Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Panama-Pacific thru 1914 Issue (Scott 399-440)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2053
50c Violet (422). Top imprint, plate no. 5749 and "A" block of six with wide selvage, four stamps Mint N.H., bottom center and top left stamps lightly hinged, rich color on bright paper, few perf separations sensibly reinforced in selvage at topFINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE TOP POSITION PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK ISSUE. THE TOP CENTER STAMP IS TRULY SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT.
We have offered only two other top position plate blocks of Scott 422 since keeping computerized records, both of which were also partly hinged. We have also offered two from the bottom position, with narrow selvage.
With copy of 1983 P.F. certificate.
4,750
3,500