1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, imperf (Scott 343), wide top margin plate number 4980 block of 6 with imprint and small solid star, o.g., never hinged, a primo plate, Post Office fresh and sound with solid margins all around, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, the only wide top example of this plate found in auction and P.F. searches, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Estimate $1,800-2,200

1909, 4¢ orange brown, D.L. watermark, imperf (Scott 346), left margin part imprint and star single, o.g., never hinged, an immaculate item with full margin, clean color, and five adjacent stamps captured; how this missed a jumbo we don't know, a Superb gem, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate graded Gem 100.
SMQ Gem 100; $275. (Image)

Estimate $200-300

1909, 5¢ blue, D.L. watermark, imperf (Scott 347), top left corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, how this one missed a Jumbo grade is beyond us; pristine with great color, marginal initials, and portions of three adjacent stamps, a Superb gem, a magnificent position 1, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate graded Gem 100.
SMQ Gem 100; $475. (Image)

Estimate $350-500