48th Annual Resume 1972-1973 American Edition

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THE H. R. HARMER ORG ANIZATIO N

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AnnualResume for the Season 1972-73

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EDITORIALS TIME TO CALL A HALT? (Fro m our Lond on Office) For a number of yea rs postage stam ps have been produc ed by many countri es as a me ans of incre asing their revenue , and in gener al the number of tamps produc ed far exceed s the possible postal use. The emer gent Africa n State s are good example s of this, and as a result the tamp s of such countrie as Ghana and Sierra Leone have become so num erous th at man y co llector s ha ve cease d to col lect the m odern issues. Thi s means th at some sets only fetc h a fr action of face value when sold. This ca n only do harm to the hobb y, and is a classic exampl e of killin g the goose th at lays the golde n (or Gold Coast) egg. T he Iron Curtain cou ntri es are "top of the polls" in thi s, Ru ssia having issued over 1,650 basic sta mp s between 1960 and I 972 , a new stamp every third day!

Nor are the countrie s wh ich one would expec t to be more respon sible entirel y blamele ss.

It ca n be argued th at there are too many Great Brit a in issues eac h yea r, and not all are commemoratives . For examp le, ther e can be littl e reason for producin g pictorial issues which commemorate nothin g and are obviou sly aimed at the thematic m arket - bird s, flower , churches , etc . Mea nwhile the posta l service continues to deteriorate.

In the United States, the American Ph ilatelic Society blackli t cert ain is ues which are co nsidered to be unde sira ble for variou s reason s, and it i intere ting to note that the recent United States "Po stal People " Sc. ha suffer ed this fa te .

Surel y th e government s of major countri e hould be above such thin gs ?

TONGUE-IN-CHEEK

REPLY (From the Ne w York Office)

Let the e stamp-issuing co untrie s co ntinu e to bring out their glorified multi-color beer label s. The more the y issue, the better it is for phi late ly on at least four count s: (1) If all the mone y expe nded (we nearly sa id was ted) on the e new issues was put into past is ues, price s would increase o rap idly th at phil ately wou ld be pu she d out of monetar y re ach of so many of it devotees.

(2) If the source of income derive d from such new issues dried up, the Un ited States a nd oth ers wo uld have to supply additional funds to a id the se countr ies-at the expense of the taxpayer !

(3) Ink a nd paper ma nu fac turer s wo uld be seriou sly affecte d . D oes phil ately wa nt to be respon sible for the unemplo yment that wou ld develop ?

(4) Wh at about the vast number of artists who design stam ps ? With less issues they wou ld lose a main source of incom e. Doe s phi lately want to be co nsidered a hindran ce to "cu ltur al adva ncement " ?

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- INTERNATIONA

5,319,21 Auction: For a Total o

The largest turnov er by ar

New Yori Auctions In our la t Season 's Re sum e we spoke of expectation s of an improvement for 1972- 73 over th at of l 971- 72. We are plea ed th at the e expect ation bor e fruit. The total of $3,001,670 bowed an incre a e of ome 20% .

Acti vity was a l o incre a ed; 30,463 lot were offer ed (as against 25,888). There wer e 20 ca talogue s (comp ared with 17) and 60 se ions (previously 53).

18 e sion were de voted to Unit ed State i sues for a tot al of ju st over $ 1,000,000 ; 29 were Brii h and Forei gn and 13 specialized.

The United States ales tot alled approximatel y l 0 % abo ve the previou s sea on ' figure, confirm ing the teady mo vement of kno wledgeable phil atelists and executor s to Harmer when this material wa to be rea lized .

As u ual ph ilate lic materi al offered ranged from the ub lime to the tupendou . On the one ha nd an auction of onl y 54 lot s, compri sing Western Express cover , attained $76,966 whi le on the other hand, 60 carto n of tamp , hipped by truck from Ca nada , conv erted into 1491 lots. rea lized $204,819. amed Collections

A u ual tamps sold covered ever y field o f phil ately and, a usual, the list of named co llection included many per on known nationall y and inte rnation ally. Included were : Albert A nderson Olympic ; Bernard T. Aronstein Great Britain; Walter E. Atkinson U nited States; M ajor Jame E . Ave ry United State s; Jerom e Bern stein Gene ra l; G . R. Breckenridge Gene ra l; Joh n C . . Cone Chapin 20th Centur y Forei gn; Richard Latin Am erica (portion ); Dr. Her vey W . Dietrich Unit ed States, Ca nada ; Austin N . Edwards United State ; H arri on D . S. Have rbeck Indi an N ative States; Edward E . Hoebel General; A. T . Hunter N ewfoundl and; Willi am P . Kau Germ an E mpire ;

M arvin S. Kobacker Briti h Commonwealth , F ra nce and Co lonie ; F rederick R. Kohn United State s; John Kosack General ; Dr . Roger Lapham United State ; Dr. Willi am Liffrig United States.

Forei gn; Arthur H atley Logan United State , Briommon wealth ; Willi am J . McFarlin British tish Common wealth ; P atricia McGrath Un ited State ; Walter R ay Manny United State , Briti h Commonw ealth ; George T. Meyer General ; Henr y D . B. B. Moore F ar East; Philip R . Moore United State s; F . Lind en aylor Briti sh Commo nwea lth, French and Ind ependent Afric a; Ale xand er J. ewfield General; Mo nte Ogens Unit ed State s; Milton Lero y Ritter Stock ; Max Ro sskamm Gen era l; Dr . G . Schirrmacher Briti h North Am erica; John B. Sherman ID British Commonw ea lth , For eign and Specialized Ir eland ; Willi am Lester niversal Stamp Shop of Phoeni x, Turnball; Ari zona ; Geor ge C . Wieman General ; Andrew S. Yount U nited States.

Details of the Auctions Dat e

Contents 1972

No. of Re alization Owne rs $189,911 58

Sept. 19-21 Gener al (4 Sessions) United State Oct. 11, 12 Oct. 31, ov. J, 2 Forei gn Gener al ov. 14-16 (4 Session ) Ge neral Dec. 12-14

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134,443 130 ,394 187 ,120

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133,121

32 Genera l " Phil ate lic Portfolio " Western Expre ss I Cover 17 Unit ed State "R itter" Stock

89,176

1973 Jan. 16, 17 Feb. 6, 7 Feb. 21 Feb. 22, 23 March 6-8

89 ,872 76 ,966 134,285 204,819

"Th e last detail of the sale of m y philat elic properties has been att ended to and I must y satisfa ctory conclusion one of the m ost pleasant associati ons I say that this brings to a /111/ B. H. B. have ever experienced ."

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,ALES REPORT-

)rivate Treaty: 1f $5,761,622

$442,408

tamp auction eer for the 1972-73 Season

ivision March 27-30 (5 Sessions) April 10- 12 April 26, 27 May 8, 9 May 10, 11 May 22-25 (5 Sessions) June 6, 7 June 12, 13 June 26-29 July 17-20 (7 Sessions)

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228,802

19 United State 34 Foreign '"Manny" Briti sh Commonwealth British Commo nwealth 10 29 Gene ral

203,418 120,245

Ge nera l

62,496 74 ,013 213,823

John B. Sherman 111 63,347 1 Ireland 141,511 18 U nited State "H averbeck " Indi an 161,393 N ative State s 362,515 73 Gen eral

New York

$3,001,670

London Total

$2,053,720

Sydney Tota l

263 824

Private Treaty -

$267,074

The Seaso n's total of ju t under $270 ,000 wa down from the previou s Seaso n's $383,000. How ever of th at figure two properties alone made up for over $200 ,000 .

Actual tran sact ions were lightly increa ed at 90, this being parti ally due to continued success in

the selling of single rar ities, ch iefly United States.

Bear ing in mind the overall fam ine of phil atelic materia l during the pa t Season , and the inclination of m any vendor s to gamb le for high auctio n return s, the re sults were mo st ple asing.

A number of the propertie s sold had been accepted und er Harmer "Pri vate Treaty / Auction Pl an". A co llection is offe red priv ately at an agreed figure and, if not sold withi n an agreed time- usua lly a few m onths- is included in an auct ion for which space ha been reserved .

Details of Sales Amo ng the ma ny group sold were: U nited States ra ritie s including 1861 firs t design 5c brown , 1901 P an American le inverted center , a gro up of Exp ress cove r , British Guiana ra ritie ; Canada, num erou s item s including an 1858-59, perf . 6p mint , a r are Hawaiian cover (in association with a French profe s iona l); Newfoundland, 1860 laid paper, 1 h ora nge, several air mai l rarities including a "Pin edo" co ver.

Among co llection sold privatel y were United State at $ 12,000 , $9,850 an d severa l smaller ; Ge nera l Co llection at $24,400 , $6,000 and $3,400 , pecialized collections of Bermuda, British West Indie s, Ca nada, Gr eat Brit ain "Penn y Blacks", Guatem ala, Net herland s, Philippine I lands. etc.

In a ll, an interesting cro ss- ection of phil atelic interest s.

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There are two further advantage of sellin g by P riva te Treaty: the cert ainty of a specific minimum and the abse nce of publicity. In fact H arm er's Priv ate Tre aty Departm en t has been ju tifiably ref erred to as "The Secret Service ".

"The realizat ion was far beyond m y expec tations and I was particularly pleased wit h your obvious experti e as well as you r cou rtesy and cooperat ion ."

J.M.S.

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Appreciation s At the foo t of most pages in the Resume we quot e br ief extr acts from bu yers o r seller s.

Towa rd the end of the curr en t ea on we receive d a numb er of lett ers and eve n our mod esty will not preven t us fr om qu otin g in greate r dep th fr om th ree of th em . A Resum e is, after all, not on ly a repo rt of a past season's activities bu t a lso a booklet pu t in th e rea der's hand to persuade him to utilize H arme r' ser vices when the time is ripe.

We hope th e e letter s will help ripen the time more quic kly.

F ro m Mr . Ha rri son D . S. H averbeck , vendo r of th e I ndian Na tive States Collection : "I f eel like hand ing yo u a11d the organization a m edal fo r valour. Y ou did som ethin g in that sale th at I neve r exp ected. You stu ck y our necks :J//t a11d ma de a com p lete sale of a highly specialized co llection of a11 unpo pul ar gro up. Y o u allow ed Win Boggs to write a Handbook Catalogue a11d to lot the co llection as he sa w /it. I think this f act brou ght hom e to the buye rs that this was 110 1 a usual sale but rather an ex cep tional opp ortuni ty to acquire m any rare and uniqu e p ieces.

"Please accep t my congratulations 011a job done so well that I still can hardly believ e it ."

From M r. M alden Jo ne , vend o r in our auction of M ay 22/ 25 : ¡¡1 ack no wledge rece ip t of y our check. I am takin g this opp ortunit y to thank you person ally fo r yo ur th orou ghly prof essional handling of ma terial off ered at auction by yo ur fine firm . It is precisely the sam e consideration I received seve ral ye ars ago when I disposed of my Z epp elin cove r collectio11.

"Tha11ki11g y ou again for yo ur courtesy and he/pf 11/11ess . . "

From Mr. Robert W. Brec kenridge, vendo r in o ur auction 0f May 22 / 25 : "/ ca11't close the boo k 011 m y stam p co llec tion without thankin g yo u f or y our part in finishing th e last chap ter.

"Selling stam p co llections is 'old hat' 10 yo u and the basis of yo ur business ac11v1ty- to m e, ho we ver. it m eant partin g with som eth ing which has been a so urce of int erest and pleasure f or m or e ye ars th an I lik e to thin k.

"I wo uld like to co mm end yo u fo r th e business-lik e mann er i11 whi ch y ou and yo ur organi za tion handled the em ire m at/er - /isling, auc1ion and fined pay m ent. It has been a pleasure to ha ve done business with y ou."

"/ still mar vel a1 th e remarkabl e accuracy disp laye d by yo ur firm considering the thousand of stam ps yo u handl e."

C. S. F ., Jr.

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Resume of Prices Realized New York - Season 1972-73 All catalogue price

are those prevailing at the time of the auction .

UNITED STATES

$1,250

Feb . 22

5c brown , used, extremely fine

$230

Oct. 11

1847 5c blackish brown , crackly o.g. Cat. $450

5c brown , tied by blue grid to cover

$260

Oct.

5c chocolate brown , red cance l

$310

April 10

Sc dark reddi sh brown , pair on cover with U . S. Expre ss Mail.

Mass.

$400

April 10

$340

Oct. 11

$280

Oct. 11

3c orange brown, corner copy used. Cat. $12

$62.50

Feb. 22

3c dull red , trial perf. 12½ , very good on cover

$310

Oct. 11

$750

Oct. 11

10c black used , very fine A copy with blu e canc el sold at $360 on Jun e 12 I 851-56 l c blue , type Illa , Pl. IV , used , extremely fine Another brought $290 on April JO

1857-61 le blue , type Ia , very fine used

11

10c green , strip of 3 on envelope to Hungary

$375

Feb . 22

30c orange , unu sed. Cat. $120

$240

June 12

90c blue, o. g.

$500

Feb. 22

1857-61, reprints of 1875 10c blue green , unused. Cat. $600 .

90c deep blue , unused I 861-62 3c lake , imperforate,

o. g. block of 4

90c blue large part o . g. Cat. $250

$750

April JO

$950

April 10

$1,150

March 27

$525

Feb. 22

"Enclos ed pl ease find a cashi er's check. Th e stamp is certainly th e mo st exquisi te piece in my co llection and thank y ou for offer ing me th e opportunit y to pur chase it ."

L. ]. F. (Private Treaty buyer)

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The H . R. Harm er Stamp Auctions

1861-66 2c black, o. g. Cat. $32.50 3c sca rlet , imperf ., ungumme d. Cat. $600 5c brown , p late proof , Indi a on card, bottom Pl. blk of 8.

Ca t. $300 .... .............. .

I 861-66, re-issue of 1875 2c black, o. g., slightl y toned ....

I Oc green , unused

24c deep violet , o. g. .. ...

1867 C. Grill 3c rose, imperf ., o. g. horizonta l pair. Cat. $850 A very similar pair brought the sam e price 011June J2 Z. G rill 3c rose, o. g., horizontal crease

$160

Ju ne 12

$700

Feb. 22

$380

Ju ne 12

$650

Ju ne 12

$725

June 12

$1,050

Ju ne 12

$1,250

Feb . 22

$600

June 12

A 110ther o. g. copy made $700 E. Grill 12c black , part o. g. Cat. $200

l 869 24c green & violet, o. g. Cat. $37 5

$440

June 12

$500

Feb. 22

24c, block of 4, cork cancel

$2,200

Apri l 11

24c on reduced legal size envelope

$1,375

April 11

30c blue & carmine , without grill , large part o. g.

$600

Feb. 22

90c ca rmi ne & black, large part o. g. ...

A nother, unus ed, cent ered som ewhat to lef t sold for $775 June 12

$900

April 11

1869, reissue of 1875 15c brown and blue, unused . Cat.

500

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$600

April 11

90c carmin e & black , part o. g. Cat. $1,000 .......... ..

$1,000

April 11

Ano ther, used. Cat. $600 ................... .

$750

Feb. 22

$1,250

Feb . 22

$1,900

Feb. 22

l 869, reissue of 1875 15c brown and blue, unused . Cat. $500 30c greenish black , unu sed

"/ am very appreciative of the way in which yo ur organization has ha11d/ed m y h usband 's collection ."

M RS. A. W . H .

Resum e of Prices , New York: Season 1972-73

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I 879 , Special Printing of 1880 Jc dark ultramari ne, unused

$2,900

Feb . 22

2c black brown , unused

$2,800

Feb. 22

30c greenish black, un used

$2,200

Feb. 22

$2,900

hme 13

$700

Ju ne 13

$1,000

April 11

le blue , top right Plate block of 10, I. h. Cat. $299

$600

April 11

2c violet , bottom Plate block of 8, o. g. Cat. $275

$550

April 11

5c chocolate , bottom P late block of 8, n . h.

$825

April 11

6c red vio let , bottom Plate block of 8, n. h. Cat. $475

$1,000

April 11

8c magenta , bottom right Pl ate block of 10, n. h. Cat. $422 .

JOc and I 5c Plate blo cks of 10, o. g., sold at $1100 and $1650

$1,000

Apri l 11

30c orange, n. h. Cat. $275

$340

Feb . 22

$1 salmon , block of 4 with left mar gin and Impr int, n. h .

Cat. $1,250

$2,000

June 13

$3 yellow green , l. h. block of 4, reperfed at top

$2,000

Oct. 12

$4 crimson lake on cover. Cat. $425 A mat chin g $5 cove r, cataloguing $50 0, sold al $650

$550

Apri l 11

$5 black , o. g., gum crease . Cat. $700 A nolher o. g. copy so ld al $825 on Jun e 13

$725

May 22

I 894 u nwmkd . $ I black , type II , o . g. Cat. $225

$400

June 13

$480

Ju ne 13

1890-93 , o. g. imperf . horiz . pair s, Jc, 2c, 3c, 4c , 5c, 6c, 8c, 10c, 15c, 30c, 90c. Cat. $2,490 ................................ .

8c, o . g. Cat. $400 1893 Columbia n l e to $5, large die proof s on card s .

$2 blue, I. h. Cat. $200

"This is purel y a not e lo say 'thank yo u' for hand ling the sale by auction of m y late father's stamp collection in a prompt , business like and mo st satisfactory mann er."

G. D.W.

T he H. R . H arm er S tamp A uctions

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1895 wmkd . $ 1 black , type I, n. h. Cat. $ 120 A no ther o. g. cor11. er copy reached $300 011 J1111 e 13

$270

Feb . 22

$5 dark gree n, o. g.

$400

April 11

$5 dar k gree n, imperf . horiz. pa ir with sheet margin and half a rrow, t iny thin

$800

Jun e 13

1898 Tra ns-Mi ssissipp i 50c , sma ll tr ial co lor die p roof in black on Indi a

$400

Fe b. 23

$ 1 bl ack , o. g.

$550

Nov . 14

$2 ora nge brow n, o. g. with I mp t. at botto m

$850

Fe b . 23

190 l Pan-Ame rican I c gree n & black , center inverted , o . g.

$2,000

Fe b. 28

I0c yellow brow n and blac k, top Plate block of 6, n. h. Cat. $900

$2,300

Jun e 13

I 902-03 , dou ble-lin e wm k., perf I 2 $5 dark green, o. g. Ca t. $37 5

$525

Fe b. 23

I 904 Loui siana Pu rchase 5c, right heet of 50, n. h., m ixed cente rin g A 3c sheet reached $625

$1,050

Oct. 12

I 0c red brow n, botto m Plate bloc k of 4, n. h. Ca t. $900

$1,400

Jun e 13

1908 -09 $ 1 violet brow n, n. b. block of 4

$425

J an. 16

1909 Co il pe rf. 12 vertic ally lOc yellow , line pa ir, o . g.

A par t o. g., normal pair reached $950 on J1111 e 13

$1,000

A pril 11

$1,100

Sept. 19

$1,450

Oct. 12

19 11 Ora ngeb ur g Co il 3c deep vio let, fau lty at top r ight co rn er, per fs cu t, used o n usua l Bell & Co . envelope

1913 Panam a Pacific perf . 12 l0c or ange yellow, top Pl ate block of 6, n. h.

A right Plate block of th e orange shad e, n . h . with gum crease mad e $ 1,550 on Jan. / 6 a11.danot her top Plate block $1,550 011.June 13

"Since th e sale I' ve been living in sev enth heaven. I ex pected som e goo d pri ces but no thing like th is."

G. H . C.

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R esume of Prices, New York: Season 1972-73

1916-22 Rotar y Pre ss Coi l perf. IO ver t. 2c carmine , type n, 0 . g. horiz . pair

$900

Jun e 13

1916-17 unwmkd. , perf. 10 5c carmi ne, doub le error in o. g. block of 12

$380

D ec. 12

50c light vio let , I. h . block of 4

$725

Feb . 23

$I

$650

Feb . 23

$625

June

$575

Sept. 19

1923-29 Rot a ry Pre ss Coil , perf . 10 ver tically 2c ca rmine , type II , n. h. strip of 5. Cat. $23 5 . ... ..... ... .... .....

$360

Apri l 12

1932 Washington Bicente nni a l co mplete in n. h. sheet s of 100. Cat. $ 1,279 .50 +

$1,000

Jul y 17

I 935 Special P rinting. complete et of 20 different in ungummed shee ts ................

A similar lot f etched the same pric e

$ 1,650

April 12

I 969-7 I Fl ag , Coi l 6c, imperf . horiz. pair, n. h.

$725

Oct . 12

1877 Buffa lo Balloo n 5c deep blue , o. g. tete -beche pair , min or faults ............... .

$4,000

Feb . 23

19 18 J 6c gree n, top Plate block of 6, n. h. Cat. $750

$825

June

1923 set of 3, eac h on a fir t da y cover

$400

~ep t. 19

16c dark blue , top Plate block of 6, n. h., gum wri nkle

$950

Ju ne I 3

$525

April 12

Set in block s of 4, o. g., th e $2.60 n. h .

A1101her set in blocks so ld at $2,200 011 June 13 and a /igh1/y hin ged se t in blocks with Plat e Nos. brou ght $2,200 011Apri l 12

$2,000

Feb. 23

$ 1.30 a nd $2.60 on first flight around-th e-wo rld cover

$325

Feb . 23

$200

Nov. 14

viole t black , o. g. block of 4

1917-19 unwmkd . I le light green , perf 10 at top , perf. 11 other sides, n. h.

1922-25 $5 carmine & blue , top Plate block of 8, n. h.

On Feb . 23 anoth er block of 8 brou ght $725

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UN ITED ST ATES AIR POST

I930 Zeppelin set of 3, n. h. $580 on Ma y 22

I 932 (July 5), Mattera and Griffin round -the-world flight , autographed cover flown U . S.-Ber lin-Borosov (Ru ssia)

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" We wo uld lik e to tak e thi s opporlllnit y to thank yo u fo r the most eff icient way y ou hand led this transa ction f or us. As man y tim es in the past , it was a pleasure to dea l with y ou. "

s.w.w .

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The H . R. Harm er Stamp Auctions

Offici al, State Department , 1873 7c dark green, SEPCIM EN erro r, unu sed, minor perf. faults. Ca t. $400

$650

Jul y 17

$575

Ap ril 12

$650

Feb. 23

"The Ce ntral Overland Ca lifornia & Pike s Peak Exp ress Company Denver C ity KT. Jul 19" black oval band stamp on amber enve lope, fra nked with 1857-6 1 3c, type II. Cover also bears Hinckl ey & Co. circular ba ndstamp as this Compa ny carried the cover from Denver Eastwards

$1,800

Feb. 21

"T he Ce ntral Overland etc. St. .loseph" black ova l hand stam p on 3c buff envelope ca ncelled by sca rce red oval "Ca liforni a Pony Express Paid "

$2,200

Feb. 21

"Pon y Express St. Joseph Aug 12" with running horse , oval hand stamp in brig ht carmi ne on l0c whit e envelope cancelled by red ova l "Ca lifornia Pon y Express Paid ". Stated to be the on ly examp le of the carm ine handstamp o n the front of an envelope

$13,000

Feb . 21

·'Pon y Expre ss Sa n Francisco Oct 17" with running hor se, blue oval hand stamp on lOc buff enve lope to New York . Cover also bear s ova l "The Ce ntral Overland etc . St. Josep h" and circu lar St. Joseph cance llation

$6,500

Feb . 21

Wells, Fargo adhesive , $ 1 red on 10c buff envelope (sm all repair) , tied by blue ova l "Pon y Express San Fra ncisco Sep 11" with running hor se; sent to Sara toga Spring s and re-addre ssed to New York

$2,700

Feb . 21

lOc brown superb corner copy , tied by blue doubl e circle "Well s, Fa rgo & Cos Express. Sfrco " on 3c buff enve lope to Silver City , Nevada Terr .

$4,000

Feb . 21

Humboldt Express adhesive, 25c brown (plus 1861 3c), extremely fine on 3c enve lope with co rner card of La ngton's Pioneer Exp ress to San Francisco

$8,000

Feb . 21

Confederate Sfates, 1862 De La Ru e, photo graph of Jeffer on Davi s

by Tucker & Perkin s of Aug usta , Ga. (labe l on back), bear ing small sketch of stamp shape , provisio nal lettering (in ink) , signed by Jefferso n D avis in pencil, sketc h by F. Joubert , designer , very fine

$400

Oct. 12

$5 green & black , pru·t o. g. Cat. $625 Local, Westtown, Pa. (2c) gold , o. g., block of 6 includin g two tete becbe pair s, negligible creases. Cat. $600+

Western Express Covers

T he follow ing 6 results are from a '·Group of Western Ex pres s Cove rs, feat ur ing the Pony Express , chiefly Wells , Fa rgo." T he 54 lots reali zed $76,966, averag ing $1,425 a lot.

"Thank yo u for rhe spl endid way yo u handled my inrerest in yo ur Jun e 20th auction . Th e results were most salisfac tory an.cl yo ur handlin g confirm ed JOO% m y comp /ere confidence in rhe Harm er orga nizarion ."

I . H. P.

R esum e of Prices, N ew York : Season 1972- 73

Page Thirte en

BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND FOREIGN GREAT BRITAIN: 1883 "A lice in Wonderland Po tage Stamp Case ," with set of stamp and complete fo lder 1929 UPU

£1

"SPECIMEN ," o . g.

1935 Silver Jubilee 2 ½ p Pru sian blue , o. g.

AUSTRALIA: 1915- 24 Narrow Crow n & Narrow A. £ 2 deep rose & black , o.g . ..... ... ......

1929-3 0 Small Crow n and Mu lt. A £2 dull red & black , o. g.

$160

Ma y 10

$145

May 10

$625

May 10

$625

May 8

$520

Ma y 8

$625

D ec. 13

BOLIVIA: Air Po st, 1924 imperf. 2b with inverted center , I. h. mar ginal pair

$900

Nov . 18

BELGIUM: 19 19 Fountai n 25c deep blue , sheet of 10, n. h.

$1,025

May 23

AUSTRIA : 1933, Wipa, gra nite paper , n. h . ouvenir

heet

Railway Stamp 5fr p lum, n. h., centered to bottom

$420

Ma y 23

$700

April 26

$1,5 00

April 26

$200

Dec. 13

BRITISH EAST AFRICA : 1898 Crown CC 50r lilac, o. g.

$525

May 8

CA ADA: 1851 12p black , plate proof on Indi a with red vertic al SPE CIMEN in erifed letter s ............. .

$180

March 6

$450

March 6

$2,100

Jul y 20

$1,450

May 8

$950

Ju ly 20

$800

July 20

$4,000

March 6

$550 $525

March 28 March 28

$575 $825 $2,10 0

June 6 May 10

BERMU D A : 1920-21 imperf . set comp!. , o. g.

1921 Tercentenary

imperf . set comp!. , o. g.

1938-51 12 h6p yellow & gray, n. h .

1851 laid paper 6p grayi h purp le, beet marg in, extremely fine . Cat. $200 ...... ................

1855 !Op blue , major re-entry , on cover 1857 7½ p green , unused with ome o. g., small thin ......................................................

A copy 0 11 cover brought the sam e price 0 11 July 20 1859 5c, I 7c, 1864 2c, all off-center on cover to Germany ....... ............ ... ..

1868-79 2c green (pair), 6c yellow gree n (strip of 4, one stamp damaged) on front of letter to Switzerland .............................................. .

1898 Flag 2c black, laven der & violet , imperf . sheet of 100, ungummed ............................... .............. .

A similar sheet of the black , blue and carmine reached $4,800 1898- 1902 2c carmine , complete booklet with two p anes of 6, o. g., paper adhering. Cat. $600 1903-08 2c carmine, booklet pane of 6, n. h. Ca t. $300 1918 (Jul y 9) , Katherine Stinso n flight , Calgary to Edmonton with cac het ...................................... ......... .

1928-29 Parliament set, imperf . blocks of 4, n. h.

1959 Seaway 5c red & blue, center inverted , n. h.

July 20

"Anot her sale of stamps for my account has been well hand led and I am grateful to yo ur organization .

A.S. Y .

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T he H . R . Harmer Stam p A uction s

CYPRUS: 1924-28

£5

blac k on ye llow , o. g.

$850

June 6

DENMARK: 185 1, first printing , 2r s blue , trace of o. g.

From the "Philat elic Portf olio," bought in 1942-43 at $42 185 I, second printin g 2rs blue , superb , plu s 1854 4s, dotted spandrel s in a strip of 5 on cover to D anzig A single copy on a loca l drop letter so ld at $1,050 on Marc h 29

$900

Feb. 7

$5,800

Nov. 2

FRANCE: Sem i-Pos tal, 1917-1 9 5fr+ 5fr , deep blue & black , o. g.

$350

May 23

$1,750

M ay 25

$2,600

Sept. 21

$5,200

M arch 29

$1,050

Ma y 24

$925 $1,250

May 24

$725

May 24

$340

Sept. 21

$425

Ma y 8

$400 $420

Dec . 12 N ov . 2

Official , 1873 4s gree n, used , off-ce nter as usua l

$775

Nov. 2

Air Post, 1933 Hop flu g et , I. h.

$625

May 25

Air Po st, 1928 Ile de France n . h ., fine

l0fr o n 90c a nd l0fr o n l.50fr ,

GERMANY: 1901 , "Vineta " Provi sional 3pf on right half of 5pf gree n, fine used A n o. g. left vertical half

I 920 , wmk Ci rcle s 3m black violet, 1. h ., tiny paper speck . Ca t. $ I ,250 A used copy, with trif le heavy cancel, wen t at $525 Air Post, Semi - Official. of 4

19 I 2 "Gelberhund " lm , n. h. block

1912 "E.E .L.P. " l 0pf, 20pf in n. h . blocks of 4 Air Po st L oca l, Lieg nitz labe l used on picture post card to Liegnit z Subm arin e Post , Krime a, 1944 January Parcel Post label (no va lue), un gumrn ed

GIBRALTAR : 1921-29 Mult. Cro wn CA £5 dull violet & bl ac k, o. g.

A 11. h. copy sold fo r $525 on Jun e 6 HAWAII: A ir P ost, 1935 , J an 11, so lo flight by Ame lia Ear ha rt , autogr a phed ICELAND: 1897 3a on 5a, sm all "prir " on fo lded circul ar

Ma y 24

INDIAN NATIVE STATES: T he followin g 21 lots were from th e Harri so n D . S. Haver beck Go ld M eda l Co llecti on so ld o n June 26- 29 for a total of $ I 61 ,393. Mr . H averbeck 's co mment s, fo llowing th e sa le, wil l be fo und e lsewher e.

Ca ta log ue pri ces are gene rall y from the Sta nley G ibbo ns (London ) Ca ta logue.

BAMRA:

1888 \Im rose , unu sed bloc k of 74 stamps . Ca t. £370

8a rose, un used sheet of 80. Cat. £400 8a rose , POS TGE error in pair with norm a l, unu sed. Cat. £8 0+ Postal Stationery , 189 1 ½a black envelope, addr essed to E ngla ng. Ca t. (Higgin s and Gage) $ 15 A no th er used with an Ind ia ½ a gree n made $280 BHOPAL: 1876-77 double frame ½a red , unu sed sheet of 20 with three m ajor varieties of spelling , embo ssing sidewa ys, top row s tete- bec he to bottom. Ca t. £74.75 +

$2,000

Jun e 26

$1,800 $850

June 26 June 26

$375

Jun e 26

$1,000

June 26

"I want to th ank you all for doi ng suc h a goo d job with my stamps. A II I can say is that yo u are th e m os t honest peop le that I eve r m et."

M RS. G. Y .

Resum e of Prices, N ew York: Season 1972- 73

Page Fift een

COCHIN: 1898 3pies blue , block of 4, imperf . between vert. , unu ed

$230

June 27

$850

Jun e 27

$1,200

June 27

JA IPUR: 1904 ½a gra y blue (Pl ll ) tied on back of Indi a ½ a green entir e. Cat. £50 +

$650

Jun e 27

JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Oak Zaruri, 1866 Specia l Deliver y stamp for import ant letter s, (-) red in watercolor , very fine . Onl y two believed known . .. ................................ ................. .

$800

June 28

$550

June 28

1874-76 speci al printing in waterco lor on native paper ½ a + l a bright emerald green , unique unu sed shee t of 4 . Cal. $500 +

$1,100

June 28

Kashmir, 1867 (M arch , Apr .) la black , type back of neat local cover

$550

June 28

$1,100

June 28

$525

June 28

$550

June 28

$1,000

June 28

IRELA D: 1922 Doll ard JO h gray blue, n. h. block of 4, top lef t stamp major re-entr y, lower left major retouch

$450

June 7

I 922 Thom , black overprint 2p orange , Die I , inverted overprint , o . g. Control block of 6

$320

June 7

lsh bistre , o . g. block of 18, one stamp "ONF "

$320

June 7

l0 sh gray blue , o. g. top right corner block of 4

$1,100

June 7

1922- 23 Thom 1p scarlet , o. g. block of 6, one stamp accent and fin a l "t" omitted . Cat. $1,000 +

$1,000

June 7

I sh bi tre , n. h . trip of 3, ce nter tamp accent omitted ........ .................. .................. .

$1,350

June 7

1922-23 2p deep green , perf. 15 x imperf ., I. h.

$1,100

June 7

DUTIIA: 1896 ½ a black on green , unu sed, alm ost fine Th e 2a unus ed so ld at $650

1917, hand stamped in watercolor la blue. vert. single on back of ½ a green entire

pair and

Jammu, 1877 (Sept. to Dec .) sea l provi siona l in red ½ a red , tied on back of India ½ a blue envelope .

A not her very similar cove r brought the sam e pric e

II a nd III on

Jammu and Kashm ir, 1867 l a ultram arine error , types I + H on loca l cover. Cat. £200+ ..

A not her very similar cove r brought th e sam e price Kashmir, used in Leh (Ladakb), 1a orange , bi ect used a on India ½ a blue entire

½a

NANGAON: 1892 ½a blue, two pa irs and a single on back ot native cover which bears a nother pair POONCH:

Dt.

1879 ½ a red , tied on back of India ½ a blue entir e.

~o +

............... .

An o ther reached the sam e figure

"I would lik e to exp, ess m y appr ec1at1on fo r th e exce llent and accurat e descripti ons and stamp identifi cations that I ha ve consistentl y f ound to be in evidence with all my dealings thus far with the Harm er firm ."

L. L. P.

Th e H . R. Harm er Stamp Auc tions

Page Six teen

$1,700

Nov.

Set in n. h . Pl ate block s of 4, few tiny stai ns Th e thr ee high valu es in n . h. Plate blo cks reali zed $1,200

$1,000

Nov . 1

Set in imperf. hori z. pairs , n. h

$1,750

Nov . 15

ITALY, ROMAN STATES: 1852 50b dull blue, o. g., slight gum penetration

$1,400

March 29

IVORY COAST: Parcel Po st, 1903 Hr on 5c (Q9), used corner copy .

Cat. $225 ........... ..... .............. ...... .......... ...............

$270

March 29

JAPAN: 1872-73 ½ s brown , Ki- Hansen error (#9a) , unused , tiny scuff on face. Cat. $400

$450

March 30

1874 30s gray on fore ign wove paper, used , tiny thin. Cat . $ 1,500 .

$1,800

March 30

1874 syllabics 6s vio let brown , syllabic 13, tiny pin bole, used.

Cat. $2,000

$1,550

March 30

1924 E mpre ss perf. 12 Sy , IOy in o. g. blocks of 4

$775

Feb . 7

$750

May 9

£ 10 gree n & black , n . h

$2,100

July 20

£ 20 gree n & red, n. h. , tiny black speck

$4,000

July 20

MALAY A: Johore , 1904-08 $100 gree n & carlet , I. h.

$550

May 10

MALTA: 1855 4p imperf ., o . g. margi nal copy

$675

March 28

$550

May 9

$1,900

Mach 29

$1,000

March 29

$1,150

Sept. 21

ISRAEL: 1948 F irst Coin

et with fu ll tab s, n. h.

KEl'IYA, U GANDA & TANZANlA: black , o. g. .

A £ 5 realized the sam e f igure

1922-27

£4

rose lilac & ..................... ..

1919 Mutt. Crown CA lOsh, l. h.

MARTINIQUE: 1886-91 5c o n 20c (#2) , used. Ca t. $2,200 15c on 4c (#17) , part o. g., tiny thin

MEXICO: A ir Pot , 1935 Amelia Earhart '20c lake, n. h.

"/ ha ve received y our check for $14 ,156.00 .

"All of us are ex trem ely pleased with th e way H . R. Harm er handl ed this entire matt er, and the very prompt remittan ce of the pro ceeds."

F. A . G.

R esume of Prices, New York: Season 1972- 73

Page Seventeen

MONACO: Semi-po sta l "20 mars 1920" set in I. b. too . g. Mi llesime pair ... .......................... .......... ......... ......................

Ex "Philat elic Portfoli o" at $226 cost.

A single of the high valu e, o. g. with negligible bend brou ght $1,050 011 the same day; anoth er, o. g. and very fin e, sold at $1,400 on May 23.

$3,1 00

Feb . 7

MONTENEGRO: German Occup ation , Air Post, 1943 l0L lake on rose buff .... ... ...... .................. .... ...... ...... .....

$300

Sept. 21

NET HERLANDS: 1913 Centenary 10g red on traw , I. h.

$330

M ay 23

$1,450

Nov . 16

EW BRUN SWICK: 185 1, double rate letter to London with two 3p bi ect and two 2p olive yellow ; stamps little fault y, cover frayed ............ ..... ............ ............

$1,2 50

May 10

EW CALEDONIA: used

$550

March 29

$750

Ma y 10

$1,300

Nov. 16

$775

March 28

1860 6p orange , unu sed , extremely fi ne. Cat. $ 1,000 ..............

$1,050

May 10

Air Pot , 1921 Halifax with period

$150

Ma y 10

$1,200

No v. 16

1932, Ma y 20, tran - At lantic olo flight by Ameli a Earhart , H arbor Grace to Londonderry , with U . S. and Briti sh stam ps

$550

D ec. 12

EW ZEALA D: 1931-39 single- lined N . Z . and Star 35sh yellow, I. h

$650

Ma y 9

OVA SCOTIA: 1852- 53 3p pair (fa ults) and New Brun wick 1851 6p o live yellow (just touched ) on Registered cover , New Brun swick to Nova Scotia ..

$625

Ma y 10

$480

Nov.

$750

Sept. 21

NEVIS: 1876 4p ora nge, corner block of 4, comprisi ng two vertical pairs imperf. between , light crea es, I. h. ....... ....................

An o. g. pair (trace of thin in one stam p) so ld for $600 on April 26

1892-93 imperf.

IOc on lfr , sheet margi ns,

EWFOUNDLAND: 1857 l sh carlet vermilion , bottom rigbt diagonal half on large piece 1857 6p scarlet vermilion , touch of o. g., margins all round , negligible sta ins and corner thin ..

An unused copy with small eve n margin s sold at $] ,000 Oil May 10 1857 Sp carlet vermilion , left vertic al bisect o n letter to New York -a ddre see' name cut out

35c, block of 4 , two

1930 Co lumbi a 50c on 36c on flown cover ...

A I. h. copy sold at $1,700 on Ma y 10

ISLANDS: 1952 Pro visional sheet margin

RY U KYU

et, n. h., l00 y with top

SAAR: 1920 overpr inted o n Bava ria 2pf gray , I. h.

"I was imp ressed with 1he qua lify of the job which y ou did and thank you for yo ur effo rts in makin g the sale so succ essful. " TRUST OFFICER

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Th e H . R . Harm er Stamp A uction s

ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON: J 942 Free Fren ch on 1938-40 55c.

I. h. with natur al pa per pot

$850

May 23

SAMOA: I 9 I4 " 1 Shillin g" on lm ca rmine. u ed, ce nter

$1,650

Jul y 20

·' J Shilling s" on l m ca rmin e, o. g.

$1,050

Feb . 6

1949 £5

$850

May 9

$3,400

Feb . 7

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEI : Schie wig 1856 1 ¼ s gray lilac, block of 4 used, one stamp with ink spo ts. Cat. $200 +

$300

Ma y 24

SWEDE

$775

Ma y 23

$1,100

Ma y 23

$625

Jul y 19

$575

Oct . 31

$1,200

Feb . 7

$825

Jul y 19

$550

April

26

1867-6 8, perf. 15 4p lake, o . g. sheet of 25

$330

April

26

I 867- 68, perf. J 5 l sh rose & black, o. g. co rner block of 6

$420

April

26

J 888 4p o n Ish deep rose & black , used block of 8

$360

April 26

1889 I h black brown , o. g. sheet of 24

$420

Apri l 26

$310

May 9

omewhat off -

dark blue , I. h.

SAX O Y: 1850 3pf dark red , boxed can cel From th e "Phil arelic Porrfo lio" bough! / 942-43. Cos t $225

: l 9 l 0-19 55 i:ire a nd 806re , n . h .

Air Po st, 1920 Crow n wmk . 206re o n 26re ora nge, I. h .

SWITZERLAND: Genev a, black & red , used

u

1849-50

5c

195 1 first issue comp lete with Air Po st in

VATICAN: I 934 Pro visiona l set, n . h .

Set on Regi tered cover. Ca t. $826 +

VIRGlN ISLA DS: 1866 perf. 12 wh ite paper 6p ro e, o.g . block of 15, o ne stamp large "V" in "VIRGIN "

ZULU LA D : 1894-96

£5 vio let & black o n red , used

"Man y tha11ks for rhe com pe tent ma1111 er in which yo u ha ve aucrioned my co llection."

N.S .

R esum e of Prices ,

Page N i11etee 11

ew Y ork : S easo 11 19 72- 73

LONDON REALIZATIONS BASUTOLA

D: Of ficial, 1934 et o f four va lues, part o . g.

£800

Ap ril 16

£ 850

Feb. 7

£ 1,900

Feb. 7

FRANCE: 1849- 52 1f . bro wn- ca rmin e, trip of three o n letter

£750

Dec. 4

GREAT BRITAIN: 1840 One Penn y Black, Plathe flJ , bloc k of fou r on pa rt wra pp er

£ 825

J une 18

£ 480

March 5

do. Two P ence Blue. Plate I . lightl y damaged u ed block of eight

£ 575

March 5

19 13, Seahor e £ I doull b lue- gree n, a mint b loc k of fo ur

£ 675

April 17

£ 700

Feb . 19

IT ALY , aple s: 1858 2g r., Di e l , used bloc k of twe lve, creased

£1 ,250

J uly 2

KE YA: 1622- 27 £ 20 red a nd gree n part o. g., crea ed

£ 900

Ja n. 3 1

MA URITIUS: 1848 . ea rlie t impre sio n I d. ora nge-ver mili o n. used but mall thinnin g

£ 1,000

Oct. 11

PALE STINE: 19 18 Ip ., Fe r ro- Pru iate Pro of in pa le ult ra m ari ne on thin ca rd

£1 ,600

May 22

PER : 1858 , erro r \/2p. ro e- red in pa ir with Ip . a nd used on ou ter letter- beet

£1 ,900

Sep t. 26

£ 1,200

Sept. 26

FALKLA D ISLANDS: cove r

I 874

ma ll black recta ngula r '•frank" o n

1878 circular red "fra nk" o n cove r

do. On e Penn y Black , Plate Ia, used

tr ip of

ix

ICELA D: 1933, ' H opflu g" set on cover

do . A simil ar pa ir o n m a ll piece

.. Than k yo u f o r a job well do ne."

L. & J. H.P .

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Winthrop S. Bog gs [t is with great sa dne s th a t we record the death of Mr. W inthrop S. Bo ggs.

"Win " joined H a rmer s in 1963 , so me two yea rs af ter re signin g fro m the post of Direct o r-C urator at the Phi latelic Found at ion. H e "retired " in Sept emb e r l 972, but agreed to continue on a p a rttim e bas is. With his speci a l knowledg e of th e Indi a n N a tive Sta te field , his las t eight months we re devot ed exc lusive ly to the bre a king down a nd lo ttin g of the "H a rri so n D. S. H averbeck" Co llectio n. H e comp lete d the tas k in ea rly M ay a nd died on M ay 30th , one day pri o r to th e public a tion of th e auc tion catalogue , which i sur e ly a fittin g me m o ria l to so erudit e a phil ateli t.

A listing of his ph ilatelic honor s wo uld go on fo r ever. We feel th a t his signing of the R o ll of D istin gu ished Phil a te list , rec e ivin g the Alfred Li cht e nstein M em o ria l Trophy a nd the Crawford Meda l of th e Roya l Phil a te lic Society , London , will in th em se lves co nfirm inter na tio nal phi la te ly's opinion of hi gre at knowledge.

Miscellanea "Co llections and Various" Mor e popu la r th a n even ! Since 19 18 it h as been a H a rmer be lief , co nfirmed by other s, th a t "Co llect ion and Va rio us" lo ts a re not only mo st popul a r but - becau se of th e pop ula rit yfetch excellent price .

The Pas t Sea on saw mor e such lots offere d than eve r befor e in H a rmer h istor y. Six General Co llec tions o ld between $3 ,250 a nd $7 ,000 , five Br it ish Co mmonwe a lth m ade fr om $5 ,250 to $ I 1,000 , thr ee Th em at ics fro m $ I ,400 to $2,9 00, fou rtee n co untr y co llection s from $5,000 to $ II ,000 . In addit ion , there we re lite ra lly hun d reds of sm a ller prop e rti e of a ll sha pes a nd ize .

The New Sea so n is a lrea dy fo llowing in th e past sea so n's foo tste ps!

To Our Overseas Vendo rs Pl ease rem emb er th a t th e re is no bu ye r's co mmi s io n c ha rged a with European a uction s. You rece ive $80 for eve ry $ I 00 sold . In Europe you receive a bout $76 . A lso , insura nce is free, illu !ration are free, advance a re fr ee. We repe at, yo u receive $80 for ev ery $ I 00 sold .

Charity Begins At Hann ers and Elsew here On Apri l 26th a Donation Auction ce leb ra tin g th e Te nth Anni ver sa ry of the Card ina l Spell m a n Mu seu m wa s he ld a t H a rm e r's G a lle ries. A tot a l of $6,965. 50 was obt a ined . Sister F ide lma , Execut ive Dir ec tor wrote , "I a ppreci a te yo ur ki ndn e s in dona tin g your comm i ion to th e Mu se um " . Ca ll o n us, Si ter , on the Mu se um' Twentieth Anniver sa ry; we ' ll be hap py to c o-o perate aga in !

Two prope rti es were a l o offered by H a rmer fo r th e benefit o f W abas h Co llege, Crawfo rd ville , Indian a and for Y a le Univer sity Alumni Fund .

Bank Executors Ever y season we a re p leased to add to th e numb e r of Trust Office rs who utili ze our ervice s.

In th e pa st Seaso n we we re pri vilege d to e ll for 13 ba nk includin g Am er ica n Nat io nal Bank & Tru st Company , Ba nk of Am erica , Canada Trust Co mp a ny, Canada P e rm a nent Tr u t o mp a ny, El P aso N a tio na l Ba nk , Mor ga n Guara nt y Tru st C o mp a ny a nd the Southern C a lifo rni a Fir st National Ba nk .

"Th ank y ou for yo ur check for $26 ,250.00, comp leting a transaction which y our firm has handl ed to m y complete satisfac tion."

H . T.

The H. R. Harmer , Inc , Service Summarized from the booklet "Modern Methods of Philatelic Selling" Sale in New York.

By Auction - 20 % , inclusive of all charges

By Private Treaty - 12½% $5,000 and over; 15% Between $1,000 and $5,000 ; 17½% Under $1,000 Properties may be offered through our London House. Request details.

Advances. Free liberal advances, pending sale.

App raisal Fees. 2½% of appraisal, refundable if event of sale within year.

Guarantee Plan. Harmer guarant ees their appraisals for a small fee. Details in booklet.

Insurance. Free Lloyds transit and on-premises insurance .

Publications and leaflets of H. R. Harmer , Inc. Bound Volume s. ''The Alfred H . Caspary Collection " - sold 1955-58 by H . R. Hanner, Inc. Attractively bound with title page , introduction and list of price s realized.

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-

$30 post- paid . $22.50 post paid .

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Red volume -

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sold 1968-70 by

$17.50 post-paid .

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