Sale 1293 — The Vaquero Collection of Errors, Freaks and Oddities Plus Other Eclectic Selections
Sale Date — Thursday, 28 September, 2023
Category — Scott 1541 thru 1612
10c Mineral Heritage, Color Shifts (1541a var). Mint N.H. bottom right corner selvage plate no. 35069 block of four, with black and several other colors significantly shifted, Very Fine and dramatic printing variety
10c Mineral Heritage, Shifted Colors (1541a var). Mint N.H. pane of 48 with Mr. Zip at right, purple, red and black colors significantly shifted upwards into the adjoining stamps
VERY FINE. A DRAMATIC PRINTING VARIETY OF THE 10-CENT MINERAL HERITAGE ISSUE, SHOWING THREE COLORS WELL OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
This issue is best known for the missing color error (offered in the following lot). This is an excellent companion piece, as it clearly shows all of the colors, which are normally printed on top of one another.
10c Mineral Heritage, Light Blue & Yellow (Litho.) Omitted (1541b). Mint N.H. pane of 48 containing twelve blocks of the error, with plate no. 35069 at bottom left and Mr. Zip at top left with "Mail Early in the Day" at left center, bright and fresh
VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE INTACT PANE OF 48 OF THE 10-CENT MINERAL HERITAGE WITH THE LIGHT BLUE AND YELLOW LITHOGRAPHED PRINTING OMITTED.
Datz notes that only 24-28 blocks of this error are known. The pane offered here, with twelve blocks, represents about half the world's supply. Scott value $10,800 as twelve blocks with no premium for the plate number, Mr. Zip or Mail Early positions
10c Kentucky Settlement, Green, Black & Blue Omitted (1542b). Mint N.H., Very Fine, a striking and rare color-omitted error, Datz states fewer than 30 reported, with 2009 P.S.E. and 2021 P.F. certificates
10c Energy Conservation, Green Omitted (1547c). Mint N.H. with wide bottom selvage, Very Fine example of this error, with 2021 P.F. certificate
10c Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Foldover with Printing on Back (1548 var). Mint N.H. bottom left corner selvage block of six, with extra selvage which folded over the design during printing of the black color, causing part of five designs to print on the back of the selvage, the black that is printed on the front is also strongly shifted to the left and upwards so that every stamp has something wrong with it, Very Fine error with great visual appeal
10c Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Foldover with Printing on Back (1548 var). Mint N.H. bottom right corner selvage block of six, with extra selvage which folded over the design during printing of the black color and causing plate number 35617 and part of two designs to print on the back of the selvage, Very Fine error with great visual appeal
10c Pioneer Jupiter, Colors Omitted (1556a, 1556b). Mint N.H. examples of each, latter with top selvage, Very Fine and choice examples of these missing color errors, normal accompanies for comparison, with 2021 P.F. certificates
10c Mariner, Red Omitted (1557a). Mint N.H. bottom left plate no. 35993 block of four, fresh and Very Fine, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value $1,100 as singles with no premium for the plate block
50c Lamp, Misperforation (1608 var). Mint N.H. pane of 100, with horizontal perfs shifted significantly upwards resulting in part of stamps from pane below showing at bottom and also with the oil lamp printed at the top of each stamp so only nine rows have the complete design, Very Fine and dramatic perf shift
50c Lamp, Misprinted (1608 var). Mint N.H. pane of 100, the perfs all appear to be where they should be but all printed colors are shifted approximately 6mm high so that the denominations are into the perfs and split vertically, Very Fine, a remarkable variety
50c Lamp, Shifted Flame (1608 var). Mint N.H. pane of 100, each stamp shows the flame with its white halo shifted significantly downwards so that it appears below the lamp, Very Fine, a beautiful intact pane showing this significant shift, the tan and orange colors were printed together (or else the halo around the flame would be filled in) and the black was printed separately (resulting in the invert on the $1.00), an excellent demonstration of the printing method for the issue
50c Lamp, Black (Engr.) Omitted (1608a). Mint N.H., with left selvage, Very Fine, normal accompanies for comparison, with 2010 P.F. certificate
50c, $2.00, $5.00 Lamps, Printing Varieties (1608 var, 1611 var, 1612 var). 33 singles and ten blocks of four, including a tremendous range of color and perf shifts, several with one color shifted into perfs while other colors printed where they should be, others with flames shifted in different directions, includes $5.00 block with red brown partly printed, mostly Mint N.H., Very Fine and desirable group showing the range of varieties that can occur on these multicolored issues, a few normal stamps included for comparison
$1.00 Candle Holder, Shifted Design (1610 var). Mint N.H. pane of 100, perforations and flame are printed where they are supposed to be but the brown candleholder and text is printed approximately 6mm below where it should have been printed, Very Fine and attractive printing variety on the issue that gave us the C.I.A. Invert, normal pane accompanies for comparison
$1.00 Candle Holder, Printing Varieties (1610 var). 27 singles plus a strip of three, Mint N.H., includes 1610a and 1610b with colors omitted, the others show a delightful range of perf shifts, candle shifts, also one with perf setting very short, few normal accompany (not included in count), Very Fine and desirable group, and excellent companion group to go with the C.I.A. invert to demonstrate the printing difficulties
$1.00 Candle Holder, Errors and Varieties (1610a, 1610b, 1610 var). Five Mint N.H. items, including regularly issued stamp, the two listed varieties, another with a strong shift of the Orange and Yellow of candle, last with tagging omitted, fresh and Very Fine, desirable group of varieties for this issue, the two Scott-listed catalogue $350.00
$1.00 Candle Holder, Printing Varieties (1610 var). Five Mint N.H. blocks of four, each showing a variety such as brown shifted down into perfs on plate block, one with white stripe at right with perfs dramatically shifted so that the right stamps do not show the denomination at all, two with strong offsets on back, other two with brown strongly shifted, Very Fine-Extremely Fine group of blocks
$1.00 Candle Holder, Brown (Engr.) Omitted (1610a). Mint N.H. block of four, Very Fine and desirable block, normal plate block accompanies for comparison, Scott value $700 as singles