Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1893 Columbian Exposition continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

181

245

#245, $5.00 Columbian, handsome mint example of this popular high value commemorative, possessing a desirable overall freshness, with rich color and a prooflike impression on bright paper, well centered within large margins, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine and choice; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

3,250.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1894 Bureau Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

182

249

#249, 2c Carmine lake, Ty. I, wonderfully well centered amid extravagantly large margins, gorgeous intense color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and striking; 1980 PF certificate (bottom sheet selvage subsequently removed). (Image)

145.00

SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

183

257

#257, 8c Violet brown, remarkably well centered within extravagantly large margins which are most uncharacteristic of this value, deep luxuriant color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)

140.00

SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

184

261

#261, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, select mint example, being exceptionally well centered within large margins, strikingly intense color and impression on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

185

261A

#261A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, three extraordinarily large margins, fourth at left ample and clear, deep luxuriant color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine for this rare stamp; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)

2,300.00

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

186

262

#262, $2.00 Bright blue, fresh mint single, bright rich color, attractively centered, pristine o.g., barest trace of hinging, nearly very fine; 1996 PSE certificate. (Image)

3,100.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

187

263

#263, $5.00 Dark green, choice mint example of this popular and difficult high value, being quite well centered for the issue, with especially deep and luxuriant color, strong detailed impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; an especially rare mint stamp in any condition, as only 25,000 were issued, but only a tiny fraction of this number still exist with original gum and being in very fine or better condition; photocopy of a 1976 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1895-1898 Bureau Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

188

271

#271, 6c Dull brown, brilliantly fresh and crisp, deep luxuriant color, well centered and margined, pristine o.g., n.h., choice very fine; photocopy of a 1996 PSE certificate for a strip of three from which this stamp was taken. (Image)

190.00

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

189

273

#273, 10c Dark green, striking mint single boasting extraordinarily large margins which are most uncharacteristic of this value, and being wonderfully well centered within them, sumptuously rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and handsome; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

95.00

SOLD for $180.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

190

276

#276, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, exceptionally fresh, rich luxuriant color and a well incised impression on crisp paper, nicely centered, pristine o.g., barest suggestion of a hinge mark, nearly very fine; 1989 PF certificate (left sheet selvage subsequently removed). (Image)

650.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

191

276A

#276A, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, a phenomenal mint single in a condition that could not be improved upon, possessing a fabulous overall freshness and brilliance that would be the envy of any stamp, let alone this scarce and difficult value, with truly prooflike color and impression on immaculately white paper, perfectly centered within lavishly large margins, even its perforations are uncommonly intact and uniformly long, pristine o.g., never hinged, superb; an enormously rare and desirable stamp in this matchless condition; 1997 PF certificate (top sheet selvage subsequently removed). (Image)

2,700.00

SOLD for $12,000.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

192

277

#277, $2.00 Bright blue, near perfect centering within uncharacteristically large margins, gloriously rich color and a strong impression on fresh paper, especially clean full o.g. that has been very lightly hinged only once, extremely fine; a choice original gum Two Dollar Watermarked Bureau issue; 1977 PF certificate. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

193

278

#278, $5.00 Dark green, exceedingly well centered amid much larger margins than typically associated with this rare high value, strikingly intense color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh paper, full clean o.g. which has been very lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially desirable stamp in this premium condition. (Image)

2,400.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

194

288

#288, 5c Trans-Mississippi, pristine mint single, well centered within wide margins, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., choice very fine. (Image)

280.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

195

291

#291, 50c Trans-Mississippi, handsome mint example, exceptionally well centered within uncommonly large margins, deep rich color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, trivial natural inclusion spot, choice very fine. (Image)

650.00

SOLD for $465.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

196

292

#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, well centered, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

197

293

#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, an extraordinarily fresh and choice mint example of this notoriously difficult commemorative, possessing outstanding centering amid margins that are uncharacteristically large, plus its color is especially deep and luxuriant, while its impression is razor-sharp on bright fresh paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

2,100.00

SOLD for $1,850.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1901 Pan-American Issue

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

198

294a

#294a, 1c Pan-American, Center Inverted, virtually perfectly centered within uncharacteristically large margins, extraordinarily fresh overall, with particularly deep rich colors on bright paper, unusually even and intact perforations all around, full o.g., lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; this popular and rare error is almost never encountered in such outstanding condition; easily one of the finest mint examples available and one of the finest we have ever had the pleasure to offer in our auctions; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

10,000.00

SOLD for $10,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

199

295a

#295a, 2c Pan-American, Center Inverted, perfectly centered amid extraordinarily large margins, deep rich colors and strong impressions on unusually bright paper, full clean original gum that is not at all disturbed like the vast majority of known examples, in fact it is in the finest state of preservation we have ever encountered, lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem in every regard. An incomparable mint example of this important 20th century error rarity, whose overall condition in terms of centering, margins, color and preservation of original gum places it among the very finest in existence. There were originally 200 of these inverts that passed through the Post Office, but the number of examples which still survive today has yet to be determined with certainty, as the Datz catalog estimates a total of 150 unused singles, a mint intact block of four and 3 to 5 used singles. However, there are other estimates by knowledgeable philatelists which place the number of surviving copies at less than half the Datz estimate. In any case, the immense rarity of this popular stamp is unquestioned. An extraordinary opportunity to acquire one of the great rarities of United States philately in the finest attainable condition. The catalog value quoted in Scott is for copies with slightly disturbed gum and, of course, those in premium quality with full original gum such as this command substantial premiums over the quoted catalog price. Accompanied by 1968 (submitted by Raymond H. Weill Co.), 1982 and 1995 PF certificates. (Image)

42,500.00

SOLD for $40,000.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1902-1903 Regular Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

200

311

#311, $1.00 Black, unusually fresh, deep luxuriant color and impression, well centered within large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

775.00

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM