Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — 1910-13 Washington-Franklin Issue (Scott 374-396)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
654
1c Green (374). Mint N.H., rich color and proof-like impression, outstanding centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $500.00)
14
500
655
5c Blue (378). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 4958 block of six, well-centered with wide margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
550
350
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15c Pale Ultramarine (382). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 4951 block of six, brilliant color, choice centeringFRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 15-CENT 1911 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED WASHINGTON ISSUE.
This issue is seldom encountered as a wide top Mint N.H. plate block.
Ex "Silver Lake" and Curtis. With 2004 P.F. certificate
4,500
4,250
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1c Green, Coil (385). Guide line pair, attractive margins and centering, light machine cancel, fresh color, Very Fine, with 1993 and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75; SMQ $575.00), only two used line pairs have been graded higher (highest is 85)
850
350
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1c Green, Coil (387). Pair with 2mm spacing, sharp impression, Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
450
650
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2c Carmine, Coil (388). Guide line pair, barest trace of hinging noted only on most recent P.S.E. certificate, two prior P.F. certificates state Mint N.H., rich colorFINE-VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL LIGHTLY HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1910 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK 2-CENT PERF 12 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 388.
This 2c coil was in production for only a short period of time before being superseded by the Perf 8-1/2 issue. Due to the greater popularity of the horizontal coils with users, combined with a wary attitude by many collectors that early coils were simply trimmed stamps, many were used and few preserved.
With 2000 and 2007 P.F. certificates as Mint N.H. (F 70). With 2016 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, F 70; SMQ $2,900.00)
9,000
4,250
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1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H. pair, rich color, near perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $675.00), only one other pair has been graded 98 with none higher
22
550
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1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $750.00), this is one of only five Scott 390 singles at this perfect grade, with only two higher
10
700
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1c Green, Coil (390). Guide line pair, nearly perfect centering with wide margins, rich color on fresh paper, magenta cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb line pair with a colored cancel, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $700.00), none have been graded higher and only four others share this grade
125
700
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1c Green, Coil (390). Pair, wonderful depth of color, outstanding centering and margins, bold duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $225.00), only one used pair has graded higher
45
120
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2c Carmine, Coil (391). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color, outstanding centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Whitman, "Golden Oak" and Curtis, with 1980 and 1994 P.F. certificates, with 2008 and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $900.00), only two pairs have graded higher (both at 95J)
240
700
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2c Carmine, Coil (391). Guide line pair, wide and balanced margins with portions of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, deep rich color, bold duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,800.00), only four used line pairs have graded higher (highest is 95)
1,500
950
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1c Green, Coil (392). Guide line pair, lightly cancelled, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1997 A.P.S. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,000.00), only three have graded higher (highest is 98)
500
600
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1c Green, Coil (392). Pair, deep shade, excellent centering, neat Los Angeles double oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $775.00), only one used pair has graded higher (at 98) and only one other shares this grade
145
450
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2c Carmine, Coil (393). Mint N.H. guide line pair, vivid color on fresh paper, outstanding centering and margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,250.00), only one line pair has graded higher in the P.S.E. Population Report and only three others share this grade
650
1,400
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2c Carmine, Coil (393). Mint N.H. pair, gorgeous shade and precise centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,000.00)
260
750
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2c Carmine, Coil (393). Guide line pair, brilliant color, neat Panama-Pacific Exposition slogan machine cancel, well-centered, detailed impression, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful and scarce used line pair with an exposition slogan cancel, ex "Natalee Grace", with 2000 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80; SMQ $450.00), we feel this is undergraded, even so only one used line pair has graded higher (at 95)
275
550
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2c Carmine, Coil (393). Pair, rich color, bold New York double oval cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $130.00), despite this coil's modest SMQ value, it is rare to find used in sound, centered condition, only one has graded higher (at 90) and no others share this grade
130
275
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3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Mint N.H. pair with 3mm spacing, rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb pair, ex "Scarsdale", 1984 and 1999 P.F. certificate no longer accompany, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,250.00), only three have graded higher.
325
900
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3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Guide line pair, deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, gorgeous centering with wide margins including portions of adjoining stamps at sides, bold strikes of duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,450.00), only one used line pair has graded higher (the 90J pair from our sale of the "Natalee Grace" collection)
650
650
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3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Pair with 3mm spacing, deep rich color, bold duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $400.00), only one used pair has graded higher (at 95)
200
0
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intense shade and impression, wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 4-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 395.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,350.00). Only four have graded higher and four others share this grade
1,100
2,400
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
475
225
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Guide line pair, neat registry cancels, left stamp with minor crease and faint thin in bottom margin, Very Fine appearance, with 2017 P.F. certificate
650
180
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Guide line pair, outstanding centering and margins with portions of adjoining stamps at sides, bold numeral oval grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,300.00), only one used line pair as graded higher (at 95) and none share this grade
650
800
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Pair with 3mm spacing, deep rich color, near perfect centering with wide margins, bold wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $875.00), only two have graded higher (highest is 98J) and no others share this grade
190
550
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. guide line pair, unusually choice centering with perfs intact at sides, deep rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
975
325
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color, perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a fresh and superb pair, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $2,300.00), only one pair has graded higher (at 100) and only two others share this lofty grade
375
1,600
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H., intense color and proof-like impression, mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal stamp in every respect, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $2,250.00), this is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only three others
135
1,400
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H., gorgeous centering with wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,050.00), only five have graded higher
135
650
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H., outstanding centering, uncharacteristically wide margins, proof-like color and impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $550.00)
135
300
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Pair, intense shade, choice margins and centering, bold cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F., 2007 and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $600.00), only two used pairs have graded higher (highest is 95) and three others share this grade
190
0
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Wide and balanced margins, deep rich color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $450.00), only two have graded higher (at 98)
65
250
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