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**United States Postage Due Issues (Blocks and Plate Blocks, Scott J20-J49a)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
5340		30c Red Brown (J20). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 332 block of twelve, natural s.e. with part arrow at left, bright shade, well-proportioned margins VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF TWELVE OF THE 1884 30-CENT RED BROWN POSTAGE DUE ISSUE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. We have offered only one other in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized record, in 2004. That was a plate block of ten. Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,600.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
5341		1c Bright Claret (J22). Matched top and bottom imprint and plate no. 314 blocks of ten and 14 respectively, top light toning and selvage rejoined, bottom Mint N.H., natural pre-print paper fold and separation, otherwise Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,630.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
5342		1c, 3c, 5c Bright Claret, 1891 Postage Due (J22, J24-J25). 1c top part imprint and plate no. 313 block of eight, other two blocks of four with plate nos. 317 and 318 respectively, original gum, six 1c Mint N.H., wonderfully fresh, lovely colors, one 1c natural crease, Fine-Very Fine lot (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,380.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
5343		1c Deep Claret (J31). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 57 block of six, fresh and crisp, attractively centered, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,900.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
5344		3c Deep Claret (J33). Bottom imprint and plate no. 70 block of six, completely separated between pos. 2/5 and 3/6, stamps Mint N.H., small tear pos. 6, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, with clear 2003 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as six Mint N.H. singles (plate block catalogs $5,000.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,050.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
5345		10c Deep Claret (J35). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 72 block of six, deep rich color on bright paper, well-balanced margins throughout VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU POSTAGE DUE ISSUE. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN. The first Bureau printings of all stamps were made in 1894 on unwatermarked paper, which was soon replaced with USPS-watermarked stock. Many denominations on unwatermarked paper were issued in extremely small quantities. The Bureau's first efforts at producing stamps were marred by perforating and gumming problems, which further limits the supply of stamps available to collectors in higher grades of condition. Finally, the popular collecting of imprint and plate number strips of three drastically reduced the number of plate blocks of six, which is the standard for collectors today. With 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott Catalogue does not list this plate block in Mint N.H. condition. Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,600.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
5346		30c Deep Claret (J36). Bottom imprint and plate no. 73 block of six, top right and top left stamps Mint N.H., others h.r., bright color, few sensibly reinforced perf separations VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 30-CENT UNWATERMARKED POSTAGE DUE ISSUE. Power Search contains only one other plate block, in the Pale Rose shade. Undercatalogued in Scott. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,750.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
5347		1c Deep Claret (J38). Mint N.H. top and bottom imprint and plate no. 267 blocks of six, top position exceptionally wide selvage, Fine-Very Fine, lovely matched pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	900.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
5348		1c, 2c Deep Claret, Shades (J38-J39). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six, three of each, one 1c plate block of ten original gum, one 1c Mint N.H., all different plate nos., few minor separations, virtually all Fine-Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,885.00 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
5349		2c Deep Claret (J39). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 247 block of six, uncommonly well-centered, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, scarce Postage Due plate block, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	450.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
5350		2c Deep Claret (J39). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 60 block of six, sensational centering for this tightly-margined issue, wonderfully fresh and crisp, Extremely Fine, truly outstanding plate block (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	450.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction

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