United States Stamps continued...

**1938-1981 ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
501		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; 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; photocopy of a 1989 PF certificate for the original intact pane of fifty. (Image)	$3,500.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
502		1908	#1908, 20c Fire pumper, plate no. 2 strip of five, bright and fresh, o.g., n.h., very fine; one of the scarcer plate number strips of the Transportation series; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction

**MINT SHEETS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
503	/	184	#184, 3c Green, imprint and plate "No. 347" pane of 100, strong color, o.g. (disturbed on bottom row), several stamps n.h., some hinge reinforcing, minor selvage faults as expected on a sheet this early, right stamp in the eighth row with nick in right margin, a fine example of this very rare sheet, being one of only a few sheets of any Bank Note stamp that still exists today. (Image)	$12,940.00 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
504	/	230	#230, 1c Columbian, imprint, letter "J" and plate "No. 49" pane of 100, wonderfully bright and fresh, o.g., there are tiny hinge sliver reinforcements in the bottom row and in the selvage, otherwise never hinged (both plate blocks cataloged as hinged), small selvage thin above the two left stamps in the top row, the bottom right stamp with small facial scuff, fine-very fine; to find this stamp still in its original full pane of 100 stamps is quite a challenge. (Image)	$5,880.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
505		236	#236, 8c Columbian, imprint, letters "II" and plate "No. 132" pane of 100, rich luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., about half the perfs. between the third and fourth rows are separated, small trivial crease in the top selvage, fine centering; an extremely rare commemorative sheet, being one of only a handful of Eight Cent Columbians that still exist in a full pane of 100 stamps. (Image)	$21,800.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
506		248	#248, 2c Pink, Ty. I, imprint and plate no. 19 pane of 100, bright fresh color, o.g., n.h., a few minor gum skips and a couple small natural gum wrinkles, fine; a very rare sheet, being one of only a small number of Unwatermarked Bureau sheets still intact. (Image)	$9,050.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
507	/	267	#267, 2c Carmine, Ty. III, imprint and plate no. 171 pane of 100, includes some well centered stamps, o.g., the top four rows with some gum disturbance, a couple other stamps lightly hinged (55 stamps were counted as n.h. in the catalog value), some minor perf. separations, light staining at the left edge of selvage and a few stamps at top right with minor gum staining on face, fine-very fine appearace and a rarely offered sheet. (Image)	$1,441.50 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
508		285	#285, 1c Trans-Mississippi, imprint and plate no. 591 pane of 50, deep rich color, o.g., n.h., light horizontal crease in the eighth row of stamps, some minor perf. reinforcement between eighth and ninth rows, bottom selvage with some gum skips and shallow thin in the bottom left selvage, fine-very fine appearance. (Image)	$4,390.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
509		286	#286, 2c Trans-Mississippi, imprint and plate no. 724 pane of 50, with large sheet selvages, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)	$4,390.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
510		294	#294, 1c Pan-American, imprint, arrow and plate no. 1123 pane of 100, lovely rich colors, o.g., n.h., some perf. reinforcing at bottom between ninth and tenth columns, the bottom left selvage "square" has been added with hinges, overall fine-very fine; a very scarce early 20th century commemorative sheet. (Image)	$4,910.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
511	/	323	#323, 1c Louisiana Purchase, imprint and plate no. 2161 pane of 50, especially deep color, o.g., n.h. except eleven stamps affected by hinge reinforcements (mainly along the right straight-edge column), a couple hinge reinforcements in bottom selvage affecting the plate block, fine-very fine. (Image)	$3,020.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
512	PB	324	#324, 2c Louisiana Purchase, imprint and plate no. 2147 pane of 50, with extra-large top selvage, bright color, o.g., n.h., light blue crayon mark in the top margin above the second stamp, fine-very fine. (Image)	$3,470.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
513	/	325	#325, 3c Louisiana Purchase, imprint and plate no. 2102 pane of 50, with a particularly large selvage at top, strong rich color, o.g., n.h. except a small hinge reinforcement on the bottom row between the third and fourth stamps, fine; a rare commemorative sheet, with values from this series higher than the 2c being especially elusive. (Image)	$10,680.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
514	/	329	#329, 2c Jamestown, imprint and plate no. 3504 pane of 50, vibrant color, o.g., n.h. except seven stamps affected by perf. reinforcing, also some minor reinforcing in the top selvage, fine-very fine. (Image)	$3,705.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
515		331	#331, 1c Green, imprint, star and plate no. 5345 pane of 100, with short bottom margin (not cataloged as a plate block), strong rich color, o.g., n.h., small blue crayon mark at bottom right, fine-very fine. (Image)	$1,780.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
516	/	367	#367, 2c Lincoln, a seldom seen imprint and plate no. 4977 pane of 100, many well centered stamps, o.g., n.h. except for some hinge reinforcements between the seventh and eighth columns, very fine overall. (Image)	$1,393.50 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
517		370	#370, 2c Alaska-Yukon, imprint and plate no. 5170 pane of 70, strong color, o.g., n.h., the left margin has a facial thin affecting the plate block and a small blue crayon mark at bottom, otherwise fine-very fine. (Image)	$1,655.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
518	/	372	#372, 2c Hudson-Fulton, imprint and plate no. 5389 pane of 60, bright and fresh, o.g., the center vertical row of perforations has been reinforced in places, this causes the plate block to be cataloged as hinged, otherwise n.h., fine-very fine; full panes of this popular commemorative seldom come to the marketplace today. (Image)	$1,857.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
519		397	#397, 1c Panama-Pacific, full bottom left margin plate no. 6132 pane of 70, with large sheet selvages, deep color on clean white paper, o.g., n.h., small hole on the edge of the left margin, fine-very fine. (Image)	$3,410.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
520	/	398	#398, 2c Panama-Pacific, plate no. 6307 pane of 60, deep vibrant color, o.g., stamps all n.h., small hinge mark in right selvage between fourth and fifth rows, fine; a rather scarce commemorative sheet. (Image)	$2,780.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction