, Aerial Derby Commission Chairman, at the Grand Hotel in Peking. Bold signature of Beaumont at top. Some insignificant staining. Rare cover. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,020
Lot 43		China-Sinkiang, 1933, 10¢ dark blue airmail, vertical pair, franking. Scott C2. Large red band cover with vertical pair of 10¢ airmails, Sinkiang Scott #94 and horizontal pair of China C10 all tied to reverse by 1933 Tihwa cancels. Sent to Shanghai (receiver) and addressed to Hollington Tong at The China Press. Mr. Tong was in charge of propaganda for the Republic of China and later became the Republic of China's ambassador to the USA. Folds of no consequence to stamps or cancels. Scarce franking. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $517
Lot 44		China, 1962, 80c-$4 Emperors. Scott 1355-58. Complete set of 4, original gum, NEVER HINGED, very fine. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $264
Lot 45		China (People's Republic), 1960, Goldfish (S38) complete. Scott 506-17. Set of 12, original gum, very light hnge, very fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $312
Lot 46		China (People's Republic), 1978, National Science Conference souvenir sheet (J25M). Scott 1383a. Fresh, original gum, NEVER HINGED, color speck at top left, very fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $283
Lot 47		Colombia, 1920 10c flier in plane watching biplane. Scott C5. Lovely example of this scarce stamp, only 50 unused examples known. No gum as issued, extremely fine. 1969 Philatelic Foundation Cert. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,500
Lot 48		Colombia, 1920, 10c ocean liner. Scott C10. Very underrated stamp as only 24 unused examples are known. Fresh, vibrant color, unused, no gum as issued, extremely fine. Signed Bloch & Sanabria, 1976 Friedl Cert. Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,100
Lot 49		Ecuador, 1928, '50cts.50' surcharge on 10c green. Scott C6. Original gum, light hinge, very fine. 2010 Sismondo Cert. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 50		Ethiopia, 1919, 4g on 4t October surcharge on registered official cover. Scott 135. Sent to Washington DC, single franking with 1925 Addis Ababa cancel and registry vignette, Washington DC backstamp along with wax seal. Signs of mail handling and a bit reduced at right from opening. Fine cover. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $84
Lot 51		Falkland Islands, 1904-12, King Edward, ½d-5s complete. Scott 22-29. SG 43/50. Complete set of 8 by Scott, original gum, hinged, fresh, fine to very fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 52		Germany, 1920, 3m black violet, circles watermark. Scott 102. Michel 96BIIaW €5,000 ($6,300). Well centered used example, rare, very fine. 1987 Philatelic Foundation Cert. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 53		Great Britain, 1841, 2d blue, "white lines". Scott 4. SG 14 £6,000 ($9,600). Deep rich color, margins all around save at right where in along top. Original gum, hinged, fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 54		Great Britain, 1891, Queen Victoria, £1 green. Scott 124. SG 212 £800 ($1,280). Two oval 1894 registered cancels, fine to very fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. Ex-Dr Jerry Buss Estate Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $168
Lot 55		Great Britain, 1901, S.S. Discovery Antarctic Expedition card. Pictorial card featuring images of Commander Scott & ship 'Discovery' bearing 1901 Discovery Expedition cancel at top right. Franked on reverse by Victoria ½d green. Card scraped at top right prior to being canceled. Some soiling. This card is usually faulty in some way, scarce and fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $156
Lot 56		Great Britain, 1917-21, George V £50 Consular Service issue, massive franking. Barefoot 150a £2,400 ($3,840). One hundred twenty (x120) stamps in blocks of various sizes on front & back of 8"x12.75" thick paper, 60 stamps per side, bearing multiple number of Aug 15, 1942 British Consulate/Alexandria CTO cancels. One stamp damaged. A spectacular piece. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $204
Lot 57		Haiti, 1906, 1c surcharge on 50c claret. Scott 108a. Inverted surcharge as always. Fresh color. Usual toned spots on gum, original gum, hinge remnant, very scarce stamp, very fine. Signed Bloch, 2004 Rendon Cert. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $336
Lot 58		Israel, 1989, 1.50s Tevel Stamp Expo, original artist signed sketch. Scott 1033 (9"x6.5") approved design on thick board signed by artist and with used tab single tied by first day cancel, some edge discoloration to card from prior storage, fine to very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 59		Israel, 1991, 1.30s Sarah Auronsohn original artist signed sketch. Scott 1076. On thick board (7.75"x7.5") approved design mock-up signed by artist and with both black photo proof & issued stamp tied by first day cancels, one discoloration spot at left edge of no consequence, very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $276
Lot 60		Israel, 1991, 1.30s Lea Goldberg original artist signed sketch. Scott 1078. On thick board (6.75"x6.5") approved design signed by artist and with both black photo proof & issued stamp tied by first day cancels, very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $288
Lot 61		Israel, 1991, 3s Israeli-Polish Phil Expo souvenir sheets, original artist signed first sketch. Scott 1094. On thick board (7.75"x7") consisting of unaccepted hand drawn (5s face value) mock-up on printed background, black photo essay and issued stamp from souvenir sheet all tied by first day cancels. Some creamy toning from prior storage. Fine to very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 62		Israel, 1992, 2.60s Samaritan, original artist signed sketch. Scott 1109 (9"x6.5") approved design on thick board signed by artist and with used tab single tied by first day cancel, very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 63		Israel, 1992, 1.60 500th anniversary of discovery of America, original artist signed sketchs. Scott 1112. Selection of four artist signed sketches on thick board ranging from 5.5"x7.25" to 9"x6.5" in size. Three have both tab photo essays (one in color) and tabs tied by first day cancels. Fourth item with large color photo mock-up, stamp size handrawn mock-up and issued single tied by first day cancels. Fine to very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 64		Israel, 1980s-90s, philatelic Judaica consignment balance. Consists of 1991 1.30s Rahel Blustein (Scott #1077) handdrawn artist signed sketch tape mounted on 4.5"x7.5" thick board with issued stamp tied by first day cancel, first day cover signed by Menachem Begin, tribute to Marc Chagall cover folder with stain glass window tab set (#509-520) and handrawn sketch of Chagall by Chaim Gross (#59/2000). Lastly, Calhoun Collectors Society Marc Chagall stamp collection complete in one volume with 146 stamps and 44 souvenir sheets from various countries, original gum, NEVER HINGED, fine to very fine balance. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details	Realized $456
Lot 65		Italy, 1933, 5.25+19.75L Triptych on flown registered cover. Scott C48. Lido to Amsterdam, Nann overprint, fresh, Rome and Amsterdam backstamps, back flap excised, very fine. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 66		Japan, 1916, 10s Heir Apparent. Scott 154. Well centered example of this popular stamp, original gum, hinged, with remnant, very fine. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 67		Liechtenstein, 1949, 5rp Bendern Church, full sheet. Scott 239. Michel 284. Zumstein 231. Sheet of 25, fresh, stamps NEVER HINGED, very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 68		Nicaragua-Mosquito Coast, 1894, 1c & 2c (x2) overprints on cover. Michel 1, 2 (x2). Three stamp franking on cover from Bluefields to Rama, each stamp with Mosquito Coast overprint, faint Bluefields cancels. Rare and fine to very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $420
Lot 69		Norway, 1909, 1.50 kr Haakon ultramarine, type II. Scott 68. Facit 94 SKr 3,500 ($460). Light cancel, fine to very fine. 1982 Kaiser Cert. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 70		Romania, 1858, 108pa Coat of Arms. Scott 3. Top margin example of 108pa blue on laid paper with clear red Jassey cancel. Fresh color and margins all around, repaired thins at top and at right on back that do not affect the front. Great looking rarity with extremely fine appearance. 1985 Heimbüchler & 2011 Sismondo Certs. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,440
Lot 71		Russia, 1987, World Wildlife Federation polor bear sheetlets. Scott 5541a-44a. Complete set of 4 sheetlets of 8, origiinal gum, NEVER HINGED, very fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $394

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