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1909, 2¢ carmine, bluish paper (Scott 358), right margin plate number 4860 single, o.g., never hinged, an exceptional stamp with strong color and proof-like detail; blue ink handstamp on reverse, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate for plate block of six, this position 6. Scott $170 Estimate $200-250 (Image)
1909, 3¢ deep violet, bluish paper (Scott 359), slightly disturbed o.g., cleanly printed in strong color; paper fresh with solid margins, Fine to Very Fine, with 2016 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott $1,800 Estimate $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1909, 4¢ orange brown, bluish paper (Scott 360), o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and clean on alluring paper; sound with solid color and impression, Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate.
According to Johl, "ALL [of the 4¢ bluish paper] came from the Government Collection at Washington in exchange for other needed varieties. Less than one hundred copies were so available." Scott $27,500 Estimate $15,000-20,000 (Image)
1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper (Scott 361), o.g., previously hinged, in crisp color with clean lines; fresh with clear margins all around, Fine to Very Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $5,750 Estimate $3,500-5,000 (Image)
1909, 6¢ red orange, bluish paper (Scott 362), o.g., previously hinged, with bright, bold color on immaculate paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,250 Estimate $1,500-2,000 (Image)
1909, 8¢ olive green, bluish paper (Scott 363), o.g., previously hinged, wonderfully printed in robust color, with three well-balanced margins, close but just clear at right, Fine+, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate (P.F. certificate #428123 does not accompany).
A fantastic rarity, missing from even the most advanced collections. According to Johl, the Post Office Department made available approximately 80 each of the 4¢ and 8¢ bluish papers, trading them for rarities then missing from Department archives. Scott $30,000 Estimate $10,000-15,000 (Image)
1909, 10¢ yellow, bluish paper (Scott 364), o.g., never hinged, a jazzy stamp in glowing color and with superior centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a choice stamp for the connoisseur, unrecorded at this grade in PSE's Population Report, with just a single stamp grading higher at 95, with 1993 P.S.E. and 2021 P.S.A.G. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85. SMQ VF-XF 85; $5,750. Scott $4,000 Estimate $5,000-6,500 (Image)
1909, 13¢ blue green, bluish paper (Scott 365), slightly glazed o.g., cleanly printed in alluring color; paper fresh with nicely balanced large margins, Extremely Fine, with 1992 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $2,600 Estimate $2,500-3,500 (Image)
1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper (Scott 366), o.g., previously hinged, a real looker with enticing color, clean lines, and perfectly balanced margins on immaculate paper; reperforated at left, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,300 Estimate $750-1,000 (Image)
1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper (Scott 366), face-free indistinct, possibly non-contemporary cancel, completeness of color, impression and perforations upon striking grayish paper, within balanced borders; natural inclusion speck as often with these experimental papers and is not mentioned on the accompanying certificate, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, the cancel is indistinct and therefore the accompanying P.F. certificate states "decline opinion as to whether the cancel is contemporary". We also weren't there at the time the cancel was applied, used examples are exceedingly rare and so much scarcer than mint, sold on its own merits, Last offered in Cherrystone Sale #420, Lot #359, with 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott $16,000 Estimate $3,000-4,000 (Image)
