United States Stamps continued...

**1916-1919 Coils**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
661		491	#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., joint line pair, well centered, strong color in the characteristic shade, full o.g., faint trace of hinging, very fine; a choice example of this coil line pair rarity; 1966 PF certificate. (Image)	12,000.00 SOLD for $10,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
662	O	491	#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., a highly desirable used single that is exceptionally well centered, strong color in the characteristic carmine shade, light wavy machine cancel, extremely fine; an especially difficult coil to find in premium used condition. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
663	O	491	#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., a magnificent used joint line pair, each stamp is incredibly well centered amid lavishly large margins for this, rich color in the characteristic carmine shade, strong impression, very light and unobtrusive wavy machine cancel, extremely fine; the finest of the ten certified used joint line multiples of #491 (consisting of seven line pairs and one each line strips of three, four and five); the perfect pair for the collector taking on the very difficult task of assembling used coil line pairs in the finest quality; 1978 and 2002 PF certificates. (Image)	12,000.00 SOLD for $19,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
664		493	#493, 3c Violet coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 vert., guide line pair, flawlessly centered within large margins, strong color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an incredibly challenging line pair to find in this select quality; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	220.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM

**1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
665	O	498d	#498d, 1c Green, double impression, an extraordinarily rare and choice used example of this impressive variety, exhibiting two complete and distinctive impressions of the design, well centered amid large margins, strong rich color, very light and unobtrusive strike of a double oval postmark, very fine and exceedingly choice; far more rare used than mint, in fact this is the first certified used example we have ever seen, which would suggest that the current catalog value quoted in Scott is woefully inadequate versus its true market value; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
666	BK	499e, BK58	#499e, BK58, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, 25c unexploded booklet, red on buff, containing two pristine panes that are rather well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine and choice; the booklet covers themselves are fresh and clean, with no opening bends; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
667		500	#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, a magnificent mint single of this scarce and difficult stamps, as this gem is impeccably well centered amid incredibly wide margins which are almost never seen on this stamp, plus its color is an eye-arresting radiant shade, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually a very rare stamp in this incomparable quality; 2002 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)	500.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
668	O	500	#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, a fabulous used single, possessing several physical characteristics that rarely converge on a single stamp, beginning with its impeccable centering within lavishly large margins, but just as impressive is the stamp's eye-arresting radiant color and remarkably vivid impression on bright white paper, neat wavy machine cancel, extremely fine; a truly rare stamp in this magnificent quality. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
669		501	#501, 3c Light violet, Ty. I, perfectly centered within extraordinarily large margins, lovely fresh color on bright white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a large-margined gem; 2002 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	20.00 SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
670		502d	#502d, 3c Dark violet, Ty. II, double impression, highly select mint example of this rare and distinctive variety, in fact, this is the finest quality never hinged example we have ever offered, being far better centered than most, as most are encountered quite off center, brilliantly fresh and crisp, with intense color and clear doubling of the impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; the catalog value quoted in Scott does not reflect the value of such a choice example; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
671		503	#503, 4c Brown, precisely centered within extraordinarily wide margins, rich fresh color, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2002 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	18.00 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
672		505	#505, 5c Rose error, an uncommonly choice mint single, being extraordinarily well centered, fresh bright color, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a stamp for the perfectionist; 2002 PF certificate for the block of four from which this came. (Image)	625.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
673		505	#505, 5c Rose error, single error in a marvelously select block of nine, in addition to the incredible centering that frames a perfectly centered and choice error, the most impressive aspect of this block is its radiant rose color, o.g., error stamp faintly hinged (if at all), rest n.h., a minute inclusion speck of little significance in one 2c stamp, extremely fine. (Image)	675.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
674	O	505	#505, 5c Rose error, a perfectly centered example in the center of a horizontal strip of three, used with light mute oval cancels, natural inclusion in the right 2c value, error is an extremely fine gem. (Image)	525.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
675		505	#505, 5c Rose error, center stamp in a horizontal strip of three, tied to a particularly clean cover of Farmer's National Bank of Fresno, Cal., posted to the First National Bank in Los Angles, neat "Fresno/Cal./Nov 29 1917" machine cancel across the strip, stamps are unusually fresh with extremely bright color, extremely fine and exceptionally scarce on cover, particularly this nice. (Image)	2,250.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
676		506	#506, 6c Red orange, incredibly well centered within lavishly large margins, bright color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a choice gem; 2002 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	22.50 SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
677		511	#511, 11c Light green, a stunning mint single, possessing enormous margins all around and being precisely centered within these oversized borders, glorious prooflike color and impression on bright white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; the epitome of a jumbo example; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	16.00 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
678		515	#515, 20c Light ultramarine, an outstanding mint single, being precisely centered within very large and perfectly balanced margins, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine and eye-appealing gem; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	85.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
679		517	#517, 50c Red violet, a fabulously fresh and choice mint single, being exceedingly well centered within exceptionally large margins, beautiful intense color and impression on brilliantly white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an incredible gem for the most fastidious collector; 2002 PSE certificate for the block of eight from which this came. (Image)	130.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM
680		518b	#518b, $1.00 Deep brown, fresh mint example of this rare and often misidentified shade, possessing especially true deep brown color (actually the shade identification in Scott is a misnomer, as examples of this stamp must display hues of yellow throughout the design in order to be correctly identified as #518b), rather well centered, strong detailed impression, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Mar-07, 05:30 PM

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