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Lot 649 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), virtual perfect centering, extra large margins and rich color, original gum, lightly hinged, choice, Superb.
Scott $525
Expertization: 1996 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 650 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), outstanding centering, rich color, neat face-free registry cancel, choice, Extremely Fine, SMQ $880.
Scott $250
Expertization: 2011 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 651 |
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1918, $5 deep green & black (524), top margin block of four with plate no. 8178, excellent centering, fresh original gum, never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $1,440
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Lot 652 |
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1918, $5 deep green & black (524), block of four with horizontal guide line, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $1,440
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Lot 653 |
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1918, $5 deep green & black (524), full top margin plate nos. 8179, 8178, arrow block of eight, bright rich color, natural gum wrinkle in one, original gum, never hinged, F.-V.F.
Scott $6,000
A HANDSOME AND RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1918 $5 ISSUE.
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Lot 654 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), wide top margin plate no. 11260 block of six, bright color, natural gum wrinkle on one, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $1,800
Expertization: 2006 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 655 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), enormous balanced margins, bright rich color, Benton Harbor Mich postmark, a Superb used gem. SMQ $550.
Scott $100
Expertization: 2009 P.S.E. Certificate graded Superb 98.
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Lot 656 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VII (534B), bottom margin single, large margins elsewhere, post office fresh with deep color, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine. SMQ $3,450.
Scott $3,250
A GEM MINT SINGLE OF THE RARE 2¢ TYPE VII OFFSET IMPERF.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
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Lot 657 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VII (534B), ample to large margins, very fresh, tiny natural inclusion and wrinkle (latter not mentioned in certificate), original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 658 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VII (534B), beautifully balanced margins, bright color, neat machine cancel, Extremely Fine, SMQ $1900.
Scott $1,250
A FRESH AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE RAREST BY FAR OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN OFFSETS, TWO GRADED HIGHER TO DATE AND ONLY ONE OTHER AT THIS GRADE.
Expertization: 1977, 2009 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. Certificates, the last graded XF-Sup 95.
Provenance: Kirke
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Lot 659 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), typical centering, though perfs do clear all around, fresh color, original gum, Fine.
Scott $2,350
Expertization: photocopy of 1983 P.F. (for block) and 2012 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded VG 50.
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Lot 660 |
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1923, 1¢ green, rotary sheet waste (544), attractive centering, fresh rich color, F.-V.F., a most attractive used single of the scarce 1922 rotary perf 11. SMQ $3650.
Scott $3,750 for the grade of Fine
Expertization: 2005 and 2013 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded F 70.
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Lot 661 |
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1923, 1¢ green, rotary sheet waste (544), remarkably well centered for this difficult stamp, very light cancel, trivial tiny corner crease and a couple short perfs, otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $3,750
Expertization: 1993 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded VG-F 60.
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Lot 662 |
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1920, $2 carmine & black (547), top margin double plate number and arrow block of eight, well centered, rich color, crisp and intact, usual light natural gum bends, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE HIGH VALUE PLATE BLOCK, RARELY SEEN NEVER HINGED AND WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 663 |
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1920, 5¢ Pilgrim (550), precise centering with enormous margins, gorgeous color, original gum, never hinged, a Superb gem, SSV $425, surely this example deserved the designation of "jumbo".
Scott $85
Expertization: 1997, 2006 P.F. Certicates, latter graded XF-S 95.
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Lot 664 |
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1923, 8¢ olive green (560), full top margin plate no. 14571 block of six, well centered and fresh, original gum, never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $900
A CHOICE TOP MARGIN PLATE BLOCK; FULL TOPS ARE RARELY OFFERED.
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Lot 665 |
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1923, 14¢ blue (565 var.), strip of three with dramatic pre-printing fold, lightly hinged (on left stamp) original gum, F.-V.F., excellent Indian topical variety.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 666 |
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1923, $5 carmine & blue (573), full top margin arrow and two plate nos. block of eight, exceptionally well centered, rich colors, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine, a choice plate block.
Scott $3,750
Expertization: 2014 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 667 |
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1923, 1¢ green, rotary (578), top margin star and plate no. 14589 block of eight, rather well centered for this, rich color, crisp original gum, lightly hinged at top, bottom stamps never hinged, F.-V.F.
Scott $1,590
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Lot 668 |
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1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary coil waste (595), top margin star and plate no. 14247 block of four, wide natural straightedge (as virtually always) with full guide line, quite well centered for this difficult and scarce plate block, original gum, never hinged, nearly Very Fine, definitely undergraded, especially for this rare coil waste.
Scott $3,000
Expertization: 2013 P.S.E. Certificate graded VG 50.
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Lot 669 |
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1928, 2¢ carmine, type II (634A), block of four, outstanding centering, original gum, never hinged, post office fresh and choice Very Fine.
Scott $2,600 as singles
Provenance: Berlin
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Lot 670 |
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1929, 1¢-10¢ Kans.-Nebr. complete (658-679), plate blocks of 4, all but 4¢ Kansas nicely centered, original gum, mostly never hinged, includes 8¢-10¢ of both sets, appears to be F.-V.F. throughout.
Scott $9,260
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