Sale 1077 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 July, 2014
Category — 1904 Louisiana Purchase thru Bluish Paper (Scott 323-366)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
227
1c-10c Louisiana Purchase (323-327). Complete set of imprint and plate no. multiples, 1c and 2c blocks of four, 3c block of six, 5c and 10c pairs, h.r. except 5c Mint N.H. (with wide top), Fine-Very Fine
1,505
350
228
1c Louisiana Purchase (323). Mint N.H. bottom right corner imprint and plate no. 2119 block of ten, part arrow natural s.e. at left, pretty shade, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail as plate block of six and four singles
810
400
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15c Pale Ultramarine (340). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 4952 block of six, bright shade, fresh and Fine
1,175
250
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, almost perfect centering, trivial natural gum bend not mentioned on accompanying certificate (but no doubt taken into consideration in the grading), Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,300.00)
500
1,100
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232
5c Blue, Imperforate Coil (347V). Mint N.H. strip of four with plate no. 4961 under paste-up at bottom, Fine and scarce, Scott Retail as strip of four with no premium for the plate no. or extra stamp
725
225
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, h.r., top stamp described on accompanying certificate as large part original gum due to heavy hinging, pretty color, bottom stamp small surface scrape at lower left, otherwise Very Fine, purple backstamp, with 2014 P.F. certificate
1,175
180
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Barest trace of hinging, rich color, Very Fine, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate
140
190
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color, fresh and Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
2,350
1,900
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H., rich color, beautiful centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
325
600
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, h.r., accompanying certificate harshly states "large part original gum", the pair has simply been hinged three times and the back is pristine gum and hinge remnants, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
1,400
650
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Guide line pair, h.r., rich color, well-balanced margins, accompanying certificate notes right stamp with tiny adherence on gum which is superfluous since both stamps have a hinge remnant and the spot they are pointing out has just a spot of black ink, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
1,500
1,200
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240
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Bluish (357-358). 1c top imprint and plate no. 4892 block of six, four stamps at sides Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, faint natural inclusion bottom right stamp, couple shortish perfs at right, Fine, 2c Mint N.H. left imprint, plate no. 5017 and star block of six, perfs to just in, about Fine
3,850
400
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1c Green, Bluish (357). Right imprint, plate no. 4994 and star block of six, few small h.r., detailed impression and well-centered, characteristic intense watermark, Fine-Very Fine, scarce star plate block, ex MLG collection
3,100
750
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3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Lightly hinged, choice centering, rich color and proof-like impression on nicely blued paper, most recent certificate notes tiny surface scuff at top of Washington's throat (which occurred after last certificate was issued), Very Fine appearance, with 1980, 1998, 2001 and 2014 P.F. certificates
1,800
1,100
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6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Vivid color, tiny toned spot at lower right, otherwise Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
1,250
500
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13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Slightly disturbed original gum, fresh color on nicely blued paper, Very Fine, ex Grunin, with 1972 P.F. certificate as "o.g"
2,600
1,600
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