Sale 1107 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 28-29 July, 2015
Category — 1917-23 Issues (Scott 498-546)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
495
1c-$1.00 1917-19 Issue (498-499, 501-504, 506-518). Complete set less 2c Ty. Ia and 5c Error, Mint N.H. except 10c (couple flaws as well) and 13c trifle toned (these two with Scott Retail of $38.00), Very Fine lot with several Extremely Fine, also incl. extra 50c with unusually wide margins and appears Mint N.H. (Scott Retail as such), 11c, 20c and 30c early 2000's certificates, the 11c with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Sup 95; SMQ $150.00)
883
550
496
1c Green, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (498f). Pos. W5, showing guide line at bottom and right, Mint N.H., deep color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2011 A.P.S. certificate
1,700
650
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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Right plate no. 10208 block of six, five stamps Mint N.H., top right stamp h.r., intense shade and impression, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
3,000
550
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in block of nine, natural s.e. at top, error Mint N.H., bright color, Very Fine
650
450
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5c Rose, Error (505). Single error in block of nine, error stamp Mint N.H., four 2c stamps hinged, Fine-Very Fine
650
275
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11c Light Green (511). Mint N.H., wide margins all around, bold color on fresh white paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $450.00)
18
550
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12c Claret Brown, Perf 10 at Bottom (512b). Lightly hinged, deep rich color, choice centering, surface scuffsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 12-CENT PERF 10 AT BOTTOM. ONE OF ONLY FOUR UNUSED STAMPS RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 512b, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/512b/512b.pdf , contains only twelve used and four unused examples of this rarity (including a pair).
Census No. 512b-OG-04. With 2013 P.F. certificate
27,500
2,600
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50c Red Violet (517). Left plate no. 13653 block of six, top right stamp lightly hinged, otherwise Mint N.H., bright shade, post office fresh and intact, beautiful centering rarely seen on this plate block, Extremely Fine Gem, an exceptional plate block, ex Drucker
1,600
1,200
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$1.00 Violet Brown (518). Bottom imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, well-centered and with strong color, mild strengthening in bottom selvage, stamps Mint N.H., Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged plate block
1,300
425
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2c Carmine (519). Mint N.H., fresh and crisp, centered horizontally, slightly to the left vertically, Fine, typical or better centering for genuine examples of this very often faked stamp (the fakes of course are better centered), with 1983 P.F. certificate for vertical pair
850
325
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$2.00, $5.00 1918-20 Issues (523-524, 547). First Mint N.H., last two lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine, No. 523 with 1985 P.F. certificate
1,445
550
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Block of 49 containing center line block, deep rich colors, bold strikes of "New York S.C.S." registry oval cancels, few perf separations reinforced between four stamps at lower left using non-archival material, few light creases to be expected on such a large used multiple but better than normally seen, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce large used multiple, Scott Retail as nine blocks of four and singles
2,255
425
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$2.00 Carmine & Black, $5.00 Green & Black (524, 547). Mint N.H., $5.00 Very Fine and choice, $2.00 with especially handsome wide margins and almost perfect centering, Extremely Fine, No. 547 with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
630
0
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. IV, V, VI, Imperforate (532, 533, 534A). Blocks of four of each, No. 532 centerline block with huge margins, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, No. 533 Mint N.H., Very Fine, No. 534A one stamp lightly hinged, Very Fine
1,190
900
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2c Carmine, Ty. V, Imperforate (533). Mint N.H. left plate no. 11893 block of six, huge margins, intense shade, natural gripper marks visible on back, Extremely Fine, scarce plate block, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1,800
0
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2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Block of four with huge 25mm right sheet margin, large margins other sides, intense shade and impression clearly showing the Ty. VII characteristics, bold strikes of "Chicago Ill. Hyde Park Sta. Dec. 27, 1921 9 AM" duplex cancels, some slight wrinklingEXTREMELY FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED SHEET-MARGIN BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT TYPE VII OFFSET IMPERFORATE ISSUE.
According to Armstrong, the imperforates were issued to satisfy the needs of the last remaining private coil manufacturer. The Mail-O-Meter Company merged with the Schermack Company and so these issues are also known with the Schermack Type III perforations, such as are also seen on Scott 314A and 482A. However, a small supply of the imperforate 2c Type VII stamps without Schermack perfs did reach the public.
Our informal review of auction catalogues and the records of the Philatelic Foundation found four blocks of four and nine pairs, of which only four are sound. This is the first block we have offered since our 2001 Twigg-Smith sale.
The Scott Catalogue pricing is in error as it values two used pairs higher than a used block -- which is considerably rarer. Scott Retail as two used pairs
9,000
4,000
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3c Deep Violet (537a). Mint N.H., radiant color in the Deep Violet shade, fresh and Fine, a scarce shade, with copy of 1994 P.F. certificate for block, Scott Catalogue footnote states that value for Scott 537a is for the grade of Fine
2,300
0
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Much wider margins than normally found on this scarce stamp, bright color, Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate for a block of four
2,700
3,500
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3c Violet, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (541). Mint N.H., pretty color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, ex "Scarsdale", with 1999 P.F. certificate
100
200
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Plate no. 11765 and "S30" block of four, barely hinged along horizontal perfs (appears Mint N.H.), fresh and Fine, we have not offered another in any gum condition since 2009, this plate number also listed in Durland as "scarce", with 2014 P.F. certificate
1,100
375
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H. top plate no. 13896 and star block of four, natural s.e. at left, fresh and Fine, we have offered only two others in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records, lot also incl No. 540 plate block, brown stain on right pair, one sound stamp at left Mint N.H., Scott Retail for 545 only
2,300
325
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Wonderful depth of color, nice margins and centering, neat slogan cancel, Very Fine, despite the modest catalogue value used copies of this issue are scarce and centering is normally poor, with 1994 P.F. certificate
190
300
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