Sale 913 — 2006 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 May, 2006
Category — Complete Sheets and Panes
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
963
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Complete pane of 100 including right imprint and plate "No. 20P", original gum, 89 stamps Mint N.H. (includes seven in the plate block), tiny bottom right corner selvage piece missing, also partly missing selvage above Pos. 1 and below Pos. 96, some separations, Scott Retail as hinged
12,370
6,250
964
3c Rose (65). Complete pane of 100 with bottom imprint and "No. 33 Plate", original gum, small piece of side imprint selvage missing, almost all are Mint N.H., Scott Retail as hinged
17,750
8,500
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3c Blue Green (207). Mint N.H. complete pane of 100 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 396 blocks of twelve, wonderfully fresh and bright, bottom right corner single an Extremely Fine Gem
24,400
0
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3c Vermilion (214). Mint N.H. complete pane of 100 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 421 blocks of twelve, marvelously fresh, small piece of bottom left corner selvage missing, couple small separations, tiny internal selvage tear just below "No." at bottom
24,500
8,500
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4c Carmine (215). Complete pane of 100 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 543 blocks of twelve, original gum, considerable hinge reinforced separations, still 55 stamps are Mint N.H., light creases affect four stamps in the top plate block
42,050
14,000
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1c Dull Blue (219). Complete pane of 100, vast majority Mint N.H., fourteen with h.r., one small thin spot, some separations at bottom affecting plate block
7,520
2,900
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2c Carmine (220). Complete pane of 100, virtually all Mint N.H., couple separations and two small hinge reinforcements, none affecting bottom plate block of ten
6,290
2,500
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4c Dark Brown (222). Complete pane of 100, eleven with h.r., vast majority Mint N.H., several vertical creases affect top plate block and about fifteen other stamps light bends, two stamps in bottom plate block affected by these
29,040
5,750
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1c Columbian (230). Complete sheet of 100, this 100-stamp sheet was available only through the Postal Agency in Washington, D.C., half sheets of 50 were distributed to other post offices as they were more manageable in the smaller size, about half Mint N.H., hinge reinforced separations and other separations, four stamps scuffed
4,692
2,500
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4c Columbian (233). Complete sheet of 100 with two left and right bottom imprint, "D" and plate no. 18 blocks of eight, this 100-stamp sheet was available only through the Postal Agency in Washington, D.C., half sheets of 50 were distributed to other post offices as they were more manageable in the smaller size, about half of the stamps and virtually all of those in the plate blocks are Mint N.H.
17,375
6,250
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5c Columbian (234). Complete pane of 50 with bottom imprint, "B" and plate no. 8 block of eight, fresh, about 60% Mint N.H., hinge reinforcements along sides
9,865
6,750
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6c Columbian (235). Complete pane of 50 with top imprint, "Z" and plate no. 104 block of eight, fresh, 44 stamps Mint N.H., natural crackly original gum, some hinge reinforced separations at both sides, some of the gum creases are trifle heavy
9,680
2,700
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8c Columbian (236). Complete pane of 50 with bottom imprint, "II" and plate no. 132 block of eight, fresh, majority Mint N.H., natural crackly original gum, hinge reinforced mostly at right edge and some internally, some separations as well, tear in bottom imprint selvage, one stamp surface scuffs and two with small adherences, some perfs telescoped
6,900
1,600
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2c Pink, Ty. I (248). Mint N.H. complete pane of 100 with left and bottom plate no. 20 blocks of six, fresh, "patchy" original gum as usually seen on this Scott number, four stamps at bottom small stains barely affecting one stamp in bottom plate block
8,170
2,500
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5c Dark Blue (281). Complete pane of 100, about 85 stamps Mint N.H., some selvage h.r., minor separations, fresh
9,442
4,500
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1c Trans-Mississippi (285). Mint N.H. complete pane of 50, fresh, thin natural gum skip line on middle column
3,810
5,250
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2c Trans-Mississippi (286). Mint N.H. complete pane of 50, fresh, small separation bottom margin
3,620
5,250
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4c Trans-Mississippi (287). Mint N.H. complete pane of 50 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 599 blocks of six, remarkably fresh and intact, vibrant color
17,350
21,000
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5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Mint N.H. complete pane of 50 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 602 blocks of six, very fresh
17,150
16,000
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10c Trans-Mississippi (290). Complete pane of 50 with top and bottom imprint and plate no.604 blocks of six, most Mint N.H. including top plate block of 20, most stamps in bottom plate block also Mint N.H., largely separated between 5th and 6th rows and Pos. 33 has been replaced
22,451
22,000
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1c Pan-American (294). Complete pane of 100 including two imprint and plate no. blocks of six at top, about three-quarters Mint N.H., some hinge reinforcement, bottom left s.e. stamp faulty corner
4,335
2,100
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2c Pan-American (295). Complete pane of 100 including imprint and plate no. blocks of six and ten at bottom, fresh, virtually all Mint N..H., few hinge reinforcements
4,140
3,250
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4c Pan-American (296). Pane of 50 with bottom imprint and plate no. 1145 block of six, extraordinarily fresh, three top s.e. stamps with tiny hinge reinforcements, others Mint N.H. including the plate block, which is superb
11,860
6,250
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5c Pan-American (297). Pane of 50 with bottom imprint and plate no. 1140 block of six, small hinge reinforced separations, 44 stamps Mint N.H. including plate block (tiny selvage hinge reinforcement)
10,800
8,000
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8c Pan-American (298). Mint N.H. pane of 50 with bottom imprint and plate no. 1150 block of six, wonderfully fresh with fabulous centering throughout most of the pane
18,100
9,000
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10c Pan-American (299). Mint N.H. pane of 50 with bottom imprint and plate no. 1151 block of six, fresh and remarkably choice centering
25,500
12,500
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1c-10c Louisiana Purchase (323-327). Mint N.H. panes of 50, bright colors and detailed impressions, fresh and intactFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF INTACT SHEETS OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE ISSUE.
Due to the difficulty in finding superb centered singles, most sheets have been broken.
51,685
26,000
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1c-5c Jamestown (328-330). Mint N.H. half-sheets of 100, 1c lacking side selvage, rich colors, few minor imperfections such as few perf separationsVERY GOOD-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF PANES OF 100 OF THE JAMESTOWN ISSUE.
This set amply demonstrates the narrow spacing between stamps, which led to difficulties in perforating and a dearth of centered copies.
53,570
11,000
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Part sheet of 130 without plate no. (full sheet is 170 stamps), seven lightly hinged, other 123 Mint N.H., separations, cutting knife damage to the edge of eight stamps at right
32,855
6,750
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8c Olive Green (560). Complete pane of 100, four s.e. stamps hinged (two of these with stains), some small separations, some vertical telescoping on the left half
10,820
3,250
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1c-10c 1923-26 Issue (581-591). Panes of 100, all Mint N.H. except three 1-1/2c and four 8c, fresh, small piece out of 10c side selvage by one stamp, one 1c small internal tearFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF PANES OF 100 OF THE ONE-CENT THRU 10-CENT PERF 10 ROTARY PRESS 1923-26 ISSUE. THE 4-CENT AND 10-CENT HAVE PARTICULARLY NICE CENTERING.
This is one of the last surviving sets of complete panes
45,123
16,500
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Complete sheets of 100, all of the Kans. stamps are Mint N.H., 96 to 97 each of the Nebr. stamps are Mint N.H., 7c Nebr. missing small piece of side selvage, perfs close to slightly in on someTHE VAST MAJORITY OF STAMPS ARE FINE-VERY FINE AND THERE ARE EXTREMELY FINE STAMPS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT. VERY RARE AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST-QUALITY SURVIVING SETS OF KANSAS-NEBRASKA SHEETS.
With the demand for choice Kansas-Nebraska singles and sets, we doubt that many more opportunities to acquire a complete set of sheets will occur in the future.
110,516
47,500
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11c-50c 1931 Issue (692-701). Mint N.H. complete sheets of 100, fresh, 14c separation and one stamp torn
13,895
6,250
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6c-24c 1918 Air Post (C1-C3). Mint N.H. complete sheets of 100, 6c top row and some others partially oxidizedMOSTLY FINE-VERY FINE WITH A FAIR NUMBER OF REALLY CHOICE 24-CENT STAMPS. A RARE SET OF SHEETS FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR POST ISSUE.
A rare opportunity to acquire a complete set of 1918 Air Post sheets.
43,970
19,000
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6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Mint N.H. pane of 100, missing selvage at left, minor separation and slight telescoping in plate block area
12,330
3,750
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16c Green, 1918 Air Post (C2). Mint N.H. pane of 100, missing selvage at left, small translucent spot on Position 21 at left
15,900
5,250
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8c-24c 1923 Air Post (C4-C6). Complete panes of 100, all Mint N.H. except three 24c s.e. stampsGENERALLY FINE CENTERING. AN IMPRESSIVE SET OF PANES OF THE SECOND AIR POST ISSUE.
With the demand for choice singles and sets, it is unlikely that the few remaining intact sheets are centered much better than the sheets offered here.
42,125
23,000
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3c Deep Claret, Postage Due (J40). Pane of 100 with plate nos. and imprints at top and bottom, full selvage with arrow at right, natural s.e. at left, deep dark color, 45 stamps incl. top plate no. block Mint N.H., bottom three rows slightly disturbed original gum and nineteen other stamps h.r., Pos. 6-10 with light crease, some perf separations, overall Fine-Very Fine
14,015
0
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2c Interior (O16). Complete sheet of 100 with plate blocks at top and bottom and selvage at sides, original gum, many stamps Mint N.H., some perf separations with few reinforced, generally choice centering, Very Fine and rare complete sheet of the 2c Interior, Scott Retail with no premium for Mint N.H. stamps
5,725
2,500
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