Sale 1254 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 6-7 April, 2022
Category — 1922-26 and Later Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
997
-1/2c-$5.00 1922-25 Issue (551-573). Approximately 100 mostly Mint N.H. stamps, range of shades, better centering than normally seen, few booklet panes, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group, Scott value approximately
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2,200
2,000
998
5c Dark Blue, Imperforate Pair (557a). Original gum, lightly hinged, large balanced margins all around, intense color and detailed impression, Extremely Fine, only one or two panes of 100 are believed to exist, with 2015 P.F. certificate
2,000
1,500
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H., beautifully centered, brilliant colors on fresh paper, most recent certificate harshly describes natural gum creases, still Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,500.00), only three grade higher (one at 98J, two at 100), with 2021 P.F. certificate
180
0
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Mint N.H., radiant color, gorgeous centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
140
325
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3c Violet, Perf 10 (584). Mint N.H., precise centering with balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $475.00)
60
300
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3c Violet, Perf 10 (584). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 18379 block of four, brilliant color and crisp impression, fresh and Extremely Fine
425
350
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3c Violet, Perf 10 (584). Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 18446 block of four, rich color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine
425
200
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5c Blue, Perf 10 (586). Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 18157 block of four, rich color, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine
425
180
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2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Mint N.H., rich color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine
450
475
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H. pair, vivid color, excellent centering with balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1982 P.F. certificate
500
950
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2c Carmine & Black, 5c Dark Blue & Black, Norse-American (620-621). Mint N.H. top plate blocks of eight, 2c plate nos. 17379 and F16958, 5c plate nos. 16928 and 16926, the 2c particularly well-centered, fresh colors, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
975
300
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2c Carmine & Black, 5c Dark Blue & Black, Norse-American (620-621). Mint N.H. top plate blocks of twelve and eight, 2c plate nos. 17355 and F16694, 5c plate nos. 16957 and 16963, nicely centered, fresh colors, Very Fine and choice
999
275
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2c Carmine & Black, 5c Dark Blue & Black, Norse-American (620-621). Mint N.H. top plate blocks of eight, 2c plate nos. 17355 and F16694, 5c plate nos. F16928 and F16963, attractive centering and margins, Very Fine
975
300
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2c Carmine & Black, Norse-American (620). Mint N.H. top arrow and double plate nos. 16688/16959 block of eight, bright color, unusually choice centering, Extremely Fine
275
130
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5c Dark Blue & Black, Norse-American (621). Three Mint N.H. top plate blocks of six, each a different plate no. combination, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
2,100
425
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2c Carmine & Black, 5c Dark Blue & Black, Norse-American (620-621). Massive accumulation of 112 2c and 22 5c plate blocks, mostly blocks of six but some larger present in the 2c, original gum, all of the 5c are hinged, some lightly, a spot check of the 2c found a substantial majority to be hinged but there are certainly some Mint N.H. as well, obviously a wide range of plate number combinations, we cannot guarantee that all 32 possible combinations for the 2c are present but it is probably not far from complete, also includes an accumulation of blocks of four and singles, an occasional gum or selvage problem may be encountered, Fine-Very Fine with plenty in the latter category, Scott value for the plate blocks only as all hinged more than $27,000.00
E. 4,000-5,000
4,000
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2c Carmine & Black, Norse-American, Black Plate Number Omitted (620 var). Top plate no. block of eight, red plate no. F16694 and arrow present but black plate number omitted, original gum, lightly hinged, selvage at top left slightly folded over with portion of a red plate number printed on the back, Very Fine and rare
6,000
750
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2c Carmine & Black, Norse-American, Black Plate Number Omitted (620 var). Top plate no. block of eight, red plate no. F16694 and arrow present but black plate number omitted, unused (no gum), selvage at top left slightly folded over with portion of a red plate number printed on the back, few minor perf separations reinforced with h.r., still Very Fine and rare, Scott value with gum $6,000.00
E. 500-750
500
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1-1/2c Harding, Rotary (631). Mint N.H. center block with crossed gutters and dash, Very Fine and choice, scarce position piece
1,050
0
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1c-10c 1928-34 Issue (632-634, 635-642). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, brilliant colors, far better centering than normally seen, Extremely Fine Gem set
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369
275
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. with top selvage, brilliant color, choice centering with unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.A.G. certificate (90J ogNH)
600
800
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Mint N.H., bright colors, fresh and Very Fine sets
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962
450
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Mint N.H., bright colors, 2c Nebr. with top right corner selvage, 10c Nebr. left selvage, Very Fine-Extremely Fine sets
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962
500
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658/679). 30 Mint N.H. stamps, rich colors, selected by the owner for superior centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group
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1,068
350
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Mint N.H., 10c Nebr. with top right corner plate no. selvage, bright colors, Very Fine-Extremely Fine sets
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962
475
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3c Violet, Nebr. Ovpt. (672). Mint N.H., bright color, well-centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1992 P.F. and 2014 P.S.A.G. certificates (98 ogNH)
22
140
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9c Light Rose, Nebr. Ovpt. (678). Mint N.H., exceptional centering with balanced margins, bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate showing selvage at left (Superb 98; SMQ $1,200.00), only five grade higher (highest is 100)
70
1,400
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3c Nicolet's Landing, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (739b). Mint N.H., beautifully balanced margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine, a very elusive error pair in Mint N.H. condition with choice centering
1,750
1,800
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-1/2c-50c Presidential Plate Blocks (803-831). Many hundreds of plate blocks in glassines housed in small boxes, collected by plate number and position with many matched sets, obviously heavier in the lower values, as these produced more different plate numbers, but includes at least sixteen 24c, 27 30c, and 24 50c, plus one $1.00 plate block of fourteen, spot check shows most Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 500-750
2,600
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1c Green, Presidential (804). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 21864 block of four, well-centered, Very Fine, a very elusive plate number and one of the three rarest of the 127 plates used to print the 1c Presidential, 2020 Durland value
400
850
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20c Bright Blue Green, Presidential (825). Bottom left plate no. 22176 block of ten, original gum, lightly hinged at top, outstanding centering and bright colorEXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PLATE NUMBER 22176 BLOCK OF TEN OF THE 20-CENT 1938 PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE. THIS IS PROBABLY THE RAREST 20TH CENTURY PLATE NUMBER.
Plate number 22176 is almost assuredly the rarest plate number in 20th Century U.S. philately, perhaps rivaled only by one of the 1954 8c Liberty combination plate blocks (Scott 1041). Power Search contains one plate number single offered in our sales in the past 30 years. The plate blocks offered in this sale are the only examples we have encountered. This lightly hinged large format plate block is particularly desirable.
Durland value for a plate block of four
3,500
6,000
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20c Bright Blue Green, Presidential (825). Bottom right plate no. 22176 block of four, unused (no gum), fresh and Fine, plate number 22176 is almost assuredly the rarest plate number in 20th Century U.S. philately, perhaps rivaled only by one of the 1954 8c Liberty combination plate blocks (Scott 1041), Power Search contains one plate number single offered in our sales in the past 30 years, the plate blocks offered in this sale are the only examples we have encountered, Durland value for original-gum plate block of four is $3,500.00
E. 750-1,000
2,100
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20c Bright Blue Green, Presidential (825). Top left plate no. 22176 block of four, unused, traces of gum, fresh and Fine, plate number 22176 is almost assuredly the rarest plate number in 20th Century U.S. philately, perhaps rivaled only by one of the 1954 8c Liberty combination plate blocks (Scott 1041), Power Search contains one plate number single offered in our sales in the past 30 years, the plate blocks offered in this sale are the only examples we have encountered, Durland value for original-gum plate block of four is $3,500.00
E. 750-1,000
2,500
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21c Dull Blue, Presidential (826). Top right plate no. 23053 block of four, Chicago Ill. precancels, retaining Mint N.H. gum, Very Fine and choice, very rare, Durland lists plate nos. 23053 and 23933 as existing only on precancelled plate blocks, this is the only example listed in Power Search, Durland value
500
950
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$2.00 Yellow Green & Black, Presidential (833). 24 top double plate no. blocks of four, representing all of the plate number combinations possible for the issue, original gum, all but one or two are Mint N.H., bight and fresh, one with natural gum creases, Very Fine complete set, Scott values these at $85.00 each and does not differentiate based on plate number, however the green plate no. 24480 is scarcer and Durland values it at $300.00 for three of the combinations and $200.00 for the fourth combination, quoted Scott value here is for only $85.00 each
2,040
1,600
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$5.00 Carmine & Black, Presidential (834). 30 top double plate no. blocks of four, representing all of the plate number combinations possible for the issue plus a few duplicates, original gum, all but two or three are Mint N.H., bight and freshVERY FINE COMPLETE SET OF PLATE BLOCKS FOR THE 1938 $5.00 PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE.
Scott values these at $325.00 each and does not differentiate based on plate number. However, some of these plate numbers are scarcer than others and Durland values nine of the plate blocks offered here at $600.00 each. Quoted Scott value here is for only $325.00 each
9,750
6,000
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1c Green, 1-1/2c Bister Brown, Coil (839-840). Group of five complete coil rolls, four are Scott No. 839 including three rolls of 500 (two different colors of original wrapping tape) and one roll of 3,000, No. 840 includes one roll of 500, Very Fine, Scott value in excess of
1,800
250
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15c John Paul Jones, Perf 12 (1789B). Mint N.H., deep rich colors, Position "27" in pencil, fresh and Very Fine, this issue was printed by the American Bank Note Company and perforated in three different formats: Perf 11 x 12, Perf 11 All Around and Perf 12 All Around, it is believed that the USPS was unaware that there were different perforations, the Perf 12 All Around is by far the rarest.
3,000
2,100
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