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Sale 301
U.S. Autographs, Stamps and Postal History
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Lot 1595 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VII (534B), horizontal pair. Absolutely humongous, beautifully balanced margins. O.g., never hinged. Post office fresh and truly Superb.
Scott $7,500
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1596 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), typically centered but better than most as the perforations do not penetrate the design. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1597 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), typical centering but actually better than most which have perforations into the design on two sides. O.g., lightly hinged. Minuscule thin speck. Otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 1598 |
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1921, 2¢ carmine rose, rotary coil waste (546), choice centering with incredibly wide margins, glowing color, and pristine, never hinged o.g. Post office fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $260
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1599 |
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1920, $2 carmine & black (547), top margin arrow and plate numbers 8179, 8177 block of eight. Well centered, strong and intact perforations, deep rich colors. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 1600 |
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1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), top margin arrow and plate numbers 14326, 14327 block of eight. Perfectly centered, bright color, some perf strengthening in selvage. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,000
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Lot 1601 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine coil, type I and II (599, 599A), joint line pair, left stamp type II, right stamp type I. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,400
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Lot 1602 |
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1923, 2¢ Harding, rotary, the rare perf 11 (613), centered to the right but with perforations not breaking the frameline on that side, light slogan cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $42,500
A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STAMP AND ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FEW RECORDED.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
Only three of the 43 examples in the Trepel census are centered better than the one we offer here and only two of the three are sound.
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Lot 1603 |
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1929 Kansas-Nebraska overprints complete (658-679), outstanding sets, each with a P.F. certificate and each with a graded P.S.E. certificate the minimum grade being XF 90 (1¢ 7¢ Kansas and 1½¢ 3¢ 4¢ Nebraska), all others graded XF-Superb 95 or Superb 98. O.g., never hinged. The Stamp Market Quarterly price for this lot is $6,447.
Scott $1,064
AN OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A SUPERLATIVE QUALITY SET.
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Lot 1604 |
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1931, 2¢ Yorktown, imperf vertically (703c), bottom margin plate #20653/20649 block of 10 with arrow and registration markers, top left stamp and top right selvage lightly hinged, balance never hinged. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $23,000
ONLY ONE PANE OF 50 IMPERF VERTICALLY EXISTS— THIS IS THE UNIQUE BOTTOM PLATE BLOCK.
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Lot 1605 |
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1938, $1 Presidential, imperf horizontally (832a), left sheet margin block of 4. Natural gum bends, natural paper wrinkle in bottom left stamp. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,000
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Lot 1606 |
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1951, $1 Presidential, watermarked USIR (832b), top margin plate F22099/22094F block of 20, with registration markers, well centered. O.g., never hinged. Post office fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $4,450
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1607 |
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1979, $1 Lamp, brown (candle flame) inverted (1610c), o.g., never hinged. Post office fresh and Extremely Fine. Only 95 issued.
Scott $22,500
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE "C.I.A. INVERT", ONLY ABOUT 90 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.
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Lot 1608 |
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1976, 13¢ Bicentennial souv. sheet, "USA 13¢" omitted (b,c,d), imperf (1686f), pre-cancelled May/29/1976 first day of issue as all are, Very Fine, exceedingly rare, only 2-3 recorded.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1609 |
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1976 31¢ Bicentennial SS, Tagging Omitted, "USA/31¢" missing, imperforate (1698f), o.g., never hinged. Very Fine and rare, only 6-8 recorded.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 1610 |
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1992, 29¢ N.Y. Stock Exchange, center inverted (2630c), right sheet margin single in copyright notice and an additional impression of the inverted vignettes. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
THIS MODERN ERROR IS ABOUT ONE-THIRD RARER THAN THE FAMED "INVERTED JENNY".
Two panes of forty containing these two errors have been discovered. Between the two there are a total of 56 stamps with inverted centers and 24 with centers omitted.
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Lot 1611 |
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1992, 29¢ N.Y. Stock Exchange, center inverted (2630c), top right corner Zip block of four with Olympic emblem, top stamps with centers inverted (and an extra inverted center in the right selvage), bottom stamps with centers omitted (2630b). O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine, an exceedinly rare positional piece.
Estimate 50,000 - 75,000
There are 56 examples of this invert recorded, 28 in each of two panes of 40 (the other 24 stamps having their centers omitted.
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