Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1185

15c State (O64). Original gum, very lightly hinged, fresh color, Very Fine and choice (Image)

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$ 320.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1186

24c State (O65). Original gum, wonderful depth of color, beautifully centered, Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $1,200.00) (Image)

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$ 525.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1187

30c State (O66). Original gum, deep color, fresh and Very Fine, a lovely stamp (Image)

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$ 500.00

SOLD for $225.00
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1188

30c State (O66). Deep rich color, choice centering, neat concentric circles cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate (XF 90) (Image)

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$ 180.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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1189°

$2.00 State (O68). Original gum, near mathematically precise centering with Jumbo margins, deep rich colors and detailed impressions

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUE WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED -- AND AT SUPERB 98 JUMBO, IT IS THE HIGHEST GRADED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 OR OF ANY DOLLAR-VALUE STATE DEPARTMENT STAMPS LISTED BY P.S.E.

A Power Search review, as well as a survey of major named Officials sales, failed to find a $2.00 matching the margins and centering of the stamp offered here. The P.S.E. Population Report also bears this out. This stamp is the highest graded of any of the bicolor dollar-value State Department issues. Only one other dollar value has been graded above 90 -- the $5.00 graded 95 Jumbo from our sale of the Rollin C. Huggins collection in 2016. The highest grades awarded by P.S.E. for the dollar value States are as follows:

$2.00 (Scott O68) OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo, the stamp offered here

$5.00 (Scott O69) OGh, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, ex Huggins (Siegel Sale 1123, lot 592)

$10.00 (Scott O70) OG, XF 90

$20.00 (Scott O71) OG, VF 80

With 1983 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 90J, which bears no relation to the stamp offered here) (Image)

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$ 1,600.00

SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1190

$5.00 State (O69). Original gum, deep rich colors and detailed impressions, few short perfs at top left, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

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7,500.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
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1191

$10.00 State (O70). Original gum, h.r., rich colors, Fine (Image)

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4,500.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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1192

$20.00 State (O71). Slightly disturbed original gum, deep rich color, couple short perfs at top and reperforated at bottom, Fine appearance, two small backstamps, with 2016 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 5,000.00

SOLD for $700.00
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1193

$20.00 State (O71). Unused (no gum), bright colors, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

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2,250.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction