Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

821

562c

#562c, 10c Orange, perforated 10 at top, portion of "Osage/Iowa." precancel, deep luxuriant color, very fine for this extremely rare perforation variety, with only a very small number thought to exist; 1960 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

Closed or SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

822

563d

#563d, 11c Light blue, imperforate, vertical strip of three, clear "San Francisco/California" precancels, large margins on three sides, slightly in at bottom, some insignificant minor wrinkling, very fine; one of only two known imperforate multiples of this stamp, this being the larger and finer of the two; the other known multiple is a pair with similar San Francisco precancel (ex-Lilly) and is almost completely separated by scissors, this strip of three was discovered in the early 1980s, and since that time no other imperforate multiples have surfaced; one of the most important error rarities in United States philately and an essential addition to a gold-medal exhibition collection of the 1922-29 Regular issue series; 1983 PF certificate. (Image)

17,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $18,000.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

823

564

#564, 12c Brown violet, a superb full top margin plate no. F17419 block of six, perfectly centered and each stamp with remarkably large margins, wonderfully fresh and intact, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; the "perfect" full top plate block. (Image)

100.00

Closed or SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

824

564a

#564a, 12c Brown violet, horizontal pair, imperforate vertically, nicely centered, rich color, o.g., very fine; among the few existing examples of this error which still retain its original gum and is without government splicing tape; 1983 PF certificate. (Image)

1,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

825

566

#566, 15c Gray, full bottom margin plate no. 19462 block of six, marvelously fresh and bright, strong intact perforations, each stamp being exceptionally well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)

340.00

Closed or SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

826

568b

#568b, 25c Yellow green, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, a strip of three of this very rare perforation error, centered slightly to left as are all known examples, o.g., fine; an important 1922-29 Regular issue series rarity; cataloged only as a pair; 1980 PF certificate. (Image)

as a pair 1,750.00

Closed or SOLD for $2,700.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

827

570

#570, 50c Lilac, full bottom margin plate no. 19146 block of six, quite fresh, bright color, well centered, o.g., n.h. couple of usual natural gum skips, very fine and quite choice. (Image)

850.00

Closed or SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

828

571

#571, $1.00 Violet black, full bottom margin plate no. 18642 block of six, fresh and intact, deep luxuriant color, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)

400.00

Closed or SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

829

572

#572, $2.00 Deep blue, full bottom margin plate no. 14306 block of six, particularly well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., couple of trivial perf. separations in sheet selvage, choice very fine. (Image)

950.00

Closed or SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

830

573

#573, $5.00 Carmine and blue, full top margin arrow and plate nos. F14326, F14327 block of eight, extraordinarily intense rich colors and possessing outstanding centering throughout, o.g., n.h., one stamp with minor tone speck, still an extremely fine and exceptionally handsome example of this rare and popular plate block. (Image)

2,600.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Oct-24, 12:00 PM

1923 to Date

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

831

578-79

#578-79, 1c Green and 2c Carmine coil waste, both quite fresh and with rich colors, well centered (the 2c particularly so), o.g., 1c l.h., 2c n.h., very fine - extremely fine. (Image)

245.00

Closed or SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

832

578

#578, 1c Green coil waste, top margin star and plate no. 14618 block of four, deep rich color, rather well centered for this difficult and very scarce plate block, o.g., l.h., couple of natural diagonal gum creases, fine. (Image)

800.00

Closed or SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

833

579

#579, 2c Carmine coil waste, pristine top margin star and plate no. 14795 block of four, being in a condition that is rarely encountered on this difficult plate block, brilliantly fresh, radiant color, outstanding centering for a coil waste issue, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; among the finest #579 plate blocks we have seen. (Image)

850.00

Closed or SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

834

581-91

#581-91, 1923-26 1c-10c Rotary press printings, perforated 10 cplt., a well matched set of scarce plate number blocks of four, all with much better centering than typically found on this difficult issue, strong fresh colors, o.g., n.h., 5c with some mount glazing on face, overall very fine. (Image)

2,622.50

Closed or SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

835

586a

#586a, 5c Blue, horizontal pair, imperforate vertically, used, with inverted "Portland/Oregon" precancel, wide side margins which clearly indicates that this pair was imperforate vertically, rich color, left stamp with thin spot and a small tear at top left, fine appearance; the unique listing pair of this highly important 20th century error rarity; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

10,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

836

594

#594, 1c Green coil waste, an especially choice and desirable used example of one of the rarest and most difficult stamps of the 20th century, being among the very few known examples whose perforations clear the design all around and is completely free of the flaws which affect so many existing copies, wonderfully bright and fresh, rich color, very lightly cancelled by a wavy line machine postmark, very fine; a stamp which is missing in even the most advanced United States collections; 1969 and 1987 PF certificates. (Image)

6,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $8,500.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

837

595

#595, 2c Carmine coil waste, precisely centered, large margins, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; especially scarce in this gem quality. (Image)

475.00

Closed or SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

838

595

#595, 2c Carmine coil waste, top left corner star and plate no. 14133 block of four, natural s.e. at left as always, brilliantly fresh, radiant color, actually far better centered than usual, o.g., n.h., natural vertical paper crease at right, otherwise very fine for this very rare plate block. (Image)

2,900.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

839

596

#596, 1c Green, rotary press perforated 11, incredibly well centered for this challenging stamp, with its perforations well clear of the design all round, deep luxuriant color on bright paper, neat wavy line machine postmark rather than the more usual and less desirable Kansas City precancel, faint and unimportant corner crease at top right and the accompanying certificate describes a "tiny tear" which is barely perceptible and minute, in fact it scarcely qualifies as a minute break, still very fine and choice. This remarkable example of one of the greatest rarities in United States philately is one of only twelve recorded - all of which are used. There is no known unused copy. Only five are known to exist without the Kansas City precancel and, out of this select group, the example offered here from the Floyd collection is one of the two best centered examples. The realizations of the last two #596's to appear at auction give potential bidders a basis to formulate their bids. In the October 1998 sale of the Robert Zoellner collection there was a machine cancelled copy, whose centering was almost as nice as the Floyd example, having slightly irregular perforations at left, a corner perf. crease at top right and it sold for $88,000.00 (including premium). In a "Rarities of the World" sale (Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., May 2001) there was a sound precancelled copy, whose centering was just slightly inferior to the Floyd example, and it sold for $104,500.00 (including premium). In our opinion, the example offered here compares very favorably to each of the two which have sold in the past three years. Given the fact that only two examples of #596 have appeared on the auction block in that time clearly demonstrates the extreme rarity of the stamp and the infrequent opportunities which exist to potentially acquire one. Accompanied by a 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

70,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $85,000.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

840

599, 599A

#599, 599A, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. I and Ty. II combination joint line strip of four, the left pair being Ty. II stamps, while the right pair are Ty. I, rich luxuriant color, nicely centered, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)

1,450.00+

Closed or SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM