United Nations Archives Auction 2003-11-21 Auction - 695 Price Results - Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. in NJ - Page 7
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United Nations Archives Auction

By anyone’s measure, this is a most unusual philatelic auction. For example, the sale consists entirely of material from 1951 to date, making it one of the very few philatelic auctions ever held that is solely devoted to material from the second half of the twentieth century. In addition it contains, by far, the largest number of original artist’s drawings produced for stamp designs ever offered at one time.


This sale probably includes the highest percentage of unique items ever offered in a single auction. Of over 2,800 lots, more than 2,000 are unique. We don’t normally associate the term ‘rarity’ with United Nations philately, yet within this catalogue there are enough rarities to satisfy the tastes of any connoisseur. In addition to the unique items, the vast majority of the remaining lots in the sale exist in quantities of five or less.


Ironically, the auction does not include even one single regularly issued stamp or cover, yet it offers something else never before seen in a philatelic auction. Look through this catalogue, especially the artwork submitted by artists from more than forty nations, and you’ll get a very compelling glimpse of the world of the early postwar era, with its slow but definite emergence of a global consciousness. Here is a planet devastated by war, trying to find its voice as it seeks a badly needed fresh start. The earnest, almost desperate desire for world peace comes through in the UN art as in nowhere else.

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UN Five Drawings - Artist Unknown: UN Five Artist's Drawings for Proposed Design; by an unknown artist. Crayon on card, each 121x101mm. Unique group.
3272: UN Five Drawings - Artist UnknownEst. US$750-US$1,000Lot Passed
UN Artist's Drawing by Octavio Roth: UN Artist's Drawing for Proposed Design; by Octavio Roth [Germany]. Crayon on art paper, 239x169mm. Unique.
3273: UN Artist's Drawing by Octavio RothEst. US$150-US$200Lot Passed
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UN Artist's Drawing-Hagan-Human Rights: UN Artist's Drawing for Proposed 25c Design; by Hagan. Oil and gouache on acetate and card, 267x322mm. Also three crayon sketches by the same artist. Unique group.
3274: UN Artist's Drawing-Hagan-Human RightsEst. US$300-US$400
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UN Artist's Drawing by Wendell Minor: UN Artist's Drawing for Proposed Design; by Wendell Minor [USA]. Acrylic on artboard, 285x265mm. Unique.
3276: UN Artist's Drawing by Wendell MinorEst. US$300-US$400Lot Passed
UN Approved Drawing by Mary Cassatt: UN Approved Artist's Drawing for Geneva 35c Design; by Mary Cassatt. Photographic collage on acetate and artboard, 253x306mm. Unique.
3279: UN Approved Drawing by Mary CassattEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed
UN Artist's Drawing by Janos Kass: UN Artist's Drawing for Proposed Vienna 4s Design; by Janos Kass [Hungary]. Photograph mounted on artboard, 228x280mm. Unique.
3281: UN Artist's Drawing by Janos KassEst. US$400-US$500Lot Passed
UN Approved Die Proof in Issued Colors: UN Approved Die Proof in Issued Colors for 45c; Strip of Three with Bottom Labels, mounted on Enschede presentation folder, 215x140mm.
3287: UN Approved Die Proof in Issued ColorsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
UN Inscription Proofs for Set of Six: UN Inscription Proofs for Set of Six New York, Geneva, and Vienna Sheets of 12; on ungummed paper, each 228x162mm. Four Margin Imprints printed in selvage of each sheet, with spaces for each stamp
3292: UN Inscription Proofs for Set of SixEst. US$400-US$500Lot Passed
UN Printer's Model for Approved Design: UN Printer's Model for Approved Geneva 1.50fr Design.; Photographic collage mounted on artboard, 380x329mm. Unique.
3294: UN Printer's Model for Approved DesignEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
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