United States Stamps continued...

1938 TO DATE continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
981		1033a	#1033a, 2c Carmine rose on silkote paper, right sheet-margin single, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; photocopy of a 1999 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp. (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
982	PB	1033a	#1033a, 2c Carmine rose on silkote paper, bottom left corner plate no. 25061 block of four, exceptionally bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; while single examples of this variety are offered with some regularity, plate blocks are almost never encountered and are modern rarities; 2001 APS certificate. (Image)	$3,000.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
983	FDC	1057d	#1057d, 3c Deep violet coil, tagged, small holes, from the original printing made especially for "Look" magazine, pair tied to Boerger cacheted FDC by "Washington, DC/May 12, 1967" machine cancel, this is the date that these stamps were placed on philatelic sale to the public in Washington, fresh and very fine; this particular tagged stamp was specially printed and delivered to "Look" magazine in October of 1966, the earliest documented use is listed as December 29, 1966 by Scott as a commercial use by "Look" magazine, all of which are great rarities, undelivered portions of that printing were first put on sale at the philatelic window on this May 12,1967 date, Alfred Boerger, the tagging specialist, was the only one to make these covers and he had them priced at $500.00 in his last price list of 1993; this is not to be confused with the later June 26, 1967 philatelic printing of this tagged coil (Scott #1057b) that was re-issued to satisfy philatelic demand because of the scarcity of the earlier printing. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
984	FDC	1862a	1862a, 20c Black, perf. 11.2, large block tagging, bottom left plate no. 2 single, tied to cover along with 5c Henna brown by "Washington, D.C./2 Sep 1988" machine cancel, this cover, serviced by Charles Yeager, is in fact a FDC for this variety perforated on the Eureka comb perforator after the line perforator was taken out of service, very fine; Charles Yeager was Linn's Washington correspondent in the 1980's and was often the only collector who learned when new varieties would be placed on sale, he made ten or fewer covers mailed to himself, Linn's and a small group of friends; an extremely rare FDC; American First Day Cover Society handstamp on reverse and accompanied by 1991 certificate of that society (as the earliest known usage because there was no official date for the variety, though this is a FDC). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $70.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
985	FDC	2132b	2132b, 12c Dark blue coil, Ty.II, untagged, Bureau pre-cancel, single tied to 14c Flag postal card by "Baltimore, MD/3 Sep 1987" machine cancel, this is anouther FDC serviced by Charles Yeager for an unannounced variety when this stamp was reformatted for the B press after the Conttrell press was taken out of service, this actually resulted in the change of the design, very fine; very rare with less than ten examples known; American First Day Cover Society handstamp on reverse and accompanied by 1991 certificate of that society (as the earliest known usage because there was no official date for the variety, though this is a FDC). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $140.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
986	FDC	2624-29	#2624-29, 1c-$5.00 Columbians cplt., set of sixteen values each on separate Jo Ann Bruce handpainted first day covers, World Columbian Expo. cancels, very fine; only six sets thought to be produced. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
987	FDC	2624-29	#2624-29, 1c-$5.00 Columbians cplt., set of sixteen values on eight C&C handpainted first day covers, Chicago cancels, very fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
988	FDC	2624-29	#2624-29, 1c-$5.00 Columbians cplt., set of sixteen values each on a separate Collins handpainted first day cover, Columbus, Ohio c.d.s., very fine; a beautiful set from one of the most popular artists. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
989	FDC	2624-29	#2624-29, 1c-$5.00 Columbians cplt., set of sixteen singles on six David Dube handpainted first day covers, each with unofficial Columbus, Mt. c.d.s., very fine; only 27 sets produced. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
990	FDC	2624-29	#2624-29, 1c-$5.00 Columbians cplt., set of sixteen values on six Kober handpainted first day covers, Chicago cancels, very fine; one of the most beautiful and intricate of all the handpainted designs of this issue. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
991	FDC	2624-29	#2624-29, 1c-$5.00 Columbians cplt., group of first day covers, includes complete sets of souvenir sheets on Anagram, Artmaster, Colorano Silk, Criscuoli, Pugh (handpainted), and S&T (both U.S. and Portugal) cachets, a set of singles with Artcraft cachets, set of singles on six Huehl handpainted FDC's, set of singles on six Ziola Powell handpainted, three David Dube handpainted cachets including two that join together to make a map of Columbus's voyage, set of singles on replica Goldsmith cards, the KMC Venture folder, and a few other items, very fine.	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
992	FDC	2723A	#2723A, 29c Hank Williams, perf. 11.2x11.5, single of this exceedingly scarce perforation tied to unaddressed, uncacheted FDC by special Nashville, TN first day cancel, very fine; this variety is listed but unpriced by Scott, their note implies that 2723A was produced on FDC as a matter of course, however this scarce perforation on first day cover is exceedingly rare, this being the only certified example of which we are aware; 2005 APS certificate. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM

MODERN ERRORS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
993		557a	#557a, 5c Dark blue, imperforate, an exceptional quality mint block of four of this rare and seldom offered imperforate error, large and wonderfully well balanced margins, sumptuously rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; only one sheet of 100 stamps was printed imperforate, making blocks especially rare; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,000.00+ SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
994		562b	#562b, 10c Orange imperforate, horizontal pair, unused, without gum as are all known examples, large balanced margins all around, brilliantly rich color, extremely fine; only two imperforate panes of 100 each were ever discovered, large areas on each were defaced in blue pencil by Bureau inspectors, leaving only approximately 40 to 50 unmarked pairs. (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
995	PB	657a	#657a, 2c Sullivan, lake shade, top margin plate no. F19785 block of six, incredibly well centered throughout the plate, strong color in the true lake shade, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; certainly one of the finest (if not the finest) of the few known plate blocks of this scarce color variety; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	$3,750.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
996		658a	#658a, 1c "Kans." ovpt., vertical pair, one without overprint, bottom left plate no. 19339 strip of five, with the middle stamp missing the overprint and the bottom two stamps with displaced overprints at the top, rich color, o.g. very slightly disturbed from hinge removals, fine; a very scarce and underappreciated error. (Image)	$375.00+ SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
997		689a	#689a, 2c Von Steuben, imperforate, block of four, large balanced margins all around, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, light natural gum bends, small black mark on back just shows through to the front on the bottom right stamp, otherwise extremely fine; only one sheet of 100 stamps was issued, and blocks are exceptionally rare. (Image)	$5,500.00+ SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
998		703b	#703b, 2c Yorktown, dark lake and black error of color, choice mint example, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; few of the examples of this often misidentified error are found in such premium condition; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	$725.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
999		703b	#703b, 2c Yorktown, dark lake and black error of color, very scarce mint block of four, with horizontal guide line, deep lake color, o.g., n.h., fresh and fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Oct-01, 07:00 PM
1000	/	703c	#703c, 2c Yorktown, imperforate vertically, right sheet-margin block of four containing two error pairs, rich luxuriant color, o.g., top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair never hinged, very fine; an enormously rare error, especially in a block, this being the first example we have ever offered in any form. (Image)	$11,250.00+ SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:45 PM