Sale 1268 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 November, 2022
Category — Officials
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
456
2c Carmine, Executive (O11). Bright shade and crisp impression, nicely complemented by red segmented cork cancel, most recent certificate states reperfed at left, appears Extremely Fine, scarce with a colored cancel, with clear 1996 P.F. certificate, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate as reperfed
260
1,600
457
3c Purple, Justice, Double Transfer (O27 var). Block of four, bottom left stamp Position 37 showing prominent double transfer of left frame, original gum, h.r., bright color, Fine and rare example of this double transfer, ex Lockyear, listed but unpriced in Scott, value as normal block of four
1,350
800
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10c Ultramarine, Navy (O40). Top left corner margin imprint and Plate no. 101 strip of six, original gum, h.r., deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, Position 3 with long vertical plate scratch thru portrait, small bit of extraneous ink next to plate number, few reinforced perf separations at bottom center, Fine-Very Fine and rare, Power search does not list another example of the 10c Navy with plate number, never mind a full imprint and plate number multiple, Scott value as singles without premium for the imprint and plate no.
1,375
550
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24c Dark Green, State, Short Transfer (O65 var). Position 10, short transfer very prominent at bottom left, nearly full original gum called "large part" on certificate, intense deep shade, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
600
275
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30c Dark Green, State (O66). Unused (regummed), intense color and impression, wide and beautifully balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $500.00 as no gum)
260
600
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$2.00 State (O68). Washington, D.C. oval cancel, rich colors, Very Fine, ex Markovits, "Golden Oak" and Helton, with 2006 and 2014 P.F. certificates
3,000
1,900
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12c Vermilion, Interior, Soft Paper (O101). Bright color, unusually wide margins at sides, Wheel of Fortune fancy cancel, short perf top right corner harshly called "pulled" on most recent certificate, appears Extremely Fine, rare with a fancy cancel, with clear 2015 P.F. certificate, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate calling the pulled perf
E. 200-300
200
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15c Interior, Soft Paper, Double Transfer (O102 var). Block of four, original gum, h.r., the two right stamps showing prominent double transfers at left, including bottom right stamp Huggins Ty. IIb and top right stamp Huggins Ty. IIa, radiant color, Fine and extremely rare block with these double transfers, illustrated in Sayers Departmental Plate Varieties, Scott value as normal block of four
1,750
1,400
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2c Executive, Specimen Ovpt., Foreign Entry of 6c Agriculture (O11S var). Position 40, without gum as issued, showing vertical lines at top, diagonal line in "N" of "Cents" and dash at bottom of "2", brilliant color and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, we have offered only two other examples since keeping computerized records and both were reperfed, this by far the finest example listed in Power Search, with 2004 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,000
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S
15c Interior, Specimen Ovpt. (O21S). Without gum as issued, radiant color, perfs scissors-separated as almost always with this issue but complete with just a few slightly blunted at lower left, Fine and scarce, only 78 sold, with clear 1987 P.F. certificate
2,500
1,100
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90c Interior, Specimen Ovpt. (O24S). Without gum as issued, vivid color, outstanding centering and margins, perfs scissors-separated at right and slightly blunted, still Extremely Fine and scarce, only 77 sold, with 2022 P.F. certificate
2,500
1,200
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90c Interior, Specimen Ovpt. (O24S). Without gum as issued, bright color, perfs scissors-separated and slightly blunted at right, still Very Fine, only 77 sold, with 2022 P.F. certificate
2,500
500
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S
3c Navy, Specimen Ovpt. (O37S). Without gum as issued, radiant color, attractive margins and centering with all perfs fully formed, Very Fine, scarce in this choice condition, only 126 sold, with 2022 P.F. certificate
1,750
1,700
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S
10c Navy, Specimen Ovpt. (O40S). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, well-centered, scissors-separated perfs at top with about half on that side blunted, still Very Fine, only 112 sold and this is better centered than most
1,750
750
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S
10c Navy, Specimen Ovpt. (O40S). Without gum as issued, deep rich color, reperfed at right, otherwise Fine, only 112 sold, with 2022 P.F. certificate
1,750
400
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S
24c Navy, Specimen Ovpt. (O43S). Without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, fresh and Fine, only 106 sold, with 2022 P.F. certificate
1,750
1,200
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S
1c Post Office, Specimen Ovpt., Inverted Ovpt. (O47Sb). Without gum as issued, three extra wide margins with natural straight edge at right, Very Fine example of the only invert error among the Officials Special Printings, although the 1c Post Office stamps were printed from a 200-subject plate, the sheets were divided into panes of 100 before overprinting, therefore, only 100 of the inverted "Specimen" overprints could have been produced, and we do not know how many were sold, only a small fraction of the number printed has been located, with 2022 P.F. certificate
2,500
900
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S
1c Post Office, Specimen Ovpt., Inverted Ovpt. (O47Sb). Without gum as issued, natural straight edge at right, small faults including two missing perfs at bottom, otherwise Fine and scarce, it is believed only one pane of 100 was printed with the overprint inverted
2,500
300
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S
15c State, Specimen Ovpt., Double Transfer (O64S var). Without gum as issued, double transfer in bottom margin, Fine, only 257 sold
600
325
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Officials Balance. Six unused and one used, best is $2.00 Green & Black, State (O68), large part glazed original gum, reperfed at left, otherwise Fine, also includes O32 (disturbed original gum and large h.r.), O34 (lightly cancelled), O38 (two, original gum), O40 with bottom part imprint selvage, overall Fine or appear so
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6,260
1,100
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Officials Balance. Stock pages of unused and used stamps, including Nos. O1-O9 with original gum except O8 no gum, O57-O67 no gum, O72-O82 used, also O68P4-O71P4, few entires, some faults, some Fine-Very Fine, Scott value approximately
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7,125
1,300
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