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1870-79 Classics assembly on stockpage with useful assembly incl values to 90c (3) for different printings, 30c black unused, 24c purple, 15c orange (4), 12c dull violet, plus a few fancy cancels on low values, very mixed condition, high Scott retail. (53).
1873 90c rose-carmine Perry unused no gum, slightly centred low and some pulled perfs, Scott 166. Scott $700.
1893 Columbus $2 brown-red sound used well centred example with oval registered cancels, sound, Scott 242.
1898 Trans-Mississippi Expo. 1c to 10c mint / unused including mint part o.g. 1c to 4c, 5c & 10c unused, Cat £580 mint.
1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition $1 black Cattle in a Storm a well centred used example with oval barred cancel, thinning and blunt perfs along the bottom and top. Nice spacefiller, SG 298 Cat £750.
1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition 50c green Western Mining Prospector a well centred used example with oval barred CHICAGO cancel, SG 297 Cat £225.
1941 (23 Nov) Commercial cover from the USS ARIZONA sent 14 days before the ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese with the loss of 1102 lives. Addressed to Mr & Mrs Walter Lier, Southern Calif. Gas Co. San Bernandino. Fine.
Back of the book material in stockbook including postage dues, departmentals incl Interior to 90c vermilion used, Airmails Special Delivery, range of Newspaper values to $60 ovptd facsimile, P/S cut outs and embossed P/S envelopes used, Parcel Post to $1 red used.
LITERATURE: 'A Postal History of Mississippi : Stampless Period 1799-1860 Vol 2', Bruce Oakley Jr. 1980 637pp H/B 1st Edition of 300 copies. V fine condition- no dust jacket as issued
LITERATURE: The Ryohei Ishikawa Collection of United States Stamps and Covers 1847-1869, Christies Auction catalogue, 1993 363pp H/B complete with dust jacket in very fine condition complete with list of prices realised. Superb reference and a must for the USA collector.
Local Stamps: Squier & Co. 1c green on a badly stained cover ST LOUIS to Illinois bearing Squier & Co with four huge margins tied by two strikes of 8 segment cork type cancel in black with 3c #26 tied St Louis FEB 4 1859 CDS to Morris Grundy & Co. Torn and stained otherwise scarce with such large margins with genuine use. Scott 132L1.
Officials: Executive; 1873 6c carmine fine part original gum with large hinge remain, incredibly fresh and well centred, Scott O13.
