Sale 992 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 24-25 June, 2010

Category — The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2719
 
Sale 992, Lot 2719, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 5m Orange Brown (188-189). Second printing, Positions 1-4 with first two positions in pair, first three tied on pieces by double-circle datestamp, last also similarly used, Fine group, the pair ex Juhring and Robertson, Scott Retail as singles

430
475
2720
 
Sale 992, Lot 2720, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 5m Orange Brown, Inverted Surcharge (188a-189c). First printing, Positions 1-4, used, first two positions in pair and tied on small piece by circular datestamp, last also similarly tied, fresh and Fine, ex Robertson, Position 4 also ex Juhring

1,000
900
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2721
 
Sale 992, Lot 2721, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 5m Orange Brown, Inverted Surcharge (188a). Second printing, Position 4, tied on small piece by neat strike of double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, scarce, ex Robertson, signed Bloch

200
250
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2722
 
Sale 992, Lot 2722, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 5m Orange Brown, Inverted Surcharge (189a). Second printing, Position 2 with thin numeral, tied on small piece by neat strike of circular datestamp, bright color, unusually choice centering, Extremely Fine, a beautiful and rare example of this variety with the thin numeral, ex Robertson

400
375
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2723
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Sale 992, Lot 2723, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on -1/2m Blue Green (190). Second printing, Positions 4-5, first with tropicalized original gum, second unused (no gum), Fine, latter with ms. guarantee on back in Spanish which just shows thru at bottom

550
200
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2724
 
Sale 992, Lot 2724, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on -1/2m Blue Green (190-191). Second printing, complete used set of all five positions, Position 4 on small piece, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine, an excellent opportunity to acquire all five positions, ex Robertson

390
350
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2725
 
Sale 992, Lot 2725, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on -1/2m Blue Green (190). Second printing, two items: first is surcharge from Positions 3-4 with latter struck in selvage at right, tied on small piece by double-circle datestamp, some overall toning; second is surcharge from Positions 4-5 with latter position also struck in selvage at right, Fine-Very Fine, scarce and desirable, the Robertson catalogue contains examples with a gutter between stamps which is how positions from the middle of the setting could be printed in the selvage, one signed Bloch

E. 400-500
475
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2726
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Sale 992, Lot 2726, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on -1/2m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (190a). Second printing, Position 4, original gum, h.r., radiant color, fresh and Fine, ex Robertson

500
325
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2727
 
Sale 992, Lot 2727, The Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Cuba Puerto Principe Issues (Second Printing)CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on -1/2m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (190a, 191a). Second printing, complete used set of all five positions, Positions 1-2 in pair, each on small piece and tied by circular datestamp, Fine-Very Fine, a virtually impossible set to duplicate, the pair ex Robertson, Scott Retail as singles

800
750
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