Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — 1918-20 Issue (Scott 523 to 550)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2727
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., fresh, choice colors, Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1,300
575
2728
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Lightly hinged, rich colors, light natural gum bend, Extremely Fine
625
475
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Top arrow and double plate no. strip of four, fresh, barely hinged if at all, Fine-Very Fine, handsome position piece
2,500
2,900
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Bright colors, neat strike of Cincinnati registry oval, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
240
325
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Lightly hinged, choice balanced margins, Extremely Fine
200
170
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Block of four, top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair Mint N.H., Fine
1,180
400
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2c Carmine, Ty. IV (526). Two plate no. blocks of six, bottom 10844 and wide top 10896, latter Mint N.H., Very Fine pair
665
450
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2c Carmine, Ty. VI (528A). Mint N.H., beautifully centered with wide balanced margins, vivid color on bright white paper, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate for block of four, this being the top left stamp
52
0
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2c Carmine, Ty. VII (528B). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 12403 block of six, rich color and remarkably fresh, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
325
800
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2c Carmine, Ty. VII (528B). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 12718 block of six, Very Fine and choice
325
375
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2c Carmine, Ty. Va, Imperforate (534). Mint N.H. wide top initials and plate no. 11410 block of six, large margins, trivial natural inclusion on reverse not mentioned on certificate, Extremely Fine, with 1974 P. F. certificate
360
325
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2c Carmine, Ty. Va, Imperforate (534). Complete matched arrow and center line blocks of four, all Mint N.H., large to huge margins, Extremely Fine Gem set
625
700
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1c Gray Green (536). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins, perfectly centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1998 P.F. certificate
45
270
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1c Gray Green, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (536a). Lightly hinged, bright color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, Colman guarantee backstamp, drastically undercatalogued in Scott given its rarity, we have only offered one pair and one block of four since keeping computerized records
900
0
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3c Deep Violet (537a). Wonderfully fresh and lightly hinged, if at all, Fine and scarce, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,400
675
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Light wavy-line machine cancel, few slightly blunted perfs at right, perfs just in, scarce Rotary Press Coil Waste issue, with 2002 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,000
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H., incredibly wide margins and unusually well-centered, single natural "blind perf", Very Fine
425
625
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H., bright color, Very Fine for this issue, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
425
190
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Barely hinged (if at all), sharp impression, well-centered, remarkably fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
200
0
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., beautifully centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine, exceptional for this typically off-center issue
260
350
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., remarkably precise centering for this challenging issue, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
260
375
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
260
260
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., well-balanced margins for this difficult issue, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
260
210
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2751
$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint N.H. with left sheet margin, lightly hinged in selvage, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
330
400
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$2.00 Carmine and Black (547). Mint N.H., tiny trivial perf flaw at left, otherwise Very Fine and choice, with 1999 A.P.S. certificate (no mention of the perf flaw)
330
260
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1c-5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548-550). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins, deep rich colors, Extremely Fine Gem set
109
0
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1c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 70, mixed centering but there are several wide-margined centered gems in the sheet, specifically Positions 55, 59 and 62, these three, and perhaps others, will no doubt be at a grading service soon
808
260
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H. right plate no. block of six, deep rich color on bright paper, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
700
475
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H. block of four with top plate no. 12427, light gum bend and narrow skip, unusually wide margins, the top pair exceptional, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
340
280
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