US & Possessions, British and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
Bethel, CT 06801, USA
| Lot | 1922-1929 Fourth Bureau Issue | Estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3701 | 1923, $1 Lincoln Memorial (Scott 571), bottom margin arrow block of 4, o.g., never hinged, grand positional with exquisite two-toned color and solid centering throughout, Very Fine.Scott $300 as single. |  | $200 |
| 3702 | 1923, $1 Lincoln Memorial (Scott 571), top margin F plate block of 6, several stamps at the left and right are very well centered, o.g., never hinged; light stain in center selvage, Very Fine.Scott $525. |  | $350 |
| 3703 | 1923, $1 Lincoln Memorial (Scott 571), complete top plate block of 20, an incredibly fresh showpiece with beautifully centered stamps along the top corners, especially at upper left, WOW! o.g., never hinged; light bend in selvage above arrow, each stamp generally Very Fine or better.Scott $1,700. |  | $1,000 |
| 3704 | 1923, $2 U.S. Capitol (Scott 572), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with bright color on pristine paper, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2025 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $300.Scott $120. |  2 | $200 |
| 3705 | 1923, $2 U.S. Capitol (Scott 572), top margin plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, sound and alluring in intensely deep color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85.Scott $1,000. |  2 | $800 |
| 3706 | 1923, $5 America (Scott 573), full top margin plate number F14326 - F14327 block of 8 with arrow, o.g., never hinged, among the freshest and choicest plate blocks obtainable, a stunner sure to please even the most discerning collector; minor natural gum bends, Extremely Fine.Scott $2,600. |  | $2,500 |
| 3707 | 1923, $5 America (Scott 573), centerline block of 4, o.g., never hinged, gem-quality positional, Post Office fresh and mathematically centered, Extremely Fine.Scott $825. |  | $600 |
| 3708 | 1923, $5 America (Scott 573), full wide top margin plate number F14326 - F14327 block of 8 with arrow, o.g., never hinged, immaculate with wide margins and superlative centering throughout; light natural gum crease top right corner of position 4 and into selvage, Extremely Fine. Few plates come this nice. Scott $2,600. |  | $2,000 |
| 3709 | 1923, $5 America (Scott 573), wide top margin plate number F14326 - F14327 block of 8 with arrow, o.g., stamps never hinged, hinged in ungummed portion of selvage only, clean and crisp with attractive centering and bold colors; usual natural gum bends, Very Fine.Scott $2,600. |  | $1,600 |
| 3710 | 1923, $5 America, carmine lake & dark blue (Scott 573a), o.g., never hinged, immaculate stamp with bold colors and clean detail, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 2024 P.F. certificate graded XF 90 for centerline block of four, this position 3.SMQ XF 90; $325.Scott $375. |  2 | $200 |
| 3711 | 1923, 1¢ Franklin, imperf. (Scott 575), left margin plate number 15400 single, o.g., never hinged, a grand positional looking fresh off the press, Superb, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate graded GEM 100 J.SMQ Gem 100J; $250. |  2 | $150 |
| 3712 | 1923, rotary press coil waste, 1¢ and 2¢ complete (Scott 578-579), 1¢ block of 4, 2¢ plate block of four with star, o.g., never hinged / each block has one lightly hinged stamp, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,075. |  | $250 |
| 3713 | 1923-26, Rotary press definitives, perf. 10, 1¢ to 10¢ complete (Scott 581-591), set of 11, block of 4, o.g., never hinged, except for 5¢ that is hinged; 2¢ has pencil inscription on gum of one stamp, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $1,405. |  2 | $500 |
| 3714 | 1925, 6¢ Garfield, rotary press printing, perf. 10 (Scott 587), o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with immaculate, bright color and sensational centering, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $325. |  2 | $300 |
| 3715 | 1925, 10¢ Monroe, rotary press printing, perf. 10 (Scott 591), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with glowing color and mathematical centering, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2025 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $450.Scott $85. |  2 | $300 |
| 3716 | 1925, 10¢ Monroe, rotary press printing, perf. 10 (Scott 591), o.g., never hinged, sound and fresh with robust color and stellar centering, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $450. |  2 | $400 |
| 3717 | 1923, 2¢ Washington, rotary press coil waste (Scott 595), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Scott $450. |  | $200 |
| 3718 | 1923, 2¢ Washington, rotary press coil waste (Scott 595), pair, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $900. |  | $300 |
| 3719 | 1923, 2¢ Washington, rotary press coil waste (Scott 595), o.g., never hinged, sound and clean with solid color and clear detail, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF 85.SMQ VF-XF 85; $550.Scott $450. |  2 | $400 |
| 3720 | 1923, 2¢ Washington, rotary press coil waste (Scott 595), top margin single, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and sound with exceptionally balanced margins; interesting extraneous printing ink at top of first "S" of "STATES", Extremely Fine, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.SMQ XF 90; $750.Scott $450. |  2 | $600 |
| Lot | 1938-Present Issues | Estimate | |
| 3721 | 1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing (Scott 610), wide top margin plate number F14852 single, o.g., never hinged, stellar positional with proof-like color, detail and centering; top selvage could fit another stamp, Superb, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded SUP 98 J.SMQ SUP 98J; $400. |  2 | $400 |
| 3722 | 1924, Huguenot-Walloon complete (Scott 614-616), set of 3, plate block of 6 set, exceptionally fresh with several very well centered stamps, o.g., never hinged, one stamp in 1¢ plate block is lightly hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $500. |  4 | $350 |
| 3723 | 1924, 5¢ Huguenot-Walloon (Scott 616), o.g., never hinged, fresh and sound with bold color and sharp detail, Extremely Fine To Superb, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.SMQ XF-SUP 95; $250. |  2 | $200 |
| 3724 | 1925, Lexington-Concord complete (Scott 617-619), set of 3, plate block of 6 set, exceptionally fresh with several very well centered stamps, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $428. |  | $300 |
| 3725 | 1927, 1¢ Franklin, rotary press printing, horizontal pair, imperf. between (Scott 632c), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with bright color and clean detail, Fine, as valued in Scott, one of two known according to the consignor; Scott notes "It is possibly unique", with 2024 P.F. certificate.Scott $5,000. |  2 | $3,000 |
| 3726 | 1926, 2¢ Washington, type I, carmine lake color error, rotary press printing (Scott 634b), top margin single, pretty positional with bold color and detail; Babylon, NY mute double-oval cancel, Fine to Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate.Scott $500. |  2 | $250 |
| 3727 | 1926, 2¢ Washington, type I, carmine lake color error, rotary press printing, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 634e), o.g., never hinged, eye-catching with incredibly bold color, deep lines, and large bottom margin; bottom left stamp with a small gum disturbance, Very Good to Fine, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate graded VG-F 60.SMQ VG-F 60.Scott $750. |  2 | $300 |
| 3728 | 1928, Hawaii complete (Scott 647-648), set of 2, plate blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Scott $555. |  | $400 |
| 3729 | 1929, Kans.-Nebr., 1¢ to 10¢ complete (Scott 658-679), set of 22, blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged; 8¢ Nebr. has light crease on one stamp and fingerprints on the gum, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $3,848. |  4 | $800 |
| 3730 | 1930, 2¢ Charleston, uninked reverse intaglio impression on thick glazed brown card (Scott 683E), appears to be an impression from the transfer roll, about 40x39 mm, Very Fine. A unique collateral item. |  | $1,200 |
| 3731 | 1931, Rotary press definitives, 11¢ to 50¢ complete (Scott 692-701), set of 10, block of 4, o.g., never hinged, except 13¢ that is lightly hinged; several blocks have folded over plate number selvage, Fine to Very Fine.Scott $544. |  2 | $200 |
| 3732 | 1931, 2¢ Red Cross, cross shifts (Scott 702 var.), 3 top margin plate blocks of 8 (different plate number combinations), each showing a clear to dramatic shift of the red cross; clean and sound, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine or better. |  3 | $300 |
| 3733 | 1938, $1 Wilson (Scott 832), full pane of 100, plate number 24495 - 24499, o.g., never hinged, stamps sound and fresh, minor edge wrinkles or creases to oversized selvage; Scott as plate strip of 20 plus 80 singles, Fine to Very Fine with numerous better.Scott $720. |  | $750 |
| 3734 | 1938, $2 Harding (Scott 833), plate number, full pane of 100, plate number F23480 - F23477, o.g., never hinged, stamps fresh and well-centered throughout; top selvage with wrinkles of (top left) crease but all perforations appear to be intact, Very Fine, Scott as plate strip of 20 plus 80 singles.Scott $1,680. |  | $1,500 |
| 3735 | 1943-44, Overrun Countries complete (Scott 909-921), set of 13, o.g., never hinged, each Post Office fresh and mathematically centered; a beautiful set, Superb, each with 2007 P.S.E. certificate graded SUP 98.SMQ SUP 98; $415. |  | $250 |
| 3736 | 1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Czechoslovakia, double impression of country name (Scott 910a), o.g., never hinged, pristine with clear doubling, Very Fine, with photocopy of 2005 P.F. certificate for block of 20.Scott $600. |  | $250 |
| 3737 | 1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Czechoslovakia, double impression of country name (Scott 910a), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh, sound with unmistakable doubling, Very Fine, with photocopy of 2005 P.F. certificate for block of 20.Scott $2,400. |  | $1,000 |
| 3738 | 1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: France, reverse printing of flag colors (Scott 915a), full pane of 50, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with all perforations intact and name block at upper right; with normal single for comparison, Very Fine.Scott $1,000. |  | $300 |
| 3739 | 1948, 3¢ Palomar Observatory, vertical pair, imperf. between (Scott 966a), lower right plate number 23884 block of four, o.g., never hinged, sound and fresh with attractive centering, Very Fine, only 100+ pairs and 10 plate blocks reported. Scott $700. |  | $300 |
| 3740 | 1960, 4¢ Water Conservation, brown orange missing (Scott 1150a), two examples, the right-most stamps in cross-pane splice-up block of 10, the remainder of the designs present on folded-over paper; splice visible on positions 3 & 8, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, a handsome item.Scott $5,500. |  | $3,000 |
| 3741 | 1971, 8¢ Flag over White House, horizontal coil, near colors omitted (Scott 1338G var.), with "8c" embossed from intaglio plate, showing red and blue dots of color on top portion and with just two dots of blue; accompanied by affidavit explaining lack of gum (licked for use but variety spotted before applied to envelope); small thin/scuff at right, unused without gum, otherwise Very Fine, eye-catching nonetheless. |  2 | $200 |
| 3742 | 1968, 6¢ Christmas, light yellow omitted (Scott 1363c), right margin plate block of 10, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh, the remaining colors bold on immaculate paper, Very Fine. |  | $500 |
| 3743 | 1969, 6¢ Grandma Moses, horizontal pair, imperf. between (Scott 1370a), five pairs at center of complete upper right pane of 50 (plate number 30904), the whole Post Office fresh and sound, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, only 250 pairs issued. Scott $900. |  2 | $300 |
| 3744 | 1971, 8¢ Wildlife Conservation, foldover/colors missing variety (Scott 1430a var.), bottom right pane of 32 with foldover at bottom right yielding black and brown mostly missing from Alligator and Condor designs, along with small part of brown frame on Polar Bears and Trout; colors missing on face printed on reverse along with single plate number "3"; a spectacular Freak, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. |  2 | $500 |
| 3745 | 1973, 8¢ Willa Cather, vertical pair, imperf. horizontally (Scott 1487a), Post Office fresh block of 24 from right of pane, yielding 12 pairs, o.g., never hinged, sound with top and bottom "selvage", Very Fine, only 80 pairs reported. Scott $2,100. |  | $750 |
| 3746 | 1973, 8¢ Copernicus, black (engraved) omitted (Scott 1488b), top left corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, sound and fresh, showing tiny traces of black on letters of "Copernicus"; normal accompanies, Very Fine, only 100 reported, with 2021 Crowe certificate.Scott $600. |  2 | $250 |
| 3747 | 1973, 8¢ Christmas Tree, vertical pair, imperf. between (Scott 1508a), bottom margin full pane of 50, yielding eight complete pairs, all along top of plate block (positions 21-28/31-38), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh, Very Fine, only 40-50 pairs reported. Scott $1,800. |  | $750 |
| 3748 | 1977, 1¢ Inkwell & Quill, misplaced perfs (Scott 1581 var.), lower left plate #38257 pane of 100 with the the vertical perfs of the three left columns shifted to the left, the second and third columns being, respectively, 25mm & 24mm wide instead of the normal 21.5mm, and the plate number, ZIP and "Mail Early" slogans "captured" completely on the stamps of the first column, Very Fine. |  | $250 |
| 3749 | 1978, 15¢ Fort McHenry Flag, vertical pair, imperf. (Scott 1597e), four pairs in transitional right margin plate block of 20, the imperfs the top eight stamps, rows 5-10 partially to fully perforated, o.g., never hinged, sound on brilliant paper, Very Fine. |  | $200 |
| 3750 | 1976, 7.9¢ Drum, horizontal coil, imperf. pair (Scott 1615b), strip of six, o.g., never hinged, sound and bright, Very Fine, only 40-50 pairs reported. Scott $900 as three pairs. |  | $400 |
