Special Delivery, 1922, 10¢ Gray Violet - Postal History. Exhibit group of 14 covers and cards mounted on pages including 1925 use on 1¢ postal card (UX27) from Marlboro N.Y. to NYC, 1924 combined registered-special delivery local use within Providence, 1924 use from Cincinnati to Oakland Ca. with purple "Delivery Delayed, Late Train" handstamp, airmail service, illegal revenue use to pay proxy tax, foreign destination including 1926...
Auction # 69 - THE ROBERT MARKOVITS COLLECTION OF SPECIAL DELIVERY
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Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 69 - THE ROBERT MARKOVITS COLLECTION OF SPECIAL DELIVERY
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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 #1151 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1922 10¢ Gray Violet - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Lot #1152 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 15¢ Deep Orange - Proofs and Specimens
Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ Deep Orange, Large Die Proof on India. Die sunk on full size 203x152mm card, typed "Approved: March 7, 1925, Postmaster General" and signed "Harry S. New", Bureau blue "1319870" handstamp on reverse, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. E13P1; $2,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE APPROVED LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1925 15¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE SIGNED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Lot #1153 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 15¢ Deep Orange - Proofs and Specimens
Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ Deep Orange, "Colonias". Blue Portuguese handstamped overprint, well centered on small piece of ledger paper, slightly tropicalized, Very Fine, The only recorded "Colonias" specimen..
Scott No. E13S var.; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1154 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 15¢ Deep Orange - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ Deep Orange - Stamp Exhibit Group. Two exhibit pages comprising top plate number "F 16836" block of six with choice centering and never hinged o.g., plus top plate number singles of the other 7 plates used to print this issue, three different bottom right margin plate finisher singles, one "J.H.S." siderographer corner margin single, one mint single with huge preprinting paper fold, and one used with purple...
Lot #1155 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 15¢ Deep Orange - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ Deep Orange - Postal History. Group of 5 covers on two exhibit pages including Apr. 11th 1925 Worden first day cover (cat. $400), 1931 package address service with 12¢ postage plus 25¢ special delivery fee (E12+E13), 1927 package tag for perishable mushrooms from Markham Pa. to Palm Beach Fla. with $1.56 postage plus 20¢ special delivery fee, and 1926 Cleveland Oh. to Boston Mass. prepaid 37¢ postage plus...
Lot #1156 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Essays and Proofs
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Black, Original Photograph. Black and white 210x170mm photograph used to develop the design, Very Fine, an excellent collateral item.
Scott No. E14 var.; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1157 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Essays and Proofs
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Purple, Large Die Trial Color Proof on India. Die sunk on full size 202x151mm card, Bureau blue "1325832" handstamp on reverse; bottom right corner flaw, Very Fine.
Scott No. E14TC1ae; $4,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED TRIAL COLOR LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1925 20¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE IN PURPLE.
Lot #1158 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Essays and Proofs
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Black, Large Die Proof on India. Die sunk on full size 202x152mm card, typed "Approved: April 10, 1925, Postmaster General" and signed "Harry S. New", Bureau blue "1326125" handstamp on reverse; minor corner crease, Very Fine.
Scott No. E14P1; $2,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE APPROVED LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1925 20¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE SIGNED BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Lot #1159 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Essays and Proofs
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Black, Large Die Proof on India. Die sunk on full size 202x152mm card, shows tiny transfer imperfection due to inclusion, Bureau blue "1326119" handstamp on reverse; minor card crease, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. E14P1; $2,000.
Lot #1160 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Black, Stamp Exhibit Group. Intact group on three exhibit pages comprising top plate number 17206 block of six, E14S var. with "Colonias" UPU specimen overprint (unique), five different corner margin singles with siderographer initials, nine different corner margin singles with plate finisher initials, pane of 50 with top plate 17186 number but lacking right side plate number, and various varieties...
Lot #1161 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Black - Postal History. Interesting group of 13 covers on 6 exhibit pages including Apr. 25th first day cover, two parcel tag usages, foreign destinations including 1940 to Bahamas, 1933 Los Angeles Cal. to Canal Zone, 1930 San Antonio Tex. to Argentina, 1927 Sharon Pa. to Italy and returned, 1931 via SS Europa ship to shore use including Special Handling stamp franking, etc., F.-V.F.
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Lot #1162 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1925 20¢ Black - Specialized Exhibit Balances
Special Delivery, 1925, 20¢ Black - International Treaty Rates. Group of 18 serviced covers and cards on 6 exhibit pages comprising Jan. 1, 1923: Canada; Oct. 1st 1926: Denmark, France, Sweden, Netherlands; Oct.-Dec. 1926: Italy, Cuba, Poland; Dec. 15th 1926: Austria, Finland, Japan, Lithuania; Apr. 1927-Jan. 1928: Estonia, Guatemala and Ecuador (with E15 pair instead of E14); and Nov. 1st 1934: Chile and Mar. 1st 1935 South...
Lot #1163 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1927 10¢ Gray Violet - Rotary Press
Special Delivery, 1927, 10¢ Gray Violet, Imperf Between. Bottom left plate number 19282 block of four, well centered, o.g., top pair h.r., bottom pair n.h.; some paper splitting at left of selvage, Very Fine and rare, unpriced by Scott as plate block.
Scott No. E15c; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1164 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1927 10¢ Gray Violet - Rotary Press
Special Delivery, 1927, 10¢ Gray Violet. Tied by Earliest Documented Use "Chicago Ill. Nov. 17, 1927 12PM" duplex cancel on legal-size corner card cover from the "Law Offices of Burton & Burton Chicago" to "The Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.", additional "FOR 20-HOUR TRAIN" handstamp; bottom left corner tear, F.-V.F.
Scott No. E15; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
THE FINEST OF ONLY TWO RECORDED...
Lot #1165 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1927 10¢ Gray Violet - Rotary Press
Special Delivery, 1927, 10¢ Gray Violet - Exhibit Collection. Mounted on 30 pages, wonderful group of stamps, multiples and 56 covers, includes double paper block of 12, misperforation, paste-up using scotch tape, two FDCs and one electric eye FDC, two presidential widow free franks: 1929 Edith Bolling Wilson handstamp use and 1944 Grace Coolidge, several official business free uses including. Member of Congress free use, Dept. of...
Lot #1166 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1931 15¢ Orange
Special Delivery, 1931, 15¢ Orange. Used with 2¢ Red Cross (702), both tied by "Easton, Pa., Aug 6, 1931" machine cancel on cover to H.M. Southgate, Chevy Chase Md., "Washington, D.C., Special Del., Aug 7 1931" backstamp, reverse with notation "First Day Cover" on flap, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. E16; $3,000.
THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 1931 15¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
The Scott...
Lot #1167 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1931 15¢ Orange
Special Delivery, 1931, 15¢ Orange, Exhibit Group. Exhibit collection mounted on 15 pages, wonderful group of stamps and 23 covers, plate blocks of the four known plates, used block of four, printing varieties including. misperfed, electric eye gutter block (only recorded examples), and dramatically overinked, on cover includes FDC use, use on UXC1 and post card, 1951 registered-special delivery combined use, parcel post, unclaimed...
Lot #1168 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1944 13¢ Blue
Special Delivery, 1944, 13¢ Blue, Small Die Proof. Die on yellowish wove paper, Very Fine.
Scott No. E17P2; $3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED SMALL DIE PROOF OF THE 1944 13¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP.
Lot #1169 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1944 13¢ Blue
Special Delivery, 1944, 13¢ Blue, Exhibit Group. Exhibit group on 9 mounted pages of stamps and 17 covers including taped paste-up pair, double impression pair, misperforation, dry printing and top two rows showing plate cleaning solvent smear, covers include use with 3¢ postage due, domestic mails including use on business reply post card, use on UX27 postal card, improper use as postage with purple "Special Delivery Stamps are not...
Lot #1170 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1944 17¢ Orange Yellow
Special Delivery, 1944, 17¢ Orange Yellow. Exhibit group mounted on four pages of stamps and 7 covers including post office announcement card, plate scratch on stamp in block, underinked plate variety, use on parcel label, two parcel fragments, 1948 Airmail service use, 1947 commercial use to France, and two domestic usages including one with 2¢ postage due pair (unpaid postage), clean and Very Fine group.
Scott No. E18...
Lot #1171 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1951 20¢ Black
Special Delivery, 1951, 20¢ Black, Exhibit Group. Exhibit group mounted on 7 pages of stamps and 12 covers and cards, includes six plate blocks, perforation shift and faulty ink wiping varieties, 1955 library service package label, use on UX38 and UX41 postal cards, use on UXC1 postal card, FDC, House of Reps use, diplomatic use from Salvadorian Embassy at Washington D.C., foreign origins of France and Columbia, foreign destination of...
Lot #1172 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1954 20¢ Deep Blue
Special Delivery, 1954, 20¢ Deep Blue, Large Die Proof. Die sunk on full size 203x153mm card, Bureau blue "152264B" handstamp on reverse along with "C" punch behind die and purple "Engraver's Stock Proof Authorized By_______" handstamp and initialed, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. E20P1; $3,000.
THE ONLY RECORDED LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1954 SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE IN PRIVATE HANDS.
Lot #1173 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1954 20¢ Deep Blue
Special Delivery, 1954, 20¢ Deep Blue - Exhibit Group. Group mounted on 8 exhibit pages with stamps and 12 covers including misperforation pair, plate number block signed by engraver, graphic and text engravers, sheet miscut showing gutter, 1952 official postal announcement, and covers with Congressional free frank use, Canton Island territorial use, foreign origin of Mexico, Jamaica and Columbia, 1957 rate change use to 30¢ with only...
Lot #1174 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1957 30¢ Lake
Special Delivery, 1957, 30¢ Lake, Exhibit Group. Exhibit group mounted on 9 pages with stamps and 20 covers including mint and used showing "Carried by Stage Coach" cancel (5 recorded), perfin, two different plate number singles showing plate crack in selvage, ink smear and miscut showing gutter, cover with first class postage unpaid, one with postage due added, use on UX46 and on UXC4, use on business reply mail, official service on...
Lot #1175 - The Robert L. Markovits Special Delivery Collection 1969-71 45¢ and 60¢ Special Deliveries
Special Delivery, 1969-1971, 45¢ and 60¢ Special Delivery Issues - Exhibit. Exhibit group of 20 pages exploring the final two Special Delivery stamp issues and the later rate changes, E22 is represented with plate block showing ink smearing, misperforated block of four, top left corner paper foldover, covers include use on UX55 postal card, unpaid first class postage domestic and one to Guatemala, 1971 to West Germany, various rate...
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