US & Possessions, British and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | 1916-1917 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, unwmk, perf 10 | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3601 | 1914, 7¢ black, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 430), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and sound, with crisp, clean detail in an enticing crisp shade, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $190. |  2 | $200 |
| 3602 | 1915, 11¢ dark green, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 434), o.g., never hinged, a stunning stamp in deep rich color with jumbo margins well balanced, Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90 J.SMQ XF 90J; $225.Scott $75. |  2 | $200 |
| 3603 | 1914, 20¢ ultramarine, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 438), o.g., never hinged, in bright, clean color on glowing paper, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate for block of four, this position 3.Scott $450. |  2 | $300 |
| 3604 | 1914, 20¢ ultramarine, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 438), o.g., never hinged, sound with bright color on luminous paper, Very Fine, with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF 80.SMQ VF 80; $430.Scott $450. |  2 | $250 |
| 3605 | 1914, 20¢ ultramarine, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 438), block of 4, gorgeous fresh color, each stamp well centered, but left stamps are exceptionally well centered, top left stamp is extremely fine and lower left stamp is extremely fine to superb, o.g., hinged, left stamps lightly hinged, right stamps have hinge remnants, Extremely Fine to Superb.Scott $800. |  | $600 |
| 3606 | 1914, 30¢ orange red, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 439), o.g., lightly hinged, Post Office fresh in vivid color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $225. |  | $200 |
| 3607 | 1915, 50¢ violet, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 440), o.g., never hinged, fresh-faced in cool color, sound and nicely centered; gum toned, Very Fine.Scott $1,100. |  | $500 |
| 3608 | 1915, 50¢ violet, S.L. watermark, perf. 10 (Scott 440), o.g., previously hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $450. |  | $350 |
| 3609 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil (Scott 444), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, with crisp detail in vivacious color; sound and attractive, Very Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. and 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF 80.SMQ VF 80; $575.Scott $650. |  4 | $350 |
| 3610 | 1914, 3¢ violet, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil (Scott 445), pair, o.g., hinged, in bold, rich color with deep lines and sharp detail; penciled number on right stamp's gum, Very Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $500. |  2 | $300 |
| 3611 | 1914, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil (Scott 446), guide line pair, o.g., lightly hinged, pristine with crisp detail and superior centering, Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $975.Scott $700. |  2 | $600 |
| 3612 | 1914, 5¢ blue, S.L. watermark, horizontal flat plate coil (Scott 447), guide line pair, o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with solid perforations and immense color depth, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $975.Scott $525. |  2 | $500 |
| 3613 | 1915, 2¢ red, type II, S.L. watermark, horizontal rotary press coil (Scott 454), joint line pair, o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with pastel color, Very Fine, with 1976 A.P.S. and 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF 80.SMQ VF 80; $850.Scott $850. |  3 | $500 |
| 3614 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, imperf. horizontal coil (Scott 459), pair, o.g., never hinged, in sumptuous, glowing color, with full, balanced margins all around; Ward handstamp on gum noted for accuracy, Extremely Fine, with 1961 and 2024 P.F. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $1,000.Scott $875. |  3 | $750 |
| 3615 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, imperf. horizontal coil (Scott 459), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with crisp detail, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate.Scott $400. |  2 | $250 |
| 3616 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, imperf. horizontal coil (Scott 459), pair, o.g., left stamp never hinged / right stamp with hinge remnant, Extremely Fine.Scott $675. |  | $500 |
| 3617 | 1914, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, imperf. horizontal coil (Scott 459), joint line pair with crease, o.g., hinged, Post Office fresh with pristine, radiant color and nicely balanced margins, Very Fine.Scott $700. |  | $500 |
| 3618 | 1915, 2¢ pale carmine red, S.L. watermark, perf. 11 (Scott 461), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with bright color and clear lines, Very Fine, with 2025 Crowe certificate.Scott $330. |  2 | $200 |
| 3619 | 1915, 2¢ pale carmine red, S.L. watermark, perf. 11 (Scott 461), o.g., never hinged, pristine with rich color and attractive centering, Very Fine, with 2025 Crowe certificate.Scott $330. |  2 | $200 |
| 3620 | 1915, 2¢ pale carmine red, S.L. watermark, perf. 11 (Scott 461), horizontal pair, o.g., hinge remnant, face-fresh with rich color on bright paper, Very Fine.Scott $320. |  | $200 |
| 3621 | 1916, 1¢ green//$1 violet black, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 462//478), attractive set to the $1 value (no #467 or 476A) with clean to razor-sharp detail and outstanding color; never hinged #462, 465 (gum wrinkle), 473 and 475, others hinged to varying degrees, Fine to Very Fine, some better.Scott $3,016. |  2 | $1,500 |
| 3622 | 1916, 3¢ violet, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 464), o.g., never hinged, in bright, solid color with clean lines and near-perfect centering, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $825.Scott $165. |  2 | $500 |
| 3623 | 1916, 5¢ carmine color error, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 467), o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with rich, warm color, nearly Very Fine.Scott $800. |  | $400 |
| 3624 | 1916, 5¢ carmine color error, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 467), o.g., never hinged, sound and in vibrant color, fully framed by portions of adjacent 2¢ stamps, Extremely Fine To Superb, only six stamps grade higher in PSE's Population Report, with 2022 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $4,750.Scott $800. |  2 | $3,000 |
| 3625 | 1916, 5¢ carmine color error, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 467), the double error in a block of 12, a clean with intact perforations throughout; only the top error lightly hinged, all others (including bottom error) never hinged, Fine.Scott $1,750. |  | $400 |
| 3626 | 1916, 5¢ carmine color error, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 467), the double error in a block of 12, fresh with solid perforations throughout, in clean color; the errors never hinged, with only the top center, bottom center and bottom right 2¢ stamps hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $1,750. |  2 | $1,500 |
| 3627 | 1916, 6¢ red orange, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 468), o.g., never hinged, clean and fresh in bright color, nearly Very Fine, with photocopy of 2000 P.F. certificate for vertical pair, this the bottom stamp.Scott $225. |  2 | $150 |
| 3628 | 1916, 7¢ black, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 469), o.g., never hinged, pristine with proof-like color and detail on bright white paper, Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $550.Scott $270. |  2 | $400 |
| 3629 | 1916, 15¢ gray, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 475), o.g., never hinged, stellar example with fresh color and mathematical centering, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $2,250.Scott $375. |  2 | $1,500 |
| 3630 | 1916, 20¢ light ultramarine, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 476), o.g., never hinged, the picture of perfection, with flawless color, detail and centering, fresh as the day it was printed, Superb, when only the best will do, only nine stamps grade thus, with a single 98J higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate graded SUP 98.SMQ SUP 98; $8,000.Scott $500. |  2 | $4,000 |
| 3631 | 1917, 50¢ light violet, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 477), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with solid color and clean lines, bright and mathematically centered, Extremely Fine To Superb, just seven stamps grade higher in PSE's Population Report, with 1989 P.F. (block of four, this position 4) and 2025 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $6,850.Scott $2,000. |  3 | $6,000 |
| 3632 | 1917, 50¢ light violet, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 477), o.g., hinged, sound with appealing color and centering; light perforation tip discoloration at top from hinge, Very Fine, with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate.Scott $850. |  2 | $500 |
| 3633 | 1916, $1 violet black, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 478), right margin single with part arrow, o.g., never hinged, pretty positional with robust color and sharp detail, sound and well centered, Very Fine, with 1980 P.F. and 2025 P.S.E. certificates.Scott $1,400. |  3 | $1,000 |
| 3634 | 1916, $1 violet black, unwatermarked, perf. 10 (Scott 478), o.g., hinged, pristine with crisp detail, Very Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate.Scott $600. |  2 | $350 |
| 3635 | 1917, $2 dark blue, perf. 10 (Scott 479), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with strong color and clean impression, Very Fine.Scott $475. |  | $250 |
| 3636 | 1917, $2 dark blue, perf. 10 (Scott 479), o.g., hinged, fresh with crisp detail in bold, deep color, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $210. |  | $150 |
| 3637 | 1917, $5 light green, perf. 10 (Scott 480), o.g., never hinged, bright and sound in rich color, Very Fine.Scott $375. |  | $200 |
| 3638 | 1917, $5 light green, perf. 10 (Scott 480), single with plate number, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $375. |  | $300 |
| 3639 | 1917, $5 light green, perf. 10 (Scott 480), o.g., never hinged, sound and Post Office fresh, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $375. |  | $200 |
| 3640 | 1917, $5 light green, perf. 10 (Scott 480), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $375. |  | $350 |
| Lot | 1919-1920 Washington-Franklin Issue, rotary coil waste, compound perfs | Estimate | |
| 3641 | 1917, $5 light green, perf. 10 (Scott 480), wide top margin single, o.g., never hinged, sound and Post Office fresh, with rich color and outstanding centering; a select wide top, Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $600.Scott $375. |  2 | $500 |
| 3642 | 1917, 3¢ violet, unwatermarked, vertical rotary press coil (Scott 489), pair, sound with cool color and precision centering, cancels light and unobtrusive, Extremely Fine To Superb, only six pairs grade thus, with a single 98 higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $300. |  2 | $200 |
| 3643 | 1916, 2¢ carmine, type II, unwatermarked, horizontal rotary press coil (Scott 491), sound with bright color on matching paper, nearly Very Fine.Scott $800. |  | $500 |
| 3644 | 1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, perf. 11 (Scott 500), o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with rich color and clean lines, nearly Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate for block of four, this position 4.Scott $570. |  2 | $250 |
| 3645 | 1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, perf. 11 (Scott 500), o.g., never hinged, a gorgeous stamp with exceptionally rich color on immaculate paper, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 1990 P.F. and 2025 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $2,400.Scott $570. |  3 | $2,000 |
| 3646 | 1917, 3¢ light violet, type I, vertical pair, imperf. horizontally (Scott 501c), o.g., previously hinged, in cool color on glowing white paper, well-centered and appealing; top stamp with glazed gum, horizontal crease between the stamps, otherwise Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate.Scott $2,100. |  2 | $650 |
| 3647 | 1917, 5¢ rose color error, perf. 11 (Scott 505), top center stamp in bottom margin block of six, o.g., never hinged, pristine with bright color and clean detail, sound and nicely centered, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $625. |  | $350 |
| 3648 | 1917, 5¢ rose color error, perf. 11 (Scott 505), block of 9, 5¢ error is fresh and clean, o.g., never hinged; tiny perf disc indent on left center stamp, a bit of black paper offset on lower right stamp, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,000. |  | $300 |
| 3649 | 1917, 6¢ red orange, perf. 11 (Scott 506), top margin plate block of 6, beautiful hue, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $300. |  | $350 |
| 3650 | 1917, 6¢ red orange, perf. 11 (Scott 506), top margin plate block of 6, gorgeous color, bottom stamps have beautiful centering, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $300. |  | $350 |
