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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

921

1432a, 1432b

#1432a, 1432b, 8c American Revolution Bicentennial, gray and black omitted, and gray omitted, a remarkable bottom sheet-margin vertical pair which contains both Scott listed color missing errors, the top stamp is missing both the gray and black colors, while the bottom stamp is missing the gray color completely and shows just a trace of black, o.g., n.h., very fine; the only example of this which we have seen that displays both true errors in the same pair; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

Closed or SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

922

1443b

#1443b, 8c Historic Preservation se-tenant block of four, black brown omitted, a left sheet-margin mint example of this visually stunning missing color error, one of only eight recorded according to the Datz catalog, of which two are damaged and one block has been reportedly broken, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a most impressive error; 1991 APS certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

Closed or SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

923

1451b

#1451b, 2c Cape Hatteras National Parks Centennial se-tenant block of four, black lithography color omitted, a well centered example of this subtle but very rare missing color error, o.g., n.h., very fine; only one sheet was ever discovered yielding 25 blocks; 1975 APS certificate for the nearly complete sheet, and a 1995 PF certificate for this specific block. (Image)

2,750.00

Closed or SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

924

1467d

#1467d, 8c Wildlife Conservation se-tenant block of four, red and brown omitted, left sheet-margin example, bright and fresh, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a very rare and striking missing color error of which only sixteen such se-tenant blocks exist; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

4,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

925

1505a

#1505a, 10c Rural America, Chautauqua Tent and Buggies, black lithography color omitted, well centered single tied to small piece by light machine postmark, extremely fine; the only known example and the listing copy for its recent addition to the Scott catalog; one of the premier missing color errors of the modern era; 1980 APS and 1998 PF certificates. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

Closed or SOLD for $1,350.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

926

1542b

#1542b, 10c Kentucky Settlement, with green, black and blue omitted, a very rare transitional error strip of three, left stamp normal, the middle stamp with colors partially omitted, and the right stamp with the colors completely omitted, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and visually striking; only 29 reportedly exist; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

3,750.00+

Closed or SOLD for $1,250.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

927

1570c

#1570c, 10c Apollo-Soyuz se-tenant pair, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, top sheet-margin example, exceptionally well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., small faint fingerprint on top stamp, extremely fine; a rare and popular space-related error of which only 24 to 36 pairs are thought to exist. (Image)

2,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

928

1578c

#1578c, 10c Banking and Commerce se-tenant pair, brown, blue and yellow (lithography) omitted, a pristine well centered example of this very rare missing colors error, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; with only sixteen error pairs known this ranks as one of the premier missing color errors of the period; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

2,750.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

929

1596d

#1596d, 13c Eagle and Shield, line perforated 11, seldom seen top right corner multiple plate numbers block of twelve (2 x 6) of this scarce perforation variety, well centered, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; one of the more valuable modern era plate blocks (not illustrated).

375.00

Closed or SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

930

1610c

#1610c, $1.00 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder, intaglio brown inverted, very fresh, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a choice example of the so-called "C.I.A invert", so named as the sole pane of 100 was purchased at the McLean, Va. post office by employees of the C.I.A. for use on agency mail, noticing the error the employees bought a replacement sheet and kept the error sheet for themselves; only 95 out of the original 100 stamps can be accounted for, with the other five presumably having been used on mail and none of these have ever been found; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

14,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $9,500.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

931

1614b

#1614b, 7.7c Saxhorns coil, imperforate, an enormously rare joint line pair, with usual "Washington/D.C." Bureau precancel found on all known imperforate pairs, well margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only 40 to 50 pairs are recorded by Datz, however the number of line pairs is unknown, presumably there are no more than one or two that could possibly exist; one of the most important errors found in the popular Americana series. (Image)

4,400.00

Closed or SOLD for $3,000.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

932

1757k

#1757k, 13c CAPEX souvenir sheet of eight, stamps e-h imperforate vertically, a spectacular perforation error of exceptional rarity, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; with only six such error sheets in existence, this ranks as one of the rarest of all modern perforation errors, and certainly one of the most visually stunning. (Image)

Datz 4,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

933

1789B

#1789b, 15c John Paul Jones, perforated 12, select mint single of this very rare perforation, exceptionally well centered, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; this rare stamp has just recently been given major number status by the editors of the Scott Catalogue, and a space for it will now appear in all future editions of their printed albums, consequently this is a stamp that many collectors will need to acquire to ensure that their collection of modern U.S. stamps is entirely complete; 1983 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

934

1849a

#1849a, 6c Lippmann, vertical pair, imperforate between, well centered, natural s.e. at bottom as found on all known examples, o.g., n.h., very fine; extremely rare as only ten such errors are recorded; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

935

1853 var.

#1853 var., 10c Russell, block tagged, imperforate, horizontal pair, well margined o.g., n.h., very fine; this extremely rare pair, of which only ten are known to exist, is not to be confused with the untagged imperforate pairs which are thought to be printer's waste; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

Datz 1,200.00

Closed or SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

936

1919b

#1919b, 18c Space Achievement se-tenant block of nine, imperforate, a spectacular bottom sheet-margin "Mr. Zip" example of this visually striking and enormously rare error, being one of only four to six in existence, well margined, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; a showpiece for either the serious error collector or for the advanced collector of space-related items. (Image)

9,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

937

1945b

#1945b, 20c Desert Plants se-tenant block of four, engraved deep brown color omitted, a choice bottom left corner sheet-margin example of this important missing color rarity, leaving the block devoid of "USA/20c" denominations and cactus names, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; one of only ten error blocks of four according to Datz; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

7,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

938

1991b

#1991b, 20c Rhode Island state bird, black (engraving) color omitted, the left stamp in a horizontal transitional pair with the 20c South Carolina stamp, which has the black color partially omitted as well, the only example known and the basis for its newly listed status in the Scott catalog; this pair, and the unique pair with the 20c New Hampshire stamp missing the black engraved color, are the only two missing color errors known from the entire 50 stamp series, o.g., n.h., inconsequential and tiny corner crease at top left, very fine; while newly listed in Scott, the editors have yet to price the error; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 7,500-10,000

Closed or SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM

939

2030c

#2030c, 20c Christmas se-tenant block of four, imperforate horizontally, a very rare right sheet-margin example of this perforation error, completely imperforate horizontally, and with blind perforations vertically, creating this distinctively different error from known totally imperforate blocks, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; Datz states "quantity: rare"; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

3,250.00

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

940

2035c

#2035c, 20c Balloons se-tenant block of four, left three stamps imperforate, right stamp part perforate, a choice left sheet-margin copyright example of this striking perforation error, even more rare than the totally imperforate blocks which exist in a quantity of ten, only five imperforate blocks known with the right stamp partially perforated, o.g., n.h., very fine; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

4,500.00

Closed or SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Oct-24, 05:00 PM