Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — Air Post, cont. (C18-C52)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
896
50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H., enormous Jumbo margins and mathematically perfect centering, bright color on post-office fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect and possibly the finest Scott C18 known, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ 1,200.00 as 100, unpriced in 100 Jumbo grade), this is the highest grade possible and the only example to achieve it
75
4,250
897
50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H., excellent centering, wide margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $500.00)
75
400
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Five blocks of four, one with bottom plate no. selvage, 16 stamps Mint N.H., Very Fine
1,380
400
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Two Mint N.H. top plate no. 21172 blocks of six, bright color, few natural gum skips and bends, Fine-Very Fine
1,350
325
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50c Chicago Zeppelin (C18). Mint N.H. pane of 50 with plate no. 21172 at top, usual natural gum skips and bends, few jammed perfs and few perf separations, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as plate block and singles
3,975
1,100
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6c Dark Blue & Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (C23a). Two pairs, first Mint N.H. and with bottom right corner selvage, second lightly hinged and with pencil position notations on back, Very Fine
600
300
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6c Dark Blue & Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (C23a). Mint N.H. block of four, rich colors, light natural gum bends, Very Fine and choice, each with Sanabria backstamp, Scott Retail as two pairs
1,000
350
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6c Ultramarine & Carmine (C23c). Mint N.H. top right corner selvage block of four, rich colors, Fine-Very Fine, each with Kessler and Bruechig backstamps and plating pencil notation, with 1995 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
800
275
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10c Black, 1947 Air Post (C34a). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $200.00)
0
100
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80c Hawaii (C46). 1,000 Mint Never Hinged plate no. 24592 blocks of four, comprising 250 matched sets, neatly organized on premium Lechner stock pages, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the 1952 80c Hawaii Air Post Issue was printed from only three plates, total Durland value $25,000.00, Scott Retail
19,000
2,600
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80c Hawaii (C46). 1,000 Mint Never Hinged plate no. 24593 blocks of four, comprising 250 matched sets, neatly organized on premium Lechner stock pages, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the 1952 80c Hawaii Air Post Issue was printed from only three plates, total Durland value $25,000.00, Scott Retail
19,000
3,250
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80c Hawaii (C46). 200 Mint Never Hinged plate no. 24594 blocks of four, comprising 50 matched sets, neatly organized on premium Lechner stock pages, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the 1952 80c Hawaii Air Post Issue was printed from only three plates and plate no. 24594 is by far the rarest of the three, with only 3% of the total printing from this plate, total Durland value $7,500.00, Scott Retail (which does not take into account relative scarcity of plate nos.)
3,800
1,300
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7c Blue, 1958 Air Post, Coil (C52). Mint N.H. pair, perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $250.00), this perfect grade has been equaled by only three others
4
110
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