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1908-1909 Washington-Franklin Issue, DL wmk, perf 12

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1073

331aS, 332aS A

1908, 1¢ green and 2¢ carmine, booklet stamps, diagonal "Specimen" overprint type E (Scott 331aS, 332aS), position A, blocks of four from the foot of the pane, o.g., never hinged, the 1¢ has inconsequential area of missing gum at lower corners, Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $200-250
SOLD for $200.00
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1074

331a

1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, bottom left corner single from booklet pane of 6 (Scott 331a), tied by "Mont Alto PA Feb. 20, 1911" circular datestamp and by purple "DISINFECTED" (for tuberculosis) straightline handstamp (Type 3A), on multicolored embossed picture postcard of George Washington's hatchet and cherries, addressed to Steelton PA and with small faults, Very Fine strike, only five examples recorded.

The earliest documented use (EDU) of #374a is a postcard from Pittsburgh PA to Washington DC on Feb. 28, 1911. If this is a #374a then it would be the new EDU. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-250
SOLD for $110.00
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1075

331a var. A

1908, 1¢ green, booklet pair, imperforate between (Scott 331a var.), position A, deep rich color, characteristically centered to top left, o.g., hinge remnant and small patch of gum glazing at top right from protective mount, Fine to Very Fine. An exceptionally rare variety, of which there are fewer than ten certified pairs, with 1945 P.F. certificate.
Scott $3,750.

It has been surmised that this unissued variety emanated from "booklet experiments" (cf. Scott catalog footnote). Mr. Larkin's example has Philatelic Foundation certificate no. 19 and was the first such example of this variety certified by the P.F. In the Philatelic Foundation's Opinions V (1988), George Brett lists and illustrates seven certified imperforate-between pairs, with one further pair added in Roger Brody's updated article in Opinions VII (2006). (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $2,500-3,000
SOLD for $2,900.00
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1076

332a B

1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 332a), complete and unexploded, Position B or H or N with vertical guide line at right, without tab, affixed in the preferred and rarer vertical format, tied by three strikes of "New York N.Y. Sta. G. Jan. 12, 1909" duplex cancel on small special delivery cover to Kingston, N.Y. with purple "Credit for Special Delivery, Taken at Kingston, N.Y." two-line handstamp, next-day Kingston backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Position B appears once on both plates, Position H appears once on the 180-subject plate and twice on the 360-subject plate and Position N appears once on the 360-subject plate. Thus, regardless of which position this actually is, all three are rare positions.
Scott $500 for used. (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $350.00
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1077

332a E

1908, 2¢ carmine, D.L. watermark, booklet pane of 6 (Scott 332a), complete and unexploded, Position E with horizontal line between top and center pairs, without tab, tied by three strikes of "Lafayette Ind. Apr. 17 1909" duplex cancel on Special Delivery cover to Chicago with purple "Fee Claimed at Chicago, Ill," and blue 1393 handstamp at bottom; with detailed delivery instructions at top left and note at bottom left saying delivered in person April 18 and April 18 Chicago backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott $500 for used. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
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