Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — Imperforate Flat Plate Coil Stamps
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4631
1c Blue Green, Imperforate Coil (314H). Mint N.H. paste-up strip of four, right stamp internal paper break at top left cornerVERY FINE AND CHOICE DESPITE TINY FLAW IN ONE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE ONE-CENT BLUE GREEN IMPERFORATE COIL PASTE-UP STRIP OF FOUR IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.
While there is a hardly noticeable tear in the right stamp, the remaining paste-up strip of three has a Scott Retail of $6,550.00 (the paste-up pair and "half" of a normal pair). With 2005 P.F. certificate
8,000
0
4632
1c-4c 1908-10 Issue, Imperforate Coils (344V, 346V, 383V). Paste-up strips of four, approximately half the stamps Mint N.H., the 2c with plate no. paste-up, Fine-Very Fine, first two with 2002 P.F. certificates, last with 2007 P.F. certificate
532
425
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate Coil (346V). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
700
375
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate Coil (346V). Mint N.H. strip of four, Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
650
0
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate Coil (346V). Mint N.H. paste-up strip of five, Fine-Very Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged paste-up pair and Mint N.H. single and pair
625
250
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate Coil (346V). Strip of three tied by Detroit Mich. double ovals on 1916 registered cover to the Covel Manufacturing Co. in Benton Harbor Mich., Fine-Very Fine, not listed on cover, Carl Mainberger note on back states that Babcock (the sender) was someone associated with the A.E.F. booklet panes
E. 500-750
650
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5c Blue, Imperforate Coil (347V). Guide line strip of four, bottom pair Mint N.H., Very Fine, signed Ward and with 2002 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as all hinged
600
275
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5c Blue, Imperforate Coil (347V). Paste-up strip of four, center paste-up pair Mint N.H., Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal hinged and Mint N.H. pairs as the paste-up pair is not listed, if the paste-up was listed it would probably carry a premium of at least 50% over a normal pair
425
190
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5c Blue, Imperforate Coil (347V). Guide line strip of four, end stamps hinged, guide line pair Mint N.H., Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate, Scott Catalogue does not price the guide line pair in Mint N.H. condition, Scott Retail as all hinged
600
350
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5c Blue, Imperforate Coil (347V). Paste-up strip of three with plate no. on paste-up tab, tied by "Chicago Ill. Wicker Park Sta. May 1919" grid duplex datestamps and purple "SPECIAL DELIVERY" in large block letters on printed corner card cover addressed to the Covel Manufacturing Co. in Benton Harbor Mich., one of the major players in the private vending machine coil business, Fine-Very Fine, very attractive and very scarce, listed but unpriced on cover, or for that matter any type of used off-cover single or multiple
E. 500-750
650
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368H). Mint N.H. strip of six showing three different spacings, Fine-Very Fine, scarce, with 1997 A.P.S. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. pair and strip of four
1,500
500
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368H). Mint N.H. strip of four, 3mm spacing, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
900
300
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368H). Mint N.H. paste-up strip of four, Extremely Fine, scarce, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
1,100
400
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368H). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, Fine-Very Fine, scarce, ex Floyd, with 1991 P.F. certificate
900
325
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368V). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, Fine-Very Fine, scarce, with 1996 P.F. certificate
1,250
475
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368V). Mint N.H. strip of four, Very Fine, with 1997 A.P.S. certificate
600
200
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate Coil (368V). Mint N.H. paste-up strip of four with part imprint on paste-up tab, Fine and scarce, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
775
200
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1c Green, 2c Carmine 1908-12 Issues (344V, 344H, 383V, 383H, 384V, 384H, 408V, 408H, 409V, 409H). 35 items, only three pairs (No. 409H with plate nos.), others strips of four to ten, incl. guide lines and paste-ups, hidden plate nos. and couple spacing varieties, much Mint N.H., Very Fine-Extremely Fine, difficult to find in such choice quality (many have been used in the past to manufacture other coils and so the supply is limited), 344V guide line strip of four and 344H strip of four with 2002 P.F. certificates, 409V guide line strip of four with 2003 P.S.E. certificate
1,071
600
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