Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1908-10 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-356)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3279
1c-$1.00 1908-09 Issue (331-342). Blocks of four, each with clear handstamp cancels, centering ranges from Fine to some Extremely Fine stamps, fresh colors, a few small flaws or perf separations to be expected, overall an attractive and seldom offered complete set of used blocks
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1,206
650
3280
4c Orange Brown (334). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1992 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,000.00)
87
600
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50c Violet (341). Block of four, top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair single h.r., pretty shade on bright paper, Very Fine
1,200
450
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50c Violet (341). Bottom imprint and plate no. 4956 block of six, bottom stamps Mint N.H., lovely rich color, attractive margins and centeringFINE-VERY FINE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT 1909 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED WASHINGTON ISSUE, SCOTT 341.
Scott 341 was produced from only one plate (4956), which had plate number blocks at top and bottom.
6,000
2,100
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50c Violet (341). Top imprint and plate no. 4956 block of fourteen, containing a plate block of six plus extra blocks of four on each side, deep rich color, eight strikes of "Lincoln Nebr." double oval cancel, remarkably intact for such a used block with mostly minor perf separations except in selvage between imprint and plate no. where all perfs are reinforced, light corner crease top left stamp, fingerprint in selvage from printer and erased pencil notation above imprint, Fine, a remarkable used plate block, Power Search located only one other used plate block of Scott 341, also from the top position and with Lincoln Nebraska cancels (1998 Rarities sale, lot 358), listed but unpriced in Scott
E. 1,000-1,500
750
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, reperfed at top (not noted on certificate), appears Very Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate
450
300
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Small h.r. and Scott number pencil notation on gum, choice centering, Extremely Fine
450
375
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Block of four, bottom pair Mint N.H., top pair single h.r., sharp impression, small crease at top right, appears Fine, Scott value as singles
3,000
650
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$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Block of four, bottom pair lightly hinged, intense shade, Fine-Very Fine
2,000
700
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1c-5c 1908-09 Issue, Imperforate (343-347). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six, 1c with star, all except 2c and 4c Mint N.H., 2c with gum skips, large margins, Very Fine set
1,152
600
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1c Green, 2c Alaska-Yukon, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 4-3 (343, 371). Serial no. 464 on back, fresh and Very Fine
350
1,200
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4c Orange Brown, Imperforate (346). Mint N.H., enormous margins with portions of all adjoining stamps, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $275.00 as 100, unpriced in 100J grade), only four others share this highest of grades
25
400
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5c Blue, Imperforate (347). Mint N.H. centerline block of four, huge margins all around with traces or portions of all adjoining stamps, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.F. and 2019 P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ as a block)
400
550
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, choice centering with balanced margins, fresh color, bottom stamp with small natural straw inclusion at bottom, Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate for guide line strip of four
650
275
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, bright shade, fresh and Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate
650
275
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color, Fine-Very Fine, with 1979 A.P.S. certificate
650
150
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1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. pair, bright color, outstanding centering and margins, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Depew, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,150.00), only three pairs grade higher (at 100)
225
650
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2c Carmine, Coil (349). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, fresh and Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
550
600
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, bright shade, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
1,175
1,500
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, rich color, centered to left, machine cancel, lightly folded along center perfs, top stamp with tiny margin flaw at lower right and a few minor perf separations, otherwise Fine and rare genuinely used line pair of this issue, our census of used guide line pairs records only nine, plus one contained in a strip of four, five or six were used in Benton Harbor Mich., the home town of Alvin Filstrup, with 2006 A.P.S. and 2020 P.F. certificates
4,000
1,100
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., top stamp lightly hinged, deep rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 1996 P.S.E. certificate
1,075
500
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5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H., deep rich color on post-office fresh paper, choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex "Golden Oak", with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,200.00), only five singles grade higher
325
1,700
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1c Green, Coil (352). Guide line pair, left stamp Mint N.H., right stamp lightly hinged, deep rich color, Fine-Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
825
450
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, brilliant color, natural vertical gum crease at left not mentioned on certificate, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
750
375
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2c Carmine, Coil (353). Pair with 2mm spacing, fresh color, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
240
225
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, rich color, wide and balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,800.00)
1,400
800
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Guide line pair, well-centered with wide margins, deep rich color, pencil notations on back, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 P.F. certificate
1,400
950
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Single hinge mark, rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1987 P.F. certificate for pair
200
350
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Guide line pair, slightly disturbed original gum, rich color, Fine, with 1994 A.P.S. certificate
1,500
350
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5c Blue, Coil (355). Pair, incredibly well-centered for this difficult coil issue, barely hinged, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, a beautiful pair, for comparison purposes only three hinged pairs and two Mint N.H. pairs have graded higher than an 85, with 2000 P.F. certificate
425
1,500
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, brilliant color, wide top margin creating a "tall" coilFRESH AND FINE-VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 10-CENT PERF 12 COIL, SCOTT 356.
With 1976 and 1993 P.F. certificates
7,000
4,000
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, vibrant color, few natural vertical gum creases as often found on this issue, few expertly reinforced perf separationsVERY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
With clear 1989 P.F. certificate
7,000
4,250
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Paste-up pair, right stamp was where the paste-up occurred, vivid colorFINE AND SCARCE PASTE-UP PAIR OF THE 10-CENT PERF 12 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.
This early coil was stripped into rolls by hand. Paste-ups occurred where one strip was joined with the other. Since the Perf 12 coils are so often faked, paste-ups are desirable as evidence of genuineness
7,000
3,750
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Single hinge mark, radiant color, Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate
3,250
3,250
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine example of this scarce coil, with 2009 P.F. certificate
3,250
2,500
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Lightly hinged, vivid color, Fine and scarce, with photocopy of 1993 P.F. certificate for a pair
3,250
1,700
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Disturbed original gum, bright color, slightly rounded corner at bottom left, Fine appearing example of this elusive coil, with 2020 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,200
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