Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — War Department Issues (Multiples)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5464
2c War (O84). Top part imprint and plate no. 35 strip of four, disturbed original gum, selvage crease, Fine-Very Fine
960
160
5465
7c War (O87). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 102 block of twelve, original gum, ten stamps Mint N.H., pos. 7 and 12 lightly hinged, latter with a trace of blue ink on gum, minor selvage separation, Fine and rare plate block
2,770
950
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7c War (O87). Top imprint and plate no. 102 strip of five, original gum, right pair hinged, other three appear Mint N.H. and may very well be, fresh, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as five hinged singles
800
325
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7c, 30c-90c War (O87, O92-O93). Single and four horizontal pairs of the 7c (one pair with trace of captured plate no.), singles of last two, on piece of wrapper tied by odd cork and indecipherable Fort cancellation, Fine, very rare piece showing an extraordinarily high franking, Scott Retail as used singles
872
375
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10c War (O88). Top and bottom plate no. 79 strips of three, latter also with part imprint, original gum, all four end stamps Mint N.H., fresh and Fine
1,440
275
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12c War (O89). Used horizontal block of eight, bottom four with quartered cork cancels, top four uncancelled except for trace at bottom of pos. 2, rich color, some hinge reinforcement, pos. 4 right perfs trimmed, couple others small faults, otherwise Fine, Scott Retail as two used blocks of four
1,100
375
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15c War (O90). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 87 block of twelve, original gum, couple h.r. and small reinforcement, Very Good-Fine
1,100
275
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15c War (O90). Top imprint and plate no. 87 strip of ten with selvage at both sides, original gum, eight stamps Mint N.H., other pair hinge reinforcement, Very Good-Fine
1,690
225
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15c War (O90). Top left corner imprint and plate no. 87 strip of six, nice color, stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
1,140
200
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15c War (O90). Four blocks of four and block of eight, original gum, thirteen Mint N.H., couple slightly different shades, Fine-Very Fine lot
3,405
425
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24c War (O91). Bottom left corner imprint and plate no. 86 block of twelve, original gum, few h.r., bright color, attractive centering, Very Fine, ex Wampler
1,470
700
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24c War (O91). Horizontal block of ten with captured plate no. 86 at top, original gum, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
920
170
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24c War (O91). Top imprint and plate no. 86 strip of five, hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., all are striking "tall" stamps, Fine-Very Fine, fresh and handsome multiple
955
275
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24c, 30c War (O91-O92). Blocks of four, 30c with right selvage, original gum, bottom pairs appear Mint N.H., one 30c short perf, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged blocks of four
950
200
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24c War (O91). Used block of four, beautiful strong color, bold circle of wedges cancels, Fine and handsome, this is the only recorded used block of this denomination, with 1993 P.F. certificate, ex Mainberger
2,250
1,800
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30c War (O92). Bottom imprint and plate no. 81 block of twelve, original gum, three Mint N.H., few h.r., rich color, Very Good
1,850
250
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30c War (O92). Used horizontal block of six, cork cancels, small hinge reinforcement between pos. 1 and 2, pos. 1 slight creases, perfs in at top, Very Good appearance, a block of six is believed to be the largest known used multiple, ex Ward, Mainberger
E. 750-1,000
500
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30c War (O92). Used vertical block of six, quartered cork cancels, bright color, pos. 1 few trivial perf flaws, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, a block of six is believed to be the largest known used multiple
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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90c War (O93). Bottom left corner imprint and plate no. 89 block of twelve, original gum, four Mint N.H., nicely centered, neatly rejoined vertically between blocks of six, Very Fine, handsome piece, Scott Retail as four hinged singles and two hinged blocks of four (intact plate block catalogs $3,750.00)
2,850
1,900
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90c War (O93). Top imprint and plate no. 89 strip of ten with left and right side selvage, hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., wonderfully fresh with deep rich color, close at bottom, Fine for this rare multiple
5,000
950
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90c War (O93). Used block of four, rich color, large quartered cork cancels, shows traces of captured imprint at top, Fine, this is the only recorded used block of four of this denomination, with 1993 P.F. certificate
975
1,200
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1c War, Soft Paper (O114). Block of four, h.r., left pair with edge of Neah Bay Wash. double-circle datestamp and each stamp with "tipped in" "Kicking Mule" cancel, each a partial strike due to the Neah Bay postmaster having to hold the duplex canceller at an angle to avoid striking the town portion, Fine-Very Fine, this is the only known block with Kicking Mule cancels
E. 500-750
425
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1c-6c War, Soft Paper (O114-O117). Collection of 15 multiples on pages, mostly 1c, incl. imprint and plate no. strips, part imprint and plate no. blocks, full plate blocks with 1c plates of twelve and 20, 2c half pane of 50 and plates of twelve and 14 and 6c bottom imprint and plate no 60 block of 20, original gum, many stamps Mint N.H., overall Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
450
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10c War, Soft Paper (O118). Bottom left imprint and plate no. 79 block of 14, original gum, some reinforcement, minor thin in selvage below pos. 14 (not involving plate block of ten), otherwise Fine-Very Fine
1,190
325
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12c War, Soft Paper (O119). Three items, first is bottom imprint and plate no. 54 block of ten, original gum, couple separations and selvage crease, second and third are top part imprint and plate no. 54 block of eight and top imprint and plate no. 54 strip of six, original gum, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
1,655
650
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30c War, Soft Paper (O120). Top left imprint and plate no. 81 block of twelve, original gum, small gold colored adherence on back of pos. 5, still a Fine and very scarce War Department plate block
3,950
1,700
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30c War, Soft Paper (O120). Block of four, original gum, also incl. original gum single of No. O91 with captured plate no. 86 in top margin, Fine
1,060
225
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War Department Used Blocks. Six items, incl. two of 2c No. O84, one with large "H" cancels (right perfs trimmed), other with part bottom imprint selvage, bright color and neat "Boston" circular datestamp, No. O86 with grid of diamonds cancel, No. O89 block of six with four-ring target cancels, No. O115 and O116 with target cancels (2c is block of six), few small faults, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, 12c Scott Retail $584.00, others listed but unpriced, except for the 12c value it is thought that there are no more than four used block examples of most others, rare lot
E. 1,000-1,500
800
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Official Issues, Unused Singles and Multiples. About 20 singles and twelve multiples, incl. War complete singles, multiples with imprint and plate no. strips, incl. 6c Treasury Soft Paper bottom imprint and plate no. strip of ten, 3c Post Office top imprint and plate no. 41 block of 20, mostly original gum with some Mint N.H., generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
650
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