15c Pale Ultramarine, Bluish
(366). Mint N.H. with top sheet margin, rich color on deeply blued
paper, choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED TOP SHEET MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT BLUISH PAPER.
The 15c Bluish stamps were discovered at the post office in Buffalo N.Y.
With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Lincoln, Bluish (369).
Pane of 100 with plate nos. and imprints at top and left, natural s.e. at
bottom and right, top right vertical pair and bottom right block of four
lightly hinged, other 96 stamps incl. both plate blocks Mint N.H.,
incredibly well-centered, two stamps with inclusions on gum and tiny corner
crease at bottom rightEXTREMELY FINE PANE OF THE 2-CENT LINCOLN ON BLUISH PAPER.
Scott Retail as plate blocks and singles (Image)
10c Yellow (381). Mint
N.H. bottom plate no., imprint and star block of six with full bottom
selvage, intense color, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, scarce in such fresh
condition, with 2002 P.F. certificate
(Image)
2c Carmine, Coil (388).
Pair, lightly hinged, rich color, bright and freshVERY FINE AND CHOICE PAIR OF THE RARE 2-CENT 1910 HORIZONTAL COIL WITH SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK.
With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Carmine, Coil (388).
Pair, deep rich color, bold duplex cancels, small crease at top of right
stampFINE AND RARE. ONLY NINE USED PAIRS AND ONE USED GUIDE LINE STRIP OF FOUR ARE KNOWN TO US. A GREAT RARITY.
The Philatelic Foundation has certified as genuine only nine used pairs and the used strip of four with guide line (which realized $21,000 hammer in our Twigg-Smith sale).
With 1978 A.P.S. and 1999 P.F. certificates (Image)
3c Deep Violet, Orangeburg
Coil (389). Choice centering with wide margins, deep rich color and
proof-like impression showing every detail of the engraving, neat wavy-line
machine cancel used at Orangeburg N.Y.EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT ORANGEBURG COIL.
Due to their use on mass mailings, many of the existing Orangeburg coils are faulty to some extent. The most common defects are corner creases or tears. Sound and well-centered copies have been recognized by collectors as truly rare, and bidding has been fierce for premium copies such as the stamp offered here.
With 1978 and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)
3c Deep Violet, Orangeburg
Coil (389). Extraordinary margins and choice centering, rich color and
sharp impression on bright white paper, light Orangeburg N.Y. wavy-line
machine cancel, negligible slight creasing typical of the Orangeburg
coilsEXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 3-CENT ORANGEBURG COIL.
With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)
3c Deep Violet, Orangeburg
Coil (389). Deep rich color, bold wavy-line machine cancel used at
Orangeburg N.Y.FRESH AND FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT ORANGEBURG COIL.
With 1959 A.P.S. certificate (Image)
3c Deep Violet, Orangeburg
Coil (389). Centered to left, deep rich color, tied by "Orangeburg N.Y.
May 27 5PM 1911" wavy-line machine cancel on light gray clasped envelope
with "Bell & Company Incorporated Manufacturing Chemists" corner card to
Dunmore Pa., without usual cover edge creasing, stamp with faint soiled
spot at right harshly described on certificate as a stainVERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 3-CENT ORANGEBURG COIL ON COVER. ONLY TWELVE ORANGEBURG COIL COVERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
This May 27, 1911 date is early for the Orangeburg coil. With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Orange Yellow,
Panama-Pacific (400). Mint N.H. pane of 70 with plate blocks at top and
left, natural s.e. right and bottom, vivid color, fifth column with narrow
vertical gum skipFINE-EXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PANE OF THE 10-CENT ORANGE YELLOW PANAMA-PACIFIC.
Scott Retail as plate blocks and singles (Image)
50c Violet (421). Mint
N.H., brilliant color on bright white paper, choice centering with Jumbo
marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED JUMBO COPY OF THE 1914 50-CENT PERF 12 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED STAMP.
This is a difficult stamp to find with such enormous margins, especially in Mint N.H. condition.
With 1992 and 1997 P.F. certificates (Image)