Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016
Category — Special Delivery
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1098
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Unused (regummed), near perfect centering with wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (RG, XF-Superb 95; unpriced in SMQ without gum, SMQ $ 2,250.00 for hinged), Scott Retail as hinged
900
550
1099
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Extra wide margins and attractive centering, deep rich color, neat flag machine cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85 Jumbo; SMQ $155.00)
100
110
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10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Block of four with part imprint and plate no. 882 at top, top left stamp Mint N.H., deep rich color, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
1,130
250
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E6). Lightly hinged, with bottom part imprint and plate no. 5245 selvage, wide margins and outstanding centering, minor wrinkles in selvage only, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $550.00)
230
325
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E6). Lightly hinged, choice centering, strong color, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $330.00)
230
225
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E6). Block of four with bottom part imprint and plate no. 5243-09 selvage, top left stamp Mint N.H., others lightly hinged, rich color, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
1,215
225
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10c Green, Special Delivery (E7). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 4916 block of six, rich color on fresh paper, choice centering, Very Fine, a premium quality top plate block, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate
1,400
450
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E8). Mint N.H., bright color, choice centering and wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1980 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $510.00)
240
350
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10c Violet Blue, Special Delivery (E8). Wide top imprint and plate no. 5514 block of six, Mint N.H. except some reinforced perfs in selvage and at bottom, exceptional rich color on bright white paper, wide margins and well-centered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a beautiful plate block, Scott Retail as hinged
1,900
0
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E9). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering with extra wide margins, short pre-printing paper crease upper left corner, still Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate
425
0
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10c Pale Ultramarine (E9). Lightly hinged, lovely pastel color on bright paper, mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, an incredible stamp, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Gem 100 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 100, SMQ $1,100.00 as Gem 100), this is the highest grade possible and it is shared by no others, in fact there are no other unused E9's graded above 98J in either hinged or Mint N.H. condition
190
2,000
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10c Pale Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E10). Wide margins and choice centering, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $425.00)
320
325
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10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery, "Pink Back" (E11 var). Mint N.H., gorgeous color, Jumbo margins with essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $425.00 as normal), a footnote in Scott states that Pink Backs are "valued at approximately five times more than the normal stamp", Scott Retail as normal
45
350
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10c Gray Violet, Special Delivery, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (E15c). Left margin block of 12 containing six error pairs, lightly hinged, bottom right corner creases, the other five pairs Very Fine, scarce multiple, Scott Retail as six hinged pairs
1,800
500
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