Sale 104: The Alan Parsons Collection

Lot 2424    

1910, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, tied by "Albany, N.Y., Dec 27, 1910" machine postmark on window address cover with druggist corner card, Very Fine, the earliest documented usage of the 1910 2¢ perf 8½ horizontal coil, ex-Sikin & Agris; with 1989 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 393    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $270

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Lot 2425    

1911, 3¢ deep violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, single with plate no. "5433" on paste-up tab at right, o.g., never hinged, post office fresh and beautifully centered, Extremely Fine; with 1992, 2002 P.F. & 2007 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 394    $135+.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2426    

1911, 3¢ deep violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, pair with sheet margin paste-up selvage at right bearing plate no. "5428", o.g., F.-V.F.
Scott No. 394    $150+.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2427    

1911, 3¢ deep violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, paste-up strip of 4, both pairs with 3mm spacing, o.g., never hinged, fresh and solid, Very Fine; with 2005 P.F. certificate noting a "natural production irregularity at top".
Scott No. 394    $650+.

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Lot 2428 /   

1911, 3¢ deep violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, paste-up strip of 6 with paste-up in center and the three left stamps in a distinctly deeper shade of violet than the right three, o.g., two end pairs (3mm) never hinged, Very Fine and unusual.
Scott No. 394    $810+.

Realized: $240

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Lot 2429    

1911, 3¢ deep violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, strip of four, 3mm spacing, tied by indistinct oval cancels on 2¢ carmine entire to Roxbury, Mass., manuscript "Return Registry Receipt Requested" endorsement and reverse with purple "Salem, Mass., Reg. Div., May 20, 1920" cds's; slight cover soiling, F.-V.F., a very scarce multiple on cover; with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 394    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2430    

1912, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, paste-up pair with plate no. "5575" on tab, o.g., never hinged, rich bold color, Very Fine, very scarce especially in never hinged condition; with 1993 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 395    $350.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2431 /   

1912, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, line strip of 4, o.g., line pair never hinged with pencil notation on right stamp, rich deep color, some paper adhesion on fourth stamp, otherwise Very Fine; with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 395    $1,235.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2432    

1912, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, single in combination with 1910, 2¢ carmine, horizontal pair (375) on 4¢ green entire addressed to prominent philatelist John Luff in New York, tied by St. Louis, Mo. ovals with red "Saint Louis, Mo., Registered, Jun 21, 1912" cds's on reverse, with additional New York receiving postmarks, Sisson corner card label, Very Fine, the earliest documented usage of the 1912 4¢ horizontal coil, ex-Hadley; with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 395    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2433    

1912, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, three singles tied by partial Cincinnati, O. double ovals on a registered cover to Bluffton, Ind., Nov 19-20, 1913; Fifth-Third National Bank corner card; stamps with clipped perfs from affixing device, F.-V.F., an unusual franking, correctly paying the 2¢ letter rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Scott No. 395    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $150

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