Lot
296 
Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue, bottom corner margin plate block of 8 with plate number "73" and imprint, o.g., lightly hinged, rich color, well centered throughout, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. E2 $17,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT LIGHTLY HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF EIGHT OF THE 1888 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
Each of the first four Special Delivery Issues (E1-E4) is rare in plate block form. There are maybe ten known of the 1888 Issue.
Lot 297 P
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on yellowish wove paper, vibrant color and margins wide than normally encountered on these die proofs, Extremely Fine and choice; with 2024 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. E3P2a $2,600.
VERY RARE SMALL DIE PROOF ISSUED FOR THE 1915 PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION, ONLY 3-5 ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE.
Lot
298
Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange, bottom margin plate block of 8 with plate number "73" and imprint, o.g., never hinged, stamps well centered throughout, rich brilliant color, natural s.e. at right, natural gum crease affecting bottom right pair, Extremely Fine.Scott No. E3 $16,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1893 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE - ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Both plates of the 1888 10¢ Special Delivery Issue were reused in January 1893 to print the issue in orange to avoid confusion with the blue 1¢ Columbian stamp. It is believed that approximately a dozen plate blocks of the 1893 Special Delivery issue exist.
Lot 299 o
Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked, light central cancel, perfectly centered amid wonderful large oversized and well balanced margins, rich vivid color, a Superb jumbo gem, the only example to obtain this ultimate grade with next highest at 98J (which has an SMQ price at $1,500); with 2022 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Gem 100J, SMQ unpriced).Scott No. E4 $110.
WITH QUESTION, ONE IF NOT THE FINEST JUMBO MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
Lot 300 P
Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue, imperf proof on stamp paper, vertical pair, o.g., very lightly hinged, large to huge margins with corners neatly squared off at top, rich deep color and remarkably fresh, Very Fine and choice; with 1989 P.F. certificate.Scott No. E5P5 $3,500.
A VERY RARE IMPERFORATE PAIR OF THE 1895 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE - WITH ONLY ONE PANE OF 50 EVER PRODUCED.
Lot 301 P
Special Delivery, 1902, 10¢ ultramarine, large die proof on India paper, on full card (202x153mm), with blue "328084" control number on reverse, remarkably fresh and pristine, Superb, ex-F.D. Roosevelt & Markovits.Scott No. E6P1 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1902 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE LARGE DIE PROOF ON INDIA.
This proof was lot 80 in the H.R. Harmer sale of the Roosevelt collection in February 1946. At that time Clarence Brazer wrote the essay and proof portion of the sale and he was only aware of one other example of this proof, which was the approval copy that was featured in our Robert Markovits Collection of Special Delivery Issues (June 2016, Sale 69, Lot 1093, realized $2,200 hammer).
Lot
302
Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green, top margin plate no. "4916" block of 6 with and imprint, o.g., never hinged, attractive overall centering, rich color and exceptional freshness, Extremely Fine.Scott No. E7 $1,500.
A CHOICE TOP MARGIN PLATE BLOCK OF THE 10¢ "HELMUT OF MERCURY" SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.
Lot 303 o
Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green, socked-on-the-nose "Nash. & Atlanta R.P.O." circular date stamp cancel, perfect centering amid large evenly balanced margins, rich vivid color, a Superb gem, one of only three to graded as such with none higher - certainly one of the finest; with 2020 P.F. certificate Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $575).Scott No. E7 $50.
Lot
304
Special Delivery, 1911, 10¢ ultramarine, o.g., never hinged, precision centering amid large well balanced margins, rich deep color and quite fresh, an Extremely Fine gem, a lovely gem - certainly would benefit from grading; with 2001 P.F. certificate.Scott No. E8 $250.
Lot
305
Special Delivery, 1914, 10¢ ultramarine, top margin plate block of 6 with plate number "5520" and imprint, o.g., never hinged, remarkably well centered amid large margins, exceptional fresh with bright vivid color, Extremely Fine and choice.Scott No. E9 $4,500.
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE NEVER HINGED TOP MARGIN PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1914 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.