| 1914-15 Washington-Franklins, SL Watermark, Perf.10 |
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Lot 453 |
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1914, 5¢ blue (428), bright, fresh and beautifully centered with perfectly balanced margins, vibrant color and immaculate, never hinged original gum; Extremely Fine to Superb. SMQ $700.
Scott $75
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 454 |
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1914, 5¢ blue (428), full top margin plate no. block of 6, well centered and solid, original gum, never hinged, fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $650
Expertization: 2009 PF Certificate.
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Lot 455 |
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1914, 6¢ red orange (429), centered with mathematical precision amid huge balanced margins with bright, truly radiant color and pristine, never hinged original gum, post office fresh and positively Superb. One of only four at this PSE grade with just two graded higher. SMQ $2,500.
Scott $105
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded Superb 98.
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Lot 456 |
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1914, 7¢ black (430), all but perfectly centered with large symmetrical margins and a prooflike impression; fresh and choice, Extremely Fine to Superb. To date just three never hinged examples have been graded higher. SMQ $1,375.
Scott $200
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 457 |
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1914, 20¢ ultramarine (438), choice centering with beautifully balanced margins and blazing color; wonderfully fresh and Extremely Fine. SMQ $950.
Scott $430
Expertization: 2007 PSE Certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 458 |
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1915, 50¢ violet (440), mathematically centered with ample, perfectly balanced margins, truly luminous color and post office fresh, never hinged original gum, positively Superb. SMQ $13,500.
Scott $1,150
A MOST DIFFICULT HIGH VALUE TO LOCATE THIS WELL CENTERED AND NEVER HINGED; WITH MORE THAN 40 EXAMPLES GRADED BY PSE TO DATE, ONLY A SINGLE EXAMPLE HAS RECEIVED A HIGHER GRADE.
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded Superb 98.
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Lot 459 |
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1915, 50¢ violet (440), precisely centered with large balanced margins, radiant color and never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine. SMQ $2,050.
Scott $1,150
Expertization: 2004 PSE Certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 460 |
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1914, 4¢ brown coil (446), fresh, bright and mathematically centered with rich warm color and a neat barred ellipse cancel; a Superb used Gem. SMQ $670 for XF-Sup 95, not priced as a Superb 98!.
Scott $150
UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE FINEST WE HAVE SEEN, AND BEING ONE OF JUST TWO USED EXAMPLES GRADED SUPERB 98 BY PSE, WITH NONE GRADED HIGHER.
Expertization: 2011 PSE Certificate graded Superb 98.
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Lot 461 |
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1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), pair, remarkably fresh and exceptionally well centered for this with part of adjacent stamp at bottom; bright color and solid perforations, original gum, lightly hinged at top only, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $6,000
THIS COMBINATION OF CENTERING AND FRESHNESS IS SELDOM AVAILABLE ON THIS RARE ROTARY PRESS COIL.
Expertization: 2006 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 462 |
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1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), pair, exceptionally fresh and bright, slightly disturbed original gum, Fine.
Scott $6,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE COIL PAIR.
Expertization: 1967 PF Certificate.
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Lot 463 |
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1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), joint line pair, bright, fresh and solid with exemplary centering and immaculate, never hinged original gum; Very Fine. SMQ $23,200.
Scott $28,000
A TRULY SUPERIOR EXAMPLE OF THIS KEY LINE PAIR, MOST OF WHICH ARE RATHER POORLY CENTERED, ONLY ONE HAS BEEN GRADED HIGHER BY PSE (A 90).
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded VF 80.
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