Sale 1293 — The Vaquero Collection of Errors, Freaks and Oddities Plus Other Eclectic Selections
Sale Date — Thursday, 28 September, 2023
Category — Scott 1690 thru 2444a
$1.00 Candle Holder, Tan, Orange & Yellow Omitted (1610b). Mint N.H. top selvage block of four, bright color, Very Fine and choice, Scott value $700 as singles
13c Benjamin Franklin, Printing Varieties (1690 var). Six items, including plate block of 1690a with light blue omitted (catalogues $600.00 as singles), top right corner block of four with ochre shifted upwards into margin of adjoining stamps, single with similar shift, single with dark blue dramatically shifted upwards, last two items with radical misperfs, Mint N.H., Very Fine and unusual group
13c-20c Commemoratives, Misperforation (1749-1752, 1942-1945, 2048-2051 var). Three panes, including 13c American Dance issue (1745-1748) with perfs at angles causing some parts to not have denomination, 20c Desert Plants (1942-1945) pane misperfed in both directions at an angle and going thru designs, last is 13 Olympics (2048-2051) with foldover crease at lower left causing misperfing in that corner, last with few gum skips, Very Fine and very unusual group
15c General Bernardo de Galvez, Light Yellow, Red, Blue and Brown (Litho.) Omitted (1826b). Mint N.H., with bottom selvage, Very Fine, Datz notes only 50 are known, with 2021 P.F. certificate
15c General Bernardo de Galvez, Light Yellow, Red, Blue & Brown (Litho.) Omitted (1826b). Mint N.H., with bottom selvage, fresh and Very Fine, Datz notes only 50 are known, with 2021 P.F. certificate
18c Flowers, Misperforation (1879a var). Mint N.H. block of 16 from the bottom of the plate with plate no. at lower left and Mr. Zip at lower right, vertical perfs are far from where they should be and with two rows at right, brilliant colors, Very Fine and unusual
18c Space Achievement, Shifted and Missing Denomination (1912-1919 var). Mint N.H. pane of 48 with all colors shifted downwards (likely due to horizontal crease in the top selvage), the top row shows part of Mr. Zip but is completely lacking the "USA" and denomination, some stamps in second row have two "USA 18c", in third row stamps have white "USA 18c" where they should be black, other rows also have misprinting, Very Fine and very unusual, in our opinion the row without any denomination and rows with wrong color denominations should be classified as errors
18c Frederick Remington, Brown Omitted (1934b). Mint N.H. block of four with bottom selvage, completely lacking the sculpture, Very Fine and choice, a scarce block of this dramatic error, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value $760 as singles
18c American Bicentennial, Black (Engr.) Omitted (1938b). Mint N.H., bright colors, lacking the denomination, "USA" and place labels, Very Fine, accompanied by a pair with the black printing significantly out of register so that the label for the river appears on land on the left stamp and denomination split vertically on right stamp, Scott value $275 for just the error
20c Desert Plants, Block of Four, Deep Brown Omitted (1945b). Mint N.H. with left selvage with copyright notice, completely devoid of "USA 20c" and English cactus names, the Latin names in Green present, fresh and Very Fine, a striking and scarce color-missing error, Datz states 20 blocks recorded, normal accompanies for comparison, with 2021 P.F. certificate
20c Science & Industry, Black (Engr.) Omitted (2031a). Vertical pair, bottom stamp transitional showing part of black engraving and Mr. Zip, fresh and Extremely Fine, Datz notes only 40 are known as the bottom row all show transitions, this bottom Mr. Zip pair is unique, with 2022 P.F. certificate, Scott value $750 as single error with no premium for the transition stamp
20c Medal of Honor, Red Omitted (2045a). Mint N.H. block of four, bottom left stamp with trivial fingerprint on gum, Very Fine, Scott value $600 as singles
22c Flag and Fireworks, Yellow Omitted (2276d). Mint N.H. block of four, with red color significantly shifted, rich colors, Very Fine and scarce, with 2022 P.F. certificate, listed but unpriced in Scott, unlisted in Datz
22c Certified Public Accounting, Black (Engr.) Omitted (2361a). Mint N.H. block of four, lacking "CPA" and "22 USA" of design, Very Fine, an attractive multiple, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value $1,700 as singles
25c Classic Autos, Color Shifts (2385a var). Mint N.H. booklet pane of five, colors dramatically shifted so that each car appears to have three front and three rear tires, Very Fine and unusual, the shifting of the designs makes it look like the cars are in motion
25c Wyoming Statehood Centennial, Black (Engr.) Omitted (2444a). Mint N.H., completely missing the engraved trees in front of the mountains, Very Fine, ex Floyd, with 1992 and 1994 P.F. certificates, the former as a block, accompanied by normal for comparison, this is the only example we have offered since keeping computerized records