Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Bottom margin plate no. 73 and imprint strip of four, wide untrimmed bottom selvage, vibrant color, o.g., lightly hinged, right stamp n.h.; light gum crease at right mostly in margin, couple perf flaws, Very Fine.
Scott No. E3; $4,250.
Auction # 69 - THE ROBERT MARKOVITS COLLECTION OF SPECIAL DELIVERY
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
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Jun 01, 2016 America/Los_Angeles
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 69 - THE ROBERT MARKOVITS COLLECTION OF SPECIAL DELIVERY
Wednesday Jun 01, 2016 15:00 America/Los_Angeles
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THE ROBERT MARKOVITS COLLECTION OF SPECIAL DELIVERY
We are pleased to have been selected as one of the Official Auctioneers for the New York 2016 International Exhibition. For this prestigious event we are honored to offer the Robert Markovits Collection of United States Special Delivery. This famed collection has won several awards, both internationally and nationally. It is considered to be finest collection of its type ever formed.
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Lot #1051 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Lot #1052 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Bottom margin plate no. 552 and imprint strip of four, bright color and paper; minor perf seps in selvage only, o.g., hinge remnant, F.-V.F.
Scott No. E3; $4,250.
Both plates of the 1888 10¢ Special Delivery Issue were reused in January 1893 to print the issue in orange to avoid confusion with the blue 1¢ Columbian stamp.
Lot #1053 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Used with 2¢ carmine (220), tied by two strikes of "Washington D.C. Feb 11 '93" duplex on cover with preprinted address to the Times, Philadelphia Pa., reverse with N.Y. & Wash., R.P.O., Feb 12" railroad transit cds and "Philadelphia Pa., Rec.'d, Feb 12 4:30AM" arrival cds, docketed as "Received Sunday Morning"; small edge tears, Very Fine.
Scott No. E3; Estimate $500 - 750....
Lot #1054 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Bright color, tied by "World's Fair Station, Chicago, Oct. 13 5PM, 1893" machine cancel on 3¢ Centennial entire with Columbus bust in half-dollar coin design and preprinted address to J. A. Pierce in Chicago Ill., fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. E3; $1,250 with Expo machine cancel; Estimate $500 - 750.
The recipient was a well-known stamp dealer who created a large number of...
Lot #1055 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Tied by "San Francisco Cal., Nov 18" duplex on 2¢ Columbian entire with California Midwinter Exposition illustrated advertising design to Berkeley Cal., originally mailed with "San Francisco Cal. Nov 17" duplex and E3 added upon forwarding back to San Francisco, Very Fine.
Scott No. E3; Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #1056 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Cancelled by cork cancel duplexed with "Hammondton N.J. Jan 30, 1895" cds on 1¢ postal card (UX7) with preprinted address to New Orleans La. crossed out and updated to Haddonfield N.J. in manuscript (not forwarded), reverse with "Philadelphia City R.P.O. Jan 30, 1895" railroad cds, Hammondville N.J. (1.30) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Scott No. E3; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1057 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. On 2¢ Grant (U293) lettersheet tied by two bold strikes of "Philadelphia 'B' Feb 6 '94" duplexes to local Philadelphia street address, manuscript "2149" service number, tabs intact, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. E3; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1058 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange. Used with 8¢ Columbian (236), each cancelled by manuscript stroke and tied by "Milwaukee, Wis. 3rd St Sta." oval handstamps on registered 10¢ Columbian entire to Chicago Ill., purple "Registered, Milwaukee, Wis., Jul 12, 1893" cds, forwarded back to Milwaukee, Very Fine and scarce registered special delivery combination service use.
Scott No. E3; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1059 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange, Proof and Stamp Exhibit Balance. Group comprising E3P2 Roosevelt small die proof, E3P3 India paper block of four, three E3P4 card proofs in slightly different shades, E3S "Specimen", and E3 mint single; couple small flaws, Very Fine and scarce group.
Scott No. E3; $1,335.
Lot #1060 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange, Cancellations. Group of 22 used singles with different cancels and the only recorded used block of four (unpriced in Scott), cancellations include "World's Fair Sta., Chicago Ill." expo cds, "U.S. German Sea P.O." cds, "Ontario, Canada", and fancy cancels including negative reversed "S", Maltese cross, negative star in circle, diamond, honeycomb, scarab, etc.; some faults.
Scott No. E3; $1,300...
Lot #1061 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1893 10¢ Orange - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ Orange - Postal History. Group of 30 mounted on exhibit pages including many better usages, highlights include 1893 use on 1¢ UX9 postal card with fancy magenta Lynn Mass. delivery handstamp, 1893 Boston Mass. use with 2¢ Columbian and blue time clock datestamp, 1893 West Winstead to New York City with special delivery label, 1894 registered-special delivery use with 8¢, 10¢, 15¢ Columbian issue franking on...
Lot #1062 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked, Hybrid Large Die Proof. India paper pressed on 196x146mm card, manuscript "Approved P.O.D. Sept 13/94, Wesley R. Davis, U.S.P.S.A."; mounting hinge at top, Very Fine.
Scott No. E4P1 var.; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED DESIGN APPROVAL PROOF FOR THE 1894 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), modified the...
Lot #1063 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked, Large Die Proof. India paper die sunk on 114x151mm card, signed in pencil "James Kennedy" at bottom left; some tone spotting, F.-V.F., The only recorded signed example.
Scott No. E4P1 var.; Estimate $500 - 750.
James Kennedy was a Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) engraver who was involved with the 1894 Bureau stamp issue.
Lot #1064 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Large and Small Die Proofs. Group of three items comprising E4P1 large die proof on India sunk on full size 202x152mm card, E4P1 var. hybrid large die proof on full size 216x147mm card with hinge at bottom from salesman sample book; and E4P2 Roosevelt small die proof on wove paper mounted on original gray card, Very Fine group.
Scott No. E4P1, E4P1 var., E4P2; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1065 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked, Small Die Proof ("Panama-Pacific"). Very Fine.
Scott No. E4P2a; $2,500.
EXCEEDINGLY RARE SMALL DIE PROOF ISSUED FOR THE 1915 PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION, ONLY 3-5 ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE.
Lot #1066 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked, Imperf Proof on Stamp Paper. Block of four, margins all around, intense color and impressions, slightly disturbed o.g.; top left stamp with thin speck, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. E4P5; $13,000 as two pairs.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1894 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE IMPERFORATE BLOCKS, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
The two recorded...
Lot #1067 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked, Imperf Proof on Stamp Paper. Horizontal pair with portion not inked at left, albino impression where not inked, dry printing at bottom right, lightly cancelled, without gum, Very Fine, ex-Whitpain, with 1978 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. E4P5 var.; $6,500.
A REMARKABLE IMPERFORATE 1894 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE PAIR WITH A PARTIALLY INKED IMPRESSION AND A...
Lot #1068 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Proofs
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked, Imperf Proof on Stamp Paper. Horizontal pair with significant portions of six adjoining stamps, unusual albino impression showing lack of ink on much of the piece outside of the bottom two stamps in the pair, back of piece with ms. color mixture notes in pencil, without gum, Very Fine and striking, ex-Whitpain.
Scott No. E4P5 var.; $6,500 as normal pair.
AN...
Lot #1069 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked. Top plate no. 77 and imprint strip of three, strong color and impression, blue plate wash, o.g., hinge remnants; some tears in extreme selvage and gum wrinkles, Fine and rare plate number strip.
Scott No. E4; $5,500.
Plate 77 was the only plate utilized for the 10¢ 1894 Special Delivery stamp issue. Bluish paper and poor perforations are typical.
Lot #1070 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked. Bottom plate no. 77 and imprint block of six, deep color, full o.g.; stain spots, F.-V.F.
Scott No. E4; $22,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE 1894 BUREAU 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP ISSUE.
Lot #1071 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked. Cancelled by Boston Mass. Eagle & Thunderbolt machine cancel clearly showing the eagle, nicely centered; light creasing and tiny perf tear, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. E4; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED STRIKE OF THIS CANCEL ON THE 1894 BUREAU 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
The Boston Mass. machine cancel with Eagle and...
Lot #1072 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked. Used with 2¢ carmine (220) tied by "Worcester Mass. Oct 25, 1894" machine cancel on cover to New Bedford Mass., reverse with "New Bedford, Mass. Rec'd. Oct. 25 '94" arrival cds; crease at right through 2¢, otherwise Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. E4; Estimate $500 - 750.
THE EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF THE 1894 BUREAU 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP...
Lot #1073 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Regular Issue
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked. Nat. s.e., rich color, tied by bold "Syracuse, N.Y. Apr 4 '95" duplex on 2¢ Grant lettersheet (U293) to local address, purple "Received at Syracuse, N.Y." service handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. E4; Estimate $300 - 400.
THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE 1894 BUREAU 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP ISSUE ON THE 2¢ GRANT LETTERSHEET.
Lot #1074 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1894 10¢ Blue - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ Blue, Unwatermarked. Group of 16 covers mounted on exhibit pages including 1898 Springfield Oh. use with blue Champion College of embalming illustrated ad cover, 1894 Worcester Ma. use on 1¢ postal card UX12 to Springfield (earliest use on postal card), 1895 Chicago Ill. to Boston Mass. with blue clock service datestamp, 1895 railroad use on Murray Hill Hotel illustrated ad cover from New York to Boston,...
Lot #1075 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1895 10¢ Blue - Imperforates
Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ Blue, Imperf Proof on Stamp Paper. Left margin arrow pair, extra large margins all around, intense color and impression, full o.g., neatly hinged once at top, bottom stamp n.h., fresh and Very Fine, a unique position multiple, with 1978 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. E5P5; $4,500.
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