Sale 1206 — United States Stamps and Confederate States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2019
Category — Officials thru Newspapers and Periodicals
2c Interior (O16). Bottom left corner margin imprint and plate no. 45 block of twelve, original gum, not hinged but a few small spots and a tiny adherence would likely prevent it being certified as Mint N.H., vivid color, some gum soaks in left margin and just onto bottom left stamp, Fine
3c Interior, Soft Paper (O98). Top left corner margin imprint and plate no. 27 block of 20, comprising the the top two rows of the sheet, original gum, gum loss on the left three vertical pairs, signed "Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, Feby 19, 1938," some small faults including some selvage missing and separations, Fine, an interesting collateral item, ex Curtis
$24.00 Dark Gray Violet, 1875 Issue (PR29). Original gum, minor h.r., lovely margins and centering, beautiful intense colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $24.00 1875 CONTINENTAL NEWSPAPER ISSUE. RARELY SEEN IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION.
Unobtrusive purple backstamp. With 1991 and 2008 P.F. certificates.
8c Gray Black, 1875 Special Printing (PR37). Without gum as issued, crisp impression on bright paper, unusually wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE 8-CENT 1875 NEWSPAPER SPECIAL PRINTING, SCOTT PR37.
Only 1,930 sold. With 2003 P.F. certificate
36c Red, 1879 Issue (PR65). Original gum, wide margins and almost perfectly centered, marvelous fresh colorEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 36-CENT 1879 UNWATERMARKED NEWSPAPER ISSUE, SCOTT PR65.
With 2004 P.F. certificate for block of three and 2007 P.F. certificate for single (XF 90). This is the highest grade awarded. P.S.E. has only graded one, at 20
$1.92 Pale Brown, 1879 Issue (PR71). Mint N.H., exceptional depth of color, perfectly centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $1.92 1879 NEWSPAPER ISSUE IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. A WONDERFUL CONDITION RARITY.
We have offered only one other Mint N.H. example of this issue since keeping computerized records. Ex Inman. With 2001 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,200.00 as hinged, which bears no relation to the last sale of this stamp in 2016 when it realized $2,600 hammer). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by no others. The next highest for a Mint N.H. stamp is VF 80. Scott Retail as hinged
$6.00 Pale Blue, 1894 Issue (PR101). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, small crease at left center not noted on accompanying certificate, Very Fine appearance, with 1960 P.F. certificate as PR101, with 2019 P.F. certificate stating "It is not Scott 101, rather it is a genuine Scott No. PR73 variety, ABN Co. Special Printing, previously hinged", the most recent certificate claims this is a Colman special printing, we leave it to buyers to determine for themselves, offered on its own merits, ex Lyons, with 1960 P.F. certificate as Scott PR101, with 2019 P.F. certificate as Scott PR73 variety