United States Stamps continued...

1908-1909 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
481		338	#338, 10c Yellow, an impressive mint single that is incredibly well centered within large margins, fabulously rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice; a gem with great eye-appeal; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:15 PM
482		338	#338, 10c Yellow, unusually well centered, brilliant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:15 PM
483		339	#339, 13c Blue green, magnificent quality mint example, possessing lavishly large margins all around and being perfectly centered within them, gorgeous prooflike color and impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a striking gem for the perfectionist; 2000 PF certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95); ex-Jarrett. (Image)	$90.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:16 PM
484		339	#339, 13c Blue green, a gem mint single with beautifully balanced and unusually wide margins, deep luxuriant color and a crisp impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially choice stamp; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$90.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:16 PM
485	PB	339	#339, 13c Blue green, bottom margin imprint and plate no. 4946 block of six, brilliantly fresh color, o.g., n.h., a few small natural gum bends, very fine. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:17 PM
486		340	#340, 15c Pale ultramarine, gem mint single, wonderfully fresh color on bright crisp paper, virtually perfect centering within uncharacteristically large margins, flawless o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually a terribly elusive stamp to find both never hinged and in such choice quality; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:17 PM
487		341	#341, 50c Violet, a highly desirable premium quality mint example, possessing gorgeous rich color and a crisp detailed impression on immaculate paper, large balanced margins all around, even its perforations are unusually full and intact, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; a terribly challenging stamp to find both this choice and never hinged; 1983 and 1997 PF certificates; ex-Lewis. (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:18 PM
488		341	#341, 50c Violet, large well balanced margins, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1983 PF certificate. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:18 PM
489		342	#342, $1.00 Violet brown, gem bottom margin partial imprint single, possessing near perfect centering within large margins, gorgeous intense color and a prooflike impression, o.g., faintest trace of a hinge mark (if at all), extremely fine; a most eye-appealing stamp; photocopy of a 1987 PF certificate for an imprint pair, this being the right stamp (never hinged by omission). (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:19 PM

1908-1909 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COILS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
490		348	#348, 1c Green coil, perf. 12 horiz., guide line pair, incredibly well centered and margined, sumptuously rich color and impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially scarce and desirable line pair in this outstanding condition; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:19 PM
491	/	351	#351, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., handsome mint pair, exceptionally well centered and margined for a perf. 12 coil, prooflike color and impression on bright paper, o.g., top stamp lightly hinged, bottom stamp n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$550.00+ SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:20 PM
492	O	351	#351, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., an extraordinarily rare used guide line pair, tied to piece along with horizontal pair of 1c Green imperforate (#343) by neat "Benton Harbor, Mich./Oct. 23/1916" machine and duplex handstamp cancels, line pair with sumptuously rich color and is rather well centered, very fine; only a handful of used certified #351 line pairs exist; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $2,900.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:20 PM
493	O	354	#354, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 vert., an incredibly lightly cancelled used single, well centered within large margins, rich color and a sharp impression, extremely fine; a difficult single to find both used and certified, especially in this choice condition; 1981 PF certificate for a pair, this being the left stamp; ex-"Ganymede". (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:21 PM
494		356	#356, 10c Yellow coil, perf. 12 vert., an incomparable quality mint pair of this important coil rarity, being in a condition that is truly spectacular, possessing flawless centering amid enormously large margins on each stamp, plus its color is absolutely radiant and completely free of the oxidizing often encountered, even its impression is incredibly detailed, pristine o.g. that is devoid of any gum bends or skips, so faintly hinged that it is almost impossible to detect, superb; quite likely the finest pair of the Ten Cent 1909 Coil in existence in terms of centering, margins, color and state of gum preservation; 1982 PF and 2001 PSE certificates; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$6,750.00 SOLD for $13,500.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:21 PM

1909 BLUISH PAPERS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
495		357	#357, 1c Green on bluish paper, an incredibly choice mint single, being amazingly well centered within large and perfectly balanced margins, intensely rich color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually a very scarce stamp in this gem quality; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:22 PM
496		358	#358, 2c Carmine on bluish paper, pristine mint single, exceptionally well centered within large margins, extraordinarily deep rich color, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a block of eight, this being the top left stamp. (Image)	$190.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:22 PM
497	PB	358	#358, 2c Carmine on bluish paper, right margin imprint and plate no. 4863 block of six, well centered and fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:22 PM
498		361	#361, 5c Blue on bluish paper, a marvelously well centered and margined mint example of this rare stamp, possessing much larger margins than usually associated with this value, as a significant number of existing examples are found quite off center, wonderfully fresh and crisp, with deep luxuriant color on bright paper, especially clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an unusually select copy of this very scarce bluish paper, being one of the finest we have offered in quite some time; 1980 and 1990 PF certificates; ex-Argentum. (Image)	$5,000.00 SOLD for $6,250.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:23 PM
499		362	#362, 6c Red orange on bluish paper, a gorgeous mint single in a quality which is rarely encountered, being absolutely perfectly centered within uncharacteristically large margins, additionally it possesses a marvelous overall freshness which few others can boast, intense color completely unaffected by oxidization, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; actually a very rare stamp in this gem condition; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $3,125.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:23 PM
500	O	365	#365, 13c Blue green on bluish paper, very rare used example, which is seen with much less frequency used than mint despite its catalog differential, attractively centered within exceptionally large margins, rich color, very lightly cancelled, very fine; a stamp that is on the want list of most used collectors; ex-"Ganymede". (Image)	$2,250.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Dec-09, 03:23 PM