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**1934 and Later Issues continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2058		4c McDowell, Imperforate Horizontally (1138a). Mint N.H. vertical strip of three, showing blind perfs at bottom, rich color, Fine, Scott Retail as pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	375.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2059		6c Hemisfair, White Omitted (1340a). Mint N.H., bright colors, Very Fine and choice, only 100 are reported, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	925.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
2060		6c Football, Vertical Pair, Imperf Horizontally (1382b). Mint N.H., bright and fresh VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR ERROR. This stamp was issued in 1969, but the error was not discovered until more than 35 years later. It is unusual that a major error is discovered decades later. Therefore, it is quite unlikely that any others will be found. No other errors of any kind of the 6c Football are known With 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 4,000-5,000 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2061		10c Energy Conservation, Orange and Green Omitted (1547b). Mint N.H. with selvage at right, Very Fine and choice, much nicer than usually found for this error, ex Saddleback (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	550.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
2062		13c Brown, Booklet Pane of Eight, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (1595e). Large foldover causing one error pair and another which is mostly complete, three stamps creased from foldover, Mint N.H., Very Fine example of this dramatic variety, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as single imperforate-between variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2063		$1.00 Candle Holder, Intaglio Brown Color Inverted (1610c). Mint N.H., fresh colors and well-centered EXTREMELY FINE. A PRISTINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR MODERN ERROR -- THE C.I.A. INVERT. Popularly called the "C.I.A. Invert", a single pane of 100 stamps was purchased at the McLean Va. Post Office by employees of the C.I.A., for use on mail from the agency. They noticed the error, pooled together funds to buy a replacement sheet and kept the pane for themselves. When it was discovered who had purchased the stamps, a scandal ensued over who actually owned the stamps. Of the pane of 100, only 93 sound examples reached collectors. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, unpriced in SMQ) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	18,000.00 SOLD for $11,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
2064		13c Spirit of 76, Imperforate (1631b). Mint N.H. strip of three, large margins, rich colors, Very Fine and choice example of this scarce variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2065		20c Medal of Honor, Red Omitted. Mint N.H. block of four, bottom left stamp with trivial fingerprint on gum, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
2066		25c 2th UPU Congress, Dark Blue (engr.) Omitted (2437b). Mint N.H. block of the four designs with selvage at bottom, rich colors, Fine-Very Fine, ex Saddleback, Scott Catalogue value is for the grade of Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	275.00 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction

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