mea AUCTIONS

SON HC, "Commercial Wharf", strong color, nice balanced margins all around, fresh and Very Fine, choice stamp with a very interesting cancel, there are only five recorded examples with handstamped cancels

MC, nice "powder blue" shade, light CR, Fine-Very Fine centering

HC, part-perf vertically, good color, Very Good

R. Margin Single, MC, strong color, sm. repair at T.L. with piece added, Very Fine+ appearance

MC, strong color, thin, Very Fine appearance

Light MC, strong color, nice margins all around, fresh and Extremely Fine, nice stamp

MC, deep dark color, large margins but just clear at T., light H. CR, fresh and Fine

L. Margin Single, MC, deep dark color, Fine

Irregular Block of Five, MC, sharp color, some CR's, Very Fine appearance, this is the second largest recorded multiple just behind three blocks of six, quite scarce

H. Pair, MC, strong color, tiny pinhole from ink erosion, fresh and Fine

Block of Four, MC, sharp color and strong impression, Fine-Very Fine and scarce

MC, good color, nice margins, fresh and Very Fine+, a really great looking stamp

Bold blue SON HC, "S.B. & Co.", PH, four large and very well balanced margins all around, Extremely Fine appearance

MC, sharp color, parts of next stamps showing at T. & B., quite fresh and Superb Gem, a really incredible stamp, (ENV 75-100)

V. Pair, SON HC's, "Mut. Benefit Life Ins. Co.", strong color, choice strikes, V. CR ending in sm. tear, Fine-Very Fine centering, only eight pairs are recorded and this is the only pair known with handstamped cancels, a wonderful appearing showpiece item

V. Pair, MC, good color, sm. faults, fresh and Very Good appearing example of this rare multiple

MC, very strong color, four clear to large margins, quite fresh and Very Fine+, quite scarce this nice

H. Strip of Five, MC, strong color, H. CR, cataloged at two pairs and a single, this is the second largest recorded multiple, Fine appearing example of this rare multiple

Neat MC, dark color, four large and very well balanced margins, quite fresh and Extremely Fine and choice stamp, (ENV 100-125)

Unused, good color, trace of a tiny tone spec, fresh and Fine appearance