Sale 1256 — The Great Point Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
Category — 1908-12 Issues (Scott 350-369)
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Mint N.H. pair, rich color on bright paper, top stamp with tiny spot on gum, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (352). Guide line pair, original gum, rich color, Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Mint N.H., pretty color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1989 P.F. certificate for pair
5c Blue, Coil (355). Pair, original gum, rich color, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, still Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate for strip of four not noting perfs
5c Blue, Coil (355). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, choice centering with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate for pair
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, original gum, radiant colorVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 1909 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
According to Johl (Volume 1, page 181), only 10,000 of the 10c Washington coil stamp were issued. They were made especially for a New York firm to send out advertising samples, similar to the 3c Orangeburg coil. Only a few rolls were sold to the firm, and the remaining rolls were distributed to some of the large post offices across the country. Dealers acquired several rolls, but because most contemporary collectors did not collect coils, many were used and destroyed.
With 1955 and 1992 P.F. certificates
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Original gum, h.r., vibrant color, horizontal crease at top outside of the design, Fine appearance, pencil note on back by Molesworth
3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Mint N.H., rich color on deeply blued paper, fresh and Fine, we have offered perhaps eight in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records, with 1991 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Lightly hinged, intense shade on nicely blued paper, unusually choice centering for this difficult issueEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT BLUISH PAPER, GRADED XF 90 BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
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).
Of the many examples of this major 20th Century rarity we have offered, only a small number have centering that can be compared to this stamp.
Ex Myerson. With 1982, 2004 and 2005 P.F. certificates (XF 90). The highest grade awarded by either P.F. or P.S.E. -- P.S.E. has graded only one at this grade with none higher, while the P.F. shows three with none higher.
5c Blue, Bluish (361). Original gum, rich color on deeply blued paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
With 1987 P.F. certificate
6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Original gum, h.r., vibrant color, Very Fine, with 1967 and 1992 P.F. certificates
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on nicely blued paperFRESH AND VERY FINE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General’s report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c 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 1973 and 2002 P.F. certificates
10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Original gum, intense shade on deeply blued paper, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, unusually choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 13-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
Signed in pencil. With 1968 P.F. certificate
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1973 P.F. certificate
2c Lincoln, Bluish (369). Mint N.H. left imprint, plate no. 4976 and small solid star block of six with long string of plate printers' initials, rich color on deeply blued paper with characteristic intense watermark, choice centering and marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT LINCOLN ON BLUISH PAPER.
Scarce in Mint N.H. condition with such choice condition
2c Carmine, Lincoln, Bluish (369). Wide top imprint, plate no. 4977 and small solid star block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine