David Feldman - Overseas Friday, December 8, 2018, at 10:00 CET

427 Geneva, December 7, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 1913-17 Washington Franklin Issue POST-CLASSIC PERIOD MAJOR USA RARITY 53342 H 423C 1914 COMPOUND PERFORATION 5c Blue, perf. 12X10, fresh deep shade and lightly cancelled, natural straight edge at top (top of the sheet), fine with just vertical crease and two small tone spots mentioned for accuracy, of little significance for this great US rarity of which only 25 used examples are recorded, all used. cert. PSE and PF (Scott $20’000) An extremely rare stamp, missing in most of the even very advanced collections. 3’000 1917-23 Washington Franklin Issue 53343 C 534B 1920 2c Carmine, type VII, imperforate, mint bottom marginal example, only lightly hinged, fresh deep shade, EXTREMELY FINE and rare, grade 95, cert. PSE and PF (Scott $1’850) 1’000 Local Stamps 53344 F / 424 20L1 1844 Boyd’s City Express, New York, NY, 2c Black on Green Glazed paper, full margins all around, red FREE cancel, matching BOYD’S CITY EXPRESS POST SEP17 3 O’C boxed hs alongside, on folded cover to local street address, 1844 docketing on reverse, some slight surface rubbing otherwise very fine and extremely rare Boyd’s First Issue usage, only 18 covers have been reported by Larry LeBel 1’500 Special Delivery 53345 F / www 1937-52, Trio of covers from Bermuda affixed with US Special Delivery stamps for onward transmission by express in the US (as permitted by a 1924 agreement between the US and Bermuda), the 1937 cover with 10c (faulty), 1951 cover with 15c and 1952 cover with 20c (not tied) 200 USA Possessions Hawaii 53346 C 5, 6 1853 5c Blue and 13c dark red, both mint with good clear margins all around and original gum, fresh shades, the 5c is signed Gebr. Senf, Leipzig, very fine and scarce (Scott $2’750) 800