Sale 1175 — The George "Buddy" Byers Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 8 March, 2018
Category — 1922 and Later Issues (Scott 551-679)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
743
3c Violet (555). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 14296 block of six, rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
400
400
744
4c Yellow Brown (556). Mint N.H. left plate no. 16214 block of six, beautifully centered, fresh and bright, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
375
225
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5c Dark Blue (557). Mint N.H. wide bottom plate no. 16331 block of six, beautifully centered, bottom left stamp minor natural gum skips, fresh and Extremely Fine
375
375
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7c Black (559). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. F18119 block of six, choice margins and centering, intense color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a premium quality top plate block, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
170
275
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8c Olive Green (560). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 17467 block of six, brilliant color, post office fresh, Very Fine and choice
850
850
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9c Rose (561). Mint N.H. right plate no. 15238 block of six, perfectly centered, bright color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine, ex "Silver Lake", with 2004 P.F. certificate
375
350
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10c Orange (562). Two multiples, first Mint N.H. right plate no. 15924 block of six, nice centering for this issue in plate block form, Fine-Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate, second is a Mint N.H. block of 12 (4x3), faint oxidation, Very Fine
790
225
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15c Gray (566). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. F18930 block of six, bright shade, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2000 and 2006 P.F. certificates
400
475
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15c Gray (566). Mint N.H. right plate no. 19462 block of six, exceptionally wide margins and remarkably well-centered, Extremely Fine, stunning with the Jumbo margins
400
200
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20c Carmine Rose (567). Mint N.H. top plate no. 20196 block of six, deep shade, well-centered, few usual tiny natural gum skips, Very Fine and choice, ex "Silver Lake", with 2004 P.F. certificate
400
300
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20c Carmine Rose (567). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 20197 block of six, brilliant color, choice centering with the right pair especially nice, few tiny natural gum skips, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
400
0
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50c Lilac (570). Mint N.H. top plate no. F19146 block of six, pretty pastel color, nice margins and centering, natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine and choice
750
650
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Top arrow block of twelve with double plate no. 18642, stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged in selvage, rich color on bright paper, usual light natural gum skips, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
1,080
325
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Mint N.H. top plate no. F18680 block of six, rich color, well-centered, couple minor perf separations, Very Fine and choice
525
170
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 18681 block of six, light natural gum bend, Fine-Very Fine
525
160
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$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 14306 block of six, attractively centered, light natural gum bends, Very Fine
1,000
500
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. top arrow, marker and double plate nos. F14326/F14327 block of eight, beautiful colors, usual natural gum skips and bends, fresh and Very Fine
2,650
1,300
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1c Green, 2c Carmine, Rotary (578-579). Top plate no. and star blocks, 1c plate no. 14563 block of six, top center stamp h.r, others Mint N.H., natural horizontal gum skip thru top row, centering as often seen on this difficult issue, Very Good, 2c Mint N.H. plate no. 15847 block of four, bright color, Fine
2,320
0
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1c-10c 1923-26 Issue, Perf 10 (581-591). Plate no. blocks of four, 2c, 5c and 7c-9c previously hinged, others Mint N.H., fresh colors, 5c with some perf separations, 7c one stamp corner crease, Fine-Very Fine set
3,095
450
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2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Top plate no. 14914 and star block of four, one stamp lightly hinged, other three Mint N.H., fresh and Fine, a scarce plate block
2,100
250
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, II (599-599A). Mint N.H. joint line strip of four, left stamps Ty. II, right stamps Ty. I, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail as combination joint line pair and single No. 599A
1,550
1,000
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2c Harding (610-612). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of six or four, two of No. 611 from opposite sides of plate 15027, two of No. 612 from different plates, Fine to mostly Very Fine
1,227
550
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1924-25 Commemoratives (614-620). Plate no. blocks of six or eight, Mint N.H. except for No. 620 which is lightly hinged, includes extra No. 616, nice margins and centering, some typical perf separations, Very Fine group
1,483
325
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5c Norse-American (621). Mint N.H. top arrow and double plate no. block of eight, well-centered with balanced margins, Extremely Fine
700
325
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2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (634b). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 19994 block of four, deep rich color of this distinctive shade, left pair with natural vertical gum skip, accompanying certificate mentions a slight gum disturbance on the bottom right stamp, Very Fine and extremely rare, this is only the third plate block we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
4,250
550
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Top left corner plate no. 19644 block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., top stamps single hinge mark, rich color and detailed impression, small pencil notation in selvage, fresh and Fine
2,200
300
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1c-10c Kans. Ovpts. (658-668). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, exceptionally fresh, Fine-Very Fine, a difficult set to assemble in sound Mint N.H. condition
3,905
900
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1c-10c Nebr. Overprints (669-679). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four (3c lightly hinged), fresh colors, 10c one stamp with small natural inclusion, Fine-Very Fine
4,510
1,000
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1c-10c Nebr. Overprints (669-679). Plate no. blocks of four, many stamps Mint N.H., 4c disturbed original gum, 10c tiny natural oily translucent spot in top selvage, Fine-Very Fine, mostly in the higher grade
E. 500-750
550
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