Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 103
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4072 Symbol: Bureau Issue Plate Number Collection, 1895-1906. Mint collection of 150 mostly all different plate number singles, strips of three and plate blocks of six arranged on black stock pages in a binder, noteworthy items including plate singles Scott #265 (5 n.h.), 266 (5 n.h.), 267 (79 n.h.), 279Bg (2 n.h.), plate strip of three 266 (2 n.h.), 267 (25), 267a (1 n.h.), 279Bc and 279Bg, plate blocks of six of Scott #300, 301 and 314 (n.h.), also misc. singles, pairs and blocks of four on stock cards #264//279Bc with/266 imprint block of four n.h., 267 blocks of six (2 n.h.) and block of 16 (14 stamps n.h.) and B79Bc singles (2 n.h.), attractive group, owner's Scott $11,400, Fine-Very Fine or better. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. US$750-1,000 Est. $750-1,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4073 Symbol: Plate Number Singles Collection, 1902-03. 2¢ Washington Shield with 1689 different plate numbers, including singles, pairs and strips on black sock pages in a binder, comprised of Scott #319 (1450), 319F (75) and 319Fi (164), centering ranges from VG to XF, some suitable for grading, gum ranges from n.g. to n.h. and everything in between, the collection was assembled over many decades to achieve completion of the plate numbers for which no premium has been added, an incredibly useful offering, unchecked for watermark and/or paper varieties, owner's Scott $19,392 (as hinged). Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500. US$2,500-3,500 Est. $2,500-3,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4074 Symbol: Plate Blocks Collection, 1908-14. Neat mostly n.h. collection of 100 items on black stock pages in a binder, including good selection of 1909 2¢ commemoratives with Scott #367 Lincoln n.h. (2), 370 and 371 Alaska-Yukon perf and imperf n.h., 372 and 373 Hudson-Fulton perf and imperf n.h., also Scott #397 1¢ Pan-Pacific plate block of six, stamps n.h., good Washington-Franklins 408 1¢ imperf n.h., 41 different plate number positions, 409 2¢ imperf n.h., 17 different plates and positions, 424 1¢ perf 10 n.h. (4), and 425 2¢ (7), owner's Scott $7,700, Fine-Very Fine or Better. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4075 Symbol: Washington Imperf Plate Block Specialized Collection, 1916-17. Remarkable collection of 1¢-3¢ Washington flat plate unwatermarked imperf plate blocks of six (Scott #481-84) displayed on white stock pages in a binder, main focus of the collection is 1¢ value with nearly half (75) of the 161 different possible plate numbers, 248 plates and positions in all, also 2¢ Type I (seven different), 3¢ Type I (11 different) and 3¢ Type II (seven different), majority of value is in 118 different n.h. plate blocks, plus 160 hinged, owner's Scott $13,195, Fresh and Fine-XF. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4076 Symbol: 1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Plate Blocks of Six Group. Miscellaneous group of 13 different Scott #498//536 with 28 different plate numbers and positions, about half the value in 11 n.h. items including #503, 506, 534 (3), 535 (2) and 536 (2), owner's Scott $4,355, Fine-XF. Estimate; $500 - 750. US$500-750 Est. $500-750
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4077 Symbol: 1918 1¢ Washington Plate Block of Six Specialized Group. Lot of 170 different plate numbers and positions of 1¢ Washington offset plate blocks of six Scott #525, all fresh mint with 79 n.h., great lot for the specialist, owner's Scott $6,680, generally Fine-XF. Estimate; $750 - 1,000. US$750-1,000 Est. $750-1,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4078 Symbol: Early Commemorative Specialized Plate Block Collection, 1919-25. Attractive and valuable group of plate blocks including 1919 Victory (Scott #537), 1920 Pilgrim (548-50), 1924 Huguenot-Walloon (614-16), 1925 Lexington-Concord (617-19), 1925 Norse-American (620-21), featuring a variety of plate numbers and positions including both n.h. and o.g. in varying quantities ranging from 1-25, a substantial assortment of these issues all identified on black stock cards, owner's Scott $30,975, fresh and clean, worth review, Fine-Very Fine. Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500. US$2,500-3,500 Est. $2,500-3,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4079 Symbol: 1919-21 Rotary Coil Waste Plate Number Blocks Collection. Of 150 different plate numbers perf 11x10 arranged on black stock pages comprised of Scott #538 (30), 540 (103), 541 (2) and 543 (15) in varying blocks of four, six or eight and including more than 100 adjacent stamps in the blocks, majority of the value is in 103 plates of Scott #540 with about 1/3 n.h., #538 featuring two top margin imperf blocks (one a star plate block of four and the other a plate block of six), also #543 perf 10 with eight corner plates of four and seven side plates of six, fantastic lot for the specialist, owner's Scott $22,900, condition generally fine to very fine. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4080 Symbol: 1920 2¢ Washington Offset Type V Plate Blocks Group. An amazing specialized group of 138 different plate numbers and positions, all fresh mint including 90 n.h., owner's Scott $40,300, great lot for the plate number collector, Fine-XF. Scott No. 527; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. US$2,000-3,000 Est. $2,000-3,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4081 Symbol: 1920 2¢ Washington Plate Blocks of Six Group. Offset type V plate blocks of six Scott #527, specialized group of 41 different plate numbers and positions all fresh mint n.h., owner's Scott $21,000, great lot for the specialist, generally Fine-XF. Scott No. 527; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4082 Symbol: 1920 2¢ Washington Plate Blocks of Six Group. Specialized group of offset type VI plate blocks of six with 30 different plate numbers and positions, all fresh mint with 13 n.h., including plate number 11590 with monogram, owner's Scott $17,775, great for the specialist, Fine-XF. Scott No. 528A; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4083 Symbol: 1920 2¢ Washington Plate Blocks of Six Group. Offset type IV plate blocks of six Scott #526, specialized group of 41 different plate numbers and positions all fresh mint, 26 are n.h., owner's Scott $15,300, great lot for the specialist, generally Fine-XF. Scott No. 526; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4084 Symbol: 1920 2¢ Washington Plate Blocks of Six Group. Offset type Va plate blocks of six Scott #528, specialized group of 67 different plate numbers and positions all fresh mint n.h., owner's Scott $12,700, great lot for the specialist, generally Fine-XF. Scott No. 528; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4085 Symbol: 1920 2¢ Washington Offset Type Va Specialized Plate Block Group. 97 different plate numbers and positions, all fresh mint, 31 are n.h. plus eight scarce plate numbers n.h., two "monogram" plate blocks, one n.h., and two "CRNTS" plate blocks, both n.h., great specialist lot, owner's Scott $16K+. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4086 Symbol: Specialized Definitive Plate Blocks, 1922-31 (Group 2). Valuable collection/accumulation of plate blocks of six or four (as issued) identified on black cards with the vast majority being n.h. comprising a variety of plate numbers and positions, n.h. including Scott #552 (6), 553 (5), 554 (5), 555 (2), 559 (3), 561 (4), 563 (7), 564 (3), 565 (3), 566 (3), 567, 568, 569, 571 (2), 575 (3), 577 (6), 581, 582 (2), 583 (5), 584, 586, 590 (3), 591, 622 (8), 623 (4), 631 (2), 638 (10), 639 (10), Kansas 658 (3), 659 (2), 660 (6), 661, 662 (2), 663 (2), 664, 665, 667, 668 (2), Nebraska 670 (4), 671 (25), 674, 692 (12), 693 (4), 694 (7), 696 (14), 698 (11), 699 (5), 700 (4), also o.g. 554 star plate of six, 579 plate block of four plus two extra n.h. singles attached, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590 (3), 591, 623and 631, part of an extensive specialized plate number collection, duplication, owner's Scott $37K, clean, fresh and Fine-XF. Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000. US$4,000-6,000 Est. $4,000-6,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4087 Symbol: Specialized Definitive Plate Blocks, 1922-31 (Group 1). Valuable collection/accumulation of plate blocks of six or four (as issued) identified on black cards with the majority being n.h. comprising a variety of plate numbers and positions, better n.h. including Scott #552 (5), 553 (4), 554 (4), 555, 559 (3), 561 (3), 563 (6), 554 (3), 565 (3), 566 (3), 571, 575 (2), 577 (5), 582, 583 (4), 590 (2), 622 (8), 623 (4), 631 (2); Kansas overprints 658 (2), 660 (5), 661, 662, 663 (2), 664, 665, 667, 668, 692 (11), 693 (4), 694 (6), 696 (14), 698 (10), 699 (5), 700 (4), also o.g. 555, 559, 563 (2), 564, 566 (3), 567, 569, 581, 583 (4), 584, 586, 587, 590 (2), 591, 622, 623, 635 and 661, part of an extensive specialized plate number collection, duplication, owner's Scott $25K+, clean, fresh, Fine-XF. Estimate; $2,500 - 3,500. US$2,500-3,500 Est. $2,500-3,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4088 Symbol: 1923 2¢ Harding Memorial Specialized Collection. Comprehensive collection of perf 11 plate blocks of six neatly laid out on black stock pages in a binder, the main focus of the collection is Scott #610 with 774 of 831 possible numbers and positions, an astonishing 93% complete collection of these Century old plate blocks, nearly impossible to duplicate today, including 245 n.h. plate blocks featuring the scarce #F15195, also including #611 imperf plate blocks of six (8 n.h. and 3 hinged) 11 of 20 possessing plates and positions of the four regularly issued plate numbers, #612 rotary perf 10 plate blocks of four (one n.h. and one LH), owner's Scott $29,300, some XF, great for the specialist, generally Fine-Very Fine. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4089 Symbol: Rotary Coil Waste Star Plate Number Block Collection, 1923. Substantial collection of the perf 11x10 plate number blocks including Scott #578 blocks of four (3), blocks of six (6), blocks of eight (2, one n.h.), the larger blocks including 19 n.h. singles valued as such, there are a total of 34 different plate numbers, condition varies, owner's Scott $24,000, great lot for the specialist, generally Fine-Very Fine. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4090 Symbol: Rotary Coil Waste Star Plate Number Singles Collection, 1923. Collection of perf 11x10 Scott #578 (14 different) and 579 (131 different) arranged on black stock pages, all mint except for one 2¢ used value with plate number capture, one #578 and 70 #579 are top margin pairs with attached singles counted as such, 66 #579 are n.h., the group represents about 2/3 of all plate numbers for this issue, tough to assemble such a collection, total owner's Scott (as normal stamps) $20,000+, generally fine-very fine. Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. US$1,500-2,000 Est. $1,500-2,000
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4091 Symbol: 1923-26 1¢-10¢ Plate Number Singles Collection. Comprehensive assemblage of 1¢-10¢ perf 10 rotary (Scott #581-91) plate number singles featuring 487 different displayed on black stock pages, nearly all mint with much n.h., only a few used, most of which are Bureau pre-cancels, every plate number of 4¢-10¢ values are represented, owner's Scott as normal singles $5,300+, an extremely difficult collection to assemble, generally Fine-Very Fine. Estimate; $500 - 750. US$500-750 Est. $500-750
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4092 Symbol: 1923-31 Specialized Plate Block Group. An accumulation of plate blocks of four or six on black cards and in glassines including Scott #610, 611, 658, 660, 671, 684, 685, 692-701, varying quantities of 18 different stamps with a variety of plate numbers and positions, majority of value is in n.h., featuring 1931 rotary printings 11¢-50¢, owner's Scott $7,800. Estimate; $500 - 750. US$500-750 Est. $500-750
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4093 Symbol: Specialized Definitive Rotary Plate Blocks, 1926-1934. Accumulation of hundreds in glassines or on black stock cards of ½¢ to 10¢ values ranging from Scott #632-42 and 653, vast majority n.h. with a variety of plate numbers and positions, n.h. highlights including Scott #632 (180), 633 (14), 634 (151), 635 (17), 636 (11), 637 (28), 638 (21), 639 (20), 640 (14), 641 (20) and 642 (29), careful inspection recommended, owner's Scott $8400, fresh, Fine-XF. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4094 Symbol: 1929-31 2¢ Red Specialized Plate Block Group. Accumulation of hundreds of plate blocks of four or six (as issued) on black cards or in glassines, including Scott #654-55, 657, 680-83, 689-90 and 702-03 in varying quantities to as many as 200 each of 12 different commemoratives, large variety of plate numbers and positions, vast majority of value in n.h., great specialist lot, owner's Scott $9,900, Fine-XF. Estimate; $500 - 750. US$500-750 Est. $500-750
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4095 Symbol: 1932 Washington Bicentennial Specialized Plate Block Group. Group of hundreds of plate blocks of four on black cards and in glassines, varying quantities of the 12 different stamps, large assortment of plate numbers and positions, majority of value in n.h., owner's Scott $19K. Scott No. 704-715; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. US$1,000-1,500 Est. $1,000-1,500
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Sale No: 103
Lot No:4096 Symbol: 1932-33 Specialized Plate Block Group. An accumulation of hundreds of plate blocks on black cards and in glassines including Scott #716-20 and 724-26 in quantities of mostly 50-100 each, some higher, with a variety of plate number and positions, vast majority are n.h., owner's Scott $6,800, great specialist lot. Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 Est. $300-400
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