Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

321

183

#183, 2c Vermilion, select bottom sheet-margin partial imprint single, wonderfully well centered within extravagantly large margins, deep rich color, o.g., barest suggestion of a hinge trace (if at all), extremely fine; 1987 and 1990 PF certificates. (Image)

130.00

Closed or SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

322

184

#184, 3c Green, incredibly choice mint single, possessing a remarkable overall brilliance, intensely rich color well contrasted by its bright white paper, outstanding centering and margins, unblemished o.g., never hinged, extremely fine gem; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged 100.00

Closed or SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

323

184

#184, 3c Green, a fantastic used example that possesses the most gargantuan margins imaginable, and most remarkably it is perfectly centered within these massive borders, even its color and impression are unusually strong on bright paper, boldly and crisply struck target cancel, superb; the epitome of a "one-in-a-million" gem; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

0.40

Closed or SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

324

185

#185, 5c Blue, flawlessly centered within lavishly large margins, strong fresh color and impression, unusually even and intact perforations, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a most impressive mint example; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)

500.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

325

186

#186, 6c Pink, unusually wide even margins, much stronger color than typically found, full fresh o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine; a terribly difficult stamp to find in this premium condition; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

950.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

326

187

#187, 10c Brown, without secret mark, a most remarkable quality mint example of a stamp that is seldom offered, especially in this outstanding condition, brilliantly fresh and crisp, gorgeous rich color and a finely detailed impression on bright paper, unusually large and well balanced margins, even its perforations are full and strong all around, full clean o.g., very lightly hinged only once, extremely fine gem; a true condition rarity; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

Closed or SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

327

187 var.

#187 var., 10c Brown, without secret mark, double transfer, select used example of this seldom offered double transfer variety, exceptionally well centered and margined, deep luxuriant color, very light face-free cancel, extremely fine; quite undercataloged considering how infrequently this variety is seen; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

45.00

Closed or SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

328

188

#188, 10c Brown, with secret mark, unused, flawlessly centered within very large margins, strong fresh color and impression on bright paper, extremely fine; 1984 PF certificate; ex-"Angel" Collection. (Image)

675.00

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

329

189

#189, 15c Red orange, brilliant "post office" fresh mint example, possessing outstanding physical qualities, including being marvelously bright and crisp, radiant color and impression on immaculate paper, virtually perfect centering, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; a stamp for the perfectionist; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged 340.00

Closed or SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

330

189 var.

#189 var., 15c Red orange, double transfer, gem used example which displays a seldom seen double transfer in the "ENTS" of "CENTS", extravagantly large and well balanced margins, radiant color on bright paper, light cancel, extremely fine; no double transfer varieties are listed in Scott for this stamp; great item for the Bank Note specialist; 2001 PF certificate specifically mentioning the variety. (Image)

22.50+

Closed or SOLD for $240.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

331

190

#190, 30c Full black, a superlative mint example of this difficult stamp, possessing immense margins and being perfectly centered amid these impressive borders, incredibly intense color and an impression that is far stronger than usual, uncommonly even and intact perforations all around, full o.g. that has been very lightly hinged, an extremely fine large-margined gem; one of the finest known examples of this rare mint stamp; 1989 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)

1,100.00

Closed or SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

332

190

#190, 30c Full black, an incomparable jumbo-margined used single, featuring enormously large margins and being perfectly centered within them, strong rich color and an unusually sharp impression on bright paper, neat portion of double oval postmark, extremely fine; a most remarkable stamp; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

55.00

Closed or SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

333

191

#191, 90c Carmine, used horizontal pair, wonderfully bright and fresh, deep luxuriant color, unusually well centered and margined, much lighter registry oval postmarks than typically encountered, extremely fine; a particularly choice pair, with the left stamp being a gem; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

525.00

Closed or SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

334

191b

#191b, 90c Carmine, imperforate, gem left sheet-margin horizontal pair of this rare imperforate, extraordinarily well margined all around, deep rich color, full o.g., extremely fine; the finest quality pair we have ever seen, being free of the faults and disturbed gum that affect most other known examples; 1974 and 1992 PF certificates; ex-Anderson. (Image)

2,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

1880-1885 Special Printings of the 1879-1883 Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

335

192

#192, 1c Dark ultramarine special printing, without gum as issued, a most impressive example of this tremendously rare stamp, featuring outstanding centering amid extraordinarily large margins which are quite uncharacteristic of this value, sumptuously rich color on fresh paper, small thin spots which do not detract from this stamp's extremely fine appearance; there are probably no more than 30 to 40 copies of this stamp still in existence, the vast majority of which possess rather poor centering and often with faults, the example offered here is probably among no more than a half dozen examples which can be classified with very fine or better centering, nearly all of which have varying degrees of faults; one of the finest centered and margined One Cent Soft Paper Special Printings in existence; 1987 and 1998 PF certificates; ex-Lutwak and Zoellner. (Image)

22,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $15,000.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

336

193

#193, 2c Black brown special printing, without gum as issued, a highly select example of this rarity, exceptionally well centered within large margins, strikingly intense color and impression on bright paper, extremely fine; one of the finest existing copies of the approximately 50 to 60 copies believed still to exist; 1976 PF certificate; ex-"Angel" Collection. (Image)

9,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $25,000.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

337

194

#194, 3c Blue green special printing, without gum as issued, incredibly fresh, with eye-arresting intensely rich color and a highly detailed impression on bright clean paper, centered a bit to right as are several of the known examples, completely free of any flaws which affect most surviving copies, very fine. A magnificent example of one of the rarest and most difficult of all Bank Note Special Printings, with perhaps fewer than 20 still believed to exist (only 12 of which have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation). This particular example may very well be among the top two or three in terms of its overall quality. It is interesting to note that virtually every time one encounters a great collection of United States stamps, the one stamp that is missing out of all the Special Printings is the Three Cent Soft Paper Bank Note. It is typically one of the last acquisitions made to complete the series, as was the case with this very stamp when Larry Lyons acquired it out of the Zoellner sale (Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., October 1998), thus filling in his last spot in his set of Special Printings. Mr. Floyd, equally aware of this stamp's rarity, had been patiently waiting to acquire an example in the quality that would be commensurate with the rest of his magnificent set. His Special Printings were completed with his purchase of this stamp when it was sold in our auction of the Larry Lyons collection in January 2000 for $40,000.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium. Now a new collector will have the opportunity to own a superlative example of one of the rarest stamps in all of U.S. philately. Accompanied by 1948 and 1998 PF certificates; ex-Zoellner and Lyons. (Image)

32,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $42,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

338

195

#195, 6c Dull rose special printing, without gum as issued, exceptionally well centered and choice example of this very rare and challenging stamp, considerably stronger color and impression than typically found, bright fresh paper, very fine; among the few existing sound and well centered examples, with no more than 30 copies believed to still exist; signed E. Stern and accompanied by 1971 APS, 1976 and 1978 PF certificates; ex-Lutwak and Zoellner. (Image)

17,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $30,000.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

339

196

#196, 7c Scarlet vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, a marvelous example of this very scarce stamp, possessing margins of impressive size and being wonderfully well centered within them, gloriously rich color, fully intact and uniformly even perforations, an extremely fine gem; it is doubtful that there are many other examples which can compare in quality to this exceptional stamp; 1973 and 1992 PF certificates, as well as a 1992 PSE certificate. (Image)

3,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $5,750.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

340

197

#197, 10c Deep brown special printing, without gum as issued, a marvelous example of this important Special Printing rarity, incredibly well centered within extravagantly large margins all around, gorgeous color which is both fresh and luxuriant, sharp detailed impression, completely free of the faults that plague most of the known copies, an extremely fine gem; without question among the finest Ten Cent Soft Paper Special Printings in existence, with no more than 35 thought to exist; 1994 PF certificate; ex-West and "Concord" Collection. (Image)

17,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $32,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM