Sale 632 — 1984 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 14 April, 1984
Category — 20th Century up to 1922 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
404
1c-10c Louisiana Purchase (323-327). Complete Set in Mint Sheets of 50, All With Top & Bottom Imprint & Plate No. Blocks of Six except 1c (bottom only), some minor separations, mixed centering, Very Good-Very Fine
31,385
10,000
405
5c Jamestown (330). Complete Sheet of 100, including Two Top Imprint & Plate No. 3560 Blocks of Six, hinge reinforcements in plate no. blocks, 12 stamps light crease or small stain, others including Plate No. Blocks Very Good-Fine
18,555
5,250
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15c Ultramarine (340). Complete Sheet of 100, Imprint & Plate No. 4951 at Left & Bottom, Approximately 80 Mint, Fine Sheet, pencil note in selvedge "China Clay"
7,010
3,750
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1c-5c 1908 Imperforates (343-347). Complete Set of Mint Sheets of 100, Each With Two Imprint & Plate No. Blocks of Six, 2c is Sheet of 121, 1c creased in both selvedges but clear of imprint & plate nos., Very Fine
18,600
8,500
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10c Yellow, Coil (356). Line Strip of Four, slightly disturbed o.g. from hinge removal, partly separated line pair reinforced by tiny bits of hinge, Fine-Very Fine Strip, Scarce, Catalogued as two pairs
5,700
3,750
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3c Deep Violet, Bluish (359). Top Right Corner Margin Block, Well-centered, gum disturbed, some offset from 2c value, nearly all in selvedge, Very Fine, Rare, Particularly in this Centering
6,500
3,750
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4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Some slight gum disturbance from hinge removal, small hinge remnant, Fine & Very Rare, signed Stern, with P.F. Certificate
14,000
13,500
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5c Blue, Bluish (361). Tiny hinge remnant, top perfs. close, Fine, Rare, with P.F. Certificate picturing Block of which this is the bottom left stamp
3,500
1,650
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5c Blue, Bluish (361). Fresh, centered to top, perfs. clear, with photocopy of P.F. Certificate showing block from which this stamp was taken
3,500
1,200
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8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Fresh, hinge remnant, reperforated at right, Fine Appearance, Very Rare
14,000
5,750
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415
2c Lincoln, Bluish (369). Complete Sheet of 100, Imprint, Star & Plate No. 4979 at Top & Left, 96 Mint, Fine-Very Fine, Very Rare Sheet
27,550
16,500
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2c Hudson-Fulton, Imperf. (373). Complete Uncut Sheet of 240, All stamps & Plate No. Blocks Mint, some small selvedge edge faults, F-VF
16,700
8,500
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8c Olive Green (380). Complete Mint Sheet of 100, Both Plate Number Blocks of Six with Star, perfs. close on Approximately 20%, Balance Fine-Very Fine
14,435
10,500
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3c Deep Violet, "Orangeburg" Coil (389). Wavy line machine cancel, negligible corner crease, centered to top as usual, Very Rare Stamp, with P.F. Certificate
4,250
2,400
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1c-5c Panama-Pacific (397-399). Complete Sheets of 70, Virtually All Mint, each with ms. endorsement in selvedge next to plate nos. "1st of this issue sold at Burlingame P.O. J.C. Brand PM", 2c without side plate no. selvedge, mixed centering, Nearly All Fine- Very Fine
14,929
4,250
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10c Panama-Pacific (400). Bottom Plate No 6139 Block of Six, Fresh, One Stamp Mint, some minor perf. strengthening in selvedge only, Fine-Very Fine
4,000
1,400
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10c Panama-Pacific (400). Complete Sheet of 70, Plate No. 6130 at Top & Right, 65 Mint, ms. endorsement in selvedge next to each plate no. "1st of this issue sold at Burlingame Cal. J .C. Brand PM", perfs. touch at top of top row, others Fine-Very Fine, Most Very Fine or Better, Very Rare Sheet
18,475
6,000
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1c, 2c Panama-Pacific, Perf. 10 (401, 402). Complete Sheets of 70, Each With Two Plate No. Blocks of Six, 2c with tropical o.g., Very Good-Fine
13,435
2,800
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2c Panama-Pacific, Perf. 10 (402). Complete Sheet of 70, tropicalized o.g. (not toned), perfs. close to barely in on some, others Fine
10,800
22,000
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5c Panama-Pacific, Perf. 10 (403). Complete Sheet of 70, Plate No. 6129 at Left & Bottom, several straight edge stamps have faults or light bends, some minor gum disturbances & trivial gum toning specks, otherwise Very Good-Fine
24,450
5,750
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10c Panama-Pacific, Perf. 10 (404). Right Plate No. 6139 Block of Six, Exceptionally Fresh, Stamps Mint, one with light natural wrinkle, Fine, Rare Plate No. Block
19,000
7,500
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10c Panama-Pacific, Perf. 10 (404). The Unique Complete Sheet of 70, 61 Mint, some small hinge reinforcements, Vast Majority Very Fine including both Plate No. Blocks of Six, A Fantastic Showpiece of Great Rarity
132,000
65,000
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$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Top Imprint, "A" & Plate No. 5782 Block of Six, Bottom Stamps Mint, negligible perf. strengthening (mostly in extreme top of selvedge), Fine, A Very Rare Plate No. Block
12,500
6,750
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30c Orange Red (439). Top Plate No. 6917 Block of Six, Fresh, Deep Rich Color, selvedge somewhat reduced well clear of Plate No., minor perf. strengthening, minute blue ms. specks on back of two (shows very faintly on face of one), otherwise Very Fine
4,850
2,000
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50c Violet (440). Top Plate No. 7042 Block of Six, Exceptionally Fresh, Five Stamps Mint, other minor hinge remnant, one with natural perf. disc inclusion, Fine-Very Fine
11,500
4,750
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2c Carmine, Imperforate Coil (459). Line Pair, one stamp creased as usual, Very Fine
2,850
1,300
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$1.00 Violet Black (460). Bottom Imprint, "A" & Plate No. 5782 Block of Six, Exceptionally Fresh, Four Stamps Mint, one with minute thin speck, otherwise Fine, Rare Plate No. Block
13,500
5,250
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2c Pale Carmine Red (461). Complete Mint Sheet of 100, Very Good-Very Fine
10,445
3,000
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30c Orange Red (476A). Small gum disturbance from hinge removal, left perfs. touch (as nearly always), reperforated at right, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
E. 2,000-5,000
2,200
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435
50c Light Violet (477). Block, slight gum disturbance from hinge removal, tiny natural inclusion speck, reperfed at left, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
6,250
1,800
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5c Carmine, Error, Imperforate (485). Single Error in Block of Nine, Middle Stamp the Error, Eight Mint including the Error, one 2c small thin spot, Extremely Fine Appearance, 5c Error Exceptional, with P.F. Certificate
17,000
8,000
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5c Carmine, Error (485). Single & Double Errors in Complete Uncut Mint Sheet of 400, Exceptionally Fresh, Extremely Fine, An Extraordinary Rarity & Showpiece of the Greatest Magnitude, Errors Signed Bloch, with Friedl Certificate, One of The Very Few Remaining Intact Sheets of 400
52,000
28,000
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1c-12c 1917 Issue (498, 499, 501, 503, 504, 506, 507, 509, 511, 512). Complete Sheets of 100, 4c hinge reinforcement affecting top Plate Number Block, 5c Missing Side selvedge, 5c, 6c, 9c and 11c natural narrow side or bottom selvedge, Fine Lot
14,720
6,000
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1c Green, A.E.F. Booklet Pane of 30 (498f). Complete Unexploded Booklet of Ten Panes, Fine, Rare
5,750
5,250
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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). B. PI. No. 10209 Block of Six, Bottom Three Mint, Top center stamp small thin spot, otherwise Fine, Rare Plate Block
2,500
625
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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Bottom Plate No. 10208 Block of Six, Fine-Very Fine, Handsome Plate Block Rarity, with P.F. Certificate
2,500
1,600
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30c Orange Red (516). Complete Mint Sheet of 100, Approximately 40% (including 10 straight edge) with perfs. close or barely in, Balance Fine to Very Fine
6,665
2,400
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443
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of 12, Wide Selvedge, small gum disturbance on one, Seven Mint, Fine & Very Rare
28,100
12,500
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Eight, natural gum skip on one, minor natural inclusion, Very Fine
8,500
5,500
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Complete Sheet of 100, 97 Mint (two others never hinged, tiny inkspot and fingerprint on back), three small bits of bottom selvedge missing, natural wrinkles affect a few, one stamp in plate block small thin spot, perfs. close to touch on some, Most Fine-Very Fine, Very Rare Sheet
56,700
21,000
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2c Carmine, Offset Imperforate Ty. V (533). Sheet of 121, including Top & Right Arrow, Center Line, Top & Right Plate No. 11260 Blocks, one stamp tiny scuff (not in position blocks), others Very Fine, Rare Sheet
56,700
15,500
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2c Carmine Rose Ty. II, Rotary (539). Fine, with Photocopy of P.F. Certificate for Block of which this is the Top Left Stamp
2,150
1,700
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint Top Arrow and Double Plate No. Block of Eight, Exceptionally well-centered, one with negligible wrinkle, Extremely Fine, Choice
9,500
7,500
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1c-5c Pilgrims (548-550). Complete Sheets of 70, 1c and 5c some hinge reinforcement (affecting 1c and 5c Bottom Plate Number Blocks of Six), Mixed Centering, Fine Lot
7,284
2,000
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