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1913-15 Panama-Pacific Issues to 1917 Double Line Watermark
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 562

U.S.; General Issues, 1913, 1¢ Panama-Pacific, Perf 12, #397, n.h., Grade 98 Superb, PSE (2011) cert.
Scott Stamp Values $475.
Estimate $200-250.
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Realized
$431
Lot 563

U.S.; General Issues, 1913, 10¢ Orange Panama-Pacific, Perf 12, #400A, n.h., big margins and rich color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $400.
Estimate $160-200.
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Realized
$265
Lot 564

U.S.; General Issues, 1915, 10¢ Panama-Pacific, Perf 10, #404, full o.g., "natural paper wrinkle", well centered for this, Very Fine and choice, PSAG (2015), PF sound (1985) certs.
Scott $725.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$546
Lot 565
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U.S.; General Issues, 1912, 1¢ Green Booklet Pane of 6, #405b, The 16 panes still mostly attached by staples along with separated front and back covers and tissue (#BK33), fine overall.
Scott $1,760 + (as panes).
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$345
Lot 566

U.S.; General Issues, 1912, 1¢ Green, Imperf, Plate Block of 6, #408, "A" at right, #5878, o.g. (small h.r.), Very Fine.
Scott $550.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$115
Lot 567
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U.S.; General Issues, 1914, 20¢ Ultramarine, Block of 4, #419, n.h. (bottom), o.g. (h.r.) top, fresh, Fine.
Scott $1,180+.
Estimate $250-300.
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Realized
$276
Lot 568

U.S.; General Issues, 1912, 50¢ Violet, DL Watermark, #422, n.h., Fine to Very Fine, PF (1981) copy of cert. for block of 4.
Scott $500.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$196
Lot 569

U.S.; General Issues, 1912, $1 Violet Brown, #423, n.h., nicely centered, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $1,050.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$690
Lot 570

U.S.; General Issues, 1914, 1¢-2¢ Coil Plate Blocks, Block of 4, #424-425, o.g. (small h.r.), 2¢ weak perfs, well centered, Very Fine. Ex Kelleher November 1956 auction lot 267.
Scott $350.
Estimate $140-160.
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Realized
$184
Lot 571

U.S.; General Issues, 1914, 7¢ Black, #430, n.h., very large copy, perfectly centered, Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb.
Scott Stamp Values $1,300, only 3 graded higher .
Estimate $700-900.
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Realized
$1,035
Lot 572

U.S.; General Issues, 1915, 50¢ Violet, #440, l.h., big copy, Very Fine, PF (1990) cert.
Scott $450.
Estimate $220-250.
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$322
Lot 573

U.S.; General Issues, 1914, 5¢ Blue Coil, Paste-Up Pair, #447, n.h., Very Fine, PF (2015) cert.
Estimate $250-280.
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Realized
$288
Lot 574
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U.S.; General Issues, 1915, 2¢ Red, Type I, Rotary Coil, Line Pair, #449, lightly canc'd., very balanced wide margins at left and right and intact perfs with portions of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, very fresh color and paper, Grade 75 immaculate and Very Fine. Ex Ward, a grade 85 pair (the only pair graded until now) realized $34,500 in the 2012 "Grace" auction which states "only confirmed sound and centered copy", the copy in this auction is not as well centered but has a much lighter cancellation then the somewhat heavily canceled "Grace" pair. PF (2015), PF (1988) certs.
Scott $25,000. Census of #449 used joint line pairs (This is #449-CAN-LP-08), records a total of ten plus one in a strip of four. Of these at least six have faults leaving only 5 pairs (only 3 incl. this one confirmed as sound recently by certifying committees) .
Estimate $16,000-20,000

The 2¢ Type I rotary plate was used very briefly to make vertical coils issued in late 1915. It was briefly used because the Type I plate was not very deeply engraved and the curvature of the rotary press yielded impressions lacking in some of the details. The Bureau noticed this immediately, and quickly replaced it with Type III plate (according to Scott, the EDU for No. 449 is Oct. 29, 1915, and the EDU for Type III is Dec. 10, 1915).

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Realized
$23,000
Lot 575

U.S.; General Issues, 1915, 2¢ Red, Type I, Rotary Coil on Cover, #449, very fine copy, tied on window env. by Dec 10 1915 Times Square roller cancel, Very Fine usage, APS (1998) cert.
Scott $1,500.
Estimate $700-900.
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Lot 576

U.S.; General Issues, 1916, 5¢ Blue, Rotary Coil on Cover, #458, tied on single usage cover MAR 13 1918 from NY to Zurich with censor seal, Very Fine, scarce as single usage .
Estimate $120-150.
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Realized
$115
Lot 577
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U.S.; General Issues, 1914, 2¢ Carmine, Imperf Coil, Pair, #459, light oval cancel, nice margins all round, excellent color, Very Fine or better appearance scarce in multiples, PSAG (2015), PF (1992) certs.
Scott $3,500.
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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Realized
$1,725
Lot 578

U.S.; General Issues, 1915, $1 Violet Black, #460, o.g., small h.r., excellent color, Grade 85 almost Extremely Fine, PSAG (2015) cert.
Scott Stamp Values $725.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$633
Lot 579

U.S.; General Issues, 1916, 5¢ Carmine Error, #467, n.h., in strip of 3, Just Fine.
Scott $850+.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$265
Lot 580

U.S.; General Issues, 1916, 5¢ Carmine Error in Block of 12, #467, n.h., both errors n.h. in hinged (h.r.) block, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,800.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$661
Lot 581

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 50¢ Light Violet, #477, l.h., centered, Very Fine and attractive, PSE (2011), APS (2009) certs.
Scott $900.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$805
Lot 582

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 50¢ Light Violet, #477, l.h., Very Fine, PF (1991) cert.
Scott $900.
Estimate $200-300.
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Realized
$460
Lot 583

U.S.; General Issues, 1916, $1 Violet Black, #478, full o.g. large marginal copy, Grade 80 Very Fine and attractive, PSE (2007), PF (1994) certs.
Scott $625.
Estimate $200-250.
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Realized
$518
Lot 584

U.S.; General Issues, 1916, 2¢ Carmine, Type I, Imperf on All-Over Illustrated Cover, 2¢ carmine tied by Chicago cds on back flap of "Niagara Silk Mills" artistic in 5 colors "Lady in the Clouds" wearing Pure Silk Gloves, very clean, a Very Fine cover.
Estimate $150-200.
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$115
Lot 585
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U.S.; General Issues, 1920, 2¢ Deep Rose, Type Ia, Imperf, #482A, used, centered left, PSAG states "small shallow thin at upper right and small corner crease at lower left", PF states "light shallow thins", showing complete intact Schermack perfs at right, excellent color, Fine to Very Fine for this. Not seen on the market in decades, Census #Can-23. PF (1984), PSAG (2015) certs.
Scott $65,000. Records indicate three covers, one unused single, a used pair and 37 used singles for a total of 43 stamps. Most examples are either cut well into the design or have the Schermack perfs trimmed away on one side .
Estimate $15,000-18,000

Scott 482A, like its more famous predecessor, Scott 314A, was issued imperforate by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and sold to the Schermack Company for use in its patented stamp-affixing machines. The Schermack "Sealer and Stamper" machine typically applied stamps one at a time, and, in most cases, the hyphen-hole perfs on one side would be cut off. Unlike Scott 314A, the release of imperforate sheets printed from the experimental Type Ia plates escaped the notice of contemporary collectors, and, therefore, this stamp has a very small survival rate.

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Realized
$19,550
Lot 586

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 2¢ Rose, Type I Printing Flaw, #499, n.h., pl. block of 9 with 2 diagonal preprinting paper waste affecting block, few perf separations, unusual, Fine.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$127
Lot 587

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 2¢ Deep Rose, Type Ia on Cover, #500, canceled South, Paris Maine Apr. 13 1920, to Mechanic Falls, Maine, Very Fine, PSAG (2014) cert.
Scott $650.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$242
Lot 588

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 5¢ Rose Error, #505, n.h., in strip of 3, Fine.
Scott $625.
Estimate $200-250.
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Realized
$322
Lot 589

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 5¢ Rose Error, Double Error in Block of 12, #505, n.h., bottom middle copy has gum dist., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$633
Lot 590

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, $1 Deep Brown, #518b, used, thins, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, PSE (2003) cert.
Scott $1,900.
Estimate $150-200.
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Realized
$460
Lot 591

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 2¢ Carmine, DL Watermark, #519, very l.h., lovely copy, Very Fine, PF (1982) cert.
Scott $400.
Estimate $200-250.
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Realized
$431








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