Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 17-18 March, 2016
Category — 1908-13 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-388)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1457
2c Carmine (332). Huge margins and perfect centering, neat machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $240.00)
0
90
1458
10c Yellow (338). Mint N.H. block of six with plate no. 4940 and part imprint at right, bright color, Fine, Scott Retail as singles
960
130
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13c Blue Green (339). Mint N.H. block of four with right part imprint and plate no. 4945 selvage, nice margins and centering, Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
360
300
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, bright color, tiny natural inclusion in bottom stamp, Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
1,075
350
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Lightly hinged, with top plate no. 4929 tab, deep rich color, Very Fine and rare coil variety showing the plate number, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal single
140
225
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1c Green, Bluish (357). Mint N.H. block of four, each stamp is extraordinarily well-centered amid wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, a remarkable quality block, Scott Retail as singles
720
1,150
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1c Green, Bluish (357). Mint N.H. block of four with wide top selvage, intense color on deeply blued paper, Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
720
450
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2c Carmine, Bluish (358). Bottom imprint, plate no. 5015 and star block of six, lightly hinged, fresh color, Fine
1,650
250
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6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). H.r., extraordinarily choice centering, marvelous vibrant color, Extremely Fine example of the 6c on Bluish, with 1971 P.F. and 2011 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, XF 90; SMQ $2,250.00)
1,250
1,700
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate (368). Mint N.H., enormous margins all around with large sheet margin top and part imprint along with parts of the five surrounding stamps, rich color and post-office fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $250.00)
25
350
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate (368). Mint N.H. full top imprint, star and plate no. 4977 block of six, large even margins, wonderfully fresh, Extremely Fine, a select quality plate block, with 1997 P.F. certificate
390
400
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2c Lincoln, Bluish (369). Mint N.H., precise centering, rich color on blued paper, Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $550.00)
320
400
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2c Hudson-Fulton, Imperforate (373). Mint N.H. full top imprint and plate no. 5395 block of six, wide margins, rich vibrant color, Extremely Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate
375
400
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6c Red Orange (379). Mint N.H. with part imprint selvage at bottom, radiant color, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $750.00)
80
500
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2c Carmine, Coil (388). Guide line pair, barest trace of hinging, intense color and proof-like impression, beautiful centering with wide marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A FRESH AND OUTSTANDING GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE RARE 1910 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK 2-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 388.
The 2c single-line watermark horizontal coil, Scott 388 was in production for only a short period of time before being superseded by the Perf 8-1/2 issue, Scott 393. In addition, due to the greater popularity of the horizontal coils with users, combined with a wary attitude by many collectors that early coils were simply trimmed stamps, many were used and few preserved.
With 1979 and 2015 P.F. certificates
8,250
8,000
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