Sale 914 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 19 June, 2006
Category — 1912-23 Issues (Scott 523 to 547)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1774
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., wide and balanced margins, beautiful color, natural inclusion visible on gummed side only, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
1,300
750
1775
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., bright colors, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
1,300
1,500
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., wide margins, some slight oxidation not noted on accompanying certificates, Extremely Fine, with 1979 P.F. certificate and 1997 A.P.S. certificate
1,300
1,800
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., incredibly well-centered, bright color, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates
1,300
1,400
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H. top selvage single, wonderfully fresh and very attractively centered, diagonal crease in selvage only far from stamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
1,300
1,050
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H. with bottom left corner selvage, slightly oxidized, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate
1,300
675
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1781
$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Fresh and bright, attractive margins, Very Fine and choice
625
525
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Fresh, slightly disturbed original gum from hinge removal, Very Fine
625
230
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Exceptionally well-centered, registry oval cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate
250
180
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Rich colors, Philadelphia registry oval, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1982 P.F. certificate
240
125
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$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Large margins, light circular datestamp, bright orange color, Very Fine and attractive, with 2005 P.F. certificate
240
220
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H., deep rich colors, wide margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
425
325
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H. with selvage at right, rich colors, choice centering, Extremely Fine
425
575
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H. with selvage at top, intense colors, Extremely Fine, with 2006 A.P.S. certificate
425
400
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate
425
350
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$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Block of four, small central h.r., wide margins, Very Fine and choice
850
525
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$2.00 Lake & Black, $5.00 Green & Black (524, 547). Former Very Fine, latter wide margins and Extremely Fine
360
275
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1c-3c Offset, Double Impressions (525d/529a). Three blocks of four, incl. one each of 1c-3c, each with clear doubling, some stamps Mint N.H., few imperfections, Fine-Very Fine, attractive set of blocks
E. 300-400
290
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2c Carmine, Ty. V (527). Mint N.H. with top selvage, choice wide margins, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 2005 P.F. certificate for plate block
42
240
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2c Carmine, Ty. V (527). Mint N.H., handsome margins and outstanding centering, tiny natural inclusion in margin, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate for plate block
42
110
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2c Carmine, Ty. V (527). Mint N.H. wide top plate no. 11088 block of six, Fine-Very Fine
310
150
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2c Carmine, Ty. Va (528). Mint N.H., huge balanced margins, bright color on white paper, gorgeous post-office fresh condition, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98)
20
850
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2c Carmine, Ty. Va (528). Mint N.H., brilliant color, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem
20
240
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2c Carmine, Ty. VI (528A). Mint N.H., radiant color, wide margins, Extremely Fine
110
270
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3c Purple, Ty. IV, Double Impression (530a). Clear and dramatic double impression, neat strike of "Boston Mass." boxed cancel, small thin spots at bottom, appears Fine, very rare as a used stamp, with 2005 P.F. certificate, unpriced as used in Scott
E. 300-400
170
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2c Carmine, Ty. IV, Wilson Roulette (532 var). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., private rouletting between and at bottom, s.e. at sides and top, bright color, Fine, these were privately perforated by J. Hull Wilson in Pittsburgh Pa., each stamp signed by Herman Herst
E. 100-150
160
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2c Carmine, Ty. V, Imperforate (533). Mint N.H., large even margins, fresh and Extremely Fine
230
260
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2c Carmine, Ty. V, Imperforate (533). Centerline block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., large margins all around, radiant color, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles
680
600
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2c Carmine, Ty. V, Imperforate (533). Mint N.H. right plate no. block of six, large margins, brilliant color, tiny natural inclusion in margin at bottom left, Extremely Fine
1,800
950
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2c Carmine, Ty. VI, Imperforate (534A). Mint N.H., large to huge margins, deep shade, Extremely Fine Gem
100
65
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2c Carmine, Ty. VI, Imperforate (534A). Mint N.H. block of four, full margins, bright color, Very Fine
420
190
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2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Large to huge margins, wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1978 and 2006 P.F. certificates
1,250
1,100
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3c Violet, Ty. IV, Imperforate, Double Impression (535a). Block of four, pretty pastel color, showing clear doubling, light gum crease at bottom right, Very Fine, scarce and attractive multiple, with 1969 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
360
0
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1c Gray Green (536). Mint N.H., wide margins and exceptional centering, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate for block
45
0
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1c Gray Green (536). Mint N.H., wide margins and nearly perfectly centered, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate for block
45
170
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1c Gray Green (536). Mint N.H., essentially perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate for block
45
95
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1c Gray Green, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (536a). Slightly disturbed original gum, bright color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, Colman guarantee backstamp, drastically undercatalogued in Scott given its rarity, we have only offered one pair and one block of four since keeping computerized records, with 2006 P.F. certificate
900
1,900
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1c Green, 2c Carmine Rose, Rotary Perf 11 x 10, Imperforate Horizontally (538a, 540a). Mint N.H. vertical blocks of eight (four error pairs each), fresh and very nicely centered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with four 2002 P.S.E. certificates for each value
760
750
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, rich color, centered to bottom but perfs clear and other three margins nicely balanced, Fine, a rare rotary waste issue, with 1985 P.F. certificate
2,750
2,600
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3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Mint N.H., pretty pastel color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1990 P.F. certificate for block of twelve
95
280
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3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Mint N.H., light pastel shade, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
95
90
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1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Mint N.H. with left sheet selvage, perfectly centered, fresh, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
30
160
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1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Mint N.H. with top sheet selvage, rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1990 P.F. certificate for block
30
40
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1c Green, Rotary (545). Top "S30" and plate no. 11766 block of four, top pair barely hinged, bottom pair Mint N.H., centered to top, actually somewhat better than typically seen, top right stamp natural inclusion and trifle heavy natural wrinkle, otherwise Fine
1,100
230
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1c Green, 2c Carmine Rose, Rotary (545-546). Former lightly hinged, latter small h.r., both with wide margins and rather nice centering, Very Fine
325
170
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H., brilliant color, post-office fresh and Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate
260
425
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H. top "S30" and plate no. 13387 horizontal pair, strong color, Fine-Very Fine, a scarce plate
520
450
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Mint N.H. top "S30" and plate no. 13388 block of four, rich color, three with natural wrinkles, Fine-Very Fine
1,400
450
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint N.H. with short gum, plate no. selvage at top, rich color, Very Fine and choice
330
350
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint N.H. with wide selvage at top, intense shades and impressions, wide margins, slightly short gum at top, Very Fine and choice, with 1989 P.F. certificate for block of four
330
135
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Lightly hinged, strong colors and choice wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
160
190
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$2.00 Carmine & Black (547). Mint N.H. block of four, wide margins and wonderfully well-centered, fresh and crisp, bottom right stamp natural gum wrinkle, otherwise Extremely Fine
1,320
1,000
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