2013 CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show November 2013

Session I: Saturday, November 23, 2013 Estimate Estimate 1555 1556 1557 1558 1560 1559 Session I: Saturday, November 23, 2013 1558 1561 1562 Estimate Estimate (UX36 var) 1921 GRANT 2¢ RED, SURCHARGED 1¢, SO-CALLED ‘LIBRARY CARD’ ................................ PH $5000 A most perplexing item, offered with four different opinions, but no definitive answer. Card, which is creased heavily through center, is surcharged like the exceedingly rare so-called ‘Library Card’ from Long Beach, CA. It bears a Feb 10, 1921, machine cancel from Salem, MA. Card has been extensively examined by many experts in the field, with following results: (1) An Aug 15, 2007, letter from Lewis Bussey, editor of the 2005 ‘US Postal Card Catalog,’ who opines that card appears to have legitimate ‘Boston, MA’ surcharge (similar to that applied to UX29 and UX30), and ‘dates within the correct time period for surcharges’; (2) Dec 9, 2009, APS Cert #189666, which reads: ‘United States, Scott No. UX25 with what appears to be an unlisted Boston favor surcharge (cancel appears to be over the surcharge), used, 2/10/1921, Salem, Mass., GENUINE, vertical crease’; (3) May 23, 2011 PF Cert #495492, which simply proclaims the card to have a ‘fraudulent surcharge’; and (4) April 29, 2013 PSAG Cert #0562586 ‘No Opinion.’ At issue is whether cancel appears over surcharge (virtually eliminating fakery), which appears to be the case. Final score? 1½-yes, 1-no, and 1-no opinion. Fascinating item gaining philatelic lore. Known ‘Library Card’ UX36 catalogs for $100,000. This one, so far unique, is the same, except for surcharge type, which is related to city of origin. Chicagopex 2013 USA-SINGLES-09.pmd USA REVENUES 1559 (R31c) 1871 FIRST ISSUE 6¢ PROPRIETARY ORANGE .................................................................... PH $1250 Scarce unused Revenue. Scott values a fine used example with small faults at $2,000. Left side replaced and outer edge of design drawn in, LR corner repaired, other small faults hidden by redistributed OG per Weiss cert. Just fine. 1560 (R95a) 1862 FIRST ISSUE $10 MORTGAGE GREEN IMPERF ........................................................ PH $500 Four large margins, part of adjacent stamp at top. 1863 manuscript cancel, very fine. Cat $850. 1561 (R102a) 1864 FIRST ISSUE $200 GREEN & RED, IMPERF ...................................................................... PH $2000 Genuine imperforate, four full margins, manuscript cancel. Tiny pinhole, very fine. They don’t come nicer! (2006 PF Cert #441842). Cat $2750. 1562 (R107a) 1871 SECOND ISSUE 5¢ BLUE & BLACK, INVERTED CENTER ................................................. PH $2500 A RARE INVERTED CENTER. Manuscript cancel, light horizontal crease, fine appearance. Tough issue, most copies notorious for being faulty & off-center. Cat $3500. 1563 (R132) 1872 SECOND ISSUE $200 RED, BLUE & BLACK ....................................................................... PH $5250 A well centered, great looking stamp with good color, MSS cancel, three small thins at top per Weiss c ????9??????)?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????? ????????()M??????A?????!?????((???((????()A???????((??????????????A4((0

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