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**MODERN ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1001	PB	1041 var.	#1041, 8c Dark violet blue and carmine, top left plate no. 24939 block of ten, red plate number only (missing the blue plate number), typical centering for the issue, slightly disturbed o.g., this originally had another sheet stuck on top along the edges, with a small portion of the sheet still stuck at top left, also some slight edge thinning at the left side and a hole in the selvage at bottom (not part of the plate block), fine appearance; a rare modern plate block error, this being the only example of the blue omitted plate number that we are aware of; 1977 APS certificate. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1002		1455a	#1455a, 8c Family Planning, yellow omitted, full sheet of 50, o.g., n.h., very fine; only one other sheet has been discovered and has subsequently been broken up for singles; 1995 PF certificate; cataloged as fifty singles. (Image)	$50,000.00+ SOLD for $5,750.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1003		1608 var.	#1608 var., 50c Iron Lamp, misperforated, sheet of 100 with the horizontal perforations shifted well into the design, with the resulting miscut making only nine horizontal rows of stamps instead of ten, o.g., n.h., very fine (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1004		1789B	#1789B, 15c John Paul Jones, perforated 12, a pristine top left corner sheet-margin example of this important modern rarity, well centered, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; the Fifteen Cent John Paul Jones commemorative was issued in 1979, printed by the J.W. Fergusson & Sons Co., and first perforated 12 x 12 by the American Bank Note Company, however the horizontal pins broke after only one day's use and were replaced by perf. 11 pins (creating the 11 x 12 perf. variety) and later the perf. 12 vertical perforating pins were replaced by 11 pins (resulting in the 11 x 11 variety); to date, only four sheets of 50 each (200 stamps) have been reported of the perforated 12 variety, making this one of the rarest stamps in United States philately; the example offered here comes from position one from a sheet first discovered in 1989 and has remained intact until very recently; photocopy of a 1989 PF certificate for the original intact pane of fifty. (Image)	$3,500.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1005		2178 var.	#2178 var., 17c Lockwood, vertical gutter pair, ten such pairs in a partial sheet of 80, the gutter resulting from a miscut of the sheet, o.g., n.h., very fine; these are the only examples of this stamp with a gutter pair we have seen, and one of the very few modern gutter pairs of any stamp that did not result from a gutter snipe. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1006		2759a var.	#2759a var., 29c Sporting horses, se-tenant block of four, with "USA 29" shifted to the bottom left, except the bottom row with "USA 29" showing in the bottom right corner instead of the top, o.g., n.h., very fine; quite a dramatic freak, and the first we have seen like this. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1007		2759b	#2759b, 29c Sporting Horses se-tenant block of four, engraved black omitted, complete sheet of 40, o.g., n.h., tiny spot on gum of one stamp, fresh and very fine; cataloged as eight blocks of four. (Image)	$8,000.00+ SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1008		3068u	#3068u, 32c Atlanta Olympics pane of twenty, imperforate, o.g., n.h., a few fingerprint smudges on the gum, very fine. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM

**AIR POSTS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1009		C1	#C1, 6c Orange, perfectly balanced margins all around, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
1010		C1	#C1, 6c Orange, choice mint single, possessing radiant color, wonderfully well centered within large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1011	PB	C1	#C1, 6c Orange, choice top margin arrow and plate no. 9155 block of six, exceptionally fresh, possessing brilliant vivid color, unusually well centered, pristine o.g., n.h., lacking the gum flaws that are found on so many, extremely fine; a most attractive plate block. (Image)	$1,050.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1012		C2	#C2, 16c Green, precisely centered within large perfectly balanced margins, strong rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $550.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1013		C3	#C3, 24c Carmine rose and blue, eye-catching top margin red plate no. 8492 single, featuring extravagantly large margins all around and being perfectly centered within them, vibrant colors, o.g., stamp n.h., extremely fine gem. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1014		C3	#C3, 24c Carmine rose and blue, large well balanced margins all around, bright fresh colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1015		C3	#C3, 24c Carmine rose and blue, handsome top margin blue plate no. 8493 single, with beautiful vibrant colors on fresh paper, exceptionally well centered within lavishly large margins, o.g., stamp n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1016		C3	#C3, 24c Carmine rose and blue, premium quality mint example, flawlessly centered within unusually large margins, strikingly intense colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially handsome stamp; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for block of eight from which this was taken. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1017		C3	#C3, 24c Carmine rose and blue, well centered within large margins, brilliantly fresh colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1018		C3	#C3, 24c Carmine rose and blue, brilliantly fresh mint single, with beautifully rich colors on pristine white paper, precisely centered within large margins, full even perforations all around o.g., n.h., extremely fine; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a block of eight, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1019		C3 var.	#C3 var., 24c Carmine and rose, "Fast Plane" variety, with the wing of the airplane just touching the left outer frame line, a wonderfully choice example of this striking variety, with the central blue vignette shifted strongly to left, well centered, fresh with bright colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM
1020		C5	#C5, 16c Dark blue, an especially impressive mint example, featuring lavishly large margins and being perfectly centered within them, prooflike color and impression on bright crisp paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$150.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Apr-08, 05:00 PM

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