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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
721		E1	#E1, 10c Blue, a remarkably fresh and choice mint example, possessing an overall brilliance and crispness few others enjoy, with sumptuously rich color and a deeply etched impression on immaculate paper, virtually perfect centering within uncharacteristically large margins, pristine unblemished o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; #E1's are next to impossible to find both never hinged and in premium condition; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	525.00 Closed or SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
722		E2	#E2, 10c Blue, the mint example offered here is one of the finest quality mint 1888 Special Deliveries in existence, as this remarkable stamp possesses physical attributes that are almost impossible to find on the early Special Delivery issues, including being fabulously fresh and bright, with truly prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper (not toned as so often found), incredibly well centered as well, with lavishly large margins all around, pristine o.g. that is completely devoid of any gum bends or skips, never hinged, an extremely fine gem for the finest collection; 1986 and 1996 PF certificates. (Image)	475.00 Closed or SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
723		E3	#E3, 10c Orange, an immaculate "post office" fresh gem, featuring radiant color and impression on bright white paper, flawlessly centered within large margins, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; a stamp that would please even the most demanding condition conscious collector; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	310.00 Closed or SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
724		E3	#E3, 10c Orange, an eye-arresting jumbo-margined mint single, possessing absolutely gigantic margins for this typically tightly margined issue, and being wonderfully well centered these immense borders, fabulously fresh as well, with truly radiant color on bright paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	310.00 Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
725		E3	#E3, 10c Orange, brilliantly fresh, with rich vivid color, attractively centered, pristine o.g., n.h., very fine and choice; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	310.00 Closed or SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
726		E4	#E4, 10c Blue, a magnificent quality top sheet-margin plate no. 77 single of this scarce and terribly difficult stamp, being one of the few true gem never hinged examples available, possessing an outstanding overall freshness, with sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression on bright paper, incredibly well centered amid margins that are uncharacteristically large, immaculate o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, n.h., an extremely fine gem; the epitome of a condition rarity; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	1,150.00 Closed or SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
727		E5	#E5, 10c Blue, a fabulous mint example in the most pristine state of preservation, brilliantly fresh and crisp, with incredibly intense color and impression on immaculately white paper, mathematically precise centering within extravagantly large margins, unblemished o.g., never hinged, an extremely fine gem destined for placement in the finest quality collection; photocopy of a 1996 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)	275.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
728		E5	#E5, 10c Blue, full top margin imprint and plate no. 77 strip of three, featuring intensely rich color on bright clean paper, exceptionally well centered, particularly the two right stamps which are absolute gems, o.g., n.h., very fine-extremely fine; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	1,050.00 Closed or SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
729		E7	#E7, 10c Green, perfectly centered within large margins, brilliantly fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	105.00 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
730		E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, an eye-catching mint single, featuring enormously large margins all around and being impeccably well centered within these oversized borders, plus its color is unusually rich and intense, and it has a prooflike impression on bright white paper, fresh clean o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem for the perfectionist; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	175.00 Closed or SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
731		E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, impressive top margin plate no. 5860 single, with extra-wide sheet selvage, extraordinarily fresh and crisp, rich luxuriant color and a crisp detailed impression on bright white paper, near perfect centering within lavishly large margins, o.g., stamp n.h., an extremely fine gem; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)	175.00 Closed or SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
732		E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, well centered within uncommonly extra-large margins, strong rich color on fresh paper, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a strip of three, this being the middle stamp. (Image)	175.00 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
733	X	E8	#E8, 10c Ultramarine, a breathtakingly beautiful full top margin plate no. 5860 block of six, being in such gem quality that we doubt this plate block's equal exists, as every aspect of this plate is sheer perfection, with its mathematically precise centering throughout the plate, and each stamp features large margins, but perhaps most impressive is this stamp's indescribably intense color and impression on the most brilliantly fresh paper imaginable, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem plate block for the finest collection; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged 1,800.00 Closed or SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
734		E9	#E9, 10c Ultramarine, a phenomenally well margined mint example, possessing the most enormous margins imaginable and being very nearly perfectly centered within them, deep luxuriant color and a clean crisp impression on bright paper add further to this stamp's incredible eye appeal, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; we doubt a larger margined example exists; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)	300.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
735		E10	#E10, 10c Pale ultramarine, a true gem example of this key special delivery, flawlessly centered within generously large margins, fresh color, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially scarce and desirable stamp in this premium "post office" fresh condition; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
736	X	E10	#E10, 10c Pale ultramarine, full top margin imprint and plate no. 5520 block of six, an incredibly choice example of this very rare plate block, which is the even more elusive imprint and plate number position versus the plate number only, exceptionally bright and fresh, full intact perforations, well centered, o.g., stamps n.h., hinged only in the ungummed portion of the top selvage, extremely fine; one of the finest full top position #E10 plate blocks extant; illustrated in the Durland catalog; 1990 PF certificate; ex-Weisman. (Image)	5,500.00 Closed or SOLD for $3,750.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
737		E11b	#E11b, 10c Gray violet, an enormous jumbo-margined mint single, with gigantic perfectly balanced margins all around, fresh color on bright white paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a most remarkable stamp; 1989 PSE certificate as #E11, but this is clearly the Gray violet shade (selvage subsequently removed). (Image)	32.50 Closed or SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
738		E12a	#E12a, 10c Deep ultramarine, the "perfect" mint single, huge margins all around that are mathematically precise, color and impression that would rival any proof, immaculate o.g., n.h., superb; a gorgeous example of this distinctive shade. (Image)	65.00 Closed or SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
739		F1	#F1, 10c Registration, perfectly centered, brilliantly fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	120.00 Closed or SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
740		F1	#F1, 10c Registration, incredible jumbo-margined mint single, huge perfectly balanced margins all around, and just as impressive is this stamp's remarkably intense color and impression, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; a gem stamp with great eye appeal. (Image)	75.00 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM