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**1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
561		500	#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, select mint single that is remarkably fresh and bright, vivid distinctive color, wonderfully well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)	475.00 Closed or SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
562		505	#505, 5c Rose error, quite well centered, bright fresh color, o.g., l.h., choice very fine. (Image)	360.00 Closed or SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
563		510	#510, 10c Orange yellow, the sole franking tied to an extraordinarily rare "Operation Polar Bear" cover by a mostly readable violet "U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia/Sep 9 1919/Registered" double ring c.d.s., with the Siberia portion of the postmark right on the stamp and very clear, the cover is a large registered War Department penalty corner card cover sent from "Lieut. Norman C. Streit/A.E.F. Siberia" to his wife in New York City, manuscript censor signature at bottom left, violet boxed registered handstamp, reverse with three additional partial strikes of the Siberia Agency cancel, cover and stamp with small faults of little importance, as this is the first such Washington-Franklin cover we have seen with this Siberian postmark; an essential cover for an award-winning exhibit collection of Washington-Franklin postal history; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 400-500 Closed or SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
564		514	#514, 15c Gray, flawlessly centered within extravagantly large margins, uncommonly strong rich color for this value, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2000 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	65.00 Closed or SOLD for $0.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
565		515	#515, 20c Light ultramarine, mathematically precise centering within large margins, incredibly fresh, with unusually deep rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem; 1999 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)	80.00 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
566		517	#517, 50c Red violet, pristine mint single, sumptuously rich color and wonderfully well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a vertical pair, this being the bottom stamp. (Image)	115.00 Closed or SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
567		518	#518, $1.00 Violet brown, an eye-arresting jumbo-margined mint single, featuring enormously large and perfectly balanced margins all around, even its color and impression are out of the ordinary, being in an especially distinctive shade, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an impressive large-margined gem; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	90.00 Closed or SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
568		518	#518, $1.00 Violet brown, a "perfect" mint single, flawlessly centered amid very large margins, gorgeous intense color with a striking violet hue, plus its impression is truly prooflike on immaculate paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem for the most fastidious collector; definitely not your typical quality #518; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	90.00 Closed or SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
569		518	#518, $1.00 Violet brown, premium quality mint single, precisely centered within particularly large margins, prooflike color and impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice; 1994 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp. (Image)	90.00 Closed or SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
570		518b	#518b, $1.00 Deep brown, a marvelous quality mint example of this very rare and often misidentified shade, possessing especially deep and true deep brown color (actually the shade identification in the Scott catalog is a misnomer, as examples of this stamp must display hues of yellow throughout the design in order be correctly identified as a #518b), considerably better centered than the vast majority of the small number of known mint examples, with large margins all around, full o.g. which is much cleaner than typically seen, lightly hinged, extremely fine for this; one of the finest quality mint #518b's available; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	1,900.00 Closed or SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
571		519	#519, 2c Carmine, an exciting mint example of this very scarce stamp, being one of the largest margined certified mint #519's we have ever offered, with uncharacteristically wide margins all around and quite well centered within them, brilliantly fresh and crisp, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine large-margined gem; 1993 and 2000 PF certificates. (Image)	675.00 Closed or SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
572		519	#519, 2c Carmine, an exceptional mint example of this truly scarce and often faked stamp, being in a quality that is rarely encountered on genuine copies, as this stamp possesses outstanding centering amid large margins, plus it is brilliantly fresh and crisp, with bright color, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem; 1974, 1980 and 1986 PF certificates. (Image)	675.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
573		519	#519, 2c Carmine, wonderfully fresh and bright, strong rich color, unusually large margins all around and being quite well centered within them, pristine o.g., n.h., choice very fine; most elusive in this quality; 1992 PSE certificate. (Image)	675.00 Closed or SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
574		523	#523, $2.00 Orange red and black, a brilliant "post office" fresh mint single, possessing incredibly intense colors on bright crisp paper, extraordinarily well centered amid uncharacteristically large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; rarely encountered in this outstanding condition; 2000 PF certificate for a vertical pair, this being the bottom stamp. (Image)	1,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
575		523	#523, $2.00 Orange red and black, a gem mint example of a stamp that is seen with some frequency, but rarely in this exceptional condition, possessing an impressive overall brilliance and freshness, with strong rich colors on bright paper, just as striking is this stamp's essentially perfect centering amid very large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a stamp with great eye appeal; 1983 and 1997 PF certificates. (Image)	1,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
576		523	#523, $2.00 Orange red and black, unusually large margins all around, strong rich colors, o.g., faintest trace of a thin spot not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise choice very fine; clear 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	675.00 Closed or SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
577		524	#524, $5.00 Deep green and black, brilliantly fresh, strong rich colors, well centered within large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a premium never hinged example; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)	350.00 Closed or SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM

**1918-1920 Offset Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
578		528	#528, 2c Carmine offset, Ty. Va, a gem top sheet-margin single, possessing enormously large and perfectly balanced margins all around, deep luxuriant color on bright fresh paper, without any of the natural paper inclusions so often found on all of the wartime offset printings, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; while #528 is a "common" number by anyone's standards, copies in this quality are anything but "common"; 1999 PF certificate for the plate block from which this stamp was taken. (Image)	15.00 Closed or SOLD for $190.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
579		528	#528, 2c Carmine offset, Ty. Va, an incomparable mint single, boasting enormous perfectly balanced margins all around which are seldom associated with the perforated offset issues, brilliantly fresh, deep luxuriant color on bright paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; the epitome of a jumbo example; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	15.00 Closed or SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM
580		533	#533, 2c Carmine offset imperforate, Ty. V, select mint single, featuring huge margins all around, including a partial sheet margin at left, rich luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	210.00 Closed or SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Jun-15, 03:00 PM

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