1918, $2 orange red & black (Scott 523), o.g., never hinged, a true jumbo with bright, fresh color and immaculate paper, Extremely Fine to Superb, a lovely stamp, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95J.
SMQ XF-SUP 95J; $5,000.
Scott $1,175. (Image)

Estimate $3,500-5,000

1918, $2 orange red & black (Scott 523), o.g., lightly hinged, bright on pristine paper with three large margins, Very Fine.
Scott $525. (Image)

Estimate $300-400

1918, $2 orange red & black (Scott 523), o.g., barest trace of hinge, excellent color, nearly Very Fine, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Scott $525. (Image)

Estimate $300-400

1918, $2 orange red & black (Scott 523), full wide top margin plate #8179/8177" block of 8, meticulously printed in warm, clean color on fresh paper; well-centered across the board, with positions 5 & 8 never hinged), Very Fine, one of the scarcer dollar value Washington-Franklin plate blocks.
Scott $13,000. (Image)

Estimate $10,000-15,000

1918, $2 orange red & black (Scott 523), centerline block of 4, o.g., hinged, a lovely positional with bright, fresh color, near-perfect registry, and sound perforations throughout, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,500. (Image)

Estimate $1,000-1,500

1918, $5 deep green & black (Scott 524), o.g., previously hinged, Post Office fresh in eye-popping colors cleanly impressed, with mathematically precise centering, Extremely Fine to Superb, a choice $5 Franklin, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.
SMQ XF-SUP 95; $325.
Scott $160. (Image)

Estimate $250-350