Sale 1111 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 27-29 October, 2015
Category — Modern Errors
$1.00 Presidential (832). Left selvage block of four, Mint N.H. but slight gum disturbance, extreme vignette shift to top with Wilson's head off the top of the stamps, Very Fine and very unusual
8c Decade of Space Achievement (1434-1435). Complete Mint N.H. plate no. 33148 upper left pane of 50, foldover at top left results in lithograph gray plate no. 33128 printed at upper left, straddling the selvage of Positions 6/11 and 32mm from the edge of the stamp design, with gray color bars at edgeVERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR RARITY OF PLATE NUMBER COLLECTING. THIS LITHOGRAPH GRAY PLATE NO. 33128 ON THE 1971 "SPACE TWINS" ISSUE IS UNIQUE.
Normal engraved (Giori press) black plate nos. ranging from 33138 thru 33162 are recorded for this issue. The presence of the gray lithograph plate no. could occur only due to a large foldover, as the edges of the sheets were trimmed, removing the plate nos. This is a remarkable occurrence as a foldover this large would normally be detected by inspectors. Very few modern issues are known with a lithograph plate no. A similar foldover plate no. multiple, on the $1.00 Candleholder Issue (Scott 1610), realized $17,500.00 hammer in our Sale 1037, lot 2171.
Unlisted in Durland
$2.40 Moon Landing, Engraved Black Omitted (2419a). Mint N.H. plate no. 11113-(1) block of four, trace of a few black ink specks as normally seen on this error but completely missing the engraved "1" from the lower right selvageFINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE $2.40 MOON LANDING WITH ENGRAVED BLACK OMITTED.
The Datz book reports 60-80 examples known. This is the first plate block we have encountered. Listed but unpriced in Datz as a plate block. Scott Retail as four singles
$2.40 Moon Landing, Imperforate Pair (2419b). Mint N.H. plate no. 11211-1 complete sheet of 20, containing four plate blocks of four of the imperforate error plus two pairs (ten pairs total)EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE COMPLETE IMPERFORATE SHEET OF THE $2.40 MOON LANDING.
The Datz book reports 200 pairs known. This is the first complete sheet we have encountered. Scott Retail as ten pairs without premium for the plate blocks
$2.40 Moon Landing, Lithographed Black Omitted (2419c). Mint N.H. plate no. 112(1)1-1 block of four, clearly missing the lithographed black -- most noticeably in the surface of the moon, plate no. and color scale at the bottomVERY FINE PLATE BLOCK OF THE $2.40 MOON LANDING WITH LITHOGRAPHED BLACK OMITTED. A GREAT RARITY OF MODERN ERROR COLLECTING.
The Datz book reports only 20-30 examples known. This is the only plate block we have encountered. Datz Retail as plate block based on a 2003 sale
$2.00 Bobcat, Engraved Black Omitted (2482a). Mint N.H. plate no. 4654-(1) complete sheet of 20, containing four plate blocks of four plus four additional errors, bit of extraneous thin red crayon at top right, still Very Fine, Datz Retail as four plate blocks plus four singles
$2.00 Bobcat, Engraved Black Omitted (2482a). Three Mint N.H. plate blocks of four, plate nos. 4654-(1) and two no. 1111-(1), the former without selvage on non-plate no. side, each missing the engraved plate no. as it should, Very Fine, Datz Retail as plate blocks
$14.00 Eagle, Engraved Red Omitted, Imperforate (2542 var). Mint N.H. plate no. A1111-(1) block of four, Very Fine, this is regarded as printers waste and is therefore unlisted, accompanied by a normal plate block ($56.00 face) as well as a complete sheet of 20 containing four plate blocks, with Jul. 14, 1993 cancels