Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — 1922-25 Issue (Scott 551 to Later Issues)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2757
P
5c Dark Blue (557). Mint N.H. wide bottom plate no. 16331 block of six, beautifully centered, bottom left stamp minor natural gum skips, Extremely Fine
350
425
2758
P
5c Dark Blue (557). Mint N.H. left plate no. 14067 block of six, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
350
230
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8c Olive Green (560). Mint N.H., brilliant color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
105
70
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8c Olive Green (560). Mint N.H. with selvage signed in selvage by the Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
105
170
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12c Brown Violet (564). Mint N.H. horizontal block of eight with right sheet margin, fresh, choice margins and fabulous centering, Extremely Fine, two top center stamps are Gems
104
220
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25c Yellow Green (568). Mint N.H. wide bottom plate no. 17444 block of six, fresh, light natural gum creases, Fine-Very Fine
425
300
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50c Lilac (570). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 15151 block of six, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
900
400
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Top plate no. 18680 block of six, rich color on bright paper, choice centering, few natural gum skips, few perf separations sensibly reattached in selvage only, Extremely Fine
325
300
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 18642 block of six, some light natural gum bends, Extremely Fine
575
500
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$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, guide line at left, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
175
90
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H., guide line at bottom, Very Fine and choice
240
115
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2769
$5.00 Carmine Lake & Black (573a). Mint N.H., radiant colors, Very Fine and choice
375
230
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. left arrow margin block of four, fresh and bright, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine
960
575
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. bottom arrow margin block of four, wonderfully fresh, beautiful colors, minute gum inclusion, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
960
560
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$5.00 Carmine Lake and Dark Blue (573a). Mint N.H. right arrow margin block of four, fresh, intense colors, perfectly centered, tiny trivial gum thin speck, natural wrinkles, otherwise Extremely Fine
1,500
410
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Block of four with red plate no. at top left, bottom stamps Mint N.H., rich colors, Very Fine
700
500
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Top imprint, double plate no. and arrow block of eight, seven stamps Mint N.H., natural gum skip at top, Very Fine
2,100
1,900
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Top arrow and double plate no. block of eight, six stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged at top center, choice centering, brilliant colors, one stamp at top trivial natural inclusion, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,900
1,500
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1c Green, Rotary (578). Rich color and detailed impression, neat strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine for this difficult rotary issue, with 2005 P.F. certificate
160
210
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1c Green, Rotary (578). Block of four, machine cancel on top stamps and pencil cancel on bottom, fresh and Fine, scarce used block
1,000
300
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Mint N.H., exceptionally well-centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate for block (bottom right stamp)
170
170
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Mint N.H., brilliant color, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate
170
150
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Mint N.H., unusually wide margins for this difficult issue, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 2004 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair (right stamp)
170
220
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Mint N.H. top sheet margin block of four, fresh, Fine-Very Fine
680
190
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Rich color, bold machine cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
140
160
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Deep rich color, remarkably well-centered with wide even margins, bold duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
140
150
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Block of four, choice centering, neat strikes of 1926 duplex cancels, Very Fine and choice, scarce used multiple
1,750
550
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4c Yellow Brown, Perf 10 (585). Top right plate no. block of four, right stamps Mint N.H., left stamps lightly hinged, rich color, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
275
170
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2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Barely hinged, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
275
280
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2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Lightly hinged, fresh, nibbed perf at top, otherwise Very Fine
275
70
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2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Block of four, bright color, centrally-struck "Rochester N.Y." oval handstamp, bottom left stamp with pinhole, otherwise Very Fine, scarce used block, with 2005 P.F. certificate, undercatalogued in Scott,
1,750
625
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2c Carmine, Joint Line Pair, Ty. I, II (599-599A). Lightly hinged, bright color, choice centering, left stamp trivial natural inclusion, Extremely Fine
750
425
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2791
2c Carmine, Joint Line Pair, Ty. I, II (599-599A). Brilliant color, New York duplex cancel, faint crease at top of right stamp, appears Fine
1,000
575
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H. joint line pair, pretty color, Fine
1,300
0
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Joint line pair, lightly hinged, deep rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate
650
675
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Joint line pair, lightly hinged, nicely centered for this, Very Fine
650
0
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Joint line pair, left stamp barely hinged, rich color, Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
650
270
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H. pair, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
475
550
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2798
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Pair, left stamp lightly hinged, right Mint N.H., Fine
345
170
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Strip of four with joint line between right stamps, end stamps Mint N.H., center stamps single hinge mark, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
1,095
375
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1978 P.F. certificate for pair
225
400
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
225
210
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1c-5c Lexington-Concord (617-619). Complete Mint N.H. sheets of 50, Fine-Very Fine set
2,377
750
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., unusually choice centering, dot over first "S" of "States" (from 18774LL), Extremely Fine, Scott Retail with no premium for the position
600
290
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., incredibly well-centered, small selvage separation at top, otherwise Extremely Fine
600
260
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., bright color, fresh and Very Fine
600
400
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., few light natural paper wrinkles, Fine-Very Fine
600
260
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., fresh and bright, unusually well-centered, Fine-Very Fine
600
280
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2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Very lightly hinged in selvage, Fine-Very Fine
375
240
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., choice centering with bottom left plate no., brilliant color, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
625
750
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., deep shade, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
625
400
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2814
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., tiny gum inclusion and reperfed at bottom, Extremely Fine appearance
600
240
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Lightly hinged, exceptionally well-centered, fresh, Extremely Fine
350
350
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2817
2c Carmine, TY. II (634A). Incredibly wide margins, gum ever so slightly glazed, appears N.H. at a glance, Very Fine
350
180
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7c Kans. Ovpt. (665). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 18736 block of four, fresh and Fine
700
375
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2c Nebr. Ovpt. (671). Vertical block of twelve with overprint shifted up, (described by P.S.E. as "overprint automatic or hand adjustment spacing and compression varieties"), nine stamps Mint N.H. and three with slightly disturbed gum incl. one with small thin spot, rich color, Very Fine appearance, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
E. 300-400
270
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4c Nebr. Ovpt. (673). Extraordinarily wide margins and perfectly centered, duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, incredibly difficult to find with margins of these proportions and centered
15
170
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7c Nebr. Ovpt. (676). Mint N.H. vertical block of six with right sheet margin, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine
255
160
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9c Nebr. Ovpt. (678). Mint N.H. vertical block of eight, bright color, Very Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
540
220
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10c Nebr. Ovpt. (679). Mint N.H., unusually choice wide margins, almost perfectly centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine
230
170
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10c Nebr. Ovpt. (679). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 19235 block of four, bottom right stamp tiny natural inclusion, Fine
1,300
675
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10c Nebr. Ovpt. (679). Mint N.H. block of six with selvage at left, bright color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificates
1,350
550
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10c Nebr. Ovpt. (679). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 19235 block of 42, fresh and Fine
9,990
2,100
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2c Dark Lake & Black (703b). Mint N.H., Position 27, rich color, Fine, small pencil notation on back noting position, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
725
425
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2c Dark Lake & Black (703b). Lightly hinged, intense color, tiny thin spot, appears Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
450
130
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$1.00 Presidential, USIR Wmk. (832b). Mint N.H., fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate for strip of four
175
0
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$1.00 Presidential, USIR Wmk. (832b). Mint N.H., bright color, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 2004 P.F. certificate for block
175
150
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$5.00 Hamilton (1053). Mint N.H. top left complete pane of 100, bright color, choice centering throughout
VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF THE $5.00 HAMILTON ISSUE.
Each year there are fewer and fewer intact panes of the $5.00 Hamilton. Scott Retail as plate block of four and 96 singles
5,770
2,600
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$5.00 Hamilton (1053). Mint N.H. top right plate no. block of four, Very Fine and choice
275
135
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6c Christmas, Black Omitted (1414b). Mint N.H., Very Fine and choice, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate
475
0
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8c Stamp Collecting, Black (Litho.) Omitted (1474a). Mint N.H. with selvage at bottom, Extremely Fine, accompanied by normal for comparison
575
0
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13c Eagle and Shield, Imperforate (1596a). Mint N.H. left multiple plate no. and registration markers block of twelve, Very Fine, unlisted in this format, Scott Retail for six pairs
300
105
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13c Olympics, Imperforate (1698b). Mint N.H. se-tenant block of four, Extremely Fine
650
170
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18c Space Achievement (1912-1919). Mint N.H. complete sheet of 48, dramatic perf or design shift creating stamps without denominations, some double denominations and inscriptions, also includes normal sheet for comparison and complete sheets of the 6c Progress in Electronics and 8c Copernicus with significant perf shifts, also a sheet of 100 of the 8c Eisenhower regular issue with sizeable perf shift and a "kiss" impression of the bottom inscription on the bottom row of ten, interesting lot for the EFO collector
E. 500-750
700
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22c Seashells, Booklet Pane of Ten, Violet Omitted on Nos. 2120 (212b). Complete booklet, Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine
600
120
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25c District of Columbia, Intaglio Black Omitted (2561a). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. block of four, bright colors, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles
440
160
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