Sale 1000 — Siegel Sale 1000
Sale Date — Wednesday, 8 December, 2010
Category — Later Issues
$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H., wide balanced margins, fresh colors, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,200.00)
5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H., wide margins of near Jumbo proportions, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $550.00)
30c Olive Brown (569). Mint N.H., gorgeous centering, intense color and proof-like impression on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,200.00)
$1.00 Violet Black (571). Mint N.H., rich color and proof-like impression, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,100.00), only three have graded higher to date
$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Mint N.H., wide balanced margins, deep shade on bright paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,100.00)
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. top double plate no. and arrow block of eight, rich colors, one stamp trivial natural inclusion on back only, fresh and Very Fine
$5.00 Carmine Lake & Dark Blue (573a). Mint N.H., perfect centering, fresh colors on crisp white paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1923 ISSUE IN THE SCARCER SHADE.
With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $2,100.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only seven others share this grade
29c New York Stock Exchange Bicentennial, Center Inverted, Omitted (2630b, 2630c). Mint N.H. block of four with top left corner selvage, the vignette omitted on three stamps and inverted at top right, also showing trace of the vignette in the selvage at top right and left, brilliant colorsEXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 29-CENT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ERROR, CONTAINING ONE INVERT AND THREE WITH THE VIGNETTE COMPLETELY OMITTED. A WONDERFUL POSITION PIECE FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE PANE.
Two panes in total were discovered. This block comes from the second to be discovered. Each pane consists of 40 stamps, and of these 28 were with the centers inverted and 12 were with the centers completely omitted. The panes are from different positions on the sheet, so conceivably this multiple is unique.
With 2006 P.S.E. certificate. The center omitted variety is unlisted in Scott but is more than twice as rare as the invert. The single invert in this block catalogues $22,500.00.
29c New York Stock Exchange Bicentennial, Center Inverted (2630c). Mint N.H. with selvage at bottom, brilliant colors, wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 29-CENT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INVERT.
Two panes containing this invert error were discovered, for a total of 56 examples recorded. The bottom rows of each pane have the black completely missing (twelve stamps) as the vignettes for these were printed off the top of the sheet as seen here. This is the first invert error to be discovered since the 1979 C.I.A. Invert (excluding the illegally-released Nixon Invert, which cannot be legitimately owned).
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; unpriced in SMQ). Normal stamp accompanies for comparison.