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The Curtis Collection: United States 20th Century and Air Post Issues continued...

1912-14 Issue (Scott 405-423) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
273 nhbl Image20c Ultramarine (419). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 6920 block of six with narrow selvage, rich color on bright paper, Fine-Very Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 3,500.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
274 nh Image30c Orange Red (420). Mint N.H., gorgeous color, with wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations, fresh and Extremely Fine, ex Liberman, with 1986 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,250.00) (Image)

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 $ 250.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
275 nh Image30c Orange Red (420). Mint N.H., wide balanced margins, lovely bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,250.00) (Image)

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 $ 250.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
276 ogbl Image30c Orange Red (420). Top plate no. 6911 block of six with wide selvage, radiant color, Very Fine and choice, a pretty plate block (Image)

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 $ 1,450.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
277   Image30c Orange Red (420). Perfectly centered with wide margins, beautiful fiery color on bright paper, struck only by rim of cancelling device, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Kirke, with 2011 P.F. and P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $700.00), this is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only one other (Image)

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 $ 19.00

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
278 nh Image50c Violet (421). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression on post-office fresh paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 421 HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND ONLY THREE OTHERS SHARE THIS EXALTED GRADE.

With 1984 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $8,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only three others share this grade. This statistic has not changed in five years. (Image)

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 $ 775.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
279 ogbl Image50c Violet (421). Top plate no. 7057 block of six with wide selvage, lightly hinged, pretty shade, unusually choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE TOP PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 50-CENT PERF 12 WITH SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK.

As a measure of rarity, the Wampler collection had a hinged top plate block, and the Fogelson collection did not have a Scott 421 plate block (both Shreves sales). Our sale of the MLG collection also did not contain one. The only examples contained in Power Search are from the left position (7049, offered in Sale 1078), another left position (7940, offered in 2006) and from the top position (7057, offered in our 2014 Rarities sale) (Image)

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 $ 10,000.00

SOLD for $12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
280   Image50c Violet (421). Jumbo margins and wonderfully well-centered, rich color on bright white paper, oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Kirke, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $350.00 as 95, $950.00 as 98) (Image)

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 $ 30.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
281 c Image50c Violet (421). Beautiful centering and bright fresh color, tied by "Auburn N.Y. Feb. 10, 1935" machine cancel on European size cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Very Fine, late but appropriate use of this scarce 50c Franklin, ex Siskin and Martin, Scott Retail $2,000.00 on cover (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
282 og Image50c Violet (422). Lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $550.00) (Image)

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 $ 225.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
283 ogbl Image50c Violet (422). Top imprint, plate no. 5749 and letter "A" block of six, lightly hinged, rich color

VERY FINE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE TOP POSITION PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED ISSUE.

We have offered only four other top position plate blocks of Scott 422 since keeping computerized records, each of which was hinged. We have also offered two from the bottom position, with narrow selvage.

With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 4,750.00

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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