Sale 1061 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 November, 2013
Category — 1908-13 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-396)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3853
1c-$1.00 1908-09 Issue (331-342). Blocks of four, some h.r. and some stamps with slightly disturbed gum from hinge removal, one 15c with small thin, Fine-Very Fine
5,277
1,400
3854
5c Blue (335). Mint N.H., deep rich color, balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $275.00)
120
300
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate (346). Mint N.H., huge even margins, fresh color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $150.00 as 98, unpriced in any higher grade)
29
350
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3857
1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, neat machine cancel, choice margins and centering, Very Fine and choice, a very scarce used line pair, with 2008 P.F. certificate
800
450
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, h.r., well-centered, rich color, Very Fine and choice
1,075
550
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3860
2c Carmine, Coil (353). Pair with 2mm spacing, lightly hinged, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
240
550
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, fresh color, two small natural gum bends and a couple separated perfs at top (neither mentioned on the certificate)VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE PAIR OF THE SCARCE 1909 10-CENT YELLOW COIL, SCOTT 356.
With 2000 P.F. certificate
7,500
2,700
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, right stamp h.r., slight diagonal creasing as often seen on this coil issueVERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE SCARCE 1909 10-CENT YELLOW COIL, SCOTT 356.
With 1980 P.F. certificate
7,500
3,250
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Paste-up pair, right stamp with part imprint on paste-up tab, original gum, h.r., vivid color, left stamp small thin spot at bottom, Fine appearance, this early coil was stripped into rolls by hand (the paste-up is where one strip was joined with the other), most unusual as a paste-up pair with the part imprint, a prized rarity for the coil specialist, with 2013 P.F. certificate
7,500
2,300
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Lightly hinged, bright color, trifle rounded corner perf at bottom right, still Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate
3,500
1,100
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3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Small h.r., well-centered, deep shade, reperforated at right, Very Fine appearance
1,800
450
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3867
8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Lightly hinged, intense shade on deeply blued paperA FRESH AND VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4c and 8c Bluish paper stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives.
Signed Weill on back. With 1957, 1999 and 2005 P.F. certificates.
30,000
14,000
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). With bottom left corner selvage and "J.P.P." siderographer's initials, slight selvage separation, Fine, signed Koslow and with 2002 P.F. certificate
1,600
600
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3871
2c Lincoln (367). Mint N.H. wide top imprint, small solid star and plate no. 4976 block of nine, well-centered, small selvage separation, Extremely Fine
296
350
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2c Lincoln, Bluish (369). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., well-centered, top stamps with a few gum soaked perfs, Very Fine
940
0
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2c Alaska-Yukon, Imperforate (371). Two Mint N.H. imprint and plate no. blocks of six (bottom no. 5249 and wide top no. 5257), couple typical natural gum bends, Extremely Fine
700
225
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3c-5c 1910-11 Issue (376-378). Mint N.H., wide margins throughout, fresh colors, 3c and 4c Extremely Fine Gems, 5c Very Fine and choice
185
275
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1c Green, Coil (385). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intense color and clear impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1986 P.F. certificate
1,000
600
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2c Carmine, Coil (386). Pair, brilliant color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
300
200
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1c Green, Coil (387). Pair with 3mm spacing, wide margins, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
475
250
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2c Carmine, Coil (388). Pair with 3mm spacing, radiant color, Fine example of this scarce coil pair, with 1996 P.F. certificate
3,500
1,300
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1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intact perforations at top and bottom, essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.A.G. certificate (95 OGnh)
72
350
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2c Carmine, Coil (393). Mint N.H., vivid color, outstanding centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $450.00), only one has graded higher (at 98) and only five others share this grade
105
475
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4c Brown, Coil (395). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color, wide margins and well-centered, Very Fine and choice
1,100
1,200
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5c Blue, Coil (396). Pair with plate no. A 5902 in right selvage, deep rich color, light cancel, Very Fine and choice, extremely unusual, the plate number was normally covered by a paste-up, with 1996 P.F. certificate
190
400
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