Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 1922 and Later Issues (Scott 571 onwards)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
792
$1.00 Violet Black (571). Top arrow block of twelve with double plate no. 18642 at top, stamps Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, usual light natural gum skips, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
1,020
650
793
$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Mint N.H., choice margins and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $850.00)
150
1,000
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$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Mint N.H., wide margins, perfectly centered, lovely color, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF 95; SMQ $335.00)
150
190
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $450.00)
220
275
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H., choice centering, vivid colors, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
220
250
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1c Green, Perf 10 (581). Mint N.H., perfect centering with wide margins, vivid color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $960.00 as 98), only one other example has achieved this exalted grade
22
3,250
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1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11 (594). Perfin, well-centered but with bottom left corner missing, affixed and uncancelled on "Crowell Publishing Company" subscription return cardA RESPECTABLE AND AFFORDABLE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT ROTARY PRESS COIL WASTE STAMP, SCOTT 594. FEWERE THAN 20 ARE KNOWN UNCANCELLED.
The 1c Green, Scott 594, is waste from a horizontal rotary printing used to make coils. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was produced that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised a plan to salvage this waste by perforating and cutting the sheets into panes. They were put through the 11-gauge flat-plate perforator in use at the time, giving the sheets full perforations on all sides. In 1923 coil waste from the new 1c and 2c rotary production was turned into stamps later classified as Scott 578-579 and 594-595. These were the last of the coil-waste issues. The existence of Scott 594 was not reported until four months after the final sheets were delivered, and the 1c Rotary Perf 11 was soon recognized as one of the rarest United States stamps. There are today fewer than 100 confirmed examples of Scott 594, including only 19 unused or uncancelled.
Siegel Census No. 594-UNC-19 (available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/594/594.pdf). Scott Retail for unused
35,000
4,750
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2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Mint N.H., brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate
550
375
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Joint line pair, single light hinge mark, intense shade, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95 XQ)
575
650
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Pair, bright color and attractive margins, fresh and Fine
425
130
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2c Carmine, Coil (606). Mint N.H. joint line pair, vivid color and precise centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $280.00), only two have graded higher to date
5
170
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5c Lexington-Concord (619). Mint N.H., perfectly centered with unusually wide and balanced margins, intense shade and impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $320.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded to date and the only example to achieve this grade
32
3,250
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13c Green (622). Mint N.H., gorgeous centering with Jumbo margins, intense shade, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $250.00 as 98), only four have graded higher to date
22
375
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., beautifully centered, fresh and Extremely Fine
600
450
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., unusually choice centering, bright color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
600
300
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Two, Mint N.H., one with light selvage crease, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,200
425
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Neat Oct. 8, 1926 First Day cancels, still with gum which has few h.r., two stamps thin spot, tiny selvage tear at left, still Fine-Very Fine
450
160
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7c Black (639). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, detailed impression, Extremely Fine Gem, superb in every respect P.S.E. encapsulated (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $250.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded to date
3
800
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2c Electric Light (654). Jumbo margins and essentially perfect centering, light wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $290.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded to date and the only used example to achieve this grade
0
400
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6c Nebr. Ovpt. (675). Mint N.H. with selvage at left, bright shade, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,200.00)
75
1,200
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10c Nebr. Ovpt. (679). Mint N.H. vertical block of six with left selvage, rich color, Very Fine block, with six duplicated 2002 P.S.E. certificates (not photocopies)
1,380
350
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5c Kosciuszko, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (734a). Left stamp with large tear, small thin spot and minor gum toning spot, Fine appearance, only one pane of 100 discovered, therefore only 50 pairs known, four of which are in the unique plate block of eight
2,250
325
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$1.00-$5.00 Presidential (832-834). Mint N.H. top double plate no. blocks of four, incl. both shades of the $1.00, Very Fine
535
225
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15c Holmes, Dull Gum, Imperforate Pairs (1305Eg). Part roll consisting of 57 pairs and 5 joint line pairs, Very Fine, unusual large multiple
1,725
250
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(20c) Season's Greetings, Imperforate (1940a). Mint N.H. pane of 50, bright colors
VERY FINE. A SCARCE INTACT PANE OF 50 OF THE 1981 SEASON'S GREETINGS ISSUE WHICH IS IMPERFORATE.
Scott Retail as pairs with no premium for the larger multiple, plate no. or Mr. Zip positions
5,000
1,600
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32c "LOVE" Booklet Pane of 20 Plus Label, Red Engraved "LOVE" Omitted (3030c). Top three stamps with partial red "LOVE" printing, others missing the inscription (except pos. 20 with tiny specks of red, but not in the area where the inscription would normally be), the listing for No. 3030d requires se-tenant pairs with and without inscription, and since the traces on top three stamps are not complete impressions we chose to identify this as 3030c, in either case a very scarce booklet pane error, Very Fine
2,800
800
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