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1918-1923 Issues
 
 
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Lot 245

1918, $5 deep green & black (524), top sheet margin arrow & plate no. block of 8. Exceptionally fresh, well centered and solid. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $6,000

A PREMIUM EXAMPLE OF THIS DIFFICULT $5 PLATE BLOCK THAT IS RARELY SEEN IN A TRUE NEVER HINGED STATE.
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Lot 246

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), full top plate no. block of 6. O.g., never hinged. Very minor natural gum skips and bends. Very Fine.
Scott $1,900
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Lot 247

1919, 1¢ gray green Offset, perf 12½ imperf vertically (536a), horizontal pair. Fresh and well centered. O.g., hinge remnant. Very Fine.
Scott $1,200

Expertization: with 1998 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 248

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), well centered for this difficult coil waste issue, bright color. O.g. Very Fine for this.
Scott $2,700
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Lot 249

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), wonderfully fresh, bright and well centered. O.g., lightly hinged. Very Fine for this.
Scott $2,700

Expertization: with 1974 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 250

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type III, rotary coil waste, imperf vertically (540b), horizontal pair. O.g. with only the barest trace of hinging. About Fine. Only 25 pairs are recorded.
Scott $2,000

Expertization: with 1977 & 1998 P.F. certificates.
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Lot 251

1919, 3¢ violet, rotary coil waste (541), mathematically centered and incredibly fresh with each stamp being a gem. O.g. five stamps never hinged. Light natural gum bends. Extremely Fine to Superb.
Scott $560
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Lot 252
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1923, 1¢ green, rotary sheet waste (544), fresh and lightly canceled with a partial duplex handstamp. Small light surface scuff in left margin. Fine appearance.
Scott $3,750

Expertization: with clear 1967 P.F. certificate.

A notoriously poorly centered stamp that is valued by Scott in the grade of Fine.

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Lot 253

1921, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste (545), top margin plate no. & "S30" block of 4. Bright and fresh. O.g., lightly hinged (all stamps). Upper left piece of selvage nearly separated. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $1,100

Expertization: with 1991 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 254

1920, $2 carmine & black (547), top sheet margin arrow & plate no. block of 8. Fresh and very well centered. Disturbed o.g. Small natural paper inclusion in upper right selvage. Very Fine.
Scott $4,000
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