Sale 962 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 24-26 September, 2008
Category — 1908-12 Issues (Scott 331-396)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2645
1c Green (331). Phenomenal used Jumbo-margined single, rich color, wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $280.00 as 98)
0
200
2646
2c Carmine (332). Enormous Jumbo margins, rich color with neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $100.00 as 95, $280.00 as 98)
0
120
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3c Deep Violet (333). Mint N.H., deep rich color and proof-like impression, gorgeous centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $990.00), only two have graded higher to date and only five others share this grade
85
650
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4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., magnificent margins and centering, wonderful deep rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $340.00)
100
425
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5c Blue (335). Mint N.H. block of six, deep rich color, two stamps small natural gum skips, Fine, Scott Retail as singles
750
350
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6c Red Orange (336). Mint N.H., vibrant color, wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all around, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2003 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,750.00)
175
1,600
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8c Olive Green (337). Mint N.H., pretty shade and impression, perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a gorgeous stamp, with 2000 and 2006 P.F. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $4,400.00)
110
1,100
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13c Blue Green (339). Mint N.H., deep rich color and proof-like impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2002 and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,200.00), only four have graded higher to date
100
950
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50c Violet (341). Mint N.H., attractively centered, strong pastel color on crisp paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,350.00)
800
850
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50c Violet (341). Lightly hinged, gorgeous color on crisp paper, choice centering, Extremely Fine
350
275
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Exceptionally well-centered and handsome margins, sharp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $690.00)
550
500
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2c Carmine, Imperforate (344). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 4848 block of six, enormous margins showing parts of adjoining stamps, Extremely Fine Gem plate block, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
120
325
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2c Carmine, Coil (349). Mint N.H. pair, beautifully centered with wide margins, vivid color on fresh white paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE PERFECT 2-CENT 1908 ISSUE MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR FOR THE DISCRIMINATING COLLECTOR.
With 1986 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,550.00)
500
1,900
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2c Carmine, Coil (349). Mint N.H. pair, well-centered, deep rich color, bottom stamp trivial natural inclusion, otherwise Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
500
325
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, barest trace of hinging if at all, Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
1,250
425
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2661
5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, fresh color, bright, Fine and attractive
1,250
500
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Pair, top stamp h.r., bottom Mint N.H., wide margins and attractively centered, Very Fine, with 2008P.S.E. certificate
550
400
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2664
5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. with paste-up tab at top and complete guide line and part arrow at right, choice centering with incredibly huge margins, beautiful intense shade and detailed impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1999 P.F. certificate
375
1,300
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, choice centering from side-to-side, used with 1c Green, Imperforate (343) and tied by "Benton Harbor Mich. Oct. 23, 1916" duplex and machine cancels on part of cover to Cincinnati, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, an exceedingly rare used guide line pair of the 5c coil, Scott 351, especially desirable with the year-dated cancel and on a large piece, with 1995 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for just the used guide line pair
2,750
3,250
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, bright shade, wide margins, Very Fine
1,500
550
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4c Orange Brown, 5c Blue, Coils (354-355). Guide line pairs, Fine, 4c signed Carl Pelander
3,000
650
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2669
5c Blue, Coil (355). Excellent centering, rich color, almost face-free double oval cancel, Extremely Fine, very scarce used in choice condition, with 2005 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $850.00)
275
1,600
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, wide top and bottom margins, classic golden shade of genuine No. 356 coilsFINE. A BRIGHT AND FRESH PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1909 COIL.
Each stamp signed by Sloane and with 1995 and 2008 P.F. certificates
7,000
2,900
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Guide line pair, lightly hinged for this issue, intense colorFINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
We have sold fewer than 15 guide line pairs since keeping computerized records. With 1973 P.F. certificate
17,500
4,750
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, small thin spot from hinge removal, few sensibly reinforced perfs at topFINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE SCARCE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
From an old-time collection.
7,000
2,100
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6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Vibrant color on nicely blued paper, fresh and Fine
1,500
650
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Vivid color on deeply blued paper, expertly reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance
1,900
500
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Wonderfully well-centered, faintly hinged, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance
1,900
400
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Block of four, gum soaks around some perfs, otherwise Very Good-Fine, with 1976 unused (no gum), which describes the gum soaks as "gum stains"
8,000
1,300
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10c Yellow, 15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (364). 10c reperfed at bottom, Very Fine appearance; 15c perfs just in at right, Very Good, with 1975 and 1976 P.F. certificates respectively
3,400
800
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13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Deep rich color on deeply blued paper, light strike of town cancel (probably Saginaw Mich.)VERY FINE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 13-CENT BLUISH PAPER ISSUE.
Most of the small number of 13c Bluish Paper stamps that were used were cancelled at Saginaw.
With 1988 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,400
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15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Lightly hinged, intense color on nicely blued paper, Fine
1,500
550
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2c Lincoln, Bluish (369). Mint N.H., gorgeous wide balanced margins all around and huge top sheet selvage, crisp shade on nicely blued paper, post-office fresh gum, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,650.00)
425
1,200
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2c Alaska-Yukon (370). Mint N.H., deep rich color on crisp paper, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $410.00)
17
300
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2c 1909 Commemoratives, Imperforate (371, 373). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. blocks of six, large margins, Very Fine and choice
725
375
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1c Green (374). Jumbo margins and almost perfectly centered, very light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $100.00 as 95, $280.00 as 98)
0
110
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2c Carmine (375). Mint N.H., beautiful wide mathematically balanced margins, vivid color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $960.00)
16
0
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2c Lake (375b). Faintly hinged, usual centering, Fine for this scarce shade variety. with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
900
425
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4c Brown (377). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins, intense shade and impression, long and full perforations, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,000.00 as 95, $3,200.00 as 98), only four have graded higher to date
75
800
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6c Red Orange (379). Mint N.H., vibrant color, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 2001 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,150.00)
85
700
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6c Red Orange (379). Vivid color as fresh as the day it was printed, gorgeous centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp
37
100
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8c Olive Green (380). Beautiful Jumbo margins, essentially perfectly centered, remarkably bright color, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $355.00 as 95, $830.00 as 98)
115
400
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10c Yellow (381). Wide top imprint and plate no. 4943 block of six, barely hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, an extremely scarce full top plate block
1,150
1,100
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1c Green, Coil (385). Guide line pair, deep rich color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Fine-Very Fine, scarce used line pair, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
600
750
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2c Carmine, Coil (388). Mint N.H., brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, perfectly centered with Jumbo margins on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 388. THIS STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS LOFTY GRADE.
This 2c coil was in production for only a short period of time before being superseded by the Perf 8-1/2 issue. Due to the greater popularity of the horizontal coils with users, combined with a wary attitude by many collectors that early coils were simply trimmed stamps, many were used and few preserved.
Of the Scott 388 stamps in the P.S.E. Population Report, only three Mint N.H. examples have graded above 70. There is one 95, one 98 and this highest-ranking 98J.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $39,600.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date, and this stamp is the only example to achieve this grade.
2,750
47,500
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2c Carmine, Coil (388). Pair with 3mm spacing, h.r., deep rich color, few sensibly rejoined perf separations at topVERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE SCARCE 2-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 388.
Scarce with such wide margins
3,500
4,500
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2c Carmine, Coil (391). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., wide margins and beautiful centering, choice rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $590.00)
260
500
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1c Green, Coil (392). Guide line pair, beautiful centering, rich color, light strike of oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine, a superb used guide line pair, with 2003 P.F. certificate, undercatalogued in Scott in used condition
500
1,000
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Mint N.H., perfectly centered in all directions, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $770.00)
140
550
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H., deep rich color, mathematically perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT COIL, SCOTT 396, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $1,500.00 as 98). Only one other has achieved this grade, which is the highest awarded to date.
135
3,500
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H., fabulous wide balanced margins of near Jumbo proportions, rich color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,500.00)
135
1,100
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