Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

The Drucker Collection continued...

**1902-08 Issues (Scott 300 to 263) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
285		15c Olive Green (309). Mint N.H. plate no. and imprint block of ten with gargantuan top selvage, deep rich color, post-office fresh and remarkably choice centering for a plate block of this size VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE PLATE BLOCK AND TRULY RARE IN THIS SUPERB NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. Scott Retail for plate block and four singles, all Mint N.H. (Image)	5,740.00	13,500.00
286		50c Orange (310). Mint N.H., vibrant color and pristine condition, perfectly centered EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT 1902 ISSUE. RARELY SEEN WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS AND PERFECT CENTERING. The 1902-03 Issue showed marked improvement over the Bureau's first efforts in 1894 and 1895. Perforations tend to be cleaner, and centering better, but the large plate layout and perforating method still resulted in a large number of poorly centered stamps. Furthermore, stamps issued in choice condition were hinged by avid philatelists during the stamp collecting boom that began with the Roosevelt administration. For this reason, today's collectors have grown accustomed to paying many multiples of Scott value for Extremely Fine Mint Never-Hinged stamps. Anyone who has pursued this set can testify that the 50c is rarely encountered in such condition. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	950.00	1,900.00
287		$1.00 Black (311). Wide selvage with plate no. at bottom, single h.r. at top, intense shade and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine (Image)	775.00	1,200.00
288		$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Mint N.H., deep rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, wide margins VERY FINE AND CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE. With 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)	2,600.00	3,000.00
289		$5.00 Dark Green (313). Barest trace of hinge, choice centering with wide margins, crisp impression and bright color on fresh paper EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE. With 1985 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)	3,000.00	2,100.00
290		$5.00 Dark Green (313). Extra wide margins and almost perfectly centered, rich color and detailed impression, two light face-free Madison Square Station N.Y. double oval cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)	750.00	1,600.00

1902-08 Issues (Scott 300 to 263) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

285

15c Olive Green (309). Mint N.H. plate no. and imprint block of ten with gargantuan top selvage, deep rich color, post-office fresh and remarkably choice centering for a plate block of this size

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE PLATE BLOCK AND TRULY RARE IN THIS SUPERB NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.

Scott Retail for plate block and four singles, all Mint N.H. (Image)

5,740.00

13,500.00

286

50c Orange (310). Mint N.H., vibrant color and pristine condition, perfectly centered

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT 1902 ISSUE. RARELY SEEN WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS AND PERFECT CENTERING.

The 1902-03 Issue showed marked improvement over the Bureau's first efforts in 1894 and 1895. Perforations tend to be cleaner, and centering better, but the large plate layout and perforating method still resulted in a large number of poorly centered stamps. Furthermore, stamps issued in choice condition were hinged by avid philatelists during the stamp collecting boom that began with the Roosevelt administration. For this reason, today's collectors have grown accustomed to paying many multiples of Scott value for Extremely Fine Mint Never-Hinged stamps. Anyone who has pursued this set can testify that the 50c is rarely encountered in such condition.

With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

950.00

1,900.00

287

$1.00 Black (311). Wide selvage with plate no. at bottom, single h.r. at top, intense shade and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine (Image)

775.00

1,200.00

288

$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Mint N.H., deep rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, wide margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE.

With 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

2,600.00

3,000.00

289

$5.00 Dark Green (313). Barest trace of hinge, choice centering with wide margins, crisp impression and bright color on fresh paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE.

With 1985 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

3,000.00

2,100.00

290

$5.00 Dark Green (313). Extra wide margins and almost perfectly centered, rich color and detailed impression, two light face-free Madison Square Station N.Y. double oval cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

750.00

1,600.00