Sale 104: The Alan Parsons Collection

Lot 2446    

1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, vertical flat plate coil, strip of 5 tied by New York, Times Square Sta. duplexes, Jan 14, 1915, paying the 10¢ Special Delivery fee on a 2¢ stamped envelope (U412) addressed locally and backstamped the same day at New York Station H, F.-V.F., a most unusual usage of this scarce coil.
Scott No. 442    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2447    

1914, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, guide line pair, nicely centered and deep color, tied by "Newcastle, Pa., Mar. 12-15" machine postmark on Covel Manufacturing Co. cover to Benton Harbor Mich., receiving backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 443    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2448    

1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, paste-up strip of 4 with plate no. "6769" on tab, o.g., never hinged, rich deep color, very fresh, Very Fine, this plate number unlisted in Durland and may be the discovery example.
Scott No. 444    $500 for two pairs.

Realized: $190

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Lot 2449    

1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, unusual single from the beginning of the coil roll showing a fragment of the manila leader tape at left, tied by neat Dayton, Ohio machine cancel, May 19, 1914, the earliest documented usage, on a two-color illustrated (front & back) advertising cover of The Air-Friction Carburetor Co., Very Fine. An important coil variety for the Washington-Franklin collector, ex-"Alpha"; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 444    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2450    

1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, guide line pair used with a 1¢ green (405), tied by Cleveland, O. machine cancel, Dec 10, 1914, on cover with fancy Northern Ohio Woolware corner card to Hagenau, Germany; stamps also tied by an incomplete purple boxed Hagenau receiver; manuscript routing instruction, "Via Holland über Rotterdam, Very Fine, a most unusual franking; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 444; $210 off cover    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2451 /   

1914, 3¢ violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, line strip of 4, o.g., line pair never hinged with pencil notation on right stamp, wide margins and bold color, Extremely Fine and attractive; with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 445    $3,020.

Realized: $2,200

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Lot 2452    

1914, 3¢ violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, paste-up pair with plate no. "6048" on tab, o.g., never hinged, strong color, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 445    $1,100.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2453 o   

1914, 3¢ violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, paste-up pair with plate no. "6044" under right stamp, light oval cancels, rich bold color, F.-V.F., a very scarce plate number paste-up pair in used condition; with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 445    $750 for normal pair.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2454 /   

1914, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, line strip of 4, o.g., line pair never hinged with pencil notation on right stamp, fresh with rich color, certificate mentions inclusion we find no evidence of, F.-V.F.; with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 446    $1,810.

Realized: $650

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Lot 2455    

1914, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil, paste-up pair with plate no. "6732" on tab, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 446    $650+.

Realized: $250

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