Lot 1758
Postage Due, 1884, 5¢ red brown, o.g., lightly hinged, excellent color, Very Fine; with 2021 P.S.E. certificate graded (VF 80J, SMQ $600).Scott No. J18 $550.
Realized: $290
Lot 1759
Postage Due, 1891, 10¢ bright claret, o.g., never hinged, wide margins, rich bright color, fresh and Very Fine; with 2018 P.F. certificate.Scott No. J26 $500.
Realized: $220
Lot 1760
Postage Due, 1895, 50¢ deep claret, o.g., never hinged, fresh with rich deep color, Fine, very rare in never hinged condition.Scott No. J37 $4,250.
Realized: $725
Lot 1761
Postage Due, 1914, 1¢ carmine lake, S.L. watermark, perf 10, marginal block of 15, o.g., never hinged, excellent color, Fine (photo on web site).Scott No. J52 $3,300+.
Realized: $200
Lot 1762
Postage Due, 1914, 30¢ carmine lake, S.L. watermark, perf 10, top margin plate number single, o.g., never hinged, well balanced margins, fresh with deep color, Very Fine; with 2013 P.F. certificate.Scott No. J57 $525.
Realized: $250
Lot 1763 o
Postage Due, 1914, 50¢ carmine lake, S.L. watermark, perf 10, bottom margins block of 4 with imprint, Buffalo, N.Y. precancels, rich color, thin in top left stamp, otherwise Fine, an extremely rare multiple.Scott No. J58 $6,800 for singles.
Realized: $900
Lot 1764
Postage Due, 1917, 5¢ carmine, unwatermarked, perf 11, misperfed, right margin plate block of 12 with plate number "5531" and imprint, o.g., never hinged, horizontal perfs misplaced, Very Fine and choice, attractive and unusual.Scott No. J64 var. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $375
Lot 1765
Postage Due, 1930, ½¢ carmine, consisting of ½¢ (3), 1¢ (3), and 2¢ (3 part sheets of 81), mostly dist. o.g. from water issues at bottom but top pl. blocks n.h., fresh, Fine overall (photo on web site).Scott No. J69-J71 approximately $5,877+.
Lot 1766
Postage Due, 1959, 7¢ carmine rose & black, dull gum, bottom left corner margin plate no. "35306" block of 4, o.g., never hinged, bright and fresh, F.-V.F., an extremely rare key dull gum issue plate block, with only 5 plate blocks known with this being the second plate 35306LL block to be reported.; with 2009 A.P.S. certificate.Scott No. J95 $3,500.