United States Stamps continued...
1908-1909 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COILS continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 461 |
 |
354 |
 #354, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 vert., mint
single, well centered and margined, strong rich color, o.g., lightly
hinged, very fine; photocopy of a 1976 PF certificate for a strip of four,
this being the second stamp. (Image) |
$220.00
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 462 |
|
355 |
 #355, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 vert., guide line
pair, exceptionally well centered and margined, rich color and a strong
impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1987 PF certificate. (Image) |
$1,500.00
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 463 |
|
356 |
 #356, 10c Yellow coil, perf. 12 vert., brilliant
color, fairly well centered within large margins, o.g., lightly hinged,
nearly very fine for this rare coil; 1984 PF certificate. (Image) |
$3,000.00
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 464 |
|
356 |
 #356, 10c Yellow coil, perf. 12 vert., pair,
strong bright color, o.g. (light diagonal gum bend in right stamp), fine
for this coil rarity. (Image) |
$6,750.00
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1909 BLUISH PAPERS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 465 |
 |
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; 1998 PF
certificate. (Image) |
$210.00
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 466 |
|
358 |
 #358, 2c Carmine on bluish paper, an incredibly
choice left sheet-margin plate no. 4860 single, perfectly centered amid
extravagantly large margins, deep luxuriant color, o.g., never hinged,
extremely fine; actually a challenging stamp to find in this gem quality;
1987 PF certificate. (Image) |
$190.00
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 467 |
|
359 |
 #359, 3c Deep violet on bluish paper, a pristine
"post office" fresh mint example, possessing an incredible overall
brilliance not often seen on any of the rarer Bluish Paper stamps,
gloriously rich color and a prooflike impression, quite well centered
within large margins, fresh o.g., never hinged, very fine and
choice; an exciting stamp for the never hinged collector as this value is
hardly ever found thus; 2004 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$4,250.00
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 468 |
|
359 |
 #359, 3c Deep violet on bluish paper, nicely
centered, deep rich color and a well defined impression, o.g., lightly
hinged, very fine; 1994 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$2,000.00
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 469 |
|
359 |
 #359, 3c Deep violet on bluish paper, rich color
and a crisp impression on bright paper, fairly well centered, o.g., lightly
hinged, few gum soaked perf. tips at top left and unobtrusive natural
inclusion, nearly very fine; photocopy of a 1987 PF certificate for a block
of four from which this was taken and 2006 PF certificate as a single. (Image) |
$2,000.00
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 470 |
|
361 |
 #361, 5c Blue on bluish paper, handsome mint
example of this very rare stamp, quite well centered, strong color and
impression, o.g. slightly disturbed from hinge removal, very fine; with
light Mekeel's guarantee handstamp on reverse and accompanied by 2004 PSE
and 2006 PF certificates. (Image) |
$5,000.00
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 471 |
|
361 |
 #361, 5c Blue on bluish paper, strong color and
impression, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, a fine example of this rare
stamp. (Image) |
$5,000.00
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 472 |
O |
362 |
 #362, 6c Red orange on bluish paper, an extremely
rare used single of this bluish paper, with strong bright color, well
centered, lightly canceled with small portion of duplex pmk. that leaves
the face cancel free, very fine and attractive; an enormously rare used
stamp that virtually never appears at auction; only ten used copies of
the Six Cent Bluish Paper have been certified by the Philatelic
Foundation, of this tiny population, only four, including this example,
are sound; 1984, 1988 and 2006 PF certificates.
(Image) |
$5,000.00
SOLD for $17,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 473 |
|
364 |
 #364, 10c Yellow on bluish paper, a rather
attractive example of this bluish paper with bright color, accompanying
certificate states that the stamp is, in fact, a genuine bluish paper but
that the light wavy line cancellation is counterfeit (used are much scarcer
mint though rarely are such valuable stamps altered in this way),
nevertheless a scarce stamp and excellent reference; 2006 PF certificate. (Image) |
as mint $1,900.00
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 474 |
O |
365 |
 #365, 13c Blue green on bluish paper, an
amazingly well centered used example of this scarce bluish paper, featuring
extraordinarily large balanced margins, fresh bright color and sharp
impression, neat portion of Saginaw, Michigan oval pmk., very faint
diagonal crease and tiny corner perf. crease at bottom left, neither of
which detracts from this stamp's magnificent and extremely fine appearance;
clear 1984 PF certificate and a 2006 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$2,250.00
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 475 |
O |
365 |
 #365, 13c Blue green on bluish paper, rarely seen
used example, attractively centered within large margins, rich color, very
lightly cancelled, certificate mentions a single tiny perforation crease at
top which is truly insignificant, very fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image) |
$2,250.00
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 476 |
|
366 |
 #366, 15c Pale ultramarine on bluish paper, a
fresh and clear example of this bluish paper variety, accompanying
certificate states that the stamp is, in fact, a genuine bluish paper but
that the light wavy line cancellation is counterfeit (used is extremely
rare in this value), nevertheless a scarce stamp even as unused and
excellent reference; 2006 PF certificate.
(Image) |
as mint $1,500.00
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1909 COMMEMORATIVES
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 477 |
|
369 |
 #369, 2c Lincoln on bluish paper, exceedingly
well centered within especially large margins, strong color and impression,
pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate for a block of
four, this being the bottom left stamp.
(Image) |
$425.00
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 478 |
|
369 |
 #369, 2c Lincoln on bluish paper, exceptionally
well centered within extravagantly large margins, lovely rich color and a
well defined impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2003 PF
certificate. (Image) |
$225.00
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 479 |
F |
370 |
 #370, 2c Alaska-Yukon, tied by Richmond, Va., Jun
1, 1909 first day machine cancel on petite cover to Greenwood, Va.,
(June 1 backstamp), cover with slight edge dings at top left, stamp with a
few gum soaked perf. tips, fine; a rare and seldom offered first day
cover. (Image) |
$3,000.00
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 480 |
 |
371 |
 #371, 2c Alaska-Yukon imperforate, pristine
center line block of four, full wide and beautifully balanced margins all
around, bright color and fresh, flawless o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image) |
$175.00
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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