Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

361

293

#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, premium used example, possessing far better centering and margins than typically associated with this high value, especially rich color as well, bold oval registry pmk., extremely fine; a most challenging used stamp to find both sound and well centered; 1995 PSE certificate. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

1901 Pan-American Issue

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

362

295

#295, 2c Pan-American, gem mint single, impeccably well centered within lavishly large margins, gorgeous rich colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

31.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

363

296

#296, 4c Pan-American, very large and perfectly balanced margins all around, strong colors, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)

150.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

364

296

#296, 4c Pan-American, exceptionally well centered, strong colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; photocopy of a 2001 PF certificate for the block of ten from which this came. (Image)

150.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

365

297

#297, 5c Pan-American, precisely centered within large and perfectly balanced margins, strong fresh colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

175.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

1902-1903 Regular Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

366

300b

#300b, 1c Blue green booklet pane of six, the very rare and highly collectable position D, showing plate no. 3468 in the selvage tab, only one position in the entire 180-subject sheet contained the plate number, with this particular example being in extraordinary quality, featuring essentially perfect centering throughout, deep luxuriant color on especially fresh paper, strong intact perforations, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; elusive in any condition, but especially so this choice; 2001 PF and PSE certificates. (Image)

2,100.00

SOLD for $1,250.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

367

305

#305, 6c Claret, gem mint example, featuring exceptionally wide and perfectly balanced margins, sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially choice stamp; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

130.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

368

308

#308, 13c Purple black, a striking jumbo-margined mint single, boasting enormous margins all around and being precisely centered within these gigantic borders, deep color and a razor-sharp impression, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem that possesses great eye appeal; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

90.00

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

369

308

#308, 13c Purple black, bottom sheet-margin single, beautiful rich color and an especially sharp impression, well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; photocopy of a 2001 PF certificate for a block of six, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)

90.00

SOLD for $120.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

370

311

#311, $1.00 Black, a visually stunning mint example which possesses absolutely enormous jumbo margins, and even more impressive is the fact that it is perfectly centered within these lavish margins, rich color and a crisp detailed impression, especially clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a remarkable gem; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

775.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

371

312

#312, $2.00 Dark blue, the example offered here is the quintessential "perfect" mint copy, as each and every aspect of this fabulous stamp simply cannot be improved upon, from its mathematically precise centering amid truly extravagant margins for the issue, to its prooflike color and impression on incredibly bright and crisp paper, even its perforations are unusually intact and uniform, and its reverse is equally amazing, sporting immaculate o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, never hinged, extremely fine; a superb never hinged Two Dollar 1902 Regular issue in the finest quality we have ever had the pleasure to offer in our auctions; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

2,600.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

372

312

#312, $2.00 Dark blue, extraordinarily fresh and choice mint single, deep luxuriant color and a well incised impression on crisp paper, well centered, o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

1,250.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

373

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, rich color, o.g., mild h.r., a fine example of this scarce high value; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

3,000.00

SOLD for $825.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

374

314A

#314A, 4c Brown, imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, flawlessly centered within very large margins, with full Schermack perforations showing on both sides, spectacularly intense color and a deeply etched impression, crisp neat strike of the usual way line machine cancel, superb. 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 32 used examples. There is no doubt that the phenomenal example offered here is the finest existing used example of the Four Cent 1908 Imperforate, as each and every aspect of this stamp - centering, size of margins, color, impression, full perforations - could not be improved upon. The rarity of this stamp in any kind of acceptable quality is well known, with only a half dozen examples thought to exist that are both sound and still retain their Schermack perforations on both sides. Of this elite group, none can even come close to this spectacular stamp in terms of its overall quality. We full expect that this incomparable stamp from the Ballman collection will realize a record price and deservedly so. Accompanied by 1952 and 1990 PF certificates. (Image)

35,000.00

SOLD for $45,000.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

375

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, highly select left sheet-margin mint single, featuring an enormously large sheet margin, while the other margins are exceptionally wide as well, bright color, o.g., n.h., minor diagonal bend in selvage far from the actual stamp and of little consequence as it could easily be trimmed away, extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

425.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

376

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, a fabulous quality top right corner sheet-margin horizontal pair, boasting numerous exceptional physical attributes, not the least of which are its impressively large margins all around, including huge sheet margins, plus its color and impression could not be more prooflike on especially bright paper, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem pair for the perfectionist. (Image)

925.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

377

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, right sheet-margin horizontal pair, with extra-large sheet selvage, other three margins large, deep rich colors, o.g., n.h., vertical selvage crease well away from stamps, extremely fine. (Image)

925.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

378

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, rich color, o.g., mild h.r., very fine. (Image)

550.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

379

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, a seldom seen certified used example of this, possessing four large and well balanced margins, deep luxuriant color and a sharp impression, neat wavy line machine pmk., extremely fine; actually a very rare stamp used; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

600.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

380

319, 320

#319, 320, 2c Washington, specialized study of shades and types, consisting of 62 perforated blocks of four, twelve singles and two pairs, the imperforates include six singles and six blocks, every shade imaginable is present, o.g., mixed centering but overall a fine lot for the specialist.

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM