Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — United States Postage Due Issues (Singles, Scott J47-J96a, Balance)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5305
3c Deep Claret (J47). Mint N.H., incredibly well-centered with wide side margins, tiny natural gum inclusion, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate that does not mention the inclusion
1,750
450
5306
3c Deep Claret (J47). Mint N.H., well-centered for this typically small margined stamp, gorgeous color, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
1,750
450
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5c Deep Claret (J48). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, sharp proof-like impression, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp, ex Scarsdale, with 1992 and 2002 P.F. certificates
300
275
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10c Deep Claret (J49). Mint N.H., color described on accompanying certificate as Carmine Rose but comparing it to others we feel confident that it is in the richer Deep Claret family, Jumbo margins and nearly perfectly centered, fresh and Extremely Fine, ex Scarsdale, with 2000 P.F. certificate
360
500
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10c Rose Carmine (J49a). Mint N.H., beautifully centered, post-office fresh with radiant color, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
360
170
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10c Deep Claret (J49). Four Mint N.H. singles, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine
1,440
250
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50c Deep Claret (J50). Mint N.H., bright color, well-centered, marvelous color and clear impression, Extremely Fine, ex Zoellner
3,000
0
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1c-10c 1914 Postage Due (J52, J53b, J55-J56). All Mint N.H. except one No. J53b, one each 1c and 10c, three each other two, Fine-Very Fine except 10c which is essentially perfectly centered and Extremely Fine, also incl. another 5c with diagonal corner (not counted)
1,475
450
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1c-10c 1914 Postage Due (J52-J53, J55-J56). Mint N.H. except 1c faintly hinged, three 2c, various shades, well-centered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, most in the higher grade, No. J53b with 2003 P.S.E. certificate
1,110
450
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3c Carmine Lake (J54). Mint N.H., fresh, magnificent depth of color with a crisp impression, Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
3,300
850
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5316
5c-30c 1914 Postage Due (J55-J57). First two Mint N.H., last lightly hinged, beautiful colors, 30c exceptionally wide side margins, Very Fine, 30c with 1988 P.F. certificate
650
225
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5c Carmine Rose (J55a). Mint N.H., balanced margins and essentially perfectly centered, vibrant color, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate as "Dull Rose" (XF 90; SMQ $300.00)
110
170
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5c Dull Rose (J55a). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp of remarkable freshness, ex Scarsdale, with 1998 P.F. certificate
150
160
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50c Carmine Lake (J58). Disturbed original gum, rich color, centered to top, perfs clearFINE. THE 1914 50-CENT POSTAGE DUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL POSTAGE DUE STAMPS.
Scott No. J58 has the highest catalogue value of any regularly issued Postage Due stamp. Only the 1c-5c Special Printings, Scott Nos. J8-J11, catalogue higher. This stamp is an important key to any meaningful collection of the Postage Due issues.
With 1999 P.F. certificate
12,500
2,800
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50c Carmine Lake (J58). Attractively margined, lovely color and clear impression, light circular datestamp, Fine and attractive, difficult to find cancelled in this manner, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,500
700
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50c Carmine Lake (J58). Extraordinarily well-centered, deep rich color, "Chicago Illinois" precancel, tiny paper puncture, a bit larger than a pinhole, otherwise Extremely Fine
1,500
190
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50c Carmine Lake (J58). Two, one with exceptionally wide margins and nicely centered, partial double oval cancel, other typical centering and with "Chicago Illinois" local precancel, former small tear towards right, latter couple trivial perf flaws, otherwise Fine, the wide-margined example Extremely Fine appearance
3,000
450
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1c Rose (J59). Barest trace of hinging if at all, pretty bright shade, choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1916 ONE-CENT PERF 10 UNWATERMARKED POSTAGE DUE ISSUE.
The Perf 10 Postage Due stamps were printed on unwatermarked paper for a brief time. Well-centered original-gum examples are exceedingly rare.
With 2002 P.F. certificate
4,500
2,300
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1c Rose (J59). Well-centered, natural s.e. at right, "New Orleans La." Experimental Bureau Precancel, small thin spot, Very Fine and choice appearance, a very rare variety and, in our opinion, woefully undercataloged
400
160
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2c Rose (J60). Mint N.H., wide margins with lovely bright pastel color, Very Fine, with photocopy of 1989 P.F. certificate for block of four
850
365
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1c-30c 1917 Postage Due (J61-J66). 16 Mint N.H. singles, all are different listed shades, two or three of each denomination, Very Fine-Extremely Fine with a fair number of really nice examples, fresh and desirable group
982
400
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50c Carmine Rose (J67). Mint N.H., lovely margins and centering, rich color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 1989 P.F. certificate
370
160
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50c Rose Red (J67a). Mint N.H., bright color, huge margins, fresh and Extremely Fine example of this shade, ex Scarsdale, with 1997 P.F. certificate
370
250
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-1/2c-$5.00 1930 Postage Due (J69-J76, J77a-J78a). Mint N.H., incl. extra 30c, fresh and bright, Fine-Very Fine
1,456
325
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-1/2c-$5.00 1959-85 Postage Due (J88-J104). Collection of over 450 unused stamps on pages, apparently all Mint N.H., incl. J89a single, Shiny and Dull gum incl. 6c block of four J94 var. and scarce 7c No. J95 var., displaced numerals, misperf, wide spacing with 2c and 7c blocks, 4c and 8c pairs, 3c horizontal plate block of ten with left six stamps showing runny ink to greater or lesser degree, three of which would be difficult to identify if broken out of the multiple, 4c double numeral with photocopy of 1979 P.F. certificate for strip of ten, this never became listed because it's likely assumed that the second impression is a "kiss" or "jump" and not a true double impression, and several "pop ups" where the spacing is wider between the numeral and "CENTS" than others, Fine-Very Fine, very nice specialized lot which would be difficult to duplicate
E. 750-1,000
2,700
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1c Carmine Rose, Pair, One Without "1 Cent" (J89b). Mint N.H. vertical strip of seven, bottom pair the error, Very Fine
400
150
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3c Carmine Rose, Pair, One Without "3 Cents" (J91a). Mint N.H. transitional strip of three, bottom "3 CENTS" complete, middle virtually complete, top blank, Very Fine
675
250
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5c Carmine Rose, Pair, One Without "5 Cents" (J93a). Mint N.H., excellent centering, bright and crisp, Extremely Fine and rare
1,500
1,500
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6c Carmine Rose, Pair, One Without "6 Cents" (J94a). Mint N.H. transitional strip of three, top "6 CENTS" complete, middle tiny trace of the "6" upstroke, bottom blank, Fine-Very Fine
850
700
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6c Carmine Rose, Pair, One Without "6 Cents" (J94a). Mint N.H. transitional strip of five, top three "6 CENTS" complete, pos. 4 tiny trace of the "6" upstroke, bottom pos. 5 blank, Fine-Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
850
350
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7c Carmine Rose & Black, Dull Gum (J95 var). Mint N.H., well-centered, Extremely Fine, scarce
700
200
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8c Carmine Rose, Pair, One Without "8 Cents" (J96a). Mint N.H. transitional strip of five, bottom pair complete "8 CENTS", middle missing part of "8", top pair blank, Very Fine, Scott Retail as error pair and single No. J89a
1,075
325
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Used Postage Due Collection, 1879-1959. Well over 300 stamps on pages, nice variety of shades, fair number of Fancy Cancels on the first three issues, J27 bisect tied on piece with 1c and 2c 1895 Bureaus, better values, No. J59 with 2000 P.F. certificate and another with punch cancel with 2006 P.S.E. certificate, some multiples, also small group of 1930-31 unused stamps and three pages with Postage Due stamps from the Clyde Jennings collection, earlier material slightly mixed condition, otherwise generally Fine-Very Fine, excellent lot for the specialist
E. 1,500-2,000
600
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1c-25c Parcel Post Postage Due (JQ1-JQ5). Mint N.H. except 1c which has small margin stain, others Fine-Very Fine, also incl. extra unused 2c and used set with couple faults, 2c Mint N.H. with 1992 P.F. certificate
994
400
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