Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

441

306

#306, 8c Violet black, bottom margin imprint and plate no. 1500 block of six, rich color and a sharp impression, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine. (Image)

675.00

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

442

308

#308, 13c Purple black, flawlessly centered amid extravagantly large margins, rich luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a large-margined gem for the perfectionist; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

90.00

SOLD for $290.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

443

310

#310, 50c Orange, well centered, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

475.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

444

311

#311, $1.00 Black, select mint single, marvelously well centered and margined, especially intense color and impression on fresh crisp paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and quite handsome; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

775.00

SOLD for $685.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

445

312

#312, $2.00 Dark blue, attractively centered, deep rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, very light horizontal crease, very fine appearance; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

446

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, virtually perfectly centered within uncharacteristically large margins, deep luxuriant color and a crisp impression, disturbed o.g., extremely fine; rarely seen with such outstanding centering; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

3,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

447

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, used, extraordinarily large and wonderfully well balanced margins, rich luxuriant color, boldly and crisply struck New York registry oval cancel, extremely fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

750.00

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

448

314A

#314A, 4c Brown, imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, quite well centered within large margins, with unusually full Schermack Ty. III perforations showing at left, and virtually complete portions showing at right, sumptuously rich color and an excellent clarity of impression, neat usual wavy line machine cancel, extremely fine for this. This stamp was issued in April of 1908 at the request of the Schermack Mailing Machine Company in Detroit. The Schermack Company, the largest and most well-known of the private vending and affixing companies, used large quantities of the one and two cent stamps of the period for their private vending and affixing machines. One of their customers, the Winfield Printing Company, placed an order with the Schermack Company to supply them with four cent stamps so that two of their clients, Hamilton Carhatt (a manufacturer of overalls and other men's clothing) and the Burroughs Adding Machine Company, could use the stamps to pay postage for sending their printed matter such as circulars or samples. The Post Office supplied a total of 10,000 of the requested four cent imperforate stamps to the Schermack Company so that the sheets could be cut into strips, pasted together to form coil rolls and then furnished with their well-known "perforations" for dispensing in their machines. No one in the philatelic world was aware of this special order, and had it not been for the fortuitous presence of a Detroit collector named Karl Koslowski, perhaps even fewer of these rare stamps would exist. It is believed that Mr. Koslowski, who learned of these new stamps through a friend at the Schermack Company, acquired 50 of these unusual stamps before departing on a trip to his Latvian homeland. There is some question whether he first saw the stamps in their imperforate form, or he may not have seen them until they had already been cut up and perforated. In effect, virtually the only known examples of this stamp are due to Mr. Koslowski, who retained approximately 20 unused examples and used the remainder on personal mail. There are just a few more known used examples which were taken off the commercial mailings of the Hamilton Carhatt and Burroughs companies, for an approximate total of 45 used examples. The stamp offered here is among very finest available of this important rarity. In fact, only a very few of the existing population possesses Schermack perforations on both sides of the stamp, as the Schermack affixing machine, when dispensing these stamps, often cut off the perforations on one side. This stamp boasts such perforations on both sides, in addition to being exceptionally well centered, wonderfully bright and lightly cancelled. Accompanied by a 1946 APS certificate, as well as a 1982 PF certificate. (Image)

35,000.00

SOLD for $47,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

449

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, select mint single, four large and wonderfully well balanced margins, rich color and impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

450.00

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

450

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, four full margins, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., very fine; 1983 PF certificate for a horizontal pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)

450.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

451

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, strong fresh color, o.g., lightly hinged, left stamp with small thin spot, otherwise choice very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

550.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

452

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, used, large wonderfully well balanced margins, luxuriously rich color and a sharp impression, very light and unobtrusive wavy line machine cancel at bottom (much more desirable cancel than the nebulous "mute" oval postmark), extremely fine; a gem example of this very rare used pair, of which very few exist both sound and in such outstanding quality; the last gem quality used pair sold at auction was in the April 2001 sale of the Thurston Twigg-Smith collection (Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc.) and it realized $4,000.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

1908 Experimental Coils

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

453

317

#317, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., an incredibly choice appearing mint pair of this rare experimental coil, possessing the finest overall centering on this pair we have ever encountered, with both stamps being exceptionally well centered within large balanced margins, additionally its color is particular deep and luxuriant, while its impression is highly detailed, full o.g., lightly hinged, the bottom stamp has a tear at left that is not readily discernible and, in fact, is not even mentioned on the accompanying certificate, nevertheless this pair is of extremely fine appearance, and the top stamp certainly would qualify as one of the finest certified 1908 Five Cent Experimental coil singles in existence; fewer than 90 pairs are recorded; 1961 PF certificate; ex-Kantor. (Image)

12,500.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

454

317

#317, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., an exceptionally handsome mint pair of this experimental coil rarity of which fewer than 90 pairs are recorded, in far superior quality to the vast majority of existing examples, including being wonderfully well centered, but even more impressive is this pair's incredibly intense color and prooflike impression on bright paper, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, a very fine and choice example of this important rarity; 1962 PF certificate. (Image)

12,500.00

SOLD for $9,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

455

318

#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., an exceptional quality mint pair of this coil rarity, possessing outstanding centering which is seldom encountered on this typically poorly centered coil, rich color characteristic only to genuine examples of this, crisp impression on clean fresh paper, even its perforations between the stamps are unusually strong and intact, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; certainly among the finest of the less than 100 pairs thought to still exist; each stamp with light MeKeel guarantee handstamp and accompanied by a 1954 PF certificate. (Image)

11,000.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

456

318

#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., a choice mint pair of this very rare coil, in a quality which is far superior to the majority of known pairs, wonderfully fresh, with rich luxuriant color and characteristic color, quite well centered and margined, especially for this stamp which is typically found quite off center, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; 1972 PF certificate. (Image)

11,000.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

457

322

#322, 2c Carmine coil, perf. 12 vert., a very rare certified single of this experimental coil, extraordinarily well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, absolutely radiant color that could not be more intense, o.g., very small surface scrape at right and a hinge thin, still of extremely fine appearance; a stamp that is never seen as a certified single; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

4,600.00

SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

458

322

#322, 2c Carmine coil, perf. 12 vert., an incredibly fresh mint pair of this important coil rarity, possessing essentially perfect centering which is almost impossible to find on this, plus each stamp in the pair has unusually wide margins, contributing further to this pair's outstanding appearance is its luxuriously rich carmine color distinctive only to genuine examples, pristine full o.g., left stamp never hinged, right stamp lightly hinged but with very small thin spots, otherwise extremely fine overall; easily one of the finest centered and margined 1908 Two Cent Carmine experimental horizontal coil pairs in existence; and the left stamp, if broken out of this pair, would be the only certified never hinged coil single of #322 of which we are aware; 1997 PF certificate.

11,000.00

SOLD for $10,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

1904 Louisiana Purchase

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

459

325

#325, 3c Louisiana Purchase, gem full top margin imprint and plate no. 2104 block of four, being in a quality that is seldom seen on any plate block from this series, featuring a huge sheet margin at top, outstanding centering throughout the plate, plus its color is especially rich and luxuriant, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, n.h., extremely fine; a highly desirable premium quality full top plate block. (Image)

975.00

SOLD for $725.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

460

326

#326, 5c Louisiana Purchase, full top margin imprint and plate no. 2100 block of four, huge sheet selvage, brilliantly fresh and crisp overall, with prooflike color and impression on bright paper, quite well centered, strong and intact perforations, pristine o.g., n.h., a very fine and exceedingly choice full top plate block; a perfect mate for the previous lot. (Image)

1,050.00

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM