Sale 1320 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Thursday, 22-25 April, 2024
Category — Special Delivery, Registration, Postage Due
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5). Vertical pair, original gum, lightly hinged, top stamp with line thru "POSTAL", bottom stamp with line thru "POSTAL DELIVERY", deep rich color, fresh and Extremely Fine examples of these varieties, ex Saadi, with 1990 P.F. certificate, SCV as singles
10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E9). Original gum, wide margins and essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2021 P.F. certificate (Superb 98)
10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E9). Left plate no. 5863 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, sealed tear in selvage, still Fine
10c Pale Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E10). Mint N.H., bright color, wide margins, Very Fine
10c Deep Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E12a). Mint N.H., wonderful depth of color on bright paper, wide margins and essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only seven grade higher
10c Ultramarine, Registration (F1). Mint N.H., brilliant color, near perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only two grade higher (both 98J)
10c Ultramarine, Registration (F1). Mint N.H., brilliant color and choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
10c Ultramarine, Registration (F1). Top imprint, plate no. 5729 and letter "A" block of six with wide selvage, original gum, lightly hinged, single short perf at left of top left stamp, Fine-Very Fine, top plate blocks with full selvage are scarce
1c Brown (J1). 13 stamps, highlights are three Mint N.H. stamps submitted by Richard Champagne in 2002 to the P.F. as part of a group of ten potential J8 Special Printings, each from the same source and with similar centering, five of the stamps received certificates as J8 and these three received certificates as J1 — though these do have the distinctive cameo reminiscent of J8 — Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificates, the remaining ten items are J1 stamps that Champagne was reviewing for possible Special Printings, nine are unused and at least one has gum, a few may be bleached but none are the genuine J8 in our opinion, Scott value for just the three Mint N.H. stamps is $810
50c Red Brown (J21). Unused, we believe regummed but possibly some original gum redistributed, also couple h.r., rich color, Very Fine, unlisted as no-gum, Scott value as original gum $1,900
50c Bright Claret (J28). Original gum, nicely centered with bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate
2c Vermilion (J30). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, ex Curtis, with 1982, 1994 P.F. and 2015 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85), SCV $800
10c Deep Claret (J35). Mint N.H., rich color and well-centered, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1984 P.F. certificate for a block, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate as this single (VF-XF 85), SCV $1,000
50c Deep Claret (J37). Unused, we believe regummed but possibly original gum badly disturbed, Very Fine, unlisted as no-gum, Scott value as original gum $1,800
3c Carmine Lake (J54). Disturbed original gum, vivid color, attractive centering and margins, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
50c Carmine Lake (J58). Deep rich color, centered a bit to top but perfs clear and with three other balanced margins, corner strike of oval cancel, Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate
1c Rose (J59). Original gum, h.r., bright color, shallow thin spot and diagonal crease, otherwise Fine and collectible example of this Postage Due rarity, signed in pencil "IJK" (Irving J. Koslow)
2c Rose (J60). Block of 29 in 10x3 format (missing bottom right stamp for a block of 30), New York double oval cancels, couple stamps on ends slight wrinkle, Fine-Very Fine and scarce large multiple, Scott value as blocks and singles
6c Carmine Rose, Dull Gum (J94). Mint N.H. complete pane of 100 with plate no. 35307 at bottom right corner, small inclusion in Pos. 92 (not in plate block), fresh and Very Fine, a scarce complete pane, Scott value as plate block and singles