| 1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issue, Perf. 11 |
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Lot 198 |
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1917, 1¢ green, double impression (498d), fresh color. Neat wavy line cancel. Tiny thin spot and reperfed at right. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $3,750
ONLY 7 USED EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, 5 OF WHICH HAVE FAULTS.
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 199 |
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1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. pane (498f), block of nine (three rows) plus a single from the pane of 30 used on reverse of registered soldier's letter from soldier at Military Hospital No. 3, A.E.F., France to Detroit, Mich., postmarked "U.S. Army Postal Service No. 2, Registered, Apr 2, 1918", A.E.F. censor handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A CHOICE USE OF THE 1¢ A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE STAMPS.
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Lot 200 |
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1917, 1¢ green, perf 10 at top (498g), deep color, centered to bottom with a wide margin at top, neat town cancel. Fine.
Scott $20,000
A FRESH, SOUND AND LIGHTLY CANCELLED USED SINGLE, OF WHICH ONLY FOUR OTHERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED, ONLY ONE OF WHICH COULD WE CALL WELL CENTERED— ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE WASHINGTON-FRANKLINS PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM.
Expertization: 2008 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 201 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, imperf vertically (499b), horizontal pair. Superb centering, bright fresh color. Neat face-free town cancels. Small thin spot left stamp. Choice Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $225
THE ONLY KNOWN USED EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY— THE CATALOGUE VALUE, WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE TWIGG-SMITH SALE IN 2001, IS INEXPLICABLE.
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Twigg-Smith
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Lot 202 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499f), partial pane of 27, well centered, good color. "Keyhole" cancels. Small faults as might be expected on a used multiple of this size (couple stamps with surface scrapes, several with diagonal crease). Otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A REMARKABLE NEARLY INTACT USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2¢ AEF PANE OF WHICH THERE ARE VERY FEW USED MULTIPLES OF ANY SIZE AND ONLY ONE LARGER (PARTIAL PANE OF 29).
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 203 |
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1917, 2¢ lake, type I (499h), rich deep unmistakable shade. Neat cancel. Typical centering for this shade. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $800
WHILE QUITE A SCARCE SHADE MINT, THIS IS THE ONLY USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2¢ PERF 11 IN THE LAKE SHADE CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION— WOEFULLY UNDERCATALOGUED.
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate for this stamp on cover from Newton Kansas (cover accompanies).
Provenance: Natalee Grace
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Lot 204 |
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1917, 3¢ dark violet, type II, imperf horizontally (502c), strip of three, rich color, centered to right. Smudge cancel. Creases and small thins. Fine appearance.
Scott $750 + as pair
ONE OF ONLY TWO USED MULTIPLES OF THE 3¢ TYPE II IMPERF HORIZONTALLY KNOWN TO US, THE OTHER BEING A PAIR ON COVER. AS OFTEN WITH THESE SELDOM OFFERED USED RARITIES, THE CATALOGUE VALUE SEEMS TO HAVE NO RELATION TO THE RARITY OF THIS VARIETY USED-THE MINT VARIETY WITH AT LEAST 10 KNOWN CATALOGUES ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH.
Expertization: clear 1937 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 205 |
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1917, 3¢ dark violet, type II, perf 10 at bottom (502e), irregular block of three, bottom stamps both fully perf 10 at bottom, excellent color, attractive centering. Bottom left stamp pulled perforation, slight crease, right error is sound. Very Fine.
Scott $60,000
A MOST IMPRESSIVE MULTIPLE OF THE RARE 3¢ 1917 TYPE II PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM WITH ONLY 6 SINGLES, BESIDES THIS PIECE, HAVING BEEN CERTIFIED. THIS IS THE ONLY MULTIPLE. ADDITIONALLY, THESE ARE THE ONLY EXAMPLES WITH POSTAL CANCELS, AS OPPOSED TO THE USUAL PRECANCELS.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Zoellner, Natalee Grace
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Lot 206 |
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1917, 6¢ red orange, perf 10 at top (506a), perfectly centered, vivid color. "Scranton Pa" pre-cancel. Small diagonal creases at top right. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $8,000
ONE OF THE TWO BEST CENTERED OF THE 20 USED SINGLES OF THE 6¢ PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
Expertization: 2015 P.F. Certificate.
When sold in a 2000 auction, this stamp was described as having a tiny tear. It is actually a tiny crease.
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Lot 207 |
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1917, 8¢ olive bister (virtually) imperf between (508b var.), vertical pair, fully imperforate between except two, absolutely invisible to the unaided eye, perf indentations (which if we did not stare at this piece for several minutes, would never have seen). Bottom stamp two tears. Otherwise Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 1971 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 208 |
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1917, 8¢ olive bister, perf 10 at bottom (508c), quite well centered, attractive shade. "Utica New York" pre-cancel. Minor flaws including minuscule closed tear and light crease, none mentioned on accompanying certificate. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $10,000
ONE OF THE BEST CENTERED OF THE APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 8¢ PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM— THERE ARE NO KNOWN UNUSED.
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 209 |
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1917, 9¢ salmon red, perf 10 at top (509a), transitional perfs, perf 11 at top right changing to perf 10, well centered, deep shade. "Parkersberg W. VA" pre-cancel. Diagonal crease and additional small faults, none visible from the front. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $7,500
HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE 9¢ PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM OF WHICH LESS THAN 30 HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED.
Expertization: 2015 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 210 |
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1917, 12¢ claret brown, perf 10 at bottom (512b), transitional perfs from perf 10 at right to perf 11 at left, rich color. "Reading Pa" pre-cancel. Small faults including nicks at upper right and bottom left. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $15,000
A REASONABLY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 12¢ PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM— LESS THAN 20 KNOWN.
Expertization: 2015 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 211 |
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1917, 15¢ gray, perf 10 at bottom (514a), exceptionally well centered, deep color. "Hartford Conn"pre-cancel. Small nick at lower left, vertical crease, thin and tiny tear. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $10,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE 15¢ PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM, BEING ONE OF ONLY TWO CERTIFIED EXAMPLES, THERE ARE NO UNUSED, AND EASILY THE MORE ATTRACTIVE-THE OTHER IS SOMEWHAT HEAVILY CANCELLED, STRAIGHT EDGED AND HAS FAULTS. THE 15 ¢ 1917, ALONG WITH THE 50¢ WOULD SEEM TO BE THE RAREST OF THE PERF 10 ON ONE SIDE VARIETIES. ONCE AGAIN, THE CATALOGUE VALUE APPEARS TO BE QUITE DATED.
Expertization: 2015 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 212 |
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1917, 20¢ light ultramarine, perf 10 at bottom (515d), rather well centered for this, bright color. Light boxed cancel. F.-V.F.
Scott $12,500
A FRESH AND FULLY SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 20 CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM, OF WHICH ONLY 9 EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION (THERE IS ALSO A PRE-CANCELLED PAIR FROM THE SIRRON COLLECTION). OF THESE, 6 ARE PRE-CANCELLED AND, OF THE OTHER TWO WITH POSTAL CANCELS, ONE HAS A FAULT, AND THE OTHER A RATHER HEAVY BRUSH STROKE CANCEL, MAKING THIS ARGUABLY THE FINEST EXTANT— THERE ARE NO UNUSED EXAMPLES.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 213 |
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1917, 30¢ orange red, perf 10 at top (516a), well centered, brilliant color. "Columbus Ohio" pre-cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $8,500
A CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 30 CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM, OF WHICH ONLY 5 HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION: 2 UNUSED SINGLES AND A THIRD IN A PAIR, AND ONLY 2 USED EXAMPLES, AN OFF-CENTER POSTALLY USED SINGLE WITH A THIN, AND THIS EXCEPTIONAL PRE-CANCELLED SINGLE— UNDERCATALOGUED, IN OUR OPINION, GIVEN THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE PERF 10 ON ONE SIDE VARIETIES.
Expertization: 1984 A.P.S. and 1997 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Floyd
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Lot 214 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet, imperf between (517b), vertical pair,imperforate between, and between bottom stamp and sheet margin, bright color, average centering. "Akron Ohio" pre-cancel. Light crease. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $6,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 50¢ IMPERF BETWEEN VARIETY, EITHER USED OR UNUSED, AND, IN FACT, THE ONLY MAJOR ERROR ON ANY OF THE HIGHEST VALUE WASHINGTON-FRANKLINS. CATALOGUE VALUE IS BASED ON A 2000 AUCTION REALIZATION, AND GIVEN THIS PAIR'S UNIQUE STATUS, WOULD APPEAR TO BE EXCEEDINGLY UNDERVALUED.
Expertization: 1975, 2000 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Floyd
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Lot 215 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet, perf 10 at bottom (517c), very well centered, lovely deep color. "San Francisco California"pre-cancel. Light diagonal crease. Very Fine.
Scott $17,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN OF THE 50¢ PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM, THERE ARE NO KNOWN UNUSED EXAMPLES. THE 50 CENT 1917, ALONG WITH THE 15¢ WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE MOST RARE OF ALL THE PERF 10 ON ONE SIDE VARIETIES.
Expertization: 1969/1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Grunin, Schilling and Zoellner
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Lot 216 |
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1917, $1 deep brown (518b), unusually well centered, fresh deep color. Neat Sandusky Ohio oval cancel. Very Fine and choice example of this very scarce and often misidentified shade, which is surprisingly difficult to locate this well centered and completely sound.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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