Sale 632 — 1984 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 14 April, 1984
Category — 1922 and Later Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
450
1/2c-7c 1922 Issue (551-559). Complete Mint Sheets of 100, 5c some hinge remnant around edge, most with natural narrow Bottom Selvedge, 5c side selvedge (affecting Plate Number Block) with Autograph Signatures of Three Postal Dignitaries, Generally Fine to Very Fine
14,464
4,000
451
11c-30c 1922 Issue (563-569). Complete Mint Sheets of 100, includes extra sheet of 11c (Different Shades), few with natural narrow side or bottom selvedge, 30c with Autographs of three Postal Dignitaries in top selvedge (right selvedge reduced through Plate Number, Plate Number Block not calculated in Catalog Value), Fine-Very Fine
16,145
5,500
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50c-$5.00 1922 Issue (570-573). Top or Bottom Plate Number Blocks of 20 (10x2), $1.00 & $2.00 Values with Two Plate Number Blocks, each with Autograph Signature of Three Postal Dignitaries (does not affect $5.00 Plate Number Block of Eight), each with couple small thin spots (affecting Both $1.00 Plate Number Blocks & one $2.00 Plate Number Block), Fine-Very Fine
21,400
8,000
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Complete Mint Sheet of 100, mixed centering, Generally Fine
6,935
2,200
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$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Complete Mint Sheet of 100, Arrow & Two Plate No. 14306 Blocks of Six at Bottom, some natural gum bends & wrinkles, separation in one plate block, Fine-Very Fine
19,400
7,000
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Eight, two stamps small hinge remnant, others Mint, Fine-Very Fine
6,500
2,900
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Twelve, Extraordinarily Well-centered, couple small selvedge separations, Top Left Stamp light natural pre-printing paper wrinkle (not affecting Plate No. Block of Eight), Extremely Fine, Exceptionally Choice
7,350
4,250
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Complete Sheet of 100, some natural gum skips, four (not in plate block) with pre-print creases, small selvedge faults & separations at bottom, fourth row from bottom lightly creased, others Fine-Very Fine
45,750
20,000
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1c Green, Rotary (578). Mint Sheet of 170, eight stamps separated at Pl. No. Block row, Approx. 35% perfs. in on one side, Balance Fine-Very Fine
14,000
5,000
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1c-10c 1923 Issue (581-591). Complete Set in Mint Sheets of 100, 1c plate no. stamp creased, mixed centering, Most Fine-Very Fine
21,737
9,500
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2c Harding Rotary, Perf. 11 (613). Neatly cancelled, Fine Example of This Very Rare 20th Century Stamp, with P.F. Certificate
13,500
9,000
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463
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint Top Right Plate No. 19645 Block, Very Fine
2,500
1,350
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2c Carmine, Type II (634A). Mint Block of 80, Approx. 20 about Fine, Balance Very Fine-Extremely Fine, A Remarkably Well-centered Block of this normally poorly centered stamp
32,000
26,000
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1c-10c Kans.-Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Complete Sheets of 100, Mint, Fine-Very Fine Sets
58,300
21,000
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1c-10c Nebr. Overprints (669-679). Complete Mint Set of Plate No. Blocks, Fine-Very Fine
3,495
2,000
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1c-5c Navy, Small Die Proofs (790P2-794P2). Complete Set, Very Fine, Rare
4,125
2,200
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$1.00 Presidential, Watermarked "USIR" (832b). Complete Matched Set of Corner Margin Blocks, minor gum soaks on one block, some very minor toning (almost unnoticeable) on a few, otherwise Fine, Very Rare Set
6,000
2,800
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$1.00 Presidential, Watermarked "USIR" (832b). Complete Sheet of 100, Stamps Mint, some usual natural gum bends & skips, Fine-Very Fine, Very Rare Sheet
37,850
15,500
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4c San Martin, Imperforate Between Vertically (1125a). Mint Horizontal Pair, Very Fine, Only Ten Pairs Known
1,850
1,650
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4c San Martin, Imperforate Between Vertically (1125a). Mint Horizontal Strip of Four, Middle Pair The Error, Very Fine
1,850
1,450
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