Sale 1077 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 29-30 July, 2014
Category — Savings Stamps (PS, WS, TS)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
560
$1.00 Gray Black, Postal Savings (PS10). Left plate no. 22545 block of six, lightly hinged, intense shade and detailed impression, Very Fine
1,350
750
561
25c Deep Green, "Thrift" Stamp War Savings (WS1). Bottom plate no. 59045 block of six, top right stamp h.r., others Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine
1,200
700
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$5.00 Deep Green, War Savings, Rouletted 7 (WS3). Bottom plate no. 57145 single (Durland scarce), nicely centered, small thin spot at top, Very Fine appearance, there are no plate number blocks of six known of this issue
1,200
425
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$5.00 Green, War Savings, Rouletted 7 (WS3). Vertical strip of three and single which was almost certainly the right hand stamp next to pos. 2 in the strip, neat purple redemption cancels, Very Fine and choice, very scarce multiple and an excellent addition to a specialized Savings Stamp collection, we do not recall having seen any used strips of this stamp in our past sales
2,600
900
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$5.00 Deep Blue, War Savings (WS4). Top plate no. 61970 selvage, deep rich color, wide balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful stamp
325
275
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$5.00 Orange on Green, War Savings (WS6). Bottom plate no. 73130 selvage, lightly hinged, nearly Very Fine, a rare Savings issue of which there are no known plate blocks of six, ex Beutel
4,250
2,600
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$5.00 1945 War Savings (WS11). Bottom plate no. 150291 block of six, lightly hinged, rich color, few natural gum skips, Very Fine, scarce plate block
500
375
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$1.00 Red on Green, Treasury Savings (TS1). Bottom plate no. 73197 selvage, rich color on nicely tinted paper, thin spot, Fine appearance, very scarce, there are no known plate blocks of six of this issue
3,750
1,500
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Savings, War Savings Plate Numbers. 44 unused items, incl. imprint and plate no. blocks of six of Nos. PS1, PS4 (2), PS7-PS9, block of four with plate no. of PS15, plate no. single of WS5, rich colors, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine
3,410
1,000
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