Sale 1150 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 1 March, 2017
Category — Officials: Treasury thru War
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1194
1c-90c Treasury (O72-O82). 3c, 7c, 10c, 12c and 15c unused (no gum), 90c part original gum, h.r., others h.r., rich colors, few faults, otherwise Fine
2,340
325
1195
1c Treasury (O72). Block of four, original gum, top stamps Mint N.H., fresh color, Fine-Very Fine, apart from the plate block offered in our sale of the Huggins collection, there are no other Mint N.H. examples in Power Search
740
0
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1c, 2c Treasury (O72-O73). Blocks of four, blue cork cancels, attractive color, 1c block with minor faults, 2c with faint crease on bottom left stamp, Fine appearance and very rare, Power Search lists no other used blocks of the 1c and one large used multiple of the 2c but with pen cancels
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650
1,700
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3c Treasury (O74). Three blocks of four, original gum, two blocks Mint N.H. (one has a couple trivial gum skips), other block has one Mint N.H. stamp, other with h.r., Fine-Very Fine, very rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists no other Mint N.H. examples of Scott O74 -- either as singles or blocks
2,400
900
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6c Treasury (O75). Horizontal pair, original gum, well-centered, fresh color, Extremely Fine, outstanding quality
240
0
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6c Treasury (O75). Block of six, original gum, right block of four Mint N.H., left two stamps very lightly hinged, rich color, Fine-Very Fine, very rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists no other Mint N.H. examples of Scott O75 -- either as singles or blocks, Scott Retail as singles
1,240
600
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6c Treasury (O75). Block of nine, cork cancels, fresh color, a few small hinge reinforcements, Fine-Very Fine, a very rare used block, this is the second largest used block we have offered since keeping computerized records, Scott Retail a block of four and five single
520
500
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10c Treasury (O77). Mint N.H., selvage at right, wide margins, rich color, Very Fine
525
300
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1203
10c Treasury (O77). Irregular block of eight with selvage at bottom, five stamps Mint N.H., rich color, Fine, a scarce multiple of this issue with Mint N.H. stamps, Scott Retail as singles
4,200
325
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12c Treasury (O78). Block of four, original gum, h.r., fresh color, Fine-Very Fine
1,400
0
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24c Treasury (O80). Mint N.H., wonderfully rich color, exceptionally fresh, Very Fine, this is only the second Mint N.H. example we have offered since keeping computerized records, unpriced in Mint N.H. condition, Scott Retail as hinged
675
325
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30c Treasury (O81). Mint N.H., trivial gum skip, well-centered, wide margins, lovely rich color, Extremely Fine, this is only the second Mint N.H. example we have offered since keeping computerized records, unpriced in Mint N.H. condition, Scott Retail as hinged
400
400
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1c-24c War (O83/O91). Singles of 1c, 3c (four), 7c (two), 12c, 15c and 24c (latter with imprint in bottom selvage), pairs of 10c and 15c, strip of three of 12c, and block of four of 15c, all with original gum, the 15c single and pair Mint N.H., a few others may be Mint N.H., but we have catalogued them as hinged because of a slight spot of gum disturbance, Fine-Very Fine
4,090
650
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1c War (O83). Mint N.H., attractive color, Very Fine, very scarce in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search list no others Mint N.H.
525
300
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3c War (O85). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, left stamp with tiny natural gum disturbance, choice centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists only one other stamp Mint N.H.
1,050
800
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7c War (O87). Mint N.H., incredibly wide margins all around, attractive color, Extremely Fine jumbo and very rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists only one other stamp Mint N.H. apart from this single and the block offered in the following lot
360
0
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7c War (O87). Mint N.H. block of four, fresh color, left stamps with small gum skips, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, very rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists only one other stamp Mint N.H. apart from this block and the single offered in the previous lot, Scott Retail as singles
1,440
1,300
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7c War (O87). Block of four, grid cancels, rich color, Fine and extremely rare, this may be unique as a used block, it is the first we have offered since keeping computerized records and we can find no other examples in major sales of Official stamps, unpriced in Scott
E. 750-1,000
500
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10c, 15c War (O88, O90). Blocks of four, Mint N.H. except on 10c stamp with h.r., fresh color, Fine-Very Fine, the 10c is particularly rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists only two other singes, Scott Retail as singles
1,800
325
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10c War (O88). Bottom left selvage strip of three with partial imprint, middle and right stamps Mint N.H. (with light gum bend), a hinge in the selvage may just impinge on the left stamp, which is otherwise Mint N.H., lovely rich color, Very Fine, rare in Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists only two other singles, Scott Retail as two Mint N.H. and one hinged
740
250
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12c War (O89). Mint N.H. block of four, especially rich color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine, rare ion Mint N.H. condition, Power Search lists only two other singles, Scott Retail as singles
2,400
1,600
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15c War (O90). Mint N.H. block of eight with selvage at right, brilliant color, Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
1,520
325
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90c War (O93). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, superb centering (particularly the right stamp), rich color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a very choice multiple of this top value War Department issue
450
325
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