Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
Category — 1902-08 Issues (Scott 300-320)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2339
2c Carmine, Booklet Pane of Six (301c). Position E with horizontal guideline, Mint N.H., brilliant color, gorgeous centering with well-balanced margins throughout, Extremely Fine, a stunning Mint N.H. pane, ex Whitman, with 2000 P.F. certificate
950
900
2341
13c Purple Black (308). Mint N.H., deep shade and proof-like impression, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $950.00)
100
650
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50c Orange (310). Vivid color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.A.G. (98) and 2018 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $325.00), only two have graded higher and four others share this grade
35
400
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$1.00 Black (311). Beautifully centered, intense shade, Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate
600
450
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$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Deep rich color, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, intense color on brilliant crisp paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE WITH THE EXALTED P.S.E. GRADE OF SUPERB 98.
Ex Merlin and "Clipper City". With 2003 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $4,750.00). With 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,000.00). We have been told by P.S.E. that they guarantee grades after March 2005, apparently prior to that not every stamp was measured, this is rare even as a 95 as only three have graded higher in hinged condition and none have graded higher in Mint N.H. condition
800
2,250
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$5.00 Dark Green (313). H.r. at top right, choice centering, rich color, Very Fine, Brun backstamp
2,000
1,200
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$5.00 Dark Green (313). Block of four with horizontal guideline, attractive margins and centering, separated between two right stamps with tiny h.r. reinforcement, right pair slight gum disturbance, reperfed at rightFINE-VERY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE.
We have offered perhaps a half-dozen others in all of our Rarities sales and our auctions since 1994. With 2017 P.F. certificate
11,000
2,300
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$5.00 Dark Green (313). Intense color, excellent centering, registry oval cancel, Very Fine, signed A. Brun
675
400
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1c Blue Green, Imperforate (314). Mint N.H., enormous margins with parts of all eight adjoining stamps, rich color on post-office fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $450.00 as 100, unpriced in 100 Jumbo grade), this is the highest grade possible on the grading chart
30
550
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5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Mint N.H. with extra wide right sheet margin, large even margins other three sides, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful position single of this issue, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $850.00)
575
550
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5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Mint N.H., large even margins, a post-office fresh Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $850.00)
575
550
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Booklet Pane of Six (319g). Position E with horizontal guide line, Mint N.H., radiant color, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
240
375
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