United States Stamps continued...

MODERN ERRORS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1021	PB	1415b, 1416b	#1415b, 1416b, 6c Toys se-tenant block, black omitted on top two stamps, right margin plate number block of eight, with the top two stamp having the black completely omitted, the next two stamps with the black partially omitted, and the bottom block normal, o.g., n.h., trivial gum disturbance on one stamp, very fine; an immensely rare transitional error block, which may be unique in this format; not yet priced in Scott in this format, cataloged simply as two error singles; 2001 PF certificate. (imagea) (Image)	$5,000.00+ SOLD for $2,700.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:57 PM
1022	O	1416c	#1416c, 6c Christmas toys, imperforate, used vertical se-tenant right-margin pair of #1416 and 1418, with plate no. 31907 in margin, Washington, D.C. machine cancel, light creasing which is immaterial considering this pair's unique status as a plate number pair, extremely fine; only one other pair has been recorded (a Mail Early slogan pair with the same postmark), in fact, this is the first time we have ever offered this error, as even the great William Floyd collection was missing this; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$4,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:57 PM
1023		1431b	#1431b, 8c Antarctica Treaty, both colors missing, in horizontal right-margin se-tenant pair with a partial printed stamp (due to foldover), o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:58 PM
1024		1423b	#1423b, 6c America's Wool, teal blue omitted bottom margin single of this dramatic error caused by an upward shift of the teal blue color, o.g., n.h., trivial fingerprint on gum, extremely fine; undercataloged in Scott, as only 6-8 examples have been reported according to Datz. (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:58 PM
1025	PB	1433b	#1433b, 8c Sloan, engraved red omitted, the error caused by a spectacular misregistration of the engraved red color, being shifted on to the adjoining stamps at left, top right plate no. 33130 block of four, o.g., n.h., fine; a very rare and seldom seen error, especially in a plate block; listed but unpriced in Scott. (Image)	Est. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:59 PM
1026		1439a	#1439a, 8c CARE, black omitted, single error in a horizontal strip of three, with the other two stamps having the black partially omitted, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; very rare, with only ten examples existing in any format. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Sep-30, 04:59 PM
1027		1470a	#1470a, 8c Tom Sawyer, horizontal pair, imperforate between, well centered, fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; an extraordinarily rare error, with only seven pairs being known, one of which is damaged; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$4,500.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:00 PM
1028		1471b	#1471b, 8c Christmas, black omitted, impressive transitional strip of three, the left stamp normal, the middle stamp with black partially omitted, and the right stamp with the black completely omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine and rare; only 10 examples exist; 1982 APS certificate. (Image)	$3,500.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:01 PM
1029	PB	1509c, 1509d, 1509f	#1509c, 1509d, 1509f, 10c Flags, imperforate, imperforate vertically, and imperforate between, top margin plate number block of twenty, the right five pairs completely imperforate, the four pairs at left imperforate vertically and with blind horizontal perfs., the fifth pair from the left has blind perforations at top but is imperforate between and is the basis for the Scott listing of #1509f, o.g., n.h., gum bend at left affects about four stamps, staple holes in top selvage, very fine; to date this is the only example of the imperforate between error recorded, which is listed but not yet priced in Scott; 1991 PF certificate; the catalog value is for five imperforate pairs and four imperforate between pairs (with the unique #1509f error not priced). (Image)	$8,500.00+ SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:01 PM
1030		1542a	#1542a, 10c Kentucky Settlement, dull black omitted, vertical strip of three, the bottom stamp normal, the middle stamp with dull black partially omitted and the top stamp with dull black completely omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine; especially scarce in this transition form. (Image)	$700.00+ SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:02 PM
1031		1555a	#1555a, 10c D.W. Griffith, engraved brown omitted, left sheet-margin single, o.g., n.h., very fine and scarce. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:02 PM
1032		1560a	#1560a, 10c Salem Poor, back inscriptions omitted, vertical strip of ten containing four errors (the bottom four stamps), o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	$800.00+ SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:03 PM
1033		1578c	#1578c, 10c Banking and Commerce se-tenant pair, brown, blue and yellow omitted, exceptionally fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only one sheet containing sixteen pairs was ever discovered; photocopy of a 1991 PF certificate for the original discovery sheet before it was broken up. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:03 PM
1034		1608a	#1608a, 50c Iron Lamp, black omitted, in pair with normal (but partially underinked) stamp, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	$275.00+ SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:03 PM
1035		1610c	#1610c, $1.00 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder, intaglio brown inverted, well centered and fresh, pristine o.g., n.h., very fine; an especially attractive and choice example of the so-called "C.I.A." invert, so named as the sole pane of 100 was purchased at the McLean, Va. post office by employees of the C.I.A. for use on agency mail, noticing the error, the employees bought a replacement sheet and kept the error for themselves, when it was revealed who had purchased the stamps a scandal ensued over ownership; 95 out of the original 100 stamps can be accounted for, with the other five presumably having been used on mail and none of these have ever been found. (Image)	$22,500.00 SOLD for $17,000.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:04 PM
1036		1703d	#1703d, 13c Christmas, red omitted, transitional strip of three, the left stamp with the red completely omitted, the middle stamp with the red partially omitted, and the right stamp normal, o.g., n.h., very fine; a very scarce error that is listed but not yet priced in Scott; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:04 PM
1037		1800a. 1800b	#1800a, 1800b, 15c Christmas, green and yellow omitted, and green, yellow and tan omitted, vertical pair containing one of each error, centered to the left and with other colors misaligned as always, o.g., n.h., fine; only ten combination error pairs exist; not listed as such in Scott. (Image)	Datz $1,500.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:05 PM
1038		1841b	#1841b, 15c Architecture, se-tenant block of four, red omitted from top stamps, caused by a perforation shift, with the red inscriptions from the top stamp appearing on the bottom stamps, o.g., n.h., very fine; a scarce error. (Image)	$400.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:05 PM
1039		1853c	#1853c, 10c Richard Russell, horizontal pair, imperforate between, one such pair in a horizontal strip of four, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only 10 pairs exist. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:05 PM
1040		1856d	#1856d, 14c Sinclair Lewis, vertical pair, imperforate between, one such pair in a vertical strip of three, with the horizontal perforations on the other stamps misaligned, o.g., n.h., very fine; an eye-catching error, with only 15-20 reported to exist. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:05 PM