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249444 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
15 [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent Bicolor] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering. A wonderful example with great color, perfect perforations, almost perfect centering, and wonderful freshness. It can be hard to find undamaged examples of this stamp; it was printed on very thin paper and is often found damaged. The locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions, struck twice on the sheet; there are many variations in the overprint characters from stamp to stamp. This example is unusual in that it does not show any flaws of the overprint characters, but it is interesting in that the "9" is quite fat. Seldom offered in such nice quality! ACTUAL item. |
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79.00 |
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248839 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
15 [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent Bicolor] Mint, modestly hinged, with F-VF centering. A very attractive example with very nice quality and appearance. It can be hard to find undamaged examples of this stamp; it was printed on very thin paper and is often found damaged. The locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions, struck twice on the sheet; there are many variations in the overprint characters from stamp to stamp. This example is unusual in that it does not show any flaws of the overprint characters! ACTUAL item. |
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44.00 |
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400019 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #24 [1902 "2 CENTS 1902" Local Surcharge with small letters, Perf 12.75, Inverted Frame] BLOCK OF FOUR, Mint, very lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. The block is from sheet positions 2-3/12-13 and is identifiable as such by cliche varieties that only exist positions 2 and 13, per the Lasse Nielsen Bicolor handbook. The previous owner stated believed that the overprint was from Setting 2, but I have not tried to confirm that. As usual, there are many broken or deformed characters in the overprint, including three different styles of the numeral "1" in the date. The "2" (denomination) of the upper right stamp has a flat front of the "nose" that is quite distinct. Very fresh and attractive with brilliant colors. The break-up value for the four single stamps is $46! ACTUAL item. |
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49.00 |
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248841 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
25a "Straight Foot on 2" [1902 8 on 10 cent Surcharge, Perf 12.75, 2 in 1902 with straight foot] Mint hinged, with F-VF centering. Very attractive example. This stamp is surprisingly hard to find. ACTUAL item. |
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37.00 |
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241725 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
25b [1902 "8 CENTS 1902" locally printed (thin) surcharge on 10 cent Bicolor, with T.S variety] Mint with Fine centering, but without gum. This variety of the underlying stamp, with the "T.S" in "CENT.S." is surprisingly hard to find. ACTUAL item. |
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20.00 |
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205607 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #40 Rough Perforation Variety AND Lopsided T Variety, AFA #33x [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] BLOCK OF FOUR, NEVER HINGED, with XF centering. Wonderfully fresh and attractive. Rough Perforation Variety that is seldom offered on this issue. Also, an Overprint Variety on the UPPER LEFT STAMP: Top of "T" tilted downward toward left; thicker and longer on right side. Occurs in four positions in the sheet: 42, 47, 72, and 97 [which is strange because this suggests that the overprint plate was of 50 but DWI Mails states that the overprint plate was of 100]. The Lopside T variety is but unpriced in AFA and Unlisted by Facit. The rough perforation variety is unlisted in both catlalogs. The block is offered well below the break-up value of $236 for four NH VF normal stamps -- and that does not take into account the scarcity of the varieties, nor does it take into account the XF centering! ACTUAL item. |
180.00 |
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239288 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
40 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] NEVER HINGED VF 4-Block. Wonderfully fresh. ACTUAL item. |
260.00 |
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239287 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
40 Rough Perforation Variety [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] Mint Superb. Very unusual rough perforation variety; this is seldom seen on this stamp or the underlying stamp issue. ACTUAL item. |
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30.00 |
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239289 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
40 [1905 "5 BIT 1905" surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor] Mint (bottom two stamps are NH) Fine/Average 4-Block. Attractive and priced below the value of four singles of this centering! ACTUAL item. |
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36.00 |
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400404 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #40a INVERTED FRAME [1905 "5 BIT 1905" Surcharge on 4 cent Bicolor with Clear Blue, Perf 12.75] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. A very fresh and attractive example with great color and "perfect" perforations. This overprint exists on both of the Perforation 12.75 printings (with Greenish Blue VS with Clear Blue). The Greenish Blue printing only exists with an inverted frame in sheet position 51. The Clear Blue printing (this one) exists with the inverted frame in both position 51 and in the entire bottom row, positions 91-100. This stamp is from the bottom row, which can be detected by the slight fuzziness of the bottom frame line and the bottom of the oval. Despite the relatively modest value, this stamp is remarkably hard to find! An excellent example! ACTUAL item. |
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94.00 |
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