Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — 1908-09 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331 thru 356)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2378
2c Carmine, Foreign Entry of 1c Design (332 var). Rich color and sharp detailed impression showing clear entry of the 1c design in lettering at bottom and in the hair, heavy duplex cancel, small tear at top leftFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE FOREIGN ENTRY OF THE ONE-CENT FRANKLIN ON THE TWO-CENT 1908 WASHINGTON PLATE.
Only one position -- the fourth position under the plate no. on the upper left pane of Plate 5299 -- yields this interesting variety. It is believed to have been created when a 1c transfer roll was erroneously used to enter this position on the 2c plate. When it was discovered prior to printing, the design was burnished away and corrected with a 2c entry. Some elements of the 1c design remained. This same plate was also used during production of Scott Nos. 344, 349, 375 and 384.
With 1992 P.F. certificate. Accompanied by detailed Dec. 1968 United States Specialist article.
2,750
0
2379
3c Deep Violet (333). Mint N.H., beautifully centered, strong color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
75
190
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3c Deep Violet, China Clay (333a). Fresh, centered to bottom left, perfs clear to barely touch, Fine, scarce and seldom offered, the P.F. will no longer certify this variety
1,000
280
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4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H. with selvage at bottom, pretty color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
90
235
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4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., choice margins and centering, fresh, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of P.F. certificate for strip (top stamp)
90
220
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4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., deep rich color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate for block of four
90
240
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4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
90
300
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4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 2004 P.F. certificate for strip (center stamp)
90
250
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6c Red Orange (336). Mint N.H. block of four with part bottom imprint and plate no. 4937, bottom right stamp tiny perf flaw, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
560
550
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8c Olive Green (337). Jumbo margins, lightly hinged, vivid color and magnificent centering, Extremely Fine Gem
50
125
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13c Blue Green (339). Mint N.H. top plate no. block of six, beautiful rich color, minor perf separations, Very Fine and desirable
850
900
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13c Blue Green (339). Rich color, almost perfectly centered with massive margins, circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp
19
160
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15c Pale Ultramarine (340). Mint N.H. with part imprint at left, brilliant color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate as plate block and 2000 P.F. certificate as single
150
450
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15c Pale Ultramarine (340). Mint N.H., choice margins and centering, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate as Scott 382 and 2005 P.S.E. certificate as Scott 340 (XF 90)
150
375
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2393
50c Violet (341). Single hinge mark, pretty pastel color, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
350
290
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50c Violet (341). Lightly hinged, choice margins and almost perfectly centered, Very Fine and choice
350
0
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Lightly hinged, wide margins all around, intense shade, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
525
700
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impression, extra wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.S.E. and 2000 P.F. certificates
525
0
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Top imprint and plate no. 4957 strip of three, right stamp minor thin spot, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate stating "previously hinged" although we do not see any evidence of hinging on the left and center stamps except for a couple tiny, barely noticeable gum disturbances, Scott Retail as three hinged singles
1,575
2,100
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Perfect centering, rich color and proof-like impression, oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, surprisingly scarce in such superb used condition, with 2005 P.F. certificate
100
375
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1c Green, Attleboro Stamp Co. Private Affixing-Machine Coil (343 var). Pair, each stamp with tiny notch at bottom (used by the machine to advance the stamps), rich color, h.r., right perforation separated, still Fine, scarce pair, in 1909 the Attleboro Stamp Company employed a stamp-affixing machine to apply postage to bulk mailings of its price lists and editions of the Attleboro Philatelist; although the company served stamp collectors, the Attleboro coil appears to have been a purely utilitarian product, limited in its scope to the basic 1c and 2c stamps necessary for mailing and not intended to create new varieties for collectors; examples of these coils are scarce to rare
1,300
1,500
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1c Green, Attleboro Stamp Co. Private Affixing-Machine Coil (343 var). Clear strike of "Attleboro Mass." oval cancel, usual tiny notch at bottom (used by the machine to advance the stamps), deep rich color, Fine
850
625
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1c Green, Attleboro Stamp Co. Private Affixing-Machine Coil (343 var). Part of Attleboro Mass. oval cancel, usual tiny notch at bottom (used by the machine to advance the stamps), centered to top right, almost Fine, scarce
850
325
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U.S. Automatic Vending Co., 1c, 2c Manila Pocket, Ty. 4-1. Strip of three, serial nos. 453-455 on back, Very Fine
900
1,100
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U.S. Automatic Vending Co., 1c, 2c Manila Pocket, Ty. 4-1. Pair, serial nos. 184 and 185 on back, fresh and Very Fine
600
500
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intense color and impression, wide margins, bottom stamp small paper split at top left, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
600
160
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, top stamp Fine, bottom stamp huge margined and centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2003 P.F. certificate
600
475
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1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, Very Fine, with 1998 P.S.E. certificate
290
160
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1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
290
150
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1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
290
190
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1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
290
100
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2c Carmine, Coil (349). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., fresh, magnificently centered, Extremely Fine
550
900
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2c Carmine, Coil (349). Guide line pair, barest trace of previous hinge or what may be a gum pressure ridge (appears Mint N.H.), radiant color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1991, 2003 and 2004 P.F. certificates
550
675
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line strip of four, lightly hinged, the guide line pair barest trace of hinging, rich color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,570
1,000
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4c Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, h.r., rich color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
1,250
675
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., top stamp lightly hinged, rich color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,250
500
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., fresh and Fine
1,250
350
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color, wide margins, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,000
1,600
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color and proof-like impression, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
1,000
750
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H., wide margins and beautifully centered, tiny gum inclusion specks, Extremely Fine
375
650
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Single h.r., choice centering, rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
175
115
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1c Green, Coil (352). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color, Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,600
375
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Mint N.H. pair, 3mm spacing, bright shade, few perf separations, Very Fine, with copy of 1993 P.F. certificate for strip of four
525
260
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Pair with 2mm spacing, small h.r., rich color, left stamp with small crease, right stamp with two tiny natural inclusions, otherwise Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
250
60
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Pair, bold 1911 duplex cancel, fresh and Fine, severely undercatalogued in Scott at $75.00, only one used guide line pair has ever been certified as genuine and used pairs are also very rare
E. 200-300
425
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine
1,500
500
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, bright color, Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,500
400
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Pair, 3mm spacing, lightly hinged, detailed impression, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
500
0
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Pair with 3mm spacing, right stamp Mint N.H., 3mm spacing, some separation, Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
500
230
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, light cancel, short perf at left, nibbed corner perfs at right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used guide line pair, this is only the third we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
1,300
475
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, rich color, Fine, with 1972 P.F. certificate
1,500
350
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Lightly hinged, dark shade, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, with 2000 A.P.S. certificate
230
325
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Strip of three, rich color, bold strikes of Detroit Mich. oval registry cancels, Fine-Very Fine, scarce used multiple, with 2005 P.F. certificate
810
460
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