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Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014
Category — 1922-26 and Later Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
315
5c Dark Blue (557). Gorgeous centering with unusually wide and balanced margins, deep rich color on bright paper, face-free cancel struck at upper right, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, ex Natalee Grace, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $210.00), this is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve this grade
0
110
316
50c Lilac (570). Mint N.H. top plate no. F19146 block of six, pretty pastel color, well-centered, slightly heavy flat plate diagonal bends, otherwise Very Fine
800
300
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 18680 block of six, outstanding centering throughout, top row with gum skips and natural perf dimple on gum of top center stamp, Extremely Fine
525
190
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$2.00 Deep Blue (572). Mint N.H. top plate no. F14306 block of six, nice centering, slight gum skips top row, Very Fine
1,100
425
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. top arrow and double plate nos. F14326/F14327 strip of four, choice centering, vivid colors, left stamp minor natural gum skips, Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the position
920
400
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. centerline block of four, choice centering throughout, bright colors, top left stamp slight gum crease, Extremely Fine
950
400
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$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. block of four with top red plate no. F14327 selvage, top right minute light margin stain, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine
920
350
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2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Plate no. 14927 and star block of ten, hinged in selvage barely touching pos. 1 and 2, other eight Mint N.H., fresh and bright, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
1,830
350
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2c, 5c Norse-American (620-621). Mint N.H. top arrow and double plate no. blocks of 18, attractive centering, especially on the 5c, 2c with minor selvage crease at top, 5c selvage cut into left plate no., Fine to mostly Very Fine
1,190
450
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). With top right corner plate no. 19644 selvage, barely hinged, choice centering, Very Fine
325
275
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Seven singles, one with plate no., one with unusual plate smear, this one and four others Mint N.H., plate no. hinged and sixth with internal tear (not counted), generally Fine lot, "smear" with 1972 P.F. certificate, one other 1979 P.F. certificate
3,575
450
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. block of four, deep rich color and attractively centered, Fine centering but the overall impression of this block is Very Fine, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
2,600
850
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Block of four, bottom pair Mint N.H., vivid color, fresh and Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
1,950
475
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. top left plate no. 19747 block of four, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, this rotary plate block is exceedingly scarce in choice Mint N.H. condition
3,000
950
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2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 19644 block of four, fresh and crisp, piece of selvage irregularly torn, Very Good-Fine, Scott Retail for four Mint N.H. singles $2,600.00
3,000
550
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2c Aeronautics (649). Block of four with top plate no. 19654 boldly autographed by Orville Wright, Very Fine, desirable signature of this famous United States pioneer aviator
E. 300-400
475
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2c Dark Lake & Black (703b). Mint N.H. with selvage at left, rich color in this unmistakable shade, Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate, accompanied by normal stamp for comparison
750
325
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$5.00 Red, Brown & Black (834a). Mint N.H., with wide selvage at left, exceptionally well-centered, deep rich colorsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 PRESIDENTIAL IN THE RARE RED BROWN AND BLACK COLOR.
Lightly signed Sloane in pencil, and with 1984 and 2000 P.F. certificates
3,000
1,600
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$1.00-$5.00 Presidential (832-834). Mint N.H. double "TOP", plate nos. and marker blocks of 20, comprising the top two rows of the plates, $5.00 selvage with small tear and creases, also natural short gum right vertical pair, overall Fine-Very Fine
2,795
650
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E
Overrun Country Issue, 1943, Red, White and Blue Engraved French Flag Die Proof. 104 x 64mm on proof paper, pencil "Blue die 15714" at bottom left, "Red die 15713" at bottom right, while not the finished product that was printed by rotary offset, this was probably a guide to the engraver, Extremely Fine, believed to be unique, see Johl Vol II, pp 220-222
E. 500-750
500
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5c Overrun Countries, Printing Varieties (910b, 913a, 915a, 917b). Four items, incl. reverse printing of flag colors for Czechoslovakia, Netherlands and France, also block of four of Yugoslavia with double impression of offset black (917b), each used, few perf separations on block, Extremely Fine, each with P.F. or 2002 A.P.S. certificates, most are the only certified examples and are surprisingly scarce
1,250
250
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24c Bicentennial Souvenir Sheet, "USA 24c" Omitted on "a" (1688 var). Mint N.H., "USA 24c" completely omitted on stamp "a", and with faint traces showing on stamps "b" and "c", Very Fine, this error is not listed in Scott or Datz
E. 400-500
225
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15c Martin Luther King, Jr., Imperforate Pair (1771a). Horizontal pair, Mint N.H., large margins, Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate, only ten pairs reported according to Datz
1,000
200
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1c Omnibus Coil, Imperforate (1897b). Plate no. 5 strip of five, Mint N.H., Very Fine and quite scarce, Datz value
2,000
400
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1c Omnibus Coil, Imperforate (1897b). Plate no. 6 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, especially rare as a full plate strip of six, Datz value
2,100
425
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4c Stagecoach Coil, Imperforate (1898Ad). Plate no. 1 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
1,350
275
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4c Stagecoach Coil, Imperforate (1898Ad). Plate no. 2 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, a rarely offered imperforate plate number strip
1,900
375
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5.9c Bicycle Coil, Bureau Pre-cancel, Imperforate (1901b). Plate no. 3 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, unpriced in Datz
E. 300-400
250
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5.9c Bicycle Coil, Bureau Pre-cancel, Imperforate (1901b). Plate no. 4 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
750
275
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9.3c Mail Wagon Coil, Bureau Pre-cancel, Imperforate (1903b). Plate no. 1 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, scarce
1,000
400
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9.3c Mail Wagon Coil, Bureau Pre-cancel, Imperforate (1903b). Plate no. 2 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, quite elusive, Datz value
1,250
225
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17c Electric Auto Coil, Imperforate (1906b). Plate no. 3 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
1,000
350
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17c Electric Auto Coil, Imperforate (1906b). Plate no. 4 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
950
180
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18c Surrey Coil, Imperforate (1907a). Plate no. 2 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, unpriced in Datz
E. 300-400
180
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18c Surrey Coil, Imperforate (1907a). Plate no. 10 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
575
130
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20c Fire Pumper Coil, Imperforate (1908a). Plate no. 9 strip of five, Mint N.H., Very Fine
1,100
250
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17c Dog Sled Coil, Imperforate (2135a). Plate no. 2 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, scarce
1,250
500
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25c Bread Wagon Coil, Pair, Imperforate Between (2136b). Two error pairs in a plate no. 2 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate, Datz states only ten pairs have been reported, making this possibly the unique plate number strip, not priced in Datz, catalogued as two pairs
1,050
1,100
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22c Ameripex Souvenir Sheet, Blue Omitted and with Red Tripled (2216m). Mint N.H., the tripling of the red due to a tagging offsetVERY FINE. PROBABLY ONLY TWO OR THREE SUCH ERRORS EXIST.
Datz notes this as "very rare." With 1992 P.F. certificate. Not priced in Scott or Datz
E. 1,500-2,000
950
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22c Ameripex Souvenir Sheet, Black Inscriptions Omitted (2216k). Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz reports only 6-10 exist
1,750
850
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22c Ameripex Souvenir Sheet, Black Inscriptions Omitted (2217j). Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz notes this as "very rare"
2,000
1,000
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22c Ameripex Souvenir Sheet, Black Inscriptions Omitted (2218k). Mint N.H., Very Fine, only a tiny number of this error exist
2,000
1,000
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22c Ameripex Souvenir Sheet, Tagging Omitted on the Right Column (2219k). Mint N.H. but with gum affected at top from mount adherence, a couple faint toned spots in the right margin, otherwise Very Fine, this is one of the rarest errors of all the 1986 Ameripex Souvenir Sheets
4,000
550
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4c Stagecoach Redesigned Coil, Imperforate (2228b). Plate no. 12 strip of seven, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
1,250
375
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8.4c Wheel Chair Nonprofit Coil, Imperforate (2256a). Plate no. 1 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, a rare imperforate coil plate number strip, Datz value
1,500
500
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16.7c Popcorn Wagon Bulk Rate Coil, Imperforate (2261a). Plate no. 1 strip of six, Mint N.H., miscut as are all know imperforate examples of this coil, Very Fine, not price in Datz
E. 300-400
225
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25c Yosemite Coil, Imperforate (2280c). Plate no. 8 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
700
140
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25c Yosemite Coil, Imperforate (2280c). Plate no. 10 strip of seven, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
600
150
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4c Steam Carriage Coil, Imperforate (2451a). Plate no. 1 strip of five, Mint N.H., Very Fine, not priced in Datz
E. 400-500
325
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5c Circus Wagon Coil, Imperforate (2452De). Plate no. S2 strip of six, with counting number on the back of the left stamp, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
750
325
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5c Canoe Coil, Imperforate (2453a). Plate no. 2 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, not priced in Datz
E. 300-400
300
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32c Ferryboat Coil, Imperforate (2466a). Plate no. 2 strip of eight, Mint N.H., Very Fine, one of the key imperforate strips of the Transportation series, Datz value
2,000
800
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23c Lunch Wagon Coil, Imperforate (2466a). Plate no. 3 strip of six, Mint N.H., Very Fine, Datz value
750
750
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37c American Choreographers, Die Cutting Omitted (3843b). Mint N.H. complete pane of 20 containing five strips of four of the imperforate error, Very Fine and rare, with 2013 P.F. certificate, Datz Catalogue value as five strips $2,500.00, Scott Retail as complete pane
1,300
325
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