Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — Philippines
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3835
1899, 50c Orange (212). Original gum, only the least bit tropicalized (actually appears Mint N.H.), wonderfully fresh and well-centered, Extremely Fine, uncommonly nice for this
375
700
3836
1899, 2c Light Red, Ty. IV, Special Printing (214). Original gum, barely hinged if at all, from the set of sheets of 100 specially overprinted for display at the 1900 Paris Exposition, Fine, with J.M. Bartels' "Special Surcharge" handstamp on back and with 1970 P.F. certificate
775
525
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1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (223A). Unused (no gum), attractively centered, light crease and small thin spots, Very Fine appearance
2,400
250
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1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (223A). Intense shade, face-free cancel, reperfed, Very Fine appearance
750
150
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1901, $2.00 Dark Blue (224). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine
475
675
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1901, $2.00 Dark Blue (224). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color in the Bright Blue shade (which is not listed by Scott), choice centering, Extremely Fine
475
0
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1901, $2.00 Dark Blue (224). Slightly disturbed original gum, small h.r., fresh, choice intense color, Fine and attractive
475
200
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1901, $5.00 Dark Green (225). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine
825
750
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1901, $5.00 Dark Green (225). Original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, almost perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate
825
700
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1901, $5.00 Dark Green (225). Somewhat disturbed original gum, "225/1901" in pencil on reverse, Fine
825
240
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1901, $5.00 Dark Green (225). Original gum, very well-centered, fresh, deep rich color, tiny central thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance, scarce high value with only 782 issued
825
270
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1903, 50c Orange, $1.00 Black (236-237). Fresh, h.r., strong colors, Very Fine
600
190
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1903, $1.00 Black (237). Large margins and attractively centered, fresh, minor h.r., Very Fine
475
230
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1903, $1.00 Black (237). Intense shade, oval registry cancel, fresh and Very Fine
275
100
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1903, $2.00 Dark Blue (238). Lightly hinged in one corner, large margins and very attractively centered, fresh and Very Fine
800
325
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3851
1903, $5.00 Dark Green (239). Wonderfully well-centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine and scarce, only 782 issued
1,000
0
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1903, $5.00 Dark Green (239). Handsomely centered, fairly lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and Very Fine
1,000
425
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1926, 16c Light Olive Green, Violet Overprint (C7). Tropical original gum (mostly missing), spots of thinning, facially fresh (no toning as often seen), wrinkles from interleaving and somewhat off-center as usual, a rare Air Post stamp with only 300 issued
3,250
800
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1926, 2p Violet Brown, Air Post (C13). Fresh, very slight tropical o.g., h.r., perfs barely in at right, A. Brun handstamp guarantee
550
160
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1926, 4p Dark Blue, Air Post (C14). Intense color, centered top left, scarce, signed H. Bloch
750
210
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1926, 10p Deep Green, Air Post (C15). Slight tropical original gum, still incredibly fresh for this scarce stamp, lovely margins and centering, Very Fine and choice, only 500 issued
1,350
625
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1926, 10p Deep Green, Air Post (C15). Remarkably fresh and well-centered, rich color, Fine, quite a bit nicer than typically seen
1,350
475
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1926, 26c Blue Green, Wmk. PIPS, Perf 12 (C16). Remarkably fresh, rich color, clear letter "P" watermark, centered to bottom left as are virtually all of the other 99 examples from the only sheet printedFINE FOR THIS ISSUE. AN IMPORTANT PHILIPPINES AIR POST RARITY.
Several signatures including Klein
6,250
3,750
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Philippines Collection. 1899-1960, Fairly comprehensive on Scott pages, virtually all unused, includes 50c 1899, 1c-$1.00 TY. I and $2.00 1899-1901, 1c-50c 1903-04, partial 1906-31 then solid from 1932 to 1960 less "Victory" handstamps but does include a nice 4p small "COMMONWEALTH" ovpt. No. 445, some air post and a scattering of other back-of-the book material, the unused virtually all original gum, a few occasional minor faults among the earlier issues, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
800
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