Sale 1007 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 March, 2011
Category — Hunting Permit blocks (RW)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3164
$1.00 1936 Hunting Permit (RW3). Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 134317 block of six, wonderfully well-centered, intense color, some light gum toning spots, Extremely Fine appearance
4,000
950
3165
$1.00 1937 Hunting Permit (RW4). Bottom left plate no. 136267 block of six, bright color, couple gum creases, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
3,250
650
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$1.00 1937, 1939 Hunting Permits (RW4, RW6). Mint N.H. bottom right corner margin blocks with plate nos., No. RW4 lightly hinged in selvage, gum bends and creases, no. RW6 selvage crease and gum skips, Very Good-Fine lot
2,800
375
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$1.00 1938 Hunting Permit (RW5). Bottom left corner plate no. 138602 block of six, hinged in selvage and on one stamp, bright color, pos. 6 natural gum skip, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
4,500
1,200
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$1.00 1939 Hunting Permit (RW6). Huge top left corner plate no. 141428 block of six, lightly hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., strong color, left pair two natural vertical gum skip lines, pos. 6 small spot of purple ink on gum (Post Office?), beautifully centered, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
2,900
900
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$1.00 1940 Hunting Permit (RW7). Bottom left corner plate no. 143743 block of six, fresh, wonderfully well-centered, couple small spots of light hinging (may be gum skips), otherwise Mint N.H., clear impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
2,900
750
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$1.00 1942 Hunting Permit (RW9). Mint N.H. enormous top right corner plate no. 149600 block of six, well-centered, strong color, Very Fine and choice
2,900
800
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$1.00 1943 Hunting Permit (RW10). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 152826 block of six, natural "short gumming" at top, small selvage crease at extreme left, Fine-Very Fine
800
225
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$1.00 1944 Hunting Permit (RW11). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 155590 block of six, vivid color, natural vertical gum skip line, Very Fine
825
300
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$1.00 1945 Hunting Permit (RW12). Top left corner plate no. 157248 block of six, pos. 5 lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., exceptionally well-centered, trivial vertical gum skip line, Extremely Fine
675
190
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$1.00 1945 Hunting Permit (RW12). Mint N.H. top left and top right corner plate no. blocks of six, former gum creases, otherwise Very Fine
1,025
275
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$1.00 1946-48 Hunting Permits (RW13-RW15). Corner plate no. blocks of six, first two Mint N.H., last lightly hinged, Fine-Very Fine
1,125
300
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$1.00 1947 Hunting Permit (RW14). Three bottom left or right corner plate no. blocks of six, all different plate nos., Mint N.H., Fine-Very Fine
1,050
300
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$1.00 1948 Hunting Permit (RW15). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 160101 and Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 160102 blocks of six, former beautifully centered, light natural gum bends, latter well-centered, couple natural gum creases, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
850
225
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$1.00, $2.00 1948-55 Hunting Permits (RW15-RW16, RW21-RW22). Corner plate no. blocks of six, Mint N.H., No. RW16 gum crease and selvage inclusion, No. RW22 light gum disturbance, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
2,100
550
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$2.00 1949 Hunting Permit (RW16). Mint N.H. top left corner plate no. 160790 block of six, beautiful color and centering, minor natural gum skips, Extremely Fine
450
160
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$2.00 1950 Hunting Permit (RW17). Mint N.H. top right corner plate no. 161535 block of six, pretty color, some natural gum skips, Fine-Very Fine
575
160
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$2.00 1950 Hunting Permit (RW17). Mint N.H. bottom right corner plate no. 161535 block of eight, couple natural gum creases, otherwise Fine-Extremely Fine
765
0
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$2.00 1951 Hunting Permit (RW18). Bottom left corner plate no. 162125 block of six, beautiful margins and centering, pos. 2 small faint hinge mark, other five Mint N.H. (these have Scott Retail of $475.00), Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
575
225
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$2.00 1951-52 Hunting Permits (RW18-RW19). Corner plate no. blocks of six, two of each, Mint N.H., some gum skips, one RW18 with minor surface gum spillage and tiny adherence specks on back, other two stamps pretty heavy crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
2,300
650
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$2.00 1953 Hunting Permit (RW20). Mint N.H. top right corner plate no. 163625 block of six, sharp impression, few small natural gum skips, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
600
170
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$2.00 1955 Hunting Permit (RW22). Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 165285 block of six, bright color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
600
190
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$2.00 1956-57 Hunting Permits (RW23-RW24). Bottom left and bottom right corner plate no. blocks of six, No. RW23 Mint N.H., RW24 stamps Mint N.H. (light hinge mark side selvage), RW23 pos. 5 heavy wrinkle, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H.
1,225
275
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$2.00 1956-58 Hunting Permits (RW23-RW25). Top right or left corner plate no. blocks of six, lightly hinged in selvage (very faint on No. RW23), all stamps Mint N.H. except one No. RW25 (total Scott Retail for the Mint N.H. singles $1,445.00), Very Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. plate blocks
1,825
400
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$3.00 1959-62 Hunting Permits (RW26-RW29). Plate no. blocks of four, each with one stamp or selvage hinge mark, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. plate blocks
2,200
550
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$3.00 1963 Hunting Permit (RW30). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 168269 block of four, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine
500
225
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$3.00 1964 Hunting Permit (RW31). Mint N.H. bottom left corner plate no. 168630 block of six, fresh and bright, three separated perfs at top between pos. 1 and 2, Very Fine
2,000
650
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$3.00 1965 Hunting Permit (RW32). Mint N.H. top right plate no. 168790 block of four, lovely colors, incredibly well-centered, Extremely Fine
500
275
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$3.00 1965-66 Hunting Permits (RW32-RW33). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, fresh and Very Fine
1,100
275
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$3.00 1966 Hunting Permit (RW33). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 169063 block of four, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
550
170
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$3.00 1967 Hunting Permit (RW34). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 169457 block of four, lovely colors, Very Fine
600
180
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3196
$3.00 1968-70 Hunting Permits (RW35-RW37). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, Very Fine
925
275
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$3.00 1968-70 Hunting Permits (RW35-RW37). Mint N.H. plate no. blocks of four, Very Fine
925
250
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$5.00 1975 Hunting Permit (RW42). Pane of 30 broken into block of 18 and plate no. block of twelve, Mint N.H., Very Fine
525
110
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$7.50 1984 Hunting Permit, Special Printing (RW51x). Mint N.H. with bottom registration bars selvage, from sheet 12, pane four, pos. 29, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 P.F. certificate
E. 150-200
40
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$7.50 1984 Hunting Permit, Special Printing, Horizontal Pair with Vertical Gutter Between (RW51x var). Mint N.H., pane 1, pos. 20 and pane 2, pos. 16, from the thirteenth sheet of the 15 printed, one of which is in the Smithsonian, Very Fine, with photocopy of 1987 P.F. certificate for complete sheet of 120
E. 400-500
275
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$12.50 1990 Hunting Permit, Black Printing Omitted (RW57a). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine
375
100
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TC
$15.00 2000 Hunting Permit, "Cromalin" Photo Trial Color Proof With Blue Border Instead of Purple (RW67TC). Bottom left corner plate no. 199119 block of six with white reverse letter "SAMPLE" and artist singed, Extremely Fine, with copy of 2005 Bob Dumaine letter outlining the way these came into his possession
E. 300-400
375
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$15.00 2005 Hunting Permit, Ty. I & II, Cross Gutter Block of 16 (RW72, RW72c var). Mint N.H., from one of the 100 press sheets sold, right eight stamps with frame line (Ty. II), Very Fine
E. 1,500-2,000
500
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$15.00 2005 Hunting Permit, Souvenir Sheet, Artist Signed in Black (RW72b). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine, 1,000 souvenir sheets were printed and sold for $20.00 each, all are artist signed, approximately 750 in black, 150 in blue and 100 in gold
2,000
1,400
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$15.00 2005 Hunting Permit, Souvenir Sheet, Artist Signed in Black (RW72b). Mint N.H., Very Fine and choice
2,000
1,100
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$15.00 2006 Hunting Permit, Souvenir Sheet, Artist Signed (RW73b). Four, one is also singed by the engraver, also incl. color facsimile with both signatures, Very Fine
600
200
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$15.00 2006 Hunting Permit, Cross Gutter Block of 16 (RW73 var). From press sheet, also incl. block of eight with vertical gutter between and plate nos., Mint N.H., Very Fine, only 250 cross gutter blocks are known
E. 500-750
375
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$15.00 2007 Hunting Permit, Press Sheet of 80 (RW74 var). Broken into nine components blocks incl. cross gutter block of 16, Mint N.H., Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
650
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$15.00 2007-09 Hunting Permits, Souvenir Sheets (RW74b, RW75b, RW76c). Mint N.H., two each first two, all artist signed, one of last, without artist's signature, Fine-Very Fine, last with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85)
980
350
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