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Sale 354
U.S. and Canada
Stamps, Collections and Accumulations
| 1917-19 Washington-Franklins, Perf. 11 |
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Lot 340 |
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1917, 1¢ green (498f), position W3 or W9, original gum, never hinged, outstanding centering, fresh and intact. Extremely Fine, choice pane.
Scott $1,700
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Lot 341 |
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1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), bottom plate no. 10208 block of six, original gum, never hinged, natural gum skip bottom right stamp, rich color, quite nicely centered for this issue. F.-V.F.
Scott $3,750
A STRIKING AND RARE WIDE BOTTOM PLATE BLOCK OF THE SCARCE 2¢ TYPE 1A.
Expertization: with 1995 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 342 |
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1917 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, imperforate at top (500 var.), top plate no. 10209 block of six, original gum, left 4 stamps never hinged, quite well centered, intense shade. Bright and fresh Very Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE PARTIAL IMPERFORATE PLATE BLOCK OF THE TYPE 1A. THIS AND THE ZOELLNER (AND SADDLEBACK) BLOCK ARE THE ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF WHICH WE ARE AWARE.
Expertization: with 1995 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 343 |
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1917, 5¢ rose error (505), single error in block of nine, original gum, never hinged, natural s.e. at top as always, tiny natural gum skip on one 2¢ very well centered and exceptionally fresh. Very Fine, choice error block.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 344 |
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1917, 5¢ rose error (505), single error in block of nine, original gum mostly never hinged, including error, bright color, natural s.e. at top as always. F.-V.F.
Scott $650
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Lot 345 |
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1917, 15¢ gray (514), top plate no. 12591 block of six, choice centering, bright color. Extremely Fine, an outstanding top plate block.
Scott $900
Expertization: with 2016 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 346 |
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1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (515), top plate no. 13838 block of six, original gum, never hinged, exceptionally well centered, bright shade. Extremely Fine, wide top never hinged plate blocks with this choice centering are truly scarce.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 347 |
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1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (515), bottom plate no. 10327 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged top left and top right, other 4 never hinged, well centered, lovely bright shade. Tiny natural inclusion top left. Very Fine.
Scott $600
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Lot 348 |
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1917, 20¢ light ultramarine, imperf between (515b), vertical pair, original gum, lightly hinged at top only, bright color. Perfs in slightly at top (virtually all known pairs have the perforations cutting into the design). Fine and truly scarce.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: with 2011 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 349 |
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1917, 30¢ orange red (516), bottom plate no. 6927 block of six, original gum, never hinged, post office fresh, outstanding centering. Extremely Fine.
Scott $925
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Lot 350 |
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1917, 30¢ orange red (516), top plate no. 6911 block of six, original gum, never hinged (two with faint fingerprint impressions), very well centered, brilliant color. One with natural perf disc adherence. Very Fine and handsome.
Scott $925
Expertization: with 2016 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 351 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet (517), wide top plate no. 7057 block of six, original gum, never hinged, essentially perfectly centered, prooflike color. Natural pre-printing crease, two tiny indentations bottom middle stamp (absolutely trivial). Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,550
A STUNNING PLATE BLOCK— THE FINEST CENTERED NEVER HINGED TOP PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50¢ PERF 11 WE HAVE SEEN.
Expertization: with 2016 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 352 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet (517), right plate no. 7057 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, well centered, unusually pretty shade. Very Fine.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 353 |
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1917, $1 violet brown (518), bottom imprint, "A" and plate no. 5782 block of six, original gum imperceptibly lightly hinged, near perfect centering, deep rich color. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,300
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Lot 354 |
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1917, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, perf 11 (519), pristine never hinged original gum, well centered for this scarce and often faked stamp, rich color. Choice, Very Fine.
Scott $850
Expertization: with 1998 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 355 |
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1917, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, perf 11 (519), left part imprint and plate no. 4818 block of four, original gum, never hinged, quite nicely centered for this. Small tear in bottom selvage tab (of no import). F.-V.F.
Scott $3,400 as singles
Expertization: with 2010 P.F. certificate, lower right stamp signed Costales.
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Lot 356 |
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1917, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, perf 11 (519), left imprint and plate no. 4818 block of six, original gum, never hinged, quite well centered for this scarce type, bright color, wide selvage with pencil notation. F.-V.F.
Scott $6,500
A FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2¢ PERF 11 WATERMARKED PLATE BLOCK— PROBABLY LESS THAN 10 NEVER HINGED EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CENTERED.
Expertization: with 1989 P.F. certificate.
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