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Lot 1516 |
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BK
3¢ deep violet, booklet pane (720b, BK84a), two panes in 37¢ booklet, violet on buff with experimental cellophane interleaving, panes original gum never hinged, slight cover wrinkle at top left. Extremely Fine and scarce.
Scott $1,750
30,000 booklets of no. BK84 were made with .001 inch thick cellophane similar to but thinner than the experimental interleaving used for BK80a. Poor handling during assembly plus higher cost prevented wider use and very few were saved.
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Lot 1517 |
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1938, $1 Presidential, imperf horizontally (832a), lower left corner margin pair, original gum, never hinged. Extremely Fine. unlisted in SMQ.
Scott $1,500
Expertization: 1995 and 2007 P.F. Certificates, the latter graded XF-Superb 95.
Only 50 pairs are reported, this corner margin pair is unique.
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Lot 1518 |
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1938, $5 Presidential, red brown & black shade (834a), left full margin single, well centered with large margins and rich distinctive color. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,000
AN EYE CATCHING MARGIN SINGLE OF THE $5 PREXIE IN THE RARE RED BROWN SHADE.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. Certificates.
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Lot 1519 |
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E
1971, 8¢ Space Achievement, Artist’s drawing (1434-1435), multicolor felt pen drawing, 12¼ x 4¼ of one of artist Robert McCall’s concepts for a se-tenant design, below the drawing is a note to "Steve" telling of McCall’s desire to do a "twin" design including the Lunar Rover and submitting two designs, of which this is apparently "No. 2". He has added "Steve: I have the latest info from NASA on the Rover etc." and has signed "Bob", overall size is 16½ x 12½ Very Fine and eminently suitable for framing.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE AND UNIQUE MODERN ESSAY.
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Lot 1520 |
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1998 "H" Uncle Sam's Hat post card rate (3269 var.), unissued, original gum, never hinged. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A RARE STAMP NOT OFFICIALLY ISSUED, WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT REPORTED TO EXIST.
Expertization: 2006 P.S.E. Certificate for a block of four.
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Lot 1521 |
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1998 "H" Uncle Sam's Hat post card rate (3269 var.), block of four, unissued, original gum, never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
AN ESPECIALLY RARE BLOCK OF THIS STAMP, NOT OFFICIALLY ISSUED AND WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT REPORTED TO EXIST.
Expertization: 2006 P.S.E. Certificate.
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