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1918-1920 Offset Issues
 
 
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Lot 639

1920, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type IV (526), bottom plate no. 10897 block of six, original gum never hinged, fresh and well centered, Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 640

1920, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type IV (526), wide top plate no. 10841 block of six, original gum, 5 stamps never hinged, natural light gum wrinkle, bright and well centered, Extremely Fine.
Scott $240
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Lot 641

1920, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type IV (526), bottom plate no. 10843 block of six with two additional "ghost" plate nos., original gum never hinged, light natural gum wrinkle and skip, one with small inclusion, bright, exceptionally well centered, Extremely Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 642

1920, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type IV (526), wide top plate no. 10826 block of six, original gum never hinged, upper left single with tiny natural inclusion, bright and Very Fine.
Scott $450
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Lot 643

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type V (527), bottom plate no. 10956 block of six, original gum never hinged, bright and well centered, Very Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 644

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type V (527), bottom plate no. 11243 block of six with two additional "ghost" plate nos., original gum never hinged, fresh, exceptional centering, Extremely Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 645

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type V (527), left plate no. 11238 block of six, original gum never hinged, fresh and well centered, Very Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 646

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type Va (528), wide top plate no. 12026 block of six, original gum never hinged, fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $175
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Lot 647

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type Va (528), top plate no. 11410 block of six, monogram above plate no., original gum barest trace of possible light hinging, rich color and near perfect centering, Extremely Fine.
Scott $200
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Lot 648

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type VI (528A), original gum never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $115
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Lot 649

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type VI (528A), bottom plate no. 11686 block of six, original gum never hinged, natural gum wrinkle, beautifully centered, exceptionally fresh, Extremely Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 650

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type VI (528A), bottom plate no. 11609 block of six, 2 additional "ghost" plate nos., original gum, top center stamp hinged, balance never hinged, deep shade, Extremely Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 651

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type VII (528B), wide top plate no. 12374 block of six, original gum never hinged, upper right single natural inclusion, small margin wrinkle at top, still very fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine.
Scott $375
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Lot 652

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset, type VII (528B), bottom plate no. 12816 block of six, original gum never hinged, fresh and well centered, Very Fine.
Scott $375
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Lot 653

1918, 2¢ carmine rose, Offset imperf, type IV (532), bottom plate no. 10918 block of six, original gum never hinged, fresh with large well balanced margins, deep color, Extremely Fine.
Scott $625
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Lot 654

1918, 2¢ carmine rose, Offset imperf, type IV (532), left plate no. 10918 block of six, original gum never hinged, bright with large well balanced margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott $625
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Lot 655

1918, 2¢ carmine rose, Offset imperf, type IV (532), left plate no. 10918 block of six, original gum, top pair hinged others never hinged, pretty shade and large well balanced margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott $370

Expertization: with 1982 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 656

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), horizontal pair, original gum never hinged, brilliant color, Very Fine, lovely pair.
Scott $400

Expertization: with 1979 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 657

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), large top plate no. 11893 block of six, original gum barely hinged in ungummed portion of selvage, the center single with small gum skip, light natural gum wrinkling and trifling selvage crease, still Very Fine.
Scott $1,100

Expertization: with photocopy of 1976 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 658

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type V (533), right plate no. 11893 block of six, original gum, upper right single hinged, others never hinged, one with small inclusion in margin, few light gum wrinkles, rich color and balanced margins, Very Fine.
Scott $1,100
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Lot 659

1918-1920 2¢ carmine type Va, 3¢ violet type IV (534, 535), horizontal pairs, 2¢ with plate no. 11431, original gum never hinged, one 2¢ with light natural gum bend, fresh, Extremely Fine.
Scott $92
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Lot 660

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VI (534A), bottom plate no. 11654 block of six with additional "ghost" plate nos., original gum never hinged, dry print speck on one, bright and fresh, Very Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 661

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VI (534A), bottom plate no. 11668 block of six, original gum never hinged, natural gum creases, one with trivial pencel notation on reverse, rich color, Very Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 662

1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VI (534A), left plate no. 11668 block of six, original gum, 3 stamps never hinged, natural diagonal gum creases/bends, rich color, large well balanced margins, Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 663

1919, 1¢ gray green, Offset, perf 12½ (536), bottom plate no. 10052 block of six, original gum never hinged, rich color, Very Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 664

1919, 1¢ gray green, Offset, perf 12½ (536), right plate no. 10052 block of six, original gum never hinged, couple expertly strengthened perfs (barely perceptible), rich color, Very Fine.
Scott $400
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Lot 665

1919, 1¢ gray green, Offset, perf 12½ (536), bottom plate no. 10032 block of six, original gum, mild gum disturbance from the removal, beautiful color and near perfect centering, Extremely Fine.
Scott $250
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Lot 666

1919, 3¢ Victory (537), bottom plate no. 9430 block of six, original gum never hinged, fresh, well centered for this difficult issue, near Very Fine.
Scott $350
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