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Lot 1901 |
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1921, 2¢ carmine rose, rotary coil waste (546), precisely centered amid wide, perfectly balanced margins with warm color and immaculate never hinged o.g. A choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $260
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate as "o.g."
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Lot 1902 |
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1920, $2 carmine & black (547), full sheet of 100 with plate numbers 8179/8177, precancelled Paterson, N.J., on piece of parcel wrapper, V-shaped cut-out in top selvage, slight edge fault. F.-V.F.
Scott $5,000 ++
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Lot 1903 |
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1923, $2 deep blue (572), bottom margin plate number 14306 block of six, perfectly centered, crisp and intact perforations. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,100
Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1904 |
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1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), block of 92 on piece of registered parcel wrapper, neat mute oval cancels, magenta return receipt handstamp at bottom, "Trav" perfins. F.-V.F. and rare.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1905 |
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1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), blocks of 35 (on reverse), 20, 6 and 4, tied along with 20¢ 25¢ and strip of three $1 Presidentials, tied by roller cancels on legal size registered bank transfer cover from Chicago to Boston, postmarked Chicago registry c.d.s., Jan 18, 1946 on reverse, all stamps have the "HT" perfin of the sender, the Harris Trust & Savings Bank; some light staining and perforation faults, otherwise Very Fine. A significant combination 4th Bureau/Prexie cover and a very late use of the $5 4th Bureau.
Estimate 400 - 600
Penciled notation indicates a value of $2,050,032.43 for the contents, which would require a registry fee of $328.10. The additional 35¢ is probably a 2¢ over payment for an 11 ounce letter.
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Lot 1906 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary (579), top margin star and plate no. 14547 block of six. Nicely centered for this. O.g., lightly hinged (five stamps never hinged). F.-V.F.
Scott $940
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Lot 1907 |
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1928, 2¢ carmine, type II, with full horizontal gutter between (634A var.), nicely centered for this, intense color. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1908 |
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1930, 2¢ Von Steuben, imperf (689a), horizontal pair, wide balanced margins. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Only one pane of 100 recorded.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1909 |
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1933, 5¢ Kosciuszko, imperf vertically (734a), horizontal pair. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Very Fine. Without the heavy gum creases that affect the majority of existing examples of this error. Only one pane of 100 reported.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1910 |
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1934, 7¢ Parks, imperf vertically (746a), horizontal pair. O.g., very lightly hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $725
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1911 |
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1943, 5¢ Poland, double impression of country name (909a), top right name block of four. Each stamp with "Poland" double impression. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 1912 |
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1943, 5¢ Albania, double impression of country name (918a), bottom right corner block of four. The left pair with "Albania" double impression. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 400 - 500
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