Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 1902-08 Issues (Scott 300-319)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
665
1c Blue Green (300). Wide margins and essentially perfectly centered, rich color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $300.00)
0
300
666
1c Blue Green, Complete 25c Booklet (BK10). Comprising four panes of six of No. 300b, Position A, BIA Cover Type I-j.1, front cover free of the usual creases but slightly faded, back cover detached and reinforced with hinges, two of the panes with particularly choice centeringVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE COMPLETE BOOKLET OF FOUR PANES OF THE 1902 ONE-CENT ISSUE.
This is the only complete booklet format that was issued for the 1902 1c stamp
6,000
1,200
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4c Brown (303). Brilliant color, almost mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, bold Chicago oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $560.00), this is one of only two used examples to achieve this lofty grade with none higher
2
600
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8c Violet Black (306). Mint N.H. block of four, deep shade and balanced margins, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
400
190
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50c Orange (310). Lightly hinged, well-centered, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $600.00)
425
400
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50c Orange (310). Faintly hinged, Jumbo margins, vivid color, Very Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF Jumbo; SMQ $380.00 as 80, $485.00 as 85)
425
325
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$1.00 Black (311). Mint N.H., intense shade on fresh paper, couple small natural gum creases, Very Fine, a pretty stamp
2,100
475
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$1.00 Black (311). Lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
700
650
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$1.00 Black (311). Wide margins, intense shade, Very Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, VF 80; SMQ $500.00)
700
475
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$1.00 Black (311). Slight gum disturbance from hinge removal, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine
700
425
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$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Lightly hinged, deep rich color, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
950
850
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$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Minor gum disturbance from hinge removal, intense color, Fine
950
450
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$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Rich color, few trivial perf tip gum soaks at left, still Fine, with clear 1984 P.F. certificate
950
350
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$5.00 Dark Green (313). Choice centering, deep rich color, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
2,500
1,100
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$5.00 Dark Green (313). Slight gum disturbance from hinge removal, fresh, Very Fine
2,500
800
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$5.00 Dark Green (313). Centerline margin at left, intense color on crisp paper, Fine and attractive
2,500
600
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5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Barely hinged, large margins, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $190.00)
210
300
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5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Horizontal pair and single, pair with large to huge margins, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, single with huge balanced margins, rich color, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine Gem
650
550
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5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Large margins, rich color, bold strike of New York Wall St. oval cancel, Extremely Fine, this issue is considerably more difficult to find in used condition than in unused, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate
1,250
850
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5c Blue, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. III Private Perforations (315). Original gum, h.r., rich color, choice centering, small corner crease at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance, very rare, with 2009 P.F. certificate
1,000
300
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Booklet Pane of Six (319g). Position G, clear guide line at left, which along with the horizontal guide line between the first two rows defines the position, deep shade, bold strikes of "Titusville Pa." boxed cancels, several h.r. which reinforce a few perf separations at top, shallow thin spot, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a rare complete used pane from Position G, which is tied for the rarest position on the 180 subject plate, representing an estimated 1.4% of the total printing, Scott Retail for the most common position
550
275
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (319i). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 4372 strip of three, gorgeous color, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
525
375
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II (319j). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 4646 strip of three, radiant color, choice centering throughout, Very Fine and choice, with 1977 P.F. certificate identifying the shade and its old Scott number of 319i
480
0
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