Live Bidding Auction #85

1894, Bureau issue, 1c-$5, complete set of 13 large die proofs on india affixed on sunken cards, approximate size 145x200mm, 2c is type I, 3c with triangle type II, very fresh quality, no gum as produced, neat hinge remnants, VF and scarce group, C.v. $4,850

1894, Jackson, 3c purple, bottom sheet margin plate No. 107 horizontal strip of three with imprint, side stamps exceptionally centered, central one is just VF, post office fresh, full OG, NH, VF/XF, PSE and PF certificates, C.v. $1,200 for VF centering

1894, Jefferson, 50c orange, bold color and intact perforation, minor oxidation, full OG, NH and fine example, PF certificate, C.v. $1,425

1902-03, definitive issue, 1c-$5, complete set of 14 small die proofs on wove paper, removed from the President Roosevelt presentation album, four proofs with some faults (3c, 13c, $2 and $5), usual paper waves, fresh quality otherwise, no gum as produced, VF appearance of this rare proofs, only 85 complete sets possible, C.v. $4,275

1904, Louisiana Purchase Exposition issue, 1c-10c, complete set of five in top sheet margin horizontal plate No. pairs with imprint, pair of 5c with ink manuscript "Exposition stamps purchased Oct-10-1904", right stamp of 10c with tiny natural paper inclusion invisible from the face, post office fresh quality, full OG, NH, mainly VF, C.v. $1,945++

1907, Jamestown Exposition, 5c blue, top sheet margin plate No.3556 block of four, full OG, NH (hinged on selvage only), fine, C.v. $1,400 as singles

1909, Lincoln Birth Centenary, imperforated 2c carmine, right sheet margin plate No.4982 block of six with imprint, intense color, some usual gum wrinkles affecting left stamps, still full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $390

1909, Hudson-Fulton Celebration, imperforated 2c carmine, right sheet margin plate No.5395 block of six with imprint, minor gum wrinkles are affecting right stamps, nice and fresh, full OG, NH, VF, C.v. $375

1917, Washington, 5c rose, perforation 11, two error values in center of 12-stamp block, fresh condition, full OG, NH (both errors and five stamps of 2c) or LH/hinged, F/VF, C.v. $1,250 for two errors only

1920, Washington, 2c carmine, offset printing, type V, bottom sheet margin plate No.11091 block of six (3x2), full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $350

1919, Washington, 2c carmine rose, type III, block of four imperforated horizontally, minor usual offset on reverse, full OG, NH, F/VF, C.v. $275