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Lot 1410 |
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1903, 1¢ blue green (300), top margin imprint and plate No. 2144 block of six. Prooflike color and impression, crisp and intact perforations, original gum, never hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 1411 |
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BK
1¢ blue green, booklet pane (300b), position D with plate no. 3341, beautifully fresh with prooflike color and impression on crisp white paper, original gum, never hinged, bit of light disturbance on middle pair. F.-V.F.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 1412 |
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BK
1903, 2¢ carmine (301c), position E, well centered, bright and fresh, original gum, never hinged. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $950
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Lot 1413 |
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1903, 4¢ brown (303), top margin imprint and plate No. block of six. Weak imprint and plate number, exceptionally well centered, fresh color and paper, original gum., hinge remnant on selvage and top middle stamp, lower right lightly hinged, four are never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $825
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Lot 1414 |
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1903, 4¢ brown (303), right margin imprint and plate No. 4264 block of six. Rich color, original gum, lightly hinged on the selvage and two stamps only, four stamps are never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $825
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Lot 1415 |
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1903, 5¢ blue (304), bottom margin imprint and plate No. 3484 block of six. Beautifully centered, with dark color on crisp white paper, and fully intact perforations, original gum, never hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,375
A VERY SCARCE PLATE BLOCK THIS WELL CENTERED AND NEVER HINGED.
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Lot 1416 |
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1903, 6¢ claret (305), top margin imprint and plate No. 1600 block of six. Exceptionally fresh and well centered, with vibrant color and solid perforations, original gum, lightly hinged on the selvage and top middle only, five stamps are never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $925
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Lot 1417 |
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1902, 13¢ purple black (308), bottom margin imprint and plate No. 1473 block of six. Prooflike color and impression on bright paper, original gum, hinge remnant on selvage and top row, bottom stamps are lightly hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $700
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Lot 1418 |
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1903, 15¢ olive green (309), left margin imprint and plate No. 3209 block of six. Outstanding centering, deep and vivid color, a little sensible strengthening in the selvage, original gum, lightly hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $3,400
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Lot 1419 |
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1903, 50¢ orange (310), particularly well centered within unusually large margins, luminous color on bright white paper. Extremely Fine. SMQ $1,700.
Scott $475
THE 1903 50¢ EXAMPLES WITH THIS CENTERING AND MARGIN SIZE ARE QUITE SCARCE.
Expertization: 2007 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Superb 95.
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Lot 1420 |
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1903, 50¢ orange (310), top margin imprint and plate No. 1602 block of six. Deep and brilliant color, original gum h.r.'s. Thin on selvage and three stamps. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,500
A RARE TOP MARGIN PLATE BLOCK, ESPECIALLY THIS WELL CENTERED.
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Lot 1421 |
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1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), matched set of arrow blocks of four. Three with arrow and round marker, one with arrow only, original gum, lightly hinged. Left block slight creases and tear in selvage. Otherwise Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $9,100
A HANDSOME MATCHED SET THAT WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE.
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Lot 1422 |
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1908, 5¢ blue coil (317), pair with guide line at top, exceptionally fresh with intense color on bright paper, strong perforations, original gum. F.-V.F.
Scott $17,500
A WONDERFULLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE COIL PAIR.
Expertization: 1962, 1995 and 2005 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1423 |
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1908, 1¢ blue green coil (318), pair, deep color and a sharp impression, solid perforations. Full lightly hinged original gum. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $16,500
A WONDERFULLY CHOICE AND FRESH PAIR OF THE 1908 GOVERNMENT COIL ISSUE.
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1424 |
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1908, 1¢ blue green coil (318), pair with paste-up at right, unusually well centered within wide and beautifully balanced margins, original gum, lightly hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $16,500
Expertization: 1989 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1425 |
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1908, 1¢ blue green coil (318), strip of four. Deep color and strong impression, crisp and intact perforations. Full original gum, very lightly hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $33,000 as two pairs
A GREAT RARITY IN A STRIP OF FOUR.
Expertization: 1966 P.F. Certificate.
Armstrong noted that only nine strips of four were certified by 1980 at the Philatelic Foundation.
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Lot 1426 |
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BK
1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, booklet pane of six watermarked horizontally (319g var.), position D with plate No. 3302, exceptionally fresh with crisp and intact perforations, original gum, never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $5,000 for hinged
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE BOOKLET PANE BEING THE PLATE NUMBER POSITION AND WITH THE SCARCE HORIZONTAL WATERMARK.
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Lot 1427 |
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BK
2¢ carmine type I booklet pane of six watermarked horizontally (319g var.), the watermark inverted and reversed, position E, solid perforations, original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,500
A RARE BOOKLET PANE WITH THIS WATERMARK VARIETY.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1428 |
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BK()
2¢ carmine, booklet pane (319g), position D with plate no. 2374 and showing a portion of upside down "C" of pressman's initials above the top left stamp, unused. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
An exceedingly rare booklet pane marking, one of only a few bearing any portion of a pressman's initials in the selvage. Accompanied by a photocopy of The United States Specialist article of February 1999 on the subject.
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Lot 1429 |
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BK
2¢ carmine type I booklet pane (319g, BK17), eight panes in unexploded booklet, 97¢ black on gray, panes are position A, exceptionally well centered, original gum, never hinged, booklet is particularly fresh and clean with only a mild bend from cover opening. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $2,750
CERTAINLY AMONG THE FINEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE UNEXPLODED BOOKLET.
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Lot 1430 |
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BK
1903, 2¢ lake, type II (319q), position 11E showing a significant portion of the arrow at left, rich color, crisp and intact perforations, original gum, never hinged. F.-V.F.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A GREAT RARITY AS THE KNIFE CUTS VIRTUALLY ALWAYS REMOVED THE PORTION OF THE MARGIN BEARING THE ARROWS.
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Lot 1431 |
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1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (327), top plate number "2106" single, beautifully centered within large margins, rich color on fresh paper. Original gum, never hinged. Choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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