United States Stamps continued...

**AIR POSTS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1601	u	C18	#C18, 50c Graf Zeppelin, exceedingly well centered within large margins, rich color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $200.00) (Image)	$100.00 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
1602		C18	#C18, 50c Graf Zeppelin, mathematically precise centering amid considerably larger margins than typically encountered, wonderfully fresh and crisp, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem example of this popular stamp; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$100.00 SOLD for $95.00 Will close during Public Auction
1603	u	C18	#C18, 50c Graf Zeppelin, well centered within lavishly large margins, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $130.00 for 90 and $200.00 for 95). (Image)	$100.00 SOLD for $80.00 Will close during Public Auction
1604	u	C19	#C19, 6c Winged Globe, excellent centering within lavishly large margins which are actually incredibly difficult to find on this normally tightly margined rotary press stamp, fresh color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2008 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $275.00 for 95 and $1,000.00 for 98); one of just three to receive this grade and only one grades higher. (Image)	$3.50 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1605	u	C19	#C19, 6c Winged Globe, virtually perfect centering which is almost impossible to find on this surprisingly difficult air post stamp, deep vibrant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $275.00); one of only three to grade 95, with only one grading higher. (Image)	$3.50 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1606	BK	BKC17	#BKC17, 80c Black on pink booklet of two panes of #C64c, extraordinarily fresh, with crisp uncreased covers, an extremely fine example of this scarce booklet; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1607		C128a	#C128a 50c Quimby air post, imperforate horizontally full pane of 50 containing 25 pairs of the error, wide left margin selvage contains plate numbers, Olympic sponsor logo, copyright notice & ZIP message, o.g., n.h., minor handling faults include fingerprints and wrinkles on gum side, minor perf separations at bottom margin, fine-very fine; only the second pane found of this error (the other has been broken up). (Image)	$43,750.00+ SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

**SPECIAL DELIVERIES**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1608	u	E3	#E3, 10c Orange, excellent centering within lavishly large margins, strong color, o.g., n.h., tiny natural inclusion at top, extremely fine; 2007 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,700.00). (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
1609	u	E5	#E5, 10c Blue, a most impressive mint single, featuring flawless centering amid large margins, plus its color is especially rich and luxurious, well incised impression on fresh paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a truly gem example of this special delivery stamp; 1991 PF certificate and a 2008 PSE certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $1,150.00); this is the highest grade the PSE has given to any #E5, being one of only three (all hinged) to achieve Superb 98 status. (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1610	u	E5	#E5, 10c Blue, pristine "post office" fresh mint example, possessing a marvelous overall brilliance and crispness not often seen, with deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression on bright paper, wonderfully well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and handsome; 1982 PF certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,300.00). (Image)	$470.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1611	u	E6	#E6, 10c Ultramarine, a marvelously choice mint single, being impeccably well centered within wide margins, deep rich color and a sharp impression on fresh paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; this is one of the most difficult of the special deliveries to find in gem quality, in fact it is one of only two in the PSE population report to grade 95, with only one grading higher; 2005 PF certificate and a 2008 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $5,500.00). (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $9,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1612	u	E7	#E7, 10c Green, a premium quality top sheet-margin mint single, possessing outstanding centering amid uncharacteristically large margins, brilliantly fresh and crisp, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 2006 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $840.00). (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1613		E7	#E7, 10c Green, near perfect centering within large margins, rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
1614	u	E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, an incredibly handsome and choice top sheet-margin plate no. 5863 single, featuring virtually perfect centering amid extravagantly large margins all around, plus its color and impression are truly prooflike on the brightest paper possible, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a very scarce and highly desirable example in this gem condition; 2007 PF certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,450.00). (Image)	$240.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1615	u	E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, exceptionally well centered within large margins, beautiful bright rich color and a highly detailed impression on pristine white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $170.00). (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
1616		E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, an eye-catching jumbo-margined mint single, with enormous perfectly balanced margins all around, strong rich color, o.g., l.h., an extremely fine gem. (Image)	$110.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1617		E9	#E9, 10c Ultramarine, top sheet-margin plate no. 5857, flawlessly centered within the most enormous jumbo margins imaginable, brilliantly fresh, with strikingly intense color and a crisp prooflike impression on immaculate paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a magnificent quality example of the 1914 Ten Cent Special Delivery; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1618		E10	#E10, 10c Pale ultramarine, a fabulous top sheet-margin plate no. 6046 example, being one of the finest quality never hinged examples of Scott #E10 we have ever sold and certainly among the finest extant, possessing essentially perfect centering amid extravagantly large margins, lovely bright color and a detailed impression, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip so often seen, a superb gem; a true condition rarity; 1995 PF certificate (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1619	u	E11	#E11, 10c Ultramarine, a spectacular mint example, featuring gigantic margins all around and being incredibly well centered within these huge borders, brilliantly fresh color on immaculate white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an eye-arresting gem; 2008 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $290.00 for 95 and $630.00 for 98). (Image)	$45.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
1620		E11	#E11, 10c Ultramarine, marvelously well centered within very large margins, strong color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	$45.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction

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