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Lot 377 |
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1901 Pan-American "Specimen" overprints complete (294SE-299SE), bright and fresh with full, barely hinged original gum, Fine. One of the nicer sets we've seen.
Scott $1,410
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Lot 378 |
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American (294), wonderfully bright, fresh and perfectly centered with flawless, never hinged original gum; Extremely Fine to Superb. SMQ $350.
Scott $45
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 379 |
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (294a), fresh and quite well with lightly hinged original gum, Very Fine.
Scott $12,500
A TRULY OUTSTANDING ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.
Expertization: 2004 PF Certificate.
The 1¢ Pan-American with center inverted was found in at least four different post offices across the country. It is believed that as many as 700 may have been sold.
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Lot 380 |
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1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), deeper color than usual, nicely centered with full, undisturbed original gum (small hinge remnant), F.-V.F. Scott's value is for examples with full, slightly disturbed original gum.
Scott $55,000
ONE OF THE FINER MINT EXAMPLES OF THIS POPULAR RARITY OF WHICH HALF ARE FAULTY.
Expertization: 1978 PF Certificate.
The 2¢ is the rarest of the regularly issued Pan-American Inverts with probably no more than 200 being issued. This estimate is based on the fact that two shades of the error exist, meaning that at least two panes of 100 were released in two different post offices. Lending further credence to the like issue of no more than 200 issued is current estimate of approximately 150 surviving examples including about a half dozen used singles and a mint block.
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Lot 381 |
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1901, 4¢ Pan-American, center inverted (296a), fresh, bright and nicely centered, original gum, reperforated at right and tiny scuff below the "I" of "America" (neither mentioned in the earlier certificate); Fine appearance.
Scott $75,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RAREST OF THE PAN-AMERICAN INVERTS.
Expertization: 1962 (clear) & 2011 PF Certificates.
The 4¢ Pan-American invert was not regularly issued but was instead created intentionally in a special printing of two sheets of 200. Of the 400 inverts printed, one sheet of 200 was handstamped with a small "Specimen" overprint, while another half-sheet (pane) of 100 was stuck onto a Post Office ledger sheet and retained in the postal archives. Of the 300 not retained by the post office, both with and without the "Specimen" overprint, a little over 100 were distributed by postal authorities to friends and dignitaries and the rest were destroyed. Sometime in the mid-1910s the Post Office exchanged 97 of the 100 copies in the archives for stamps that were needed for the government collection. These 97, since they had been stuck onto a ledger sheet, were nearly all thinned and/or had badly disturbed gum.
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Lot 382 |
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1901, 4¢ Pan-American, center inverted, overprinted "Specimen" (296aSE), rich color, centered to the left, slightly disturbed original gum, reperforated at top with minor perf faults, about Fine appearance.
Scott $11,500
Expertization: 2006 PSE Certificate graded FR-G 20.
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Lot 383 |
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1901, 4¢ Pan-American, center inverted, overprinted "Specimen" (296aSE), "Specimen" overprint lightened, original gum, small sealed tear, perf added at bottom and reperforated at top; quite fresh and Fine appearing.
Scott $11,500
Expertization: 2011 PF Certificate.
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Lot 384 |
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1901, 8¢ Pan-American (298), perfectly centered and wonderfully fresh with light c.d.s. cancels in upper right and lower left corners; a choice Extremely Fine to Superb used Gem., truly rare this striking.
Scott $55
Expertization: 2011 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 385 |
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1903 Roosevelt Presentation Album (P2), complete leather bound Roosevelt album with small die proofs complete through Scott 313, gold-stamped "Otto Carmichael" on front cover and "United States Postage Stamps 1847-1902. Proofs" on spine, inscribed "December 25, 1910 Presented to Herman and Charles Schimpff, S M Cullom", beautifully presented on gray pages with gold edges with proofs arranged in geometric patterns as sets, includes two #3-4 sets in differing color (one labeled 1847 and other 1876), First 1861 and Last 1861, various Bank Notes, Columbian and other issues up to 1902 Series, also includes Back of the Book with Special Delivery, Postage Dues, Officials, Newspapers and Periodicals, Carriers, and six from 1899 Cuba set, seven blank pages at end intended for future issues, Very Fine.
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
AN EXTREMELY RARE INTACT ROOSEVELT PRESENTATION ALBUM IN A CHOICE STATE OF PRESERVATION.
In 1903 the Bureau of Engraving and Printing prepared 85 Roosevelt Presentation albums with small die proofs on white wove paper of all stamps printed to that date. Most of the albums were given to government officials. Very few Roosevelt Presentation albums remain intact with most having been broken for collectors.
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