Sale 58: The Winter Sale

Lot 1483 o   

1914, 5¢ blue, perf 12x10, wavy line cancellation, s.e. at top, strong bold color, vertical crease not mentioned on certificate, Fine appearance, still a very presentable example of this compound perforation rarity; with 1960 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 423C    $20,000.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 1484    

1914, 6¢ red orange, o.g., barest trace of hinge, precision centering amid large margins, radiant color on bright paper, Superb, a stunning mint gem; with 2012 P.S.E. Graded certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $310).
Scott No. 429    $45.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1485    

1915, 50¢ violet, o.g., very lightly hinged, choice centering amid oversized margins, strong bright color, an Extremely Fine jumbo; with 1985 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates, the later Graded (XF 90J, SMQ $650 for 90 and $1,000 for 95).
Scott No. 440    $500.

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Lot 1486 o   

1914, 3¢ violet coil, horizontal line pair, light duplex cancels, strong color, Very Fine, an attractive example of this very scarce used line pair.
Scott No. 445    $2,750.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1487 o   

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil, wavy line machine cancel, strong bright color, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 449    $600.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1488 o   

1917, $5 light green, block of 4, barred duplex cancels, strong color, large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 480    $280.

Realized: $120

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Lot 1489 o   

1920, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, imperf, light wavy line cancel, Schermack type III perforations fully showing at left, barely in at lower right, rich color, F.-V.F.; with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 482A    $65,000.

A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE IMPERFORATE ISSUE ONLY KNOWN PRIVATELY PERFORATED.

There are approximately 40 examples of this rarity recorded with many having margins cutting well into the design.

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Lot 1490    

1917, 5¢ Carmine Error, Imperf, Mint N.H., massive margins all around, including part of five adjoining stamps, brilliant color, o.g., never hinged, large margins showing adjacent stamps at left and right, brilliant color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 485    $16,000.

A CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5¢ CARMINE IMPERFORATE ERROR.

During production of the normal 2¢ plate No. 7942, three positions were noted to be defective. The plate was returned to the siderographer, who burnished out the three positions and mistakenly re-entered them using a transfer roll for the 5¢ stamp. The error passed unnoticed and the sheets were issued to the public in three formats: Perf 10, Imperforate and Perf 11 (Scott 467, 485 and 505). The imperforate is by far the rarest of the three, with singles rarely offered.

Realized: $12,500

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Lot 1491 o   

1916, 2¢ carmine, type II, coil, horizontal pair, town duplex cancels, rich bright color, well centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, an attractive used pair of the scarce 1916 2¢ type II coil issue; with 1997 P.S.E. and 2002 & 2013 P.F. certificates, the later Graded (VF-XF 85, SSV $4,500).
Scott No. 491    $3,750.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 1492    

1917, 2¢ lake, type I, block of 4, full o.g., strong "Boston Lake" shade, fresh and Fine, a scarce multiple of this distinctive shade; with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 499h    $2,000 for singles.

Realized: $400

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