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**Modern Errors continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1501		1542b	#1542b, 10c Kentucky Settlement, with green, black and blue omitted, a choice bottom sheet-margin example of this striking missing color error, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; only 29 reportedly exist; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1502		1557b	#1557b, 10c Mariner 10, ultramarine and bister omitted, well centered, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; a scarce and popular missing colors error, with only one sheet of 50 reported; 1982 APS and 1991 PF certificates. (Image)	2,000.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1503		1570c	#1570c, 10c Apollo-Soyuz se-tenant pair, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, two such error pairs in a left sheet-margin Mr. Zip block of four, exceptionally well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a rare and popular space-related error of which only 24 to 36 pairs are thought to exist. (Image)	as two pairs 3,500.00+ SOLD for $2,500.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1504		1577c	#1577c, 10c Banking and Commerce se-tenant pair, brown, blue and yellow (lithography) omitted, choice left sheet-margin example of this very rare missing colors error, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; with only sixteen error pairs known, this ranks as one of the premier missing color errors of the period; photocopy of 1991 PF certificate for the original discovery sheet and a 1993 PF certificate as a pair; ex-"Southern Cross" collection. (Image)	2,500.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1505	PB	1631b	#1631b, 13c Spirit of '76 se-tenant strip of three, imperforate, an impressive top right corner sheet-margin plate number block of twelve, containing four error strips of three, wonderfully well margined all around, o.g., stamps n.h. (lightly hinged in selvage only), extremely fine; one of only three possible plate number blocks of this handsome error; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	as four strips 4,200.00+ SOLD for $2,900.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1506		1710a	#1710a, 13c Lindbergh Flight, imperforate, right sheet margin "Mail Early" horizontal pair, exceptionally large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; less than 100 pairs have been reported according to Datz; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	1,050.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1507		1757i	#1757i, 13c CAPEX souvenir sheet of eight, all lithographed colors (yellow, green, red, brown, blue and black) omitted, right sheet-margin example of this spectacular missing color error, pristine, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; one of the most important missing color errors in United States philately, with only six error sheets known; 1981 and 1996 PF certificates. (Image)	7,000.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1508		1778b	#1778b, 15c American Folk Art se-tenant block of four, imperforate horizontally, block of six containing one complete se-tenant error block, plus an additional error pair, well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; an important perforation error, as only four blocks of four and four blocks of six are reported to exist; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	6,375.00+ SOLD for $2,900.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1509	PB	1826b	#1826b, 15c General Bernardo de Galvez, red, brown and blue (engraving) omitted, plus blue and yellow (lithography) omitted, a very rare top right corner sheet-margin plate no. 39359 block of four containing four errors, outstanding centering, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; the unique known plate block from the discovery sheet of 50; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	as four singles 5,600.00+ SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1510		1830b	#1830b, 15c Coral Reefs se-tenant block, imperforate, bottom left corner sheet-margin Mr. Zip block of four, wide margins, brilliantly fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a choice example of this attractive error; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	1,000.00+ SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1511		1849a	#1849a, 6c Lippmann, vertical pair, imperforate between and at bottom, exceptionally well centered example of this very rare error, of which only ten pairs are recorded, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	2,000.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1512		1874a	#1874a, 15c Dirksen, all color omitted, vertical transition strip of five, the top three stamps normal, the fourth stamp with color partially omitted and the bottom stamp with all color omitted, o.g., n.h., very fine; quite desirable in a transition strip of five; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	500.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1513		1919b	#1919b, 18c Space Achievement se-tenant block of eight, imperforate, a spectacular bottom right corner sheet-margin plate no. 111111 example of this visually striking and enormously rare error, being one of only four to six in existence, and the only plate block example known, well margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a showpiece for either the serious error collector or for the advanced collector of space-related items. (Image)	8,000.00+ SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1514		1925a	#1925a, 18c International Year of the Disabled, imperforate horizontally, top right corner sheet-margin plate no. 111111 block of four containing two error pairs, with blind vertical perfs. (the only way this exists), well margined, o.g., n.h., very fine; only 10 pairs exist, with this being the unique plate block containing two of the known pairs; 1981 PF certificate for the unique block of twenty before it was broken up, plus a 1995 PF certificate as the plate block of four. (Image)	as two pairs 5,200.00+ SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1515		1926a	#1926a, 18c Edna St. Vincent Millay, black (engraving) omitted, top right corner sheet-margin block of four, well centered, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	as four singles 1,200.00+ SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1516		1945b	#1945b, 20c Desert Plants se-tenant block of four, engraved deep brown color omitted, a choice top right corner sheet-margin Mr. Zip example of this important missing color rarity, leaving the block devoid of "USA/20c" denominations and cactus names, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; one of only ten error blocks of four according to Datz; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	6,500.00+ SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1517		2024a	#2024a, 20c Ponce de Leon, imperforate, vertical pair contained in a transitional top right corner sheet-margin Mr. Zip vertical strip of four, top pair completely imperforate, third stamp only with blind perforations and fourth stamp partially perforated, o.g., n.h., very fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	500.00+ SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1518		2026b	#2026b, 20c Madonna, imperforate vertically, top right corner sheet-margin USPS copyright block of four, containing two error pairs (with blind horizontal perforations as always), wide even margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a major modern perforation error as only 3-6 pairs have been recorded, in addition to the unique plate block; 1992 PF certificate; listed but unpriced in Scott and Datz. (Image)	Est. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1519	PB	2035b	#2035b, 20c Balloons se-tenant block of four, imperforate, a choice left sheet-margin plate no. 22221 example of this striking perforation error, quite well margined, only ten imperforate blocks known, with this being the unique plate block example, o.g., n.h., very fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	4,250.00+ SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1520		2037a	#2037a, 20c Civilian Conservation Corps, imperforate, top sheet-margin horizontal pair, large margins all around, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; exceptionally rare, as only five pairs and one plate block exist; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	2,900.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM

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