Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — 1916-19 Issues (Scott 462-524)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1530
3c Violet (464). Mint N.H., wide margins, fresh color, Very Fine and choice, a difficult stamp to find in this choice quality, with 1996 P.F. certificate
175
275
1531
4c Orange Brown (465). Mint N.H., exceedingly well-centered, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.S.E. certificate for a block of four
90
150
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5c Blue (466). Mint N.H., wide margins, rich color, Very Fine, ex Chappaqua, with 1992 P.F. certificate
160
180
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Mint N.H., in pair with 2c, wide margins, brilliantly fresh color, Very Fine and choice, with 1974 P.F. and 1991 P.S.E. certificates
850
0
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Single error in a block of nine, error stamp Mint N.H., some 2c stamps hinged, Fine
950
275
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1536
7c Black (469). Mint N.H., outstanding centering, fresh shade, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1997 P.F. certificate
270
500
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9c Salmon Red (471). Mint N.H., excellent centering, bright color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine, a lovely stamp, with 1990 P.F. certificate
125
275
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15c Gray (475). Mint N.H., well-centered, attractive color, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
400
550
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15c Gray (475). Top plate no. 6833 block of six, one stamp lightly hinged, other five Mint N.H., deep rich color, selvage slightly reduced, Very Fine, a scarce plate block, we have only offered three others (all hinged, one each top, left and bottom) since keeping computerized records and none since 2007, with 2014 P.F. certificate
3,000
2,100
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20c Light Ultramarine (476). Mint N.H., choice centering, bright color, natural gum skip, Extremely Fine, with 1980 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,000.00)
525
450
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30c Orange Red, Perf 10 (476A). Position 64 from Plate 6911, Mint N.H., vivid colorFRESH AND FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 30-CENT PERF 10 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.
With 1984 and 2007 P.F. certificates
4,750
2,600
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50c Light Violet (477). Mint N.H., choice centering with wide margins all around, rich color on bright white paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT PERF 10 FRANKLIN ISSUE ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.
This 50c issue was only available in post-office stocks for a very short period of time, because it was released only three weeks prior to the beginning of the new Perf 11 series.
Ex Silver Lake. With 2004 P.F. certificate.
2,000
1,300
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$1.00 Violet Black (478). Mint N.H., deep intense color and impression, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. and 2002 P.S.E. certificates
1,450
800
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$2.00 Dark Blue (479). Mint N.H., proof-like color and impression, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
475
650
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (491). Lightly hinged, bright color, Fine example of this scarce coil, with 1999 P.F. certificate
2,500
1,100
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3c Violet, Ty. II, Coil (494). Mint N.H. pair, perfect centering, bright pastel color, Extremely Fine Gem, a fresh and superb pair, ex Golden Oak, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $425.00)
50
300
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10c Orange Yellow, Coil (497). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, dazzling color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced above the grade of 98, SMQ $325.00 as 98), this is the highest grade the P.S.E. has awarded
35
650
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1c Green (498). Mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins, vibrant color which is lighter than usual, light Pasadena Cal. town cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge and striking stamp, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98; SMQ $175.00 as 98), this is the highest grade possible and only five others have achieved this grade, of those five we have offered three, all of which have wavy-line machine cancels, this datestamp cancel is more attractive than the others
0
700
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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Mint N.H., wide margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, ex Chappaqua, with 1986 P.F. certificate
550
600
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3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Double Impression (501d). Mint N.H. with right selvage, fresh and bright with clear doubling, perfs close to barely into design at top, a desirable and collectible example of this rare printing anomaly, in all likelihood the surviving population of this difficult error is similarly centered, the collector who insists on acquiring this stamp centered will never own one, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
5,000
1,000
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3c Dark Violet, Ty. II (502). Rich color on bright paper, face-free cancel, gorgeous centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $300.00), this is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by no others
0
600
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5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H., in a pair with 2c, well centered amid wide margins, lovely rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1996 P.F. certificate
625
500
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in Mint N.H. block of six, bright color, Fine
625
250
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in Mint N.H. block of 15, rich color, minor gum bend just barely affects the error stamp, Fine
1,000
200
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in Mint N.H. block of 15, fresh color, Fine
1,000
225
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single Mint N.H. error in block of 15, one 2c stamp hinged, rest Mint N.H., vibrant color, Fine
650
180
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single Mint N.H. error in block of 15, two left stamp in bottom row hinged, otherwise Mint N.H., Fine
650
0
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in block of nine, bright color, natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine
650
250
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5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H. double error in block of twelve, natural s.e. at bottom, vivid color and choice centering, much better than typically foundEXTREMELY FINE. A SHOWPIECE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT PERF 11 DOUBLE ERROR, SCOTT 505.
With 2001 and 2011 P.F. certificates
2,000
2,100
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5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H. double error in block of twelve, fresh color, Fine
2,000
400
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5c Rose, Error (505). Double error in block of twelve, both error stamps Mint N.H., most 2c stamps hinged, Fine
1,300
450
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5c Rose, Error (505). Double error in block of twelve, both error stamps Mint N.H., a couple 2c stamps lightly hinged, Fine
1,300
425
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7c Black (507). Jumbo margins and perfect centering, bright shade, oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp, with 2011 P.F. and 2003 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $325.00 as 98), this stamp has stood for nine years as the highest graded used Scott 507, with none matching it
1
400
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15c Gray (514). Wide balanced margins, bright shade, lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $400.00)
1
550
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$1.00 Violet Brown (518). Mint N.H. block of 60 with imprint and plate no. A 5782 at top and bottom, centering ranges from Fine to Extremely Fine, with several choice well-centered stamps, rich color, overall Very Fine, catalogued as two plate blocks of six and 48 singles
8,760
12,000
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2c Carmine (519). Barely hinged, extraordinarily well-centered, attractive color, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate ("never hinged"), with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (OGph XF-Superb 95; SMQ $800.00)
400
700
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., wonderfully well-centered, fresh color, Extremely Fine, with 1980 and 1999 P.F. certificates
1,150
850
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H., rich color, impressive centering, Extremely Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate
360
250
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