Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Officials, Newspapers & Periodicals, Parcel Post (O, PR, Q)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2327
1c Interior (O15). Mint N.H., beautiful pastel color and clear impression, fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
170
225
2328
1c-2c Interior (O15-O16). Mint N.H. top and bottom imprint and plate no. blocks of ten of 1c, vivid colors, natural gum bends, range of centering from Very Good-Fine, also bottom left corner imprint and plate no. block of 12 of 2c, not hinged but a few spots of slight mount tackiness and a fingerprint, also short gum on one, Very Good-Fine, Scott Retail for 2c as hinged
4,850
325
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2330
90c Justice (O34). Bright color, light strike of blue cancel, tiny thin spot at right, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance, scarce in used condition, with 2010 P.F. certificate
900
150
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15c State (O64). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $405.00)
320
275
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$2.00 State (O68). Deep rich colors, neat strike of blue Dept. Of State "Received" favor cancel, wide margins, single short perf at left and reperfed at bottom, still appears Extremely Fine, ex Starnes, with 2011 P.F. certificate
1,600
300
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24c Justice, Specimen Ovpt. (O32S). Without gum as issued, deep color, Very Fine, only 150 issued, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,250
800
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10c Black, 1875 Issue, 1c Black, 1885 Issue (PR15, PR81). First unused (no gum) and small corner crease at top right, second Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificates
470
110
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72c Rose, 1875 Issue (PR21). Bright shade, outstanding centering and margins, light purple handstamp cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce in used condition, with 2012 Weiss certificate graded 95
375
550
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$1.92 Dark Brown, 1875 Issue (PR24). Rich color, bold cork cancel, Very Fine, scarce in used condition, with 2005 P.F. certificate
250
225
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24c Pale Rose, 1875 Special Printing (PR41). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate
2,100
1,600
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$24.00 Dark Violet, 1879 Issue (PR76). Original gum, single h.r., rich color on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 A.P.S. certificate
800
200
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$36.00 Indian Red, 1879 Issue (PR77). Mint N.H., wonderfully fresh and bright with pastel color, Fine, difficult to find in Mint N.H. condition, with copy of 2009 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, Scott Retail as hinged
850
375
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96c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR89). Mint N.H., intense shade, Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate, unlisted in Scott as Mint N.H., Scott Retail as hinged
750
300
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12c Pink, 1894 Issue (PR95). Mint N.H. pair with full imprint at bottom, characteristic pastel color, wide to clear margins, the right stamp nicely centered, natural gum bends almost totally confined to selvage, few perf separationsFINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED IMPRINT PAIR OF THE 12-CENT 1894 BUREAU NEWSPAPER ISSUE.
A Power Search review found a couple of hinged imprint blocks, but not a single Mint N.H. stamp.
With 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged singles
5,200
2,900
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24c Pink, 1894 Issue (PR96). Mint N.H. block of four with full imprint at bottom, brilliant color, nice margins with perfs clear of design almost at every point, short natural gum crease in bottom right stampFINE. AN INCREDIBLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED IMPRINT BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1894 20-CENT UNWATERMARKED NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS BUREAU ISSUE.
As this marvelous position multiple shows, the 1894 Bureau printing was made from the old plates of the American and Continental Bank Note Companies. The plates were re-entered, and there are also other differences in the printings, including the paper and gum. This issue was not in service for very long before the new plates were ready for the Bureau-produced issue of 1895. A few other blocks are contained in Power Search, but only one other has the imprint (from the Whitpain collection) and it is hinged. In fact, Power Search contains only a single Mint N.H. stamp, and it is badly off-center.
With 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged
17,500
7,000
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$5.00 Dark Blue, 1895 Watermarked Issue (PR121). Bottom imprint, arrow and plate no. 137 block of six, stamps Mint N.H., h.r. in selvage, deep rich color on bright paper, Fine-Very Fine, a rare plate block, unpriced in Scott as a full plate block, Scott Retail as singles
600
250
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$20.00 Slate, 1895 Watermarked Issue (PR123). Rich color on bright paper, wide margins, neat strike of "L" in circle handstamp, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
180
350
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4c Parcel Post (Q4). Left plate no. 6346 block of six, incredibly well-centered, pos. 2 negligible gum thin and couple natural P.O. staple holes in selvage, otherwise Extremely Fine, fabulous appearance
975
200
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5c Parcel Post (Q5). Mint N.H., perfectly centered, most recent certificate states reperfed at bottom, an opinion with which we strongly disagree (a Photoshop overlay of the bottom and top perfs shows perfect alignment), Extremely Fine Gem appearance, with 2001 P.F. (as sound) and 2012 P.S.E. certificates
70
190
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5c Parcel Post (Q5). Mint N.H. block of four with top plate no. 6215 selvage, brilliant color, natural gum skips, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the top pair is especially nice
340
100
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50c Parcel Post (Q10). Mint N.H., brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
625
425
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$1.00 Parcel Post (Q12). All but undetectable trace of hinging mentioned only on one certificate, Jumbo margins and near mathematical centering, vivid color on post-office fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2000 and 2010 P.F. certificates as Mint N.H., with 2012 P.S.E. certificate as previously hinged (OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $1,300.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade), only two hinged stamps have graded higher
300
750
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$1.00 Parcel Post (Q12). Wide margins and exceptionally well-centered, lightly hinged, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $650.00)
300
550
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10c Dark Green, Parcel Post Postage Due (JQ4). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
350
190
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