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The Grant Inman Collection, Part 2: Officials continued...

Official Special Printings - Agriculture Department

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

589

1c-30c Agriculture, Specimen Ovpt. (O1S-O9S). Without gum as issued, rich colors, 10c small thin spot, overall a Very Fine and desirable set, ex Sheriff (Image)

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$ 2,887.50

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

590

1c Agriculture, Specimen Ovpt., Dotted "i" in "Specimen", Ribbed (O1Sb, O1Sc). Without gum as issued, first with Jumbo margins and gorgeous centering, second with bright color and clearly showing the variety, few minor perf flaws, Very Fine-Extremely Fine (Image)

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$ 537.50

SOLD for $200.00
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591

1c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O1Sa). Without gum as issued, bright color, few perf flaws, otherwise Fine, scarce, only approximately 20 are known (Image)

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$ 2,500.00

SOLD for $475.00
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592

2c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O2Sa). Without gum as issued, rich color, typical centering for this issue, few natural inclusions, few perf flaws, otherwise Fine and scarce, only approximately ten are known to exist (Image)

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$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $450.00
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593

3c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O3Sa). Without gum as issued, scissors separated sides but perfs largely intact, fresh and bright

VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT OFFICIAL SPECIAL PRINTING RARITY. ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT AGRICULTURE "SEPCIMEN" ERROR ARE KNOWN.

Only 389 copies of the 3c Agriculture Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then at most four can possibly exist. Only one other is recorded (ex Sheriff, Markovits and our Sale 905) and it has similar scissors-separated perfs. (Image)

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$ 12,500.00

SOLD for $16,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

594

6c Agriculture, "Sepcimen Error" (O4Sa). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, perfs scissors-separated but intact

FRESH AND FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PRINTING WITH "SEPCIMEN" ERROR.

Only 373 copies of the 6c Agriculture Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then at most four can possibly exist. The Combs book does not record an example.

Ex Stone, Sheriff and Markovits. With 1952 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

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$ 20,000.00

SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

595

10c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O5Sa). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, wide margin at left (as does the only other recorded example)

FRESH AND FINE. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 10-CENT AGRICULTURE SPECIAL PRINTING WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" SPELLING ERROR. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.

Only 390 copies of the 10c Agriculture Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then at most four can possibly exist. None were known to Combs. The other example known to us, ex Stone, Sheriff and Markovits, has similar centering but is closer at bottom. It was incorrectly described in the 2004 Markovits sale as the only recorded example.

With 1971 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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$ 17,500.00

SOLD for $15,500.00
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596

12c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O6Sa). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, typical centering for this issue

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT AGRICULTURE WITH "SEPCIMEN" SPELLING ERROR. FEWER THAN FIVE ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE FINEST.

Only 379 copies of the 12c Agriculture Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then at most four can possibly exist. Robert Markovits recorded only three examples (2004 Bennett sale). We are aware of four, including the used example offered in the following lot, one offered in our 2016 sale of the Rollin C. Huggins Jr. collection, and one offered in our Sale 1017 that had a large stained repair.

Ex Lewenthal, Sheriff and Markovits. Signed Bloch. With 2004 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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$ 12,500.00

SOLD for $13,500.00
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597

12c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error ( O6Sa). Rich color, bold target cancel described on accompanying certificate as counterfeit, Fine, an unusual item, the "SEPCIMEN" error is genuine (only four are known) but this must be offered on its own merits due to the cancel, illustrated in the Combs book on page 36, ex Worthington, Lewenthal (where illustrated on front cover) and Sheriff, with 1999 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as unused $12,500.00 (Image)

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E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,500.00
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598

15c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O7Sa). Without gum as issued, rich color, wide margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT AGRICULTURE WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" ERROR. ONLY THREE ARE KNOWN.

Only 370 of the 15c Agriculture Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then at most four can possibly exist. Robert Markovits recorded only two examples (2004 Bennett sale), but it is not clear if his census included the Golden example. We record three: 1) intact perfs, sound, ex Golden (Siegel Sale 1095, lot 522, realized $10,500 hammer); 2) the example offered here; and 3) ex Lewenthal and Markovits, last sold in Siegel Sale 905, scissors-separated into the perfs at top.

Small purple backstamp. With 2016 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 12,500.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
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599

24c Agriculture, "Sepcimen" Error (O8Sa). Without gum as issued, brilliant color, scissors-separated at left but with intact perfs, tiny corner perf tear at top right

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT AGRICULTURE WITH THE "SEPCIMEN" SPELLING ERROR. ONLY FOUR ARE KNOWN. A GREAT RARITY.

Only 352 of the 24c Agriculture Special Printing were sold, but it is not known how the stamps were taken from the sheets or if full sheets were exhausted before breaking a subsequent sheet. If full sheets were used, then at most four can possibly exist. Robert Markovits recorded only three examples. We record the following four examples: 1) ex Golden, intact perfs, sound (Siegel Sale 1095, lot 523, realized $11,000 hammer); 2) the example offered here, wide left margin; 3) similar centering, ex Pickard, Stone and Sheriff (Siegel Sale 752, lot 484); and 4) similar left margin, reperfed at top, thins and tear, ex Markovits.

With 2002 A.P.S. and 2016 P.F. certificates, the former not mentioning the tiny fault (Image)

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$ 12,500.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction