Sale 1251 — The John B. Field Collection of Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 2-3 March, 2022
Category — 1917-19 Issue Platte Blocks (Scott 503-518)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1464
350c Red Violet (517). Mint N.H. top plate no. 13655 block of six, deep rich color, post-office fresh and intact, beautiful centering rarely seen on this plate blockEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT 1917 PERF 11 ISSUE IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE CONDITION.
A Power Search review reveals the rarity of Mint N.H. wide top plate blocks of Scott 517 with anything approaching Extremely Fine centering. The only comparable example we have offered to this superb piece is the block offered in the "Saddleback" collection in 2007 (Sale 935, lot 126).
With 2018 P.S.E. certificate
2,550
3,500