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Sale 510 — 1977 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Wednesday, 23 March, 1977
Category — 1922 and Later Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
197
1c Green, Rotary (544). Light Wavy Line Machine cancel, Very Fine, Choice Example of this Rare & Elusive 20th Century Stamp, with P.F. Certificate
900
1,300
198
2c Harding Rotary, Perf. 11 (613). Light Machine cancel, Fine, A Very Rare & Elusive 20th Century Rarity, with P .F. Certificate
7,000
6,500
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). B.L. Plate No. 19745 Block, Incredibly Well-Centered, Mint, separated from sheet by scissors, slightly blunting right perfs. on top right stamp, still Extremely Fine & Unquestionably One of the Choicest Existing Examples of this Rare Plate Block
1,100
1,000
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2c Yon Steuben, Imperforate (689a). Horiz. Pair with L. Sheet Margin, negligible gum skips & usual natural gum crease, Extremely Fine Pair of this 20th Century Rarity, with P.F. Certificate of Block from which this Pair was taken
1,750
1,550
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4c San Martin, Horizontal Pair, Imperf. Between (1125a). Mint, creased between stamps as virtually always, Very Fine, One of the Rarest of All 20th Century Errors, Listed but Unpriced
E. 1,000-2,000
1,600
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6c Gray Brown (1284). Block of 20 showing Four Pairs with Full Gutter Between, and two different Plate Nos.; A Remarkable and probably Unique Error, Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
650
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8c Flag, Imperforate Between (1338Fj). Top Triple Plate No. and Double "Mail Early, Use Zip Code" Block of 20 with Three Imperforate Between Blocks, balance have traces of blind perfs., Mint , Very Fine
1,050
450
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6c Hemisfair, White Converging Lines, "6c" & Plate No. Omitted (1340a). Complete Sheet of 50, Mint, Very Fine, Undoubtedly One of the Rarest of all Modern Day Errors
37,500
11,500
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8c Tom Sawyer, Yellow & Gray Colors Omitted (1470 var). Mint Margin Block, Very Fine & Very Rare Unlisted Variety, Only one sheet of 50 known
E. 1,000-2,000
800
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10c Zip Code, Yellow Omitted (1511 var.), Mint Plate No. Block of Eight, only two plate blocks known, Exceedingly Rare, Very Fine
E. 1,000-2,000
850
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10c Kentucky Derby Centennial, Dark Blue "Horse Racing" etc. Omitted (1528 var). Complete Sheet of 50, Mint, Very Fine, A Spectacular Error of the Highest Order of Rarity (normal sheet included for comparison)
E. 5,000-10,000
6,750
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10c Hyam Salomon, Color Error (1561 var). Complete Sheet of 50, Several Colors missing, making a startling error, Mint, Very Fine, Rare
E. 5,000-10,000
4,250
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13c Multicolor Eagle & Shield, Imperforate (1596a). Complete Mint Sheet of 100, Very Fine, An Exciting New Error, Listed but Unpriced
E. 2,000-5,000
2,900
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13c Benjamin Franklin, Light Blue Color Omitted (1690 var). Mint B.R. Plate No. 37365 Block, Very Fine & Rare, reportedly only two or three such plate blocks exist
E. 750-1,000
675
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13c Clara Maass, Imperforate Vertically (1699 var). Cpl. Sheet of 40, Yielding 20 Error Pairs, Mint, Very Fine, Newly Discovered Error
E. 2,000-5,000
2,600
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