Sale 1067 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 24-28 March, 2014
Category — 1915-18 Issues (Scott 448-496)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1535
1c Green, Coil (448). Mint N.H. joint line pair, rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.A.G. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
125
550
1536
2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Extraordinarily well-centered, bold machine cancellation, tiny corner perf crease at bottom right, appears Extremely Fine, scarce used coil, with 2007 P.F. certificate
600
250
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2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Pair, brilliant color, duplex cancels, top stamp light horizontal crease and small tearsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE USED PAIR OF THE 2-CENT TYPE I VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 449.
With 1995 P.F. certificate
5,250
1,900
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1c Green, Coil (452). Pair, perfect centering, bright shade, neat "Buy U.S. Savings Bonds" slogan machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb used pair and the finest we have offered in at least 20 years, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $575.00), this is one of only three pairs to achieve this grade with none higher
55
750
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Brilliant color on bright paper, wide and balanced margins, duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $400.00), only one has graded higher
17
300
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Strip of three with joint line between left stamps, radiant color, New Orleans duplex cancels, Fine-Very Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
617
225
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Pair, bright color, bold strikes of duplex cancel, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $850.00), this is the highest grade awarded and only one other pair shares it
55
1,500
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Mint N.H., excellent centering, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate
475
300
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Pair, lightly hinged, bright shade and crisp impression, Extremely Fine, a pretty pair
550
450
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5c Blue, Coil (458). Mint N.H. pair, intense shade and impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $925.00), this is the highest grade awarded
150
600
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5c Blue, Coil (458). Mint N.H. pair, attractive color, wide margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $450.00)
150
300
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H., vibrant color, Extremely Fine Gem, a gorgeous example of this imperforate rotary coil, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, $375.00 as 98), only one other stamp shares this grade, with none higher
275
1,200
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Pair, Mint N.H., brilliant color, balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $700.00)
600
475
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$1.00 Violet Black (460). Mint N.H. with top part imprint selvage, deep rich color, tiny gum skip revealing a tiny thin spot mentioned on certificate, appears Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate
1,500
400
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2c Pale Carmine Red, Ty. I (461). Top plate no. 7529 block of six with wide selvage, h.r. in the ungummed portion of the selvage, otherwise Mint N.H., bright color, Fine-Very Fine
1,500
800
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2c Carmine, Ty. I (463). Mint N.H. plate no. 7867 block of six with wide selvage, brilliant color, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85)
250
0
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4c Orange Brown (465). Mint N.H. with plate no. 7372 selvage at top, radiant color, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 PSAG certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
90
750
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Vertical pair, cut out of a larger multiple and showing portions of all ten of the adjoining 2c stamps, brilliant color, choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 5-CENT CARMINE PERF 10 DOUBLE ERROR, WHICH ALSO SHOWS THE ADJOINING 2-CENT STAMPS.
With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; unpriced as a multiple in SMQ).
1,700
0
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Single error in Mint N.H. block of nine, natural s.e. at top, rich color, Very Fine and choice
1,600
950
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Double error in block of twelve, natural s.e. at bottom, errors Mint N.H. and with light pencil notations on gum, radiant color, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as two Mint N.H. singles
1,700
600
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5c Carmine, Rose, Errors (467, 505). Former two errors in block of nine (pos. 5 and 8), latter center stamp in block of nine, errors Mint N.H., Fine, Scott Retail as singles
2,325
850
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5c Carmine, Error (467). Brilliant color, outstanding centering, neat wavy-line machine cancel, slight thin and small creases, Extremely Fine appearance and very rare genuinely used, we have offered only one other used example of this issue in more than 12 years and virtually every example off cover we have been able to locate has a fault, this example is better centered than the one offered in our Natalee Grace collection, a great unheralded rarity of 20th Century used collecting, with 2011 P.F. certificate
1,500
1,100
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8c Olive Green (470). Mint N.H. bottom imprint, plate no. 5725 and letter "A" block of six, pretty shade, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
900
225
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9c Salmon Red (471). Mint N.H., vibrant color, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.A.G. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
125
750
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15c Gray (475). Barely hinged, almost perfectly centered, lovely pastel color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $275.00)
180
275
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20c Light Ultramarine (476). Left plate no. 6908 block of six, lightly hinged, rich color, well-proportioned margins, light natural gum bendsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE LIGHTLY-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 20-CENT UNWATERMARKED PERF 10 ISSUE, SCOTT 476.
Collectors waiting for a Mint N.H. plate block may be in for a long wait -- we have not offered one since keeping computerized records.
3,600
2,100
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50c Light Violet (477). Mint N.H., vibrant color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $2,350.00)
2,000
1,500
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50c Light Violet (477). Lightly hinged, wide balanced margins, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 1979 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $1,100.00)
900
850
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50c Light Violet (477). Pretty color, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with copy of 1989 P.F. certificate for block of four
900
600
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$1.00 Violet Black (478). Lightly hinged, wide margins and well-centered, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
625
550
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$1.00 Violet Black (478). Deep rich color and detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate
625
475
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$1.00 Violet Black (478). Top right corner selvage block of four, barely hinged at center, rich color and proof-like impression, top right stamp natural gum creases, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce corner selvage block, with 2013 P.F. certificate
2,750
1,300
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$2.00 Dark Blue (479). Mint N.H., rich color, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2001 and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $750.00)
475
550
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$2.00 Dark Blue (479). Barely hinged, wide margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (OG, XF 90; SMQ $300.00)
210
250
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1570
$5.00 Light Green (480). Top plate no. 8016 block of six with wide selvage, h.r. in top middle stamp, others Mint N.H., wonderfully rich color, excellent centeringEXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING FULL TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE $5.00 MARSHALL PERF 10.
This is the only plate number used to print this issue.
3,250
1,800
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$5.00 Light Green (480). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 8016 block of six, pretty pastel color, choice centering throughoutVERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE $5.00 1917 ISSUE.
Small pencil notation in selvage. With 1988 P.F. certificate
5,250
2,100
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5c Carmine, Imperforate, Error (485). Single Mint N.H. error in a strip of three with two normal 2c stamps, beautiful large margins all around including part of three adjoining stamps, brilliant colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT CARMINE IMPERFORATE ERROR IN A STRIP OF THREE WITH TWO NORMAL 2-CENT STAMPS.
During the course of production of the normal 2c plate No. 7942, three positions were noted to be defective. The plate was returned to the siderographer, who burnished out the three positions and mistakenly re-entered them using a transfer roll for the 5c stamp. The error passed unnoticed and the sheets were issued to the public Perf 10, Imperforate and Perf 11 (Scott 467, 485 and 505). The imperforate is by far the rarest of the three.
With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $22,000.00)
16,000
0
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5c Blue, Coil (496). Mint N.H. joint line pair, beautiful centering, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1999 and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $300.00)
65
160
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