Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
Category — 1873 State Department Issued Stamps ($20.00)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
251
$20.00 State (O71). Position 5, wide margins with black plate no. 123 top right corner selvage, vignette shifted slightly upwards, original gum, lightly hinged, choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PHENOMENAL ORIGINAL-GUM CORNER SELVAGE EXAMPLE OF THE $20.00 STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUE. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST SINGLES IN EXISTENCE.
This stamp is remarkable by virtue of its centering, the corner selvage with plate number, the freshness of the gum and its overall appearance.
Ex Markovits. With 2004 P.F. certificate
5,000
3,500
252
$20.00 State (O71). Unused (no gum), crisp impressions, well-balanced margins, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate
2,250
2,000
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$20.00 State (O71). Light strike of magenta handstamp cancel, bright shade, reperfed at right, four pinholes in vignette, otherwise Fine, scarce in used condition, violet backstamp at bottom left shows thru, with 2010 P.F. certificate
5,500
800
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$20.00 State (O71). Positions 1-2/6-7, block of four with top full black imprint, bottom partial green imprint and left selvage, original gum, h.r., red magenta horizontal lines at top of each stamp (a form of Specimen overprint) have been mostly removed, some slight toning along a few perfs between right stamps not mentioned on accompanying certificateFINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $20.00 STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUE. VERY FEW BLOCKS EXIST.
We are aware of two other blocks from the same plate positions, also with magenta lines, and only one block without the magenta lines. Perhaps two or three complete sheets also exist.
With 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as block of four with presentation pen cancel $10,000.00.
E. 2,000-3,000
2,600
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