Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

281

304

#304, 5c Blue, an impressively margined mint single, featuring extravagantly large and perfectly balanced margins all around, prooflike color and impression on especially bright paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an eye-arresting gem; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

120.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

282

305

#305, 6c Claret, gem mint example, featuring huge margins for this value and being perfectly centered within them, sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially choice and appealing stamp; 2002 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)

150.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

283

306

#306, 8c Violet black, extraordinarily well centered amid lavishly large margins, deep luxuriant color and a well defined impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a remarkably large stamp; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

90.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

284

306

#306, 8c Violet black, wonderfully fresh, prooflike color and impression, well centered, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)

90.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

285

307

#307, 10c Pale red brown, gem right sheet-margin mint single, superbly centered within uncharacteristically large margins, prooflike color and impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a stamp for the perfectionist; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

140.00

SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

286

307

#307, 10c Pale red brown, especially handsome mint single, being wonderfully well centered within large margins, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; photocopy of a 1997 PF certificate for an imprint and plate number strip of three from which this stamp was taken. (Image)

140.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

287

307

#307, 10c Pale red brown, deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression, exceedingly well centered within extravagantly large margins, unblemished o.g., although accompanying certificate inexplicably states "previously hinged", extremely fine; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)

70.00

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

288

309

#309, 15c Olive green, "post office" fresh mint single, possessing an exceptional overall freshness and brilliance, prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper, fabulously well centered amid huge balanced margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; easily the finest never hinged Fifteen Cent 1903 Regular Issue we have ever offered; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

375.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

289

310

#310, 50c Orange, a brilliantly fresh and choice mint example, featuring radiant color and a strong impression on bright paper, marvelously well centered within large margins, pristine o.g., n.h., choice very fine; a very scarce and challenging stamp to find both never hinged and in premium condition; 2003 PSE certificate. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

290

310

#310, 50c Orange, nicely centered, bright and fresh, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1977 PF certificate. (Image)

475.00

SOLD for $410.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

291

311

#311, $1.00 Black, a magnificently fresh and choice mint example, possessing an overall brilliance that must be seen in person to fully appreciate, as this remarkable stamp features the most intense color imaginable and its impression is razor sharp on immaculate paper, extraordinarily well centered within very large margins, unblemished o.g. that is never hinged, extremely fine; a perfect stamp for the collector who only seeks out stamps that possess tremendous eye appeal; 1993 and 2002 PF certificates. (Image)

1,900.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

292

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)

2,900.00

SOLD for $5,625.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

293

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, rather well centered, rich luxuriant color, o.g., couple of h.r.'s, nearly very fine. (Image)

2,900.00

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

294

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, an exceedingly rare mint block of four, possessing prooflike color and impression on fresh crisp paper, quite well centered, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; one of the most difficult and rarest stamps of the 20th century to find as a mint block. (Image)

13,500.00

SOLD for $6,250.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

295

314A

#314A, 4c Brown, imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, quite well centered within large margins, with unusually full Schermack Ty. III perforations showing at left, and virtually complete portions showing at right, sumptuously rich color and an excellent clarity of impression, neat usual wavy line machine cancel, extremely fine for this. 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 45 used examples. The stamp offered here is among very finest available of this important rarity. In fact, only a very few of the existing population possesses Schermack perforations on both sides of the stamp, as the Schermack affixing machine, when dispensing these stamps, often cut off the perforations on one side. This stamp boasts such perforations on both sides, in addition to being exceptionally well centered, wonderfully bright and lightly cancelled. Accompanied by 1946 APS, 1982 and 2002 PF certificates; ex-Lessin. (Image)

40,000.00

SOLD for $37,500.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

296

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, four large and well balanced margins, deep rich color, o.g., barest trace of hinging, extremely fine; light owner's handstamp on reverse. (Image)

240.00

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

1908 Experimental Coils

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

297

317

#317, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., handsome mint pair of this rare experimental coil, rather well centered, especially deep color and a well incised impression, full o.g., couple of large h.r.'s reinforcing some separated perforations, fine-very fine; fewer than 90 pairs of this coil are recorded; clear 1953 APS certificate. (Image)

15,000.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

298

318

#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., a wonderfully fresh and choice mint pair of this very rare coil, being in a quality that is superior to the majority of known pairs, possessing exceptionally rich and luxuriant color, quite well centered, strong intact perforations, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine for this; it is believed that there are less than 100 pairs that still exist; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

14,000.00

SOLD for $11,000.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

299

318

#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., fresh mint pair of this experimental coil rarity, featuring particularly deep rich color and a finely detailed impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine; 1999 PSE certificate. (Image)

14,000.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

300

319e var.

#319e var., 2c Carmine, Ty. I, vertical pair, imperforate between, with San Francisco roulettes added, unused (no gum) block of four containing two error pairs, bright color, centered slightly to top as always found, small corner crease at bottom right, some reinforced separated perfs. between the two error pairs, very fine; an enormously rare error which is terribly undercataloged in Scott considering how few error pairs exist; one of just a few known multiples containing this important error; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

as two pairs 6,000.00+

SOLD for $2,400.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM