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The Patrick Murphy Collection of the 1¢ Washington-Franklins

1912 Imperforate Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 54		1¢, Side Imprint & "A" Plate Block of 6, #408, #408, O.g. (h.r.), #5737, most plate blocks had right side margins trimmed off, very fine. Cat. $550. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $288
Lot 55		1¢, 2¢ "Bisect", 10¢ Registry Issue on Cover, #408-09, F1, #408-09, F1, Local Los Angeles, CA June 18, 1913 registered cover, bisected 2¢ was apparently accepted at 1¢ value for total first class rate of 2¢, addressed to "Mrs. G.H. Grinnell", a most unusual cover, fine-very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 56		1¢, 2¢ Blocks of 4, #408-09 var., #408-09 var., Mounted on card, notarized on August 4, 1919, some staining affecting stamps, still a most unusual item, fine. Cat. $300+. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $288
Lot 57		1¢, Plate Block of 6, #408 var., #408 var., O.g., top #6020, handstamp on back KCMSD, double roulette between left stamps, very fine, scarce piece. Unpriced. Estimate $500-600. View details	Realized $403
Lot 58		1¢, Block of 8 Imperforate Vertical, #408 var., #408 var., N.h., fresh, fine, extremely rare piece. Initials WW and ERW on reverse (Wilson Wood, Elmer R. Waters) with copy of their affidavit. A block of 4 realized $1150 in our January auction. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details	Realized $1,725
Lot 59		1¢, Block of 4 Used, #408 var., #408 var., On part parcel wrapper, May 22, 1916 cancel, fresh, very fine. Unpriced. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $431
Lot 60		1¢, on 1914 Postcard, #408 var., #408 var., Kansas City NOV 25 postmark, to Mount Zion, IL, very early usage, fine-very fine. PF (1983) cert. Ex. Siskin. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $604
Lot 61		1¢, Pair on 1915 Cover, #408 var., #408 var., Kansas City April 7 postmark, to New York City, couple tape stains on reverse, front and stamp, fresh and fine. Unpriced. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $374
Lot 62		1912 1¢ Perforate 8 1/2 Vertical, Guide Line Pair on Cover From Vera Cruz, Mexico, #412, #412, JUN 3, 1914 duplex cancels, to Texas City, TX, small mount mark on reverse, otherwise very fine. PF (1998) cert. Estimate $250-350. View details	Unsold
Lot 63		o 1914 1¢ Pair, Perforate 12 x 10, #423A, #423A, Machine cancel, "vertical crease" (unapparent) right copy, left copy sound, rich color, fine. PF (1991) cert. Cat. $10,500. Only 53 used examples recorded (20 precanceled), extremely scarce multiple, a show piece. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $5,060
Lot 64		o 1914 1¢ Perforate 12 x 10, #423A, #423A, Chicago, IL precancel, s.e. at top, "light horiz. crease", fine-very fine. PF (1988) cert. Cat. $5000. Only 53 used examples have been recorded (20 precanceled). Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 65		o 1914 1¢, Perforate 10 x 12, #423D, #423D, Dayton, OH precancel, fresh color, fine-very fine. PF (1984) cert. Cat. $7500. Only 34 used (no unused) examples recorded, a key Washington-Franklin piece. Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details	Realized $6,325
Lot 66		1914 73¢ Red Combination Booklet, #BK43-IIc, #BK43-IIc, Complete., covers fresh, light crease, panes fine-very fine. Cat. $300. Estimate $100-120. View details	Realized $92
Lot 67		B() 1914 1¢ Imperforate Booklet Pane of 6, #424e, #424e, Unused, sound, centered very fine, seldom offered, very fine PF (1990) cert. Cat. $1600. Only examples known are without gum. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 68		1914 1¢ Perforate 10 Vertical, Guide Line Strip of 4, #443, #443, N.h., very well centered, extremely fine. PSE (1989) cert. Cat. $405. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $633
Lot 69		1916 1¢, Experimental Precancel on Cover, #462 var., #462 var., Springfield, Mass., to Sayville, KY, cover and stamp fresh, fine-very fine. A truly scarce item, especially on cover. Estimate $400-500. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 70		B 1916 1¢ Booklet Panes of 6, "Cracked Plate" Variety, #462a, #462a, O.g., adjacent panes showing plate cracks in vertical gutter affecting both panes, unusual, fine. Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $345
Lot 71		o 1916 1¢ Perforate 14 Vertical "Boy Scout" Coil, #481 var., #481 var., New York, NY precancel, "thinned", used by Executive Council of Boy Scouts in 1922, fine. PF (2001) cert. Only 20 to 25 are believed to exist, a key item for any precancel or private perforated collector. Estimate $800-1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 72		1916 1¢ Imperforate, Electrolytic Plate Block of 6, #481, #481, N.h., side #13376, fresh, very fine. Cat. $650. Estimate $250-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 73		1916 1¢ Imperforate, "Bisect" on Cover, #481 var., #481 var., Tied to 1¢ stationery envelope by St. Paul, Minn Commercial Sta. APR 16 1925 postmark, a very interesting piece of postal history, fine-very fine. Estimate $150-250 Letter from Asst. Postmaster (copy enclosed) explains in part, "On April 15, 1925, the third class rate was raised to 1½¢…supply of ½¢ stamps did not arrive until a day or so later…to obtain proper revenue…without overcharging…bisected stamps was resorted to by this office…not authorized, nor sanctioned, by the P.O. Dept. in Washington…discontinued the moment the supply of ½¢ stamps was received". View details	Realized $299

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