Sale 1197 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 14-15 March, 2019
Category — 1908-13 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-396)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1917
50c Violet, $1.00 Violet Brown (341-342). Both lightly hinged, well-centered with bright colors, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificates
725
325
1918
4c Orange Brown, Imperforate (346). Mint N.H., massive Jumbo margins with part imprint and star at right, portions of all five surrounding stamps on other sides, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $275.00 without premium for the position)
25
375
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5c Blue, Imperforate (347). Mint N.H., huge margins including parts of five adjoining stamps and part imprint at top, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $475.00)
50
350
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. pair, bright color, outstanding centering and margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,150.00), only three pairs grade higher (at 100)
225
700
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H., bright shade, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $525.00), only four grade higher
80
475
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2c Carmine, Coil (349). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,850.00), only four line pairs grade higher
1,350
1,300
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Pair, attractive centering with Jumbo margins, rich color, neat machine cancel, Fine, a fresh and scarce used pair of this issue, with 1995 and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (F 70 Jumbo; SMQ $425.00 as 70, $575.00 as 75), only two used pairs grade higher (at 80 and 90)
750
650
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. guide line pair, wonderful depth of color on post-office fresh paper, choice centering with balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT PERF 12 VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 351.
Interestingly, this is the only 5c Washington-Franklin perforated vertical coil stamp ever produced. Demand proved to be so low that no others were made.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $4,750.00). Only six Mint N.H. guide line pairs grade higher in the P.S.E. Population Report (highest is a single pair at 98)
2,350
0
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color, well-centered, Very Fine and choice example of this difficult coil pair, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,300.00)
850
1,100
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Pair, attractive centering and margins, deep rich color, machine cancel, Very Fine, like the other 1908 flat plate coils, this is an exceedingly difficult issue to find used in sound, centered condition, with 2008 and 2013 P.F. certificates (F-VF 75), by way of comparison P.S.E. lists only two pairs graded 75 or higher (one graded 75 and one graded 90)
825
600
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1c Green, Coil (352). Guide line pair, deep rich color, wide margins, wavy-line machine cancel, Very Fine, rare in sound used condition with nice centering, with 2001 and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75; SMQ $1,100.00), this is the highest grade awarded to a guide line pair of this issue and it is shared by no others, the next highest is a single pair graded 50
1,650
0
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Mint N.H. pair with 3mm spacing, deep rich color, wide and beautifully balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 4-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 354.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $2,250.00). This is the only pair of Scott 354 graded XF 90 and only one pair grades higher -- the XF-Superb 95 pair offered in our 2009 sale of the Whitman collection. The lack of other examples in the P.S.E. Population Report, even after many years of active grading in our hobby, speaks to the rarity of this issue in sound, centered Mint N.H. condition
1,050
4,500
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. and 2011 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,600.00), only two pairs grade higher
1,100
1,600
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4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Rich color on nicely blued paper, unusually wide margin at topFINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 4-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4c and 8c Bluish stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives. Given the failed experimental nature of the paper mixture, it is no surprise that virtually all copies are off-center to some extent.
With 1969 P.F. certificate
27,500
12,500
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Single small hinge mark in bottom left corner, vivid color on characteristic intensely watermarked paper, small Economist Stamp Co. backstamp, Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
1,600
1,200
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15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Lightly hinged, rich color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
1,250
750
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2c Lincoln, Bluish (369). Mint N.H., intense shade on blued paper, choice margins and centering, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $550.00)
325
500
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2c Alaska-Yukon, Imperforate (371). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins all around with portions of all eight adjoining stamps, bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $225.00 as 100, unpriced in 100J grade)
30
400
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2c Alaska-Yukon, Imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. I Private Vending Machine Perforations (371). Pair, lightly hinged, Very Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate
625
160
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1c Green, Coil (387). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, nice centering and margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF 80; SMQ $2,500.00), only one guide line pair has graded higher (at 90, realized $6,000 hammer in our Sale 1163) and only one other line pair shares this grade
1,250
1,800
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1c Green, Coil (390). Pair, essentially perfect centering with wide margins, oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb used pair, with 2016 P.S.A.G (Superb 98) and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $475.00), this is the highest grade awarded to a used pair and it is shared by only one other
45
350
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1c Green, Coil (390). Huge margins and essentially perfect centering, rich color, oval duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a truly superb used coil, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $400.00), only one grades higher (at 100)
4
500
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2c Carmine, Coil (391). Mint N.H. pair, vivid color, outstanding centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,350.00), only one pair grades higher (at 98)
240
750
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1c Green, Coil (392). Mint N.H. guide line pair, outstanding centering with wide margins, deep rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 and 2011 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
400
1,100
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3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F., 2007 and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,750.00), only five grade higher
925
1,500
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Intense shade, wide and balanced margins, wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $350.00), only one grades higher (at 98) and only two others share this grade
65
300
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Guide line pair, deep rich color, well-centered, bold oval cancels, fresh and Very Fine, an elusive sound and centered used line pair of this issue, with 1990 P.F., 2013 P.S.A.G. (VF-XF 85) and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80; SMQ $775.00)
825
425
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