United States Stamps, Featuring An Important Collection of Modern Errors continued...

**Modern Errors (Scott 3136p thru 4144a)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
707		32c World of Dinosaurs, Sheet of 15, Bottom or Top Halves Imperforate (3136p, 3136q). Two complete Mint N.H. sheets of 15, first with bottom seven stamps imperforate, second with top eight stamps imperforate, bright and fresh VERY FINE AND RARE PAIR OF WORLD OF DINOSAURS SHEETS SHOWING BOTTOM AND TOP HALVES IMPERFORATE. ONLY TWO OF EACH ARE KNOWN. The Datz book states that there is only one sheet of bottom half imperforate and two of top half imperforate. However, we offer another bottom half imperforate in the following lot, so either Datz has the quantities reversed or there are two of each. In either case, this pair of error sheets is one of the rarities of modern error collecting. No. 3136p ex Floyd and with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 7,500.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
708		32c World of Dinosaurs, Sheet of 15, Bottom Half Imperforate (3136p). Mint N.H. sheets of 15, bottom seven stamps imperforate, Very Fine and rare, the Datz book states that there is only one sheet of bottom half imperforate and two of top half imperforate, however we offer another bottom half imperforate in the previous lot, so either Datz has the quantities reversed or there are two of each, in either case this sheet is one of the rarities of modern error collecting (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,750.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
709		"H Postcard Rate", Uncle Sam's Hat (3260 var). Bright colors, affixed slightly overlapping edge of cover causing small corner flaws, used with 10c American Revolution Bicentennial (1544) and 4c Father Flanagan (2171), tied by Indianapolis In. machine cancel on legal-size cover to Greencastle IN. with Greencastle return address, undeliverable with return to sender pointing hand, Fine appearance, a very rare on-cover example of the unissued "H" postcard rate stamp, probably fewer than a dozen covers are known and most have faulty stamps, Scott Catalogue notes that these non-denominated stamps have been found in the marketplace, but that there is no evidence they were officially issued, unpriced on-cover, Scott Retail for used $2,250.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
710		(33c "H") Rate, Uncle Sam's Hat, Perforation and Color Omitted Errors (3264a, 3265b, d, e). Four items, No. 3264a imperforate pair, Nos. 3265b single, 3265d pair and 3265e in a strip of six, Very Fine group, one P.F. certificate accompanies (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,025.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
711		33c Hubble Space Telescope, Imperforate Strip of Four (3388b). Mint N.H. with margins at sides, Very Fine, rare with "at least two panes" reported in Datz (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,100.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
712		33c Road Runner & Coyote, Booklet Pane of 10, Imperforate (3391d). Mint N.H. complete unfolded booklet, vivid colors, Very Fine and rare, Datz states only 3 panes recorded, "meep meep!" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,400.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
713		33c Adopting a Child, Pair, Die Cutting Omitted (3398a). Mint N.H. complete pane of 20, containing 10 error pairs, bright and fresh, Very Fine, this is the discovery pane and contains the only recorded examples, listed but unpriced in Scott and Datz (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
714		$1.00 Exploring the Solar System, Hologram of $3.20 Escaping the Earth Applied (3410g). Mint N.H. complete sheet of five with hologram of No. 3411b applied at top, Very Fine and rare, listed but unpriced in Scott (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
715		$11.75 Express Mail, Landing on the Moon, Double Hologram (3413b). Mint N.H. sheet of one, second hologram applied to right of original, Very Fine and extremely rare error (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 4,250.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
716		10c Joseph W. Stilwell, Imperforate Pair (3420a). Mint N.H. complete pane of 20, containing 10 imperforate pairs, partial horizontal perfs in right selvage only, Very Fine and scarce, Datz states at least two panes are known, this may be as much as half the supply, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,250.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
717		58c Margaret Chase Smith, Black Engraved Omitted (3427b). Mint N.H. plate no. (1)11 block of four, completely missing Black portrait and plate no., bottom right stamp couple perfs slightly trimmed, still Very Fine and rare, only one pane of 20 is reported in Datz book, this issue was also printed with lithographed Black, which can only be seen in examples with attached marginal markings, as in the block offered here with "(A)MERICANS", Scott Retail as singles, accompanied by normal stamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,900.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction

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