Sale 959 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Wednesday, 23-25 June, 2008
Category — Hunting Permit Plate Blocks
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3397
$1.00 1938 Hunting Permit (RW5). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 138602 block of six, deep rich color, some natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine, attractive plate block
4,250
2,000
3398
$1.00 1939 Hunting Permit (RW6). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 141428 block of six, deep rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering, trivial natural gum skips and bend of little consequence, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine
2,500
1,300
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$1.00 1940 Hunting Permit (RW7). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 143776 block of six, rich color, usual natural gum skips, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a beautiful plate block
2,500
1,600
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$1.00 1941 Hunting Permit (RW8). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 146271 block of six, rich color, beautiful centering, light natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
2,500
1,400
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$1.00 1942 Hunting Permit (RW9). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 149600 block of six, deep rich color, choice centering throughout, trivial natural gum bends, Extremely Fine, scarce in such wonderful condition
2,500
1,000
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$1.00 1943 Hunting Permit (RW10). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 152827 block of six, brilliant color, choice centering, natural short gum at top, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott catalogue inconsistently prices a plate block ($650.00 for the plate block vs. $660.00 as six Mint N.H. singles), Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
660
425
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$1.00 1944 Hunting Permit (RW11). Top left plate no. 155590 block of six, stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged in ungummed part of selvage, light natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
660
300
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$1.00 1945-46 Hunting Permits (RW12-RW13). Top right plate no. blocks of six, stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged in selvage, choice centering, first with few perf separations in selvage, both with few usual natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
900
300
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$1.00 1947-48 Hunting Permits (RW14-RW15). Mint N.H. top left plate no. blocks of six, intense colors, few usual natural gum skips and bends, first with selvage reduced at top, Very Fine
750
325
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$2.00 1949 Hunting Permit (RW16). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 160793 block of six, bright color, well-proportioned margins, trivial light natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
450
325
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$2.00 1950 Hunting Permit (RW17). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 161536 block of six, brilliant color, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine, the top left stamp is a massive Gem
575
275
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$2.00 1950 Hunting Permit (RW17). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 161533 block of six, rich color, usual light natural gum skips and bends, Very Fine
575
225
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$2.00 1951 Hunting Permit (RW18). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 162126 block of six, intense shade and impression, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine
575
475
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$2.00 1952 Hunting Permit (RW19). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 162603 block of six, deep rich color, choice centering, few faint natural gum skips, selvage trimmed at top, Extremely Fine
575
550
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$2.00 1953 Hunting Permit (RW20). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 163625 block of six, rich color, Very Fine and choice, a pretty Mint N.H. plate block
575
300
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$2.00 1954 Hunting Permit (RW21). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 164747 block of six, crisp impression, choice centering, selvage trimmed at top, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
575
275
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$2.00 1955 Hunting Permit (RW22). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 165284 block of six, rich color, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine
575
275
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$2.00 1956 Hunting Permit (RW23). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 165860 block of six, detailed impression, unusually choice centering, Extremely Fine
575
400
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$2.00 1957 Hunting Permit (RW24). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 166259 block of six, bright shade, choice centering, Extremely Fine
575
350
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$2.00 1958 Hunting Permit (RW25). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 166756 block of six, detailed impression, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a pretty Mint N.H. plate block
575
350
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$3.00 1959 Hunting Permit (RW26). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 167120 block of four, rich colors, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine
550
400
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$3.00 1960 Hunting Permit (RW27). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 167503 block of four, brilliant colors, fresh and Extremely Fine
450
250
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$3.00 1961 Hunting Permit (RW28). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 167772 block of four, rich colors, fresh and Extremely Fine, a gorgeous Mint N.H. plate block
525
225
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$3.00 1962 Hunting Permit (RW29). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 168073 block of four, deep rich colors, Extremely Fine Gem
600
400
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$3.00 1963 Hunting Permit (RW30). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 168273 block of four, rich colors, Extremely Fine
500
300
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$3.00 1964 Hunting Permit (RW31). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 168629 block of six, rich colors, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful Mint N.H. plate block
2,200
1,600
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$3.00 1965 Hunting Permit (RW32). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 168791 block of six, rich colors, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine
550
400
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$3.00 1966 Hunting Permit (RW33). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 169063 block of four, intense colors and impressions, Very Fine and choice
550
225
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$3.00 1967 Hunting Permit (RW34). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 169457 block of four, deep rich colors, fresh and Extremely Fine
600
450
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$3.00 1968-70 Hunting Permits (RW35-RW37). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, first bottom left, others top left, rich colors, unusually choice centering, Extremely Fine
925
450
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$3.00-$15.00 1971-95 Hunting Permits (RW38-RW62). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, deep rich colors, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine, much better quality than usually found in groups such as this
2,087
700
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$1.00-$15.00 1934-99 Hunting Permits (RW1-R66). All Mint N.H. except No. RW1 (lightly hinged), nice quality throughout with a number which appear gradeable (for example No. RW6 and early $3.00 values), Very Fine lot
6,486
2,600
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$1.00-$12.50 1936-89 Hunting Permits (RW3-RW52, RW54-RW56). Mint N.H., bright colors, mostly Fine-Very Fine with quite a number in higher grades, a particularly nice lot of these popular stamps
5,060
1,800
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