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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
681		J6	#J6, 30c Brown, attractively centered, rich color, o.g., minor h.r., very fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	325.00 SOLD for $100.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
682		J7	#J7, 50c Brown, premium quality mint single, wonderfully well centered and margined, lovely rich color and impression, full clean o.g. that has been only very lightly hinged, extremely fine; a challenging stamp to find in this gem condition; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
683	O	J7	#J7, 50c Brown, an incredibly choice used example, possessing exceptional centering within large margins, strong rich color, but most impressive of all is this stamp's perfectly struck red Maltese Cross postmark, extremely fine; not only is this one of the few gem quality used #J7's we have ever encountered, but this is the first we have seen to boast a fancy cancellation; ex-Jennings. (Image)	60.00+ SOLD for $375.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
684		J8	#J8, 1c Deep brown special printing, a most attractive unused example of this immensely rare and terribly difficult stamp, without gum as is so often the case with the Postage Due Special Printings, however this stamp is far above the norm as it is nearly free of the myriad of flaws which affect most existing copies, there is only the faintest trace of an internal crease, otherwise the stamp is completely fault free, bright and fresh with prooflike color and impression, while centered a bit to right (as most examples are found), this is actually better centered than most, very fine; a major rarity both in terms of its condition and number of examples still thought to exist; according to William E. Mooz, in his extensive study of the Postage Due Special Printings, the One Cent value is far more rare than most realize and the quantity issued figure in the Scott catalog is erroneous, as the vast majority of the approximately 9,000 One Cent stamps sold as Special Printings were simply regular issues, Mr. Mooz conjectures that only about 500 actual Special Printings were sold, and that perhaps as many as 400 of these purchased by a Mr. G.B. Calman were destroyed; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	12,500.00 SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
685		J9	#J9, 2c Deep brown special printing, a fabulous quality mint example of this incredibly rare stamp, being in a condition which places it among the very finest in existence, possessing virtually perfect centering amid uncharacteristically large margins, strong rich color and a clean crisp impression on bright paper, full o.g. that has been relatively lightly hinged, small blue owner's handstamp on reverse, extremely fine; any Two Cent Postage Due Special Printing is a major rarity, but to find one still retaining its original gum and in premium quality is an almost impossible challenge; the Scott catalog lists the quantity issued at 1,361, but it is widely accepted that only a tiny fraction of this number were actually sold as Special Printings; 1966 and 1980 PF certificates. (Image)	8,500.00 SOLD for $12,500.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
686		J10	#J10, 3c Deep brown special printing, an attractive mint example of this enormously rare stamp, being the most elusive of all the Postage Due Special Printings to find in any condition, rich and distinctive Special Printing color, plus its impression is razor-sharp on bright paper, centered a bit to right but not objectionable so, part o.g., small thin spot, otherwise very fine for this; only 436 were issued, but only a tiny fraction of this number still survive; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	12,500.00 SOLD for $10,000.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
687		J11	#J11, 5c Deep brown special printing, unused, without gum as is so often the case with the Special Printings, quite well centered within very large margins, deep rich color, some faults including thins and a rounded corner at top right, still of very fine appearance for this major rarity; 1959 PF certificate. (Image)	7,500.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
688		J12	#J12, 10c Deep brown special printing, an exceedingly choice mint example of this postage due rarity, being one of the few surviving examples that is both completely fault free and in premium condition, featuring exceptional centering within uncharacteristically wide margins, especially deep rich color and impression, small part o.g., extremely fine; it is estimated that only approximately 174 of this value ever reached the public; 1991 PF certificate; ex-"Southern Cross" collection. (Image)	3,750.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
689		J13	#J13, 30c Deep brown special printing, an exceptionally well centered unused example, with unusually large margins, rich distinctive Special Printing color and a strong impression, central thin spot, very fine appearance for this rarity; only 179 were issued to the public; 1959 PF certificate. (Image)	3,750.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
690		J14	#J14, 50c Deep brown special printing, a particularly handsome mint example of this seldom seen rarity, possessing exceptionally large margins and being quite well centered within them, prooflike color and impression on bright paper, small part o.g., h.r., faintest trace of a thin speck not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise very fine and quite choice; only 179 of this value were thought to have ever reached the public; clear 1954 PF certificate. (Image)	3,750.00 SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
691		J17	#J17, 3c Red brown, an especially bright and fresh mint example of this key value, rich luxuriant color and a crisp impression, attractively centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
692		J18	#J18, 5c Red brown, choice mint example, marvelously bright and crisp, well centered within large margins, luxuriously rich color, o.g., minor central h.r., extremely fine; particularly scarce in this quality; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	500.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
693		J19	#J19, 10c Red brown, exceptionally well centered within large margins for this issue, quite fresh, deep rich color and impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; not often seen in this premium condition; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	475.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
694		J20	#J20, 30c Red brown, a desirable "post office" fresh mint example, possessing a remarkable overall brilliance, lovely rich color and impression on immaculate paper, marvelously well centered within very large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged 165.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
695		J21	#J21, 50c Red brown, rich color, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	1,650.00 SOLD for $500.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
696		J26	#J26, 10c Bright claret, an incredibly choice mint single, virtually perfectly centered within very large margins, plus its color is especially bright and its impression razor sharp on immaculate paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a true "post office" fresh gem; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged 125.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
697		J27	#J27, 30c Bright claret, handsome mint example of this scarcer value, possessing incredibly intense color that is not often seen, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	500.00 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
698		J28	#J28, 50c Bright claret, an impressive mint example that is not only brilliantly fresh, but it also possesses much larger margins than typically found, attractively centered, sumptuously rich color and a prooflike impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., very fine and exceedingly choice; 1990 PF certificate (left sheet selvage subsequently removed). (Image)	for hinged 525.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
699		J29	#J29, 1c Vermilion, very scarce mint example of this always difficult stamp, fairly well centered, vivid distinctive color, o.g., lightly hinged, small faults including a small corner crease and a tiny tear, none of which affect its nearly very fine appearance; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM
700		J30	#J30, 2c Vermilion, an extraordinarily choice mint example of this exceedingly difficult and rare postage due, being in a quality matched by few others, possessing a wonderful overall brilliance, with truly prooflike color and impression on crisp paper, quite well centered (particularly when compared to most others), o.g., never hinged, certainly extremely fine considering this stamp's exceptional overall physical characteristics; 1995 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp. (Image)	1,200.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM