Sale 1221 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 May, 2020
Category — 1908-12 Washington-Franklin and Commemorative Issues (Scott 331-396)
50c Violet (341). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., top stamps small h.r., radiant color, Fine-Very Fine, with 1988 Brettl certificate, Scott Retail as singles
2c Carmine, Coil (349). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, bright color, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, rich color in a dark shade, well-centered, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,500.00)
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, lightly hinged at top (bottom stamp Mint N.H.), rich color, Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, deep rich color, oval registry cancels, completely soundFINE AND RARE USED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1910 4-CENT VERTICAL COIL. ONLY NINE GENUINE USED GUIDE LINE MULTIPLES ARE LISTED IN OUR CENSUS.
According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 153), this coil was issued approximately eighteen months after the horizontal coil Scott 354 and was only in use for a short period of time. Our census of used guide line pairs records only eight, plus one contained in a strip of four. Five or six were used in Benton Harbor Mich., the home town of Alvin Filstrup.
Unpublished Census No. 350-CAN-LP-09. With 2020 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (352). Pair with 2mm spacing, strong color, Very Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
2c Carmine, Coil (353). Pair with 2mm spacing, fresh color, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, rich color, Very Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
5c Blue, Coil (355). Pair, registry oval cancels, left stamp light natural pre-print paper fold at bottom left, still Very Fine, with 2020 P.F. certificate
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Lightly hinged, well-centered, bright color, Very Fine example of this scarce coil, with 1981 P.F. and 2012 P.S.A.G. certificates
3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Mint N.H., centered to left, strong color, Fine, with 1984 Friedl certificate
5c Blue, Bluish (361). Reperfed at right and bottom, certificate states bottom left perf reattached (it has since fallen off), Fine appearance, with 2012 P.S.A.G. certificate, Scott Retail $5,750.00
6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Well-centered, attractive color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
6c Red Orange, 15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (362, 366). Both on deeply blued paper, small thin spots and 6c a trifle oxidized, otherwise Fine
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8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Small h.r., rich colorFINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 8-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General’s report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors’ hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).
With 2016 P.S.E. certificate
10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Brilliant color, nicely centered, Very Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Selvage at left, strong color and impression, Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate for a block of four
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Bright and fresh, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Barely hinged, rich color and characteristic intense watermark, fresh and Very Fine, with 1979 and 2003 A.P.S. certificates, the former for a block of four (this the bottom right stamp)
2c Lincoln (367). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, brilliant color on bright white paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $1,000.00), the highest grade awarded and shared by only only four others
2c Hudson-Fulton (372). Mint N.H., brilliant color, near mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $625.00), only two stamps grade higher
2c Carmine, Coil (386). Mint N.H. pair, wide margins, bright color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine, ex "Golden Oak", with copy of 1991 P.F. certificate for strip of four
2c Carmine, Coil (388). Pair with 3mm spacing, lightly hinged, dazzling color, sharp impressionVERY FINE. AN UNCOMMONLY FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1910 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK 2-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 388.
With 1972 and 2013 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
2c Carmine, Coil (388). Faintly hinged, brilliant color, Fine, with photocopy of 1955 P.F. certificate for a pair, with 2010 P.F. certificate (F 70)
1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $750.00), one of five at this perfect grade with only two higher
3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color on fresh paper, Fine-Very Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate