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Sale 61

The Patrick Murphy Collection of the 1¢ Washington-Franklins


1917-19 Flat Plate Perforate 11 Issue
 
 
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Lot 74
 
1¢ Block of 4, Preprint Fold Over, #498 var., #498 var., L.h. at top, lovely freak, fine. Unpriced.
Estimate $100-150.
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$127
Lot 75
 
1¢ Top Margin Block of 20, Electrolytic Plate #13376, #498, #498, N.h., fresh, fine-very fine, scarce multiple. Cat. $550 (hinged).
Estimate $500-700.
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$1,380
Lot 76
 
1¢ Sheet of 100 Precancel, Row 9 Inverted, #498 var., #498 var., N.h., Salem, Ohio precancel, unusual error, fine-very fine. Unpriced.
Estimate $100-150.
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$138
Lot 77
 
1¢ Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontal, #498a, #498a, L.h., fine-very fine. Cat. $650.
Estimate $200-300.
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$518
Lot 78
 
25¢ Green on Green Booklet, #BK53-BC4A-IIg, #BK53-BC4A-IIg, Complete., cover fresh, panes fine. Furman Cat. $500.
Estimate $200-250.
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$230
Lot 79
 
97¢ Green on Lavender Booklet, #BK54-BC4A-IIe, #BK54-BC4A-IIe, Complete., cover fresh, light crease, panes fine-very fine. Furman Cat. $300.
Estimate $100-150.
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$115
Lot 80
 
1¢ Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between, in Sheet of 100, #498b, #498b, N.h., affecting one row in sheet, 2 pairs with imperf. between, 1 pair with slight trace of perf. indentation and 7 pairs of blind perfs., fine-very fine, show piece. Cat. $1300++ (2 errors only).
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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$1,093
Lot 81
 
1¢ Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between, #498c, Vertical Pair, #498c, O.g., fresh and fine. PF (2001) cert. Cat. $450.
Estimate $250-350.
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$460
Lot 82
 
1¢ Double Impression, #498d, #498d, O.g. (h.r.) pair, rich color, very fine. PF (1985) cert. Cat. $500.
Estimate $200-250.
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$322
Lot 83
 
1¢ Double Impression, Strip of 3, #498d, #498d, Tied to piece by Philadelphia 1919 cancel, fresh, fine, extremely rare multiple. PF (1985) cert. Cat. $7500+. Possibly unique.
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
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Lot 84
 
1¢ Double Impression, Preprint Paper Crease, #498d var., #498d var., On green backing, pos. #89, fresh, fine-very fine. Cat. $250+.
Estimate $150-200.
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$230
Lot 85
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1¢ A.E.F. Booklet Pane of 30, #498f, #498f, L.h., fresh color, extremely well centered for issue. PSE (2004) cert. Cat. $1000.
Estimate $800-1,000.
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$920
Lot 86
 
1¢ Perforated 10 at Top, #498g, #498g, L.h., fine-very fine, extremely scarce variety. PF (1983, 2001) certs. Cat. $5000.
Estimate $2,000-3,000.
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$6,613
Lot 87
 
1¢ A.E.F. Booklet Singles on 1918 Postcard, #498f var., #498f var., APO 701 (St. Nazaire, France) Oct. 2 flag cancel tying 2 singles to postcard, to Dallas, TX, base censor #15, type 4.1 handstamp, card with minor age spots, fine, rare usage. PSE (1994) cert. Unpriced.
Estimate $300-400.
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$374
Lot 88
 
1¢ A.E.F. Booklet Single on 1918 Registered, #498f var., 510, #498f var., 510, APO 720 (Bourbonne-les-Bains, Haute-Marne), Officer's mail to Paris France, Aug. 23 cancel on 3¢ entire (#U413) with additional 10¢ (#510), censor handstamp in violet, boxed registered marking on front and circular registered marking type A9102 on reverse, fine-very fine. PSE (1997) cert. Scarce item used within France.
Estimate $300-400.
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$1,150
Lot 89
 
1¢ on 1919 A.E.F. Siberia Usage to England, #498, #498, U.S. Postal Agency Siberia (Vladivostok) to Brighton, Red Cross envelope, dated July 17, 1919, A.M.E.F. Siberia base censor handstamp, fine-very fine. Scarce because of non military usage requiring postage and destination other than the U.S., rate of 2¢ applied, rather than 5¢, because of special treaty with England.
Estimate $250-350.
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$299
Lot 90
 
1¢ Strip of 3 on 1918 Censored From Shanghai, #498, #498, U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai SEP 20 postmark, to Manilla, Philippine Islands, 3¢ domestic letter war rate was from U.S. Agency to U.S. possession, Civil censor label, type C.9 applied in Shanghai, circular "Passed by Censor" in violet applied on back by Philippine Military censor #1802, fresh, very fine, scarce piece.
Estimate $100-150.
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Lot 91
 
1¢, 10 Copies, on 1919 A.E.F. Army of Occupation, #498, #498, From APO 754 (Coblenz, Germany), dated May 1, 1919, with Military Postal Express Registered cancel, censored, to Portland, OR, 10¢ registry fee on front plus 3¢ 1st class postage on reverse (sender unaware that postage was not required in addition to the registry fee), lovely W.W. II era piece, fine-very fine.
Estimate $100-150.
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$109
Lot 92
 
1¢, 5¢ on 1918 Airmail, #498, 504, #498, 504, DEC 4, New York Airmail Service postmark in violet, 5¢ (3) and 1¢ paying the 16¢ per oz. including. Special Delivery, to Alameda, CA (DEC 9 receiving cancel on reverse), fine-very fine scarce early airmail usage. This rate was in effect from July 15, 1918 to Dec. 15, 1918.
Estimate $100-150.
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$115
Lot 93
 
1¢ on Censored W.W.I Wrapper, #498, #498, A.E.F. YMCA letter sheet converted to a newspaper wrapper, unusual usage, fine-very fine.
Estimate $75-100.
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$58
Lot 94
 
1918 1¢ Offset Printing Perforate 11, Imperforate at Bottom, #525, #525, N.h. (trace of toning on reverse), sheet margin copy, extremely fine. Unpriced.
Estimate $75-100.
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$374
Lot 95
 
1918 1¢ Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between, on Domestic War Rate Postcard, #525c, #525c, Detroit, MI June 18, 1919 postmark, to Prattville, MI, "folded pair" with proper s.e. on right, light soil spots on card, fine-very fine. APS (1994) cert.
Estimate $250-300.
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$834
Lot 96
 
1919 Perforate 12 1/2 1¢ Plate Block of 6, #536, #536, N.h., top #10052, fine-very fine. Cat. $350.
Estimate $120-150.
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$403
Lot 97
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1919 Perforate 12 1/2 1¢ Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertical, #536a, #536a, Unused, centered extremely fine. PF (1990) cert. Cat. $900.
Estimate $300-400.
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$661
Lot 98
 
1919 Rotary Press Perforate 11 x 10 1¢ Plate Block of 4, Imperforate Horizontal, #538a, #538, L.h., top #13611, rich color, centered extremely fine, finest multiple of this issue we have seen. PSE (2004) cert. Cat. $900.
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
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$805
Lot 99
 
1919 1¢ to 3¢ Rotary Press Perforate 11 x 10 on Cover, #538-540, #538-540, Blocks of 4 on registered "Roessler" cover (also label on reverse), fresh, fine. Cat. $362 (as used blocks). Ex. Siskin.
Estimate $100-150.
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$150
Lot 100
 
1919 Rotary Press 1¢, 2¢ Perforate 11 x 10, Blocks of 4 Imperforate Horizontal, on Cover, #538a, 540a, #538a, 540a, Middletown, PA to Detroit, MI, Sep. 5, 1927 cancel, 1¢ and 2¢ blocks paying the 2¢ letter rate plus 10¢ Special Delivery rate, fine-very fine. Only cover reported with this 1¢ stamp on it and one of only two with the 2¢.
Estimate $500-700.
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$776
Lot 101
 
1920 1¢ Perforate 10 x 11 on First Day Cover, #542, #542, Strip of 4 (double rate), tied by Washington, DC MAY 26, 1920 duplex cancels, light fading on edges, brown glue stain on reverse only, fine-very fine appearance. Cat. $1750+.
Estimate $600-700.
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$748
Lot 102
 
1920 1¢ Perforate 10 x 11, Block of 14 on First Day Cover, #542, #542, Tied by Washington, DC duplex handstamp of May 26, 1920, to L. Walker, Post Office Service, Washington, DC, cover is backstamped, May 26, 1920, 8 PM, very fine. AFDCS (1988) cert. Cat. $1750++. Reportedly only 25 First Day covers were made up, largest reported multiple for this issue.
Estimate $900-1,000.
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$2,243
Lot 103
 
1920 1¢ Perforate 10 x 11 on "Airmail" Cover, #542, #542, Washington, DC to Philadelphia, PA, margin pair tied by Nov. 14, 1919 "William Penn" special airmail flight cancel, very fine.
Estimate $75-100

Formal airmail service was discontinued from July 19, 1919 until July 1, 1924. During this period, when mail was carried by plane, it was on a special flight basis and charged at the 2¢ per 1 oz. first class rate, a scarce piece.

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$81
Lot 104
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1921 1¢ Perforate 10, Block of 40 Printed on Overlap of Web Ends, #543 var., #543 var., O.g. or n.h., overlap affecting top and bottom rows of 10, lovely show piece, fine-very fine.
Estimate $250-300.
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$460
Lot 105
 
1921 1¢ Perforate 10 on ZRS-4 (Akron) "Ring Laying" Cover, #543, #543, With 2¢ Edison pair, Akron NOV 7 1929 cancel, flight cachet in blue, signed by crew officers and by Rear Admiral Wm. A. Moffett and Dr. Hugo Eckener, very fine. Only eleven such covers were on this special flight.
Estimate $200-300.
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$374
Lot 106
 
1921 1¢ Perforate 10, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between, Block of 6, #543a, #543a, O.g., left pairs are imperforate vertical, very fine. PF (1988) cert. Cat. $3500++.
Estimate $3,000-3,500

A stunning and rare example of the error. One of the highlights of the auction.

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$4,830
Lot 107
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1922 Perforate 11 Rotary Press Sheet Waste 1¢, #544, #544, Used, well centered for this, extremely fine. "Sloane" handstamp on reverse, PF (1989) cert. Cat. $3250.
Estimate $3,000-4,000

Rarest of the 1¢ issues of 1908-21 with perhaps no more than 100 used examples known. This stamp has far better centering than usual and perhaps is the finest example in existence.

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$4,715
Lot 108
 
1922 Perforate 11 Rotary Press Sheet Waste 1¢, on Postcard, #544, #544, Santa Cruz, CA SEP 17, 1924 machine cancel to Minneapolis, stamp fresh and fine. PF (1983) cert. Cat. $4500. Ex. Siskin.
Estimate $3,500-4,000

One of 13 known usages on cover, extremely rare piece.

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$3,450








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