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Lot 1923 |
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1909, 5¢ blue coil (351), guide line pair, exceptionally fresh and beautifully centered with a full vertical guide line at right, solid perfs and pristine, never hinged original gum; a Extremely Fine gem pair.
Scott $2,500
Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 1924 |
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1909, 4¢ orange brown coil (354), guide line pair, well centered and post office fresh with immaculate, never hinged original gum; o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $3,250
Expertization: 1993 PF Certificate.
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Lot 1925 |
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1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (361), exceptionally fresh and reasonably well centered with bright color and lightly hinged original gum, F.-V.F.
Scott $5,750
Expertization: photocopy of 1962 PF Certificate for a block of four.
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Lot 1926 |
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1909, 8¢ olive green, bluish paper (363), rich color with full, lightly hinged original gum, perfs barely into frame line at bottom, exceptionally fresh and nearly Fine.
Scott $30,000
Expertization: 1967 PF Certificate.
The 4¢ and 8¢ values on bluish paper were never issued to the public. One pane of 100 of each was kept for the Post Office archives and the rest destroyed. Over the years, 80-90 of each were exchanged for other stamps needed for the national collection.
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Lot 1927 |
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1909, 10¢ yellow, bluish paper (364), nicely centered with brilliant color and without the natural paper inclusions that frequently plague this stamp, original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and Fine.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: 1990 PF Certificate.
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Lot 1928 |
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1909, 13¢ blue green, bluish paper (365), exceptionally fresh and lightly cancelled, pressed diagonal creases at upper right and tiny thin spot, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate noting only the creases.
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Lot 1929 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, bluish paper (369), beautifully centered with uncommonly large margins, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $275
Expertization: 2007 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 1930 |
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1910, 1¢ green coil (390), guide line pair, virtually perfectly centered, bright color, two different town cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine, choice.
Scott $125
Expertization: 2003 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1931 |
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1910, 1¢ green coil (392), guide line pair, virtually perfectly centered, brilliant rich color on bright paper, nearly face free partial waving flag cancel, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $500
A SCARCE USED LINE PAIR IN THE FINEST QUALITY.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1932 |
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1911, 3¢ deep violet coil (394), strip of three (3mm spacing), well centered, strong color, neatly canceled by "Glastonbury Conn." straightline postmark, Very Fine, scarce and handsome used multiple.
Scott $278
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1933 |
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1912, 4¢ brown coil (395), guide line strip of four, from the top row of a bottom pane with full horizontal guide line at top, beautifully centered and post office fresh with pristine, never hinged original gum; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,380
Expertization: 1994 & 2009 PF Certificates.
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Lot 1934 |
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1913, 5¢ blue coil (396), guide line pair, nearly perfectly centered with bright color and a very light slogan cancel; fresh and choice, Extremely Fine.
Scott $825
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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