Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

321

11S-Bb

#11S-Bb, 13c Dull rose re-issue, black Specimen overprint, period omitted, two such errors (positions 18 and 20) in a complete sheet of twenty, full o.g., some stamps never hinged, light overall paper toning, small margin faults, very fine; an exceedingly rare intact sheet, with less than six sheets recorded; ex-Golden. (Image)

$6,700.00+

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

322

11R

#11R, 13c Orange red reprint, complete sheet of twenty, the top left block had been cut out and rejoined, remarkably fresh, with bright color, full original gum, some stamps never hinged, small ms. mark at bottom right, a couple vertical creases, very fine; a rare complete sheet; ex-Honolulu Advertiser, Golden. (Image)

$6,800.00+

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

323

#21, 5c Blue on blue, Plate 9-A, Type VI, Position 6, an especially desirable mint single, with large margins on all four sides, particularly strong impression, full original gum, extremely fine; few gem original gum examples exist; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

$900.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

324

O1-6

#O1-6, 2c-25c Officials cplt. in bottom left or right corner margins blocks of four, brilliant colors throughout, pristine o.g., n.h., a few perf. separations in the margin only, very fine and handsome; while the official set is not rare, to find another immaculate set of never hinged corner blocks would be quite a challenge. (imagea) (Image)

$2,940.00+

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

325

R9a

#R9a, 20c Red revenue, imperforate, a showpiece right sheet margin block of four, other margins also quite large, vibrant color, o.g., lightly hinged in the top right stamp, other three are never hinged, right pair with trivial natural gum crease, extremely fine; a rare and striking block; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

$5,900.00+

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

PHILIPPINES

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

326

225

#225, $5.00 Dark green, exceptionally well centered and margined, rich luxuriant color and a deeply etched impression on fresh white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; scant few of the 782 issued are found in this choice quality; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

$700.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

327

238

#238, $2.00 Dark blue, marvelously well centered within large margins, outstanding rich color and a well incised impression, o.g., extremely fine; one of the finest centered and margined examples of the 695 that were issued; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

$700.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

RYUKYU ISLANDS COLLECTION

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

328

Ryukyus collection of mostly mint and some used singles, sets, blocks and multiples, including a few imprint blocks, sheets, plus comprehensive postal stationary, all mounted on J.V. Bush pages in six binders, nothing very expensive noted but there are many varieties, #16 imprint blocks, 16d, numerous 44-53 perf. and paper varieties, good air mails with duplication, some covers and FDCs and many postal cards signed by the designer, also a considerable amount of unmounted material in envelopes as purchased from Bush; a good lot to explore and expand upon.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

COLLECTIONS AND ACCUMULATIONS

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

329

High quality mostly mint group of many dozens of stamps, a few early mint or used stamps, but the value is really in 1893-1922 issues, with commemoratives, regular issues and back-of-the-book, numerous stamps cataloging in the $50.00-$500.00 range, stamp are on dealer or auction cards where they were purchased one at a time, chosen for centering and freshness, o.g., many never hinged, a few small imperfections, but overwhelmingly very fine-extremely fine and highly saleable.

Est. $5,000-7,500

SOLD for $12,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

330

High catalog lot of several dozen items, with commemoratives including twelve dollar value Columbians or Trans-Mississippis, used classics including #1 and #2, turn-of-the-century high values, mint Washington-Franklins, some better blocks and plate blocks, back-of-the-book including a mint Graf Zeppelin set, plus other mint or used from the set, mixed condition, many with fine-very fine appearance.

Est. $5,000-7,500

SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

331

5A/24

#5A/24, 1815-1857 1c Blue specialized collection of a few hundred different items, mostly used singles, but also some unused, multiples and covers, much of the value lies in Scott #7 and 9, most of which are plated and a large number are four-margin examples, also some better varieties, plus there are a few of the rare stamps with faults, such as #5A pair, #6b and #21 (two), also a couple #8A's and other better stamps, 51 items are accompanied by Richard Doporto certificates in which he identifies and plates the stamps, condition is mixed, though we do notice several attractive stamps among the Imperforate Type II and Type IV stamps; an excellent lot for the specialist, particularly for plating purposes.

Est. $3,000-4,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

332

19th Century cancel lot of over 500, a few 1851-57 Issues, several 3c 1861 stamps, over 50 3c 1869, the rest are largely Bank Notes, includes fancy geometric, Paid, letters, targets, colored and more, some of these are on the original pages formed by Hubert Skinner, stamps are in mixed condition, the strikes are mostly fine-very fine.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

333

Proof and essay group of fourteen items, some better 1869 Pictorials including a complete set of plate proofs in card, also 5c Essay block, arrow block of the 10c on India, a 24c "Atlanta", a couple Trans-Mississippi items (#287P1, 291P2), and some other odds and ends, a few small faults but largely very fine; the catalog value is over $4,000.00.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,550.00
Will close during Public Auction

334

Mint and used collection to 1970 in a Scott album, early issues mostly used, later issues a mix of mint and used, some pages are well filled while others are sparse, better items noticed include #1-2, 3-4, a $3.00 Columbian, two Washington-Franklin 5c errors and a Graf Zeppelin set, also a modern error (#1271a), mixed condition.

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

335

Diverse and bulky accumulation including mounted collections, a fair quantity of mint postage in various forms such as singles, plate blocks, sheets, booklets, souvenir sheets and stationery, many covers ranging from "junk" to better and even a little foreign, all filling five large cartons; good value here but needs a good sorting.

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

336

Modest mint collection in mounts and housed in two Minkus albums, with mostly 20th century regular issues including some better Washington-Franklin issues, Kansas-Nebraska, etc., commemoratives, air mails with First and Second issue, scattered back-of-the-book and a small quantity of modern postage, largely o.g., l.h. or n.h., fine-very fine.

Est. $500-750

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

337

Mint lot of mostly early 20th Century, with various singles, blocks including #399, a few better plate blocks, mixed condition.

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

338

Modern plate block collection from the early 1960s right up to 2005, most on album pages, includes plate strips where appropriate, highly complete for the period, some full panes and sheets present, o.g., probably all n.h., fine-very fine.

Face value $2,850.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

339

334/502

#334/502, Washington plate blocks, seven better items comprised of #334, 377, 378, 379, 428 (2) and 502, all nicely centered and sound, but without gum, fine-very fine.

$2,575.00

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

SPECIALIZED 20TH CENTURY COLLECTIONS

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

340

367/550

#367-373, 548-50, 1909 Commemoratives and Pilgrim Tercentenary collection of mint and used singles, mint and used blocks of four, imprint and plate number strips of three, plate blocks and a few covers arranged on stockpages in a binder, better items include #367 plate block (2), 368 mint block of nine, used block of ten and mint and used plate blocks, 370 plate block, 371 mint and used blocks of four and plate blocks, a matched set of arrow blocks and a center line block, 372 plate block, 373 mint block (3) and mint and used plate blocks and ending with 550 mint and used plate blocks, nice quality overall, mint o.g., l.h. or n.h., largely fine-very fine.

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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