7 Position 20L1E. Relief "A". Showing center line at right. The other margins are also especially large showing a part of the next stamp on each of those three sides. Red grid cancel. This stamp would easily grade 100 if not for lightened manuscript cancels, which were professionally removed and the appearance of this lovely stamp is unaffected. ex Saadi. 1989 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Sold...350.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 8
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 50L1E. Relief "B". Shows centerline at right. Tied on piece by red 7-bar closed grid cancel. ex Saadi. 1989 PFC calls this position 70L1E but we disagree (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Sold...250.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 11
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Horizontal strip of 3. Positions 27-29R1E. Relief "A". Exeter, NH cds and grid cancels. Pretty color. ex Saadi. 1991 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Sold...450.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 12
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 60R1E. Relief "A". Grid cancel. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC for the pair from which this stamp originated (Image)
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Sold...200.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 13
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 61R1E. Relief "B".Shows part of the sheet margin at left and the next stamp at bottom. Grid cancel. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Sold...200.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 14
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 64R1E. Relief "B". Bold red cds cancel plus blue cds cancel. Strikingly handsome. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Sold...150.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 15
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 94R1E. Relief "B". Shows sheet margin at bottom. Blue grid cancel. ex Saadi. (Image)
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Sold...120.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 18
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Horizontal pair. Plate 2. Relief "A". Shows a part of the next stamp on three sides. Light cds cancels. Quite handsome and a great item for someone who wants to plate it. ex Saadi. 1989 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Sold...400.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 19
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7 var.
7 Position 2L2. Relief "T". Shows the cracked plate variety. New Orleans Feb 3 cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1989 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Sold...800.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 22
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7 var.
7 Position 23L2. Relief "B". Shows the cracked plate variety. Double ring cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1988 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Sold...475.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 24
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Horizontal pair. Positions 69-70L2. Relief "B". Grid cancels. Nicely margined including part of the next stamps at bottom and left. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Sold...400.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 25
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 70L2. Relief "B". Shows part of sheet margin at right and the next stamp at bottom. Neat New Orleans cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1978 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Sold...170.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 26
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 71L2. Relief "A". Shows part of sheet margin at right and a bit of the next stamp at top and bottom. Large Boston "PAID" in grid cancel. ex Koppersmith, Saadi. 1991 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Sold...180.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 29
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 91L2 but it is not definite that it is this position. Red cds cancel. ex Saadi(Image)
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Sold...50.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 30
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 1R2. Shows a kiss double impression. The doubling is most prominent at the top of the stamp. Red grid cancel at the bottom of the stamp does not interfere with seeing the double impression. ex Saadi.1995 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Sold...400.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 32
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7 var.
7 Position 16R2. Relief "C". Shows the line through the bottom of "C" variety. In a 1995 Siegel auction they wondered if this is actually a cracked plate variety. Shows a bit of the next stamp at left and bottom. ex Koppersmith, adi. 1984 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Sold...275.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 33
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7 var.
7 Position 58R2. Relief "A". Shows double transfer. cds cancel. ex Koppersmith, Saadi. 1984 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 175.00
Sold...175.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 34
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Horizontal pair. Positions 74-75R2. Relief "A". Tied on piece by bold red grid of diamonds cancels. ex Saadi. 1990 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Sold...275.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 36
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7 var.
7 Position 89R2. Relief "B". Shows double transfer. This is the best example of a double transfer on the plate. With a portion of the next stamp at bottom. Neat cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1989 PFC
(Image)
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Sold...500.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 40
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Plate 3. Rhode Island cds cancel. Nicely margined. ex Koppersmith, Saadi. 1986 PFC (Image)
7 1c Prussian blue. Plate 3. Relief "A". New Orleans cds cancel. With pretty color and a sharp impression. ex Saadi. 1990 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Sold...450.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 43
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Horizontal pair. Positions 3-4L3. Relief "T". Shows part of sheet margin at top. New York Apr 18 cds cancel. ex Koppersmith, Saadi. 1988 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Sold...800.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 44
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 41L3. Relief "B". Shows nice part of imprint at left. 1857 cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Sold...1,000.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 45
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 1c Prussian blue. Position 64L3. Relief "B". Shows a part of the next stamp at right and bottom. cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Sold...450.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 47
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 80L3. Relief "A". Shows centerline at right. Neat cds cancel. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00
Sold...425.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 50
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7 var.
7 1c Prussian blue. Position 100R3. Relief "B". Shows a double transfer and a small plate crack. cds cancel. A truly scarce stamp having a number of positive attributes going for it. The color is very lovely. The scan does not do it justice. Then you add in the double transfer and a plate crack. ex Saadi. 1990 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Sold...800.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 52
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Position 4L4. Relief "A". Manuscript cancel. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Sold...400.00
Unplated Stamps
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 54
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Excellent strike of small Boston "PAID" in grid cancel. The small Boston paid cancel is much scarce than its larger cousin. Shows a trace of the next stamp at left and at top. ex Saadi. 1991 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Sold...250.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 55
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Red small Boston "PAID" in grid cancel. The small Boston paid cancel is much scarcer than the large one and in red it is extremely scarce. It is believed that only about a dozen examples exist. ex Saadi. 1992 PFC (Image)
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 300.00
Sold...300.00
Sale No: 2003
Lot No: 56
Symbol: o
Cat No: 7
7 Light cds cancel on a nicely margined example. ex Saadi. 1988 PFC (Image)
