Sale 1293 — The Vaquero Collection of Errors, Freaks and Oddities Plus Other Eclectic Selections
Sale Date — Thursday, 28 September, 2023
Category — Scott 1414b thru 1529
6c Nativity, Black Omitted (1414b). Mint N.H. horizontal strip of three, left stamp the error, center stamp transitional with black partly omitted, right stamp normal, Very Fine, scarce, Datz reports only 50 are known, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value $400 for single error with no premium for the transition stamp
6c Christmas Toys, Black Omitted (1415b-1418b). Single examples of each of the four Black-omitted errors, Doll Carriage Mint N.H., other three lightly hinged, vivid colors
VERY FINE. A RARE COMPLETE SET OF THE 1970 6-CENT CHRISTMAS ISSUE BLACK-OMITTED ERRORS.
The Datz book reports only 5-6 of each known. Two with older A.P.S. certificates.
6c Christmas Toys, Black Omitted (1418g). Mint N.H. top right plate no. transition block of eight, the top two stamps Black omitted (1415b-1416b), the next two with most of Black missing, the bottom four stamps normal, bright colors, very fresh
VERY FINE. A RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1970 6-CENT CHRISTMAS ISSUE WITH TWO BLACK OMITTED ERRORS.
The Datz book states only 5-6 of each are known. With 2001 P.F. certificate. Inexplicably, Scott prices this transition plate block the same as two individual single errors.
6c Doll Carriage, Black Omitted (1418d). Affixed to piece, completely lacking the wheels of the carriage and also lacking "Christmas" and "U.S.", Very Fine, rare as Datz reports only 5-6 examples recorded, with 1983 A.P.S. certificate
8c Space Achievement Decade, Color Shift (1435b var). Mint N.H., with left selvage, showing the black shifted significantly with text which normally prints at the bottom showing at top and planets out of alignment, Very Fine and very dramatic printing variety
8c Tom Sawyer, Printing Varieties (1470 var). 12 singles and a block of six, Mint N.H., including some with "Tom Sawyer" shifted, others show a wide range of color shifts such as black shifted, blue and rose red shifted, few yellow shifted, few show a slight shift but many show dramatic shifts , one is a strong offset, Very Fine and choice group, five normal accompany for comparison
8c Tom Sawyer, Colors Omitted (1470b, 1470c). Mint N.H. singles of Red & Black engraved omitted (1470b) and Yellow & Tan litho omitted (1470c), fresh and Very Fine, the second is rarely seen (only 50 recorded) and has not appeared in one of our auctions since 1983, accompanied by a "freak" stamp with color shift, Scott value for just the two Scott-listed errors
8c Tom Sawyer, Red and Black (Engr.) Colors Omitted (1470b). Mint N.H. with top selvage, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, normal accompanies for comparison
8c Pharmacy, Colors Omitted (1473a, 1473b, 1473c). Four singles, all but one Mint N.H., two of Blue & Orange Omitted (1473a), Blue omitted (1473b) and Orange omitted (1473c), one of the first two may have a trace of blue (therefore 1473c) but counted as the cheaper No. 1473a, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, two with P.F. certificates, normal stamp accompanies for comparison
8c Stamp Collecting, Shifted Vignette (1474 var). Four Mint N.H. singles, each shows a different shift of the vignette, including shifts to lower left, upper left, lower right and upper right, one shows part of the magnifier in right margin, Very Fine and choice group showing shifts in different directions
8c Stamp Collecting, Shifted Vignette (1474 var). Mint N.H. bottom left corner selvage block of four with Mr. Zip, showing magnifier printed in bottom selvage and 5c stamp similarly shifted, Very Fine and choice, also includes left selvage Mr. Zip block of six misperfed, technically this is an error incorporating the 1847 Issue
8c Stamp Collecting, Shifted Vignette (1474 var). Mint N.H. bottom left corner selvage block of four, showing magnifier printed in bottom selvage and 5c stamp similarly shifted, Very Fine and choice, technically this is an error incorporating the 1847 Issue
8c Stamp Collecting, Black (Litho.) Omitted (1474a). Mint N.H., bright colors, Very Fine, accompanied by a second stamp with two colors significantly out of register with magnifier partly in bottom margin and split vertically and stamp also out of place though printed where it should be in relation to the magnifier (showing both were printed in the same press pass), Scott value $325 for the just the color missing with no premium for the shifted stamp
8c Boston Tea Party, Black (Litho.) Omitted (1483c). Mint N.H. with top right corner plate no. 34225 selvage, choice centering, Very Fine, scarce, Datz notes only 32 are known, with 2021 P.F. certificate
8c Progress in Electronics, Black Color Shifted (1501 var). Mint N.H. pane of 50, black "Progress in Electronics" and "U.S. 8c" shifted down and to the right, four stamps at bottom left completely lacking the denomination and with text at top instead of bottom, others show denomination at left instead of at right, Very Fine, a remarkable variety showing several stamps with no denomination
8c Progress in Electronics, Tan (Background) and Lilac Omitted (1501b). Mint N.H., with left selvage, wide and balanced margins, natural gum crease at bottom left, still Extremely Fine, normal accompanies for comparison, with 2021 P.F. certificate
15c Progress in Electronics, Black Inscriptions Omitted (1502a). Mint N.H., fresh and Fine example of this dramatic error, Datz states 50 are reported, probably none have choice centering, accompanied by normal for comparison
10c Rural America, Engraved Black & Blue Omitted (1506a). Mint N.H. horizontal pair with narrow selvage at left, Extremely Fine, Datz states only 100 are known, ex Myerson, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value as singles
10c Flags, Ink Bleed (1509 var). Mint N.H. pane of 100, a significant portion of the stamps show ink bleed from the red of the flag, plate numbers at top, perfs slightly scissors-trimmed but intact at bottom, Very Fine and very unusual, we suppose people with bumper stickers reading "these colors never run" have never seen this before
10c Flags, Blue Omitted (1509b). Mint N.H. block of four, lacking blue of the flags and also the denomination, Very Fine, the designs normally show both 50-star and 13-star flags but here they look the same, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value $600 as singles
10c Horse Racing, Blue (Horse Racing) Omitted (1528a). Mint N.H., bright colors, Very Fine example of this error, with 2021 P.F. certificate
10c Skylab, Color Shifts (1529 var). Mint N.H. bottom left corner selvage plate no. 35214 block of four, this issue was printed using both lithographed and engraved printing methods and it appears that the lithograph printing is shifted significantly downwards, Very Fine and unusual