Lot 2673
Philippines, 1901, $2 Dark Blue, o.g., never hinged (slight gum toning), well centered, rich bold color, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. 224 $1,150.
Realized: $400
Lot 2674
Philippines, 1901, $5 Dark Green, o.g., exceptionally fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine; with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 225 $700.
Realized: $475
Lot 2675 ()
Philippines, Airmail, 1926, 4p Madrid-Manila Flight, exceptionally well centered with balanced margins, deep rich color, regummed and reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance, a very scarce stamp with only 700 issued; with 2010 P.F. certificate.Scott No. C14 $750 as o.g.
Realized: $300
Lot 2676
Philippines, Occupation, 1943, 1p on 4p Blue & Black, well centered, includes position 4 with inverted "S" in "Peso", plate block at lower left, complete sheet of 25, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F., a scarce complete sheet.Scott No. N7 $3,875+.
Realized: $1,600
Lot 2677
Philippines, Official Seal, 1905, Light Brown, three seals on large in coming envelope addressed to Governor of Guyo Island, Phillippines, franked with damaged Luxembourg 25c blue tied by 1905 town postmark, one seal tied by purple straight line "Received in bad condition, Manila P.I." handstamp, multiple transits on reverse including the "S.S. Panay, P. Isls, CGS" duplex postmark of the Coast and Geodetic Survey; some seal defects, Fine.Scott No. OX1; $1,750 on cover Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot 2678
Philippines, Local, 1943, 2c Blue, Philippines Guerrilla Postal Service, complete sheet of 25, tropicalized o.g., minor soiling in selvage, accompanied by the original wax paper interleaving, F.-V.F., a rare intact sheet, only 280 mint examples record.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850
Lot 2679
Puerto Rico, Airmail, 1940, 1c-$1 Aerovias Issue Complete, tied by purple oval "Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Aerovias N.P.R. Inc." handstamps with "Mar 22, 1941" at top, on legal size airmail cover to New York City, similar San Juan flight cachet, in combination with U.S. Airmail 10¢ Map issue tied by "San Juan, P.R., Mar 23, 1941" duplex postmark, Very Fine and scarce.Sanabria No. S8-S15 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot 2680 ()
Virgin Islands (U.S.), Revenue, 1934, 6b St. Croix Tobacco Tax Issue, horizontal strip of 10 showing the various value settings, horizontal strip of 10, without gum as issued, three vertical creases between stamps, still Very Fine, a scarce provisional multiple (McRee 1RJ3).Estimate $200 - 300.
These revenue stamp were in use for only approximately 8 months in 1934 and it is thought only about a thousand stamps in total where printed in the four different values.
Realized: $110
Lot 2681 o
Virgin Islands (U.S.), Revenue, 1934, 6b on 3d St. Croix Tobacco Tax Issue, violet surcharge, straight line "Jan 19, 1934" date stamp, paper clip impression, Fine and rare (McRee 1RJ11a).Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $55