ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction ORCOEXPO Stamp Show Auction Jan. 2014 | Page 103

Session II: Saturday, January 18, 2014 Estimate Estimate 2267 2269 2271 2268 Session II: Saturday, January 18, 2014 2257 Estimate (C51//C76, CE1-2) 1934-69 AIRMAIL FULL SHEETS .. $200 Estimate 2265 (554a) 1923 WASHINGTON 2¢ CARMINE, BLOCK, IMPERF VERTICALLY .............................................. PH Selection of 13 different, includes: C51, C54, C56, C62, C63, C66, C67, C69, C70, C74 and C76. MINT never hinged, CE2 small selvage faults, otherwise fresh, very fine group. (Brookman $346) 2258 (Q5) 1913 MAIL TRAIN 5¢ CARMINE ROSE, FULL SHEET ............................................................. PH $2500 2266 (567a) 1923 GOLDEN GATE 20¢ CARMINE, HORIZONTAL PAIR, IMPERF VERTICALLY ........... PH $2200 Lower right sheet of 50, plate #6222 right and bottom, MINT never hinged, light pencil note in right selvage clear of plate block, otherwise fresh and fine. 2259 (QE2-3) 1928 SPECIAL HANDLING 15¢ & 20¢ YELLOW GREEN, FIRST DAY SHEETS .................. PH Scarce error, fresh and fine, original gum, previously hinged. (1989 PF Cert #210911) Cat $2750. 2267 (634A) 1926 WASHINGTON 2¢ CARMINE TYPE II, MISPERF PAIR .......................................................... PH $500 Two complete top left sheets of 50, plate numbers top and left, 15¢ plate #19557, 20¢ plate #19542. Both signed in left selvage by Harry S. New, PMG & two others, and handstamped ‘FIRST DAY ISSUE’. Fresh, MINT never hinged, 15¢ fine to very fine, 20¢ very fine. Cat $690. (498a) 1917 WASHINGTON 1¢ GREEN, BLOCK, IMPERF HORIZONTALLY ......................................... PH $500 2268 (639a) 1927 McKINLEY 7¢ BLACK, VERTICAL PAIR IMPERF BETWEEN, PRECANCEL .......................... PH (501c) 1917 WASHINGTON 3¢ LIGHT VIOLET, VERTICAL PAIR IMPERF HORIZONTALLY ............ PH $750 A very scarce PRECANCELED vertical pair, imperforate between. Full original gum (never hinged) with ‘MOBILE/ ALA.’ precancel. Fine, top stamp with gum crease. Scott does not value precancels. (2006 PF Cert #432642) 2269 (657a) 1929 SULLIVAN 2¢ LAKE .............................. PH Block of 4, imperforate horizontally. OG, previously hinged, shallow hinge thin top pair, small hole in upper left stamp. Fine only. (2002 PSE Cert #00081386). Cat $1600. 2261 $300 A left margin horizontal pair with both vertical & horizontal perforation shifts. One stamp has complete design, one partial. Creases & gum bends. Mint never hinged. Extremely scarce dramatic freak on Type II issue! USA ERRORS, FREAKS & ODDITIES 2260 $300 Block of 4, imperforate vertically, horizontal perfs shifted diagonally . Original gum, top pair hinge remnant, bottom pair MINT never hinged. Very fine plus. CV for two pairs. (1990 PF Cert #0196620). Cat $550 for hinged. $250 Rich lake error shade. OG, hinge remnant. Very fine. Cat $325. $500 Scarce error pair, fresh color, fine appearance, bottom stamp with small crease ending in a small sealed tear. Original gum, lightly hinged. (2001 PF Cert #368534) Cat $2500. 2262 (515) 1917 FRANKLIN 20¢ LIGHT ULTRA, VERTICAL PAIR, BLIND PERFS BETWEEN ........... PH $300 Useful substitute for listed error, light blind perfs within design of top stamp. Original gum, lightly hinged. Large vertical gum bend, just fine. Imperforate between pair catalogs $4,000. 2263 2270 / (689a) VON STEUBEN 2¢ CARMINE ROSE, IMPERF BLOCK ........................................................ PH $7500 Rare imperforate block of 4. Large margins all around showing complete dividing line at top. A magnificent showpiece. Top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair MINT never hinged, light penciled position numbers on each stamp (positions 5-6/15-16). Fresh and bright, extremely fine and attractive. Datz states that only one pane of 100 was found. Cat $6250. (515b) 1917 FRANKLIN 20¢ LIGHT ULTRA, VERT PAIR IMPERF BETWEEN (GRADED 70) ...... PH $2000 Rare variety, only a few examples have ever been certified. OG, lightly hinged, better centered than most. Fine, which is the condition valued by Scott. Ex-Dr Spalding. (2013 PSE Graded Cert #1265305, F70, Mint OGph). Cat $4000. 2264 (525d) 1918 WASHINGTON OFFSET 1¢ GRAY GREEN, DOUBLE IMPRESSION (BOTTOM PLATE BLOCK) .................................................................................... PH $425 2271 Rare double impression plate block of 6 (plate #9674). OG, hinge remnants, gum creases. Fine. Double impression single is worth 16x a normal example. Estimated cat $500. OrcoExpo 2014 • Anaheim, California USA Singles 08.pmd 101 (689 var) 1930 VON STEUBEN 2¢ CARMINE ROSE, FULL PANE W/PLATE # MISSING ........................... PH $750 Full lower left pane of 100 stamps with plate number ALMOST completely missing (very light traces visible at bottom). All stamps MINT never hinged, couple reinforcement hinges in margin. Striking. Stamps & Postal History Page 101 11/27/2013, 3:37 PM