Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — Private Vending & Affixing Machine Perforations (Farwell Co.)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4548
2c Carmine, Farwell 3A2 Perforations, 3mm Spacing (384). Pair, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, scarce, with 1986 A.P.S. and 1997 P.F. certificates
500
750
4549
1c Green, Farwell 4B3 Perforations, 2mm Spacing (383). Pair, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, ex Murphy, with 1994 P.F. certificate
400
650
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2c Carmine, Farwell 3B4 Perforations, 3mm Spacing (384). Pair, lightly hinged, Very Fine and scarce, signed Belasco and with 2005 P.F. certificate
525
750
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2c Carmine, Farwell 4B3 Perforations, 2.7mm Spacing (384). Pair, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, exceptionally choice condition for this scarce Farwell perf, with 1995 P.F. certificate
850
1,200
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1c Green, Farwell Group 4 (408). Left plate no. 6041 block of six, four stamps Mint N.H., combination 4A4/4A4/4B4 configuration, Extremely Fine, very scarce, with 1984 P.F. certificate
E. 500-750
1,200
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1c Green, 2c Carmine, Farwell Group 4 (383-384, 408-409). Pairs, No. 384 4A4 configuration, others 4B4, No. 409 with sheet margin (Mint N.H.), others lightly hinged, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, an attractive group
212
425
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1c Green, 2c Carmine, Farwell Group 4 (408-409). Centerline blocks of four, lightly hinged, combination 4A4/4B4 configurations, if broken , there would be two guide line pairs for each value in the wide and narrow spacing, Extremely Fine, lovely scarce set, each with 2003 P.F. certificate
E. 400-500
700
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1c Green, Farwell 4A5 Perforations, 2.7mm Spacing (383). Pair, lightly hinged, Very Fine, an outstanding pair of this scarce Farwell perf, with 1999 P.F. certificate
700
900
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1c Green, Farwell 4A5 Perforations, 2mm and 3mm Spacing (383). Strip of four, lightly hinged, Very Fine, an outstanding rarity and one of the highlights of the collection, ex Murphy, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,350
1,800
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1c Green, Farwell 4A5 Perforations (408). Pair, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example of this scarce perf, ex Agris, with 1988 A.P.S. and 1997 P.F. certificates
1,150
1,400
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