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19th Century Fancy Cancels - We are pleased to offer you a sample of our fantastic selection of these rarest of insect items. All are selected for their nice cancellations. As with most 19th Century US stamps, these have small faults, not visible from the face. More serious faults are noted. Many are expertized and have certificates by either The Philatelic Foundation (PF) or Professional Stamp Expertising (PSE). In all cases, your satisfaction is guaranteed! |
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Abbreviations :
* = butterflies & moths
^ = insects
~ = Bees
NH = Never Hinged
H = Lightly Hinged
VF = Very Fine
S/S = Souvenir Sheet
M/S = Miniature Sheet
SG = Stanley Gibbons catalogue
Mi = Michel catalogue
ovpt. = overprint
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UNITED STATES
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1840 |
New York printed invoice for "James Beck
Dealer in Embroideries laces Hosiery " Large detailed drawing of BEEHIVE in corner. Wonderful exhibition item! |
$35.00 |
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1864 |
U58 3¢ pink cut square VF with large margins. Perfect strike of "SHOO-FLY" cancel. (man's boot on top of fly) from Evansville, IN. INSECT |
SOLD |
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c.1860 |
68 Fine with scarce red BEEHIVE cancel. |
SOLD |
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1867 |
93 2¢ Used "Black Jack", VF strike of a New York BEE cancel PSE |
$450.00 |
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1867 |
88 3¢ Used Fancy BEE cancel (tiny flaw
upper right) Unusually large stamp allowing for a full strike of the cancel PFC cert. Scarce on grilled issue! ~ |
$350.00 |
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1869 |
114 Fine Used 3¢ ultra train with small BEE Waterbury fancy cancel. Cancel is spectacular! |
$875.00 |
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1869 |
114 VF Used 3¢ ultra train, BEE cancel, very minor faults |
$450.00 |
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1869 |
114 Fine Used 3¢ ultra train. Sound stamp with superb full strike of black Meriden CT BEE cancel. Exhibition quality! PF cert. |
SOLD |
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1870 |
136 Ave used, 3¢ grn with superb strike of Freeport IL FLY cancel in blue. (Cole IN-5) |
$275.00 |
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1870/71 |
146 2¢ red brown Ave Used unlisted BEE cancel |
$300.00 |
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1897 |
Complete 46 page price list of W W Cary
for "Italian Bees and Apiarian supplies". Full
descriptions of his products as well as plenty of
illustrations! Also offers Poultry breeding. One-of-a-kind topical item! |
SOLD |
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c.1900 |
Small pink advertising leaflet with
illustration on cover of cow with "no flies on
me" quote to sell "stopfly" to kill insects. Made
by Standard Oil Co. |
$25.00 |
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1929 |
651 F-VF block of 4 with fancy insect cancel from BUG, KY. Each stamp with solid strike . Rare and beautiful as a block! |
$300.00 |
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1958 |
Large bee and flower label. 2x |
SOLD |
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1977 |
#1714, 1715 NH * horizontal misperfed strip of 5 |
$175.00 |
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1988 |
2281 XF NH coil with black intaglio missing, "missing Bee" |
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Single |
$120.00 |
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Pair |
$240.00 |
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1988 |
2281 XF NH honey bee, offset in black omitted, very rare! Sold with copy of P.F. certificates of strip of 6 from which it came ~ |
$750.00 |
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1990 |
2281a VF NH Honeybee imperforate pair |
$40.00 |
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1990 |
2281a NH Dramatic miscut imperf pair! Cuts design in half! |
SOLD |
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1984-85 Duck Stamp |
California "Honey Lake" permit stamp. Yellow paper, VF NH.~ |
SOLD |
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1985-86 Duck Stamp |
California "Honey Lake" permit stamp on blue paper. VF NH |
$30.00 |
BRITISH AREA
Great Britain
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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18th Century |
Large engravings (size 138mm x 224
mm) showing different views of insects. These illustration proofs for an entomology publication are delicately detailed and beautifully hand
colored. Some show anatomical details, all are beautifully detailed. |
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insects all different.............each |
$15.00 |
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5 different proofs |
$65.00 |
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Butterflies...........................each |
$25.00 |
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Bees....................................each |
$20.00 |
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c.1850 |
Engravings for The Naturalist's Library,
size 113mm x 167mm These exquisite labeled illustrations depict the insects in their environments or with other details. Beautifully
detailed and hand colored! A wonderful addition to any collection or exhibit! |
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Insect sample.........................each |
SOLD |
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Bee sample............................each |
$20.00 |
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Butterfly sample....................each |
$25.00 |
G.B. Scotland - Bernia Island
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1982 |
NH 2 x M/S of 6 insects ,one Perf, one Imperf |
$40.00 |
G.B. Scotland - Easdale Island
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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£5 gold foil oversized stamp, Butterflies, Bird, Mushroom, Seashell |
$20.00 |
Antigua & Barbuda
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1985 |
854 S/S NH Butterfly |
$5.00 |
Ghana
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1965 |
220, 222 VF NH inverted ovpt |
$25.00 |
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1982 |
789-92 NH imperfs with right margins * |
SOLD |
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1992 |
1443-50 NH imperf * |
SOLD |
Lesotho
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1986/88 |
560 VF NH 9s on 60s ovpt. double
surcharge. * |
$75.00 |
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1987 |
600 NH Pair with ovpt. shift. Ovpt
between two stamps. Shown with two normal stamps.* |
$100.00 |
Malawi
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1966 |
40a S/S NH * |
$20.00 |
Malaysia
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1970 |
66-73 Set of 8 imperf proofs in black. |
SOLD |
Malaysia States
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1971 |
Butterfly set of 7 imperf proofs in full
color without black state name. |
SOLD |
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1971 |
Set of 13 complete booklets, each
containing seven panes of four stamps (c, 10c, 15c x2) from all 13 Malaysia States Very scarce set of booklets! Orchid booklet sets available - please ask! |
$500.00 |
Malaysia - Kedah
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1971 |
117 10c value in 7 progressive color
proofs. Slight crease on one imperf * |
SOLD |
Montserrat
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1981 |
441-44 VF NH each value in M/S of 10 +
2 labels with * name |
$75.00 |
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1987 |
647-50 VF NH Corner margins. "Specimen" opvt. * |
$25.00 |
Nevis
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1982 |
142-45 F-VF NH Specimen ovpts.* |
$35.00 |
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1983 |
146-49 F-VF NH Specimen ovpts.* |
$35.00 |
Newfoundland
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1911 |
99 VF-XF NH ^ |
$80.00 |
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1911 |
99 XF NH ^ upper left corner block.
Very rare! |
$350.00 |
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1911 |
99a VF imperf pair, ungummed as issued. |
$300.00 |
New Zealand
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1970 |
439 F-VF NH Error. 2c with black color
missing. Impressive error! SG 916a * |
SOLD |
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1973 |
537 VF NH Error. 4c value missing purple
brown background. Shown with normal stamp. SG 1011b * |
$275.00 |
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1991 |
1077a S/S NH * |
$4.00 |
Norfolk Is.
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1976/77 |
201-17 NH * |
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Blocks of four |
$40.00 |
St. Lucia
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1985 |
731-38 F-VF NH SPECIMEN ovpt.
se-tenant pairs * |
$30.00 |
St. Vincent
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1978 |
523-27 F-VF H |
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SPECIMEN ovpt |
$25.00 |
St. Vincent - Grenadine
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1989 |
661-68 NH SPECIMEN OVPT |
$35.00 |
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1989 |
669-70 NH SPECIMEN OVPT |
$25.00 |
St. Vincent - Grenadine Union Is.
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1985 |
194-201 VF NH Se-tenant pairs in imperf
blocks of 4 * |
$175.00 |
Sierre Leone
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1979 |
447-50 NH * |
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Blocks of four |
$16.00 |
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1989 |
1088-95 NH M/S of 10 * |
$80.00 |
Sri Lanka
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1978 |
537 ungummed proof in block of 4, very
rare!* |
$175.00 |
Tonga
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1987 |
650 NH M/S with black Specimen ovpt.
and M/S with gold Specimen ovpt. Noah’s Ark,
*, Animals |
SOLD |
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1989 |
714-17 VF NH with "Specimen" ovpt. * |
$25.00 |
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1989 |
714-17 VF NH Imperf proofs. Pairs - one
with full color, other yellow with "Progressive #1 ovpt." * |
$100.00 |
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1989 |
832 pair in Proof, black |
SOLD |
Tuvalu
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1985 |
279-80 VF NH Se-tenant pairs in imperf
blocks of 4, in six different progressive proofs. |
$125.00 |
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1991 |
566-69 VF NH Blocks of 4 with
"Specimen" ovpt. * ^ |
$75.00 |
Tuvalu - Vaitupu
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1985 |
VF NH se-tenant pairs in imperf blocks of
4 * |
$175.00 |
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1985 |
39-46 VF NH Each se-tenant pair in 6
imperf progressive proofs. (24 pairs) * |
$150.00 |
Union Is.
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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Butterfly NH specimen ovpt |
$35.00 |
Vanautu
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1983 |
346-48 NH se-tenant pairs * |
$3.50 |
Victoria
| Image | Description | Price |
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2p pair with two clear strikes of BUTTERFLY cancel |
SOLD |
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AFARS & ISSAS
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1975-76 |
392, 394,397, 399 NH each value in
horizontal imperf pair with gutter between |
SOLD |
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1976 |
394, 399 Deluxe sheets |
SOLD |
AJMAN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1971 |
Mi 747-54 NH Imperfs * |
$8.00 |
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1971 |
Mi 747-54 NH Imperf pairs |
$16.00 |
ANGOLA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1981 |
653a S/S NH * |
$5.50 |
AUSTRIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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c.1900 |
Real photo label, perfed and gummed VF
H for hunting shooting society. Shows ^ around
ducks in a marsh. Rare!! |
$50.00 |
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c.1910 |
Set of 3 labels (red, violet & blue) issued
for National Savings Bank, Graz Bureau. Large
vertical format, each with "2" denomination. SET |
$75.00 |
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1975//80 |
Set of 12 horizontal pairs with
Butterfly ovpt. on left stamp of each pair. #958,
959, 1100, each value comes with 4 different
colored ovpts, black, red, blue and green. |
SOLD |
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1975//80 |
set of 24 stamps with multi colored
Butterfly imprint on tabs. #589-75, 100, 1105, 1107-09 with tabs on top. |
SOLD |
BELGIUM
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Four large sized matchbook labels, each
different, 3 with prominent ~, one with Butterfly |
SOLD |
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1965 |
618 Imperf * |
$75.00 |
BRAZIL
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1948 |
Commemorative show card, Exposcicao
Filatelica Regional, with special pictorial cancel of ~ and Beehive. |
SOLD |
BULGARIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1990 |
3551-56 NH * |
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Blocks of four |
$16.00 |
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1990 |
3556a M/S of six * |
$4.10 |
BURKINA FASO
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1962 |
Malaria issue, set of 5 imperfs with
margins, Burkino Faso, Central Africa,
Cameroun, Gabon, Niger and Senegal. |
SOLD |
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1984 |
C305-08 VF Imperf pairs * |
$110.00 |
BURUNDI
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1970 |
306-21, C110-18 Used ^ |
$3.00 |
CAMBODIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1962 |
106-8 NH corner margin imperfs (slight
hinge mark on 1 value in top margin) |
$30.00 |
CAMEROUN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1954 |
C33 NH imperf ^ |
$10.00 |
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Corner margin imperf block of 4! |
$40.00 |
CENTRAL AFRICA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1962 |
J1-2. 5-12 imperf se tenant pairs |
$55.00 |
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1970 |
131-34, C83 NH imperf pairs |
$50.00 |
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1990 |
956-61 VF Imperfs with right margins * |
$30.00 |
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1990 |
962 NH S/S Imperf * |
$30.00 |
CHINA (Taiwan)
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1989 |
2692-5 NH specimen |
$35.00 |
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1990 |
2717-20 NH specimen |
$35.00 |
COLOMBIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1967 |
C491a S/S of 3 NH ~ |
$20.00 |
COMORO ISLANDS
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1979 |
426-8 NH Imperfs 30fr *, 75fr Bee-eater , Birds |
$20.00 |
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Imperf Pairs |
$40.00 |
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Blocks of four |
$80.00 |
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1989 |
686-91 VF Imperf |
SOLD |
CONGO - Peoples Republic
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1962 |
B3 artist's proof in color * |
$150.00 |
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1973 |
290-91 NH Corner margins imperfs Bee |
$35.00 |
CUBA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1959 |
C187 Two Right Margin Imperf Proofs,
first with black missing and second Imperf with black only * Extremely RARE! [PH] |
$1,250.00 |
DHUFAR
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1972 |
M/S of 8 * |
$7.00 |
DJIBOUTI
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1978 |
471-74 NH Imperfs ...............each set |
$30.00 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1962 |
Two NH anti-Malaria S/S, Perf and Imperf
with B39-40, CB24-25 and 25 + 5c ^ (Michel
BL 294A-B) |
$15.00 |
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1974 |
C225 VF NH Imperf color proof, first
stage in yellow and red. ~ [PH] |
$100.00 |
DUBAI
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1963 |
18-21, C9-12 NH imperf blocks of 4 in
original colors. * with Anti-Tuberculosis ovpt. |
$150.00 |
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1963 |
21 VF LH with dramatic green color shift! * |
$15.00 |
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1963 |
C12 NH block of 4 with inverted cross!!
Great showpiece! |
SOLD |
ECUADOR
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1961 |
680-83 NH imperfs with top margin strip. |
$110.00 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1981 |
8v M/S NH Imperf * |
$20.00 |
FRANCE
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1857 |
~label , "from the Reign of the ~, Paris"
small faults |
SOLD |
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1868 |
Telegraph stamps, 50c, 1fr, 2fr in fresh,
mint blocks of 4. Ungummed as issued. 1fr with right margin. Each with ~ in top corners. Each block had one horizontal pair in perfect condition and other pair with faint horizontal crease visible from reverse only. Yvert cv Fr 107,500. =$16,500! 1Fr and 2 Fr (key values) are signed Calves. Among the world’s rarest BEE stamps!! Only [PH] |
$6,500.00 |
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1902 |
(May 28) VF H set of 2 labels, one green
one red, picturing ~ around hive. Issued by Rhone Horticultural Society for Lyon expo. Rare |
SOLD |
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1904 |
(Aug 27) VF H label in blue showing
Beehive at left for Agricultural Expo at Arlon. |
SOLD |
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1925 |
173 booklet, 30c. Ad on cover shows large ^ |
SOLD |
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1926 |
178 booklet, 40c. Ad on cover shows large ^ |
$130.00 |
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1978 |
1606 LH Imperf |
$14.00 |
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1980 |
1708 NH * imperf |
$40.00 |
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Corner margin block of 4 |
$160.00 |
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1991 |
2265 NH imperf Ladybug, Bird |
$30.00 |
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Imperf pair |
$60.00 |
FR. EQUATORIAL AFRICA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1947 |
J12-21 numeral values on Equatorial * |
SOLD |
FUJEIRA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1967 |
Mi 159-85 NH * |
$20.00 |
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Blocks of four |
$80.00 |
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1971 |
Mi 780B-84B NH Imperfs * |
$10.00 |
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Pairs * |
$20.00 |
GERMANY, BERLIN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1984 |
9NB209-12 F-VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. ~ ^ [PH] |
$200.00 |
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1985 |
9NB227-30 VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. * |
$200.00 |
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1990 |
9NB279-82 F-VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. dragonfly |
$150.00 |
GERMANY, WEST
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1906 |
(Aug 26-28) F-VF H label for Saxony Beekeeping Society expo in Döbeln, shows man smoking, extracting honey. Rare |
$40.00 |
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c 1910 |
set of 4 VF H multicolored labels for
German beekeeping Society from Bohemia. Two designs, each on white paper and on green paper. Light gum disturbances. |
$125.00 |
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Mi #R2b VF LH DM 1500 for NH ~and honey
ad, fresh! [PH] |
$450.00 |
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Mi #R2b VF Used DM 1500 for NH ~and
honey ad, fresh! |
$450.00 |
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"Bienen-Honig" labels picturing Bee |
$15.00 |
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1962 |
B382 VF NH Variety - without wmk.
Sheet margin copy. Signed Schlegel. Mi DM
2500. * [PH] |
$1250.00 |
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1984 |
B616-19 F-VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. ~ ^ |
$200.00 |
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1985 |
B636-39 VF NH "Muster" specimen ovpt. * |
$200.00 |
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1990 |
1598 VF NH "Muster" specimen ovpt.,
caterpillar, Birds, Fish |
$50.00 |
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1991 |
1670-77 (1671-4 in block of 4) F-VF NH
"Muster" specimen ovpt. ^ |
$325.00 |
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1991 |
1689-90 F-VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. ^ |
$90.00 |
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1991 |
B705-12 F-VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. * |
$385.00 |
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1992 |
B728-32 F-VF NH "Muster" specimen
ovpt. * |
$260.00 |
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1993 |
NH set of five with "Muster" specimen
ovpt. ^ |
$225.00 |
GHANA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1990 |
1175-82 VF NH M/S of 10, imperf. Only
20 exist! * |
$550.00 |
GUATEMALA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1889-90 |
5p blue and 10p purple VF ~proofs,
ungummed. [PH] |
SOLD |
GUINEA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1988 |
1088-93 NH corner margin Imperfs. *
,Birds |
$32.50 |
HUNGARY
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1951 |
940-44 F-VF NH Imperfs * |
SOLD |
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1961 |
1396-99 NH * Imperf M/S of four.
Scarce! |
$80.00 |
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1969 |
1966-73 NH Imperfs * |
SOLD |
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1973 |
2221-28 NH Imperfs |
$25.00 |
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1982 |
2759-65 VF NH imperfs with top margins.
* |
$35.00 |
ISRAEL
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1965 |
304-7 NH tab singles with double horizontal perforations!! Only one sheet is known to exist. Great exhibition item. |
SOLD |
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1965 |
304-07 NH plate number block with double horizontal perfs! From same sheet as above. |
$350.00 |
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1983 |
833 VF NH yellow color shifted upwards
~ |
$25.00 |
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1983 |
833 NH error - blue and yellow completely missing and black shifted downward causing the appearance of gold and red shifted and perfs through the date in black at bottom. Great item! |
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Tab single |
$100.00 |
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Plate block of 4 |
$300.00 |
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Vertical strip of 3 [PH] |
$250.00 |
JAPAN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1916 |
152-54 LH * [PH] |
$680.00 |
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1916 |
154 VF LH "Specimen" ovpt. |
$900.00 |
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1923 |
179-87 NH ^ |
SOLD |
KOREA, South
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1954 |
202A VF mint presentation sheet * |
$400.00 |
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1986 |
1467 S/S NH * |
$15.00 |
LAOS
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1962 |
74-76 VF NH imperf |
$100.00 |
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1962 |
74-76 VF NH trial color imperf |
$75.00 |
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1965 |
101-03, C46 Signed artist die proofs , 10k
sepia, 20k black, 25k royal blue, 40k blue black. ( A few minor toning spots ) Scarce item! [PH] |
$900.00 |
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10k sepia |
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20k black |
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25k royal blue |
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40k blue black |
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1968 |
171-73, C54-55 Deluxe sheet |
SOLD |
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LIBERIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
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1974 |
683-68 VF NH Imperfs, only 100 sets
exist! * [PH] |
$250.00 |
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1974 |
683-68 VF NH imperfs in blocks of 4 !
Believed to be unique! |
$900.00 |
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1974 |
683-68, C204 S/S VF NH trial color
imperfs with beige background. Same as below only beige. Only 6 exist! |
$900.00 |
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1974 |
683-68, C204 S/S VF NH trial color
imperfs with light blue background. Only 6 exist! |
$900.00 |
|
1974 |
683-88, C204 S/S VF NH in imperf
deluxe sheets. No more than 8 sets known! Incredible item! |
$1150.00 |
MADAGASCAR
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1960 |
C63-65 Deluxe sheets * |
SOLD |
MALI
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1962 |
B1 proof in lavender |
$150.00 |
|
1967 |
99-101 NH Imperfs |
$20.00 |
| |
|
Imperf Pairs |
$40.00 |
|
1979 |
348-52 NH imperf complete set *
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
|
1987 |
550-53 Imperf singles |
$30.00 |
| |
|
Imperf corner blocks of four |
$120.00 |
MAURITANIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1970 |
274-78 deluxe sheets ^ |
$50.00 |
|
1970 |
275 VF NH Trial color imperf in magenta
with left margin. * |
$25.00 |
MEXICO
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1984 |
1126 $15 with brown omitted. Rare! ~ Normal one also shown for comparison. |
$375.00 |
MONACO
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1963 |
528-35 VF NH ^ birds, UN |
$55.00 |
MONGOLIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
| |
1991 |
1989-95 NH ^ imperfs, very rare as only a
small quantity were prepared. |
|
|
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Singles |
$50.00 |
| |
|
Pairs |
$100.00 |
| |
|
Corner blocks of four |
$200.00 |
NAGALAND
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1969 |
2 * NH S/S, one with red Pre Olympic
Games Munich 1972, one with black ovpt and missing black ink of "Nagaland"! |
$45.00 |
|
1969 |
3 * NH S/S , "PhilaTokyo" in black, gold and silver. Mi N170-72 |
$45.00 |
|
1974 |
2 * M/S of 8 NH, perf and imperf + 1
imperf * S/S Mi N360-67 |
$40.00 |
NETHERLANDS
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1905 |
(Jul 12-15) VF LH label in violet honoring
57th Congress in Veendam, showing beehive at lower left. |
SOLD |
NEW CALEDONIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1967 |
357, 359, 360 H Deluxe sheets (1967 values of set) |
SOLD |
|
1990 |
626-28 VF NH Corner margin imperf. * |
$35.00 |
NICARAGUA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1967 |
C606-17 VF NH imperf pairs! * |
$700.00 |
OMAN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1972 |
(5v) * set used + each value with 2 x NH
progressive proofs. Great item! |
SOLD |
RUSSIA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1979 |
4772 corner margin imperf * |
$100.00 |
|
1989 |
5771 imperf ~ |
$100.00 |
RWANDA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1965 |
114, 116, 117, 119, 122, 124 (1965 values of set) VF NH imperfs complete set by Belgium catalog. Scarce![PH] |
SOLD |
|
1973 |
495-504 NH imperfs |
$65.00 |
ST. THOMAS & PRINCE IS.
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1989 |
898-902 * in M/S of 4 NH |
SOLD |
|
1990 |
945-50 in M/S of 4 NH * |
SOLD |
SWEDEN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
|
Set of 5 matchbook labels ^, one oversized,
ants, coins, |
$75.00 |
SWITZERLAND
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1953 |
B229a M/S NH * |
Inquire |
|
1954 |
Pro Juventute booklet with double print on
5c value. Rare! ^ |
$160.00 |
TOGO
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1990 |
1542-45 NH imperfs |
$20.00 |
WALLIS & FUTUNA
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1987 |
347-52 NH imperf * |
$45.00 |
YEMEN
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
1980 |
367-70, C56-58 NH set perf and imperf +
set in imperf small sized sheets with gold trim + 2 different S/S, one perf one imperf, SCOUTS, *, complete unit. |
$125.00 |
Covers
United States
| Image | Year | Description | Price |
|---|
|
c.1860 |
VF unused Patriotic envelope showing General Winfield Scott catching Jefferson Davis who is depicted as a FLY. Lovely pictorial envelope! |
SOLD |
|
c.1860 |
#65 on Civil War Patriotic cover. Rare red and blue design over entire cover with BEEHIVE, clock and ship. |
$500.00 |
|
1869 |
114 Superb strike of Shoo Fly cancel of Owosso, MI on cover! Cert. |
SOLD |
|
1869 |
114 Blue insect cancel of Mount Vernon, Ohio. Very clear strike. VF cover, PFC INSECT |
$1150.00 |
|
c1869 |
112 strip of 3 on superb cover from Boston, MA with beautifully detailed pen and ink drawing of Butterfly and insects. One-of-a-kind and a great showpiece! |
$250.00 |
|
c1870's |
UX3 Early rare postal card with "corticelli spool silk" ad along with ads for many other products. |
$200.00 |
|
1870 |
Complete strike of Wooster, OH FLY cancel ON COVER WITH COMPLETE CDS!! (Cole IN-2) Scarce cancel. |
$150.00 |
|
1870 |
Complete strike of Freeport IL FLY cancel in blue ON COVER WITH COMPLETE CDS!! (Cole IN-5) Cover has backflap tear. Great piece!! |
$300.00 |
|
c. 1870 |
Freeport IL fancy FLY cancel in blue on
cover to NY. Stamp is VF sound. Neat ¼" tear at upper left of cover far away from stamp,otherwise in VF condition. Very clean! ^
|
$700.00 |
|
c. 1873 |
#158 3c grn on advertising cover. " GA
Shroeder Artificial Flower manufactory & Millinery" INSECT cork cancel and Cleveland OH cds. PSE cert, Superb strike! Exhibition
quality! |
$750.00 |
|
1887 |
W.W. Cary Advertising cover, breeder of
Italian ~ |
SOLD |
|
1888 |
213 tied by star in circle fancy cancel,
postmarked FLY Creek, NY, Aug 18. |
$100.00 |
|
1889 |
VF Advertising cover on postal stationery.
"Eckstein White Lead Co." Cincinnati seal and Cincinnati Industrial Exposition seal with BEEHIVE. Superb quality. Great for exhibition!
|
$150.00 |
|
1889 |
McCulloch advertising cover with
beehive, "Honey a speciality" |
SOLD |
|
1889 |
Drake & Smith adv. cover for beehives
and honey. |
SOLD |
|
1890's |
Early * Card with printed address "Wm.
D. Denton, Butterflies" Rare so early!
|
$35.00
each |
|
1895 |
Advertising cover with decorative MOTH
cachet for "Manahan´s Parchment and Moth paper Works" NY, NY |
$75.00 |
|
1899 |
Advertising cover "~ Keepers Supplies,
Gleanings in Bee Culture" with intricate rendering covering most of envelope. Large bees in foreground. Very attractive cover! ~
|
$100.00 |
|
c. 1900 |
3 picture postcards with various Butterfly
designs, flowers and hearts. Beautiful period piece! * |
$40.00 |
|
c. 1900 |
Advertising cover in rich yellow orange
for "R. R. Murphy, Fulton IL, BREEDER OF ITALIAN QUEEN BEES" with large pictorial ~ on VF cover in excellent condition. |
$200.00 |
|
c. 1900 |
Adv. cover with large illustration of
beetle with company name "London Purple". and ad on reverse. |
SOLD |
|
c. 1900 |
Cover postmarked HONEY CREEK WIS.
Front of cover in VF condition, side back was torn to open cover. ~ |
SOLD |
|
1901 |
N.D. West adv. cover "Aparian inventor" with illustration. |
SOLD |
|
1901 |
King, Brinsmade adv. cover with ~ .
|
$95.00 |
|
1903 |
Manahan Moth adv. cover with large
illustration in green. |
SOLD |
|
1917 |
Continental screens adv. cover. Illustration
on reverse of Fly. |
SOLD |
|
c. 1920 |
543 on printed matter advertising cover.
"The Eden Specialty Co." with stylized ~ and BEEHIVE green cachet. |
$75.00 |
|
c. 1928 |
645 on 3 addressed FDC´s with colorful *
label added. Each cover with a different *, one label tied by typewriter inscription. |
$50.00 |
|
1929 |
Registered cover from FLY, Ohio with 3 large, clear, dark blue strikes of fancy FLY. (Postal stationery with 3 added values) |
$550.00 |
|
1929 |
Registered cover with block of 8, each
with purple strike of fancy BUG cancel plus single stamp with BUG cancel - 9 in all! Postmarked BUG, KY. |
$550.00 |
|
1929 |
Registered cover canceled BUG, KY with
5 fancy BUG cancels in black, properly back stamped. |
$500.00 |
|
1930 |
VF Registered cover from Plantsville CT
with 9 fancy cancels in black! 2x FLY, 2x Indian, 2x Wagon, 1x Indian on Horseback, 2x star. All very clear strikes. Interesting item! |
$500.00 |
|
1930 |
VF registered cover (5c postal stationery!)
Canceled FLY, OH. 5 fancy FLY cancels in purple, superb strikes! [PH]. |
$450.00 |
|
1930 |
Cover to CT with LDW #967 RD JACKET
purple cancel, perfect strike! |
$80.00 |
|
1938 |
3c purple with SPIDER KY cancel and
hand painted spider cachet. Signed and dated by the artist. |
$100.00 |
|
1938 |
Hand painted cover with overall design for
Easter - Rabbit, Chicks, butterfly and bee. Pen and ink with watercolor in pastel shades. Hand drawn prior to stamping and cancellation! |
$50.00 |
|
1939 |
Hand painted cover with Butterfly.
Numbered pen and ink circular drawing of large butterfly and flowers. Background of in rainbow watercolors. Hand drawn prior to stamping and
cancellation. |
$75.00 |
|
1941 |
Hand drawn and hand colored oversized
Butterfly illustration in pastel hues on beautiful VF cover! Belleville Kansas to Ohio Hand drawn prior to stamping & cancellation. |
$75.00 |
|
1944 |
~ seal showing ~and airplane tied to cover! |
$65.00 |
|
1952 |
Mauer yellow adv. for insect powder. Great illustrations! |
$50.00 |
|
1977 |
1715a on cover signed by the designer Stanley Galli. |
$35.00 |
|
1990 |
2281 F-VF coil, error- missing black
"BEE" on commercial cover to Texas!! Incredible! |
SOLD |
U.S. HAWAII
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
1896 |
#57, 74-76, Lovely 4 color franking with world´s 1st Butterfly stamp, Honolulu to Belfast, Ireland - spectacular usage!! Exhibition quality! [PH] |
SOLD |
AUSTRIA
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
1951 |
VF mint pro juventute envelope with 5,
10, 15, 30s costume stamps imprinted. Multicolored "butterfly & flora" printed cachet. Special "mit balloonpost" for the 6th Austrian Balloon flight. Rare! (Netto cv Ös 3500.) * |
$190.00 |
FRANCE
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
1944 |
advertising cover, Fernand Robert, apiculture, picturing beehive. |
$75.00 |
GERMANY
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
1890´S |
Dresden Local Post. 3 postal cards (one used) plus 2 letter cards - all different, 2pf2, 3pf2, 4pf2, all VF. |
SOLD |
|
1890´S |
Dresden local post. "Hansa" 2 pf brown postal card, mint BEEHIVE. |
SOLD |
|
1940 |
Picture postcard with purple BEE in rectangle cancel! ~ |
SOLD |
NETHERLANDS
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
1937 |
Airmail cover with official cachet applied
by the Post Office for the June 5th flight, FLY
and Fish. |
Inquire |
|
1937 |
Airmail cover with official cachet applied
by the Post Office for the June 5th flight, FLY
and Fish. |
Inquire |
SPAIN
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
|
Spanish Civil War cover with purple Melilla
label, beautiful condition! Rare! |
SOLD |
SWITZERLAND
| Image |
Year |
Description |
Price |
|
1927 |
35c Imprinted pictorial envelope from
Aviation Society. First flight, May 30. ^ in
cancel. Very early examples of insects! Available in 3 different colored cancels. |
$50.00 |
 |
Atlas of Insects on Stamps of the World by Entomologist/Philatelist Dennis Hamel. This informative 738 page book is set up primarily as a check list of insect stamps from the earliest insect stamp in 1891 through 1991. It is divided into three parts. Part I is an alphabetical detailed listing by country and part II is an alphabetical listing by scientific names of insects. Part III includes the common names of insects on stamps. These main sections are interspersed with illustrations and remarks about the countries, stamp artists, insect habitats etc. as well as anecdotal stories. Every "entomo-philatelist" needs this encyclopedic work! Price $40.00
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