Sale 1206 — United States Stamps and Confederate States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2019
Category — 1913-15 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 424-461)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
454
2c Rose Red, Ty. I (425). Mint N.H., with wide right plate no. 7732 selvage, precisely centered, exceedingly wide margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $400.00), one of four to receive this grade, with just three higher
4
1,000
455
2c Carmine, Unexploded 49c Booklet (BK45). Comprising four panes of No. 425e, each showing guide line at bottom, some pen notations on front cover, otherwise Fine and scarce
1,000
110
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4c Brown (427). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 7269 block of six, deep rich color, Fine-Very Fine
775
225
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4c Brown (427). Mint N.H. with top selvage, bright color, proof-like impression on crisp white paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MOST IMPRESSIVE MINT NEVER-HINGED JUMBO OF THE 4-CENT WATERMARKED PERF 10 ISSUE -- GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
Ex Whitman. With 1995 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $2,750.00). The highest grade awarded and shared by only two others
75
2,500
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5c Blue (428). Mint N.H., with wide top plate no. 7016 selvage, beautifully centered, brilliantly fresh color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $600.00)
75
400
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6c Red Orange (429). Mint N.H. with right selvage, perfectly centered with unusually wide and balanced margins, slight oxidation tracesEXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 429, GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
With 1986 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100; SMQ $6,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only two others. This is the first in this grade we have offered since 2009.
105
0
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7c Black (430). Mint N.H. left plate no. 6919 block of six, deep charcoal shade and sharp impression, Fine and surprisingly elusive, we have offered only one other Mint N.H. plate block since 2003
1,650
350
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8c Pale Olive Green (431). Mint N.H. with bottom part imprint and letter "A" selvage, brilliant color, gorgeous centering with Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 431, GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
Ex "Westchester" and "Golden State". With 2004 P.F. (as strip) and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $2,500.00). The highest grade awarded and it is shared by only one other.
72
1,900
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8c Pale Olive Green (431). Mint N.H., with bottom plate no. 5718 selvage, excellent centering, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $650.00)
72
400
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12c Claret Brown (435). Mint N.H., with right plate no. 6913 selvage, outstanding centering, gorgeous rich color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $475.00)
60
375
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15c Gray (437). Mint N.H. with bottom plate no. 6809 selvage, exceptionally well-centered, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. and 2010 P.S.A.G. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
250
750
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50c Violet (440). Mint N.H. with left plate no. 7049 selvage, wonderfully well-centered, wide margins, fresh colorEXTREMELY FINE. A HIGHLY DESIRABLE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE NUMBER SINGLE OF THE 50-CENT 1915 PERF 10 ISSUE, SCOTT 440.
With 1984 and 2002 P.F. certificates
1,000
2,700
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1c Green, Coil (441). Mint N.H. pair, intense shade and impression, essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $375.00)
5
300
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Coil (442). Mint N.H. guide line pair, vibrant color, choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine, with 1989 and 2015 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
130
225
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Coil (442). Guide line pair, vivid color, well-centered, Very Fine, probably the pinnacle of quality for a used line pair of this issue, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $400.00), this is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by no others
300
1,900
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1c Green, Coil (443). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, attractive margins and centering, fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as line pair and two singles
455
400
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line strip of four, h.r. on line pair and right stamp, well-centered (especially the line pair), rich color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as line pair and two singles
1,620
850
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Paste-up strip of four with plate no. 6044 in tab at middle, h.r., vibrant color, Fine-Very Fine and desirable with the plate number, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for two normal hinged pairs
1,000
500
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Pair, well-centered, deep rich color, neat Benton Harbor Mich. duplex cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1994 P.F., 2008 and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,000.00)
750
550
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Paste-up strip of three with plate no. 6728 in tab at right, right paste-up stamp has been separated in order to display the plate number, Philadelphia duplex cancels, Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate on piece, Scott Retail as normal
575
475
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1c Green, Coil (448). Joint line pair, well-centered with balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $675.00), collectors lulled into the belief that this fairly common rotary press coil can be found in abundance in the higher grades should take note -- this 90 is the highest grade awarded to a used joint line pair and it is shared by only one other
250
425
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2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Pair, brilliant color, choice centering for this difficult issue, bold strikes of registry oval cancels, showing joint line at topVERY FINE AND CHOICE USED PAIR OF THE 2-CENT TYPE I VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 449.
The 2c Type I rotary plate was used very briefly to make vertical coils issued in late 1915. It was briefly used because the Type I plate was not very deeply engraved and the curvature of the rotary press yielded impressions lacking in some of the details. The Bureau noticed this immediately, and quickly replaced it with the Type III plate (according to Scott, the EDU for No. 449 is Oct. 29, 1915, and the EDU for Type III is Dec. 10, 1915).
Ex Hall. With 2003 and 2016 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85). With 2017 P.S.E. certificate (F-VF 75; SMQ $5,000.00). We feel the P.S.E. grade on this is particularly stingy -- though this is still the second highest grade in the P.S.E. Population Report (highest is 80).
5,250
3,500
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2c Carmine, Ty. III, Coil (450). Mint N.H. joint line strip of four, bright color, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as line pair and two singles
1,255
200
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2c Carmine, Ty. III, Coil (450). Joint line strip of four, vivid color, neat oval grid cancels, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as line pair and two singles
850
325
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2c Carmine, Ty. III, Coil (450). Joint line pair, bright color, well-centered for this very difficult used line pair, duplex cancels, Very Fine, with 2006 and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75), collectors waiting for a superb used line pair of Scott 450 may be in for a long wait, this is the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. and is equaled by only one other
800
800
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1c Green, Coil (452). Mint N.H. joint line pair, brilliant color, perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $900.00), only two grade higher (highest is 100)
160
850
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H. joint line strip of four, bright color, Very Fine, with 2010 Weiss certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. line pair and two singles
2,050
400
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H. pair with 190mm leader strip attached at left, Jan. 26, 1915 handstamp date and "500 2c Stamps Rolled Sideways Perforated Auto-Wound" printed at left, margins to cut in at bottom, still Fine and unusual with the full leader strip, with 2006 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for a normal Mint N.H. pair is $625.00
E. 400-500
275
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H., excellent centering, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
300
400
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Strip of five with joint line pair at left, fresh color, Detroit Mich. 1915 duplex cancels, left stamp in line pair with light margin crease, still Fine and scarce used strip of this coil, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as line pair, pair and single
785
130
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. joint line strip of four, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. line pair and two singles
1,170
300
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Joint line strip of five, bold duplex cancels, overall Fine, a scarce large used coil multiple, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate
692
200
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Mint N.H. joint line strip of four, attractive pastel color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. line pair and two singles
3,600
650
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Joint line pair, parts of two adjoining stamps at sides, neat duplex cancel, Fine and scarce, with 1994 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (F 70; SMQ $1,100.00), only one grades higher (at 85)
3,000
500
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Strip of four, bright color, neat Washington D.C. duplex cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 A.P.S. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates, Scott Retail as two pairs
1,300
450
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4c Brown, Coil (457). Mint N.H., outstanding centering and margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2002 P.F. (for pair) and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $400.00)
55
450
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. joint line pair, with usual vertical crease, even margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1997 A.P.S. certificate
875
600
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1990 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $800.00), the highest grade awarded
650
850
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. strip of five, bright color, ample margins at sides and well-centered top to bottom, Very Fine and choice, few large multiples of this imperforate coil remain due to the demand for pairs and singles, this and the leader tape strip of five offered in lot 493 are the two largest multiples we have offered outside of the joint line strip of six sold in the first Depew sale, with 2001 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for two pairs and a single
1,600
900
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Two Mint N.H. multiples with leader strips attached at left, first is a strip of five with 150mm leader tape perforated 10 at the splice, second is a pair with 260mm leader tape with "500 2c Stamps Rolled Sideways Unperforated Auto-Wound" imprint at left, one stamp in the strip with small natural inclusion and pair with margins to cut in at top, Fine and scarce with the leader strips, Scott Retail $2,250.00 as normal pairs and single
E. 750-1,000
1,300
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2c Pale Carmine Red, Ty. I (461). Top plate no. 7259 block of six, h.r. on bottom center stamp and in ungummed portion of selvage, otherwise Mint N.H., bright color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
1,500
475
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