Sale 1328 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 July, 2024
Category — Blocks and Plate Number Multiples (1902-08 Issues)
1c-13c 1902-03 Issue (300-308). Blocks of four, original gum, few bottom stamps Mint N.H., rich colors, Very Fine set, Scott value as blocks of four
3c Bright Violet (302). Mint N.H. right imprint and plate no. 2808 block of six, detailed impression, remarkably choice centering throughout
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 3-CENT 1902 ISSUE.
Power Search contains only three other Mint N.H. plate blocks, all graded by us as Fine. This is without question the finest we have ever encountered.
5c Blue (304). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 1540 block of six, deep rich color, few minor perf separations at top, Very Fine
6c Claret (305). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 4660 block of six, intense shade and impression, Fine-Very Fine and attractive, surprisingly scarce in Mint N.H. condition -- we have offered only three others since keeping computerized records and this is the first from plate 4660, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate
6c Claret (305). Top imprint and plate no. 1598 block of six, stamps Mint N.H., rich color, top left stamp natural inclusion, Very Fine, Scott value as singles
6c Claret (305). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1599 block of six, original gum, hinges removed from bottom selvage just impinge on bottom stamps, top stamps Mint N.H., rich color, Very Fine
10c Pale Red Brown (307). Full top imprint and plate no. 2827 block of six, original gum, outstanding centering throughout, Extremely Fine, this is only the fourth top plate block we have offered since 1993
13c Purple Black (308). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 3835 block of six, deep rich color, choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine, a magnificent Mint N.H. top position plate block, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate
13c Purple Black (308). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 3835 block of six, deep rich color, Fine
15c Olive Green (309). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1607 block of six, original gum, five stamps Mint N.H., h.r. top left stamp, gorgeous color, Fine-Very Fine
$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1630 strip of three, original gum, detailed impression
A FINE AND RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THREE OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE.
Only four plate blocks of six are recorded by Lewis Kaufman, and they have similar centering to the strip offered here. This is an excellent alternative, since the plate block of six catalogues $40,000.00. This is also the first imprint and plate number strip we have offered since 2018, and the third we have offered since the 1990s.
With 1982 P.F. certificate.
$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Block of four, original gum, barely hinged, deep rich color
VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE, SCOTT 312.
With 2007 P.F. certificate.
$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Block of four, original gum, h.r., deep rich color, light corner crease at top left, Fine-Very Fine appearance
1c Blue Green, Imperforate (314). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 3121 block of six, large margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Left imprint and plate no. 2953 block of six, original gum, top stamps hinged, other four Mint N.H., large margins to full, rich color, Very Fine
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Block of four, original gum, large and even margins all around, Very Fine
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Block of four, original gum, large margins with horizontal guide line at bottom, top left stamp natural inclusion at top center, Very Fine, bottom left stamp small backstamp
2c Carmine, Ty. I (319). Mint N.H. wide top imprint and plate no. 3176 block of six, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.F. certificate
2c Lake, Ty. II, Imperforate (320A; formerly 320a). Mint N.H. left imprint and plate no. 4671 block of six, large margins, deep rich color, fresh and Extremely Fine Mint N.H. plate block of this desirable shade, with 2012 P.F. certificate