Lots 1 - 31, Catalogue of Auction #64 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
 
Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1 **   213-14
1887, Washington, 2c green and 3c vermilion, first one with jumbo margins, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $300
(Ph)
100.00
2 **   246-47
1894, Franklin, 1c ultra and 1c blue, the last one with minor offset on reverse, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $280
(Ph)
100.00
3 **   249
1894, Washington, 2c carmine lake, type I, well-centered single, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $450
(Ph)
200.00
4 **   294-99
1901, Pan-American Exposition issue, complete set of six, nice quality unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, stamp of 5c with PSE certificate, C.v. $962.50
(Ph)
350.00
5 **   300-03, 305, 308-09
1902-03, regular issue, 1c-4c, 6c, 13c-15c, set of seven values, nice condition overall, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $1,059.50
(Ph)
400.00
6 **   328-30
1907, Jamestown Exposition issue, complete set of three, stamp of 2c has small spot of uneven gum at the top right, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $405
(Ph)
150.00
7 **   394
1911, Washington, 3c deep violet, coil stamp, perforated 8 1/2 vertically, guide line pair, full OG, NH, VF, PF certificate, C.v. $925
(Ph)
400.00
8 **   424-25, 428-37
1913-15, regular issue, 1c-2c, 5c-15c, set of 11 values, perforation 10, full OG, NH, mostly VF, stamp of 10c with copy of PF certificate for block of four (bottom right), C.v. $1,077.50
(Ph)
400.00
9 **   458
1916, Washington, 5c blue, coil stamp, perforation 10 vertically, guide line pair, full OG, NH, VF, PF certificate, C.v. $350
(Ph)
150.00
10  476
1916, Franklin, 20c light ultramarine, perforation 10, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, VLH, appears NH, VF, C.v. $225
(Ph)
100.00
11 **   478
1916, Franklin, $1 violet black, perforation 10, printed on paper without watermark, nice condition, full OF, NH, VF, C.v. $1,450
(Ph)
600.00
12 **   505
1917, Washington, 5c rose, error stamp is in the middle of horizontal strip of three of 2c stamps, perforation 11, tiny facial scratch at the top right, otherwise full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $625
(Ph)
150.00
13  523
1918, Franklin, $2 red orange and black, perforation 11, printed on paper without watermark, full OG, VLH, VF, C.v. $525
(Ph)
200.00
14 **   551-73, 622-23
1922-26, regular issue, 1/2c-$5, complete set of 25, perforation 11, a few stamps with minor usual offset on gum side, nice condition overall, full OG, mostly VF, C.v. $1,115
(Ph)
400.00
15 **   564 var
1920, Cleveland, 12c brown violet, block of six (2x3), a spectacular pre-printing paper fold on three left stamps, full OG, NH, VF
(Ph)
100.00
16 **   578-79
1923, Franklin 1c green, Washington 2c carmine, complete set of two, perforation 11x10, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $330
(Ph)
150.00
17 **   581-91
1923-26, regular issue, 1c-10c, complete set of 11, perforation 10, nice offset on 5c stamp, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $402
Click here to see the reverse side of the 5c stamp
(Ph)
150.00
18 **   1125a
1959, Jose de San Martin, 4c blue, horizontal pair imperforated between stamps, full OG, NH, VF and scarce, according to Datz 20 pairs reported, PF certificate, C.v. $900
(Ph)
300.00
19 **   1689 var
1976, Washington Reviewing Army at Valley Forge, 31c multicolored, souvenir sheet of five, perforation is strongly shifted to the top, resulting in four stamps have no denomination, full OG, NH, VF
Click here to see enlarged fragment
(Ph)
400.00
20  1789Pg
1979, John Paul Jones, 15c multicolored, imperforated proof of finished design, cross-gutter block of eight, one stamp with small paper wrinkle, full OG, NH, VF and scarce multiple, C.v. $4,200++
(Ph)
1500.00
21 **   2107a
1984, Christmas issue, Madonna and Child, 20c multicolored, top sheet margin horizontal imperforated pair, perfect quality, full OG, NH, VF and extremely rare, only a few such errors are known, most with defects, it's listed, but has no price in Scott Cat.
(Ph)
1500.00
22  2476
1991, Kestrel, imperforated multicolored plate proof of 1c, left sheet margin block of four, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300 as two pairs
(Ph)
150.00
23  2478
1991, Blue Bird, imperforated multicolored plate proof of 3c, left sheet margin block of four, minor marginal wrinkles, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $300
(Ph)
150.00
24 **   2630c
1992, Bicentennial of NYSE, 29c green, red and black, center (black engraved color) is inverted, full OG, NH, graded VF-80 in PSE certificate, C.v. $17,000
(Ph)
12000.00
25  3262 Pc, Pd
1998, Space Shuttles, imperforated proofs of $3.20 in magenta and $11.75 in cyan, two vertical se-tenant pairs with horizontal gutter in the middle, printed on coated and uncoated paper, no gum as issued, NH, VF and rare, only a few such pairs possible, a color copy of PF certificate
(Ph)
1000.00
26 **   3557a
2002, Langston Hughes, 34c multicolored, self-adhesive top sheet margin vertical pair with die cutting omitted, NH, VF, C.v. $850
(Ph)
350.00
27 **/*   Q1-9, JQ1-3

Parcel Post stamps

1913, Various Types of Mail Delivery, 1c-25c, set of nine values, in addition Parcel Post Postage Dues of 1c, 2c and 5c, several stamps with usual offset on reverse, full OG, NH, except 3c, 15cand 20c, which are VLH, mostly VF, C.v. $829
(Ph)
300.00
28 **   

Nice Collection in Scott Publishing Hingeless Album

1929-94, about 1800 mint never hinged stamps and 14 souvenir and miniature sheets, practically complete for the period, including postage, air post and back of the book issues, including several complete sheets and booklet panes, perfect quality unit, full OG, NH, mostly VF, C.v. is close to $2,000
Click the numbers below to see additional pages:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
(Ph)
400.00
29 **/*   643, 645

Vermont Sesquicentennial Issue
Duplicated Assembly

1927, 2c carmine rose, 46 plate blocks of six and 16 First Day Covers, in addition one plate block of the Valley Forge, individually placed in glassines and described, fresh condition, full OG, NH (30 blocks) or LH/hinged, mostly VF, C.v. $2,324
Click the numbers below to see additional pages:
2, 3, 4
(Ph)
250.00
30 **   136L4

Local stamps
Swarts' City Dispatch Post

1849, Zachary Taylor, (2c) red, complete sheet of 25, stone 2, perfect condition, full OG, NH, VF, PF certificate, C.v. $600 as hinged
(Ph)
400.00
31 **   136L4
1849, Zachary Taylor, (2c) red, complete sheet of 25, stone 4, fresh quality, full OG, NH, VF, PF certificate, C.v. $600 as hinged
(Ph)
400.00

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