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OFFICIALS continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
241 ogbl O30 image#O30, 12c Justice, mint block of four, attractive color and nice impression, o.g., few separated perfs., fine-very fine and a difficult block. (Image) $1,200.00

SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction
242 S O35S-45S image#O35S-45S, 1c-90c Navy special printings, with "Specimen" overprints, complete for all eleven values of the Continental printing, each with carmine "Specimen" overprint, without gum as issued, these were often cut apart with scissors, most have full perforations, the 15c has perfs. clipped away at bottom and a small thin, the rest are fine or better; the Special Printings of the officials are analogous to the regular Bank Note special printings and often are as rare, except for the 1c, 2c and 7c the numbers sold range from 102 to 126 of each value. (Image) $11,860.00

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
243 ogbl O35 image#O35, 1c Navy, handsome left margin mint block of four, uncommonly well centered with full even perforations, full o.g., well centered and choice very fine. (Image) $750.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
244 Obl O37 image#O37, 3c Navy, fresh and scarce used block of four, each stamp with halved cork cancel, bright color, pleasing centering, a fine and elusive official block being far scarcer than its mint counterpart. (Image) $1,000.00

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction
245 ogbl O38 image#O38, 6c Navy, fresh mint block of four, nicely centered and possessing attractive color and sharp impression, full o.g., very fine block. (Image) $700.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
246 Obl O39 image#O39, 7c Navy, an incredibly rare used block of four, each stamp with petite contemporaneous ms, "X" cancel, color is brilliant and fresh, quite well centered, very fine for this; this is a very unusual value to be used in multiples and Scott does not record the existence of used blocks of four for this value; ex-Y. Souren. (Image) Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction
247 ogbl O40 image#O40, 10c Navy, fresh mint block of four, rich color and impression on bright paper, full o.g., fine and scarce. (Image) $1,000.00

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
248 ogbl O42 image#O42, 15c Navy, handsome and very scarce mint block of four, remarkably fresh with excellent color on bright paper, quite well centered, very fine for this and the high values of the Navy Department are exceptionally scarce in blocks. (Image) $1,700.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
249 ogbl O59 image#O59, 3c State, handsome mint block of four, possessing strong brilliant color and prooflike impression, full o.g., variable centering ranging from fine to extremely fine with bottom left stamp being exceptionally choice; a scarce block. (Image) $1,100.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
250 c O64 image#O64, 15c State, precisely centered, some foxed perf. tips, tied by cork cancel to legal sized cover to New York, Washington, D.C. datestamp along side, "Department of State/Official Business" imprint, small cover faults as is to be expected with a quintuple rate usage, fine and rare; one of only six or seven 15c State Department covers recorded, ex-Seybold. (Image) $2,000.00

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction
251 ng O68 image#O68, $2.00 State, exceptionally handsome unused example, featuring excellent centering with much larger margins than normally encountered, fresh vibrant colors and a crisp impression, extremely fine; particularly scarce in this premium condition. (Image) $800.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
252 og O68 image#O68, $2.00 State, fresh and well centered mint single, exceptionally strong colors and highly detailed impressions, full o.g., tiny thin speck, otherwise extremely fine. (Image) $1,600.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
253 og O69 image#O69, $5.00 State, an exceptionally fresh mint example of this very scarce official, deep luxuriant colors in the distinctive dark green and black shade, prooflike impression, large part o.g., couple of short perfs, otherwise nearly very fine; signed A. Diena and Kohler. (Image) $7,500.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
254 og O70 image#O70, $10.00 State, premium mint example of this rare official, with fresh rich colors and a clean impression, well centered, o.g., very fine; seldom encountered this choice; signed A. Diena and Champion. (Image) $4,500.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
255 og O71 image#O71, $20.00 State, impressive bottom right corner margin mint single, particularly fresh, rich colors and strong impressions, well centered, full clean o.g. that has been relatively lightly hinged, very fine; a difficult stamp to find in any kind of acceptable quality. (Image) $5,000.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
256 og O71 image#O71, $20.00 State, well centered mint single, very fresh with bright colors and detailed impression on bright paper, slightly disturbed o.g., very fine. (Image) $5,000.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
257 O O71 image#O71, $20.00 State, an exceedingly fresh and very rare sound used copy, with lovely rich colors and clean impressions, better centered and margined than most, attractive neat portion of oval Dept. of (State)/Rege(stered) blue oval, choice very fine; nearly all used examples of the Twenty Dollar State Dept. are faulty, repaired or have undesirable cancels, which makes the stamp offered here one of the more desirable available. (Image) $5,500.00

SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
258 S O72S-82S image#O72S-82S, 1c-90c Treasury special printings, with "Specimen" overprint, complete for all eleven values of the Continental printing, each with blue "Specimen" overprint, without gum as issued, these were often cut apart with scissors, so a few values have clipped perfs. as is normal, the 15c and 30c each have a tiny thin, most are fine or better, this is one of the scarcer sets of official special printings, except for the 1c, 2c and 7c the numbers sold range from 74-99 of each value. (Image) $14,330.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
259 ogbl O72 image#O72, 1c Treasury, full top margin imprint block of eight , brilliantly fresh, rich luxuriant color, full o.g., small closed tear in the top of the top left stamp, fine centering and an impressive position piece (catalog value is for two blocks of four). (Image) $1,050.00+

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction
260 Obl O75 image#O75, 6c Treasury, very scarce used block of four, each stamp with light portion of a purple target cancellation, well centered, deep rich color, very fine block; used official multiples in this choice quality are almost impossible to find. (Image) $500.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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