Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 1908-10 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-356)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5878
4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., pretty shade and impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $625.00)
92
350
5879
6c Red Orange (336). Top imprint and plate no. 4938 block of six, barely hinged at bottom left and in selvage, bright color with trace of oxidation at top, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
750
1,100
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10c Yellow (338). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins and well-centered, radiant color, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85 Jumbo; SMQ $225.00 as 85, $345.00 as 90)
160
250
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10c Yellow (338). Block of four with top imprint selvage, top right stamp lightly hinged, other three Mint N.H., Fine
547
0
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13c Blue Green (339). Bottom imprint and plate no. 4945 block of six, h.r., well-centered, some perf separation reinforcement between left and center pairs, Very Fine
500
250
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15c Pale Ultramarine (340). Mint N.H. with bottom plate no. 4949 selvage, handsomely centered, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $210.00)
150
250
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15c Pale Ultramarine (340). Mint N.H., attractive pastel color, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $210.00)
150
225
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15c Pale Ultramarine (340). Mint N.H. with bottom part imprint selvage, fresh and Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $130.00)
150
150
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50c Violet (341). Block of four, top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair Mint N.H., bright color, Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate
1,980
825
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1c-5c 1908-09 Issue, Imperforate (343-347). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. blocks of six, Very Fine-Extremely Fine set
1,250
1,200
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1c Green, 2c Hudson-Fulton, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 3-1A (343, 372). Pair, each with one and two respectively, Mint N.H., red "Patents Pending" and numbered "080" and "081" on back, Very Fine, a rare pair, Scott Retail as two single pockets
2,100
550
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate Coil (346V). Strip of four, bottom three stamps Mint N.H., top stamp barest trace of hinging, Extremely Fine, with 1993 (as Mint N.H.) and 2009 P.F. certificates
410
300
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, choice margins and centering, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $590.00)
600
400
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, pretty shade, fresh and Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
600
200
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1c Green, Coil (348). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate
275
0
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Pair, rich color, double oval cancels, Fine-Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate for strip of three
625
275
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., deep rich color, almost perfectly centered with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2002 P.F. certificate
1,150
850
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, deep color and fresh paper, Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
1,150
300
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Pair, rich color, bold oval numeral grid cancel and bit of circular datestamp, Fine-Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
825
700
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5c Blue, Coil (351, 355). Wide margins and excellent centering, fresh, lightly hinged, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, No. 355 with 1992 P.F. certificate
385
465
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1c Green, Coil (352). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, left stamp (not in line pair) small gum stain, otherwise Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate
2,220
850
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Guide line pair, brilliant color, single hinge mark, Very Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate
750
500
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2c Carmine, 4c Orange Brown, Coils (353-354). Guide line pairs, 2c Mint N.H., 4c h.r., 2c tiny nick in top right margin of left stamp, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
3,250
600
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, Jumbo margins and exceptionally well-centered, rich color and clear impression, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $1,750.00 as 90, $2,400.00 as 95), the P.S.E. Population Report has not yet listed this 90J and as far as we know this is the only one certified to date with only two in higher grades
1,500
1,300
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, impressive Jumbo margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, ex Lutwak, with 1975 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF-XF 85 Jumbo; SMQ $1,500.00 as 85, $1,750.00 as 90)
1,500
1,000
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Pair, 3mm spacing, lightly hinged, rich color, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
525
400
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Pair, 2mm spacing, rich color, light circular datestamp, Fine-Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
825
325
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, fresh and bright, Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
4,250
1,000
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Guide line pair, slightly disturbed original gum from hinge removal, rich color, Very Fine, with 2000 A.P.S. certificate
1,500
425
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, vivid color as fresh as the day it was printed, wide marginsVERY FINE ORIGINA-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
Right stamp pencil notation on gum. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate
7,000
4,500
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Mint N.H., unusually wide margins, vibrant colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356..
Ex Odeneal. With copy of 1972 P.F. certificate for strip of four and with 2007 P.F. certificate as single
7,000
3,750
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed, unusually choice centering for this difficult issueEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
With 1957 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,600.00)
3,250
3,500
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Paste-up single with plate no. in paste-up, radiant color, well-balanced margins, accompanying certificate notes that small part of paste-up tab is missing but this is so minor we are surprised they even mentioned itVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM PASTE-UP SINGLE OF THE 10-CENT PERF 12 HORIZONTAL COIL WITH A PLATE NUMBER ON THE PASTE-UP TAB.
With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, VF-XF 85; SMQ $2,550.00)
3,250
1,900
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