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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
2021	PB	C5	#C5, 16c Dark blue, uncommonly fresh and attractive left margin 14829 block of six, deep intense color on bright white paper, crisp and intact, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a select example of this scarce air post plate block. (Image)	$2,350.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2022	PB	C5	#C5, 16c Dark blue, full top margin plate no. 14829 block of six, rich luxuriant color on bright white paper, o.g., n.h., small faint offset on reverse, fine-very fine. (Image)	$2,350.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2023		C6	#C6, 24c Carmine, an impressive mint single boasting huge margins all around, precisely centered with attractive even perforations, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; seldom encountered so choice. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2024	PB	C6	#C6, 24c Carmine, highly select full left margin plate no. 14843 block of six, in a quality not often encountered on this rare plate block, exceedingly fresh and crisp, gorgeous intense color and impression on immaculate paper, incredibly well centered as well, with large margins all around, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem plate block. (Image)	$3,100.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2025	PB	C6	#C6, 24c Carmine, full bottom margin plate no. 14840 block of six, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)	$3,100.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2026		C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., an exceptionally choice mint set, each stamp being extraordinarily well centered within large to extra-large margins, strong rich colors, fresh o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially handsome set. (image 2026a) (image 2026b) (Image)	$2,100.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2027	/	C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., fresh colors, 65c and $2.60 exceptionally well centered, o.g., $2.60 with just a faint suggestion of a hinge mark, other two never hinged, very fine-extremely fine. (image 2027a) (image 2027b) (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2028		C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., well centered (especially the $2.60), fresh color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine set. (image 2028a) (image 2028b) (Image)	$1,390.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2029		C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., plate number singles, fresh colors, o.g., n.h., natural gum skips on the $2.60, fine-very fine. (Image)	$2,100.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2030	/	C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., attractive set of plate number singles, strong fresh colors, o.g., usual natural gum skips, 65c and $1.30 n.h., $2.60 with gum disturbance from mount, fine-very fine. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2031		C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., o.g., $1.30 with tiny thin spot, otherwise fine-very fine. (Image)	$1,390.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2032	/PB	C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt. in bottom margin plate number blocks of six, fresh colors, o.g., 65c l.h., two high values n.h., typical light flat plate gum bends and skips, $2.60 with inclusion in top middle stamp, overall a very fine and well-matched set of these popular plate blocks. (image 2032a) (image 2032b) (Image)	$21,250.00 SOLD for $9,250.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2033	O	C13-15	#C13-15, 65c-$2.60 Graf Zeppelins cplt., fresh used set, the first two are especially well centered, very fine-extremely fine; 65c and $2.60 accompanied by 2000 and 1998 PF certificates respectively. (image 2033a) (image 2033b) (Image)	$1,110.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2034		C14	#C14, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, exceptionally well centered within unusually large margins, fresh color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2035	O	C15	#C15, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, used, deep color, light wrinkle, otherwise very fine. (Image)	$575.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2036	O	C15	#C15, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, used, fresh color, tiny internal crease, otherwise nearly very fine. (Image)	$575.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2037	FDC	C15	#C15, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin, well centered and margined single tied to flown first day cover by "Washington, D.C./ Apr 19/ 1930" machine cancel, appropriate cachets and backstamps, tiny blackflap tear, very fine. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2038	PB	C18	#C18, 50c Graf Zeppelin, full bottom margin plate no. 21172 block of six, brilliantly fresh, and exceptionally well centered, each stamp with large even margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$725.00 SOLD for $500.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2039		C23a	#C23a, 6c Dark blue and carmine, imperforate horizontally, large bottom sheet-margin vertical pair showing a portion of the arrow, positions 45/50, unusually well centered, exceptionally fresh colors on brilliant white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a particularly choice example of this error. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM
2040		C23b	#C23b, 6c Dark blue and carmine, horizontal pair, imperforate vertically, a spectacular complete sheet of fifty partially perforated diagonally instead of perforated vertically, creating three pairs at lower left that are completely imperforate vertically, showing red plate no. F21848 and blue plate no. F21948, as well as two "TOP's" and registration markers at top, well centered, paper with just the slightest overall aging of little importance, all stamps (including the three error pairs) n.h., hinged in the top selvage only, two inconsequential selvage tears, overall very fine; a major United States error of the first magnitude, making its first appearance on the auction market in over six decades; for years it has been thought that only one sheet containing five error pairs was known, that famous sheet having diagonal perforations going in the opposite direction, creating error pairs in the top left corner (including in the plate block), that sheet was broken up many years ago into the unique plate number block containing two error strips of three, plus two strips containing a single error pair in each, and whenever these errors appeared in auction they always were referred to having come from the unique sheet, as it was little known that the sheet offered here made an appearance in a 1942 Harmer, Rooke & Co. auction where the current owner's father acquired it, he then donated the sheet to the Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, NJ where it resided anonymously for years until it was bought back by the original donor in 1965, it has remained with the owner's family until now; cataloged simply as three error pairs. (Image)	as three pairs 37,500.00+ SOLD for $24,000.00 Closing..Jun-11, 05:00 PM