Lot 2634
1909, 3¢ deep violet, D.L. watermark, Schermack type II perfs, horizontal pair, o.g., well centered, strong color, Very Fine and scarce; with 1998 A.P.S. certificate.Scott No. 345 $875.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 2635
1908, 5¢ blue, Schermack type III perfs, horizontal pair, o.g., lightly hinged, exceptional centering with full Schermack perfs showing at sides, deep bold color, Extremely Fine; with 2006 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 315 $7,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND PAIR OF THE 1908 5¢ LINCOLN WITH SCHERMACK TYPE III PRIVATE PERFORATIONS.
Realized: $6,750
Lot 2636
1906, 2¢ lake, type II, Schermack type III perfs, strip of 4 tied by Aug 1911 Pine Lawn, Mo. duplex (inverted) in a cover with pre-printed address to C.H. Mekeel in St. Louis, Very Fine.Scott No. 320A Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot 2637 /
1906, 2¢ carmine, type II, Schermack type III perfs, horizontal line strip of 4, o.g., center stamps lightly hinged, end stamps never hinged, strong bright color, Very Fine and choice, an exceptional and rare guideline strip; with 1977 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 320Ad $2,000.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 2638
1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, with control perfin, 9-hole control perfin missing pins 2 & 8 - Perfin Catalog 90-13 - neatly tied by a 1910 Detroit, Mich. machine cancel on a promotional postcard from the Anti-Saloon League entitled "Prohibition and Divorce"; remarkably fresh and clean, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 343 var. $500.
Realized: $220
Lot 2639
1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, 9-hole control perfin missing pins 4, 5, 7 & 8 - Perfin Catalog 90-56 - neatly tied by a 1910 New York machine cancel on a fabulous De Laval Separator Co. two-color illustrated (both sides) advertising cover to Earleton Kans., Very Fine. A beautiful cover.Scott No. 343 $500.
Lot 2640
1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, with control perfin, 9-hole control perfin missing pins 4, 5, 7 & 8 - Perfin Catalog 90-56 - neatly tied by a 1910 New York machine cancel on a De Laval Separator Co. two-color illustrated (both sides) advertising cover to Earleton Kans.; reduced slightly at right, minor faults, F.-V.F. Scarce on cover.Scott No. 343; $500 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot 2641
1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, with control perfin, tied by "Hudson Term. Sta. N.Y. Jan 5, 1910" machine cancel on Hungerford Brass & Copper Co. corner card cover to Worcester, Mass., additional advertisement on reverse; light stain, Very Fine and scarce use.Scott No. 344 var. $500.
Lot 2642
1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, with control perfin, 9-hole control perfin missing pins 4 & 5 - Perfin Catalog 90-16 - neatly tied by a N.Y. machine cancel, Apr 2, 1910, on a cover with a Hammacher-Schlemmer & Co. corner card to Canton, O. According to Belasco, rare on cover.; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 344 Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot 2643
1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, with control perfin, two covers with 9-hole controls: one missing pins 2, 3, 5 & 6 - Perfin Catalog 90-53 - 1910 New York machine cancel on cover to Exeter N.H., small corner stain lower left corner; other missing pins 5, 6, 8 & 9 - Perfin Catalog 90-59 - also with 1910 New York machine cancel, on green cover to Goshen N.Y. with John Wanamaker corner card, F.-V.F.Scott No. 344 $1,000.