Washington-Franklin Freaks and Varieties:
| Lot |
Sym. |
Cat# |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 953 |
 |
331 |
1c Green (331). L. margin block of ten with plate no., large
preprinting paper fold splits the design of two stamps and affects a third,
also plate scratches in the margin, fifth stamp small thin, still a very
striking freak |
$ 170 |
| 954 |
|
336 |
6c Red Orange (336). T.R. corner margin block of four, paperfold
after printing but before perforating and gumming creates drastically
misaligned perfs, an interesting freak |
$ 190 |
| 955 |
 |
332 |
2c Carmine (332). Vertical strip of three, vertical preprinting
paperfold creates huge split between the front and the back of Washington's
head, couple toned perfs at T. & small thin at B. do not detract from this
unusual strip |
$ 290 |
| 956 |
|
409 |
2c Carmine, Imperforate (409). B.R. margin block of eight, large
diagonal preprinting paperfold creates enormous gap in design of B.R. stamp |
$ 180 |
| 957 |
|
499 |
2c Rose (499). L. margin block of four, margin with printed partial
designs from slipped plate, L. pair slightly underinked, a striking freak |
$ 210 |
| 958 |
|
499 |
2c Rose (499). Vertical block of six with plate no., massive
preprinting paperfold splits the design on two stamps by a whopping 13mm, a
wonderful freak |
$ 220 |
| 959 |
|
499 |
2c Rose (499). L. margin strip of five, large diagonal foldover
creates an amazing freak, the front has four stamps with partial printing
of design and one albino, each with extra and misaligned margin perfs,
while the back has the balance of the designs with perfs cutting through
and plate no. with a gummed margin, one staple hole in the top margin does
not detract from this phenomenal freak |
$ 240 |
| 960 |
|
499b |
2c Rose, Ty. I, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (499b). T.
margin block of four with plate no. yielding two errors, slightly disturbed
gum from hinge removal, Very Fine, both signed Sloane |
$ 575 |
| 961 |
 |
501 |
3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Major Double Transfer (501 var). Center
stamp in Mint N.H. plate no. 8129 block of nine, double transfer visible to
the naked eye, discovered by George B. Sloane and mentioned in King and
Johl, Fine-Very Fine |
$ 300 |
| 962 |
|
501var |
3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Major Double Transfer (501 var). Center
stamp in block of nine, three outer stamps h.r., otherwise Mint N.H..
pencil note (plate no.) 8129 on gum, Fine |
$ 140 |
| 963 |
|
500a |
3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Imperforate Horizontally (502c). Block of
four yielding two pairs, h.r., Stanley Gibbons backstamp, L. pair with
pencil "Part of sheet of 75 copies and handled by GBS (Sloane)" on gum,
Very Good, Datz states 40-50 pairs known |
$ 350 |
| 964 |
|
510, 513 |
10c Orange Yellow, 13c Apple Green (510, 513). 10c B. margin strip
of three, 13c T.L. margin block of four, each with foldover creating
drastically misaligned perfs, 10c L. stamp with natural s.e., R. stamp with
few pulled perfs at B.R., still very attractive |
$ 190 |
| 965 |
|
530 |
3c Purple, Ty. IV, Double Printed (530 var). Block of four, natural
s.e. at T., with partial page from the March 1919 Economist Bulletin which
states that this is from a complete sheet and that the first impression was
from plate No. 9374 in a very pale lilac shade while the second was from
plate No. 9396 in a dark purple, Very Good |
$ 210 |
| 966 |
|
538a |
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 x 10, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally
(538a). With T. margin, perfectly centered, very lightly cancelled,
Extremely Fine and choice, with 1994 P.F. certificate |
$ 280 |
| 967 |
|
543 |
1c Green, Perf 10 (543). Eleven stamps comprising B.R. margin block
of six, R. margin block of four & single, overinked and smeared, single
with traces of blue ink at B., interesting |
$ 100 |
| 968 |
|
|
Washington-Franklin Freak and Varieties Collection. Approximately
600 stamps, mostly unused, singles and multiples, mostly shades and various
minor freaks and varities incl. plate scratches, plate flaws, dry prints,
some regular stamps incl. Nos. 375 (Lake), 420 (three), 386 (pair), 443 &
444 (pairs and line pairs), 526 (plate block), blocks of four of Nos. 337,
528A, 528B, 534A, some Mint N.H., few faults, generally Fine-Very Fine |
$ 1,800 |
| 969 |
|
|
Washington-Franklin Misperfs. Collection of approximately 130
stamps, mostly margin blocks of four with wild redirected perfs caused by
foldovers, also incl. No. 538a (two) and eleven imperforate between
vertical pairs with blind perfs, an interesting group with tremendous
visual appeal and a wonderful complement to a Washington-Franklin
collection |
$ 1,400 |
| 970 |
|
|
Washington-Franklin Preprinting Paperfolds. Eleven stamps incl. Nos.
406 (three, one used), 504 (vertical strip of five with plate no.), 507,
510 (two stamps in precancelled block of four), attractive group |
$ 600 |