Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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CatNo.

Lot Description

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#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, a superlative used example featuring incredibly large and perfectly balanced margins all around, including a partial sheet margin at left, and with significant portions of the three adjoining stamps showing, sumptuously rich color and a sharp detailed impression on immaculate paper, a superb gem for the perfectionist; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

160.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, extravagantly large margins all around, showing portions of three adjoining stamps, lovely fresh color and impression on bright paper, light but easily identifiable red carrier postmark, extremely fine and quite choice; 1990 PF certificate; ex-Weill Brothers. (Image)

195.00

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

7 var.

#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, double transfer, position 89R2, a wonderfully choice used example of this position which displays the largest double transfer found on Plate 2, enormously large margins all around, intensely rich color and impression, town c.d.s., an extremely fine gem; 1988 PF certificate; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

210.00

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

7, 9

#7, 9, 1c Blue, Ty. II and IV combination pair, positions 3-4R1L, horizontal pair, position 4R1L being the sole position on Plate 1 Late that was not recut, incredibly well margined, with extravagantly wide margins all around, with portions of adjoining stamps showing at left and at bottom, deep rich color and impression on bright paper, bold New Orleans c.d.s., extremely fine; a gem combination pair of considerable rarity, whose catalog value does not accurately reflect its true value, especially when one considers that only one position out of 200 on the sheet produced this unusual variety, and yet the Scott catalog only gives this a two times premium over a normal stamp; 1984 PF certificate; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

650.00+

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

#8, 1c Blue, Ty. III, position 99R2, an incredible quality used example of this rare and highly desirable stamp, possessing margins that are not only huge all around, but they are extraordinarily well balanced as well, lovely "powder" blue color and a very well defined impression which shows enormously wide breaks at both top and bottom, bright paper, extremely fine; a gem example of the rare Type III from position 99R2, which produced the finest and most distinctive example of this type; signed H. Bloch and accompanied by both 1972 Friedl and 1988 PF certificates; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

4,500.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

8, 8A

#8, 8A, 1c Blue, Ty. III and IIIa combination pair, positions 34-35L4, a magnificent horizontal pair, in a quality unlike any other example of this combination pair that we are aware of, as every aspect of this lovely pair could not be improved upon, with its huge and perfectly proportioned margins all around, gorgeous intensely rich color and a prooflike impression, the impression is so strong and detailed that it shows the design type characteristics quite distinctly, with the rare Type III at left displaying very wide breaks at both top and bottom, while the Type IIIa shows a wide break at top and a complete outer line at bottom, portions of two neat strikes of "Newport, N.Y./Aug. 17" c.d.s., a superb combination pair of incomparable beauty and rarity; it should be noted that the Neinken book identifies position 34 as being a Type IIIa, but as the plate was used the outer line at bottom wore away creating a Type III stamp; 1999 PSE and 2000 PF certificates. (Image)

9,500.00

SOLD for $12,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, position 21R4, spectacularly well margined, including an impressive sheet margin at left measuring 4 1/2mm, while the other margins are lavishly large and wonderfully well balanced, showing a bit of the adjoining stamp at right, gorgeous rich color and an especially detailed impression on bright clean paper, displaying a sizable break in the outer line at top which, as noted in the Scott catalog, commands a premium, very light and unobtrusive grid cancels, superb; a phenomenal example of the One Cent Imperforate Type IIIa; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

975.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

8A, 7

#8A, 7, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa and II combination pair, positions 43/53L1E, vertical pair, the bottom stamp being the scarce Type IIIa, showing a wide break in the top line, large even margins all around, bright early color and a highly detailed impression, light central strike of a black grid postmark on each stamp, extremely fine; a lovely example of this scarce combination pair; 1987 PF certificate; ex-Meyersburg and Koppersmith. (Image)

1,150.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, double transfer, position 98R1L, recut once at top, large and symmetrical margins all around, deep rich color and a well defined impression on bright paper, very light c.d.s., extremely fine and quite choice; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

130.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, triple transfer, one inverted, position 91L1L, unused, very large and well proportioned margins all around, sumptuously rich color and a prooflike impression on bright paper, extremely fine gem; a very rare unused example of this, the rarest of all the transfer varieties, which occurred on only three positions of the sheet; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

900.00

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut once at top and once at bottom, four huge and uniformly even margins, showing parts of adjacent stamps at top and bottom, strikingly intense color and impression, central grid cancel, extremely fine gem; 1996 PSE certificate. (Image)

125.00

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

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut once at top and twice at bottom, premium used example, with large to huge margins all around, showing bits of the adjoining stamps at top and bottom, bright color and a clean impression, light grid cancel, extremely fine and handsome; 1986 and 1998 PF certificates; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

135.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut twice at bottom, positions 9-10L1L, horizontal pair, each stamp being the recut twice at bottom variety which only occurred on 11 positions of the plate, enormously large margins all around, including partial sheet margins at both top and right, and with portions of adjacent stamps at left and bottom, deep luxuriant color, superb; a gem pair of considerable scarcity; 1986 and 2000 PF certificates; ex-Newbury. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut once at bottom, position 9R1L, extravagantly large margins all around, including a partial sheet margin at top, strong rich color and impression, light strike of blue town c.d.s., extremely fine; a gem example of this scarce recut variety; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

160.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut once at bottom and twice at top, a visually stunning used example of this rare recut variety, which occurred on only 4 positions of the plate, possessing four enormously large and uniformly balanced margins, plus its spectacularly deep and luxuriant color and bright paper are marvelously contrasted by a scarce and striking red Mobile, Ala. "paint" cancellation, an extremely fine used gem made even more desirable by being the elusive recut variety; 1995 and 1999 PF certificates; ex-Caspary (as a pair) and Yost. (Image)

185.00

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

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut twice at top and twice at bottom, position 79L1L, a gem mint example of the rarest of all the recut varieties (only two positions of the sheet were recut in this manner), possessing an extraordinary overall freshness, with strikingly intense color and an outstanding impression on bright paper, its margins are uncommonly large and symmetrical, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a highly desirable copy not only as a premium quality mint #9, but whose recutting variety enhances its scarcity even further; two 1998 PF certificates. (Image)

900.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, a vertical strip of three in the finest condition imaginable, boasting gigantic margins all around, including a very large sheet margin at right, and its other margins are equally as impressive and balanced, showing portions of adjoining stamps all around (five in all), bright color on fresh paper, very light and unobtrusive strikes of a blue town c.d.s., simply superb; a magnificent quality multiple of the recut One Cent Blue imperforate; 1987 PF certificate for a strip of four from which this was taken. (Image)

425.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

9 var.

#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut once at top and once at bottom, lavishly large and perfectly balanced margins all around, with central printed "paid" precancel, rich luxuriant color and impression, extremely fine; the finest example of this rare precancel in existence, being one of only three examples recorded; there are a total of six stamps certified by the Philatelic Foundation with the "paid" precancel, three in the lower case type such as this, and three in upper case type, the example offered here is the only one of the six that can be graded extremely fine, therefore the catalog value quoted in Scott bears no relevance to the value of this unique quality copy; 1991 PF certificate; ex-Morris. (Image)

2,125.00

SOLD for $11,500.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

#10, 3c Orange brown, horizontal pair, exceptionally large margins all around, unusually bright orange brown color, crisp impression. neat central "Reading, Pa./Oct 3" c.d.s., extremely fine and quite scarce thus; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)

375.00

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

#11, 3c Dull red, positions 46-49R3, horizontal strip of four, spectacularly well margined all around, boasting portions of all four adjoining stamps at top and significant portions of all four stamps at bottom, with full "U.S. Postage" label showing, margins at sides large as well, intensely rich color and a highly detailed impression on bright crisp paper, light strikes of neat grid cancels, superb; the finest quality strip of the Three Cent Dull Red we have ever encountered; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM