United States and Possessions Ex 1538 1539 1541 Ex 1542 1540 1544 1545 1546 1548 1549 1550 1551 1552 1553 197
Fourth <strong>Session</strong> 1554 UNITED STATES, 1898, $1 Trans-Mis sis sippi, full orig i nal gum lightly hinged, fresh, Very Fine, The Phil a telic Foun da tion cer tif i cate. Scott 292 (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 500 CHF. 1,000 CHF 1555 UNITED STATES, 1898, $2 Trans-Mis sis sippi, slightly dis - turbed o.g., well cen tered for this is sue, in sig nif i cant gum crease, Fine. Scott 293; $1 800 (1 700 CHF) (Photo). Est. 700 - 900 CHF. 700 CHF 1556 UNITED STATES, 1898, $2 Trans-Miss., neat reg is try post - mark, well cen tered, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 293; $1 100 (1 040 CHF) (Photo). Est. 650 - 800 CHF. 650 CHF 1557 UNITED STATES, 1898, $2 Trans-Mis sis sippi, used, well cen tered, Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott 293; $1 100 (1 040 CHF) (Photo). Est. 650 - 800 CHF. 650 CHF 1558 Start CHF UNITED STATES, 1923, $5 car mine & blue, o.g., never hinged, well cen tered, Very Fine. Scott 573; $230 (220 CHF) (Photo). Est. 130 - 150 CHF. 130 CHF 1560 UNITED STATES, Of fices in China, 1919, 2¢-$2 com plete, o.g., hinged, stamps well cen tered, Su perb set, rare ap pear - ance in such a good con di tion. Scott K1-K16; $2 045 (1 940 CHF) (Photo). Est. 1 000 - 1 200 CHF. 1,000 CHF 1561 Start CHF UNITED STATES, Of fices in China, 1919, 2¢-30¢, 12 dif fer - ent, tied by 1922 U.S. Postal Ser vices Shang hai cds on large piece, 8¢ on 4¢ straight edge, 18¢ on 9¢ off-cen tered, oth er wise F.-V.F. Scott K1-K12; $1 845 (1 750 CHF) (Photo). Est. 450 - 500 CHF. 450 CHF Rare Complete Set of Mint State Dept. Officials The Rare and Famous "Lamp" Invert 1559 UNITED STATES, 1979, $1 Lamp, brown (can dle flame) in - verted, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, only 95 is sued. Scott 1610c; $18 000 (17 030 CHF) (Photo). Est. 14 000 - 18 000 CHF. 14,000 CHF The “CIA invert” is the one of the best known inverted color errors in United States philately. These stamps were discovered by an on-duty CIA employee who teamed up with some colleagues to purchase the pane from a post office. Saving a copy each, the group later sold the bulk of the sheet to a prominent stamp dealer. News of the error reached CIA officials who sought to claim ownership and US Postal authorities who tried to recover the stamps. Official queries, threats, and even job losses followed the group until the sale of the pane was ruled legal. 1562 /() UNITED STATES, State Dept., 1873, 1¢-$20 com plete, set of 15, o.g., ex cept 3¢, 6¢, 10¢, 30¢, 90¢ and $2 with out gum, gen - er ally well cen tered, few small faults ($2 with creases and mar - ginal tears), oth ers scis sor sep a rated (as of ten) with some blunted per fo ra tions, oth er wise F.-V.F., with 2011 P.F. cer tif i - cates for the top four val ues ($2, $5, $10 and $20). Scott O57-O71; $24 535 (23 210 CHF) (Photo). Est. 9 000 - 12 000 CHF. 9,000 CHF 1563 / UNITED STATES, News pa per Stamps, 1879, 1¢-$60, 25 dif - ferent, each value rep re sented, mostly un used, with or with out gum (ex cept 72¢, 84¢ and $6 used), usual cen ter ing, some faults noted, gen er ally Fine ap pear ance, 36¢, 48¢, $9, $36 and $48 with P.S.E. cer tif i cates. Scott PR57//PR88; $9 637 (9 120 CHF). Est. 2 400 - 2 600 CHF. 2,400 CHF 1564 UNITED STATES, Par cel Post, 1913, 1¢-$1 com plete, o.g., hinged, Very bright col ors, Fine set. Scott Q1-Q12; $1 106 (1 050 CHF) (Photo). Est. 350 - 450 CHF. 350 CHF 198
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