Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1902-1903 Regular Issues continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

201

312

#312, $2.00 Dark blue, a particularly well margined mint single, being quite well centered within margins that are uncharacteristically wide, rich luxuriant color and a deeply etched impression, o.g., extremely fine. (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

202

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, rich color in a deep "sage" green shade, nicely centered, o.g., lightly hinged, fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

3,000.00

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

203

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, four large to very large margins, deep luxuriant color, o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine. (Image)

250.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

204

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, handsome left sheet-margin horizontal pair, huge margins all around, rich color, o.g., barest trace of a hinge mark, minute thin speck in extreme top edge of margin between the two stamps (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), otherwise extremely fine; clear 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

550.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1908 Experimental Coils

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

205

317

#317, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., an incredibly fresh mint pair of this experimental coil rarity of which fewer than ninety pairs are recorded, in a much more brilliant state of preservation than the vast majority, with strikingly intense color and a crisp detailed impression on considerably brighter paper than usual, marvelously well centered, with large margins, pristine o.g. that has been only lightly hinged, a very fine and especially choice example of this important rarity; very lightly signed in pencil by I. Heiman and G.B. Sloane (two important and knowledgeable early dealers) and accompanied by a 1965 PF certificate. (Image)

14,000.00

SOLD for $12,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

206

318

#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., an especially handsome mint pair of this coil rarity, possessing outstanding centering which is far superior to the vast majority of approximately 100 known pairs, plus its color could not be in a more intense shade, nor its impression more deeply etched on bright paper, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; an elusive pair in any quality, but even more challenging to find in this outstanding condition; lightly signed by G.B. Sloane and Ward, as well as being accompanied by a 1961 PF certificate. (Image)

12,000.00

SOLD for $8,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1908-1909 Washington-Franklin Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

207

340

#340, 15c Pale ultramarine, an essentially "perfect" mint example of this surprisingly difficult stamp, possessing centering that is mathematically precise, plus its margins are much larger than usual, brilliantly fresh, bright color and a well defined impression on immaculate paper, pristine o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem in every regard; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

125.00

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

208

342

#342, $1.00 Violet brown, exceptionally well centered and margined, sumptuously rich color, o.g., extremely fine. (Image)

525.00

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

209

348

#348, 1c Green coil, perf. 12 horiz., superb mint pair, flawlessly centered within large margins, prooflike color and impression, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem pair for the most fastidious collector; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)

180.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

210

349

#349, 2c Carmine coil, perf. 12 horiz., guide line pair, exceptionally fresh, with deep "fiery" color and impression, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, a very fine and especially choice example of this truly scarce and often faked line pair; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)

550.00

SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

211

350

#350, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 horiz., pristine guide line pair, being in a true "post office" fresh state, gloriously rich color and a razor-sharp impression on bright crisp paper, well centered and margined, immaculate o.g., n.h., very fine; a rare line pair in any quality, but particularly so never hinged; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

212

351

#351, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., guide line pair, wonderfully well centered within large margins, strikingly intense color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; a handsome example of this truly rare line pair; 1983 PF certificate for a line strip of four from which this pair was taken. (Image)

1,250.00

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

213

353

#353, 2c Carmine coil, perf. 12 vert., pair, 3mm spacing, marvelously well centered within lavishly large margins, with the right stamp in the pair being incredibly well centered amid massive jumbo margins (easily the finest #353 coil single we have ever seen), especially deep rich color, pristine o.g., n.h., very fine-extremely fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

214

354

#354, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 vert., guide line pair, rich luxuriant color, rather well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

1,500.00

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

215

355

#355, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 vert., guide line pair, extraordinarily fresh and crisp, deep luxuriant color and a well incised impression, attractively centered, pristine o.g., n.h., nearly very fine; a rare line pair, particularly so never hinged; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

2,700.00

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

216

356

#356, 10c Yellow coil, perf. 12 vert., an exceptionally choice mint single of this coil rarity, in far superior condition to the vast majority, as it possesses exceptional eye-appealing physical qualities, including being extraordinarily well centered amid uncharacteristically large margins, plus its color is strikingly intense and vibrant on fresh paper, full clean o.g. that has been only lightly hinged, extremely fine; certified singles of Scott #356 are hard to find in any condition, but are next to impossible in this premium quality; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

217

356

#356, 10c Yellow coil, perf. 12 vert., an especially handsome mint pair of this important coil rarity, possessing a marvelous overall brilliance and freshness which separates it from most other pairs one sees, with spectacularly intense color in a much deeper shade than usual, plus it boasts exceptional centering and margins, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; few Ten Cent 1909 Coils exist in this premium condition; 1965 and 1998 PF certificates. (Image)

6,000.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1909 Bluish Papers

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

218

359

#359, 3c Deep violet on bluish paper, magnificently centered within large margins, deep luxuriant color and a crisp detailed impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially desirable and rare stamp in this gem quality; photocopy of a 1974 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)

2,000.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

219

360

#360, 4c Orange brown on bluish paper, fabulously wide margins all around and being incredibly well centered within them, sumptuously rich color and a sharp prooflike impression on immaculate paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, superb. This incomparable gem is arguably the finest recorded example of the Four Cent Bluish Paper rarity. Its margins and centering are unlike any other we can find in any of the past great auction sales of important United States stamps. This value, along with the Eight Cent from the series, were never intended to be issued to the public. Approximately 90 of each were released in an exchange with the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C. to obtain other rarities for the nation's collection. While both the Four Cent and Eight Cent are known in similar quantities, it has been our experience that the Four Cent value is far more challenging to find both well centered and with large margins. An exciting opportunity to acquire one of the great rarities in United States philately in the finest condition imaginable. Lightly signed with H.F. Colman's handstamp (a well-known 20th century dealer and expert), as well as being accompanied by a 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

24,000.00

SOLD for $47,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

220

361

#361, 5c Blue on bluish paper, a marvelously well centered and margined mint example of this rare stamp, possessing larger margins than usually associated with this value, as a significant number of existing examples are quite off center, wonderfully fresh and crisp, with deep luxuriant color on bright paper, especially clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; few Five Cent Bluish Papers exist this choice; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $6,250.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM