Sale 1093 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. 20th Century and Air Post
Sale Date — Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 February, 2015
Category — 1914 Coils (Scott 441-447)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
317
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Coil (442). Mint N.H. guide line pair, radiant color, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
130
250
318
1c Green, Coil (443). Guide line pair, wide balanced margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $450.00)
155
325
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1c Green, Coil (443). Guide line pair, intense shade and impression, tied by "Newcastle Pa. Mar. 12-15 6-PM" machine cancel on Covel Manufacturing Co. (Filstrup) cover to Benton Harbor Mich., receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine, a scarce use of a guide line pair on cover
E. 300-400
325
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2c Carmine, Coil (444). Wide margins and essentially perfect centering, vibrant color, light wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Kirke, with 2011 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $600.00), only two have graded higher (at 100)
35
450
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2c Carmine, Coil (444). Guide line pair, exceptional centering, bright color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,150.00), only one used line pair has been graded higher (at 95) and only one other shares this grade
200
850
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Lightly hinged, deep rich color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
210
400
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color on fresh paper, choice centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 3-CENT SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED PERF 10 COIL, SCOTT 445.
With 1977 and 1998 P.F. certificates. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $2,000.00)
2,600
0
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line pair, nicely centered, rich color, left slight gum disturbance from hinge removal, Very Fine, with 1996 P.S.E. certificate as "original gum"
1,200
700
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Beautifully balanced margins, intense shade, wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
250
450
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Pair, intense color and detailed impression, wide margins, neat strike of "Benton Harbor Mich. Apr. 11" duplex cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1988 and 2002 P.F. certificates
750
500
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Paste up pair with plate no. 6044 underneath tab, intense shade, very light cancel, Fine and scarce, with 2007 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal used pair
750
650
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line pair, rich color, wide margins, duplex cancel, Very Fine and rare, the 3c stamps were used primarily for special mailings such as samples and pamphlets and so relatively few used examples were saved -- particularly line pairs, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $2,950.00)
2,750
1,500
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line strip of four, well-centered, deep rich color, duplex cancelFINE AND EXTREMELY RARE USED GUIDE LINE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 3-CENT SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED PERF 10 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 445.
With 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as line pair and two singles
3,250
1,800
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Mint N.H., deep rich color on fresh paper, mathematically perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PERFECT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 4-CENT PERF 10 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED COIL, SCOTT 446 -- GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, $2,400.00.00 as 98). No other single has achieved this grade (two pairs have graded 100J)
280
8,000
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Mint N.H. pair, Jumbo margins and choice centering, post-office fresh color and paper, Extremely Fine, ex Hoffman and Killian, with 2001 P.F. (for strip) and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $1,200.00 as 90, $2,400.00 as 95)
650
2,100
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, Jumbo margins, rich color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,500.00 as 95, $2,500.00 as 98)
700
750
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Guide line strip of four, end stamps Mint N.H., line pair lightly hinged, lovely color, well-centered, Very Fine
1,260
650
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Pair, bright and fresh, bold strikes of duplex cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
425
375
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Guide line pair, light duplex cancel, fresh color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (F 70; SMQ $850.00)
1,250
400
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Guide line pair, beautifully balanced margins, double-oval cancels, right stamp small margin tear at bottom right, left stamp small corner crease at top left, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1999 P.F. certificate
1,250
225
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line pair, wide margins and choice centering, intense color on bright white paper, light natural gum bends, Extremely Fine, with 1986 and 2013 P.F. certificates (XF 90 XQ)
525
500
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, deep dark color, third stamp with natural gum crease, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 A.P.S. certificate
725
200
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Guide line pair, wonderfully well-centered, deep rich color, bold double-oval cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
950
600
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Guide line strip of four, exceptionally intense shade, neat double-oval cancels, a few minor perf separations in right pair, left stamp tiny tears and each with light creases, Fine appearing and scarce, Power Search failed to locate another used line strip of four, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1,180
160
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