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Millbury, Mass., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish (Scott 7X1), faint red “Millbury, Mass” town cancellation, extremely scarce and rarely offered Millbury postmaster provisional with particularly strong color micely contrasted by the red postmark; among the rarest U.S. provisionals as only 17 examples are known to exist, a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire an appealing example of this immensely rare stamp; vertical crease and small thin spots, otherwise Fine, 1985 P.F. and 2013 A.P.S. certificates. Scott $50,000. Estimate $30,000 – 40,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2326 |
US$25,000.00 |
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Millbury, Massachusetts, 5c Black on Bluish (Scott 7X1). Clear margins to barely in, crisp impression, tied by “Millbury Ms. Feb. 6” (circa 1847) circular datestamp on piece, lightly creased VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL. ONLY EIGHTEEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED, INCLUDING NINE USED ON PIECE OR OFF COVER. The 5c stamp issued by Millbury postmaster Asa Holman is one of two United States provisionals with a portrait (George Washington in both cases). It is also unusual in that the designation “Post Office” appears without any town name, a characteristic in common with the Baltimore and Boscawen provisionals. This piece is illustrated and discussed in Philip T. Wall’s article on the Millbury provisional (Chronicle 120 and 121), in which he records seventeen examples (an eighteenth stamp on cover has since been recorded). Of the three stamps known on pieces, two are tied by the town marking. Our census of the Millbury provisional is available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/7X1/7X1.pdf Census No. 7X1-PCE-10. With 1976 P.F. certificate. History of the Millbury provisional: http://siegelauctions.com/enc/pdf/Millbury.pdf Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 8 |
US$37,500.00 |
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Millbury Mass., 5c Black on Bluish (Scott 7X1). Margins to just in, bright and fresh, light strike of red “PA” of “PAID” handstamp, scissors-cut at bottom into vignette, small crease at right FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL. ONLY EIGHTEEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED, INCLUDING NINE USED ON PIECE OR OFF COVER. The 5c stamp issued by Millbury postmaster Asa Holman is one of two United States provisionals with a portrait (George Washington in both cases). It is also unusual in that the designation “Post Office” appears without any town name, a characteristic in common with the Baltimore and Boscawen provisionals. Census No. 7X1-CAN-04. Ex Cortlandt F. Bishop and “Country Gentleman” (Siegel Sale 422, Nov. 29, 1972) and offered to the market for the first time since that sale. History of the Millbury provisional and this cover: http://siegelauctions.com/enc/pdf/Millbury.pdf Census of Millbury provisionals: http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/7X1/7X1.pdf Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 21 |
US$35,000.00 |
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o Millbury, Mass., 1846, 5¢ black on bluish (7X1), canceled red Millbury. c.d.s., cut to shape and affixed to small piece with “tying” portion of cancel and parts of the outer frame line drawn in; Fine appearance. Scott value $50,000 AN ATTRACTIVE AND AFFORDABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND DESIRABLE PROVISIONAL. Expertization: 1957, 1992 & 2007 PF Certificates. Provenance: Maffeo. There are only eighteen recorded examples of the Millbury Mass. provisional, on or off cover. Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 6 |
US$13,500.00 |
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Millbury Mass., 5c Black on Bluish (Scott 7X1). Clear margins to barely in, crisp impression, tied by “Millbury Ms. Feb. 6” circular datestamp on piece, lightly creased VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MILLBURY MASSACHUSETTS POSTMASTER’S PROVISIONAL. ONLY EIGHTEEN EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED, INCLUDING NINE USED ON PIECE OR OFF COVER. The 5c stamp issued by Millbury postmaster Asa Holman is one of two United States provisionals with a portrait (George Washington in both cases). It is also unusual in that the designation “Post Office” appears without any town name, a characteristic in common with the Baltimore and Boscawen provisionals. This piece is illustrated and discussed in Philip T. Wall’s article on the Millbury provisional (Chronicle 120 and 121), in which he records seventeen examples (an eighteenth stamp on cover has since been recorded). Of the three stamps known on pieces, two are tied by the town marking. With 1976 P.F. certificate. Last offered to the market in our 1984 Rarities sale. This is the first we have offered since 2001. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 34 |
US$30,000.00 |
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United States Postmaster’s Provisionals Millbury, Mass. 1845 5c blue, bluish, light red postmark, margins touching outer frame line in three places, vertical crease and several small thin spots, fine appearance of this Postmaster’s rarity, one of only nine known used examples, with 1985 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2009, Sale 200907, Lot 100 |
US$20,000.00 |