Sale 9024 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Saturday, 29 March, 2025
Category — 1893 Columbian thru 1901 Pan-American Issues
1c-$5.00 Columbian, Plate Proofs on Card (230P4-245P4). Large margins all around, with original envelope in which they were distributed, Very Fine set, Scott value without premium for the envelope
3c Green, Columbian (232). Mint N.H. with top part imprint selvage, Jumbo margins and rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo)
5c Chocolate, Columbian (234). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins and rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85 Jumbo), SCV $150
6c Purple, Columbian (235). Mint N.H. block of four, bright color, Very Fine, Scott value as singles
15c Dark Green, Columbian (238). Mint N.H. with natural gum bends, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 A.P.S. certificate
30c Orange Brown, Columbian (239). Mint N.H. with bottom part imprint selvage, rich color and choice centering, perf separations at right extending toward middle, Extremely Fine
30c Orange Brown, Columbian (239). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins, rich color, fresh and Very Fine, ex "Laila", with 1994 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates
50c Slate Blue, Columbian (240). Mint N.H., fresh and Fine, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate
50c Slate Blue, Columbian (240). Original gum, small gum wrinkle at bottom right, attractive centering, unusual printer's ink smear at top right, Very Fine, P.S.E. certificate no. 1032519 no longer accompanies
$1.00 Salmon, Columbian (241). Original gum, large h.r., exceptional centering, bright color, small thins at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2024 P.F. certificate
$1.00 Salmon, Columbian (241). Original gum, three wide margins, some stray printer's ink at left, filled thin, appears Fine
$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Slightly disturbed original gum, choice centering and rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate (DOG, VF-XF 85), SMQ $1,700 as original gum, SCV $1,500
$3.00 Yellow Green, Columbian (243). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate
$3.00 Olive Green, Columbian (243a). Unused (no gum), rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1988 P.F. certificate describing the stamp as the normal Scott 243 shade
$4.00 Crimson Lake, Columbian (244). Slightly disturbed original gum, bright color, Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate (DOG, F 70), SMQ $925 as original gum, SCV $2,100
$5.00 Black, Columbian (245). Disturbed original gum, attractive centering, Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate
$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Unused (regummed), Fine, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate
$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, lightly hinged, three balanced margins and perfs in at right, Very Good, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VG 50), SCV $4,000
2c Carmine, Ty. II-III (266-267). Mint N.H. block of four, left stamps Type II, right stamps Ty. III, bright color, Fine, and unusual multiple combining Types II and III, only Plate 170 yields a combination of the two types, Scott value as two pairs
5c Chocolate (270). Mint N.H. with wide top part imprint selvage, rich color and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2008 (copy, for strip of three) and 2012 P.F. certificates (XF 90 XQ)
6c Dull Brown (271). Mint N.H., choice centering and rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), only 15 grade higher, SCV $325
8c Violet Brown, USIR Watermark (272a). Clear complete "I" of "USIR" watermark, neat pen cancel, Fine, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate, Scott value as handstamp cancel
4c Orange, Trans-Mississippi (287). Mint N.H. with bottom full imprint selvage, bright color, natural gum wrinkle, Very Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
5c Dull Blue, Trans-Mississippi (288). Mint N.H., well-balanced margins and rich color, Extremely Fine, plate no. bottom selvage is detached and accompanies, with 1992 and 2008 P.F. certificates with the selvage (VF-XF 85)
10c Gray Violet, Trans-Mississippi (290). Mint N.H., Very Fine, with copy of 2011 P.S.E. certificate for a plate no. and imprint pair, this the imprint single but the selvage has been removed (and accompanies)
50c Sage Green, Trans-Mississippi (291). Original gum, bright color, Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
$1.00 Black, Trans-Mississippi (292). Original gum, narrow thin spot next to "P" of watermark nearly blends in and is not mentioned on accompanying certificate, appears Fine, with clear 2023 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, F-VF 75), SCV $1,500
$1.00 Black, Trans-Mississippi (292). Intense shade, Lynn Mass. double-oval cancel, Very Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate
$2.00 Orange Brown, Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, bit extensively hinged but no h.r., bright color, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, VF 80), SCV $2,000
$2.00 Orange Brown, Trans-Mississippi (293). Original gum, lightly hinged, centered to bottom right, about Fine
$2.00 Orange Brown, Trans-Mississippi (293). Lovely warm color, New York oval cancel, small thin at bottom, appears Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine & Black, Pan-American (295). Mint N.H. block of 20 from the bottom two rows of the sheet, with arrow, two imprints and plate nos. 1176/1198, with selvage at sides including corner selvage with "2C" at bottom right, rich colors, Very Fine, Scott value as plate blocks of ten and six and four singles
4c Deep Red Brown & Black, Pan-American (296). Mint N.H. block of four, rich colors, Fine, Scott value as singles
5c Ultramarine & Black, Pan-American (297). Mint N.H., choice centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
5c Ultramarine & Black, Pan-American (297). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 1140 strip of three, Fine-Very Fine
10c Yellow Brown & Black, Pan-American (299). Mint N.H. with bottom imprint selvage, rich frame color and choice centering, Extremely Fine