Sale 930 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 February, 2007
Category — 1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott 357-366)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2411
1c Green, Bluish (357). Block of four, bottom pair Mint N.H., light natural gum bends, top left stamp tiny scuff, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
620
250
2412
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Bluish (357-358). Blocks of four, h.r., rich colors on nicely blued paper, few trivial imperfections incl. one 1c with red ms. on gum of one stamp, Very Fine appearance
800
500
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2c Carmine, Bluish (358). Mint N.H., almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, beautiful example
190
400
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2c Carmine, Bluish (358). Mint N.H., almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine
190
350
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2c Carmine, Bluish (358). Mint N.H. with selvage at bottom, intense shade on deeply blued paper, fresh and Fine, attractive with the selvage, with 1985 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (F 70; SMQ $80.00)
190
100
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2c Carmine, Bluish (358). Top imprint and plate no. 4863 strip of three, stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged in selvage only, rich color on nicely blued paper, fresh and Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles with no premium for the position
570
225
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3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Lightly hinged, intense shade on deeply blued paper, choice centering for this difficult issueEXTREMELY FINE. THE 3-CENT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT DENOMINATIONS OF THE BLUISH PAPER ISSUE TO FIND WITH SUCH SUPERB CENTERING.
With 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $3,000.00)
2,000
2,700
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3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Lightly hinged, centered to bottom left, about Fine, small Stanley Gibbons handstamp guarantee, with 1974 P.F. certificate
2,000
750
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). With bottom selvage, lightly hinged, nice margins and glowing color, Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,900
1,000
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Handsomely centered, tiny h.r., bright color with strong bluing, tiny pinhole at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,900
800
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10c Yellow, Bluish (364). Exceptionally well-centered, strong color, reperfed at right and picked out inclusion, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,900
900
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13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impression on deeply blued paper, long full perfsVERY FINE LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 13-CENT BLUISH PAPER.
With 1986 and 2002 P.F. certificates
3,000
2,600
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13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Lightly hinged, uncommonly wide margins, fresh, rich color, reperfed at left, Extremely Fine appearance, an attractive-appearing example of this issue, signed E. Stern, with 2006 P.F. certificate
3,000
2,400
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13c Bluish Green, Bluish (365). Rim of oval cancel across top right corner, Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate which declines opinion whether or not the cancel is contemporary, the 13c Bluish Paper is the most "commonly" known used value of the set after the 1c and 2c and it seems that the majority of them were used in Saginaw Mich., we see no reason to question the cancel, but have to offer this stamp "as is" due to the certificate, Scott Retail for contemporary use
2,250
950
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15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Mint N.H., brilliant color on nicely blued paper, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT BLUISH PAPER, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF 90 BY P.S.E.
With 2004 P.S.E. certificate as block of four and 2006 P.S.E. certificate as single (XF 90; SMQ $8,750.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date for a Mint N.H. example of this issue.
3,250
12,000
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15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Fabulously centered with selvage at left, wide margins, beautiful bright shadeEXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER.
Sheet-margin examples of the Bluish Paper stamps are rarely seen with the superb centering and margins of this stamp.
1,500
3,250
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15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Nicely centered, h.r., reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,450
550
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15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Unused (no gum), choice margins and incredibly well-centered, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as original gum
1,450
750
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