Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1281

#39, 1874 30s Gray, syllabic 1, on foreign wove paper, fresh and well centered mint single, attractive color and impression on bright paper, full o.g., h.r., small thin spot at top, choice very fine appearance; a far scarcer stamp than its modest catalog value implies; 2005 PF certificate (JSCA #35; Y70,000). (Image)

$200.00

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1282

#49, 1875 30c Violet, syllabic 3, on foreign wove paper, strong violet color and prooflike impression on bright white paper, well centered, o.g., h.r., very fine and choice (JSCA #48; Y35,000). (Image)

$115.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1283

#88, 1896 5s General Yoshihisa Kitashirakawa, line perforated 13, top right corner-margin gutter block of eight (2x4), with full selvage on three sides and gutter block of four in the center, strong color, very well centered overall, full o.g., n.h., typical weak perforations for this gauge and some separated perforations slightly affecting the gutter block, very fine-extremely fine and scarce position multiple; Scott value is for eight hinged singles (JSCA #C5; Y187,000 for hinged gutter block and four never hinged singles). (Image)

$420.00+

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1284

JSCA #B2

JSCA #B2 var., 1907 Chrysanthemum complete booklet consisting of two 2s Yellow green, six 4s Rose red (JSCA #BP4; the scarcer of the two shades) and three 10s Prussian blue handmade booklet panes of six, well preserved and fresh, the stamps with bright colors and fine-very fine centering or better, o.g., n.h., cover shows a trace of wear at the corners, a very fine and choice booklet with the scarcer 4s shade. (Image)

JSCA 350,000Y

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1285

JSCA #BP6a

JSCA #BP6a, 1907 10s Dull blue, handmade booklet pane of six, marvelously fresh and well centered, lovely color in the paler shade, full even perforations all around, glassine interleaving included, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; catalog value is for a hinged pane (Scott # 103 var.). (Image)

JSCA 45,000Y

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1286

378a var.

#378a var. 1946 Government Postal Service souvenir sheet, first printing, unused, without gum as issued, crisp and fresh example of this very rare and often misidentified souvenir sheet, trivial natural inclusion to the left of the 50s stamp, very fine; this sheet was produced in a slightly different printing process than the normal sheet that is usually seen, it is believed that less than 2,000 sheets were produced (JSCA #C101a; Y230,000). (Image)

$850.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1287

390 var.

#390 var., 1947 45s Lilac rose, imperforate at bottom, comb perforated 13x13 1/2, bottom sheet-margin vertical pair, imperforate between the bottom stamp and the selvage, well centered, attractive bright color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine and scarce; this variety is caused by a malfunction of the comb perforator; unlisted in any of the catalogs (JSCA #399 var.). (Image)

Est. 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1288

480 var.

#480 var. 1949 Dr. Hideyo Nogochi, Ty. II, bottom left corner margin block of six (2x3), in addition to being the scarce type II design the bottom left stamp has a major printing fold that has caused the whole bottom left corner of the bottom left stamp to be blank, o.g., while technically never hinged light spots of gum disturbance take it out of the n.h. category, fold causes break in left selvage, very fine and striking multiple of this scarce issue; type II is not listed in Scott (JSCA #C174a; Y132,000 for six normal n.h. singles). (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1289

C1-2

#C1-2, 1919 1 1/2s Blue and 3s Rose, first air posts cplt, an exceptionally fresh mint set, with bright luxuriant colors, full o.g., never hinged, fine-very fine; a difficult set to acquire in never hinged condition; 1996 ISJP certificate for the 3s (JSCA #C22-23; Y170,000). (imagea) (Image)

for hinged $710.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

1290

#C2, 1919 3s Rose, gem mint example of this first air post issue, incredibly well centered amid exceptionally large margins, surrounded by attractive full perforations, plus possessing pristine freshness with brilliant color on fresh white paper, flawless o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; rarely is this stamp found in such select condition (JSCA #C23; Y170,000). (Image)

for hinged $450.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1291

#C8, 1934 Communications souvenir sheet, marvelously crisp and fresh, o.g., faintly hinged in the bottom right selvage only, extremely fine. (Image)

$1,400.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

KUWAIT

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Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1292

45-71

#45-71, 1939-45 3p-15R King George VI overprints cplt. including the later set of low values, fresh and attractive, o.g., n.h., very fine (S.G. #36-63; £370). (Image)

$435.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

MEXICO

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1293

C54-61

#C54-61, 1934 20c-20P National University air posts cplt., nicely centered, vibrant colors, o.g., very fine; a choice set of this popular issue. (Image)

$1,617.00

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEW BRUNSWICK

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1294

#1, 1851 3p Red, used, three large margins, clear at top, rich color and a strong impression, light "28" in grid cancel of St. George, very fine; 2003 Gratton certificate (Unitrade C$700.00). (Image)

$425.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1295

#2b, 1851 6p Olive yellow, half used as 3p, diagonal bisect with excellent color and large margins on the two non-bisected sides tied by a perfect strike of the very scarce numeral "25" in oval grid of Salisbury on 1856 cover to Dover, nice "Salisbury/N.B./DE 3 1856" small double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse plus two other transits or receiving markings, folded along the top and left of the cover to hide edge tears for exhibition purposes, a very fine and exceptionally rare bisect usage; 1957 PF certificate (Unitrade C$4,500.00). (Image)

$3,000.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1296

#3a, 1851 1/- Bright red violet, half used as 6p, diagonal bisect, a large example of this extremely rare bisect showing the full numeral "12" in all three of the corners, large margin at top and just along the design at left, tied to an extraordinarily attractive 1860 cover from Chatham to Boston by numeral "8" oval grid cancel, "Chatham/N.B./FE 6 1860" large double-arc c.d.s. on the reverse, St. John transit on the front with red "Paid/10" in circle cross border marking, small edge cut at bottom and filing pin holes to cover, neither of which affects the stamp, markings or this cover's lovely appearance, very fine; accompanying 1970 RPS certificate states in its inimitable way "has been treated", we find no evidence of anything done to either the stamp or the cover, moreover, the cover offered here is much more attractive than most of the mere dozen or so covers that are believed to exist of this rare bisect usage; 1970 RPS certificate; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein. (Image)

$20,000.00

SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

NEWFOUNDLAND

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1297

#15, 1860 1/- Orange, a choice and highly desirable used example, full even margins all around (which are almost never encountered), bright vibrant color on fresh paper, very lightly cancelled with oval grid which is quite uncharacteristic of this value, very fine and attractive; a great rarity and the most elusive of all the Newfoundland Pence issues; 1966 RPS certificate (Unitrade C$15,000.00). (Image)

$10,000.00

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1298

#25, 1865 5c Brown, a select high quality used example of this scarce Bank note issue, being marvelously well centered within unusually large margins, especially for this normally tightly margined stamp, fresh with rich brown color and detailed impression, extremely fine and exceedingly choice (Unitrade C$475.00). (Image)

$300.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1299

253-66 var.

#253-66 var., 1941-44 1c-48c Definitives, imperforate and with security punch cplt., in blocks of four, all with large even margins and fresh colors, a few with minor flaws from handling (two have small printer's marks on one stamp), o.g., n.h., very fine; the lot also includes the 1947 4c Princess Elizabeth and 5c Deck of the Matthew (#269 and 270) in similar blocks; these sixteen stamps are the only ones that exist in this form, with only 50 pairs of each being known. (Image)

Unitrade C$7,200.00+

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

1300

C3, 3b, 3d, 3j

#C3, 3b, 3d, 3j, 1921 35c Red with "Air Mail/to Halifax, N.S./1921" overprint, an unusual and scarce position mint block of four with four different types of overprints, including the bottom pair with and without period after "1921" and top pair with "1" of "1921" below the "f" of "Halifax" with the right stamp having the narrow 1 1/2mm between "Air" and "Mail", exceptionally fresh and well centered, excellent color and impression, plus intact and even perforations, o.g., #3b is never hinged, the other three are lightly hinged, very fine; blocks with four types are rare; 1980 E. Diena certificate (Unitrade C$2,312.50). (Image)

$1,065.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction