Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

961

K16

#K16, $2.00 on $1.00 Violet brown, a magnificent high quality used single, featuring impeccable centering amid lavishly large margins, plus possessing a particularly attractive intense deep color and prooflike impression on bright paper, all of which are complemented by a neat portion of the U.S. Postal Service Shanghai c.d.s., extremely fine; a superb used gem that is certainly among the finest known used examples of the $2.00 on $1.00 Shanghai Overprint; 1987 and 2006 PF certificates (the latter graded XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,400.00); in the PSE population report, no used example has been graded above the grade of XF 90 by that service. (Image)

$550.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

962

K17

#K17, 2c on 1c Green, locally surcharged, incredibly well centered within extravagantly large margins, lovely rich color and impression, o.g., n.h., scuffed perf. at bottom right that has been painted over (very hard to detect), extremely fine appearance; clear 1994 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate. (Image)

$250.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

963

K17

#K17, 2c on 1c Green, locally surcharged, highly select used single, wonderfully well centered within very large margins, deep luxuriant color on bright fresh paper, neat boxed cancel of the Shanghai Postal Agency, extremely fine; quite elusive to find both used and this choice; 2006 PF certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $205.00); this is the highest graded used example that we are aware. (Image)

$140.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

OFFICIALS

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

964

O15

#O15, 1c Interior, premium mint single in a quality that official stamps are not supposed to exist, being incredibly well centered amid large and perfectly balanced margins, fabulously fresh color on immaculate paper, pristine o.g., never hinged, an extremely fine and striking gem; truly rare in this select never hinged quality; 1989 and 2006 PF certificates (the latter graded XF-Superb 95; SMQ $315.00 for previously hinged, not priced never hinged); this is believed to be the highest graded #O15, the PSE recording only one of each hinged and never hinged graded 90. (Image)

for hinged $55.00

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

965

O28

#O28, 6c Justice, fresh mint single, featuring extraordinarily wide margins and being exceptionally well centered within them, bright color and a clean crisp impression on fresh paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; very scarce in this choice quality; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)

$230.00

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction

966

O57

#O57, 1c State, excellent centering within large margins, deep luxuriant color and a crisp detailed impression, full o.g., extremely fine; 2004 PSE certificate. (Image)

$200.00

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

967

O89

#O89, 12c War, exceptionally fresh, with lovely rich color on clean white paper, well centered within large margins, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine and choice; 2004 PSE certificate (VF 80; SMQ $300.00). (Image)

$200.00

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

968

O92

#O92, 30c War, pristine left margin mint single in a quality seldom encountered, being incredibly well centered within lavish margins all around, plus surrounded by long even perforations, rich color, full o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; 2006 PF certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $210.00 for previously hinged, never hinged not priced); VF-XF 85 is the highest grade for a #O92 with gum recorded by the PSE. (Image)

for hinged $60.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

969

O94

#O94, 1c Agriculture, on soft porous paper, without gum as issued, an especially choice example of a stamp that is both rare and extraordinarily challenging to find fault free, brilliantly fresh, with absolutely radiant color on bright paper, quite well centered with mostly exceptionally large margins, plus surrounded by unusually full even perforations, completely free of the thins which plague the vast majority of known examples, very fine; an especially elusive soft paper official in this premium condition; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)

$5,000.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

970

O126

#O126, 10c Postal Savings, gem mint single, featuring spectacular centering within exceptionally wide margins, strong radiant color and detailed impression, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a rare stamp in this stellar quality; 2006 PF certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $240.00 for 95 and no price given for 98); this is the highest grade recorded by the PSE, who lists one other stamp in this grade. (Image)

$45.00

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

OFFICIALS COLLECTION

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

971

O1/126

#O1/126, Officials comprehensive used collection of 99 virtually all different and nearly complete, lacking the State Department dollar values and a few other scarce items, some because of confusion between papers, includes all the Executive Department with a nice 6c, the Agriculture, Justice and Navy hard paper issues are all complete, as well as the State Department to the 90c, condition varies but overall quite nice and attractive for these with the vast majority being fine-very fine.

$8,567.10

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEWSPAPER STAMPS

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

972

PR40

#PR40, 12c Rose special printing, without gum as issued, bright and fresh, very fine for this rare stamp, of which only 1,313 were issued; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

973

PR78

#PR78, $48.00 Yellow brown, well centered, strong rich color, full o.g., shallow thin spot, very fine appearance; clear 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

$900.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

974

PR79

#PR79, $60.00 Purple, an attractive mint example of this scarce newspaper stamp, gorgeous rich color and a clean impression, uncharacteristically well centered within large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

$850.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

975

PR82

#PR82, 12c Carmine, bright rich color, nicely centered within large margins at top and bottom, pristine o.g., never hinged, very fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged $165.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

976

PR88

#PR88, 84c Carmine, an uncommonly choice mint example of this scarce stamp, extraordinarily well centered within large margins, deep luxuriant color, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)

$725.00

SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction

977

PR91

#PR91, 2c Intense black, excellent centering within enormously large margins, deep intense color and a razor-sharp impression on bright white paper, o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $900 for 90, $1,450.00 for 95). (Image)

375.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

PARCEL POSTS

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

978

Q1P2-12P2

#Q1P2-12P2, 1c-$1.00 Parcel Posts, small die proofs on rather thick proof paper cplt., an enormously rare complete set of these seldom offered proofs, most margins are 3mm-4mm wide, all are facially attractive though most have small thin spots, apparently being affixed to some sort of cards with a tenacious gum, somewhat similar to Roosevelt proofs but the paper being softer and more easily damaged, fine-very fine appearance; Scott highly values both the small die proofs and the "Panama-Pacific" small die proofs the same, and properly so, as we have only seen one set of each and both types of small die proofs are probably scarcer than the large die proofs; a highly important proof set of the 20th century for either the proof or Parcel Post specialist; C.A. Huston, designer; J. Eissler, H.L Charlton, M.B, Baldwin, C.M. Chalmers & L.S. Schofield, vignette engravers; 1971 PF certificate for the 1c value. (imagea) (Image)

$14,400.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

979

#Q1, 1c Parcel Post, a magnificent quality mint single, featuring mathematically precise centering within lavishly large margins, plus it has gorgeous radiant color and a well incised impression on bright paper, pristine o.g., n.h., superb; 1999 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate (Gem 100; SMQ unpriced in this grade, $700.00 as 98); the highest graded example by the PSE in their population report, and the only copy to have been given this exalted grade. (Image)

$14.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

980

#Q1, 1c Parcel Post, exceptionally well centered within extravagantly large margins, wonderfully bright color, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine and choice; 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $50.00 for 90, $310.00 for 95). (Image)

$14.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction