US & Possessions, British and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | 1902-1908 Second Bureau Issue | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3501 | 1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (Scott 292), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with flawless color and impression, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate for bottom imprint single (selvage removed but include), graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $4,700.Scott $3,750. |  2 | $3,500 |
| 3502 | 1898, $1 Trans-Miss. (Scott 292), o.g., hinged, pristine with rich color on fresh paper; couple shortish perforations at top, still Fine to Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate.Scott $1,400. |  2 | $750 |
| 3503 | 1901, Pan-Americans complete (Scott 294-299), set of 6, blocks of 4, stamps are incredibly fresh; experts who know this set realize the 8¢ is the most difficult stamp of this set to find well centered; this block is exceptionally well centered for the issue, o.g., mostly lightly hinged with the exception of the 1¢ block, bottom two 2¢ stamps, bottom two 4¢ stamps, lower right 5¢ stamp and bottom two 10¢ stamps, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $2,407. |  4 | $800 |
| 3504 | 1901, 2¢ Pan-American (Scott 295), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with mathematical centering and flawless registration of frame and vignette, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $350.Scott $40. |  2 | $300 |
| 3505 | 1901, 4¢ Pan-American (Scott 296), o.g., never hinged, sound with deep color and sharply defined vignette, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1990 and 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $200.Scott $170. |  3 | $150 |
| 3506 | 1901, 4¢ Pan-American (Scott 296), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with bright color and solid centering, Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded VF 80.SMQ VF 80; $700.Scott $680. |  2 | $400 |
| 3507 | 1901, 5¢ Pan-American (Scott 297), bottom margin plate number 1141 single with part arrow, o.g., never hinged, pristine positional with crisp color and bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. and 2025 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $425.Scott $180. |  3 | $300 |
| 3508 | 1901, 8¢ Pan-American (Scott 298), o.g., never hinged, lovely stamp with bold color and clean impressions; sound and very well centered, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2022 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $950.Scott $230. |  2 | $750 |
| 3509 | 1901, 8¢ Pan-American (Scott 298), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh with rich color and crisp detail, Very Fine.Scott $920. |  | $600 |
| 3510 | 1901, 10¢ Pan-American (Scott 299), o.g., never hinged, fresh and bright with captivating color, Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $650.Scott $325. |  2 | $400 |
| 3511 | 1903, 1¢ blue green-13¢ purple black (Scott 300-308), blocks of 4, attractive group of blocks of four, each with outstanding color and clarity, centering varies as often; #300 & 301 never hinged, #302 and 306 2 hinged, 2 never hinged, all others hinged or with reinforcing hinge remnants, generally Fine to Very Fine.Scott $2,145. |  4 | $750 |
| 3512 | 1903, 1¢ blue green (Scott 300), a glorious Second, pristine and sound jumbo with light wavy line cancel, Superb, only six stamps grade thus, with two 100Js higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 2016 P.S.A.G. certificate graded SUP 98 J.SMQ SUP 98J; $475. |  2 | $300 |
| 3513 | 1903, 5¢ blue (Scott 304), tied by "Lihue H.Isls. Dec. 8, 1906" duplex cancel on cover to Yokohoma Japan, "T" in purple and "T Centimes" in magenta due and couple blue crayon markings on cover to Yokohama Japan and forwarded to Sugatani Village in Niigata, next day Honolulu Registered and "Yokohoma Japan 26.12.06" circular datestamps and "Echiga Sugatani" Japanese receiving cancel on reverse, Japanese writing on both sides, with letter written in Japanese and what is probably a ship's printed sailing schedule with an image of the vessel, since this cover is to the same addressee as many in the Registry label section, we can reasonably conclude that this originated from Lihue Plantation's Hanama'ulu Camp, which was a housing complex for plantation workers in Hanamaulu, Kauai, Hawaii, Fine to Very Fine. |  | $200 |
| 3514 | 1903, 5¢ blue (Scott 304), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $600. |  | $200 |
| 3515 | 1902, 8¢ violet black (Scott 306), block of 4, WOW! look at that lower left stamp that is well centered with large margins, o.g., bottom stamps never hinged / top stamps lightly hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $420. |  | $300 |
| 3516 | 1902, 13¢ purple black (Scott 308), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with crisp impression in solid color, Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $275.Scott $100. |  2 | $200 |
| 3517 | 1903, 15¢ olive green (Scott 309), o.g., never hinged, exquisitely centered in rich color, fresh and sound; likely over-graded; our estimate based on VF-XF 85, Extremely Fine To Superb, SMQ for a 98 is $10,500, with 2011 Weiss certificate graded XF-SUP 95/SUP 98.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $3,650.Scott $475. |  2 | $500 |
| 3518 | 1903, 50¢ orange (Scott 310), o.g., never hinged, in radiant, unadulterated color, sound and alluring, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,225. |  | $600 |
| 3519 | 1903, 50¢ orange (Scott 310), o.g., never hinged, a superlative stamp in all respects, with immaculate color and centering on bright paper and sporting jumbo margins, Extremely Fine to Superb, only three stamps grade thus, a single 98 higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 1983 P.F., 1989 P.F. and 2025 P.S.E. certificates, the last graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95J; $12,000.Scott $1,225. |  4 | $10,000 |
| 3520 | 1903, 50¢ orange (Scott 310), o.g., hinged, fresh with bright, unadulterated color; a couple perforation tips lightly toned, Very Fine.Scott $425. |  | $200 |
| Lot | 1909 Commemorative Issues | Estimate | |
| 3521 | 1903, $2 dark blue (Scott 312), o.g., never hinged, a lovely stamp with strong color and crisp detail, wonderfully centered on like-new paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1984 P.F. and 2025 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $3,750.Scott $2,500. |  3 | $3,000 |
| 3522 | 1903, $5 dark green (Scott 313), o.g., previously hinged, Very Fine.Scott $2,250. |  | $1,000 |
| 3523 | 1903, $5 dark green (Scott 313), o.g., previously hinged, eye-catching with robust color, clean impression and fresh, jumbo margins, Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90 J.SMQ XF 90J; $3,850.Scott $2,250. |  2 | $3,000 |
| 3524 | 1908, 5¢ blue, imperf. (Scott 315), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with deep color and attractive margins, Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this the right stamp.Scott $600. |  2 | $350 |
| 3525 | 1908, 5¢ blue, imperf. (Scott 315), top left corner margin single with initials, o.g., never hinged, an unquestionable jumbo, Post Office fresh and sound, the selvage tall and wide enough to fit an additional stamp, Extremely Fine to Superb, SMQ for a 98 is $1,400, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95J; $1,000 as a "95".Scott $600. |  2 | $750 |
| 3526 | 1908, 5¢ blue, imperf. (Scott 315), block of 4, deep rich color, o.g., never hinged; slight discoloration of gum, Extremely Fine centering.Scott $2,500. |  | $1,000 |
| 3527 | 1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325), block of 4, unbelievably fresh with pristine gum and gorgeous rich color, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $680. It is remarkable that this stamp doesn't have a much higher catalog value. This 3¢ block had approximately 4.5 million stamps issued while the 5¢ had nearly 7 million issued and the 10¢ had around 4 million issued. This issue seems substantially undervalued! . |  | $300 |
| 3528 | 1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325), block of 4, o.g., hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $280. |  2 | $300 |
| 3529 | 1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), o.g., never hinged, crisp in rich color on pristine paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $250.Scott $180. |  2 | $150 |
| 3530 | 1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), o.g., never hinged, sound and beautifully centered, with deep color and clean detail, Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $475.Scott $180. |  2 | $300 |
| 3531 | 1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered with immense color and clear detail, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $1,350.Scott $180. |  2 | $800 |
| 3532 | 1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), block of 4, o.g., top stamps never hinged / bottom stamps very lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $500. |  | $200 |
| 3533 | 1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 327), bottom margin imprint single, o.g., never hinged, a stellar positional, with solid color, fresh paper and all perforations intact, Very Fine, with photocopy of 1958 P.F. certificate for block of four, this position 3.Scott $300. |  2 | $200 |
| 3534 | 1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 327), top margin imprint single, o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound positional with exceptional centering, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. and 2025 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $750.Scott $300. |  3 | $600 |
| 3535 | 1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 327), block of 4, astonishingly fresh, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $1,200. |  | $750 |
| 3536 | 1907, 5¢ Jamestown, minor double transfer at left (Scott 330 var.), o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with sharp detail, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.F. certificate.Scott $175. |  2 | $200 |
| 3537 | 1907, 5¢ Jamestown (Scott 330), o.g., never hinged, with sharp detail in rich color, wonderfully centered (especially for this issue) on bright white paper, Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $1,000.Scott $375. |  2 | $600 |
| 3538 | 1908-09, Washington-Franklins, D.L. watermark, 1¢ to $1 complete (Scott 331-342), set of 12, o.g., previously hinged; inclusion on 4¢ and 10¢, Very Fine.Scott $1,133. |  3 | $500 |
| 3539 | 1908, 8¢ olive green, D.L. watermark (Scott 337), block of 4, fresh, WOW! look at that top left stamp, o.g., never hinged; trivial pencil identification on back of upper right stamp, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $420. |  | $300 |
| 3540 | 1909, 10¢ yellow, D.L. watermark (Scott 338), top margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $660. |  | $250 |
| 3541 | 1909, 50¢ violet, D.L. watermark (Scott 341), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $650. |  | $350 |
| 3542 | 1909, 50¢ violet, D.L. watermark (Scott 341), o.g., never hinged, exceptional all-around quality, fresh and sound with bold color and clean lines, all near-perfectly centered, Extremely Fine To Superb, only five stamps grade thus, with just two higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $4,850.Scott $650. |  2 | $4,000 |
| 3543 | 1909, 50¢ violet, D.L. watermark (Scott 341), o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.Scott $275. |  | $200 |
| 3544 | 1909, 50¢ violet, D.L. watermark (Scott 341), o.g., hinged, as pretty as they come, with flawless color, freshness and centering, Superb, only three stamps grade thus, a single 100 higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded SUP 98.SMQ SUP 98; $1,750.Scott $275. |  2 | $1,500 |
| 3545 | 1909, 50¢ violet, D.L. watermark (Scott 341), o.g., previously hinged, in crisp color on glowing white paper with proof-like detail and appealing centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate.Scott $275. |  2 | $250 |
| 3546 | 1909, 4¢ orange brown, D.L. watermark, horizontal coil (Scott 354), 3mm spacing, o.g., lightly hinged, Post Office fresh with rich color and crisp detail, Extremely Fine, with 1987 P.F. (for pair, this position 2) and 2024 P.S.A.G. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $350.Scott $250. |  3 | $250 |
| 3547 | 1913, 5¢ blue, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil (Scott 396), guideline pair, bold color and striking detail on clean white paper with a partial cancel displaying a high percentage of the design, Fine, with 2016 P.S.A.G. certificate.Scott $825. |  2 | $200 |
| 3548 | 1909, 1¢ green, on bluish paper (Scott 357), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $760. |  | $250 |
| 3549 | 1909, 3¢ deep violet, on bluish paper (Scott 359), o.g., hinged, fresh and beautifully centered with sharp detail; number lightly penciled on gum, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $2,000. |  | $1,500 |
| 3550 | 1909, 5¢ blue, on bluish paper (Scott 361), o.g., hinged, fresh with bright color and clear lines; number penciled on gum, nearly Very Fine.Scott $6,500. |  | $3,500 |
