Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States continued...

U.S. used

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

221

112

#112, 1c Buff, a wonderfully choice used example, flawlessly centered within large margins, bright fresh color and paper, light face-free cancel confined to far left, extremely fine; actually a very elusive stamp to find in gem used condition, despite its relatively modest catalog value; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

150.00

Closed or SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

Proofs & Essays

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

222

113P3

#113P3, 2c Brown, plate proof on India, a showpiece top left corner imprint and plate "No. 4" block of 50 (top half of sheet), mounted on original card, wonderfully bright and fresh, well margined, extremely fine; perfect for exhibition. (Image)

2,305.00+

Closed or SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. Mint

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

223

113

#113, 2c Brown, luxuriant color in an especially deep shade, crisp impression, fairly well centered, full o.g., l.h., nearly very fine; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

650.00

Closed or SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

224

114

#114, 3c Ultramarine, quite fresh, bright color, well centered, full o.g., l.h., very fine; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)

300.00

Closed or SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

Plate blocks

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

225

114

#114, 3c Ultramarine, a pristine full top margin imprint, half arrow and plate "No. 26" block of twelve, wonderfully bright and fresh, with strong rich color and prooflike impression, strong and intact perforations, quite well centered, particularly for a classic 19th century plate block, full clean o.g. which shows interesting split impressions well, lightly hinged on three stamps only, rest n.h., very fine; one of the finest quality Three Cent 1869 Pictorial plate blocks to come on the market in quite some time; Chapin census #330; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

8,100.00+

Closed or SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. Mint

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

226

114 var.

#114 var., 3c Ultramarine, split grill variety, pristine mint single, wonderfully fresh and bright, vibrant color, immaculate o.g., never hinged, fine; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged 350.00

Closed or SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

Proofs & Essays

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

227

115P1

#115P1, 6c Ultramarine, large die proof on India, die sunk on 150x214mm card, very fine. (Image)

900.00

Closed or SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. Mint

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

228

115

#115, 6c Ultramarine, a very rare mint horizontal strip of four, wonderfully fresh color and rather attractively centered for this difficult value, slightly disturbed o.g., horizontal crease along bottom of all four stamps which does not affect its fine-very fine appearance; any mint multiple of this value is extremely rare; 1997 PSE certificate for a strip of five from which this strip was taken; cataloged as two mint pairs. (Image)

10,500.00+

Closed or SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. used

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

229

115

#115, 6c Ultramarine, a fabulous used example of this always difficult value, possessing absolutely huge jumbo margins and being virtually perfectly centered within them, plus its color is just as uncharacteristic as it is luxuriously rich and deep, wonderful impression, very lightly and unobtrusively cancelled in both black and red (scarce on this value), extremely fine; a remarkable gem that is truly the epitome of a condition rarity; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

260.00

Closed or SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

230

115

#115, 6c Ultramarine, very pretty used single, wonderfully well centered and margined, strong color, unusual petite segmented grid cancel, extremely fine; choice used examples of this value are challenging to find; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

210.00

Closed or SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. Mint

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

231

116

#116, 10c Yellow, a handsome example of this scarce mint stamp, possessing unusually deep and vibrant color, rather well centered, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; a remarkably fresh stamp with great color; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

1,850.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

Postal History

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

232

116

#116, 10c Yellow, well centered within large margins, tied by bold quartered cork cancel on 1870 yellow cover to Germany, red Paid All Direct c.d.s. at right, red boxed transit pmk. also ties the stamp, several German backstamps, tiny cover tear at bottom, still very fine. (Image)

375.00

Closed or SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. Mint

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

233

117

#117, 12c Green, a spectacular jumbo-margined unused example, possessing the most enormous margins imaginable, and being absolutely perfectly centered within this vast expanse, prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper, an extremely fine and eye-arresting gem; by far, this is the largest margined Twelve Cent 1869 Pictorial we have ever seen, whether mint, unused or used; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)

950.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

234

117

#117, 12c Green, a premium mint example of this very difficult value to find in fault free, original gum condition, being marvelously fresh and crisp, with deep luxuriant color and a sharp impression, unusually well centered as well, with large margins all around, full o.g., very fine and quite choice; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

2,000.00

Closed or SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

235

117

#117, 12c Green, unused, excellent centering amid large margins, strong rich color and a crisp impression, choice very fine; 1898 PF certificate. (Image)

950.00

Closed or SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

U.S. used

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

236

117

#117, 12c Green, pretty used single, wonderfully well centered, with large balanced margins all around, deep rich color, neat circle of wedges pmk., extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

150.00

Closed or SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

237

117

#117, 12c Green, striking used example with enormously large margins, well centered within these impressive borders, bold rimless grid pmk., extremely fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

150.00

Closed or SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

238

118

#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, exceptional used example of this scarce stamp, with considerably larger margins than typically encountered and being especially well centered within them, bright fresh colors, light and unobtrusive strike of a red pmk., extremely fine for this; #118's are not often seen both this well margined and with a colored cancel; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

690.00

Closed or SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

239

118

#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, handsome and choice used single, marvelously well centered within unusually large margins, particularly bright colors and clean impressions, very light segmented cork cancel that is not at all distracting, extremely fine and especially scarce thus; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

600.00

Closed or SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM

240

118

#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, used, uncharacteristically well centered and margined, fresh colors, very light cancel, extremely fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

600.00

Closed or SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Feb-23, 05:00 PM