2c Carmine, Ty. I-II, Coil
(599-599A). Mint N.H. joint line pair, left stamp Ty. I, right stamp
Ty. II, deep rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem joint line pair,
with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil
(599A). Joint line pair, single hinge mark at top, rich color, wide
margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet
(630). Mint N.H., rich color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine (Image)
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Perf 11 x
10-1/2 (634A). Mint N.H., deep color, fresh and Fine, a difficult stamp
to find well-centered, with 1992 P.F. certificate
(Image)
1c-10c Kan.-Nebr. Overprints
(658-679). Mint N.H., all have beautiful rich color, a Very
Fine-Extremely Fine set (Image)
$1.00 Candle Holder, Intaglio
Brown Color Inverted (1610c). Mint N.H., fresh colors and
well-centeredEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. A PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR MODERN ERROR.
Popularly called the "C.I.A. Invert", a single pane of 100 stamps was purchased at a the McLean Va. Post Office by employees of the C.I.A., for use on mail from the agency. They noticed the error, pooled together funds to buy a replacement sheet and kept the pane for themselves. When it was discovered who had purchased the stamps, a scandal ensued over who actually owned the stamps. Of the pane of 100, only 79 sound examples reached collectors.
Accompanied by normal stamp for comparison (Image)
Balance of the Zoellner 20th
Century Collection. 1929-47, complete for all whole Scott Nos. for
period covered except for the items offered in this auction as single lots,
virtually all are Mint N.H. and in exceptional condition, a Very
Fine-Extremely Fine group, Scott Retail for all hinged
(Image)