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United States Stamps and Postal History


U.S. Stamps - 1922-2001 Issues (Sc #551-3523a)
 
 
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Lot 1292
 
1922, ½¢-$5 regular issue complete (551-573), selected for centering and freshness. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,072
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Lot 1293

1922, ½¢-$5 regular issue complete (551-573), blocks of 4. $5 is a center line, very well centered throughout. O.g., 6¢ 8¢ and 50¢ lightly hinged on 2 each otherwise never hinged. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,830
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Lot 1294

1923, $2 deep blue (572), bottom margin plate no. 14306 block of 6. Well centered, fresh and intact. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $975
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Lot 1295

1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), center line block of 4. Beautifully centered, bright and fresh. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,100
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Lot 1296

1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), center line block of 4. Perfectly centered. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $900 for singles
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Lot 1297

1923, 1¢-10¢ rotary definitives complete, perf 10 (581-591), blocks of 4. Selected set, exceptionally well centered for the perf 10 issue. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,408
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Lot 1298

1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary coil waste (595), top star and plate no. 14340 block of 4. Natural s.e. at left, light bend in one. O.g., lightly hinged on one only, remaining never hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,100
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Lot 1299

1923, 2¢ carmine coil, type I (599, 599A), joint line strip of 4. Left pair type I, right pair type II, Scott #'s pencilled on reverse. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1300

1923, 2¢ carmine coil, type I (599, 599A), joint line strip of 4. Left pair type II, right pair type I. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1301

1928, 2¢ carmine, type II (634A), top margin single. Beautifully centered within exceptionally large margins, brilliant saturated color. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $575

Expertization: Photocopy of 1997 P.F. Certificate for the block from which it came.
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Lot 1302

1931, 2¢ Yorktown, dark lake & black color error (703b), nicely centered for this, deep distinctive color. O.g., never hinged. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $700

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1303

1951, $1 Presidential, watermarked USIR (832b), center line block of 4. Perfectly centered. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine. A scarce position block, listed but unpriced in Scott.
Scott $840 for singles

Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1304

1976, 13¢ Spirit of '76, imperf (1631b), horizontal strip of 3. With sheet margin at right. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine and rare. 3 panes of 50 are known so only 45 strips of 3 are possible issued.
Scott $1,050

Expertization: 1990 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 1305

1981, 18¢ Flag & Lighthouse coil (1891), plate no. 6strip of 4. Choice centering. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,450
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Lot 1306

1981, 18¢ Flag & Lighthouse coil (1891), plate no. 6 strip of 4. Well centered, small translucency in pos.3. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine. The rarest of the plate no. coils.
Scott $3,600
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Lot 1307

1988, 25¢ Honeybee coil, black (litho) omitted (2281c), plate no. 2 strip of 5. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine. Only 100 reported so few plate no. strips can exist.
Scott $2,250 for singles

Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1308
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1993, 29¢ Garden Flowers, black (engraved) omitted (2764b), unexploded booklet of 4 panes. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1309
BK
1993, 29¢ Garden Flowers, imperf (2764c), booklet pane of 5. unfolded. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine. Only 12-16 panes reported.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 1310
BK
1993, 29¢ Garden Flowers, imperf (2764c), booklet pane of 5. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine. Only 12-16 panes reported.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 1311
BK
1994, 29¢ Garden Flowers, imperf (2833b), booklet pane of 5. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine. Only 16-20 panes reported.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 1312
  BK
1994, 29¢ Garden Flowers, black (engraved) omitted (2833c), unexploded booklet of 4 panes. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1313

2001, 34¢ Lucille Ball, die cutting omitted (3523a), pane of 20. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000

Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.

Of the very few sheets known with the stamps not die cut, this is the only one that has neither the stamps nor the backing paper die cut.

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