Sale 331

U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History


Booklets and Booklet Panes
 
 
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Lot 814
BK
Booklet Pane, 1898, 2¢ red, type IV (279Bj), booklet pane of 6, horizontal watermark, position D with plate no. 990, well centered with brilliant color and never hinged original gum, original gum, never hinged, post office fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $2,150

AN ESPECIALLY CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE BOOKLET PANE WITH ALL OF THE OUTSIDE MARGINS WELL CLEAR, A PLATE NUMBER WELL ABOVE THE USUAL AVERAGE CENTERING.
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Lot 815
BK
Booklet Pane, 1898, 2¢ red, type IV (279Bj), position H with guide line at right, original gum, never hinged, fresh and crisp F.-V.F.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 816
BK
Booklet Pane, 1898, 2¢ red, type IV (279Bk), booklet pane of 6, vertical watermark, exceptionally fresh and well centered within never hinged original gum, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $1,000

A SELECT PANE WITH BEAUTIFULLY BALANCED MARGINS.
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Lot 817
BK
Booklet, 1900-03, 25¢, black on buff cover (BK2), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #279Bj, panes are Fine, booklet is fresh and Very Fine with cover very lightly bent near staples.
Scott $6,000
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Lot 818
BK
Booklet, 1903, 1¢ blue green, booklet of six (300b), nearly perfectly centered with pristine, never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,150

Expertization: 1985 & 1996 PF Certificates.
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Lot 819

Booklet, 1903, 1¢ blue green, booklet of six (300b), without tab, guide line at right, tied by Fallston Pa. duplexes, Aug 19, 1908, on a 2¢ entire to England, backstamped, F-VF and quite rare.
Estimate $350 - 500
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Lot 820
BK
Booklet, 1903, 2¢ carmine, booklet pane of six (301c), position E, beautifully centered with bright color and immaculate, never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $950

Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 821
BK
Booklet, 1903, 2¢ carmine rose, type I (319n), position C, bright and fresh, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 822
BK
Booklet, 1903, 25¢, black on cream cover (BK14), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #319g, panes are F-VF, booklet is fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,100
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Lot 823
BK
Booklet, 1903, 49¢, black on buff cover (BK15), complete and unexploded, containing four panes of #319g, panes are F-VF, booklet is fresh and Very Fine with cover just slightly bent near staples.
Scott $1,350
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Lot 824
BK
Booklet, 1903, 97¢, black on gray cover (BK17), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #319g, all position E, panes are F-VF, booklet is fresh and Very Fine with cover very lightly creased near staples (not mentioned on accompanying certificate).
Scott $3,250

Expertization: clear 2003 PF Certificate.
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Lot 825
BK
Booklet Pane, 1903, 2¢ carmine, type II (319h), booklet pane of 6, fresh and nicely centered, original gum, never hinged, natural paper inclusion visible on back only, F.-V.F.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 826
BK
Booklet Pane, 1903, 2¢ lake, type II (319q), booklet pane of 6, position E, exceptionally fresh and well centered with solid perfs and barely hinged original gum, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $300
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Lot 827
  BK
Booklet Pane, 1903, 2¢ type I (319g/319p), booklet pane of 6, complete set of the nine identifiable positions, pos. D, with plate no. 2548, is a scarlet shade (319p), pos. F is carmine rose (319n), the rest are carmine (319g); a nicely centered, original gum groupfvf or Very Fine except pos. G has some reinforced separation while pos. H is Extremely Fine, never hinged.
Scott $1,590
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Lot 828

Booklet Pane, 1903, 2¢ carmine, type I (319g), booklet pane of six with full tab, used with two 2¢ Washingtons (405) and tied by Hudson, N.Y. straightlines on registered cover to Concord N.H., Dec 22-23, 1914; reduced at left, pane with small corner crease at lower right, Fine and rare.
Estimate $400 - 600
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Lot 829
BK
Booklet, 1908, 25¢, black on green cover (BK18), complete and unexploded, containing four panes of #331a, both position E, panes are Fine (2) or Very Fine (2), booklet is Very Fine with cover lightly creased at staples.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 830
BK
Booklet Pane, 1908, 2¢ carmine (332a), booklet pane of 6, position I, exquisitely centered with pristine, never hinged original gum; a post office fresh, Extremely Fine gem pane.
Scott $230

Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate.
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Lot 831
BK
Booklet, 1908, 25¢, black on cream cover (BK20), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #332a, panes are choice Extremely Fine, booklet is Very Fine with cover lightly bent at staples.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 832
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Lot 833
BK
Booklet, 1910, 97¢, black on gray cover (BK30), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #375a, o.g., never hinged, panes are F-VF, booklet is Very Fine and fresh with cover lightly creased at staples.
Scott $3,000
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Lot 834
BK
Booklet, 1912, 97¢, green on lavender cover (BK33), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #405b, panes are F-VF, booklet is Very Fine with cover lightly bent at staples.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 835
BK
Booklet, 1912, 49¢, black on pink cover (BK36), complete and unexploded, containing four panes of #406a, panes are F-VF, booklet is fresh and Extremely Fine with cover lightly bent at staples.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 836
BK
Booklet, 1912, 97¢, black on gray cover (BK37), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #406a, all position I, panes are F-VF, booklet is Very Fine and fresh with cover lightly creased near staples.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 837
BK
Booklet, 1914, 49¢, red on pink cover (BK45), complete and unexploded, containing four panes of #425e, panes and booklet are F.-V.F. with cover lightly creased near staples.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 838
BK
Booklet Pane, 1916, 1¢ green, with large plate crack (462a var.), booklet pane of 6, a matched pair of two panes, one with the crack in the right margin, the other in the left, the latter cut in at right, which is normal on panes that show the crack at the left, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $750
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Lot 839
BK
Booklet, 1916, 97¢, red on blue cover (BK52), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #463a, panes are Very Fine (4) or F-VF (4), booklet is lightly soiled and lightly bent near staples, otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 840
BK
Booklet Pane, 1917, 1¢ green (498f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, position W6 with guide line at left and bottom, fresh and exceptionally well centered with solid perforations and never hinged original gum, small tape stain on tab at lower right, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,800
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Lot 841
BK
Booklet, 1917, 25¢, red on buff cover (BK58 var.), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #499e, with the unique cover style, Furman type IIIb, post office fresh and Extremely Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE BK58 25¢ BOOKLET WITH THIS COMBINATION OF COVER TEXT.

Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate not identifying cover type.

Style IIIb is defined by the particular combination of the inside front cover, the third line of which ends with "United States Expeditionary Forces", and the outside back cover, which is devoted to the "Postal Savings System".

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Lot 842
BK
Booklet Pane, 1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, position W3/9 with guide line at right, beautifully centered with bright color and solid perforations, original gum with small hinge remnants, fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $26,000

A SUPERB PANE, AMONG THE FEW OF THE ONLY TWENTY OR SO REPORTED TO EXIST INTACT THAT CAN BE TRULY DESCRIBED AS WELL CENTERED.

Expertization: 1995 PF Certificate.

Provenance: "Vineyard"
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Lot 843
BK
Booklet, 1918, 37¢, violet on sage cover (BK62), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #501b, panes and booklet are Very Fine with cover lightly bent at staples.
Scott $500
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Lot 844
BK
Booklet, 1926, 97¢, red on blue cover (BK74), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #583a, panes are Fine or F-VF, booklet is fresh and Very Fine with cover lightly bent at staples.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 845

Booklet Pane, 1926, 2¢ carmine, rotary (583a), booklet pane of six with full tab, tied on First Day Cover by Aug 27, 1926 Washington D.C. duplexes, sent Special Delivery, and paying the correct 12¢ rate, to the U.S. Patent Office with a Captain of the Watch receiving stamp one hour after the 8:30 p.m. date of the postmark; pane is only average, centering-wise, but the cover is otherwise Very Fine and choice. A rare FDC.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 846
BK
Booklet Pane, 1924, 2¢ carmine, rotary (583a), booklet pane of six, fresh and Fine, tied by Aug 27, 1926 Washington, D.C. duplexes on neatly stencil addressed Nickle First Day Cover, Very Fine.
Scott $1,500

Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 847
BK
Booklet, 1927, 97¢, green on lavender cover (BK76), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #632a, panes Very Fine, booklet Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $600
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Lot 848
BK
Booklet, 1927, 97¢, green on lavender cover (BK76 var.), complete and unexploded, containing eight panes of #632a, a third, mis-aligned staple has been inserted just to the left of the normal top staple, panes mostly Very Fine, booklet fresh and Extremely Fine. An interesting var.
Scott $600
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Lot 849
BK
Booklet, 1927, 25¢, red on buff cover, experimental cellophane interleaving (BK80a), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #634d, panes are F-VF, booklet is fresh and Very Fine with only a minor bend near staples.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 850
BK
Booklet, 1932, 37¢, violet on buff cover, experimental cellophane interleaving (BK84a), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of #720b, panes are slightly miscut, booklet is Very Fine with a light bend in the upper left corner.
Scott $1,750

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 25¢ BOOKLET WITH THIS STYLE COVER.
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Lot 851
BK
Booklet, 1942, 37¢, violet on buff cover (BK102 var.), complete and unexploded, assembled with covers and panes inverted so that staples are through the bottoms of the stamps, the panes are also miscut by nearly 50%, containing two panes of #807a, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate $400 - 600
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Lot 852
BK
Airmail Booklet, 1928 Lindbergh, one pane inverted (BKC1 var.), complete booklet containing two panes of #C10a, the first pane is position A and is inverted, having the "tab" at the bottom, the second pane is position J and is normal, o.g., never hinged, at one point exploded, then carefully reassembled, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $13,500 for unexploded

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE BOOKLET, ONLY ABOUT A HALF DOZEN OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECORDED.

Expertization: 1998 PF Certificate.
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Lot 853
BK
Airmail Booklet Pane, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), booklet pane of 3, from the very rare position O, well centered with pristine, never hinged original gum, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate $300 - 400

SHOWING FULL GUIDE LINES AT BOTH THE TOP AND THE LEFT, THIS IS SURELY AMONG THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF POSITION O IN EXISTENSE.

Position O is by far the rarest of all the positions because the sheets were normally trimmed below the horizontal guide line.

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Lot 854
BK
Airmail Booklet Pane, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), booklet pane of 3, assemblage 14 different positions, lacking only the rare position O [offered separately], including one pane from each corner of the sheet, each showing a bit of a plate no.; generally F-VF with all but one corner position never hinged; also includes a Washington, D.C. FDC with the pane separated into a pair and a single.
Scott $1,770 for panes only
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Lot 855

Airmail Booklet Pane, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), position C with full guide line and split arrow at left, on registered Washington D.C. First Day Cover to Springfield Ill., datestamps on reversexf and choice.
Scott $875
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Lot 856

Airmail Booklet Pane, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), with 2¢ Valley Forge (646) on registered Cleveland Midwestern Phil. Sta. First Day Cover to San Francisco, Very Fine.
Scott $800+
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Lot 857

Airmail Booklet Pane, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), four covers, eached franked with a full pane (plus other postage): 1.) Miami-Crisobal first flight cover, Feb 1929 (flown by Lindbergh); 2.) Miami-Montevideo first flight cover, Jan 1930; 3.) 1930 Los Angeles-Lakehurst Zeppelin cover (legal size, open on three sides); and 4.) Cleveland Midwestern Phil. Sta. combination FDC with 2¢ Valley Forge (646); a Very Fine and scarce group for the Linbergh collector.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 858
BK
Airmail Booklet Pane, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh (C10a), six panes including a complete booklet (front cover creased), one a position C, the rest position A, original gum, all but one never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, the lightly hinged pane being an Extremely Fine Jumbo.
Scott $745
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Lot 859
BK
Airmail Booklet, 1964, 80¢, black on pink cover (BKC17), complete and unexploded, containing two panes of C64c, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $700

Expertization: 2000 PSE Certificate.
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