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 (Blocks and Plate Blocks, Scott J52-J66)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5368
1c-10c 1914 Postage Due (J52-J53, J55-J56). Imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six, 2c and 10c Mint N.H., one stamp in each small to minor fault, otherwise Fine lot
3,275
350
5369
1c-10c 1914 Postage Due (J52, J53a, J55a J56a). Imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six, 2c and 5c Dull Rose, 10c Carmine Rose, Fine
2,825
550
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1c Carmine Lake, 5c Carmine Rose,10c Dull Rose (J52, J55a, J56a). Imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six, 1c lightly hinged, 5c one hinged, other five Mint N.H., 10c Mint N.H., mixed centering, 5c paper break between P.O. staple holes in selvage, otherwise Fine
2,925
475
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1c Carmine Lake (J52). Mint N.H. left imprint, star and plate no. 5534 block of six, radiant color on bright white paper, post-office fresh and Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate for plate block of nine
1,750
850
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1c Carmine Lake (J52). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, star and plate no. 5522 block of six, intense color and exceptionally fresh, Fine-Very Fine
1,750
450
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1c Carmine Lake (J52). Mint N.H. right imprint, star and plate no. 5534 block of six, selvage slightly reduced, Fine
1,750
225
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1c Dull Rose (J52a). Mint N.H. wide top imprint, star and plate no. 5541 block of six, pretty pastel color, top three wide margins and centered, bottom three slightly in at top, Fine and attractive plate block
1,800
550
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1c Dull Rose (J52a). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, star and plate no. 5541 block of six, fresh and Fine
1,800
325
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1c Carmine Lake, 5c, 10c Dull Rose (J52, J55a, J56a). Imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six, 1c lightly hinged, 5c stamps Mint N.H., 10c Mint N.H., 5c minor natural crease and strengthened selvage separations, 10c partly separated between pos. 4 and 5, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
2,900
425
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5c Carmine Lake (J55). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, star and plate no. 5524 block of six, vibrant color on crisp paper, left pair vertical gum skip line, Fine
1,150
250
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5c Carmine Lake (J55). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, star and plate no. 5531 block of six, deep rich color, clear impression, Fine-Very Fine
1,150
275
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5c Carmine Lake (J55). Mint N.H. wide left imprint, star and plate no. 5531 block of six, rich color and attractively centered, Very Fine
1,150
325
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5c Carmine Lake (J55). Mint N.H. wide left imprint, star and plate no. 5524 block of six, fresh and Fine
1,150
250
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5c Dull Rose (J55a). Mint N.H. wide top imprint. star and plate no. 5531 block of six, somewhat darker shade and better centered than typically encountered, pos. 3 natural inclusion, Very Fine
1,100
3,750
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5c Carmine Rose, 10c Dull Rose (J55a, J56a). Mint N.H. blocks of six with part imprint, star and plate no. selvage, fresh, Fine lot, Scott Retail as six Mint N.H. singles of each
2,340
350
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10c Carmine Lake, Carmine Rose (J56, J56a). Imprint, star and plate no. 5525 blocks of six, former faintly hinged in selvage, latter lightly hinged, Fine pair of plate blocks
1,775
500
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10c Dull Rose (J56a). Wide top imprint, star and plate no. 5540 block of six, very faint hinge mark in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., unusually well-centered, trivial natural short gumming, Very Fine and quite attractive
950
2,500
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10c Dull Rose (J56a). Left imprint, star and plate no. 5532 block of six, bright color and clear impression, Fine
1,700
350
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10c Dull Rose (J56a). Three imprint, star and plate no. 5532 blocks of six, different positions, fresh and bright, Fine-Very Fine
2,850
850
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30c Carmine Lake (J57). Left imprint, star and plate no. 5526 block of six, some light gum toning and natural gum crease, virtually all confined to pos. 3 and selvage to the left, otherwise Fine
2,900
550
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30c Carmine Lake (J57). Bottom imprint, star and plate no. 5526 block of twelve, 3mm spacing and unusually well-centered, roller cancels, couple small faults, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very scarce, Scott Retail as four used singles and two blocks of four with no premium for the position
870
300
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2c Rose (J60). Left plate no. 6706 block of six, pos. 3 h.r., attractive pastel color, pos. 2 short perf at top, otherwise Fine
1,350
275
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1c-50c Carmine Rose (J61-J67). Imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six except 2c plate no. only (does not exist with imprint and star), 1c-5c Mint N.H., 10c and 30c lightly hinged, 50c small selvage reinforcement and trifle heavy gum creases, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
3,075
950
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1c-30c 1917 Postage Due (J61-J66). Plate no. blocks of six, variety of shades, Fine-Very Fine
1,315
300
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1c-30c Claret Brown, 1917 Postage Due (J61b-J66a). Plate no. blocks of six, 1c hinged, others Mint N.H., 1c-3c plate nos. only, 5c-30c imprint, star and plate nos., 30c narrow selvage, nearly all Fine-Very Fine, 30c unlisted in Mint N.H. condition
1,945
600
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1c-30c 1917 Postage Due (J61-J66). Collection of 42 virtually all Mint N.H. on pages, incl. shades, few blocks of four, three 10c, one 30c, others 1c-5c, also incl. small group of virtually all different hinged plate no. singles of 1c, 3c-10c and four -1/2c No. J68, Fine-Very Fine lot
1,542
550
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1c Carmine Rose (J61). Collection of 31 plate no. blocks of six, 14 different nos. with16 additional different positions (only one duplicate), incl. nos. 13844 and 13845 matched sets, three different positions for three other plate nos., variety of shades, about 75% Mint N.H., also incl. 20 -1/2c No. J68 plate no. blocks of six, five different plate nos., four are complete matched sets, virtually all Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine group
3,060
950
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2c Carmine Rose (J62). 26 plate no. blocks of six, 16 different nos. with eight additional extra different positions (only two duplicates), variety of shades, over 70% Mint N.H., virtually all Fine-Very Fine
2,750
850
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3c Carmine Rose (J63). Twelve plate no. blocks of six, eight different nos. incl. two extra positions each for plate nos. 8477 and 8478, six Mint N.H., couple with separations, nearly all Fine-Very Fine
2,275
425
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5c Carmine (J64). Twelve imprint, star and plate no. and plate no. only blocks of six, eleven different nos. and positions, incl. shades, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
2,515
700
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5c-50c 1917 Postage Due (J64-J67). Imprint, star and plate no. blocks of six, shades incl. 5c Rose Red and 30c Claret Brown, 5c and 30c h.r., 50c pos. 6 diagonal bottom right corner and slight toning, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
2,245
325
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5c-30c Carmine, Carmine Rose (J64-J66). Top plate no. blocks of six, first two wide selvage, last slightly reduced, fresh colors, Fine-Very Fine
1,575
450
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10c Carmine Rose (J65). Eight plate no. blocks of six (five with imprint and star, three plate no. only), one faintly hinged, other seven Mint N.H., seven different nos. and positions, two each with crease affecting one stamp (one of these also natural short gumming), another with pos. 3-4 small internal crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
3,515
650
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10c Carmine Rose (J65). Complete matched set of imprint, star and plate no. 6556 blocks of six, one faintly hinged, other three Mint N.H., three different shades, right pos. separations, top with narrow selvage slightly into plate no., otherwise Fine-Very Fine
1,645
375
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10c Rose Red (J65a). Mint N.H. wide top imprint, star and plate no. 6555 block of six, wonderfully well-centered, crisp and bright, Extremely Fine, fabulous plate block, with 2007 P.F. certificate
475
3,250
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30c Carmine Rose (J66). Four plate no. blocks of six, different nos. or pos., two Mint N.H., three are top positions (slightly reduced selvage), one with one stamp picked out inclusion, another with gum creases affecting two and bottom right corner fault, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged plate blocks of six (Mint N.H. plate blocks unlisted)
3,200
750
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30c Claret Brown (J66a). Mint N.H. left imprint, star and plate no. block of six, fresh, intense color, Fine and scarce, Scott Retail as six Mint N.H. singles (plate block unlisted in Mint N.H. condition)
1,560
325
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