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The Patrick Murphy Collection of the 1¢ Washington-Franklins

1908-09 Single-Line Watermark Perforate 12 Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		E 1¢ Approved Engraver's Essay Model in Black, #331-E1, #331-E1, 83 x 100 mm on thick gray cardboard, photographically reduced from original artwork, retouched in black ink, signed by Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer in lower right corner, fresh, very fine. This unique item realized $4000 in 1997 when last offered in auction. Cat. $2000. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details	Realized $5,175
Lot 2		P 1¢ Large Die Proof Franklin, #331P1, #331P1, #325531 in blue on reverse, some staining in lower outer margin, fine. Last offered in auction in 1998, only 3 or 4 are believed to exist. Cat. $1250. Estimate $1,200-1,500. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 3		1¢ Plate Strip of 3, "Plate Cracks", #331 var., #331 var., N.h., imprint #5313, large cracks showing in margins, unusual, fine Unpriced. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $173
Lot 4		1¢ Corner Block of 4, Pre Perforate Fold Over, #331 var., #331 var., O.g., showing crazy perf. pattern in margins, fine. Unpriced. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $104
Lot 5		1¢ Precancel Corner Block of 4, Pre Print Paper Fold, #331 var., #331 var., O.g, nice example of interesting freak, fine. Unpriced. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $161
Lot 6		B 25¢ Booklet, Black on Green, #BK18, Complete and Unexploded, #BK18, o.g., never hinged, Complete. (front cover separated), covers type #BC2A-In, panes fresh, fine. Cat. $2000. Estimate $700-800. View details	Realized $575
Lot 7		B 1¢ Booklet Pane of 6, Position D, #331a, #331a, O.g. (h.r.), plate #5041, fresh, very fine. Cat. $240. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $150
Lot 8		1¢ "China Clay" Paper, #331b, #331b, O.g., fresh, extremely fine example, scarce stamp. PF (1992, 1998) certs. Cat. $1000. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details	Realized $805
Lot 9		1¢ on 1908 Postcard "Damaged in Wreck" Handstamp, #331, #331, Colorado Springs, CO to Springfield, MO, 7/23/09, damaged in train wreck of Wabash #4 near Orrick, MO, handstamp in red, fine-very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $242
Lot 10		1¢ on 1910 Postcard "Delayed in Wreck" Handstamp, #331, #331, Newton, IA to Summit Sta., OH, handstamp in red train wreck with "Delayed in Wreck PITTS & CHI. Tr. 18 At Chicago Dec. 21'10", most of the mail was destroyed during crash, fine-very fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $311
Lot 11		1¢ on 1909 Postcard, Dunken, NM Territory, #331, #331, Tied by July 5 cancel (Helbock rarity 4), to Scenery Hill, PA, fresh, very fine. Only reported territorial postmark from this scarce town. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $104
Lot 12		1¢, 2 Singles, on 1909 Cover from Tsingtao, China, #331, #331, Via diplomatic pouch to U.S. Postal Service Shanghai, SEP 26 1909 cancel, American Consular Service, Tsingtao corner card, San Francisco OCT 20 1909 receiving cancel, cover with small cut LL, edge wrinkle at right, still fine and scarce piece. Ex. Siskin. Estimate $100-150. View details	Realized $81
Lot 13		1¢ on 1910 "Disinfected" Postcard, #331, #331, Mont Alto, PA to Jarrettown, PA, Sandrik type 1A handstamp in red, fine-very fine. Only 16 recorded. Estimate $80-100. View details	Realized $98
Lot 14		o 2¢ "Foreign Entry", Design of 1¢ (Plate 5299), #332 var., #332 var., Used, nice clear impression in "TWO CENTS" and hairlines, very scarce item, fine. Cat. $2750. Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details	Realized $2,530
Lot 15		1908-09 Imperforate 1¢ With "Wilson Roulettes" on Cover, #343, 481 var., 455, #343, 481 var., 455, Pittsburgh, PA registry cancels, Nov. 10, 1922, to Detroit, MI, 1¢ values were "probably rouletted by J. Hull Wilson" (cover corner card), 7 of #343, 3 # 481, 2¢ imperforate, fine-very fine. PF (1991) cert. Estimate $100-200 Mr. Hull of Pittsburgh bought a considerable number of sheets and perforated the leftover scrap with a sewing machine. Reportedly, when he defaulted on a bank loan, the bank attempted to sell the stamps (he used them as collateral), at face value. The entire remaining lot was sold to the Nassau Stamp Co. of New York where they remained until the late 1930?s or early 1940?s. View details	Realized $604
Lot 16		() 1908-09 Imperforate 1¢, Plate Block of 6, Solid Star, #343, #343, Unused, top imprint #4980, 3 mm spacing, scarce piece, centered very fine. Cat. $675. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $374
Lot 17		1908-09 Imperforate 2¢ "Foreign Entry", Design of 1¢ (Plate 5299) in Strip of 20, #344 var., #344 var., N.h., almost separated between pos. #11 and 12, pos. 4 shows clear markings in "TWO CENTS" and hairlines, very scarce item, fine. Underpriced in Scott Cat. $1250. Estimate $1,800-2,200. View details	Realized $2,070
Lot 18		1908 1¢ Perforate 12 Horizontal, Guide Line Pair, #348, #348, N.h., fresh, very fine. PSE (2004) cert. Cat. $575. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $431
Lot 19		o 1908 1¢ Perforate 12 Horizontal, Guide Line Pair, #348, #348, Used, fresh, very fine, seldom seen. PF (1999) cert. Cat. $550. Estimate $350-450. View details	Realized $431
Lot 20		1908 1¢ Perforate 12 Horizontal on Postcard, Earliest Recorded Usage, #348, #348, New York, NY Jan 25, 1909 postmark, "perforation faults at the top", not detracting from this scarce item, fine. Ex. Siskin. Estimate $500-700. View details	Realized $834
Lot 21		1909 1¢ Perforate 12 Vertical, Guide Line Pair, #352, #352, O.g., "small thin spot, left stamp", centered extremely fine. PF (1988) cert. Cat. $750. Estimate $200-250. View details	Realized $242
Lot 22		/ 1909 1¢ Perforate 12 Vertical, Strip of 4, #352, #352, O.g. (2, 1 small thin spot), n.h. (2), with plate #5179 in selvage (small thin), unusual piece, fine-very fine. Cat. $570 (as singles). Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $265

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