Sale 1234 — The Gary Petersen Collection of Important United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 29-30 April, 2021
Category — 1908-10 Washington-Franklin Issues including Bluish Paper (Scott 356-365)
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, original gum, vibrant color, right stamp h.r.FINE-VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
With 2001 P.S.E. certificate
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Original gum, h.r., radiant color, Fine, purple backstamp, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate for pair
2c Carmine, Bluish (358). Bottom imprint and plate no. 4837 block of six, five stamps Mint N.H., bottom left large h.r., rich color on blued paper, Fine-Very Fine
3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Unused (regummed), rich color on deeply blued paper, Fine, with 1971 P.F. certificate, Scott value as original gum
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Original gum, h.r., rich color on deeply blued paper, three wide marginsVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
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).
Light purple backstamp. Signed in pencil "SA" (Spencer Anderson). With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, F-VF 75; SMQ $24,000.00)
5c Blue, Bluish (361). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color on nicely blued paper, vertical creaseFINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
The 5c is the scarcest of the regularly issued Bluish Paper stamps. With 1997 P.F. certificate
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Original gum, lightly hinged, overall toningFINE CENTERING AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 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 1947 A.P.S. certificate
10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade on deeply blued paper, Fine, with 1969 P.F. certificate
13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Original gum, small h.r., rich color on deeply blued paper, Fine, with 1974 A.P.S. certificate