Sale 953 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 25-28 March, 2008
Category — 1913-15 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 424-461)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1109
1c Green (424). Mint N.H., rich color, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $135.00 as 95, $465.00 as 98)
5
190
1110
1c-2c 1915-Issue (424-425). Mint N.H. right plate no. and "Coil Stamps" blocks of ten, deep rich colors, fresh and Very Fine
500
375
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3c Deep Violet (426). Mint N.H. left plate no. 6052 block of six, deep rich color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, a superb plate block
400
400
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4c Brown (427). Mint N.H., essentially perfectly centered, delightful color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
80
225
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4c Brown (427). Mint N.H., wonderfully well-centered, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $290.00)
80
250
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5c Blue (428). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 6739 block of six, gorgeous centering, deep rich color and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine, scarce in such superb condition, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
650
4,500
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7c Black (430). Mint N.H., natural gum skip, beautiful wide margins and flawless centering, intense shade, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1985 P.F. certificate for block
225
500
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9c Salmon Red (432). Mint N.H., wide margins and well-centered, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85 Jumbo; SMQ $210.00 as 85, $395.00 as 90)
115
225
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9c Salmon Red (432). Mint N.H., well-centered, delightful color, Very Fine and choice
115
200
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11c Dark Green (434). Mint N.H., choice margins and almost perfectly centered, intense color, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $205.00)
60
170
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11c Dark Green (434). Perfectly centered with wide margins, intense shade and impression, neat strike of oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate, (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $195.00)
8
475
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20c Ultramarine (438). Lightly hinged, pretty shade on crisp paper, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $660.00)
220
425
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20c Ultramarine (438). Brilliant color, perfectly centered with enormous margins, Wisconsin precancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $485.00), this is the highest grade awarded to date and only one other has achieved this grade
6
750
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30c Orange Red (439). Mint N.H. with selvage at top, vibrant color, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $980.00)
600
600
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30c Orange Red (439). Beautiful wide balanced margins with fabulous glowing color, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
260
400
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50c Violet (440). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED 50-CENT PERF 10 FRANKLIN ISSUE IN WHAT IS PROBABLY THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. THIS STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 2002 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $20,500.00). Only three others have achieved this grade, which is the highest awarded to date.
1,300
0
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50c Violet (440). Mint N.H., wide margins, lovely bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,300
1,100
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50c Violet (440). Lightly hinged, incredibly beautiful wide margins and almost precisely centered, fresh and with pretty pastel color, Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
575
1,600
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50c Violet (440). Lightly hinged, wide margins, choice color, Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
575
275
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1c Green, Coil (443). Mint N.H. guide line pair, exceedingly well-centered, marvelous intense color on pure white paper, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $680.00)
325
550
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1c Green, Coil (443). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
325
250
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2c Carmine, Coil (444). Pair, Chattanooga Tenn. oval cancel, fantastic margins and centering, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $415.00)
95
650
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, excellent color and impression, Very Fine and quite attractive, with 1998 A.P.S. certificate
1,300
650
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Pair, beautiful wide margins and exceptionally well-centered, classic "deep violet" shade for this coil stamp, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 1988 A.P.S. certificate
575
425
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Mint N.H., intense shade and proof-like impression, perfectly centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT COIL, SCOTT 445.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,250.00). Only two singles have graded higher to date, and only two others share this grade
575
2,100
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Mint N.H., beautiful wide margins, "classic" deep violet shade associated with genuine examples of this coil, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate for a pair (left stamp)
575
500
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3c Violet, Coil (445). Lightly hinged, dark color, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
250
250
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Mint N.H. guide line pair, pretty color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 446.
With 1987 and 2004 P.F. certificates
1,650
1,300
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, fabulous wide margins (especially imperforate sides) and exquisite centering, rich color and clear impression on bright white paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1980 P.F. certificate
750
1,100
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Mint N.H. pair, marvelous deep rich color, beautiful margins and centering, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,400.00)
700
1,100
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4c Brown, Coil (446). Strip of four, center pair Mint N.H., beautifully centered, fresh and crisp, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
930
650
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intense shade on bright paper, wonderfully-proportioned marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 447, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,150.00). Only three have graded higher to date.
550
1,800
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intense color, Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
550
400
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1c Green, Coil (448). Mint N.H. pair, beautiful margins and precise centering, lovely color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $710.00), one of two pairs in this grade, the highest grade to date
40
950
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2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Mint N.H. but tiny light gum disturbance at bottom left edge, brilliant color and detailed impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1915 TYPE I VERTICAL COIL.
Type I rotary press stamps were produced using the same master dies as had been used for flat plate printings. However, due to the curve of the plate to fit the rotary press, the impressions lacked some of the details of the flat plate printings. New dies were made with strengthened lines, resulting in the Type II stamps. After plate wear was noticed, further strengthening was necessary, resulting in the Type III stamps. Scott 449 was not produced until almost a year and a half after the Type I horizontal coil, Scott 453. Due to the unpopularity of vertical coils, this Type I stamp was in production for only a short period of time before being discontinued.
With 1995 P.F. certificate for pair and 2007 P.S.E. certificates
6,500
3,000
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2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Bright color, Fine, rare Rotary Press coil single, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
3,000
1,200
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2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Exceptionally well-centered, light machine cancel, much better centered than typically seen, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $720.00)
600
600
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2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Better centering than typically encountered, excellent color and bold wavy-line machine cancel, Very Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
600
400
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1c Green, Coil (452). Mint N.H. joint line pair, amazingly well-centered, deep rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1998 P.F. certificate
160
225
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H. joint line pair, nicely centered, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,550
800
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H. joint line pair, exceptionally fresh with bright color, perfs just in at left of left stamp, right stamp Fine
1,550
160
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Joint line pair, lightly hinged, deep rich color, Very Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
725
425
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H., exceptionally wide margins, fresh, beautiful rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,500.00)
325
1,300
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Joint line pair, lightly hinged, brilliant color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $580.00)
425
375
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, pretty color, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,250.00)
375
950
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, radiant color, choice centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1999 and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $630.00 as 90, $1,250.00 as 95)
375
550
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, essentially perfectly centered, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
375
325
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2c Red, Ty. II, Coil (454). Mint N.H. pair, nicely centered, pretty pastel color, Very Fine
375
225
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Joint line pair, right stamp small thin spot, Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate
1,250
250
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Mint N.H. pair, extraordinarily well-centered, fresh and crisp with pretty color, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,400
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3c Violet, Coil (456). Mint N.H., radiant color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
525
0
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4c Brown, Coil (457). Mint N.H. joint line pair, exceptionally well-centered, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $610.00)
325
475
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4c Brown, Coil (457). Mint N.H. joint line pair, rich color, Fine-Very Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate
325
275
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4c Brown, Coil (457). Mint N.H. pair, marvelous centering, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $240.00)
130
225
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4c Brown, Coil (457). Mint N.H. pair, gorgeous centering and bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $240.00)
130
200
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5c Blue, Coil (458). Mint N.H. joint line pair, fabulous wide margins, intense color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,400.00)
325
950
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5c Blue, Coil (458). Mint N.H. joint line pair, exceptionally well-centered, deep color, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate for a joint line strip
375
450
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5c Blue, Coil (458). Joint line pair, intense shade, oval cancels, Very Fine and choice, undercatalogued in Scott as a used joint line pair, with 1993 P.F. certificate
210
250
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. joint line pair without customary crease between stamps, large even margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine, with 1975 P.F. certificate
2,200
1,500
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, huge even margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,000.00)
725
700
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H. pair, fabulous margins and centering, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate
725
550
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint N.H., vivid color, Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
350
250
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$1.00 Violet Black (460). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,900
1,400
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$1.00 Violet Black (460). Lightly hinged, magnificently centered with choice margins, intense color and impression, Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
850
0
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$1.00 Violet Black (460). Lightly hinged, attractive margins and dark color, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $970.00)
850
650
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2c Pale Carmine Red, Ty. I (461). Mint N.H., well-centered for this difficult stamp, beautiful bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $560.00)
350
400
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