| 0525 |   | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a top margin block of nine, incredibly well centered throughout including the error, strong and intact perforations, original gum, top center stamp lightly hinged, the others all Never Hinged, fresh and Extremely Fine. (Photo) (505) | 675.00 |
| 0526 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, double error at the center of a bottom margin block of twelve, all stamps with perforated initials of the Moline Plow Company of Columbus, Ohio, well centered, strong and intact, lightly disturbed original gum, top left stamp with a diagonal crease at upper left, otherwise Very Fine; probably the only example extant. (Photo) (505) | 1,300.00 |
| 0527 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, top left plate nos. 7942 pane of 100 containing a double error, generally well centered, especially the error block, intact but for a few perf. separations in the selvage affecting one plate block, original gum which is faintly disturbed overall, Fine-Very Fine; increasingly scarce as a full pane. (505) | as hinged 1,376.60 |
| 0528 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, bottom right plate nos. 7942 pane of 100 containing a single error at upper right, generally well centered, with an especially choice error, some perf. separations affecting one plate block, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Fine to Extremely Fine; one of the freshest error panes we have seen. (505) | 1,287.00 |
| 0529 |  | #505, 5c Rose Error, single error at the top right of a bottom margin block of four, used with bold inverted "Duluth/Minnesota" precancellation, fresh and intact, Fine and scarce. (Photo) (505) | for single 550.00 |
| 0530 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, single error at the center of a top margin block of six, used with "Memphis/Tenn." precancellation, rich color on fresh paper, crisp and intact, top center 2c stamp thinned, otherwise Fine-Very Fine and scarce. (Photo) (505) | 1,000.00 |
| 0531 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, single error at the center of a bottom margin block of six, used with bold "Duluth/Minnesota" precancellation on piece, fresh color, Fine and scarce. (Photo) (505) | 1,000.00 |
| 0532 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, double error at the center of a bottom margin block of twelve, a remarkable used example, attractively centered, strong color on fresh paper, intact perforations, "Plymouth/Mass." mute double oval parcel post postmarks, Very Fine and rare; very few intact used double error blocks exist. (Photo) (505) | 1,750.00 |
| 0533 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, top left plate nos. 7942 pane of 100 containing a double error at lower left, inverted "Chicago/Illinois" precancellation, mixed centering but the errors themselves both wonderfully well centered, full original gum, numerous h.r. reinforcements all around the perimiter, Very Good to Extremely Fine, the errors Extremely Fine. (505) | ECV 750-1,000 |
| 0534 |  | #505, 5c Rose Error, well centered, tied by bold "Cary, Ind./Oct 12, 1917" duplex handstamp to buff Post Office Department penalty envelope to Oak Park, Ill., penalty envelope for personal usage, with "Official Business" crossed out and sender's name written in its place, fresh and Extremely Fine; a choice and unusual usage paying the 2c rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0535 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single with fresh color paying the 2c domestic rate on locally addressed, buff cover with illustrated corner card for Victor phonograph dealer, stamp tied by "Worcester, Mass./Sep 20, 1917" wavy line machine cancel, cover with trivial nick in the top left corner, still fresh and Very Fine; a particulalry handsome and rare commercial usage. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0536 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single used as a 2c stamp to pay part of the 3c wartime rate that went into effect on 2 November, 1917, tied by clear "Pawpaw, Mich./Nov 15, 1917" duplex handstamps to 1c Green entire (#U400) to Hartford, Michigan, slgithly reduced at left, fresh and Very Fine; a rare and attractive usage. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0537 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single with "NS/&Co" perforated initials for the N. Snellenburg Clothing Co. tied to cover with their corner card by "Philadelphia, Pa/May 25, 1917/Station J" waving flag machine cancel, addresed to one of their local offices, cover with a vertical fold at left, Very Fine; a rare and desirable commercial usage to pay the 2c rate; 1987 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0538 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single with rich color, used as 2c stamp on cover with preprinted address to Franklin, Pa., stamp tied by clear "Tionesta, Pa./Jul 23, 1917" duplex handstamp, Very Fine and rare commercial usage; 1993 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0539 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single well tied by "Chicago, Ill./Aug 27, 1917" wavy line marchine postmark to cover with Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co. corner card to La Grange, Ill., cover with vertical fold at center, fresh and Very Fine; a rare commercial usage as a 2c stamp to pay the single rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0540 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, centered a bit to top, used as 2c stamp on immaculate cover to Bayonne, N.J., stamp tied by neat "Atlantic City, N.J./Apr 18, 1917" wavy line machine cancel, Extremely Fine and rare commercial usage; iEx-Starnes.í (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0541 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, centered a bit to right, tied by bold "Santa Rosa, Cal./Sep 4-17" machine cancel to cover to San Francisco, Very Fine and rare usage paying the 2c domestic letter rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0542 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, centered a bit to upper right, used as 2c stamp on Christmas picture post card to Enola, Pa., stamp tied by clear "Germantown, Pa./Dec. 24, 1917" duplex handstamp, 1917 Christmas seal (#WX19) affixed at upper left, Very Fine; the only usage of the 5c Rose error on a post card that we are aware of. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0543 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single with rich color, used as 2c stamp on cover to Detroit, Mich., stamp tied by partial "Dearborn, Mich/Aug" duplex handstamp, 1917 pencil docket on verso, fresh and Extremely Fine. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0544 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, single centered a bit to top but not objectionably so, tiny corner crease at top left, tied by "Warsaw, N.Y./Sep 11, 1917" waving flag machine cancel to cover with Hotel corner card to Niagra Falls, N.Y., cover a bit reduced at left and with small portion of left side flap missing, Fine usage paying the 2c letter rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0545 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single lightly affected by a horizontal crease, used as 2c stamp on fresh cover to El Paso, TX with stone dealers corner card, stamp tied by "Memphil, Tenn/May 24, 1917/Desoto Sta." machine cancel, Very Fine usage. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0546 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, single with small faults, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa/Jul 2, 1917/Middle City Station" machine cancel to 2c Carmine on Amber entire (#U412) to Kalamazoo, Mich., Very Fine usage to pay double the 2c rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0547 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, Fine single tied along with 10c Pan-American plate no. single (#299), 2c Carmine imperforate vertical pair with plate no. (#320), 5c Louisiana Purchase plate no. single (#326) and 1c Green (#498) to 2c Carmine entire (#U429) by several faint strikes of "Air Mail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila./Washington/May 15, 1918/First Trip" cancels, cover with corner card of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad is addressed to H.F. Colman in Washington, D.C., cover scuffed at center, otherwise a Fine and colorful franking. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0548 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, single with some perf. errosion from placement at cover edge, tied along with five singles of 2c Rose (#499) and 1c Presidential (#804) by three strikes of "Grosse Ile, Mich./Aug 19, 1939" duplex handstamp to special delivery cover to Louisville, Ky., Detroit transit backstamp and Louisville arrival backstamp, cover reduced at right cutting most of one 2c stamp away and folded at center slightly affecting two 2c stamps, Fine usage; a remarkable late commercial usage with the error still being unrecognized. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0549 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the right stamp in a Fine horizontal pair with normal 2c stamp, tied to immaculate cover to Cleveland, Ohio by "Middlefield, Ohio/May 29, 1917" duplex hjandstamp, Extremely Fine and handsome; an exceedingly rare usage apparently paying double the 2c domestic postage rare. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0550 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the left stamp in a Fine horizontal pair, deep rich color, tied by "Salem/Oct 17 - 17/Oregon" machine postmark to locally addressed cover, cover with vertical fold, Very Fine; a rare usage of a combination pair apparently paying the 4c double domestic letter rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0551 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the left stamp in a Fine horizontal pair, tied along with 1c Green coil (#490) and 10c Orange Yellow (510) by "Columbus/Ohio" roller cancel to registered cover to Australia, "Columbus, Ohio/Oct 3, 1918" registry backstamps, San Francisco transit backstamp and Sydney arrival backstamp, portion of backflap missing, a Fine and rare usage as a 2c stamp to a foreign destination. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0552 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the left stamp in a horizontal pair, centered a bit to top, tied by perfectly struck "New York/Station/98" double oval postmark to locally addressed cover, a Very Fine contemporary though probably philatelic usage. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0553 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a Fine horizontal strip of three, tied along with 1c Green (#498) and a horizontal pair of 3c Light Violet Ty. I (#501) by several light strikes of Violet "Davenport, Iowa/Apr 8, 1918" c.d.s. to registered cover to Hanna City, Ill., postmarks repeated on verso, fresh and Very Fine; a handsome and rare three-color franking to pay the 10c registry fee and 3c single war rate; 1999 A.P.S. certificate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0554 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a horizontal strip of three, well centered, tied by "Provincetown, Mass./Jun 5, 1917" waving flag marchine and duplex handstamped cancels to legal sized cover addressed locally, attractive illustrated corner card of a map of Cape Cod, cover slightly reduced at left, fresh and Extremely Fine; very few such multiple frankings can exist paying triple the 2c rare; 1988 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0555 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a well centered horizontal strip of three, tied along with bottom sheet-margin strip of three of 2c Rose and a top right corner margin 1c Parcel Post (#Q1) by double oval New York registry postmarks to registered cover to Westfield, Mass., "New York/11-14, 1917" registry backstamps and "Westfield, Mass./Nov 15, 1917" registry arrival backstamp, Very Fine; an especially rare usage to pay the 3c wartime rate and the 10c registry fee. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0556 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a horizontal strip of three, Fine centering and fresh color, used along with right margin vertical pair of 1917 4c Brown (#504) tied by cork cancels to registered cover to New York City, violet "Hammondsport, N.Y./Feb 18, 1918" registry backstamps and "New York/2.20, 1918" registry arrival backstamps, Very Fine and rare usage; the error stamp was assumed to be a 2c stamps as the postage paid the 10c registry fee and the 4c double rate; 1976 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0557 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a horizontal strip of three, nicely centered, the error with two short tears at top left not noted on the accompanying certificate, tied by "Malden, Mass" double oval postmarks to registed 2c Carmine on Oriental Buff entire (#U413) to Boston additionally franked by 1898 4c Brown Rose (#280), purple "Malden, Mass./Oct 17, 1917" registry backstamps, cover with two vertical folds not affecting the adhesives, Fine and rare franking; clear 1995 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0558 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, an impressive franking by a Fine to Very Fine horizontal strip of five, the center stamp the error, tied by four strikes of Buffalo & Pittsburgh R.P.O./Jun 19 1917" datestamps to oversized cover to Oil City, Pa., cover with horizontal fold at bottom below address, Very Fine; a remarkable and in all probablility unique commercial franking to pay five times the 2c domestic rare. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0559 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the bottom center stamp in a block of six, nicely centered and fresh color, tied by double oval "Montclair/N.J." postmarks to locally addressed registered cover, two strikes of bold violet "Montclair, N.J./Mar 8, 1920" registry backstamps, Very Fine; a very rare usage of the 5c error in a block of six to correctly pay the 10c registry fee and 2c single rate. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0560 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the top center stamp in a bottom margin block of six, centered a bit to right, apparently cleaned and reused on oversized registed buff cover to Syracuse, N.Y. with A.C. Roessler printed return address, additionally franked with 1917 1c Green (#498) to make up the 3c wartime rate and 10c registry fee, stamps tied through the perfs. by mute double oval cancels and crayon line, "East Orange, N.J./Jan 1918" registry backstamp and "Syracuse, N.Y./Jan 31, 1918" registry arrival backstamp, cover with vertical fold away from the adhesives, Fine and unusaul usage. (Photo) (505) | 2,250.00 |
| 0561 | | #505, 5c Rose Error, the center stamp in a top margin block of nine, centered a bit to left, tied by multiple strikes of violet "Air Mail Service/Chicago/Feb 24, 1921" handstamps to buff legal sized special delivery cover to St. Paul, Minn., arrival backstamp, a bit reduced at left, Very Fine; the special delivery rare was 10c and the air mail rate was 6c per ounce, whether the block is figured at 18c or 21c it does not compute to proper postage for either a one ounce or two ounce letter, still a remarkable franking and one of the very few error blocks of nine on cover known. (Photo) (505) | ECV 1,500-2,000 |
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#498, 499, 501, 503-504, 506-518, 1c-$1.00 Washington & Franklin Perf. 11, mint blocks of four, generally well centered and fresh, original gum, some h.r., most bottom stamps Never Hinged, Fine-Extremely Fine. (Photo) (498/518) |
for singles 2,116.20 |
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#499f, 2c Rose, Ty. I, A.E.F. Booklet Pane of 30, an extraordinarily well centered example of this rarest of all United States booklet panes, which has very large margins surrounding the pane and with perforations well clear of the design on all stamps within the pane, this being a rare occurrence as most are actually quite poorly centered, plus it possesses the lovely "powdery" rose shade that is distinctive only to the genuine examples, strong and intact perforations all around, original gum, several h.r.'s, Extremely Fine for this; certainly one of the most attractive of the very few examples available; it is believed that only 3,000 of the 2c booklets were made, virtually all of which were used as postage by the Army Postal Clerks in Europe for whom they were especially produced, with only a miniscule quantity having been retained by collectors; 2004 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (499f) |
28,000.00 |
| 0563 |
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#500, 2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia, full right sheet-margin plate no. 10208 block of six of this scarce and difficult plate block, wonderfully well centered, as most are found quite poorly centered, rich characteristic color and a strong impression that shows the type well, crisp and intact perforations all around, original gum, lightly hinged, three stamps Never Hinged, choice Very Fine; íex-Boker.í (Photo) (500) |
2,100.00 |
| 0564 |
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#501d, 3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Double Impression, a pleasing mint example of this visually stunning error, showing a particularly strong second impression which is split vertically, as opposed to the most often seen plate jitter double impression, original gum, minor h.r., Fine; certainly one of the most impressive examples of this striking production error; 1992 P.F. certificate. (Photo) (501d) |
2,750.00 |
| 0565 |
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#503, 4c Brown, a remarkably huge stamp with Jumbo margins at top and bottom, rich color on brilliant white paper, post-office fresh, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine Gem; a stunning stamp (Photo) (503) |
21.50 |
| 0566 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, top center stamp in a bottom margin block of six, original gum, Fine. (Photo) (505) |
350.00 |
| 0567 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, top center stamp in a block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and Fine. (Photo) (505) |
350.00 |
| 0568 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, top center stamp in a block of six, original gum, h.r., fresh and just Fine. (Photo) (505) |
350.00 |
| 0569 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, center stamp in block of nine, Never Hinged, radiant color, fresh and intact, natural s.e. at top, Fine-Very Fine (Photo) (505) |
1,150.00 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, single error at the center of a top margin block of eighteen, nicely centered, especially the error, strong and intact, original gum, top left, top right and bottom center stamps h.r., others all Never Hinged, Fine to Extremely Fine. (Photo) (505) |
675.00 |
| 0571 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, single error at the center of a top margin block of nine, fresh and well centered, strong and intact, original gum, lightly hinged, the error itself Never Hinged, Very Fine. (Photo) (505) |
675.00 |
| 0572 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, an especially handsome double error in a bottom margin block of twelve, well centered, especially the errors, bright and fresh, intact perforations all around, immaculate original gum, Never Hinged, choice Very Fine. (Photo) (505) |
2,250.00 |
| 0573 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, double error at the center of a bottom margin block of twelve, fresh and intact, the top error very well centered, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine. (Photo) (505) |
2,250.00 |
| 0574 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, center stamp in used horizontal strip of three, bright color on fresh white paper with long full perfs all around, detailed impression, light New York registry ovals, Extremely Fine; 1999 P.F. certificate for block of six (Photo) (505) |
550.00 |
| 0575 |
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#505, 5c Rose Error, top center stamp in block of six with five 2c stamps, light Hastings Nebraska machine cancel, bright color, natural s.e. at bottom, Fine used block; 2003 P.S.E. certificate, Scott for single (Photo) (505) |
550.00 |
| 0576 |
P |
#518, $1.00 Violet Brown, a marvelous top sheet-margin imprint, letter "A" and plate no. 5782 block of eight, being in a state of preservation few others enjoy, beautifully centered, rich color on crisp clean paper, strong and intact perforations all around, unblemished original gum, Never Hinged, Very Fine. (Photo) (518) |
2,310.00 |
| 0577 |
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#518, $1.00 Violet Brown, a highly select bottom sheet-margin imprint, letter "A" and plate no. 5782 block of eight, being in a post office fresh state of preservation, exceptionally well centered throughout, rich color on crisp clean paper, strong and intact perforations all around, pristine original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine and handsome. (Photo) (518) |
2,310.00 |
| 0587 | | #537b, 3c Victory, Light Reddish Violet, bright and fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine; actually much scarcer than its modest catalog value would indicate; 2004 P.S.E. certificate. (Photo) (537b) | 70.00 |
| 0588 | | #537b, 3c Victory, Light Reddish Violet, fresh mint block of four of this underrated and distinctive shade variety, original gum, right pair with narrow natural gum skips, Never Hinged, Fine- Very Fine; actually much scarcer than its modest catalog value would indicate; 2004 P.S.E. certificate. (Photo) (537b) | for singles 280.00 |
| 0589 | | #540b, 2c Carmine Rose Coil Waste, Ty. III, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically, guide line at right, small h.r., deep color, Fine; 1984 P.F. certificate (Photo) (540b) | 1,250.00 |
| 0590 | P | #545, 1c Green Coil Waste, top sheet-margin plate no. 11766 block of four, fresh and intact, original gum, lightly hinged, bottom pair Never Hinged, Fine. (Photo) (545) | 1,150.00 |
| 0591 | | #546, 2c Carmine Rose Coil Waste, Ty. III, handsome and choice mint example of this always difficult stamp, particularly well centered within uncommonly large margins, bright and fresh, original gum, Never Hinged, Extremely Fine; 2004 P.S.E. certificate. (Photo) (546) | 260.00 |
| 0592 | | #547, $2.00 Carmine and Black, a gem mint single, near perfect centering within considerably larger margins than most, intense colors on bright paper, original gum, Never Hinged, an Extremely Fine jumbo. (Photo) (547) | 330.00 |
| 0593 | | #547, $2.00 Carmine and Black, fresh right sheet-margin arrow block of four, deep rich colors, crisp and intact, original gum, Never Hinged, bottom stamps Fine-Very Fine, the top pair Extremely Fine. (Photo) (547) | for singles 1,320.00 |
| 0594 | | #547, $2.00 Carmine and Black, block of four with horizontal guide line, vivid rich colors on fresh white paper, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine to Extremely Fine. (Photo) (547) | for singles 1,320.00 |
| 0595 | | #547, $2.00 Carmine and Black, bottom sheet-margin arrow block of four, fresh and intact, bright colors, original gum, Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine. (Photo) (547) | for singles 1,320.00 |
| 0596 | / | #547, $2.00 Carmine and Black, fresh mint block of four with horizontal guide line, deep rich colors, original gum, lightly hinged, bottom right stamp Never Hinged, Fine-Very Fine. (Photo) (547) | 850.00 |
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