Sale 104: The Alan Parsons Collection

Lot 2466    

1915, 2¢ red, type I, S.L. watermark, vertical rotary press coil, tied by neat Minneapolis, Minn. machine cancel, Dec 13, 1915, on locally addressed cover with an L.S. Donaldson Co. corner card; somewhat toned, stamp with a tiny abrasion at upper left, otherwise Very Fine; with 2009 A.P.S. certificate noting the abrasion.
Scott No. 449    $1,500.

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Lot 2467 /   

1916, 2¢ carmine, type III, S.L. watermark, vertical rotary press coil, line strip of 4, o.g., line pair never hinged, rich deep color, fresh and F.-V.F.; with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 450    $575.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2468    

1914, 2¢ carmine rose, type I, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, pair, o.g., never hinged, deep color, Fine; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 453    $625.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2469 /   

1914, 2¢ carmine rose, type I, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, strip of 3 with attached printed paper leader from a roll of 500, o.g. (middle stamp never hinged), fresh and Fine.
Scott No. 453    $580+.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2470    

1914, 2¢ carmine rose, type I, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, joint line pair, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and nicely centered, right stamp with a tiny, barely noticeable natural paper flaw of Washington's head (noted on certificate), F.-V.F.; with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 453    $675.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2471 /   

1915, 2¢ red, type II, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, well centered strip of 4 with attached printed paper leader from a roll of 500, o.g. (center never hinged), Very Fine.
Scott No. 454    $500+.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2472    

1915, 2¢ red, type II, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, joint line pair with a noticeable mis-alignment of the two clichés, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 454    $850.

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Lot 2473    

1915, 2¢ carmine, type III, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, neatly tied by "Chicago Ill. Dec. 15, 1915" machine cancel on cover to Los Angeles, Cal., Very Fine; with 2000 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 455    Estimate $400 - 600.

One of the two known earliest documented uses of this stamp, the other being a strip of 4.

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Lot 2474 /   

1916, 3¢ violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, line strip of 4, o.g., center stamps never hinged (3rd stamp with pencil notations), wide margins, bright and fresh, F.-V.F., an attractive and scarce line strip; with 2022 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 456    $3,200.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 2475    

1916, 3¢ violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil, strip of four, tied by purple "Hudson, N.Y." straightline handstamps, matching "Hudson. N.Y. Apr 14, 1916" backstamps on Neefus Stamp Dealer registered cover to Wincanton, England, purple "Return Receipt Requested" straightline and "A.R." oval handstamps, Very Fine and rare used multiple, Used only one day after the EDU, ex-Agris.
Scott No. 456; $1,300 as two used pairs    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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