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Lot 1510 |
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1923, 10¢ orange, imperf (562b), left plate No. 14818 block of six. Bright and fresh, tiny internal crease of no consequence. Without gum as issued. Extremely Fine and unique position piece.
Scott $11,000 Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE 20TH CENTURY PLATE BLOCK THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN.
Expertization: Ward backstamp, 1992 P.F. Certificate.
Gary Griffiths, in The United States Stamps 1922-26, notes that Philip Ward reported the find of this variety noting that a lower left pane from plate 14818 was found in Oklahoma in April 1925. Ward purchased it soon after its discovery. The pane had been marked for destruction by blue crayon but this plate block of six was spared.
In our last sale, we offered the matching 557a imperforate plate block, also one of two known, that realized $28,750. We envision a similar result with this item.
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Lot 1511 |
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2¢ carmine, booklet pane (583a, BK74), eight panes in 97¢ booklet, red on blue, panes are original gum never hinged, Very Fine, cover minor tiny abrasion. Very Fine.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 1512 |
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1923, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste (594), better than usual centering, with rich color. Machine slogan cancellation. Fresh and Fine. SMQ $12,500.
Scott $6,750 in grade of VG
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF 1¢ ROTARY COIL WASTE THAT IS NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SOUND AND CENTERED CONDITION.
Expertization: 2007 P.S.E. Certificate graded Fine 70.
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Lot 1513 |
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2¢ carmine coil, combination types II & I (599A, 599), joint line pair, deep radiant color, cancelled by wavy machine cancellation. Fresh and Very Fine. An exceedingly scarce used example of the type I & II combination joint line pair.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1514 |
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1926, 2¢ carmine lake, type I (634b), centered with mathematical precision, deep rich color on bright paper. Original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Unpriced by SMQ in this grade.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: 2005 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Superb 95.
The grade of XF-Superb 95 is the highest grade awarded by the P.S.E. for the 1926 2¢ carmine lake shade.
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Lot 1515 |
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BK
1926, 2¢ carmine, type I (634d, BK80), two panes in 25¢ booklet, red on buff, with experimental cellophane interleaving, panes original gum never hinged, booklet pristine. Extremely Fine and choice example of this rare booklet variety.
Scott $1,500
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