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Lot 1846 |
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1925, 1½¢ yellow brown (553), virtually perfectly centered with extra wide margins and a neat, face-free cancel. Extremely Fine to Superb. SMQ $80 for XF-Sup 95, $260 for Sup 98.
Scott $1
Expertization: 2008 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Sup 95J, the highest grade yet attained by a used 1½¢ Harding, and the only one so honored.
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Lot 1847 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine, imperf vertically and imperforate (554a and vars.), full pane of 100, upper left plate no. 16269 with the left 6+ vertical rows perforated diagonally but imperf vertically, and the last 3+ rows (and the lower left stamp) completely imperforate; irregularly torn vertically between the 6th/8th rows and repaired with Bureau brown kraft tape (and along some perf separation); some light wrinkling of the imperf portion and a tear into position 30 from the right edge; full original gum and lightly hinged in the four corners only.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT FOURTH BUREAU ISSUE ERROR THAT HAS NOT BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS.
According to a June 1977 article by Dr. Stanley B. Segal in The American Philatelist, the sheet apparently shifted, jammed and tore while being perforated horizontally. The pressman then repaired the sheet, cut it into four panes of 100 and added it to his pile of normal panes from whence it "was shipped to a post office in the South where it was purchased for $2. The how and the why of the sheet not being destroyed at the Bureau is unanswerable."
None of the 2¢ stamps that were issued imperforate, Scott no. 577, were printed from plate 16269.
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Lot 1848 |
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1922, 25¢ yellow green (568), top plate "F14064" block of six, exceptionally well centered throughout, brilliant color. Pristine never hinged original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 1849 |
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1923, $2 deep blue (572), well centered, rich color on bright white paper. Original gum, never hinged. Remarkably fresh, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $1,200
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Lot 1850 |
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1923, $2 deep blue (572), bottom plate number "14306" block of six. Exceedingly well centered, bright and fresh. Original gum, never hinged, light fingerprint mark. Choice and Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
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Lot 1851 |
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1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), block of 4. Exceptionally well centered, brilliant colors. Original gum, top pair with h.r., bottom stamps never hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $700 as singles
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Lot 1852 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary (579), top sheet margin block of four. Well centered, strong color. Original gum, never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $700
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Lot 1853 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary (579), upper left plate no. 14147 block of four with star. Original gum, lightly hinged (never hinged at bottom). Fresh and Fine.
Scott $600
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Lot 1854 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary (579), upper left plate no. 14730 block of six with star. Original gum (never hinged at bottom). Top stamps lightly toned, small thin in selvage at right (not affecting plate block). Otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $855
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Lot 1855 |
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1923-26, 1¢-10¢ perf. 10 complete (581-591), a fresh, well centered set. Original gum, never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $434
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Lot 1856 |
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1923, 1¢-10¢ rotary definitives complete, perf 10 (581-591), plate blocks of four. Well centered. Original gum, never hinged. A F.-V.F. and scarce complete set in plate blocks.
Scott $3,810
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Lot 1857 |
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1925, 3¢ violet, rotary (584), upper right plate "17161" block of four. Well centered, strong color. Original gum, never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 1858 |
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1929, 2¢ carmine coil, type II (599A), strip of eight. F.-V.F. An exceedingly rare used large multiple.
Scott $240 ++
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Lot 1859 |
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1929, 2¢ carmine coil, type II (599A/599), used joint line strip of 4. Fresh and beautifully centered. Light Washington, D.C. cancels. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,000+
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE COMBINATION PIECE.
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