United States Stamps continued...

AIR POST ERROS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1081		C23a	#C23a, 6c Dark blue and carmine, imperforate horizontally, top right corner margin pair, excellent centering, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., top stamp with a couple small gum skips, extremely fine; an eye-catching example of this scarce error. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:26 PM
1082	PB	C23a	#C23a, 6c Dark blue and carmine, imperforate horizontally, top margin arrow, two "TOP" and plate nos. F21844, 21855 block of ten, containing five error pairs, very well centered, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., gum skips on fourth pair, some perf. separation at top, very fine and choice; a rare and seldom offered plate block error; clear 2001 PSE certificate; catalogs as a plate block of four and three pairs. (Image)	$2,225.00+ SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:26 PM
1083		C23b	#C23b, 6c Dark blue and carmine, horizontal pair, imperforate vertically, a spectacular horizontal strip of five, being the entire third row from the discovery sheet (positions 11-15), positions 11 and 12 are fully imperforate vertically, while position 13 has a few perforations through the bottom right corner, the other stamps with diagonally shifted vertical perforations, o.g., lightly hinged, faint traces of erasure of rejection crayon lines as always on this sheet, very fine; an enormously rare and important air post error, as only three error pairs and one plate block exist from this sheet, a second sheet containing three error pairs was discovered and sold by our firm in 2004, it was purchased and kept intact by a collector, so it is unlikely that it will be available in the near future; signed Sanabria and accompanied by interesting collateral information; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$12,500.00+ SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:27 PM
1084		C25b	#C25b, 6c Carmine red, horizontal pair, imperforate between, an extraordinarily rare mint block of four containing two error pairs, but even more impressive is that both pairs are without the usual crayon Post Office rejection marks, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only twenty pairs exist, and few of these are known without the crayon markings, almost certainly unique as a block; 1990 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$4,500.00+ SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:27 PM
1085		C35a	#C35a, 15c Statue of Liberty, horizontal pair, imperforate between, centered to the top left as are all known examples of this rare air post error, deep color, o.g., n.h., fine; only twenty pairs were ever discovered; signed Sanabria. (Image)	$2,250.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:27 PM
1086		C63b	#C63b, 15c Statue of Liberty, imperforate vertically, left sheet-margin block of six, with the bottom two stamps imperforate between and imperforate at left margin, caused by a foldover, with other perforations misaligned, o.g., n.h., very fine; a most unusual air post error, being one of only four recorded. (Image)	$12,500.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:28 PM
1087		C92d	#C92d, 31c Wright Brothers se-tenant vertical pair, black, yellow, magenta, blue and brown (lithographed) omitted, the left pair in a striking top margin transitional block of six, the right pair with all colors (dry print) and the middle pair with partial color omissions, o.g., n.h., very fine; an important and striking air post error, with only fifteen pairs thought to exist. (Image)	$2,250.00+ SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:28 PM
1088		C94b	#C94b, 21c Octave Chanute air post se-tenant pair, engraved ultramarine and black omitted, right margin transition block of four, the right pair being the error, while the left pair has colors partially omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine; one of the rarest air post errors; Datz notes "5 pair reported... transition multiples exist and sell for a premium." (Image)	$4,500.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:29 PM
1089		C98Ac	#C98Ac, 40c Mazzei, perf. 10 1/2 x 11 1/4, imperforate vertically, horizontal pair, with blind horizontal perforations, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; this is the only example of this error we have ever seen, and it could very well be unique; 1991 PF certificate; listed but unpriced in Scott and Datz. (Image)	Est. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $3,750.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:29 PM
1090		C99a	#C99a, 28c Scott, imperforate, left margin plate number block of four, o.g., n.h., light fingerprint on gum an a couple very trivial wrinkles from handling, extremely fine; pairs of this error are very rare, with this block possibly being unique. (Image)	$6,500.00+ SOLD for $2,900.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:30 PM
1091	/	CE2a	#CE2a, 16c Red and blue Air Post Special Delivery, horizontal pair, imperforate vertically, right sheet margin block of four with horizontal line, containing two error pairs, bright fresh colors, o.g., top pair with a faint trace of hinging, bottom pair never hinged, light pencil position numbers on gum, very fine; only ten error pairs exist, and seven of these pairs are tied up in three blocks, making only six pieces of any size available; cataloged as two hinged pairs. (Image)	$7,500.00+ SOLD for $5,000.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:30 PM

POSTAGE DUE ERRORS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1092		J91a	#J91a, 3c Carmine rose, with "3 cents" omitted, vertical strip of three, the top stamp being the error, with the middle stamp showing a small portion of the black omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine and scarce. (Image)	$675.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:30 PM
1093		J93a	#J93a, 5c Carmine rose pair, one with "5 cents" omitted, a top right corner sheet-margin vertical strip of five, the bottom two stamps being the with and without black numerals error pair, the other three stamps at top have the "5 cents" numerals completely missing (#J89a), quite well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; while the Datz catalog states only ten error pairs are reported, this is one of only three such strips of five that have remained intact; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$2,250.00+ SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:31 PM
1094		J94a	#J94a, 6c Carmine rose, with "6 Cents" omitted, vertical strip of four, with the bottom stamp missing the black, o.g., n.h., very fine; only twenty error pairs exist according to Datz. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:31 PM
1095		J96a	#J98a, 8c Carmine rose pair, one with "8 Cents" omitted, top sheet-margin vertical pair, the bottom stamp being the error, quite fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; a rare error as only twenty such error pairs exist; 2000 PF and photocopy of a 2000 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the left pair. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Sep-30, 05:31 PM

AIR POSTS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1096		C1	#C1, 6c Orange, perfectly balanced margins all around, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Sep-30, 06:10 PM
1097		C2	#C2, 16c Green, straight-edge single tied to first flight cover by "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila New York/Jul 15 1916" postmark, opened at left, very fine; 1973 PF certificate. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Sep-30, 06:10 PM
1098	FDC	C4-6	#C4-6, 1923 8c-24c Air Posts cplt., set of Worden-addressed first day covers, Washington, D.C. machine cancels, #C6 with very faint cover bend at left, still a fresh and very fine set. (Image)	$1,950.00 SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Sep-30, 06:10 PM
1099		C5	#C5, 16c Dark blue, gem mint single, precisely centered within large margins, strong color on bright white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Sep-30, 06:11 PM
1100	FDC	C11	#C11, 5c Carmine and blue, tied to first day cover by "U.S.S. California/Sep 15/1931" duplex, with Beazell ship photo cachet, U.S.S. California embossed seal at top left, very fine. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Sep-30, 06:12 PM