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 (Fifth Printing, Balance)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2735
CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green (201). Fifth printing, Positions 1 and 5, original gum, h.r., bright colors, each with small thin spot, Fine appearance, ex Juhring and Robertson
700
225
2736
CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green (201). Fifth printing, Position 5, tied on small piece by neat strike of circular datestamp, choice centering for this issue, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Tows, Juhring, Robertson and Prats, with 2008 P.F. certificate
350
475
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green (201). Fifth printing, Position 1, tied on small piece by double-circle datestamp, fresh and Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
350
225
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green (201, 201b). Fifth printing, horizontal pair of Positions 2-3, right stamp "eents" variety, tied on green piece by double-circle datestamp, some toning, otherwise Fine, desirable pair, ex Robertson, Scott Retail as singles
800
300
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (201a). Fifth printing, Position 1, tied on small piece by bold strike of double-circle datestamp, short perf at top left, otherwise Fine, scarce, ex Robertson
450
190
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (201a). Fifth printing, Positions 1 and 5, bright colors, each with neat strike of double-circle datestamp, small thin spots, Fine appearance, scarce, ex Robertson
900
325
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green, "eents" (201b). Fifth printing, Position 3, original gum, bright color, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance, scarce in original gum condition, ex Juhring and Robertson, signed Bloch
500
375
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (201c). Fifth printing, Position 3 with "eents" variety, bright color, neat strike of circular datestamp, small thin spots, Fine appearance, ex Robertson
850
375
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green (202). Fifth printing, Position 4 with narrow numeral, tied on small piece by double-circle datestamp, Fine, scarce, Klein guarantee backstamp
400
225
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green (202). Fifth printing, Position 4 with narrow numeral, tied on small piece by neat strike of circular datestamp, bright color, fresh and Fine, signed Bloch
400
190
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 1m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (202a). Fifth printing, Position 4 with narrow numeral, tied on small piece by neat strike of double-circle datestamp, Fine, scarce and desirable, ex Robertson
850
375
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 2m Blue Green (203, 204). Fifth printing, complete used set of all five positions, Position 3 "eents" variety, Position 4 with narrow numeral, few minor imperfections, Fine-Very Fine, a rare complete used set of all five positions, Position 1 ex Tows, Positions 2-4 ex Robertson, few signed Bloch or Bartels
2,100
750
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 2m Blue Green (203a). Fifth printing, Position 3 with "eents" variety, original gum, h.r., small thin spots, Very Fine appearance, scarce with original gum, with 1973 P.F. certificate
1,250
700
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 2m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (203b). Fifth printing, Position 1, tied on small blue piece by neat strike of double-circle datestamp, trivial climatic toning around edges, still Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Tows, Juhring and Robertson, signed Bloch
850
1,000
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 3m Blue Green (205, 205b, 206). Fifth printing, complete used set of all five positions, Position 3 with "eents", Positions 1, 3 and 5 on pieces, last with selvage at right with ms., few small flaws, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce and desirable complete set, all ex Robertson, Positions 2 and 5 also ex Tows and Juhring
2,200
800
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 3c on 3m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (205a). Fifth printing, Position 5, neat strike of double-circle datestamp, adherence on back, few perf flaws, otherwise Fine, scarce, ex Robertson
500
650
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 1m Orange Brown, Fifth Printing (212 var). Fifth printing, Position 4, tied on small piece by neat strike of double-circle datestamp, trivial toning spots, otherwise Very Fine, this Fifth printing surcharge is normally found on the Blue Green stamp, unlisted in Scott
E. 300-400
600
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 3m Blue Green (215). Fifth printing, Position 2, bright color, neat strike of double-circle datestamp, Very Fine, ex Robertson and Prats, with Brun backstamp and 1979 P.F. certificate
550
0
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 3m Blue Green (215). Fifth printing, Position 1, tied on small piece by neat strike of circular datestamp, insignificant perf tip toning, otherwise Very Fine, signed Bloch
550
375
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 3m Blue Green, "eents" (215a). Fifth printing, Position 3, original gum, small h.r., bright color, neat strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine, scarce, small backstamp, ex Robertson
1,000
425
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 3m Blue Green (216). Fifth printing, Position 4 with narrow numeral, tied on small piece by neat strike of circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, scarce and desirable, Eugene Klein backstamp
1,000
500
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 4m Blue Green (217). Fifth printing, Position 5, tied on small piece by neat strike of double-circle datestamp, some tropical toning, otherwise Fine, scarce
900
600
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 4m Blue Green (217). Fifth printing, Position 1, bold strike of double-circle datestamp, small corner crease at top right, Fine appearance, ex Robertson
900
350
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 4m Blue Green (217). Fifth printing, Position 2, bright shade, neat strike of circular datestamp, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance, ex Robertson, with 1988 P.F. certificate
900
500
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 4m Blue Green, Inverted Surcharge (217b). Fifth printing, Position 3, tied on small piece by neat strike of double-circle datestamp, some slight overall tropical toning, otherwise Fine, a very rare stamp, only one setting of five was printed and two are in the Cuban Museum
2,000
0
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 4m Blue Green (218). Fifth printing, Position 4 with narrow numeral, neat strike of circular datestamp, some thinning, appears Fine, a scarce stamp, ex Robertson
1,500
550
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 8m Blue Green (219). Fifth printing, Position 2, radiant color, light strike of circular datestamp, diagonal crease at bottom right and small thin speck, Fine appearance, ex Robertson, signed Bloch
1,250
750
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CUBA, Puerto Principe, 1898-99, 5c on 8m Blue Green (219). Fifth printing, Position 1, bright color, neat strike of double-circle datestamp, thinned at bottom right corner where few short perfs, otherwise Fine, scarce, ex Tows, signed Bloch
1,250
450
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Balance of the Dr. Yamil H. Kouri Collection of Puerto Principe Issues. 56 singles, eleven pairs and a strip of three, significant group from First printing, also some from Second, Third and Fourth, several reconstructions of the settings incl. Nos. 178-179, 180-181, 177, 177a, 196-197, 198-199, 200 with 200a, nice mixture of unused and used with some tied on piece, typical condition and centering for these issues with a few flaws to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine, a wonderful collection of these fascinating issues
3,168
1,100
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