The Richard F. Larkin Gold Medal Collection of Booklet Panes and Covers: United States & Possessions
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
Lot | 1902-1908 Second Bureau Issue | Estimate | |
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1051 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ lake, type II, booklet pane of six (Scott 319Fq), position E, with horizontal guide line between first and second row of stamps and side arrow at left, o.g., hinged at top, diagonal gum bend at right, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $300. | $200 | |
1052 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), with 2¢ postal stationery cut out, canceled by "Plainfield/N.J." duplex on Aug. 30, 1905 postcard to New Brunswick (8.30), showing "Held for postage/…" two line datestamp in violet adjacent; also position E with horizontal guide line at top on June 1, 1905 ladies mourning cover used locally in Brooklyn, Fine to Very Fine. | 3 | $150 |
1053 | 1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 319g), with tab, tied by four strikes of boxed "San Mateo Cal." handstamps on Nov. 1912 Registered cover to New York City with masonry contractor corner card, two San Mateo and three different New York backstamps; sealed tear in "York" extends to back, attractive Very Fine appearance, ex Brody and Curtis.Scott $450 as used pane. | 3 | $300 |
1054 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, and 2¢ lake, type II, booklet panes of six (Scott 319g, Fq), position A, the 2¢ carmine right vertical row is slightly higher and the 2¢ lake top right stamp shows prominent plate scratch; both well centered, o.g., the former (light diagonal gum crease) has barest trace of hinging and the latter with various hinge remnants, also 25¢, 49¢ (pink) and 97¢ booklet covers (fronts only), Fine to Very Fine. | 3 | $200 |
1055 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), two singles, position A, and 1902-03 1¢ blue green, tied by "Minneapolis/Minn." duplex on neat July 20, 1908 envelope to Paris, France (7.30), redirected to Bellagio, Italy (8.9), Very Fine and appealing. | 2 | $150 |
1056 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position A, on 1905 War Department penalty envelope from Fort Sheridan, Ill. to Havana; 1905 leather taxed postcard from New York State to Leipzig redirected to Ostend, Belgium; 1907 postcard from Boston to Cairo with "Port Said-Cairo" T.P.O. c.d.s.; and pair on 1907 large part front from Columbia, S.C. to Yokohama redirected to Otami also franked with 1902-03 1¢, showing Japanese redirection label; the penalty cover a little roughly opened at right, Fine to Very Fine. | 3 | $250 |
1057 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position A, on Mar. 1907 cover from New Jersey to Hangchow, China via San Francisco (3.6) and Shanghai, showing "Shanghai" Imperial and "Shanghai, China/U.S. Postal Service" c.d.s. (4.4) on reverse, with China 1904 Postage Due First London Printing 2c and 10c, canceled by "Hangchow" bilingual c.d.s. ("6 Apr 00", sic!); also position E on July 24, 1906 postcard from Interlaken, N.Y. to Shanghai, showing "Shanghai, China/U.S. Postal Sta. Rec'd." (8.30) and "Shanghai/Local Post" (8.30) c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. | 3 | $250 |
1058 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), three singles, positions A or E (the last), used on separate 1906-08 covers, canceled by "Tuscon/Ariz.", "Pawhunkla/Okla.", and "Raton, N. Mex." duplexes respectively, Fine to Very Fine. | 2 | $150 |
1059 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), two singles, comprising position E on July 25, 1908 to Canton, Pa. (7.27), canceled by "Sarnia/Ont." duplex, illegal but accepted usage from Canada; and position A on July 31, 1908 cover to New York City, cancelled by "Blind River/Ont." duplex, showing "Branch Office Dead Letter Office/Ottawa Ont." oval datestamp (8.5) in violet on reverse, with Canada King Edward VII 2¢ applied to pay necessary Canadian postage to the U.S. and canceled by "Dead Letter Office/Ottawa, Canada" c.d.s. and matching "Returned for/Postage" unframed handstamp; cover a little roughly opened at top and flap at back missing, Fine to Very Fine pair of covers with illegal uses of U.S. postage from Canada. | 3 | $300 |
1060 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), single, position E, Washington perf 12 2¢ (#332a) with vertical guide line at right, and 1902-03 6¢ claret (#305), tied by "Mayer/Ariz." duplex on May 3, 1909 mourning cover to Prescott City with same day "Prescott, Ariz./Registered" double-ring arrival datestamp in violet on reverse; cover roughly opened at foot on reverse, Fine to Very Fine Territorial use. | $200 | |
1061 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position E, block of four with horizontal guide line at top, and 1902-03 1¢ blue green tied by "Denver/Colo." oval handstamp on Mar. 2, 1907 Registered envelope to Brooklyn, N.Y. (3.6), showing "Denver, Colo./Registered" double-ring datestamp in purple adjacent, Very Fine. | 2 | $200 |
1062 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position E, with horizontal guide line at foot, canceled by "Muskogee/ Ind. T." duplex on Oct. 16, 1905 "Muskogee's New Hotel/The Turner" illustrated corner card envelope to Karnes City, Texas (10.18); cover a little roughly opened at right, Fine to Very Fine Territorial use. | $200 | |
1063 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet stamp (Scott 319g), position E, with horizontal guide line at top and side arrow at left, o.g., tied by "S.F & Porte PSV/North/P.O./RMS" duplex on Apr. 3, 1908 postcard to Livingston, California (4.4), Fine to Very Fine. | 2 | $200 |
1064 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of six, sheet reconstruction (Scott 319g), 30 panes representing a reconstruction of the sheet of 180 according to Mr. Larkin, incorporating positions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, including plate number 4115 and top right arrow; bright colors with a nice range of shades, remarkably fresh, o.g., 12 panes apparently never hinged, two panes are split (one being never hinged), Fine to Very Fine, of notably high quality for such a reconstruction. | 4 | $1,800 |
1065 | 1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of 6, group (Scott 319g), comprising six never hinged, 12 previously hinged including one carmine rose with plate number, two with glazed gum, one without gum (not counted) and three used; also includes a handful of mint and used singles and blocks of four offering a variety of shades, Fine to Very Fine, see the entire lot online.Scott $3,500. | $500 | |
1066 | 1903, 2¢ shield, type I (Scott 319g), 100 covers and ten picture postcards, strength in foreign destinations including Sweden forwarded to Denmark, Argentina, Philippines, Scotland, and Italy; also includes 15 advertising covers and one picture postcard with US offices in Shanghai China cancel; wide variety of towns cancels and canceling devices, most sound and some faulty, generally Fine to Very Fine, see everything on the web. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. | $350 | |
1067 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, red ball of color in arrow in top right selvedge, booklet pane of six (Scott 319g var.), position B, vibrant color, near perfect centering, fresh, o.g., hinge remnant on top pair, Very Fine and striking variety, of which only eight examples are believed known. Scott $7,000. | $2,500 | |
1068 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, horizontal watermark, booklet stamp (Scott 319g var.), position E with horizontal guide line at foot, tied by "East Rochester, N.H." duplex on Mar. 1907 picture postcard to Canada; a scarce postal use of this variety. | 2 | $400 |
1069 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ scarlet, type I, booklet pane of six, showing part of engraver's initial (Scott 319p var.), in top left selvedge, position D, plate number 2550, fresh, o.g., lightly hinged at top, Fine to Very Fine. | $400 | |
1070 | 1903, Shield issue, 2¢ carmine, type I, horizontal watermark, booklet pane of six (Scott 319p var.), position D, plate number 3302, o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $3,000. | $1,200 | |
Lot | 1908-1922 Washington-Franklin Issues | Estimate | |
1071 | Intriguing Specialized Collection with booklet panes, varieties, booklet covers, and interesting postal history (Scott 331a//502b), including 1908 1¢ green panes (3, one with plate number), 2¢ carmine panes with plate numbers (3), complete bottom sheet strips (4) with plate numbers (5445, 5446, 5448 and 5550) plus arrow, all o.g., 2¢ pair and single on 1910 mourning cover from Summit, N.J. to London with Great Britain King Edward VII 1d applied to pay redirection fee to Germany, 1914 1¢ and 2¢ used on separate postcard and cover from Vera Cruz during the American occupation, 1918 1¢ green panes, positions L, M and O all with interrupted guidelines, the last believed unique, and pair, position L with interrupted guide line on 1926 local Macon, Ga. cover, also considered unique, various issues in panes showing siderographer's initials, double transfers, cracked plates, and other usages with Parcel Post, French Postage Due, Cristobal (Canal Zone), Dominican Republic during U.S. Marines intervention, U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai, and St. Thomas (D.W.I), and 3¢ violet with 1917 type I panes (6, three with plate numbers), o.g., one c.t.o., and type II pane, position L with interrupted guide line, o.g., mainly Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. | $1,500 | |
1072 | 1909-17, Washington-Franklins, cover collection sorted by year (Scott 331a//502b), approximately 800 covers and postcards, consisting of approximately 100 postcards (mostly 1¢) and 58 covers franked with the first design (ONE CENT/TWO CENTS; 1909-1912), then 81 covers and postcards 1912 to early 1914 (new design; must be #405b & 406a), mid 1914-1916 Perf 10s approximately 200 (mostly #424d & 425e and a few #462a & 463a from late 1916 when issued) including many with Naval and Vera Cruz Mexico cancels, and approximately 400 from 1917 (Perf 11s) including a few A.E.F. (one with letter), a Registered gold tag from Alaska to San Francisco (retail approximately $150), two pairs on cover to Australia, pair on backstamped cover to Siberia and returned to sender, few covers with complete panes including #502b on legal sized flight cover, few advertising, wide variety of town cancels including few Territorial; few faults as always, generally Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 10 lbs. | $750 | |
Lot | 1908-1909 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL wmk, perf 12 | Estimate | |
1073 | 1908, 1¢ green and 2¢ carmine, booklet stamps, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 331aS, 332aS), position A, blocks of four from the foot of the pane, o.g., never hinged, the 1¢ has inconsequential area of missing gum at lower corners, Very Fine. | $200 | |
1074 | 1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, bottom left corner single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 331a), tied by "Mont Alto PA Feb. 20, 1911" circular datestamp and by purple "DISINFECTED" (for tuberculosis) straightline handstamp (Type 3A), on multicolored embossed picture postcard of George Washington's hatchet and cherries, addressed to Steelton PA and with small faults, Very Fine strike, only five examples recorded. The earliest documented use (EDU) of #374a is a postcard from Pittsburgh PA to Washington DC on Feb. 28, 1911. If this is a #374a then it would be the new EDU. | 2 | $150 |
1075 | 1908, 1¢ green, booklet pair, imperforate between (Scott 331a var.), position A, deep rich color, characteristically centered to top left, o.g., hinge remnant and small patch of gum glazing at top right from protective mount, Fine to Very Fine. An exceptionally rare variety, of which there are fewer than ten certified pairs, with 1945 P.F. certificate.Scott $3,750. It has been surmised that this unissued variety emanated from "booklet experiments" (cf. Scott catalog footnote). Mr. Larkin's example has Philatelic Foundation certificate no. 19 and was the first such example of this variety certified by the P.F. In the Philatelic Foundation's Opinions V (1988), George Brett lists and illustrates seven certified imperforate-between pairs, with one further pair added in Roger Brody's updated article in Opinions VII (2006). | 2 | $2,500 |
1076 | 1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 332a), complete and unexploded, Position B or H or N with vertical guide line at right, without tab, affixed in the preferred and rarer vertical format, tied by three strikes of "New York N.Y. Sta. G. Jan. 12, 1909" duplex cancel on small special delivery cover to Kingston, N.Y. with purple "Credit for Special Delivery, Taken at Kingston, N.Y." two-line handstamp, next-day Kingston backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Position B appears once on both plates, Position H appears once on the 180-subject plate and twice on the 360-subject plate and Position N appears once on the 360-subject plate. Thus, regardless of which position this actually is, all three are rare positions.Scott $500 for used. | $300 | |
1077 | 1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 332a), complete and unexploded, Position E with horizontal line between top and center pairs, without tab, tied by three strikes of "Lafayette Ind. Apr. 17 1909" duplex cancel on Special Delivery cover to Chicago with purple "Fee Claimed at Chicago, Ill," and blue 1393 handstamp at bottom; with detailed delivery instructions at top left and note at bottom left saying delivered in person April 18 and April 18 Chicago backstamp, Very Fine.Scott $500 for used. | $200 | |
Lot | 1910-1911 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf 12 | Estimate | |
1078 | Booklet,1910, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 375a), position O, with double horizontal guide line at top and vertical guide line at left, both of which are accentuated by the centering to the lower right, deep intense color, o.g., hinge remnants, Very Fine and exceptionally rare position showing the only recorded example of the double horizontal guide line. | $500 | |
Lot | 1912-1914 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf 12 | Estimate | |
1079 | ca. 1912, 1¢ Washington Issues, Large Die Proof of Booklet Pane Cover for Scott BC4A (Scott BC4AP1), printed on 144 x 94mm card with Bureau of Engraving and Printing die no. 533439 printed in blue on reverse, Very Fine and extremely rare with only two made. This booklet cover first appeared in early 1912 and was used for the 1¢ Washington issues with "1 Cent 1" at bottom (#405b, 424d, 462a and 498e) plus #632a and 804b. | $4,000 | |
1080 | 1912, 2¢ carmine, 25¢ black on cream booklet, Washburn patent interleaving (Scott BK35a), complete and unexploded, complete and unexploded, comprising two panes of six (#406a), position A, three sheets of interleaving, embossed "Pat. Sept. 20 1904" with washboard pattern throughout; the panes are of bright fresh color, central horizontal gum breakers across each pair, front cover torn vertically and reattached with sellotape at back, also additional page of interleaving for display purposes, Fine-Very Fine. Rare. Scott $2,500. | 2 | $1,000 |
Lot | 1913-1915 Washington-Franklin Issue, SL wmk, perf 10 | Estimate | |
1081 | 1914, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose red, booklet panes of 6, cancelled in complete booklet (Scott 424d, 425e, 554c), four of each in complete booklet (Scott BK43), each pane never hinged with a "Fortuna Ledge AK Oct. 10" duplex cancel, booklet cover with vertical creases including along staple, "Package Gold ore" pencil note on back, also includes two complete booklets (BK70) each containing four never hinged panes with an "Akiak Alaska Aug. 10, 1931" duplex cancel and small pinhole (where booklets were attached to what was most likely a package of gold ore), Very Fine trio, #BK43 with 1992 P.F. certificate. | 4 | $400 |
1082 | 1914, 1¢ green, booklet pane of six, imperforate (Scott 424d var.), position A, unused without gum as are all known examples, bright color, large to enormous margins, Extremely Fine, of unknown status. | $300 | |
1083 | 1914, 1¢ green, booklet pane of six, imperforate (Scott 424d var.), position A47, unused without gum as are all known examples, bright color, large to enormous margins, Extremely Fine, of unknown status. | $300 | |
1084 | 1914, 1¢ green, booklet pane of six, imperforate (Scott 424d var.), position L26 with horizontal guide line at foot, unused without gum as are all known examples, bright color, small nick in margin at bottom left, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, of unknown status. | $200 | |
1085 | 1914, 2¢ rose red, S.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6, earliest documented use (Scott 425e), vertical pair from booklet and single #424d, tied by "Rochelle Ill. Dec. 23, 1913" duplex cancels on cover to Stockholm, Sweden; faint waterstaining at top (visible but not noted on certificate), Very Fine, ex Chesney (Ronald Moe), with 2008 A.P.E.X. certificate. | 3 | $300 |
1086 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamp (Scott 425e), pair and single, position A, with 1912-14 $1 violet brown (#423) and Parcel Post 1913 50¢ carmine rose (#Q10) on reverse of Dec. 10, 1915 insured parcel tag to San Francisco, canceled by "Bethel/Alaska" duplex in violet, slight wrinkling, tag just clipped at right, Fine to Very Fine use from Alaska, one of two recorded usages with the 1¢ and 2¢ booklet stamps, ex Philip R. Beutel collection. | 2 | $700 |
1087 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamp (Scott 425e), position A, canceled by "Brooklyn, N.Y. Sta. B" duplex of "Jan 6 1914" on local cover; the listed day of issue and the earliest recorded date of use, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate. | $600 | |
Lot | 1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, unwmk, perf 11 | Estimate | |
1088 | 1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, booklet stamps (Scott 498e, 499e), used on three covers, comprising Feb. 23, 1917 cover from Oakland, Ca. to Germany bearing 1¢ green pairs (2) and single, showing "Mail service suspended/to country addressed." unframed handstamp in purple; Dec. 18, 1917 Registered cover from an American Major to Paris bearing on reverse 2¢ rose block of five, canceled by "U.S. Army Postal Service/No. 13" duplex, with "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 45" circular cachet in violet; and Aug. 12, 1918 cover to Monticello, N.Y. to a private with the 35th Infantry in the American Expeditionary Force, bearing 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, showing "Deceased verified by/Statistical Division "H.A.E.F." framed handstamp in green; the last cover a little tatty around the edges, otherwise Fine to Very Fine World War I uses. | 2 | $350 |
1089 | 1917, 1¢ green, booklet pane and stamps (Scott 498e), comprising pane of six, "L" shaped strip of three and two pairs, positions A and H, with 3¢ violet, type I, on front and back of 1916 Registered censored envelope from New York City to Atbara, Sudan (1.15.17) via Cairo, showing three different censor cachets; the cover (reduced at back) with "Opened by Censor" tape applied across front and back which was split upon opening, Fine appearance for such a spectacular franking. | $300 | |
1090 | 1917, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine, booklet panes of 6, near-complete plate number holding (Scott 498e, 499e), 65 of the 73 plate numbers plus nine duplicates (missing eight of the plate numbers starting with "7"), a partial reconstruction of the 360-subject of 60 panes for both the 1¢ green (45 panes) and 2¢ carmine (54 panes), mostly perf 11 and never hinged, arranged on black stockpages, Fine to Very Fine, see them all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. | $500 | |
1091 | 1917, 1¢ green, $3 A.E.F. black on green booklet covers (Scott BK64), reading "300/1 cent Postage Stamps/$3", front and back covers only, no staples, and one separate page of interleaving, small faults, Fine appearance. | 2 | $500 |
1092 | 1917, 1¢ green, perf. 11, A.E.F. horizontal strip of 3 (Scott 498f), from the top row of the pane, dark color, tied by two strikes of "U.S. Army Post Office MPES 719 4-9-18" (Sept. 4, 1918) circular datestamp on censored cover to Nacqueville, Manche (Normandy) France where backstamped, A.P.O. 719 manuscript at top left, two boxed purple censor markings, roughly opened at bottom, Very Fine. | $500 | |
1093 | 1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), 1¢ with large margin at top and dark color, 2¢ with straight edges at left and bottom, both tied by duplex cancel on censored Canadian Y.M.C.A. in Paris, France; cover to Melrose, Mass., purple censor mark at left, Very Fine, a scarce use of the 1¢ and 2¢ A.E.F. stamps on cover, with 1988 P.F. certificate. | 2 | $750 |
1094 | 1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f), irregular block of ten with imperforate margins at top and foot, tied by British "Army Post Office/R.K.4." c.d.s. on reverse of Aug. 16, 1918 Registered censored envelope to Berwyn, Pa., showing "U.S. Military Postal Express Service/No. 756/Registered" double-ring datestamp (8.16) in red adjacent, endorsed on front "Officer's Mail" from an American Colonel with "U.S.A.P.O. 756" in manuscript above "Registered" handstamp in red, and British "[Crown]/Passed by Censor No. 6471" framed cachet, small opening fault at top right, nevertheless a Very Fine use from U.S. troops brigaded with or attached to British units. | 2 | $750 |
1095 | 1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f), blocks of six and four, the former showing three vertical rows of the pane, tied by light strikes of "U.S. Army Postal Service No. 2/Registered" double-ring datestamp in bluish violet (another superb strike alongside) on Apr. 23, 1918 "American Red Cross, Military Hospital No. 3" Registered censored corner card envelope to Detroit, Mich. (5.9) via New York (5.8), showing "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 300" circular cachet in black and "Registered/No. 1252" framed handstamp in violet adjacent, one stamp in the block of four is defective, otherwise Very Fine and handsome franking. | $1,000 | |
1096 | 1917, 1¢ green, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 498f), with horizontal line at bottom, used with stamps from France, Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain, all tied by three strikes of "Washington D.C. Sep. 24, 1918" duplex cancels, 1¢ affixed over "From Military Attache American Embassy Paris Aug. 27. 1918" large blue double-oval handstamp on YMCA cover with three-line "American Embassy Paris. Censored by … Office of Military Attache" and four-line "Washington D.C. P.O. This article was mailed in country indicated by postage" purple handstamps on faulty cover addressed to Detroit, Fine to Very Fine appearance. | $150 | |
1097 | 1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W5, large tab at left with horizontal guideline at foot showing side arrow, lustrous color, well centered, o.g., positions 15 and 20 have hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine, fresh, and exceptionally rare with the side arrow.Scott $1,050. | $900 | |
1098 | 1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W6, tab at right, vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line at foot, outstanding centering, o.g., never hinged, light gum crease at lower left, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $1,700. | $900 | |
1099 | 1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W6 with tab at right, vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line at foot, bright color, near perfect centering, o.g., a couple of hinge remnants and a few trivial spots of gum missing, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,050. | $400 | |
1100 | 1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W11, tab at left and "W.Mc.A." initials at lower left, vertical guide line at right, large margin at top, deep rich color, well centered, o.g., four stamps hinged at top, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,050. | $500 |