Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — Official Specimens and Officials Balance (OS)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
984
S
1c-30c Agriculture, Specimen Ovpt. (O1S-O9S). Complete set incl. extra 10c and two extra 12c, without gum as issued, vivid color, range of centering with some to slightly in, few small flaws, Fine appearing and scarce set
4,487
1,200
985
S
12c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O6Sa). Vibrant shade, perfs clear all around with wide margin at left, stain at left from small clumsy repair, which replaces a piece of the edge approx. 4mm long and 1mm wide (a small bit of skilled restoration would significantly improve the appearance), Fine appearing and extremely rare, only a small handful are known, with 2011 P.F. certificate
12,500
4,500
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S
90c Justice, Specimen Ovpt. (O34S). Without gum as issued, unusually wide margins and choice centering, slightly shorter perfs at lower left and top left from scissors separation, strong color on fresh paper, tiny trace of orange mark at left, also light pencil mark at upper left noted on accompanying certificate which could easily be removed, otherwise Extremely Fine example of this scarce stamp, only 152 issued, with 2011 P.F. certificate
1,250
600
Back to Top987
S
7c, 15c Navy, Specimen Ovpt. (O39S, O42S). Without gum as issued, bright colors, Fine, scarce with only 107 issued of 15c
1,950
550
Back to Top988
S
1c-90c State, Specimen Ovpt. (O57S-O67S). Complete set, without gum as issued, rich color, range of centering but most with margins clear, few flaws incl. some with the typical scissors separation, Fine-Very Fine appearance
3,652
1,100
Back to Top989
S
2c State, Specimen Ovpt. (O58S). Block of four with bottom selvage, without gum as issued, bright color and well centered, Very Fine, scarce multiple
850
500
Back to Top990
S
2c State, Specimen Ovpt. (O58S). Block of four with part imprint selvage at bottom, without gum as issued, bright color, fresh and Fine, rare multiple with the imprint
850
550
Back to Top991
S
2c State, Specimen Ovpt. (O58S). Block of four, without gum as issued, fresh color and paper, Fine-Very Fine
850
700
Back to Top992
S
2c State, Specimen Ovpt. (O58S). Block of four, without gum as issued, natural s.e. at right, bright color, Fine-Very Fine
850
400
Back to Top993
S
7c Treasury, Specimen Ovpt. (O76S). Without gum as issued, wide attractive margins, rich color, Very Fine, only 198 issued
950
500
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War Department Blocks. Hard paper issues incl. Nos. O88, O91-O93, soft paper issues incl. Nos. O114-O117, three of the 2c incl. top plate no. block, extra 6c, also Nos. O119-O120, the 30c a bottom plate no. block, original gum, some with h.r., nice range of shades, mix of centering with some Very Fine, a few small flaws to be found, overall Fine-Very Fine group
4,092
1,000
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Officials Balance. More than 300 mostly used stamps on manila stock pages, range of Departments and denominations with duplication, incl. some unused blocks and a few covers, mixed condition but some useful material present, overall Fine
E. 300-400
2,400
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S
Official Specimens. Approx. 100 stamps, range of Departments and denominations with much duplication, most are 1c-2c values but a few better as well, large group of Executive, also Agriculture, Interior, Justice, Navy, Post Office, State incl. 6c, War incl. 7c, plus four each of 1c soft paper Executive and Navy, mixed condition, appear Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,400
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