Sale 946 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 November, 2007
Category — 1919-20 Issues (Scott 537-550)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1165
3c Victory (537). Mint N.H., lovely balanced margins and bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $210.00)
20
180
1166
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H., tiny light Roman numeral "II" on gum in pencil, shows guide line at left (not too common), about Fine, with 1972 P.F. certificate for a horizontal pair (left stamp)
4,250
1,700
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, fresh rich color, a Fine example of this difficult Coil Waste Issue, with 1973 and 2007 P.F. certificates
2,850
1,600
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Barely hinged, radiant color, perfs just in at right, Very Good example of this scarce stamp, with 1986 P.F. certificate
2,850
1,100
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (540). Mint N.H. with top "S 30" selvage, perfectly centered, marvelous color with the typical Rotary Press "plate wash", Extremely Fine Gem, an inexpensive stamp that is surprisingly challenging to find in this lofty grade, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,150.00), P.S.E. Population Report shows only three in this grade and none that grade higher
30
1,500
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Unusually wide margins, centered to bottom, inverted "Chicago Illinois" precancel, tiny insignificant corner perf creaseVERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11, SCOTT 544.
A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 11/10 compound gauge. Most of the recorded copies of Scott 544 are off-center or have been damaged--the result of lower production standards and poor handling.
3,750
0
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., unusually nice well-balanced margins, bright and crisp, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $710.00)
300
600
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., remarkably precise centering for this challenging issue, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
300
325
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint N.H., wide margins and very well-centered, strong colors, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $710.00)
350
550
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint N.H., fresh and bright, nicely centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $455.00)
350
275
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H., uncharacteristically wide margins and precise centering, fresh and crisp on bright paper, Extremely Fine Gem, very difficult to find this nice, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $840.00)
110
700
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H., choice, perfectly balanced margins, intense color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $840.00)
110
650
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Horizontal block of eight, imperf arrow margin at left and top plate no. 12427 selvage, six stamps Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
750
325
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