The Richard F. Larkin Gold Medal Collection of Booklet Panes and Covers: United States & Possessions
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
Lot | Cuba | Estimate | |
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1251 | 1899, 2¢ carmine, 25¢ booklet (Scott 228b var.), complete with interleaving, comprising two panes of six (228b), o.g., the second pane detached with perforations split and reinforced, some tropicalization, Fine appearance, the only reported example of a complete booklet outside the Havana Postal Museum. | 2 | $3,000 |
1252 | 1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, bisect single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b var.), tied by "Havana Cuba Oct. 8, 1902" duplex cancel on locally addressed postcard with a picture of King Don Alfonso XIII of Spain in military uniform; assessed postage due paid by Cuba #J1; same-day Havana Carrier receiving cancel; tape reinforced tears, Fine to Very Fine appearance. | 2 | $200 |
1253 | 1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b), two picture postcards and six covers (1903-09) addressed to the US, former franked with singles from Felton and Caibarién, covers franked with singles include Santo Domingo, Guantanamo (with Guantanamo & Western Railroad Co. printed corner card), Santiago (2), Colón, and "L" shaped block of three paying part of postage on registered cover from the hospital at Camp Columbia in Havana; few small faults, generally Fine to Very Fine, see all eight items online. | $300 | |
1254 | 1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b), accompanied by original sheet of interleaving, o.g., hinge remnants re-inforcing separations; slight toning along edges, Fine, a great rarity, ex-Diamond, with 1996 P.F. certificate.Scott $5,500. | 2 | $4,000 |
1255 | 1899, 2¢ Royal Palms, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 228b), o.g., top 4 stamps never hinged, bottom pair and tab hinge remnants, Fine and very scarce, accompanied by never hinged single from another pane.Scott $5,500. | $3,000 | |
1256 | 1899, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 228b), position A, choice centering, o.g., tab partly separated and reinforced, minor rust around one staple hole, also a set of booklet covers, Fine to Very Fine and rare, ex "Whitpain" collection.Scott $5,500. | 2 | $3,000 |
1257 | 1899-1905, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamps (Scott 228b, 234a), comprising 2¢ block of four, position G, canceled by oval bars, the only such recorded used multiple, 2¢ tied by "Isabel & Cienfuecos" duplex on 1904 postcard to the U.S., 2¢ diagonal bisect from the lower left corner of the pane, tied by "Pointes Grandes/ Cuba" duplex (10.2.1902) on piece, and 1905 Republic re-engraved 2¢ rose booklet pane of six (#234a), o.g., mainly Fine to Very Fine. | 4 | $300 |
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1258 | 1899, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet stamps (Scott 214b), position A, two stamps together and single franking, tied by "Manila P.I." duplex or machine cancellation on separate 1905 U.S. Treasury Department Penalty envelopes to Toledo, Ohio (arrivals), Fine to Very Fine. | 2 | $300 |
1259 | 1899, 2¢ red, type IV, booklet stamps (Scott 214b), position A, horizontal pair and single, tied by "Atlanta/1" duplex on July 25, 1902 cover to Kendal, England (8.5), overprinted U.S. stamps were valid for use in the United States, and single tied by "Iloilo/Panay Island" duplex on Oct. 22, 1902 postcard to Nastved, Denmark (11.28) via Manila (10.25), the U.S. overprinted stamps were withdrawn from sale on Sept. 6, 1906, but the remaining supplies were still valid for postage. | 2 | $400 |
1260 | 1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 240a), good color, choice centering, gum has "dried" into paper, rust in tab around staple holes, Fine.Scott $1,500. | $400 | |
1261 | 1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet stamp (Scott 240a), horizontal pair, position I with vertical guide line at left, deep rich color and excellent centering, tied by "Jolo/Moro, P.I." duplex on Aug. 1, 1906 Official penalty envelope to Manila (8.20), Very Fine. | $250 | |
1262 | 1903, 2¢ scarlet, booklet pane of six (Scott 240c), position E with horizontal guide line in row between first and second pairs, position 5 with broken top of "E" in overprint, well centered with large margins all round, small part o.g., some reinforced separations along horizontal guide line, slight rust around staple holes in tab, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate. | 2 | $500 |
1263 | 1906, 2¢ yellow green, booklet pane of six (Scott 241b), position B, ball of color in arrow in top right tab, lovely color on bright white paper, part to large part o.g., Fine to Very Fine and fresh.Scott $750. | $500 | |
1264 | 1906, 2¢ deep green and 4¢ carmine, booklet panes of six (Scott 241b, 242b), positions D with horizontal guide line in row between top block of stamps and A respectively, o.g., and 50¢ booklet front covers (2) for 2¢ and 4¢, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,400. | 2 | $600 |
1265 | 1906, 4¢ carmine lake, booklet pane of six (Scott 242b), position D, plate number 22066, light diagonal gum wrinkle at top left and pencil notations on reverse, minor reinforcing along lower horizontal row of stamps, Fine to Very Fine. | $350 | |
1266 | 1911, 2¢ green, booklet pane of six (Scott 261a), position D with horizontal guide line in row between top block of stamps on fresh white paper, particularly well centered, traces of gum, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $800. | $250 | |
1267 | 1911, 4¢ carmine lake, booklet pane of six (Scott 262a), position A, rich color, o.g., light hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $600. | $300 | |
1268 | 1914, 2¢ green, booklet pane of six (Scott 276a), position A, plate number 21990, near perfect centering, small part o.g., minor soiling in tab at top right, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. | $300 | |
1269 | 1914, 2¢ green and 4¢ carmine, booklet panes of six (Scott 276a, 277a), positions B with ball of color in arrow in top right tab and A, the first in an incredibly deep shade (folded along horizontal row of perforations between top block), unused without gum and o.g., never hinged, respectively, and 50¢ booklet front covers (2) for 2¢ and 4¢, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,200. | 2 | $600 |
1270 | 1918, 2¢ green, booklet pane of six (Scott 285a), position A, small part o.g., some rust around staple holes, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $600. | $200 | |
1271 | 1918, 4¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (Scott 286a), position C with vertical guide line in wide left margin and arrow in top left corner, clear color on fresh white paper, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,350. | $700 | |
1272 | 1918, 2¢ green, booklet pane of six (Scott 290e), two, both position H with vertical guide line at right, applied on front and back of Sept. 26, 1931 2¢ olive green postal entire registered from Santa Cruz to Pago Pago, Samoa (11.30) via Manila (10.1) redirected to Fullerton, Pa. (12.14) via San Francisco (12.9), and then to Lauderdale, Pa. (12.15), with appropriate cancellations including "Santa Cruz, Davao/P.I." duplex, matching "Registered/Santa Cruz, Davao P.I." framed datestamp in violet, and "Pago Pago Samoa/Registered" double-ring datestamp, Very Fine. | 2 | $300 |
1273 | 1918, 6¢ deep violet, 73¢ violet and green booklet (Scott 292c var.), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of six (#292c) with interleaving, o.g., the top pane has a few reinforced perforations, surface scuff on back cover, nevertheless Very Fine and rare, with 1991 P.F. certificate. | 2 | $2,000 |
1274 | 1918, 6¢ deep violet, booklet pane of six (Scott 292c), position A, fresh color, well centered on brilliant white paper, o.g., imperceptibly hinged at top, and pair of 74¢ booklet covers, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $550. During World War I, the first class letter rate was raised to six centavos. Consequently, all but 75 of the six centavos booklets were destroyed. | 2 | $300 |
1275 | 1933, 2¢ rose, booklet pane of six, lower left stamp is the "Wealth Common-" overprint error (Scott 433b), radiant color, mint, never hinged, diagonal gum wrinkle/creasing at lower right which just crosses the lower left corner of the error stamp, nevertheless Fine to Very Fine and of exquisite freshness, only 24 panes were issued with the error. Scott $3,250. | $2,000 | |
1276 | 1944, 2¢ rose, "Victory" overprint, 50¢ carmine and yellow booklet (Scott 463a var.), exploded, containing two panes of six (#463a) with interleaving adhering, and extra sheet of interleaving, large age/rust spots in tab around the staples, which have resulted in various degrees of erosion in the tabs, and the two booklet covers similarly eroded, Very Good appearance, of the utmost rarity amongst the booklets issued for the Philippines Islands, in this case, as a Commonwealth of the United States. Scott $25,000. | 2 | $4,000 |
1277 | 1944, 2¢ rose, "Victory" overprint, booklet pane of six (Scott 463a), deep bright color, unused with interleaving adhering, large age spot in tab around two staples with some slight erosion there, and a pair of 50¢ carmine and yellow booklet covers, both the front and back have "Victory" overprint, pencil notations and usual rust around staples, Fine appearance, only 28 panes were produced; the rarest of the booklet panes issued for the Philippines Islands, in this case, as a Commonwealth of the United States. Scott $12,500. The repossession of the Philippines from Japan had begun with the invasion of Leyte on October 20, 1944. As post offices were recaptured, the surviving stocks of stamps were sent to Tacloban, where the postmaster applied his hand-carved "Victory" rubber stamp. Only seven booklets containing 28 panes were overprinted on December 3, 1944. | 2 | $3,000 |
1278 | Philippines, Balance of the Specialized Collection, 1899-1941, including 1899 2¢ red booklet pane of six (#214b), position M with horizontal guide line in tab and side arrow at right, unused without gum, 25¢, 49¢ and 97¢ booklet covers, a good range of 13 covers, stationery card and 1906 piece franked with overprinted 2¢ pairs (3) and single additionally with manuscript "O.B.", and box to send 2¢ green booklets to the post offices, Fine to Very Fine. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. | $350 | |
1279 | Philippines, Postal History Collection, 116 covers and 13 postcards, including #213 (20 covers with two to England, one to Canada, legal sized from Dagupan to Indiana and War Department with five stamps to Philadelphia), #240 (8 covers and 3 postcards including cover from "U.S.S. Rainbow Asiatic Station" with sailor's family letter, rest mostly 2c Rizal and 4¢ McKinley issues including postcards with 2¢ pairs to Belgium, Bohemia & France and cover with pair and full pane to Mongolia, and cover with three 2¢ to Cardiff, Wales with Postage Dues; also includes cover with four #214 and 10¢ Porto Rico-overprint mailed from the US to Germany; variety of town cancels, most sound and some faulty, generally Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 2.2 lbs. | $400 |