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**1883-1886 Plimpton Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1381		U248	#U248, 2c Red on amber, round "O" in "TWO", die 78, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, a pristine mint entire, with "Meyer & Kingsbury" corner card imprint as nearly always, immaculate and fresh, sharp edges to entire, an extremely fine example of this very rare entire; easily the finest quality example possible among the very few known; 1981 PF certificate; ex-White, Haralson, Summers (UPSS #753). (Image)	4,250.00 Closed or SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1382	O	U248	#U248, 2c Red on amber, round "O" in "TWO", used cut square, 37x42mm, bit of manuscript from address at bottom, very fine; ex-Wampler. (Image)	850.00 Closed or SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1383		U249	#U249, 2c Red on fawn, round "O" in "TWO", die 78, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, fresh mint entire, exceptionally clean with attractive deep paper color, vertical printed return notice at left, inconsequential rounding at extreme lower left corner, still extremely fine and very scarce (UPSS #754). (Image)	925.00 Closed or SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1384		U271	#U271, 2c Brown on amber, 2 links, die 77, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, mint entire, fresh and bright, vertical printed return notice at left, very fine and choice (UPSS #750). (Image)	375.00 Closed or SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1385		U272	#U272, 2c Brown on fawn, two links below "2", die 77, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, mint entire, a wonderfully fresh choice example of this seldom seen stationery rarity, sharp crisp edges, extremely fine; one of the nicest available of the very few mint entires known (UPSS #751). (Image)	9,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $5,750.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1386		U273	#U273, 2c Brown on white, round "O" in "TWO", die 78, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, mint entire, clean with four crisp edges, faint aging of paper at top, still very fine (UPSS #755). (Image)	275.00 Closed or SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1387		U274	#U274, 2c Brown on amber, round "O" in "TWO", die 78, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, pristine mint entire, very fresh with interesting over-inked impression, extremely fine (UPSS #756). (Image)	325.00 Closed or SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1388	O	U275	#U275, 2c Brown on blue, round "O" in "TWO", an extraordinarily choice used cut square, measuring 34x44mm, strong color on fresh clean paper, neatly cancelled with unusual "dots in target" postmark, extremely fine; incredibly rare, as only four used cut squares and one used entire are known according to our records (there are no known mint entires or mint cut squares), of the four used cut squares, this is the finest, as one is cut very close (ex-Lyons), another has portions of the manuscript address near the indicia (ex-"Michigan" Collection) and one is cut slightly smaller than the Floyd example (ex-Wampler); a highly important cut square for the collector taking on the challenge of attempting to have a complete cut square collection. (Image)	15,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $19,000.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1389		U276	#U276, 2c Brown on fawn, round "O" in "TWO", die 78, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 6, attractive mint entire, with printed "Shaw, Goding & Co." return corner card at top left, very fine and quite scarce (UPSS #758). (Image)	1,300.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1390		U277	#U277, 2c Brown on white, die 81, size 3, knife 8, wmk. 6, gorgeous mint entire with rectangular brown printed "Mutual of New York Life Ins. Company" advertising collar surrounding stamp impression, petite brown printed return notice at left, exceptionally fresh and clean, extremely fine; an entire of exhibition quality; ex-White (UPSS #790). (Image)	Est. 300-400 Closed or SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1391		U277 var.	#U277 var., 2c Claret on white, error of color die 81, size 8, knife 38, wmk. 6, mint entire, a striking example of this color error, vibrant impression, unlisted in Scott and terribly undercataloged with UPSS, scarce and extremely fine; a seldom seen item for the postal stationery or error specialist (UPSS #794a). (Image)	Est. 100-150 Closed or SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1392		U278	#U278, 2c Brown on amber, die 81, size 8, knife 38, wmk. 6, delightful mint entire with oval printed "E.J. Stebbins, Philatelist" advertising collar surrounding stamp impression, vertical printed return notice at left, fresh and clean, a few insignificant splits at bottom fold of entire, still very fine and choice; a fascinating and attractive early philatelic collateral item (UPSS #804). (Image)	Est. 300-400 Closed or SOLD for $140.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1393		U285	#U285, 2c Red on white, die 81, size 8, knife 38, wmk. 6, mint entire, an immaculate example of this very scarce entire, clean and fresh, extremely fine; ex-White and Wunsch (UPSS #786). (Image)	1,250.00 Closed or SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1394		U285 var.	#U285 var., 2c Lake on white, die 81, size 8, knife 38, wmk. 6, a mint entire whose indicia is printed in a distinctive lake shade rather than the normal red color, the first such example we have ever seen, very fine (UPSS #786 var.). (Image)	1,250.00+ Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1395		U286	#U286, 2c Red on blue, die 81, size 6, knife 19, wmk. 6, immaculate mint entire, clean and bright, extremely fine (UPSS #788). (Image)	350.00 Closed or SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1396		U288	#U288, 2c Brown on white, die 82, size 7, knife 31, wmk. 7, mint entire, clean and fresh, extremely fine and choice; ex-Barkhausen (UPSS #854). (Image)	575.00 Closed or SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1397		U290	#U290, 2c Brown on blue, die 82, size 6, knife 19, wmk. 6, mint entire, very fine; an exceptionally scarce entire, being the first we have offered in years; a cut square alone realized $1,870.00 (including premium) in our June 2000 sale of the Dr. Jerry Summers collection (UPSS #857). (Image)	2,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM

**1887-1894 Plimpton Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1398		U298	#U298, 1c Blue on oriental buff, mint cut square, 42x45mm, a particularly choice example of this cut square rarity, wonderfully bright and fresh, extremely fine; among the finest available of the mere nine cut squares that are believed to exist; ex-"Michigan" Collection. (Image)	12,500.00 Closed or SOLD for $9,000.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1399	S	U299	#U299, 1c Blue on blue, die 83, size 8, knife 38, wmk. 12, entire with vertical "Specimen." overprint reading up at far left of entire, "Armour & Company" printed return corner card, very fine; will yield an extremely fine full corner cut square, which would be an enormous rarity in its own right, as only six mint cut squares exist, however we are aware of no other entire that exists without the "Specimen." overprint, and as an entire this represents one of the key additions to a serious mint entire collection; by way of price comparison, the Dr. Summers mint full corner cut square sold in our June 2000 sale for $20,000.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium; ex-Sheriff and Wampler (UPSS #893). (Image)	22,500.00 Closed or SOLD for $15,000.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM
1400		U308	#U308, 2c Green on blue, an enormously rare mint cut square, measuring 32x36mm, exceptionally fresh, very fine; only a small handful of mint cut squares exist and no mint entires are known; to illustrate the rarity of this cut square in mint condition, not even the great cut square collections of Dr. J. Paul Wampler, Larry Lyons or Dr. Jerry Summers had an example; ex-"Michigan" Collection. (Image)	8,000.00 Closed or SOLD for $8,000.00 Closing..Oct-25, 12:00 PM

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