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Sale 927 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 December, 2006
Category — General Issues Off Cover
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1601
2c Green (3). Unused (no gum), large to huge margins, light impression, Extremely Fine
525
450
1602
5c Blue, Stone 2 (4). Original gum, white plate flaws in "e" of "Cents" and below ear, ample to large margins, Very Fine
200
160
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5c Deep Blue, Stone 2 (4a). Original gum, large margins, deep shade, Extremely Fine, with 2003 C.S.A. certificate
200
350
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10c Rose (5). Large even margins, beautiful "Pink" shade, deep blue Columbia S.C. circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example of this scarce Lithographed issue
550
0
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10c Rose (5). Full to large margins, light Forsythe Ga. circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1988 P.F. certificate
500
600
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5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Block of 42, original gum, mostly Mint N.H., large to huge margins incl. top right corner sheet margin, trivial gum stain spots not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as blocks of four, pairs and a single
385
350
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5c Light Blue, De La Rue (6). Complete pane of 100, Mint N.H., remarkably fresh, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as blocks of four
1,125
1,200
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5c Blue, Local (7). Double pane of 200 from the top of the sheet with sheet margin all around and vertical gutter, original gum, almost all stamps Mint N.H., few light creases, Very Fine, scarce double pane, Scott Retail with no premium for the ten gutter pairs
3,500
1,100
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5c Blue, Local, Printed on Both Sides (7b). Excellent impressions on both sides, neat strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.S.E. and 2006 P.F. certificates
950
1,500
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2c Brown Red (8). Block of four, original gum, large margins to clear, top stamps with double transfers, slight creases, appears Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
390
275
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2c Brown Red (8). Three blocks of four in different shades, original gum, large margins, one with double transfer in value label, Very Fine and choice group
1,050
650
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10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Large margins to ample at right, cancelled by Richmond Va. circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
550
450
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10c Greenish Blue, Die A (11c). Sheet of 200 from Plate No. 1 with Archer only of imprint at bottom, original gum, most stamps Mint N.H., few age spots, light vertical crease between panes, few pre-printing paper folds at right, otherwise Very Fine, scarce pane in the Greenish Blue shade (which catalogues twice the price of normal shade), Scott Retail as singles
4,000
1,500
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10c Blue, Die A (11). Sheet of 200 from Plate No. 1 with Archer only of imprint at bottom, usual dry gum applied by brush, virtually all Mint N.H., Position 15L with hole in head, Position 1L thin spot, minor edge wear, few light creases, Very Fine appearance
3,690
0
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10c Milky Blue, Die A (11a). Large to huge margins, beautiful bright shade and early impression, "Jackson" straightline cancel, Extremely Fine, a lovely stamp and scarce with this straightline (Scott +$300.00)
340
400
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10c Blue, Die B (12). Block of 20, Mint N.H., large margins, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as blocks of four and pairs
267
750
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10c Blue, Die B (12). Sheet of 200 from Plate No. 3 with Archer only of imprint at bottom, sheet margin all around, deep rich color, original gum, virtually all Mint N.H., some edge tears and small faults, appears Very Fine
4,365
1,800
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20c Dark Green (13 var). Block of four, large margins to clear, original gum, lightly hinged, bottom left stamp double transfer in "20", deep rich color, top right stamp faint crease, appears Very Fine, with 2006 C.S.A. certificate, Scott Retail as normal with no premium for the double transfer
190
400
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20c Green (13). Block of 18, usual dry original gum, large to huge margins incl. imprint at bottom, sealed tear in selvage at bottom, some slight overall soiling, Very Fine, attractive mutiple, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,475
2,200
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20c Green, Double Transfer (13 var). Position 35 in Mint N.H. block of 25, Positions 13-17/53-57R, large even margins, rich color, a few "lightning bolt" creases from handling barely worth mention, still Extremely Fine, Scott Retail for blocks and pairs plus the Double Transfer single ($300.00)
1,440
950
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20c Green (13). Large even margins, cancelled by town datestamp, Extremely Fine, scarce in this choice used condition
400
0
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Confederate States General Issues. 55 stamps incl. multiples, used Lithographed Nos. 1c (Stone A-B) pen cancel and 2a (slight crease), most others with original gum, highlights incl. No. 6 block of eight, No. 8 (three shades), various printings of Nos. 11 and 12 incl. block of K & B used as writing paper, Nos. 13 (2) and 14, condition is generally Very Fine, an excellent General Issues group
E. 400-500
500
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