Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — Officials (O)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5149
1c Interior (O15). Complete pane of 100 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 52 blocks of ten, original gum, Mint N.H. except for a couple minor gum disturbances, separation between Pos. 5 and 6 at top and a couple others, Fine-Very Fine and better with quite a number of Very Fine and Extremely Fine singles, beautiful showpiece
17,300
4,250
5150
6c Interior (O18). Mint N.H., beautiful bright color, post-office fresh and Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ does not list a price as N.H., $190.00 as 90 hinged, $330.00 as 95 hinged), this is the highest graded No. O18
160
450
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12c Justice (O30). Original gum, pretty shade, nicely balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, VF-XF 85; SMQ $395.00)
260
225
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2c Navy (O36). Mint N.H. with selvage at bottom with trace of imprint, bright shade, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
350
180
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3c Navy (O37). Original gum, excellent centering and printed in a delightful soft pastel color, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $285.00)
170
325
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6c Navy (O38). Original gum, brilliant color on bright paper, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, Superb 98; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 95, SMQ $740.00 as 95), this is the highest grade awarded to date and the only example to achieve this grade
150
1,400
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3c Post Office (O49). Complete pane of 100 with top and bottom imprint and plate no. 41 blocks of 14, original gum, 21 with h.r. to reinforce separations, other 79 Mint N.H., also slight reinforcement in plate no. selvage, Fine-Very Fine and better with a surprising number in Very Fine or Extremely Fine
1,985
400
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15c Post Office (O53). Mint N.H., post-office fresh example with uncommonly wide margins and precise centering, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $580.00 as hinged), the highest grade awarded to date
325
1,100
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10c Treasury (O77). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, clear impression, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,050.00), the highest grade awarded to date
240
475
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2c War (O84). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $550.00)
240
400
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3c, 6c Interior, Soft Paper (O98-O99). Mint N.H. complete panes of 100 of each with top and bottom imprint and plate no. blocks of twelve, some selvage pieces missing, creases and separations, nearly all Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail for the plate blocks as hinged
3,940
500
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10c Interior, Soft Paper (O100). Original gum, barely hinged, wide Jumbo margins, lovely pastel color, Extremely Fine, uncharacteristically nice for this 10c Interior on Soft Paper, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $270.00 as 90, $480.00 as 95)
110
250
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30c Treasury, Soft Paper (O112). Original gum, sharp color and impression, small thin spot, Fine appearance, the 30c Treasury on Soft Paper is extremely scarce
2,400
450
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90c Treasury, Soft Paper (O113). Original gum, lightly hinged, excellent colorVERY FINE FOR THIS EXTREMELY RARE ISSUE. STAMPS PURPORTED TO BE THE 90-CENT TREASURY AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. PRINTING ON SOFT PAPER ARE ALMOST ALWAYS MISCLASSIFIED CONTINENTAL PRINTINGS ON INTERMEDIATE PAPER.
This stamp has the true color and soft mesh paper of the American Bank Note Company printing.
4,500
0
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1c War, "Specimen" and "Sepcimen" Error (O83S, O83Sa). Without gum as issued, irregular part sheet of 79 (top row of nine, other seven rows ten across) with left selvage and huge straddle-pane margin at right, the "Sepcimen" error in second row, first position
FINE-VERY FINE. A SIGNIFICANT ITEM FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF OFFICIAL SPECIMENS.
Scott Retail as 19 blocks of four, two singles and the error
8,785
5,000
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Official Issues Cancellation Accumulation. Well over 150 stamps neatly displayed on stock pages, nice variety of Departments and denominations, many better cancels incl. Negative "GL", Shield, Kicking Mule, Indian Head, "US", NYFM (on 15c State), Mask, Leaf, Stars, "A", Forts, "FORWA(RDED)" Straight Line, better values as 6c Agriculture, two each 6c and 15c Navy, four 7c State, two 10c State, 7c, 12c, 15c and 30c Treasury and others, also a few unused (with and without gum), generally Fine-Very Fine, a very attractive lot of this popular material
E. 1,000-1,500
3,000
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