Sale 1293 — The Vaquero Collection of Errors, Freaks and Oddities Plus Other Eclectic Selections
Sale Date — Thursday, 28 September, 2023
Category — Group Lots of Errors, Freaks and Oddities
Misperforation Varieties. 37 singles, covering a wide range of issues from 1857 Issue thru 20th Century, including Nos. 36B, 63, 65 (2), 69, 71, 87, 94, 319, 331, 332, 498, 499, 504, 506, 510, 513, 832, several others, some used and some unused, all show terrible perforating with most dramatically thru designs, few faults to be expected, a fun group demonstrating quality control issues in perforating stamps, from the first issues through more modern
Crazy Perforation Singles. Five better items, including 623 single with top selvage and diagonal perfs, 530 with very unusual wide left selvage with zig zag perfs, two of C10 with horizontal perfs thru design, last is C12 with foldover causing partly imperforate bottom margin, overall fresh and Very Fine, each is very dramatic
Commemorative Misperforation Multiples. Eleven items, including No. 537 with perfs thru design essentially cutting off Liberty's head, 549 block of eight with wild perfs, No. 629 plate block with perfs diagonally thru design, 702 bottom left corner bock with foldover causing part of corner to be imperforate, same with 716 and 724 blocks, 726 block of eight with major pre-printing paperfold affecting four stamps (sensibly reattached in places with hinges), 5c and 9c National Parks pairs with wild perfs, No. 1033 also with wild perfs from foldover, last is 2048-2051 Olympics block with diagonal perfs, some Mint N.H., a Very Fine and rare group, an excellent way to spruce up a collection of these later issues
Perforation Varieties. Six Mint N.H. items, including two of No. 1332b with perfs shifted thru the capsule, No. 2280c which has been cut thru center of stamps and showing flag at bottom, vertical pair of 1585 shifted up, block of six of No. 1479 with designs at an angle due to misperfing (or misprinting), last is James Dean imperforate souvenir sheet No. 3082a, Very Fine and unusual group
Misperforation Multiples. Seven, including No. 300 block of four with vertical perfs thru design, 323 top imprint and plate no. 2138 strip of five with extra perfs in selvage, 406 block of six with crazy perfs in left selvage causing partially imperforate stamp, 634B bottom selvage block of four with vertical perfs thru design, original gum, one with slight oxidation, otherwise Very Fine group, No. 323 with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
Back-of-Book Misperforation Varieties. Three items, including C39a booklet pane which is miscut at top and bottom thru designs, J64 right selvage strip of four with perfs diagonally thru design, last is No. R228 with foldover causing unusual top margin, few Mint N.H., Very Fine group
Vignette Shifts. 50 items, including used No. 524, also unused Nos. 651 (three singles plus block), 702 with varying degrees of shift in the red cross, 703 bottom plate block of four, 19 are Postage Dues with the denominations shifted noticeably, some Mint N.H., Very Fine and attractive, an eBay seller's dream lot
Color Shifts and Color Varieties. Approximately 66 items which are either noticeable color shifts or color printing varieties, includes approximately 20 with either underinked or varnish printing, nice group of 8c Pharmacy (1473) including plate block with significant misregistration of colors, 10c Jupiteer Pioneer (1556) plate block also with significant misregistration, nice group of 10c Skylab, 6c Baseball (1381) with ghosting of black, No. 1468 with cat doubled or blurred, several others are also very dramatic, includes one which is possible 2478c, many Mint N.H., a Very Fine and phenomenal group which would be difficult to assemble
Color Omitted Varieties. Seven Mint N.H. items, including Nos. 1542a, 2247a, 2759b, 2764b, 2833c, C84a with top left plate no. selvage (light diagonal crease near top), last is 3031 var with light printing of yellow causing tints of other colors to be different than normal, Very Fine and attractive group, six with certificates (three from 2021)