Sale 1217 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
Category — Later Issues (9Scott 689-5306b)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1207
2c Von Steuben (689). Mint N.H., brilliant color, perfectly centered with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $325.00), the highest graded Scott 689 with only one other equal
0
475
1208
2c Red Cross (702). Mint N.H., Jumbo and perfectly balanced margins all around, bright colors and paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $475.00), the highest grade possible and shared by only one other
0
1,500
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2c Washington Bicentennial (707). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, brilliant color on bright paper, wide margins and mathematically perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate (100 ogNH), by way of comparison, the P.S.E. Population Report lists only two Scott 707's at the Gem 100 grade (one is 100J)
0
170
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8c Washington Bicentennial (713). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $675.00), only one grades higher and four others share this grade
4
400
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10c Washington Bicentennial (715). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, fresh glowing color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $800.00), only one grades higher (offered in our Sale 1212) and three share this lofty grade
15
950
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10c Washington Bicentennial (715). Mint N.H. with plate no. 20643 corner selvage, radiant color, Jumbo margins and precise centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $400.00)
15
400
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3c Mothers, Perf 11 (738). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $350.00 as 100, unpriced in this grade), the highest grade possible and equaled by only one other
0
700
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S
1c-10c National Parks, "SPECIMEN" Purple Handstamped Ovpt. (740S-479S). All ten values with large "SPECIMEN" handstamp in purple, unused (no gum), fresh and Very Fine, a rare set from the postal archives of Bechuanaland, last offered in a Siegel sale in 1978, 5c with 1977 B.P.A. certificate
E. 500-750
6,500
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5c National Parks, Imperforate (744 var). Strip of six with plate no. 21278, from the bottom right corner of the sheet with huge margins, signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt 1934" at bottom, also part of a statement in manuscript likely referring to the sheet being pulled from the "press today", Extremely Fine, as discussed in the Scott Catalogue, Postmaster General James A. Farley gifted sheets of the National Parks and other issues, in imperforate form without gum, to several dignitaries, including President Roosevelt, the uproar this caused among collectors led to the mass printing of the imperforate sheets, now known as "Farley's Follies", this piece is not the Scott listed imperforate Farley No. 760, but rather a variety of the perforated issue No. 744, the presence of the Roosevelt signature (or one of the other recipients) is the only way to verify that these are the unissued variety
E. 750-1,000
3,000
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5c National Parks (744). Mint N.H., exceptionally wide and perfectly balanced margins, marvelously fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $400.00), none grade higher and only three share this lofty grade
1
325
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1c-10c National Parks (756-765). Mint N.H. set of top plate number blocks of six, large margins, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine set, these were issued without gum but the Post Office department offered to gum any sheets sent to them
2,440
1,400
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$5.00 Red Brown & Black (834a). Mint N.H., deep colors, well-balanced margins, natural vertical gum skipVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 PRESIDENTIAL IN THE RARE RED BROWN AND BLACK COLOR.
Lightly signed Sloane in pencil. Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
3,000
1,000
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5c Light Blue, Presidential Coil (845). Mint N.H. joint line pair, near perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $400.00), only three grade higher
27
160
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$5.00 Hamilton (1053). Mint N.H. with top left plate no. 25367 selvage, mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 100, SMQ $550.00 as 100), this is one of only two examples at this highest possible grade, we are not aware if the other has plate no. selvage
47
600
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$5.00 Hamilton (1053). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 100, trivial perf separation between two stamps between the fifth and sixth rows, Very Fine, Scott Retail as a plate block and 96 singles
4,770
2,700
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5c Dark Blue Gray, Booklet Pane of Six, Imperforate Between Vertically (1213d). Mint N.H. pane showing the error on all rows, miscut and with part of adjoining stamps at right, lacking booklet tab at top, Very Fine, a scarce error, these occurred due to miscuts or foldovers, the example offered here is notable for not having any creases, with 1981 P.F. certificate
1,750
550
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8c Tom Sawyer (1470). Mint N.H. block of four with dramatic color shift, the black ink is printed 9mm askew from the colored inks, Very Fine and striking variety, while this is not a listed error it would fit nicely with the other Tom Sawyer errors in an advanced collection (1470a-1470c)
E. 200-300
225
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15c John Paul Jones, Perf 12 (1789B). Mint N.H., deep rich colors, fresh and Very Fine, this issue was printed by the American Bank Note Company and perforated in three different formats: Perf 11 x 12, Perf 11 All Around and Perf 12 All Around, it is believed that the USPS was unaware that there were different perforations, the Perf 12 All Around is by far the rarest, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
3,000
3,250
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20c Civilian Conservation Corps 50-Year Anniversary, Imperforate Pair (2037a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair with sheet-margin at top, Extremely Fine, only 17 pairs are recorded in Datz, this is the second example we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 1991 P.F. certificate
2,250
1,000
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22c Republic of Texas, Dark Red Omitted (2204b). Mint N.H., Very Fine, a rare and striking color-omitted error, only twenty recorded according to Datz, this is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,750
1,100
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25c Micronesia & Marshall Islands, Pair, Black Engraved Omitted (2507b). Mint N.H. pair, Very Fine, Datz states only 20 pairs recorded, with 1993 P.F. certificate
1,400
250
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P
2c-$5.00 Columbian, Imperforate Souvenir Sheets (2625P, 2627P, 2629P). Three, Mint N.H. except last with thin spot, Very Fine and scarce group from the American Bank Note Co. archives, with 1997 or 1999 P.F. certificates
2,250
475
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The Art of Magic (Forever) Souvenir Sheet, Die Cutting Omitted (5306b). Souvenir sheet of three without die cuts, Very Fine, Linn's Stamp News reported that approximately 50 of the error sheets were sold from the USPS window at the August 2018 APS Stampshow (unintentionally), it is unknown how many might exist in total but consultations with dealers indicate that may have been the total supply
E. 500-750
475
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