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**1912-23 Issues (Scott 405-524) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2788		2c Carmine (519). Mint N.H., brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 2003 P.F. certificate for plate block (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
2789		2c Carmine (519). Lightly hinged, rich color, Extremely Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	450.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
2790		2c Carmine (519). Block of four, bottom pair Mint N.H., top pair slight thin, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,700.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2791		2c Carmine (519). Remarkably well-centered, deep color, partial War Bonds slogan cancel (piece from which this stamp was removed accompanies showing balance of cancel) VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THE 2-CENT PERF 11 WITH DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH WONDERFUL USED CONDITION. A Power Search review of records on our website found precious few used examples and only one that compared favorably to the stamp offered here. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,400.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2792		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., brilliant impressions as fresh as the day they were printed, perfectly centered with unusually wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK 1918 FRANKLIN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER. The $2.00 and $5.00 1918 Issue are the first bi-colored dollar-denominated postage stamps issued by the United States. Both were released just three months after the famous 1918 24c Inverted Jenny, but the early printings were issued in small quantities, since stocks of the 1902 $2.00 and $5.00 1917 issue were still on hand. According to Johl, the $2.00 Orange Red & Black was a color error on the part of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing. The official description and order for the bi-color stamps specified "Red and Black" for the $2.00. When subsequent printings appeared in 1920 and philatelists brought the matter to the attention of the Bureau, they were told "this stamp has always been this color" (Johl, p. 306). From studies of Bureau and Post Office records, it is clear that the originally-intended color was not issued until November 1920 (Scott 547), and that the earlier Orange Red stamps were mistakes. The quantity issued has been variously estimated at between 47,000 and 68,000. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $10,000.00). Only two others have achieved this grade, and only one has graded higher. Another indication of this stamp's rarity in high grades is that none has been added to the P.S.E. Population Report in Mint N.H. 98 and higher grades since our Scarsdale sale in March 2007. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,300.00 SOLD for $11,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2793		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Mint N.H., beautiful centering with Jumbo margins all around, bright colors as fresh as the day it was printed, detailed impressions EXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK 1918 FRANKLIN ISSUE. A STUNNING STAMP. With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90 Jumbo, SMQ $2,350.00 as 90, $4,850.00 as 95). (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,300.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
2794		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Single hinge mark, brilliant colors, wide margins, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	625.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
2795		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Center line block of four, faintly hinged, Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,900.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2796		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Center line block of four, lightly hinged, brilliant colors, fresh and Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,900.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
2797		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Intense colors and impressions, face-free cancel at bottom, choice centering with wide margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $1,100.00), only three have graded higher to date (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	250.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
2798		$2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Rich colors, neat strike of registry oval cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80, SMQ $245.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	250.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction

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