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Sale 354
U.S. and Canada
Stamps, Collections and Accumulations
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Lot 154 |
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1890, 2¢ lake, imperf (219De), bottom imprint and plate no. block of 12, unused without gum, balanced margins, deep color. Extremely Fine. Now listed as 219DP5 but unlisted and unpriced as a plate block of 12.
Estimate 400 - 500
Expertization: with 1990 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 155 |
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1890, 2¢ carmine (220), top imprint and plate no. block of 12, original gum, never hinged, quite well centered, exceptionally fresh and bright. Selvage crease. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $900 as hinged
If the never hinged premium for the plate strip of six were applied to this never hinged plate block, the catalogue value would be approximately $1,700.
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Lot 156 |
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1890, 2¢ carmine, cap on left "2" variety (220a), top imprint plate no. 235 and "TT" block of 12, original gum, never hinged, well centered, bright fresh color and paper, cut from sheet at bottom. Very Fine. Catalogued as hinged plate block and 2 singles.
Scott $12,850
A POST OFFICE FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF CAP ON LEFT "2" VARIETY.
Given that this plate block was cut from the sheet and the matching plate no. and "TT", it should be safe to assume that this multiple came from the same sheet as the plate block from the Robert R Hall collection (RAS sale #1096, lot 386, 4/28/2015).
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Lot 157 |
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1890, 5¢ chocolate (223), original gum, never hinged, perfectly centered with very large balanced margins, stunning color and freshness. Superb. SMQ $8,500.
Scott $200
A TRULY SUPERB LARGE MARGINED MINT SINGLE, ONLY THREE OTHERS SHARE THIS GRADE AND ONLY TWO HIGHER.
Expertization: with 1993 P.F. certificate AND 2007 P.S.E. certificate, the latter graded Superb 98J.
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Lot 158 |
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1890, 30¢ black (228), original gum, never hinged, mathematically centered with wide margins, bright fresh color, highly detailed impression. Superb. SMQ $17,750.
Scott $900
AN INCOMPARABLE MINT SINGLE, THE HIGHEST GRADED TO DATE BY THE PSE AND THE SOLE EXAMPLE AT THIS SUPERB GRADE.
Expertization: with 1993 P.F. certificate AND 2007 P.S.E. certificate, the latter graded Superb 98.
A great set of the 1890 small Bank Note issue is a most challenging one to assemble. An interesting statistical analysis helps to illustrate this challenge:
The PSE has awarded the grade of 100 to only two of the 11 different denominations— and that includes some really common stamps, e.g. the 1¢ with over two billion printed and the 2¢ with over six billion printed. The 30¢ is one of the most difficult values, and if your quest is for the very finest, this stamp is a must.
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