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Lot 689 |
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Interior Dept., 1875 Special Printing, 24¢ vermilion, overprinted "Specimen" (O22SD), bright, fresh color, without gum as issued, about Fine. Only 77 were sold.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 690 |
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State Dept., 1873, 90¢ dark green (O67), large margins, fresh color, original gum, Fine.
Scott $1,050
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 691 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (O68), perfectly centered within unusually large margins all around, rich colors, original gum, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,800
A SUPERB MINT SINGLE OF THE SCARCE $2 STATE; THIS EXAMPLE MAY BE THE FINEST MINT SINGLE EXTANT.
Expertization: 1992 and 2003 P.F. Certificates.
Our first thought when looking at this stamp was- we have never seen one this fine. So we reviewed all 67 of the online photos of the mint $2 State. Overall, the vast majority of these examples were poorly centered, with, every now and then, a well centered stamp appearing. Then, one stamp came up in the early 1990s which could be considered a worthy rival- until we realized it was the exact same stamp! Finally, the next to the last online example, from the early 1980s was one more beautiful $2 State. However, as the photo is quite old, it is really difficult to judge. Nevertheless, we believe the stamp being offered here is superior. One interesting aside- the P.S.E. graded only one example and that one received a 50.
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Lot 692 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (O68), nicely centered, prooflike colors, original gum, single pulled perf at right, otherwise fresh, F.-V.F.
Scott $1,800
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 693 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (O69), excellent centering for this issue, with bright colors, and full fresh original gum, Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
A STELLAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STATE DEPARTMENT HIGH VALUE -GIVEN THAT THE $5 IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED U.S. STAMPS WITH ONLY 363 PRINTED, SOME OF WHICH WERE USED, AND THAT ONLY ABOUT 25% OF THE CERTIFIED MINT $5 STATES ARE SOUND AND WITH ORIGINAL GUM, IT IS NO WONDER CHOICE MINT EXAMPLES SUCH AS THIS ARE RARELY OFFERED.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 694 |
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State Dept., 1873, $10 green & black (O70), quite well centered, georgeous deep colors, virtually full original gum, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
A PARTICULARLY CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE $10 STATE.
Provenance: Maffeo
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Lot 695 |
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State Dept., 1873, $20 green & black (O71), top margin plate no. 12(4) single, fresh colors, original gum, hinge remnant, Fine mint single of the scarce $20.
Scott $5,500
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Lot 696 |
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Interior Dept., 1879, 24¢ vermilion (O103), well centered for this difficult stamp, distinctive soft paper color, original gum, hinge remnant, light crease and natural inclusion, fresh and F.-V.F. appearance, an attractive example of the rare 24¢ soft paper.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 697 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 6¢ brown (O110), remarkably fresh and quite well centered, original gum, never hinged, F.-V.F.
Scott $450
Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 698 |
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Treasury Dept., 1879, 90¢ brown (O113), reasonably well centered for this rare value with rich color and fresh paper, couple trivial natural inclusion specks (not mentioned in certificate), original gum, Fine.
Scott $5,500
THE 90¢ TREASURY DEPARTMENT SOFT PAPER IS ONE OF THE MAJOR OBSTACLES TO A COMPLETE SOUND MINT SET OF THE OFFICIALS— ONLY FIVE OTHER SOUND EXAMPLES WITH ORIGINAL GUM HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PF IN THEIR ONLINE RECORDS.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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