Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1917-23 Issues (Scott 498-546) continued...

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Lot Description

506

$5.00 Deep Green & Black (524). Block of 49 containing center line block, deep rich colors, bold strikes of "New York S.C.S." registry oval cancels, few perf separations reinforced between four stamps at lower left using non-archival material, few light creases to be expected on such a large used multiple but better than normally seen, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce large used multiple, Scott Retail as nine blocks of four and singles (Image)

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2,255.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

507

$2.00 Carmine & Black, $5.00 Green & Black (524, 547). Mint N.H., $5.00 Very Fine and choice, $2.00 with especially handsome wide margins and almost perfect centering, Extremely Fine, No. 547 with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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$ 630.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

508

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. IV, V, VI, Imperforate (532, 533, 534A). Blocks of four of each, No. 532 centerline block with huge margins, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine, No. 533 Mint N.H., Very Fine, No. 534A one stamp lightly hinged, Very Fine (Image)

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$ 690.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

509

2c Carmine, Ty. V, Imperforate (533). Mint N.H. left plate no. 11893 block of six, huge margins, intense shade, natural gripper marks visible on back, Extremely Fine, scarce plate block, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,800.00

SOLD for $650.00
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510

2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Block of four with huge 25mm right sheet margin, large margins other sides, intense shade and impression clearly showing the Ty. VII characteristics, bold strikes of "Chicago Ill. Hyde Park Sta. Dec. 27, 1921 9 AM" duplex cancels, some slight wrinkling

EXTREMELY FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED SHEET-MARGIN BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT TYPE VII OFFSET IMPERFORATE ISSUE.

According to Armstrong, the imperforates were issued to satisfy the needs of the last remaining private coil manufacturer. The Mail-O-Meter Company merged with the Schermack Company and so these issues are also known with the Schermack Type III perforations, such as are also seen on Scott 314A and 482A. However, a small supply of the imperforate 2c Type VII stamps without Schermack perfs did reach the public.

Our informal review of auction catalogues and the records of the Philatelic Foundation found four blocks of four and nine pairs, of which only four are sound. This is the first block we have offered since our 2001 Twigg-Smith sale.

The Scott Catalogue pricing is in error as it values two used pairs higher than a used block -- which is considerably rarer. Scott Retail as two used pairs (Image)

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$ 9,000.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

511

3c Deep Violet (537a). Mint N.H., radiant color in the Deep Violet shade, fresh and Fine, a scarce shade, with copy of 1994 P.F. certificate for block, Scott Catalogue footnote states that value for Scott 537a is for the grade of Fine (Image)

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$ 2,300.00

CLOSED
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512

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Much wider margins than normally found on this scarce stamp, bright color, Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate for a block of four (Image)

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$ 2,700.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
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513

3c Violet, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (541). Mint N.H., pretty color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, ex "Scarsdale", with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 100.00

SOLD for $200.00
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514

1c Green, Rotary (545). Plate no. 11765 and "S30" block of four, barely hinged along horizontal perfs (appears Mint N.H.), fresh and Fine, we have not offered another in any gum condition since 2009, this plate number also listed in Durland as "scarce", with 2014 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 1,100.00

SOLD for $375.00
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515

1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H. top plate no. 13896 and star block of four, natural s.e. at left, fresh and Fine, we have offered only two others in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records, lot also incl No. 546 plate block, brown stain on right pair, one sound stamp at left Mint N.H. (Image)

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2,665.00

SOLD for $325.00
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516

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Wonderful depth of color, nice margins and centering, neat slogan cancel, Very Fine, despite the modest catalogue value used copies of this issue are scarce and centering is normally poor, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 190.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction