Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition continued...

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

141

292

#292, $1.00 Trans-Mississippi, well centered single, with strong color and impression, o.g., n.h., light diagonal crease at top left that is barely discernable, otherwise very fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

142

293

#293, $2.00 Trans-Mississippi, an exceptionally handsome mint example of this always difficult commemorative, wonderfully bright and fresh, with especially rich luxuriant color and a highly detailed impression, well centered, full clean o.g., quite lightly hinged, choice very fine and quite choice; 1992 and 1997 PF certificates. (Image)

$2,100.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

1902-1903 Regular Issues

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

143

310

#310, 50c Orange, an especially attractive mint single, featuring intensely bright color and a vivid impression on pristine white paper, precisely centered as well, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)

$475.00

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

144

311

#311, $1.00 Black, select mint example that possesses outstanding centering within exceptionally large margins, fresh color and a clean impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and handsome. (Image)

$750.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

145

312

#312, $2.00 Dark blue, fresh mint single, deep rich color and a particularly strong impression, quite well centered amid unusually large margins, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, never hinged, very fine; a very difficult value to find never hinged; photocopy of a 1985 PF certificate block of four this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)

$3,000.00

SOLD for $1,450.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

146

313

#313, $5.00 Dark green, deep color and impression, rather nicely centered, o.g., lightly hinged, nearly very fine. (Image)

$2,900.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

147

314A

#314A, 4c Brown, imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, fairly well centered within large margins that are well clear all around, with unusually full Schermack Ty. III perforations showing at right, and virtually complete portions showing at left, strong rich color and an excellent clarity of impression, neat usual wavy line machine cancel, tiny tone speck in bottom margin, not at all detracting, very fine for this incredibly rare stamp.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 far better than most of the meager number available of this important rarity. In fact, only a very few of the existing population possess 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 wonderfully bright and lightly cancelled. Accompanied by a clear 1972 PF certificate. (Image)

$40,000.00

SOLD for $32,500.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

148

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, large margins all around, fresh with rich color and detailed impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)

$500.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

1908 Experimental Coils

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Lot Description

CV or Estimate

149

317

#317, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., a seldom offered certified single of this very rare experimental coil, extraordinarily bright and fresh, sumptuously rich color and impression on immaculate paper, fairly well centered, full clean o.g. with just the barest trace of hinging, a very fine example of a stamp that will fill one of the most difficult spaces a U.S. collector will ever face; signed Mekeel and accompanied by a 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

$6,000.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

150

318

#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., an attractive and choice appearing mint pair of this very rare coil with horizontal guide line at top, having centering and margins that are superior to the majority of known pairs, possessing exceptionally rich and luxuriant color as well as a sharp impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, few separated perfs. and small filled thin spot in right stamp, left stamp is sound and very fine, plus the pair overall has very fine appearance; it is believed that there are less than 100 pairs that still exist; 1976 PF certificate. (Image)

$14,000.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

151

322

#322, 2c Carmine coil, perf. 12 vert., a brilliantly fresh mint pair of this rarity, with paste-up at right showing guide line, being one of only three such paste-up pairs recorded, gloriously rich and intense color, outstanding centering which is almost never encountered, o.g., light h.r., extremely fine; the most recent survey in1980 by Martin A. Armstrong found that only 167 had been certified by the Philatelic Foundation, it is our opinion that less than one quarter of this total exist in sound condition and with their perforations not cutting the design, in addition this pair is not only noteworthy for its condition, but is a highly desirable and very rare variety of this important 1908 coil; 1989 PSE certificate. (Image)

$12,000.00

SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

1908-1909 Washington-Franklin Coils

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

152

350

#350, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 horiz., pair, well centered and margined, strikingly intense color and a prooflike impression, o.g., choice very fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

$370.00

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

153

351

#351, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., handsome mint pair, possessing deep luxuriant color and a strong impression, plus excellent centering as well, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1993 APS certificate. (Image)

$475.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

154

354

#354, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 vert., fresh pair with guide line at right, intense deep color with sharp impression, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and choice; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

$500.00

SOLD for $190.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

155

355

#355, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 vert., pair, fresh and crisp, prooflike color and impression, exceptionally well centered within large margins, o.g. extremely fine; 1994 PSE certificate. (Image)

$575.00

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

156

356

#356, 10c Yellow coil, perf. 12 vert., an especially fresh mint pair of this important coil rarity, being in a condition that is far superior to the vast majority of known examples, well centered amid large margins, strikingly intense color in a deeper shade than usual, strong fully intact perforations between the two stamps, o.g., choice very fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

$6,750.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

1909 Bluish Papers

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

157

359

#359, 3c Deep violet on bluish paper, a highly select mint single of this scarce bluish paper, well centered within large margins, possessing unusually rich luxuriant color and a highly detailed impression, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

158

360

#360, 4c Orange brown on bluish paper, extraordinarily fresh, luxuriously rich color and a razor-sharp impression on crisp paper, while centered a bit to the top it is actually better and more pleasingly centered than most, full clean o.g. that has been relatively lightly hinged, very fine.A marvelously choice example of this important 20th century rarity, possessing far better centering and overall freshness than the vast majority of known examples. This value, along with the Eight Cent from the series, were never intended to be issued to the public. Approximately 90 of each were released in an exchange with the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C. to obtain other rarities for the nation's collection.An infrequent opportunity to acquire a handsome original gum Four Cent Bluish Paper. Accompanied by a 1971 PF certificate. (Image)

$24,000.00

SOLD for $13,000.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

159

361

#361, 5c Blue on bluish paper, a marvelously well centered and margined mint example of this rare stamp, possessing much larger margins than usually associated with this value, as a significant number of existing examples are quite off center, wonderfully fresh and crisp, with deep luxuriant color on bright paper, especially clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an unusually select copy of this very scarce bluish paper that few can equal; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

$5,000.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM

160

362

#362, 6c Red orange on bluish paper, a wonderfully well centered example, possessing uncharacteristically large margins, gloriously rich color in a remarkably intense and vibrant shade, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an exceptionally choice original gum Six Cent Bluish Paper; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..Jun-11, 09:00 AM