United States Stamps continued...

**1902-1903 REGULAR ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
701		310	#310, 50c Orange, select mint single which features extraordinarily wide margins, exceptionally well centered, luxuriously rich color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and handsome; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
702		310	#310, 50c Orange, lavishly large margins all around and well centered within them, gorgeous intense color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
703		311	#311, $1.00 Black, an incredibly select mint example which features exceptional physical qualities, from its mathematically precise centering amid lavishly large margins, to its remarkably intense "jet" black color, prooflike impression as well on bright fresh paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; seldom encountered in this gem condition, particularly with such large margins; 1989 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
704		311	#311, $1.00 Black, unusually well centered amid extra-large margins, fresh color, o.g., extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
705	O	311	#311, $1.00 Black, perfectly centered within lavishly large margins, strong color, relatively light oval registry cancel, extremely fine used gem; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	$75.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
706		312	#312, $2.00 Dark blue, an especially handsome mint single, marvelously fresh possessing deep luxuriant color and a prooflike impression on crisp white paper, nearly perfectly centered within margins that are larger than normally encountered on this value, o.g., very lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; 1988 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $1,125.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
707		312	#312, $2.00 Dark blue, handsome mint example of this scarce stamp, possessing deep prooflike color and impression, plus it is exceedingly well centered within extraordinarily large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1978 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
708		312	#312, $2.00 Dark blue, attractive mint single, well centered within large margins, luxuriously rich color and a deeply etched impression, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine and choice; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
709		313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, handsome mint example of this scarce high value, excellent centering within unusually large margins, rich luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1974 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
710		313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, a handsome mint example of this scarce high value, featuring lavishly large margins which are most uncharacteristic, and being exceptionally well centered within them, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1971 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
711		313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, an impressive appearing mint single of this high value, boasting virtually perfect centering amid remarkably large margins, with rich luxuriant color, o.g., lightly hinged, tiny internal tear that is barely discernable, extremely fine appearance; clear 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
712		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 $5,500.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
713	O	314A	#314A, 4c Brown imperforate, large margins at right and bottom, just touching the design at top and left, full Schermack perforations at right, deep color and impression, usual wavy line machine cancel, trivial natural inclusion speck in bottom margin, fine.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.This handsome and sound example is apparently not part of any of the different censuses of this stamp, as it has not been on the market in over 50 years. (Image)	$40,000.00 SOLD for $19,000.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
714		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, large margins all around, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
715		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, large margins all around, rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; photocopy of a 1997 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
716		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, select mint single, uniformly large margins all around, deep rich color, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	$240.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
717		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, handsome mint pair, very large margins all around, strong rich color and impression, o.g., l.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
718	PB	315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, bottom margin imprint and plate no. 2953 block of six, strong rich color, o.g., mild h.r. at top, several natural gum creases and wrinkles, very fine appearance. (Image)	$2,600.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
719		318	#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., pair, uncommonly well centered, strong rich color, fresh and crisp, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; a highly desirable example of this rare experimental coil; 1983 PF and 2000 PSE certificates. (Image)	$14,000.00 SOLD for $10,500.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM
720		319	#319, 2c Carmine, the "perfect" mint example of this relatively common stamp, however this one is in a quality that few others can boast, possessing immense margins all around that are of mathematically precise uniformity, extraordinarily well centered within them, bright color and "post office" fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a "one-in-a-million" gem. (Image)	$12.50 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Nov-05, 12:00 PM