Sale 1268 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 November, 2022
Category — Washington-Franklin and Panama-Pacific Issues
2c Carmine, Coil (349). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, Fine, a scarce Mint N.H. guide line pair
2c Carmine, Coil (349). Pair, original gum, barest trace of hinging if at all, bright color and unusually choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate as Mint N.H. (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,750.00), with 2022 P.F. certificate as hinged (XF-Superb 95)
3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep intense color, well-centered, Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Slightly disturbed original gum which is minor and from prior hinging, rich color and detailed impression, typical centering for this difficult issueFINE. AN ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 4-CENT BLUISH PAPER
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,400 (eleven sheets) of the 4c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors' hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
With 2002 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Bluish (361). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on deeply blued paperVERY FINE. A HANDSOME LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
The 5c is the rarest of the regularly issued Bluish Paper stamps. With 1988 P.F. certificate for a block of four. With 1990 P.S.E. certificate as this single.
6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Original gum, lightly hinged, deeply blued paper, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Original gum, vibrant color on deeply blued paper, small violet backstamp, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, impressive centering with wide margins, Very Fine, with photocopy of 1987 P.F. certificate for block of four
2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 4979 block of six, wide margins, bottom right stamp particularly choice, deep rich color on blued paperVERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT LINCOLN ON BLUISH PAPER.
Mint N.H. full top plate blocks of the 2c Lincoln on Bluish are rare and typically off center. This is among the finest we have ever encountered.
2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon, Imperforate (371). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 5257 block of six, absolutely pristine gum without bends or skips, large margins, Extremely Fine
2c Lake (375b). Mint N.H., intense color in the Lake shade, Very Fine example of this scarce shade, with 2005 A.P.S. certificate
2c Lake (375b). Lightly hinged, vivid Lake color, full to wide margins, fresh and Very Fine example of this scarce shade
2c Lake (375b). Lightly hinged, reperfed at left, Extremely Fine appearing example of this scarce shade, with 2006 A.P.S. certificate
2c Carmine, Coil (388). Mint N.H., deep rich color and proof-like impression, impressively well-centered with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1910 2-CENT PERF 12 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK, SCOTT 388. CONSERVATIVELY GRADED XF 90 BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
With 2022 P.F. certificate (XF 90). By way of comparison, the P.S.E. Population Report lists only three Scott 388's graded higher in Mint N.H. (95, 98, and 98 Jumbo) with none at the grade of 90.
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine
1c Green, Coil (392). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color on bright paper, phenomenal centering, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful Mint N.H. guide line pair
2c Carmine, Coil (393). Mint N.H. pair, brilliant color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate
3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Mint N.H. pair with 3mm spacing, deep shade and detailed impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem
5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. guide line pair, choice centering and margins, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2022 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. pair, intense shade and impression on bright paper, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine
5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color on bright paper, trivial natural inclusions, Very Fine and choice
1c Green, Panama-Pacific (397). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6146 block of six, deep rich color, choice centering and wide margins, Extremely Fine, a lovely Mint N.H. wide top plate block
2c Carmine, Panama-Pacific (398). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6317 block of six, brilliant color on fresh paper, beautifully centered, fresh and Extremely Fine, quite scarce as Mint N.H. and according to Power Search, the first wide top example we have offered in eight years
2c Carmine, Panama-Pacific (398). Mint N.H. right plate no. 6312 block of six, brilliant color, beautiful centering, fresh and Extremely Fine
5c Blue, Panama-Pacific (399). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6138 block of six, intensely rich color, attractive centeringVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 5-CENT PANAMA-PACIFIC PERF 12 ISSUE.
The 5c Panama-Pacific Issue is very rare as a wide top plate block. A Power Search review found several wide bottom plate blocks, as well as some standard top plate blocks, but this is only the second wide top plate block in Mint N.H. condition we have offered since at least 1993.
10c Orange Yellow, Panama-Pacific (400). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6139 block of six, bright and fresh colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A PARTICULARLY SCARCE AND DESIRABLE MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT ORANGE PANAMA-PACIFIC PERF 12 ISSUE.
This easily ranks as one of the finest Mint N.H. wide top plate blocks of Scott No. 400 we have offered. With 1997 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (401). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6891 block of six, deep rich color, top left stamp with minor natural gum skip, Very Fine
2c Carmine, Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (402). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6647 block of six, bold color and detailed impression, top left stamp with minor natural gum skipEXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT PERF 10 PANAMA-PACIFIC ISSUE.
A review of Power Search reveals only two other Mint N.H. wide top plate blocks offered by our firm since 1997. The plate block offered here is far superior than those two in terms of centering.
5c Blue, Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (403). Wide top plate no. 6129 block of six, original gum, top middle stamp lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., deep rich color, impressively well-centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING AND SCARCE WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 5-CENT PERF 10 PANAMA-PACIFIC ISSUE.
This easily ranks as one of the finest known wide top plate blocks of the 5c Perf 10 Panama-Pacific Issue.
With 2002 P.F. certificate
10c Orange, Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (404). Mint N.H., brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate
10c Orange, Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (404). Wide top plate no. 6130 block of six, original gum, top middle and bottom, and bottom right stamps lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., wonderfully vibrant shade, choice centering with wide margins, left vertical pair with rather heavy natural gum bend
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. WIDE TOP PLATE BLOCKS OF THE 10-CENT PERF 10 PANAMA-PACIFIC THIS WELL-CENTERED ARE RARELY ENCOUNTERED.
A plate block with great visual appeal
8c Pale Olive Green (414). Top imprint and plate no. 5718 block of six, original gum, brilliant color, unusually well-centered, Extremely Fine top plate block, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; blocks unpriced in SMQ)
1c Green, Perf 12 x 10 (423A). Deep rich color, bold "Chicago Illinois" precancel, wide margins and choice centering but partly achieved by reperfing at topEXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1914 ONE-CENT PERF 12 x 10 ISSUE.
Our census of Scott 423A is available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/423A and includes 62 items, with unused, used, multiples and covers.
Census no. 423A-CAN-25. Ex "Sirron".
2c Rose Red, Ty. I, Perf 12 x 10 (423B). Deep rich color, light wavy-line machine cancel, centered to right but perfs just clearFRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1914 2-CENT PERF 12 x 10 ISSUE.
Our census of Scott 423B, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/423B , contains 33 used and one unused example of this rarity. A significant portion of the surviving population has faults or is off-center.
Census no. 423B-CAN-31. Ex "Sirron".
5c Blue, Perf 12 x 10 (423C). Wide and nicely balanced margins, light cancel, couple small tearsVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1914 5-CENT WASHINGTON PERFORATED 12 x 10.
Our census of Scott 423C is available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/US/Scott/423C . For no apparent reason, the 5c has the highest percentage of faulty stamps of any of the 1914 Compound Perf issues. Of the 24 used copies in our census, seventeen are either faulty or have the perforations in on at least one side of the design.
Census no. 423C-CAN-23. Ex "Sirron".
1c Green, 2c Carmine (424-425). Mint N.H. plate no. and "COIL STAMPS" blocks of twelve, rich colors, Very Fine
8c Pale Olive Green (431). Top imprint, plate no. 5725 and letter "A" block of six, original gum, four stamps Mint N.H., two lightly hinged, vivid color, Very Fine and choice, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate
30c Orange Red (439). Mint N.H., vibrant color, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Coil (442). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate
3c Violet, Coil (445). Choice centering, rich color and proof-like impression, unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (452). Mint N.H. joint line pair, pretty shade, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H., radiant color, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, intense shade and impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair with faint fingerprint on gum, Very Fine, with clear 1976 A.P.S. certificate
2c Pale Carmine Red, Ty. I (461). Mint N.H., brilliant color, phenomenal centering, Extremely Fine
1c-$5.00 1916-17 Issue (462-466, 468-476, 477-480). 3c, 10c and $5.00 Mint N.H., others lightly hinged or h.r., $5.00 tiny natural inclusion, Fine
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Mint N.H., fresh color, reperfed on two sides, Very Fine, with clear 1978 P.F. certificate
1c Green (498 var). Vertical strip of three, tied by "Philadelphia Pa. 1919" slogan machine cancels on piece, each stamp shows significant blurring which appears as a doubling of the design but most recent P.F. certificate states this is a "kiss print" and not a true double impression, Very Fine and most unusual, with 1985 P.F. certificate as Scott 498d (double impression, Scott value $11,250.00), with 2011 P.F. certificate as "kiss print" Scott 498
1c Green, A.E.F. Booklet Pane, Complete $3.00 Booklet (498f/BK64). Ten Mint N.H. panes with intact staples, interleaving and back cover, front cover separated but included, front cover with light bend and small piece out near where staples wereFINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE INTACT BOOKLET OF THE ONE-CENT PANE ISSUED TO AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES IN FRANCE DURING WORLD WAR I. VERY FEW INTACT BOOKLETS HAVE SURVIVED.
Scott value as ten Mint N.H. panes without premium for the complete booklet format or the covers.
1c Green, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (498f). Tab at right, original gum, lightly hinged, strong color, Very Fine, a beautiful complete pane
2c Rose, Ty. I, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (499f). Tab at left, original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant colorFINE-VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT NO MORE THAN 20 EXIST IN ANY CONDITION.
The A.E.F. booklet panes were issued in September 1917, primarily for use by the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. Only 3,000 panes were prepared of both the 1c and 2c denominations. By October they were no longer needed, as Congress voted to allow mail to be sent free of charge by active members of the Armed Forces. Many of the panes were destroyed. A Power Search review shows many surviving examples have faults. The example offered here is one of the exceptions.
From our 1964 Rarities of the World sale. With 1954 and 1988 P.F. certificates
1c Green, 2c Rose, Ty. I, Complete $3.00 and $6.00 A.E.F. Booklet Covers (BK64, BK65). Front and back covers, the 2c intact staples at left and eleven pieces of interleaving without any stamps but front cover separated, 1c covers only, green cover reads reads "300 1 Cent Postage Stamps $3", pink cover reads "300 2 Cent Postage Stamps $6", Very Fine, it is unfortunate that no stamps accompany but these are phenomenal collateral items, there are no known part or complete A.E.F. booklets of the 2c and there are believed to be only five or six covers of empty 2c booklets
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2c Lake, Ty. I (499h). Block of four, lightly hinged, centered to right as are most of the known multiples, Very Good-Fine, scarce block of this shade variety, with 1989 P.F. certificate which calls the bottom pair Mint N.H. (we disagree), Scott value as four hinged singles
2c Lake, Ty. I (499h). Block of four, h.r. at center, deep rich color, centered to bottom, top left stamp natural inclusion in Washington's head, otherwise Fine, scarce block of this shade variety, with 1995 P.S.E. certificate, Scott value as singles
5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H., deep rich color, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H. single error in a horizontal strip of three, bright color, Very Fine
5c Rose, Error (505). Double error in top left pane of 100, the error stamps and the surrounding block of twelve Mint N.H., with the error stamps particularly well-centered, balance of the sheet mostly Mint N.H., a couple stamps with small faults and mixed centering, bottom error stamp with trivial natural inclusion, error block Very Fine and choice, Scott value for the error block of twelve
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8c Olive Bister, Perf 10 at Top (508c). Smudged cancel but not a precancel, toned, Fine appearance and rare, our census of this issue, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/508c , includes 23 used examples (none are known unused), census no. 508c-CAN-18, ex "Sirron", with 2005 A.P.S. certificate
11c Light Green, Perf 10 at Bottom (511a). Mint N.H., rich color, three wide marginsVERY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 11-CENT PERF 10 AT BOTTOM.
Ex "Sirron." With 2001 P.F. certificate
11c Light Green, Perf 10 at Bottom (511a). Mint N.H. single error in a block of four, the lower right stamp is the error Perf 10 at bottom, top normal stamps hinged, fresh color, light natural gum creaseVERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 11-CENT PERF 10 AT BOTTOM, IN A BLOCK OF FOUR WITH THREE NORMAL STAMPS.
Ex "Sirron". Scott value for Mint N.H. error
11c Light Green, Perf 10 at Top (511a). Lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, beautifully centeredEXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND DESIRABLE CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 11-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP.
Ex "Sirron". With 1993 P.S.E. and 2003 P.F. certificates
11c Light Green, Perf 10 at Bottom (511a). Rich color, light purple "Feb. 8" dated cancel at bottom and part of rim of circular datestamp at topFRESH AND FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 11-CENT PERF 10 AT BOTTOM. RARE WITHOUT A PRECANCEL.
Ex "Sirron".
11c Light Green, Perf 10 at Top (511a). Brilliant color, neat "Fort Smith Ark." precancel, straight edge at left, Very Fine and choice, a rare sound used example of this issue, ex "Sirron", with 1974 and 2006 P.F. certificates
20c Light Ultramarine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (515b). Bright color, light cancel, unusually well-centered, small faults, Fine appearance and very rare used, this is the only used example we record, ex "Sirron", with 1998 P.S.E. certificate
2c Carmine (519). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2022 P.F. certificate
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., deep rich colors, well-centered, Very Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate
1c-5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548-550). Mint N.H. top plate no. blocks of six, rich colors, uncommonly well-centered overall, 5c with slight gum pooling on top middle stamp, Very Fine set