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**1902-1903 REGULAR ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
681		312	#312, $2.00 Dark blue, exceptionally fresh, deep luxuriant color and a crisp impression, well centered, o.g., faint trace of hinging (if at all), very fine and choice; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
682	O	312	#312, $2.00 Dark blue, horizontal pair (left stamp centered slightly into perfs. at left), tied to small blue linen-lined piece along with 10c Pale red brown (#307) by New York registry oval pmks., fine-very fine; ex-Brody. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
683		313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, an incredibly handsome and choice mint example of this scarce high value, boasting nearly perfect centering amid extraordinarily wide margins which are most uncharacteristic, plus it possesses a wonderful overall freshness, with rich luxuriant color, razor-sharp impression on crisp paper, fresh clean o.g., barest suggestion of a hinge trace (if at all), extremely fine gem; a terribly challenging stamp to find in such outstanding condition; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
684		313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, bottom sheet-margin plate no. 1620 single, especially deep color and impression, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, fine centering. (Image)	$2,900.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
685		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, impressive top left corner sheet-margin mint single, featuring enormously large sheet margins, while the other margins are exceptionally wide as well, deep intense color, o.g., n.h., paper wrinkles in right margin slightly affecting the stamp, otherwise extremely fine and lovely position piece. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
686		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, highly select mint single, featuring four huge and perfectly balanced margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
687		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, incredibly intense color in a deep shade, four uniformly large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a handsome pair. (Image)	$875.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
688		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, handsome mint horizontal pair, large balanced margins all around, strong rich color and impression, o.g., l.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $625.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
689		315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, remarkably choice bottom sheet-margin arrow block of four, extravagantly large margins all around, and possessing the most intense deep color imaginable, with prooflike impression on bright paper, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; a nicer block of this position may not exist; arrow blocks are not priced never hinged in Scott; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $1,600.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
690	/	315	#315, 5c Blue imperforate, full right sheet-margin imprint mint block of four, exceptionally large and wonderfully well balanced margins all around, sumptuously rich color and impression on bright paper, fresh o.g., lightly hinged in the bottom pair, top pair n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$1,375.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
691		315 var.	#315 var., 5c Blue imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Ty. I separations, an extraordinarily fresh mint pair, exceptionally well centered, outstanding color and impression on uncommonly bright paper, o.g., l.h., choice very fine. (Image)	$650.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
692		317	#317, 5c Blue coil, perf. 12 horiz., the example offered here of this experimental coil rarity is without question the finest mint single of Scott #317 we have ever seen offered at auction, and is, to our knowledge, the only single certified as being never hinged, being fabulously fresh and bright, with sumptuously rich color and impression on particularly bright paper, exceptionally well centered within large margins, pristine o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; the ultimate premium quality mint single for the collector who has been waiting in vain to finally fill one of the most difficult empty spaces in their album; 2003 PF certificate for a pair, this being the bottom stamp (specifically described by the PF as being never hinged). (Image)	$15,000.00 SOLD for $15,000.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
693		318	#318, 1c Blue green coil, perf. 12 vert., an especially handsome mint pair of this coil rarity, nice centering which is far superior to the vast majority of approximately 100 known pairs, fresh vibrant color on bright paper, plus a sharp detailed impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; an elusive pair in any quality, but even more challenging to find in this premium condition; 1989 and 2004 PF certificates. (Image)	$14,000.00 SOLD for $7,250.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
694		319/320a	#319/320a, 2c Shield color study consisting of a total of six perforated blocks of four, three being the more common Ty. I and three Ty. II including the scarcer rose carmine and scarlet shades as well as the typical Lake color, plus four imperforate blocks including three Ty. I of the various carmine shades, one being an arrow block, and another arrow block of the Lake color, Ty. II, all are fresh, o.g., some with h.r., fine-very fine or better. (Image)	$977.50 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
695		319 var.	#319 var., 2c Carmine, right sheet-margin imprint block of four, with startlingly crazy perforations, the horizontal perforations nearly perfectly bisect the design and the vertical perforations are substantially shifted to the right so that the outside row of perforations go directly through the imprint, the block has been scissors separated so that the full four designs are surrounded by wide imperforate margins, o.g., l.h., a very fine and striking addition to a collection of the 2c Shield issue. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
696	BP	319g	#319g, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, booklet pane of six, collection of seven different positions including all positions for the 180 subject plate except position B and D with plate number, all have bright colors in various shades of carmine, fresh, o.g., mostly l.h., fine-very fine. (Image)	$875.00+ SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
697	/	320	#320, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, choice matched set of all four position arrow blocks of four, corner blocks and center line block, nine blocks in all, each with large margins, o.g., all but three stamps in three blocks are n.h. with a n.h. centerline block, very fine or better; cataloged as a centerline block and the rest as n.h. or hinged singles. (Image)	$1,213.00 SOLD for $750.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
698	PB	320	#320, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, imprint and plate no 4227 blocks six, a very well matched set of all four positions with equal selvages and large margins on all four, o.g., l.h., very fine-extremely fine. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
699	PB	320	#320, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, full top margin imprint and plate no. 3250 block of ten, bright color, large to extra-large margins all around, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; cataloged as a plate block of six and two n.h. pairs. (Image)	$470.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM

**LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
700		323-27	#323-27, 1c-10c Louisiana Purchase cplt., a single of each value tied to an attractive registered cover to Kiel, Germany by bold "New York/Reg" ovals, clear matching double oval "New York/Rec'd. Forgn./6-8 1904" pmk. at bottom right, New York registry label at top, Kiel backstamp, 10c stamp with natural s.e. at right, trivial toning on some perfs. on the 5c and 10c values, still a very fine and desirable complete set on cover. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM

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