Sale No: 757
Lot No:532
Symbol:Cat No:533

1918, 2¢ carmine, type V, offset printing, imperf (Scott 533), left margin plate number 11260 single, o.g., never hinged, a true jumbo capturing portions of the five surrounding stamps; Post Office fresh in jaunty color and sharp detail; small inclusion in hair of no consequence, a Superb gem, a solo Top of the Pop; the highest grade awarded in PSE's Population Report is 100, with 2018 P.F. certificate graded Gem 100J.
SMQ Gem 100J; $750 as a "100".
SMQ Gem 100J $750 as a "100"
Estimate $1,000-1,500 (Image)

SMQ Gem 100J $750 as a "100"
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Sale No: 757
Lot No:534
Symbol:Cat No:534B

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf (Scott 534B), full wide top margin plate number 12280 single, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and pristine; strong color, clean impression, perfectly balanced margins, and a top selvage big enough for another stamp, Superb, a stellar item, one of just three stamps at this grade, with a single example higher, in PSE's Population Report, with 1976 P.F. and 2002 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded SUP 98.
SMQ SUP 98; $5,750.
Scott $3,750
Estimate $4,000-6,000 (Image)

Scott $3,750
Estimate $4,000-6,00

Sale No: 757
Lot No:535
Symbol:Cat No:534B

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf (Scott 534B), right margin plate number 12275 block of 6, bright and cleanly printed; paper fresh with large balanced margins all around; lightly hinged at top and at bottom left; small inclusion at position 3, Very Fine nonetheless, with 1972 P.F. certificate.
Scott $17,500
Estimate $15,000-20,000 (Image)

Scott $17,500
Estimate $15,000-20

Sale No: 757
Lot No:536
Symbol:Cat No:535

1918, 3¢ violet, type V, offset printing, imperf (Scott 535), left margin plate number 8787 single, o.g., never hinged, an eye-stopping jumbo with incredible detail and color, framelines of all five surrounding stamps, and immaculately clean and sound paper, a Superb gem, a Top of the Pop, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate graded Gem 100J.
SMQ Gem 100J; $125 as a "100".
SMQ Gem 100J $125 as a "100"
Estimate $200-300 (Image)

SMQ Gem 100J $125 as a "100"
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