Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1919-20 Issues (Scott 537-550)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3511
3c Deep Violet (537a). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., intense Deep Violet shade, bottom stamps natural horizontal crease, Fine, scarce multiple, one plate block is the only multiple contained in Power Search, with 1980 and 1991 P.F. certificates, Scott value as singles
7,100
850
3512
1c Green, 2c Carmine Rose, Rotary Perf 11 x 10, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (538a, 540a). Mint N.H. blocks of four, rich colors, Very Fine and choice, 2c with 1996 P.F. certificate
550
425
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H., bright color, three wide margins, trivial natural paper wrinkle at top right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate
4,250
1,900
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H. except for three pencil notations on gum, brilliant color, showing joint line at left, Fine, with 1967 P.F. certificate, Scott value as hinged
2,700
2,600
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H. but described on accompanying certificate as "previously hinged due to fingerprints on the gum", the "fingerprint" is so faint it is barely visible, rich color and detailed impression, three wide margins, Fine, fresh and better centered than this Rotary Waste rarity is usually found, with copy of 1983 P.F. certificate for a block and with 2017 P.F. certificate for this single, Scott value as hinged
2,700
3,500
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, rich color, typical centering for this difficult issue, fresh and Fine, with 1971 P.F. certificate
2,700
2,000
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Joint line in left margin, single hinge mark, brilliant color, typical centering for this issue, fresh and Fine, with copy of 1973 P.F. certificate for block of four
2,700
2,000
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary Perf 11 x 10, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (540a). Mint N.H. top plate no. 13740 block of 90, perfectly centered, post-office fresh and intactEXTREMELY FINE. AN INCREDIBLE PLATE BLOCK OF 90 OF SCOTT NO. 540a IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY IN PERFECT CONDITION.
Scott value as plate block, nineteen blocks of four and five pairs
7,975
2,800
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Bright color, wavy-line machine cancel, fresh and Fine used example of this scarce issue, with 1964 and 1999 P.F. certificates
3,500
2,200
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1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Well-centered with unusually wide margins for this difficult stamp, rich color, lightly cancelled by oval grid, a few small facial scrapes at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, with 1997 P.F. certificate
3,500
1,200
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Block of four, rich color, wavy-line machine cancel, Fine, a scarce used block
1,050
225
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Block of four, deep rich color, centrally-struck oval cancel, Fine-Very Fine and scarce used block, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,000
425
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Top plate nos. 8179/8177 and arrow block of eight, slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., bright shade, Fine
3,750
900
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5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H. top plate no. 12426 block of six, rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine
625
550
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