Sale 1240 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 20-21 July, 2021
Category — 1902-08 Issues (Scott 300-320)
1c Blue Green, Booklet Pane of Six (300b). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, rich color, Very Fine, with 2021 P.F. certificate
10c Pale Red Brown (307). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 2290 block of six, deep rich color and proof-like impression, bottom center stamp small natural inclusion, Extremely Fine, an extremely difficult plate block to find in Mint N.H. condition and with such choice centering
50c Orange (310). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $575.00)
$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Mint N.H., gorgeous deep color, choice balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE.
With 2007 and 2011 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
$5.00 Dark Green (313). Original gum, hinged at top, left selvage showing half-arrow marker, well-centered, gorgeous proof-like color and impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1976 and 2009 P.F. certificates (OGph, VF-XF 85)
$5.00 Dark Green (313). Original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, fresh and Fine, with copy of 1983 P.F. certificate for block
$5.00 Dark Green (313). Unused, two certificates disagree on gum with one stating original and one stating regummed, well-centered with balanced margins, small corner crease at top right, appears Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate as original gum, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate as regummed, Scott value as no gum
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, rich color, light natural gum bend, Extremely Fine
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Mint N.H. vertical pair, huge margins all around, fresh and Extremely Fine
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Horizontal pair, original gum, each stamp with single hinge mark, large margins to full, Very Fine
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Mint N.H. with top plate no. 2953, rich color, large margins, Extremely Fine Gem, Scott value without premium for the plate number
5c Blue, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. I (315). Pair, lightly hinged, rich color, Very Fine, scarce
5c Blue, Coil (317). Original gum with light pencil notation, deep rich color, proof-like impression, choice centering for this difficult coil issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND AND CENTERED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1908 5-CENT VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 317.
Signed Ward. Light backstamp. With 1988 and 2021 P.F. certificates
1c Blue Green, Coil (318). Mint N.H., rich color, detailed impression, wide marginsVERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 318 CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.
This stamp is the basis for the Scott listing. No others, as singles or as part of multiples, are contained in either Power Search or the online records of The Philatelic Foundation.
Ex Whitman as part of a strip of three. With 1951, 2001 and 2009 P.F. certificates as strip of three. With 2016 P.F. certificate as Mint N.H. single. Scott value is outdated
2c Lake, Ty. I (319a). Original gum which is fully intact but harshly called "disturbed" on most recent certificate, deep rich color, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine, the Lake Type I is one of the scarcest 2c 1903 Shield issues, with 1988 P.F. certificate for block of four, with 2021 P.F. certificate for this single, this shade is listed but unpriced in Scott