United States Stamps continued...

**1912-1917 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
521	EDU	411	#411, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. I, erf. 8 1/2 horiz., single with excellent bright color, tied to front and back illustrated advertising cover for the Pioneer Suspender Company showing garters on the reverse, June 12, 1912 earliest documented usage with Philadelphia, Pa. machine cancel of that date, backstamped Sherman, Texas two days later, very fine; 2004 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
522	O	412	#412, 1c Green coil, perf. 8 1/2 vert., guide line strip of four, used, wonderfully well centered and margined, strong fresh color on bright paper, very light and unobtrusive duplex cancels, trivial tone spots affecting at left, not affecting the guide line pair which is extremely fine and extremely elusive so choice used; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$118.00 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
523	EDU	412	#412, 1c Green coil, pair with guide line at bottom, tied to corner card cover of the Floreffe Hotel, May 21, 1912 earliest documented usage, stamps tied by Floreffe Pa. four bar cancel, to Brooklyn, very fine; quite scarce in pairs on cover and an early date close to the March 18, 1912 issuance; 2004 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
524	u	413	#413, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. I, perf. 8 1/2 vert., an incredibly choice guide line pair, fabulously bright and fresh with truly radiant color, virtually perfect centering amid very large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a surprisingly difficult line pair to locate in this gem condition; 1995 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,300.00); one of two examples with this grade and with only one grading higher. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
525		413	#413, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. I, perf. 8 1/2 vert., guide line pair, deep radiant color and a particularly intense impression, well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., very fine and choice; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
526	PB	414	#414, 8c Pale olive green, full right margin imprint, "A" and plate no. 5722 block of six, possessing exceptional centering for a multiple, rich luxuriant color, o.g., three stamps n.h., a few rejoined perfs., otherwise extremely fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$475.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
527	u	418	#418, 15c Gray, impressively large and marvelously well balanced margins all around, deep intense color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $285.00). (Image)	$85.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
528	u	420	#420, 30c Orange red, excellent centering within large margins, brilliantly rich color and a sharp impression on fresh paper, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if any), extremely fine; 1999 PF certificate ("never hinged") and a 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $215.00). (Image)	$125.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
529		421	#421, 50c Violet, single line watermark, a gorgeous mint example, possessing an exceptional overall freshness, with sumptuously rich color and a crisp impression on immaculate paper, in addition it is beautifully centered amid lavishly wide margins, pristine o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem example of a truly scarce Washington-Franklin that is rarely found in this superior never hinged quality; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	$950.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
530		421	#421, 50c Violet, single line watermark, exceedingly well centered within particularly wide margins, brilliantly rich color and a crisp detailed impression on pristine white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and quite choice; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
531		421	#421, 50c Violet, single line watermark, wonderfully well centered within unusually large margins, sumptuously rich color and an intense impression on fresh white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and choice; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
532	u	423	#423, $1.00 Violet brown, extraordinarily well centered within large and balanced margins, deep intense color and impression, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially handsome stamp; 2004 PF certificate and a 2004 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,550.00). (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
533		423	#423, $1.00 Violet brown, deep intense color and a particularly detailed impression, well centered within large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$525.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
534	EDU	423	#423, $1.00 Violet brown, bottom sheet-margin vertical strip of three, along with 50c Violet (#422), 30c Orange red (#420) and 10c Orange Yellow (#416), all mostly well centered, especially the $1.00 and 50c values, tied by Washington, D.C. oval pmks. on 320mm x 180mm large piece of a registered package which is apparently the full front, sent to the Federal Reserve Agent in San Francisco from the Controller of the Currency, violet "Washington, D.C./Jul 15, 1915/ Registered" c.d.s., making this the July 15, 1915 earliest documented usage of the scarce $1.00 value, very fine and impressive; an interesting usage by the government to send currency through the post office by registered mail; this front demonstrates the legitimate usage of high denomination stamps, it is certainly a far more desirable commercial usage of the dollar value than the more usual parcel tag usage; an impressive showpiece which will greatly enhance an exhibition collection of earliest documented usages or Washington-Franklin heads; 2000 APS certificate; ex-Siskin, "Alpha". (Image)	Est. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
535		426 var.	#426, 3c Deep violet, a "perfect" mint example of this stamp, possessing mathematically precise centering within lavishly large margins, incredibly bright color, full intact and even perforations all around, o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; the Scott catalog notes this variety but does not price it separately; ex-McCree. (Image)	$32.50 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
536	EDU	427	#427, 4c Brown, along with 10c Orange yellow, both with perforated initials of The Mechanics and Metals National Bank, tied to large registered cover of that company by New York registry ovals, January 2, 1915 earliest documented usage with New York ovals of that date on the reverse, backstamped Hamilton, North Dakota, cover with fold at left and staple holes at top, fine earliest documented usage; 2001 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
537		428	#428, 5c Blue, incredibly well centered within extraordinarily large margins, strikingly intense color in a deep blue shade, unusually even and intact perforations,o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem. (Image)	$75.00 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
538	u	428	#428, 5c Blue, very well centered within large margins, deeply rich color and a sharp impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $165.00). (Image)	$75.00 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
539	u	428	#428, 5c Blue, deep rich color and a crisp detailed impression, well centered within large margins, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $165.00). (Image)	$75.00 SOLD for $95.00 Will close during Public Auction
540	u	429	#429, 6c Red orange, brilliantly rich color and a vivid impression on pristine white paper, uncharacteristically well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $395.00). (Image)	$105.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction