Sale 692 — 1988 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 23 April, 1988
Category — 20th Century up to 1922 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
375
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Line Pair, hinge remnant and slight gum disturbance, few perfs. reinforced, Very Fine, Very Rare, with P.F. Certificate
7,500
5,000
376
4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Fresh and Fine, Very Rare, with P.F. Certificate
14,000
9,000
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5c Blue, Bluish (361). Left Sheet Margin Single, trivial gum toning spots, otherwise Fine, Rare
3,500
1,650
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6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Large margins, Very Fine, Exceptional, with A.P.S. and P.F. Certificates
1,000
1,000
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6c Red Orange, Bluish (362). Left Imprint & Plate No. 4939 Block of Six, Four Mint, Fine, Marvelous Plate Block Rarity
11,000
8,000
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8c Olive Green, Bluish (363). Fresh, gum trifle disturbed from hinge removal, Very Fine, Very Rare, signed Colman, with P.F. Certificate
14,000
25,000
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382
15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish (366). Right Imprint & Plate No. 4952 Block of Six, Choice Centering, top pair lightly hinged, Bottom Block Mint, natural inclusion top left stamp (does not show on face), Extremely Fine, Remarkably Beautiful Plate No. Block, with P.F. Certificate
9,500
13,000
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2c Lincoln, Imperforate (368). Large Margins, tied by "Canton Ohio Feb 12 1909" First Day Flag Machine pmk. on Yellow Cover to Mich., paper remnants on back, Very Fine, Rare First Day Cover
3,500
8,500
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3c Deep Violet, "Orangeburg" Coil (389). Better Than Usual Centering, Wavy Line cancel, Very Fine, with A.P.S. Certificate
5,500
6,750
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10c Panama-Pacific (400). Mint Top Plate No. 6139 Block of Six, single short perf., mixed centering, Scarce
3,000
1,450
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10c Orange, Panama-Pacific (400A). Bottom Plate No. 6130 Block of Six, Nicely Centered, some perf. strengthening, disturbed o.g., Very Fine, Rare Block
9,500
4,750
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388
50c Violet (421). Block, Beautifully Centered, Bottom Pair Mint, one stamp in top pair has hinge remnant, Extremely Fine
2,100
1,250
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390
50c Violet (422). Bottom Imprint, "A" & Plate No. 5749 Block of Six, Four Mint, Fine, Scarce Block
5,500
3,500
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$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Block, Well-centered, Rich Color, slightly disturbed o.g. from hinge removal, Fine
2,400
1,100
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393
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Top Imprint, "A" & Plate No. 5782 Block of Six, Stamps Mint, Fine-Very Fine, Rare and Choice
12,500
9,500
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398
2c Carmine, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint Line Pair, (faint fingerprint trace on gum), Without Characteristic Crease, Extremely Fine, with P.F. Certificate
2,100
2,100
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2c Carmine, Imperforate Coil (459). Mint Line Pair, usual crease, Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
2,100
1,150
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30c Orange Red (476A). Mint, Position 81, natural straight edge at left (small tear), otherwise Fine, with P.F. Certificate
E. 1,000-2,000
1,300
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30c Orange Red (476A). Mint Block, Positions 32, 33, 42, 43, Wonderfully Well-centered, Extremely Fine, Probably The Finest Block of Four From The Discovery Sheet of 100 (Vast majority of the stamps from the sheet are off-center)
E. 10,000-20,000
15,500
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30c Orange Red (476A). Mint Bottom Plate No. 6917 Block of Six, perfs. touch to tiny bit on on two, The Better of the Two Plate No. Blocks from the discovery sheet, Extraordinarily Rare, with P.F. Certificate
E. 20,000-25,000
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404
$1.00 Violet Black (478). Mint Top Imprint, "A" & Plate No. 5782 Block of Six, Fresh and Fine, Very Rare 20th Century Regular Issue Plate Block
13,000
8,500
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$2.00 Dark Blue (479). Mint Bottom Plate No. 8015 Block of Six, one with natural perf. "dimple" translucency, Very Fine
6,000
3,000
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$5.00 Light Green (480). Mint Bottom Plate No. 8016 Block of Six, Very Fine
4,500
3,750
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$5.00 Light Green (480). Bottom Plate No. 8016 Block of Six, Four Stamps Mint, Fine-Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
4,500
2,200
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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (482A). Wavy Line cancel, Schermack Ty. III perforations as always, Fine, Rare, with P.F. Certificate
6,000
5,000
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5c Carmine, Imperforate Error (485). Mint Block of 12, Middle Pair the Errors, Extremely Fine
28,500
21,000
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2c Carmine Coil, Ty. II (491). Pair, trivial gum disturbance from hinge removal, Very Fine
3,100
2,400
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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia (500). Complete Mint Sheet of 100 including Top and Right Plate No. 10209 Plate No. Blocks of Six, Fresh, Very Good-Fine, Scarce Sheet
29,750
4,750
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Eight, Stamps Mint, few sensibly reinforced selvedge perf. separations, natural selvedge P.O. staple holes, Fine and Rare
18,500
8,500
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Eight, two with trivial gum toning speck (not visible on face), otherwise Fine
6,000
3,000
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2c Carmine, Offset Imperforate Ty. VII (534B). Block, top pair barest trace of hinging, Bottom Pair Mint, tiny pinpoint natural translucent speck, light gum bend, Huge Margins, Extremely Fine
6,250
4,250
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2c Carmine, Offset Imperforate Ty. VII (534B). Center Line Block, Enormous Margins including Bits of All Adjacent Stamps, Extremely Fine, a Finer Block Cannot Exist, with P.F. Certificate
7,250
5,750
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3c Victory, Deep Red Violet (537a). Left Plate No. 9413 Block of Six, top pair small hinge remnant, others Mint, Fine-Very Fine, A Rare Under-catalogued Plate Block, with P.F. Certificate
3,000
2,700
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II (539). Mint, Choice Margins and Well-centered, Extremely Fine, Matchless Quality for this Very Scarce 20th Century Stamp, with P.F. Certificate
2,350
5,500
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II (539). Lightly hinged, Wonderfully Well-centered, Extremely Fine, with P.F. Certificate
2,350
4,000
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421
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II (539). "820" & Plate No. 7463 Block, gum somewhat disturbed from hinge removal, Very Good, Rare
15,000
5,250
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II (539). Mint Top Plate No. 7462 & "820" Block of Eight, centered to right, Fine for the Issue, Very Rare Plate Block, with P.F. Certificate. This is one of only three No. 539 Plates to be certified by the P.F. (as of 1983) and the only plate of eight to be certified
24,400
16,500
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1c Green, Rotary (544). Used, Nicer Margins and Centering Than Usually Encountered, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
1,500
1,800
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Eight, Five Mint, Well-centered, Extremely Fine, Lovely Block
7,000
5,750
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Arrow & Double Plate No. Block of Eight, small hinge remnant, Fine-Very Fine
7,000
4,000
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