Third Session - Harmers Auctions

Fourth Session
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
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