Sale 923 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 23 October, 2006
Category — Air Post
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3081
6c-24c 1918-23 Air Post (C1-C6). Mint N.H., exceptional centering, bright colors, No. C2 tiny inclusion, No. C5 natural offset, Extremely Fine lot
770
800
3082
6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Mint N.H., choice margins and beautifully centered, vivid color, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $230.00)
120
225
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6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Mint N.H., essentially perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $230.00)
120
180
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6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Mint N.H., beautiful margins and centering, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $230.00)
120
180
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6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Top plate no. 6155 and arrow block of six, barely hinged, vivid color, Very Fine and choice
725
450
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16c Green, 1918 Air Post (C2). Mint N.H. center line block of four, deep dark color, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, a gorgeous block, Scott Retail as singles
600
750
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16c Green, 1918 Air Post (C2). Mint N.H. center line block of four, beautifully centered, fresh and Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles
600
0
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16c Green, 1918 Air Post (C2). Arrow and plate no. 8900 block of six, well-centered, faintly hinged, Very Fine and choice
1,000
1,350
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Mint N.H., rich colors, vignette shifted slightly to the left, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp
150
0
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post, "Fast Plane" (C3 var). Lightly hinged, Fine centering, vignette shifted left with right wing tip just past inner frame line, striking example of this popular shift
E. 200-300
300
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post, "Fast Plane" (C3 var). Left sheet margin block of four, Mint N.H. except faint mount line on right pair, vignette shifted left with right wing tips past inner frame line, Fine-Very Fine
450
400
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Top arrow, double plate no. and double "Top" block of twelve, left and right vertical pairs disturbed original gum, few others Mint N.H., bright colors, pre-printing paperfolds, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,225
750
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8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Mint N.H. plate no. strips of three, fresh, Fine-Very Fine
1,050
400
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8c Dark Green, 1923 Air Post (C4). Mint N.H. block of nine, bright color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the bottom row are beautiful, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
360
250
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8c Dark Green, 1923 Air Post (C4). Mint N.H. block of nine, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
360
180
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16c Dark Blue, 1923 Air Post (C5). Right plate no. 14829 bock of six, lightly hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., Very Fine and choice, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,550
800
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24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Mint N.H., choice margins and balanced centering, bright color, tiny "picked out" inclusion in plane's tail, otherwise Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $250.00)
160
110
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24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Mint N.H. block of four, top left stamp tiny gum inclusion speck, Fine-Very Fine
640
250
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24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Bottom plate no. 14841 block of six, top stamps lightly hinged, otherwise Mint N.H., bright color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
2,050
650
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24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Top plate no. 14840 block of sixteen, all but two stamps Mint N.H., minor selvage separation, left perfs touch on one, Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
3,650
1,100
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Mint N.H., well-centered, $1.30 tiny natural inclusion and trifle heavy natural paper wrinkle, otherwise Very Fine set
2,300
1,800
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c and $2.60 Mint N.H. (gum skip line and slight gum soiling respectively), 65c reperfed, otherwise Very Fine set
1,950
1,100
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). 65c unused (no gum), thins, Fine-Very Fine appearing set
1,390
650
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). Nos. C13 and C15 Mint N..H., other hinged in one corner, 65c perf tip stains at right, otherwise Fine-Very Fine set
1,950
1,000
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65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C13-C15). No. C14 h.r., other two lightly hinged, 65c small natural crease, otherwise Fine set
1,390
750
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins, nearly perfectly centered, minute margin inclusion bottom left, still Extremely Fine
400
1,000
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Mint N.H., fresh, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $500.00)
400
475
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Block of four, thee stamps Mint N.H., light natural gum creases and bends, Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,440
700
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Neat slogan machine cancel and tip of purple flight cachet, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
160
150
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Used block of four, well-centered, neat Apr. 30, 1930 Varick St. Sta. slogan machine cancel, small spot of light green ink on the top left "65c" from the illustrated Zeppelin cancellation, Very Fine
700
850
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65c Graf Zeppelin (C13). Used block of four with left plate no. 20078 margin, duplex cancel, Very Fine
700
0
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Mint N.H. top sheet margin single, wonderfully fresh and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $970.00)
800
850
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$1.30 Graf Zeppelin (C14). Mint N.H., nicely centered, without any gum bends or skips, Very Fine and attractive
800
750
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3115
$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Uncommonly wide margins and exceptionally well-centered, slogan machine cancel, Extremely Fine
575
750
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 21172 single, very large margins of near Jumbo proportions, Extremely Fine, handsome example, with 1992 P.F. certificate
100
350
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H., bright shade, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85)
100
100
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 21172 block of six, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate
700
500
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. top plate no. 21177 block of six, tiny natural gum wrinkle in one, Fine-Very Fine
700
500
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Bottom plate no. 21178 block of six, some chemically reinforced perf separations (hardly noticeable), otherwise Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
500
425
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. top plate no. 21171 block of six, some minor natural gum skips, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
700
375
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 21172 block of nine, natural gum creases and skips, mixed centering, Fine plate block
1,000
550
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Bottom plate no. 21171 block of six, bottom three Mint N.H., few natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
500
375
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Top plate no. 21172 block of six, lightly hinged, few natural gum skips, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
500
450
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Bottom plate no. 21172 block of six, couple minor natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
500
350
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 21172 block of ten, natural gum skips and bends, Fine-Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,100
650
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6c Dark Blue and Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperf. Horizontally (C23a).Mint N.H., beautiful margins and centering, Extremely Fine
325
400
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