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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
761		K10	#K10, 20c on 10c Orange yellow, a superlative mint example whose physical attributes could not be more perfect, from its mathematically precise centering amid unusually large margins, to its absolutely stunning color that must be seen in person to fully appreciate, immaculate o.g. without a single bend or skip, n.h., a superb gem for the finest collection. (Image)	90.00 Closed or SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
762		K10	#K10, 20c on 10c Orange yellow, well centered and margined, intensely vivid color, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	90.00 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
763		K11	#K11, 24c on 12c Brown carmine, bottom margin plate number single, excellent centering within huge margins, especially rich vibrant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; Shanghai stamps are rarely seen with margins this large; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	110.00 Closed or SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
764	O	K11	#K11, 24c on 12c Brown carmine, seldom seen used block of four, deep luxuriant color, neat light strikes of boxed Shanghai cancels, couple of minor separated perfs. at bottom, a fine and very scarce used block. (Image)	350.00 Closed or SOLD for $60.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
765		K11a	#K11a, 24c on 12c Claret brown, the finest mint single of this distinctive shade variety we have ever offered, "post office" fresh, with sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression, incredibly well centered within generously large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)	145.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
766		K13	#K13, 40c on 20c Deep ultramarine, pristine mint example of this scarce value, marvelously well centered and margined, rich luxuriant color and a crisp impression on bright paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; seldom encountered this choice. (Image)	210.00 Closed or SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
767		K13	#K13, 40c on 20c Deep ultramarine, a fabulously fresh and choice mint example, featuring remarkably deep prooflike color and impression on brilliant white paper, plus it is exceptionally well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	210.00 Closed or SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
768		K15	#K15, $1.00 on 50c Light violet, an outstanding mint example of this scarce key value, being marvelously well centered within incredibly wide margins which are most unusual on this, as the vast majority of #K15's are found quite off-center, in addition this stamp has rich fresh color on uncommonly clean paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; one of the most handsome examples of this stamp we have offered; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 Closed or SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
769		K16	#K16, $2.00 on $1.00 Violet brown, an incredibly fresh and choice mint example of this high value, possessing an overall brilliance that few others enjoy, with a stunning deep rich color and razor-sharp impression on immaculate white paper, well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; premium never hinged examples such as this are truly rare; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	675.00 Closed or SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
770	P	O1-93P4	#O1P4-93P4, 1c-$20.00 Officials, plate proofs on card cplt., the War Dept. is present in both the rose and plum shades, fresh and virtually all very fine.	600.00 Closed or SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
771	T	PR9-32TC	#PR9TC-32TC, 2c-$60.00 Newspapers, Atlanta trial colors in blue cplt., each with four full to large margins, very fine.	720.00 Closed or SOLD for $290.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
772	T	PR9-32TC	#PR9TC-32TC, 2c-$60.00 Newspapers, Atlanta trial colors in brown cplt., each with four full to large margins, very fine.	720.00 Closed or SOLD for $290.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
773		PR35	#PR35, 4c Gray black special printing, without gum as issued, deep color, fresh and fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	325.00 Closed or SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
774		PR65	#PR65, 36c Red, unused, quite well centered within large margins, strong rich color, small tear at left, choice very fine appearance; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	500.00 Closed or SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
775		PR77	#PR77, $36.00 Indian red, a premium mint example of this scarce newspaper stamp, being extraordinarily well centered within very large margins, rich vibrant color, full o.g., extremely fine; seldom encountered in this impressive quality; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	675.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
776		PR78	#PR78, $48.00 Yellow brown, rich color and a strong impression, nicely centered, full o.g., lightly hinged, miniscule corner crease at bottom right, otherwise very fine for this scarce stamp; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	800.00 Closed or SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
777		PR90-92,94	#PR90-92, PR94, 1c, 2c, 4c and 10c Intense black, strong colors, o.g., a couple h.r.'s, 2c with tiny perf. thin, 10c with small tear, fine-very fine appearance. (Image)	810.00 Closed or SOLD for $290.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
778		PR96	#PR96, 24c Pink, fresh color, o.g., h.r., small natural inclusion speck, fine. (Image)	1,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
779		PR101	#PR101, $6.00 Pale blue, exceptionally fresh, with lovely characteristic pastel blue color and a particularly detailed impression, exceedingly well centered, full clean o.g., h.r., extremely fine for this. A magnificent, fault free, mint example of the 1894 Six Dollar Bureau issue Newspaper - the rarest regularly issued Newspaper stamp. Of the mere 14 examples which have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation, this is the only sound example in existence, and one of the few that still has original gum. The first appearance of this stamp at public auction in decades. Clearly ranking as one of the rarest stamps in all of United States philately, the opportunity to acquire such an important stamp is an understandably infrequent occasion. In fact, according to our research, there have been only four other examples of a #PR101 offered in the past eleven years. There was an original gum example, with barely fine centering, offered in the 1990 "Rarities of the World" Sale (Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.); an unused (without gum) example, with centering not as nice as the example offered here, sold in the 1992 "Connoissuer" Sale (Superior Galleries); an unused straight edged copy with fine centering in the 1993 "Rarities of the World Sale"; and the most recent example to have appeared on the auction market was in our January 2000 sale of the Larry Lyons collection. The Lyons example, by far the finest to have appeared on the market up until that time, had original gum, was similarly centered to the example offered here, but did have a very minor small edge crease and a trivial perforation tip thin. Despite these flaws the Lyons example, after spirited bidding, realized the record price of $52,250.00 - the highest price ever paid for a Newspaper stamp at auction. One can only imagine what this choice, fault free, original gum example may realize, considering that some serious collectors will only bid on stamps that are fault free, no matter how rare or infrequently seen at auction. Obviously there were several interested underbidders on the Lyons example, and combined with those collectors who only aggressively seek out sound, original gum stamps, the final hammer price of this unique example may prove to be even more noteworthy than the Lyons copy. Signed Sidney D. Harris and accompanied by a 1955 PF certificate. (Image)	22,500.00 Closed or SOLD for $57,500.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM
780	O	PR1/125	#PR1/125, Comprehensive largely mint/unused newspaper collection of 74 items, the vast majority of which are different, only a couple being used, containing many scarce values including a number of stamps which catalog between $150.00 and $700.00 each and, unlike other newspaper collections one sees, nearly all of the stamps have been correctly identified and cataloged, a large majority have gum, although some higher catalog items are unused (no gum), as to be expected there are the usual flaws associated with these difficult stamps, although they are typically of a minor nature and the great majority have very attractive appearance, with largely excellent centering throughout; not your typical newspaper balance lot.	12,000.00+ Closed or SOLD for $5,750.00 Closing..Nov-18, 09:00 AM