Sale 1328 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2024
Category — 1912-23 Issues
2c Carmine, Coil (413). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine, with 2021 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
50c Violet (421). Mint N.H., bright shade on white paper, Very Fine and choice, with 1984 P.F. certificate
50c Violet (421). Original gum, mathematically perfect centering, deep rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, an exceptional stamp for the collector who values centering above all else, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, Gem 100), only two share this perfect grade and none grade higher, the highest Mint N.H. grade is 98
50c Violet (421). Pretty shade, neat strike of San Diego registry oval cancel, near perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only two grade higher (at 98J) and only two others share this grade
5c Blue (428). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, unusually choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only three grade higher
5c Blue (428). Mint N.H., deep shade, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2001 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (both XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
30c Orange Red (439). Mint N.H., vivid color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate
50c Violet (440). Mint N.H., lovely pastel color, wide and balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine
50c Violet (440). Original gum, rich color, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, Superb 98)
50c Violet (440). Original gum, barely hinged, pretty shade and Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1977 P.F. certificate for a block, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate as this single (OGph, XF 90 Jumbo)
3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line pair, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line pair, rich color, bold strike of duplex cancel, Very Fine, a rare used guide line pair, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate
4c Brown, Coil (446). Pair, crisp impression, Albany N.Y. registry oval cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85)
2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. joint line pair, brilliant color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85), the highest grade awarded to a line pair is XF 90
2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, vivid color, choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Merlin and Przybyl, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, radiant color, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal pair
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, large and even margins all around, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), this is the highest grade awarded to a pair
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, large and even margins, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 1969 R.P.S.L. certificate
$1.00 Violet Black (460). Intense shade and impression, wide margins, Washington D.C. registry oval, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2022 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
2c Pale Carmine Red, Ty. I (461). Mint N.H., brilliant color and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
ADDENDA: THE CORRECT SMQ VALUE IS $700. THERE ARE 25 GRADED HIGHER.
2c Carmine, Ty. I (463). Wide margins and essentially perfect centering, bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only three used examples grade higher
15c Gray (475). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, exceptional centering with balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95), only ten grade higher (highest is 98)
20c Light Ultramarine (476). Mint N.H., brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, with 1979 P.F. certificate
50c Light Violet (477). Original gum, brilliant color, well-proportioned margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
1c Green, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (498a). Strip of four, original gum with bottom pair Mint N.H., pencil notations on gum for plate positions -- 64/74/84/94 -- typical centering, Very Fine, only one sheet of 100 (50 pairs) was discovered, Scott value as two pairs
2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, Very Fine, light pencil notation on gum
5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H., with intact perfs all around and small portions of adjoining 2c stamps, near perfect centering with beautifully balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
50c Red Violet (517). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, gorgeous centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98)
$1.00 Violet Brown (518). Mint N.H., detailed impression, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1987 P.F. and 2020 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98)
$1.00 Violet Brown (518). Mint N.H. with bottom left corner selvage, Jumbo margins as sometimes seen from the corners of the plate but also quite well-centered, Extremely Fine position single, with 1982 and 1998 P.F. certificates
2c Carmine (519). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., rich color, unusually wide and balanced margins
EXTREMELY FINE GEM MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK 1918 FRANKLIN ISSUE, SCOTT 523.
With 2022 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95).
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., wide margins and choice centering, slight color oxidation, Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
$5.00 Deep Green & Black, $2.00 Carmine & Black (524, 547). Mint N.H., both with bright colors and well-centered, Very Fine
$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H., deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, gorgeous centering with wide margins
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 $5.00 BI-COLOR ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 1999 P.F. and 2022 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98). Only three grade higher (one at 98J, two at 100).
2c Carmine, Ty. IV (526). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Large margins all around including interpane guide line at left, neat strike of machine slogan cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2002 and 2022 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
1c Gray Green (536). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins and precise centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2012 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (both XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
3c Deep Violet (537a). Mint N.H., rich color in the Deep Violet shade, Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Neat San Francisco precancel, rich color, Fine, with 1971 P.F. certificate, Scott notes "No. 544 is valued in the grade of Fine"