Sale 9010 — U.S. Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Saturday, 26 October, 2024
Category — 20th Century Issues (Scott 357-834)
1c Green, Bluish (357). Block of four, original gum, h.r., rich color on deeply blued paper, bottom right stamp light natural gum bend, Very Fine
8c Olive Green (380). Left imprint, plate no. 5204 and star block of six, original gum, few Mint N.H., pretty shade, Fine
1c Green, Panama-Pacific (397). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
2c Carmine, Panama-Pacific (398). Mint N.H., choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
2c Carmine, Panama-Pacific (398). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine Gem, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
5c Blue, Panama-Pacific (399). Original gum, lightly hinged, wide margins and almost perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98), only three hinged examples grade higher
4c Orange Brown (465). Bottom plate no. 7372 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, pretty color, Fine-Very Fine
9c Salmon Red (509). Mint N.H. top plate no. 6918 block of six with wide selvage, vivid color, slightly short gum at top, bottom center stamp with single perf indentation, few tiny inclusions in margin, still Extremely Fine
20c Light Ultramarine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (515b). Original gum, top stamp h.r., showing blind perfs partway thru top stamp so likely does not qualify as the error, still Very Fine and unusual, offered on its own merits
20c Light Ultramarine (515). Mint N.H., accompanying certificate states imperforate at top with misplaced horizontal perforations, which is one way of saying the perf wheels were set incorrectly or else there was a foldover somewhere else in the sheet, regardless of how it's explained this is a dramatic freak, with 1990 P.F. certificate
3c Purple, Ty. IV, Printed on Both Sides (530b). Unused (no gum), with part arrow selvage at right, unused (no gum), Fine
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. IV, Imperforate, Wilson Roulette (532 var). Mint N.H. block of four, bright color, Fine, these were privately perforated by J. Hull Wilson in Pittsburgh Pa., with 2014 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. V, Imperforate (533). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, large margins, Very Fine
5c Deep Blue, Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Mint N.H., precise centering and Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. with wide top plate no. F 14327 selvage, outstanding centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H., choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), Scott value $180
$5.00 Carmine Lake & Dark Blue (573a). Mint N.H., wonderfully deep and rich colors, natural gum wrinkle called a gum crease on certificate, still Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80), downgraded for the gum crease
2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Choice centering with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine, a huge stamp
1c-5c Huguenot-Walloon (614-616). Mint N.H. set, bright colors, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine Gems, with 2007-2013 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; total SMQ $550)
5c Dark Blue, Lexington-Concord (619). Mint N.H. top plate no. 16808 block of six, vibrant color and wide balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous plate block, with 1992 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine & Black, Norse-American (620). Mint N.H. top plate nos. 16689/16924 block of eight, bold and fresh, Extremely Fine
2c Carmine Rose, White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., unusually choice centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine
3c Violet, Kans. Ovpt. (661). Mint N.H. bottom right plate no. 18803 block of four, rich color, Very Fine
3c Purple, Michigan Centenary (775). Mint N.H., mathematical centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100), the highest grade awarded
$5.00 Carmine & Black, Presidential (834). Mint N.H., Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)