Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1901 PAN-AMERICANS continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

381

298

#298, 8c Pan-American, handsome full bottom margin imprint and plate no. 1150 block of six, featuring incredibly deep and luxuriant colors, plus its overall centering is quite select, marvelously fresh and crisp, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and choice; a lovely example of this rare plate block. (Image)

$4,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

382

298

#298, 8c Pan-American, a most impressive quality full bottom left margin arrow, imprint and plate nos. 1143, 1150 block of twelve, featuring incredibly deep and luxuriant colors, plus the overall centering of the integral plate block of ten is outstanding, with each stamp remarkably well centered and margined, marvelously fresh, o.g., trace of hinging in the non-plate left vertical pair which is of no importance as the all important plate block is never hinged, extremely fine; certainly one of the finest examples of the large format bottom plate blocks available. (Image)

$9,740.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

383

299

#299, 10c Pan-American, select mint single, exceptionally well centered within considerably larger margins than typically seen on this issue, strong colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85). (Image)

$375.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

384

299

#299, 10c Pan-American, a magnificent full top left corner margin partial arrow, imprint and plate no. 1151 block of ten, being in a brilliantly "post office" fresh condition, gloriously rich colors, amazingly well centered with each stamp in the block being incredibly well centered, which is almost unheard of for a multiple of this size and for this notoriously tightly margined issue, unblemished o.g., n.h., trivial selvage tear over the non-plate right pair, truly of no significance as the integral plate block is an extremely fine gem, certainly being one of the finest top position plate blocks of the Ten Cent 1901 Pan-American issue in existence. (Image)

$10,500.00

SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

385

299

#299, 10c Pan-American, top left corner margin imprint and plate no. 1151 block of eight, fresh with strong bright colors, overall attractively centered, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, fine-very fine. (Image)

$7,070.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1902-1903 ONE CENT FRANKLIN

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

386

300-E3, 307-E1

#300-E3, 307-E1, 1c and 10c Preliminary black and blue green ink drawings by designer Raymond Ostrander Smith, on piece of kraft paper measuring approximately 192x253mm, on one side in both black and blue green watercolors is a sketch intended originally for the 5c value but adopted for the 1c, on the reverse is a similar sketch in blue green watercolor ink of a frame for the 10c value, but unadopted, though similar in style to the figure used on the 1c, small edge flaws to paper, which is very typical of these working essays, none affecting either drawing, very fine; a wonderful showpiece for the designs of this issue, created by the designer of the 1902 Issue who's designs are acknowledged to be some of the most attractive and artistic of all United States stamps; Scott lists both of these unique essay drawings but fails to mention that they are found on the front and back of the same sheet. (imagea) (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

387

300E

#300E, 1c Franklin photographic essay of unaccepted design, the actual contemporaneous photograph in stamp size and in sepia tone on photo paper measuring 63x51mm, the model from which this photo was made consisted of an engraved vignette of Franklin from a portrait by J.B. Longacre facing left, rather than right as in the issued stamp, the frame of the model is hand drawn in ink and pencil, the purpose of this original photograph was to allow the designer to the see design in stamp size and adopt what was desired before the arduous work of engraving was done, very fine; also includes a contemporary 8x enlarged photo of the original photograph. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

388

300P2

#300P2, 1c Green, small die proof on white wove paper from the "Roosevelt" album, fresh and bright color with beautifully detailed impression, very fine and choice. (Image)

$300.00

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

389

300

#300, 1c Blue green, handsome full top margin imprint and plate no. 4641 block of six, beautifully centered throughout, extraordinarily fresh, bright rich color, o.g., bare trace of hinging in the bottom right pair, trivial inclusion speck in bottom center stamp, otherwise extremely fine. (Image)

$210.00

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

390

300 var.

#300 var., 1c Blue green, dry print, striking top imprint, partial arrow and plate no. 2408 block of twelve, four stamps and a portion of the fifth of the plate block of six, plus the imprint, show a dramatic dry print caused by the paper being incompletely wetted and failing to properly transfer the ink, resulting in the design being very faint and incomplete in that area, the rest of the stamps being in their full deep green color and detailed impression, o.g., h.r. reinforcing some separated perfs., tiny edge nick in one left stamp and a light crease in one non-plate block stamp, a very fine example of this scarce printing variety for the specialist. (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

391

300

#300, 1c Blue green, single tied tied to 1c postal envelope (#U379), opened out and used as a newspaper wrapper, stamp tied by blurred San Francisco oval, posted via New Zealand to Matupi, New Pomerania, which at this time was a remote island in German New Guinea, this small town saw very little mail going in or out, violet "S.S. Sonoma" ship cancel, very fine and exceptionally rare foreign posting. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

392

300

#300, 1c Blue green, vertical pair tied to multicolor view card by Boston flag cancel, posted to Kobe, Japan with Tokyo transit and Kobe receiving cancel, forwarded to Shanghai with "Shanghai/Local Post/ Nov. 4, 07" receiving c.d.s., fresh and very fine usage. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

393

300

#300, 1c Blue green, tied to 1c McKinley postal card (#UX18) by November 28, 1904 Ossinino, N.Y. duplex to Shanghai, Tacoma, Washington transit of December 3 and received by the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai on January 15, 1905, delivered on the same day by the Shanghai local post with that service's double circle c.d.s., all markings but a New York, N.Y transit are on the front, corner creasing to card from postal wear, a nice inbound usage of combined services. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

394

300, 309

#300, 309, 1c Green and 15c Olive green pair, tied to large portion of parcel wrapper by target cancels, registered by book post from the Chinese Tract Society in Shanghai to the American Tract Society in New York, purple "Registered/Aug. 8, 1905/U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China" at lower left, small corner fault to 1c and normal folds to wrapper, otherwise very fine; the 31c postage paid 8c registry fee and 23c postage which would have sent a package weighing 2 lbs. and 14 oz.; a scarce posting as most third class mail was not saved. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

395

300

#300, 1c Blue green, vertical pair tied to multicolor view card of San Francisco Bay by scarce bold "Loose Letter" boxed handstamp, posted on board a ship bound for New Zealand, with light violet "N.Z. Marine P.O./R.M.S.'Sierra'/15 Nov. 1906, card slightly reduced in size, otherwise very fine and nice ship posting. (Image)

Est. 150-200

SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction

396

300

#300, 1c Blue green, bottom sheet-margin plate no.3795 single tied to multicolor valentine card by "Roaring Branch/PA/Feb. 13, 1908" double four bar cancel, backstamped Canton, Pa., although this plate was recorded as having gone to press, (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

397

300

#300, 1c Blue green, vertical strip of four, horizontal strip of three and three singles (three stamps with minor perf. toning), all tied to reverse of attractive registered return-receipt cover by well struck "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China/R.D." ovals, on the front is another fully applied "Registered/May 5, 1908/U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China" handstamp, backstamped Toledo, Ohio with blue Chicago transit, very fine and interesting cover with this 1c franking. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

398

300

#300, 1c Blue green, tied to multicolor view card of for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition by scarce repeater exposition "Seattle, Wash., Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition/ Jun 25-09" machine cancel produced by the Columbia Postal Supply Co., slight edge wear to card, cancel neatly and clearly applied, very fine; this is the first day of usage of this cancel and it is believed that there are less than ten examples known for the entire usage of this cancel at the fair, all are on post cards. (Image)

Est. 200-300

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

399

300b

#300b, 1c Blue green booklet pane of six, brilliantly fresh and intact, deeply rich color, exceptionally well centered, o.g., n.h. (a couple small natural gum skips), extremely fine; a choice example; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,150.00

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

400

300b

#300b, 1c Blue green booklet pane with vertical guide line at right, position, position B or K (lacking the top tab as is the case with all of the known panes on cover), this pane is unusually well centered with strong rich color, most remarkably this is used on a 2c Carmine on blue postal entire (#U414) with no other franking, paying the short-lived 8c double U.P.U rate to England, this rate, instituted on October 1, 1907, provided for 5c on the first ounce and 3c for each additional ounce, on October 1, 1908 it changed again by treaty with England to 2c per ounce, the pane is tied by two strikes of "Lewes/Del/Aug. 19, 1908" duplexes, backstamped Brighton in Sussex, England, minor edge flaws to the cover including wrinkles at right because of the large enclosure and mended tears to back flap, none of which affects the booklet pane, nevertheless a very fine cover of the greatest rarity and a marvelous usage; it is believed by specialists that only four covers with this booklet pane are known, three of which are domestic usages, the only other cover that we have ever offered with a 1c booklet pane franking was in our December 2002 auction of the Roger S. Brody Collection of the 1902 Series which realized $3,575.00 including the buyer's premium. (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction