Sale 1240 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 20-21 July, 2021
Category — 1912-15 Washington-Franklin Issue (Scott 405-461)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
440
1c Green, Imperforate (408). Vertical pair with horizontal guideline, massive margins including portions of all adjoining stamps, machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ as 100J, SMQ $350.00 as 100)
2
250
441
20c Ultramarine (419). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, outstanding centering with unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a gorgeous stamp, ex Wingate, with copy of 2000 P.F. certificate for block and with 2018 P.S.E. certificate as this single (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,550.00), only six grade higher
400
1,300
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$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Bottom imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, original gum, lightly hinged and bottom center stamp small pencil notation on gumFINE AND RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE.
Scott 423 was printed from a single plate, which had plate numbers at top and bottom. This is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin Issue plate blocks. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks.
From our 1989 Rarities sale
13,500
3,000
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15c Gray (437). Original gum, appears to us and to The Philatelic Foundation as Mint N.H. though most recent P.S.E. certificate states hinged, wide margins and essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. certificate as Mint N.H. pair, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98; SMQ $675.00)
120
650
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30c Orange Red (439). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice
500
450
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2c Carmine, Coil (444). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, well-balanced margins, fresh and Very Fine
650
425
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Pair, original gum, beautiful wide margins and exceptionally well-centered, classic "deep violet" shade for this coil stamp, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 1988 A.P.S. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates
500
700
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Guide line pair, original gum, lightly hinged, crisp impression, wide margins, Extremely Fine
700
500
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Pair, lightly hinged, well-centered, wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
300
250
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2c Carmine, Ty. III, Coil (450). Joint line pair, vivid color, 1923 circular datestamp and grid duplex cancel, Fine, this is invariably found with perfs touching or cutting in at top (when it is found at all in used condition), this issue is overshadowed by its much more famous Type I counterpart, Scott 449, but it is actually as rare or more rare as a used joint line pair, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Catalogue inexplicably reduced the price on this from $800.00 in 2019 to $300.00 in 2021
E. 400-500
250
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Joint line pair, original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice
675
225
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Joint line pair, original gum, single hinge mark, rich color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
675
375
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Mint N.H. pair, fresh color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
1,150
750
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Mint N.H., well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $675.00)
500
550
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4c Brown, Coil (457). Mint N.H. joint line pair, intense shade and impression, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 1997 and 2006 P.F. certificates
325
275
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. joint line pair, with usual central vertical crease (shifted slightly towards right stamp), even margins, rich color, Extremely Fine
875
550
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, large even margins all around, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $700.00)
650
500
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, large margins to full, Very Fine
650
475
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, vivid color, Very Fine and choice
650
500
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$1.00 Violet Black (460). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine
650
700
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2c Pale Carmine Red, Ty. I (461). Mint N.H., lovely bright color, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $325.00)
325
375
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