Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-12
HOW SOME POSTAGE STAMPS SELL.

HOW SOME POSTAGE STAMPS SELL.
Curious Old Stamps Held at Hundrsds of
DollRrs-Joms Auction Prices Last mon.
day.
New York Sun.
The prices obtained at auction and pri-
vste sale for articles valuable emily 10 one
who rides "hobby" are wonderful.
Thousands Of dollars for bric-a-brac, old
furniture, plates, dishes, vases, books.
paintings, and lesser amounts for coins
and postage stamps. These last, al
though financially not SO interesting, still
bring even high prices, IL we consider the
shortness OF time during which postage
stamps have been used.
As an example, take the auction sale of
January 10th, this year, when for an
original Brattleboro, Vermont, stamp
1925 YVES obtained. This is the highest
price postage stamp has ever sold st at
auction in this country. But this stamp
is not the most valuable stamp In exis-
tence; for the first issue of Msuritus from
$500 to $4,000 Is the estimated value.
There are several other extremely rare
stamps known, among which might be
mentioned the first issue Of the Sandwich
Islands, the first issue of New Caledonia
used, and the first issue Of the Isle
Reunion, all of which are held st prices
ranging from S200up
Then among the United States stamps
there are some very rare and valuable
ones, such IS the Baltimore stamp OF 1916
consisting simply Of fac-simile auto-
graphic signature of james M. Buchanan,
the postmaster at Baltimore at the time,
with cents balow, the whole inclosed IN
g frame Of single lines and printed IN
black. OF these only ten specimens are
known. They are valued at shout $500
each. Another valuable stamp Is the
original uncut cent red envelope stamp
of New Haven of 1916 Only one specimen
is in exist nee, aud it Is valued at $500
The cent black stamp of Millbury, Of
which only three specimens are known,
Is also valued at about $500. 1t is very
seldom that these extreme rarities are
| offered at auction.
A curious thing In connection with
rare stamps Is the fact that there was one,
| issued by the postmaster OF New York in
| 1S45, 8 specimen OF which has never been
discovered. OF course, ii one should be
found 1t would command very high
price. The wsy this stamp Is known is
from & description printed in the New
York Express OF July s, 1915. 1t Is there
stated that the stamp was in use at that
time. 1t probably remained in use only q
few weeks, for on July IA adhesive stamps
were issued, which must have taken its
place. It is described as being simply a
hand stamp having as design i've cents
above, and R 81, Morris CHE New York
postmsster) below, the imprint being in
black and upon an envelope.
| LAST Monday evening sn interesting
auction sale of postage stamps WAS held
at Bangs & Co.'s auction rooms, 7s9
Broadway. From 5000 to 5000 specimens
were sold, netting altogether about
S1440. The attendance st the sale was
very good, some forty persons, mostly
Of mature age, being present. One Of
the largest buyers WAS the Scott Stamp
and Com Company. The collection hsd
been the property OF Mr.. f. 81. Slnsa-
baugh of this city, and WIS noteworthy
because Of the number of unused stamps
in 1t. In fact, all except very few were
uucsnceled. None Of the astounding vs.
rieties Just mentioned were represented,
but there were number of the second
degree Of rarity.
| Some of the most interesting prices,
both to the collection and the general
public, sill the stamps sold being uncan-
celed unless otherwise stated, were the
following:
| United Ststes-Issue of 1855, 8 cents
scarlet, s5 70; newspaper stamps, 1875,
Sl2 green, cancelled with punch, 90; S36
red, cancelled with punch, sl1 25; S4S
brown, Cancelled with punch, SI3 20; $50
violet, cancelled with punch SIS; New
York, lS4s. Scents, blue glazed paper,s4 90;
1915, cents black, without signature,
$3.50; Providence, 10 cents black, I'M
severed, SIS; carrier stamp, 1851, horse
man, cent red, cancelled, Sc 10; War
Department envelope, 10 cents red on
white, Sl2; 10 cents red on amber, S775.
Bolivis-ls67, 10 C. brown, 81 50; 1876,
IL stars, Soc, black, S19. Dominican Re-
public-1s62, r, green, italic letters, s14.
Great Britain, 1s47, shilling, Sc 90; en-
velope, stamp, Mulnady, first postage
stamp ever issued, penny, black wrap
per, cancelled, S3.05; same, 2 penny, blue
wrapper, cancelled, IS 10. Natal, 1857,
9 penny, blue, $21 80; Nova SCOTS, 1857,
l shilling, violet, $3.50. Two Sicilies,
issued during the time Of Garib.loi,
arms, tornese, blue, $50. United
States Of Columbis, 1862, 20 cent, red,
s2l. Bolivar, 1863, 40 cent, green, can
celled, $40.
The great Orlof diamond, which sur
mounts the Russian imperial scepter, is