Sale 1150 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 1 March, 2017
Category — 1908-10 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-356)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
996°
4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., wide margins and essentially perfect centering, bright shade on post-office fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 1981 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $2,350.00), only three have been graded higher
92
1,500
997
5c Blue (335). Mint N.H. block of four with part imprint and plate no. selvage at right, lightly hinged in selvage only, rich color, well-centered, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles without premium for the position
480
275
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50c Violet (341). Lightly hinged, pretty pastel shade on bright paper, balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1980 P.F. and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $475.00)
300
350
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate (346). Mint N.H. with huge top left corner margins, showing both siderographer and plate printers' initials, huge even margins other sides with portions of three adjoining stamps, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb position single, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $275.00 as normal position), we are unsure why this was not graded Gem 100 Jumbo
29
225
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color and precise centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,000.00), only three line pairs have been graded higher (all at 98)
650
1,400
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color and proof-like impression, exceptionally choice centering, Extremely Fine, a beautiful line pair, with 2016 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
2,350
2,200
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Guide line pair, deep rich color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate
750
275
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, well-centered, deep rich color, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate
1,400
450
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, h.r, well-centered, left stamp diagonal crease and writing ink on back, appears Very Fine
1,400
170
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Paste-up pair, right stamp with paste-up tab, vivid color, right stamp small narrow vertical thin, Fine appearance, this early coil was stripped into rolls by hand (the paste-up is where one strip was joined with the other), with 2017 P.F. certificate
7,000
2,500
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Slightly disturbed original gum, bright color, Fine example of this scarce coil, with 2016 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,200
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