Sale 104: The Alan Parsons Collection

Lot 2538    

1978, 8.4¢ Piano coil, untagged (Bureau precancel), imperf, Oklahoma City, Okla. precancels, pair, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine and rare; with 2007 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 1615Cf    $1,500.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2539    

1978, 8.4¢ Piano, horizontal coil, untagged (Bureau precanceled), imperf, pair, o.g., never hinged, "Oklahoma City, Okla." precancel, Very Fine, the rarest of precancels on this issue.
Scott No. 1615Cf    $1,500.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2540    

1978, 8.4¢ Piano coil, untagged (Bureau precancel), imperf, Brownstown, Ind. precancels, pair, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 1615Cf    $900.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2541    

1976, 9¢ Capitol Dome coil, imperf, line strip of 6, o.g., never hinged, strong upward shift of design showing plate no.'s "37168" & "37167" below line pair, Very Fine, a remarkable line pair showing complete plate numbers.
Scott No. 1616a    $510 for normal.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2542    

1976, 9¢ Capitol Dome coil, untagged (Bureau precancel), imperf, pair, o.g., never hinged, "Pleasantvl, NY" precancel, Very Fine, very scarce - only two line pairs have been reported, Scott's value is in italics.
Scott No. 1616c    $600.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2543    

1977, 10¢ Justice coil, dull gum (precanceled bars), imperf, o.g., never hinged, a gorgeous example of this exceedingly rare coil pair, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1617c    $3,750.

ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE MODERN ERRORS — ONLY TWO PLAIN PAIRS AND A SINGLE LINE PAIR ARE RECORDED.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 2544    

1980, 3.5¢ Violins coil, imperf, line pair, o.g., never hinged, strong upward shift of design showing partial plate no.'s "39360" & "39361" below, Very Fine, only 250 pairs issued, possibly unique showing plate numbers.
Scott No. 1813b    $375 for normal.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2545    

1981, 18¢ Flag & Lighthouse, horizontal coil, plate number "6" strip of 3, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 1891    $525.

Realized: $150

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Lot 2546    

1981, 20¢ Flag Over Supreme Court coil, imperf between, pair, o.g., never hinged, wide margins, certificate mentions tiny crease (minute at best) which appears to be internal and natural to the paper, Very Fine, very rare with only 10-15 pairs issued; with 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1895e    $600.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2547    

1983, 1¢ Omnibus, horizontal coil, imperf, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine, only 150-250 pairs reported.
Scott No. 1897b    $325.

Realized: $120

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