| The Ted Lockyear Collection/Justice Dept. - Plate and Production Varieties |
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Lot 1696 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 2¢ purple, short transfer (O26 var), position 3, mint single with short transfer variety of upper right frame, o.g., small faults; also accompanied by O26P4 clearly showing the detail. Very Fine appearance. Rare variety.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1697 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple, double transfer in text and numeral "3" (O27 var), position 56, unused, small faults; also accompanied by O27P4 clearly showing the detail. Fine appearance. Scarce variety.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1698 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 3¢ purple, double transfer in left margin (O27, O27 var), block of four with variety in upper right stamp, position 27. Full o.g., hinge remnant. F.-V.F. Choice example.
Scott $1,000+
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Lot 1699 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 15¢ purple, stitch watermark (O31 var), fresh. Regummed. F.-V.F. the only recorded unused Justice example of this variety.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1700 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple, short transfer (O32 var), position 98, short transfer of the lower left corner, also shows vertical layout line running through the "J" of "Justice". Couple small faults. Fine appearance. discovery copy of the variety.
Scott $900+
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Lot 1701 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 24¢ purple, short transfer (O32 var), position 98, short transfer of the lower left corner, and shows the vertical layout line running through the "J" of "Justice"; also accompanied by an O32P3 block of four showing the variety in the lower right position. Very Fine and extremely scarce used example.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1702 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 30¢ purple, double transfer (033 var), doubling of the top frame line, rich color, Fine o.g.; accompanied by a top row O33P3 block of four with the double transfer of the top frame line in the top two positions. Fine.
Scott $900+
The 30¢ Justice exhibits the double transfer in several positions on the top row and bottom row of the plate. The only recorded mint block of four exhibits the variety from the bottom row (see lot 1692).
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Lot 1703 |
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Justice Dept., 1873, 5 different production varieties, comprises unused 6¢ with improper plate wiping, unused 6¢ with shaded upper lip, used 3¢ and 15¢ with a stitch watermark, and a mint o.g. 10¢ with full offset on gum. Couple trivial faults. F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
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