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**1916-1917 Washington-Franklin Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
661		478	#478, $1.00 Violet black, a premium mint example of this scarce high value, possessing virtually perfect centering amid very large margins, plus its color and impression are especially deep on bright paper, full intact and long perforations all around which is hard to find on perf. 10 issues, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine gem; 1999 PF and 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)	775.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
662		478	#478, $1.00 Violet black, a handsome mint example of this high value, with deeply rich color and an intense impression, excellent centering within exceptionally wide margins, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	775.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
663		478	#478, $1.00 Violet black, unusually well centered within large margins, strong color, o.g., extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	775.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
664		479	#479, $2.00 Dark blue, an especially choice mint single, extraordinarily well centered within particularly large margins, incredibly intense color and a deeply incised impression on fresh paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	525.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
665		479	#479, $2.00 Dark blue, premium quality mint example, with large margins all around and being quite well centered within them, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	525.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
666		479	#479, $2.00 Dark blue, extravagantly large and well balanced margins all around, deep luxuriant color, o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine. (Image)	300.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
667		480	#480, $5.00 Light green, very well centered amid extra-wide margins, o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	240.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
668		480	#480, $5.00 Light green, brilliantly fresh, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	425.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
669		485	#485, 5c Carmine error imperforate, the top center stamp in a pristine mint block of six, brilliantly fresh and crisp, with radiant color and a strong impression, especially large and even margins all around, immaculate o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; a gem example of this important 20th century rarity. (Image)	as a single 14,500.00+ SOLD for $15,000.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
670	O	491	#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., a very rare used pair, neat wavy line machine pmk., quite well centered, rich carmine color distinctive only to genuine #491's, left stamp with light vertical crease, right stamp sound, fine-very fine; a coil pair that is seen with far less frequency used than mint; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	2,750.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
671	O	491	#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., seldom seen used pair of this rare coil, possessing strong unmistakable color distinctive only to this type, attractively centered, neat Ohio duplex pmk., each stamp with trivial paper wrinkle, left stamp with faint corner crease at top left, still fine-very fine; used pairs of this are seen with far less frequency than even its higher cataloging mint counterpart. (Image)	2,750.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
672	O	495	#495, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 10 vert., pair, with mostly clear strike of "St. Louis, Mo./January 7, 1918" duplex cancel, the earliest known usage of #495 according to the Scott catalog, left stamp with small tear at bottom and some perf. separations, fine appearance; 1999 APS certificate. (Image)	Est. 100-150 SOLD for $60.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM

**1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
673		500	#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, a magnificent quality mint example of this scarce stamp, possessing numerous exceptional physical attributes which places this among the very finest examples we have seen, including being virtually perfectly centered amid lavishly large margins, but just as impressive and striking is this stamp's fabulously intense and radiant color, with a prooflike impression on immaculate paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem for the finest collection; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
674		500	#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, an exceedingly fresh and choice mint single, possessing brilliant intense color and a crisp impression, wonderfully well centered within especially wide margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
675		500	#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, well centered within very wide margins, unusually deep rich color, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
676		505	#505, 5c Rose error, a highly desirable mint single, being exceedingly well centered within extraordinarily large margins, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; seldom encountered this large-margined; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
677		505	#505, 5c Rose error, a select mint single, possessing flawless centering which is most unusual on this error stamp, bright rich color, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate for the block of six from which this came. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
678		505	#505, 5c Rose error, single error in block of nine, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)	1,050.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
679		505	#505, 5c Rose error, double error in the center of a block of twelve, exceptionally well centered throughout (particularly the error stamps), bright color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)	1,300.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM
680		512	#512, 12c Claret brown, an eye-catching top sheet-margin single, being marvelously well centered amid extravagantly large and perfectly balanced margins, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2000 PF certificate for the plate block from which this came. (Image)	15.00 SOLD for $190.00 Closing..Dec-07, 05:00 PM

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