Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — 1919-20 Issues (Scott 537-550)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2127
3c Deep Violet (537a). Wonderfully fresh and lightly hinged (if at all), Fine and scarce, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,400
325
2128
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (538). Seven different plate no. and "S30" blocks of four, incl. plate nos. 8336, 8339, 9112, 9113, 9142, 10184, last is 13873 with star, few Mint N.H., overall Fine
1,063
120
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 and 10 x 11 (538, 542). Former top plate no. and "S30" block of 34 and separated sheet of 170 (overall toning and few with faults), latter complete pane of 100, virtually all Mint N.H., Very Good-Fine lot
E. 750-1,000
400
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, rich color, fresh and Fine example of this scarce issue, with 1974 P.F. certificate
2,850
1,600
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary Perf 11 x 10, Imperforate Horizontally (540a). Mint N.H. bottom selvage block of twelve, deep rich color and detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, especially desirable with the selvage, Scott Retail as three pairs
600
275
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1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Complete Mint N.H. sheet of 100, Very Good-Fine
3,590
325
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1c Green, Perf 10 (543). 19 complete sheets of 100, virtually all Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
E. 400-500
750
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Fresh and bright color, wide margins for this notoriously challenging issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR 20TH CENTURY RARITY. PROBABLY FEWER THAN 20 OF THE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11, SCOTT 544, EXIST IN ANY UNUSED STATE.
A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier experimental printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 10/11 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938.
Most of the recorded copies of Scott 544 are off-center or have been damaged -- the result of poor production standards and mis-handling.
With 1963 P.F. certificate and offered to the market for the first time in approximately four decades.
22,500
18,000
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Pretty shade, neat machine slogan cancel, Fine example of this scarce issue, with 1953 P.F. certificate
3,750
1,700
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H., perfectly balanced margins, Extremely Fine, exceptional example of this difficult coil waste issue, with 2009 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
475
800
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H., attractively centered for this difficult coil-waste issue, Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
475
500
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H., fresh and bright, Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate for horizontal pair
475
275
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H. "S30" and plate no. 13314 block of four, fresh and Fine
2,150
475
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Top arrow block of four, stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged in selvage only where few perf separations sensibly reinforced, choice centering throughout, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the arrow position
1,320
550
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., top stamps small h.r., radiant colors, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles
960
700
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H. with top plate no. 12426 selvage, incredibly wide margins of near Jumbo proportions, Extremely Fine Gem, a remarkable example of this difficult commemorative issue, with 1999 and 2006 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
105
450
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H., wide margins of near Jumbo proportions, fresh and crisp, gorgeous color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $670.00)
105
350
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Matched set of plate no. 12426 blocks of six, incl. two top (one with selvage reduced), two Mint N.H., rich color, Fine
2,925
325
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