Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — Parcel Post thru Special Handling (Q, JQ, QE)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1001
1c-75c Parcel Post, 1c-25c Parcel Post Postage Due (Q1/Q11, JQ1-JQ5). Parcel Post set missing only the 50c and $1.00 values, a couple of the lower values lightly hinged with the better values Mint N.H., nice centering, overall Very Fine with a few better, three certificates accompany
2,079
2,000
1002°
1c Parcel Post (Q1). Mint N.H., brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $630.00 as 98), only two have graded higher to date and only five others share this desirable grade, a statistic which has not changed in more than a year and a half
13
0
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3c Parcel Post (Q3). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins and mathematically precise centering, deep rich color, tiny natural inclusion in left margin is barely detectable but is responsible for a reduction from what would have been a Gem 100 Jumbo grade according to a note from Bill Litle, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1996 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $1,100.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade)
32
0
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5c Parcel Post (Q5). Mint N.H., vibrant color, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $600.00)
85
350
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20c Parcel Post (Q8). Mint N.H., wide beautifully balanced margins, gorgeous color and impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 20-CENT PARCEL POST ISSUE.
With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,400.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date to a Q8 in any condition category.
350
0
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50c Parcel Post (Q10). Mint N.H., fresh color, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
700
450
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50c Parcel Post (Q10). Choice centering with wide and balanced margins, bright color, neat strike of New York oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $365.00), only four have graded higher to date
50
200
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$1.00 Parcel Post (Q12). Mint N.H., vivid color, huge nicely balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
800
1,500
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15c, 25c Special Handling (QE2, QE4, QE4a). Mint N.H., two of the 10c and two of the 25c, one 25c certified as QE4 and the other as QE4a, though we feel they are both QE4a, perfectly balanced margins throughout and lovely bright color, Extremely Fine Gems, each accompanied by recent P.S.E. certificate graded Superb 98, total SMQ $1,050.00
74
500
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