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Scott #J6, 1879 30c brown Postage Due. NH F-VF with three enormous margins. Fresh color. With 2013 William Weiss certificate. An impressive JUMBO stamp. (Scott 2019 $800.)
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625.00
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257843
Scott #J19, 1884 10c Red Brown Postage Due. Used VF. Strong color. Light cancel. Very attractive!
40.00
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271861
Scott #J32, 1894 2c claret Postage Due bottom imprint and plate number 159 block of 6. Mint VF/XF, NO GUM. Mild crease in margin near edge. Few margin perf separations. With 1998 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Very strong and wonderful centering. (Scott 2020 $600 with gum.)
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139.00
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271862
Scott #J39, 1895 2c claret Postage Due bottom imprint and plate number 247 block of 6. Mint F-VF/VF. Fresh color. Lightly hinged at top; bottom 3 stamps NH. Few perf separations in margin. (Scott 2020 $270 + premium for NH stamps.)
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225.00
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271863
Scott #J40, 1895 3c deep claret Postage Due WIDE TOP imprint and plate number 70 block of 6. NH Fine. Rich color. Difficult to find NH! Wonderfully fresh. (Scott 2020 $1750.)
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1100.00
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271864
Scott #J42, 1895 10c deep claret Postage Due WIDE bottom imprint and plate number 72 block of 6. NH Fine. Strong color. A truly rare early plate block as very few of these have survived! (Scott 2020 $2000.)
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1325.00
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271865
Scott #J45, 1910 1c deep claret Postage Due top imprint and plate number 5510 block of 6. Mint Fine/F-VF. Lightly hinged bottom center, other 5 stamps NH. (Scott 2020 $575 for hinged plate block and $615 a the singles!)
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425.00
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271867
Scott #J46, 1910 2c deep claret Postage Due top imprint, STAR, and plate number 5511 block of 6, narrow margin. Mint F-VF. Hinged (3 stamps NH). One of the hinged stamps has a small thin. Wonderful color. (Scott 2020 $550. The 3 NH stamps total $345 as singles!)
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245.00
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241961
J52 Carmine Lake [Postage Due 1914 1 cent Perf 10, Single-Line Watermark] NH F-VF 4-block, as fresh as the day it was printed. The color is intense and the engraving extremely crisp and proof-like. The Scott Specialized Catalogue refers to 2 vs 3 mm spacing; this is explained in the regular stamp listings after #330. On only some plates, the Bureau laid out the plate with greater (3 mm instead of 2 mm) width between stamps in the outer vertical columns of the sheet; this was done to combat paper shrinkage after printing when the damp paper dried. (The distance between rows was kept at 2 mm.) This block example shows an oversized 3.5 mm gap between the two columns of stamps! Scott 2020 lists this stamp at $80 for a hinged single, $220 for a NH single (thus $880 for four), and $360 for a hinged 4-block -- but Scott does not price a NH 4-block. A reasonable comprise NH 4-block catalog value is $1000. Wonderfully fresh and attractive!
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590.00
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257845
Scott #J61, 1917 1c Carmine Rose Postage Due Block of 4. NH Fine/Ave. Slight perf separation at top. Intense color. (Scott 2014 $37.)
Scott #J61, 1917 1c rose red Postage Due left plate number 13844 block of 6. Mint Fine. Hinged. (Scott 2020 $45.)
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28.00
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271869
Scott #J61a, 1917 1c rose red Postage Due vertical margin block of 10 with plate number 13845 at bottom. NH (but gum skips) F-VF/VF/XF. (Scott 2020 $103++.)
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59.00
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257846
Scott #J62, 1917 2c Carmine Rose Postage Due Block of 4. NH VF. Very unusual to find this block with all 4 stamps this well centered! Wonderfully fresh!
39.00
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271866
Scott #J62a, 1916 2c rose red Postage Due bottom plate number 19077 block of 6. Mint VF/F-VF. Top center stamp hinged, other 5 stamps NH. Fresh and crisp! Scarcer color. (Scott 2020 $55 as hinged plate block and $47.75 as the singles.)
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44.00
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271870
Scott #J63, 1917 3c carmine rose Postage Due WIDE TOP plate number 8479 block of 6. Mint F-VF. Bottom center stamp lightly hinged; other 5 stamps NH. (Scott 2020 $125 for hinged plate block and $188.50 as the singles!)
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129.00
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271871
Scott #J64a, 1917 5c rose red Postage Due plate number 19470 block of 6. Mint F-VF+. Bottom center stamp lightly hinged; other 5 stamps NH. Tiny nick in sheet margin. (Scott 2020 $105 for hinged plate block and $173.50 as the singles!)
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125.00
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271872
Scott #J69, 1930 1/2c carmine Postage Due top plate number 20242 block of 6. Mint Fine/F-VF. Lightly hinged. Natural internal gum crease on the two central stamps; other stamps NH. (Scott 2020 $50; four NH singles $38.)
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24.00
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271873
Scott #J70, 1930 1c carmine Postage Due top plate number 20165 block of 6, narrow margin. Mint F-VF. Bottom center stamp lightly hinged; other 5 stamps NH. Some vertical perf separations. (Scott 2020 $55.)
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24.00
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271874
Scott #J71, 1930 2c carmine Postage Due top plate number 20220 block of 6. Mint F-VF. Bottom center stamp lightly hinged; other 5 stamps NH. Crisp impression. (Scott 2020 $50; $46.25 for the singles.)
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36.00
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271875
Scott #J77a, 1930 $1 scarlet Postage Due top plate number 20130 block of 6. NH F-VF. Natural gum skip on right 2 stamps. Scarce plate block. (Scott 2020 $500.)
Scott #J79, 1930 1/2c dull carmine Postage Due top right plate number 20572 block. NH XF. (Scott 2020 $30++.)
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40.00
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240529
Scott #J83 [1931 (used 1931-1959) 5c Postage Due, Perf 11 x 10.5] TWO Used mostly-VF FULL SHEETS, stuck back to back. Canceled with a 1957 TENAFLY, NJ roller cancel. Both sheets plate #23148. A couple margin defects; two stamps damaged, but looks nice. Very dramatic.
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5.00
240530
Scott #J83 [1931 (used 1931-1959) 5c Postage Due, Perf 11 x 10.5] TWO Used VF FULL SHEETS, stuck back to back. Canceled with a 1957 TENAFLY, NJ roller cancel. Plate #22814 and 24058. Excellent quality. Very dramatic.
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9.00
240533
Scott #J84 [1931 (used 1931-1959) 10c Postage Due, Perf 11 x 10.5] Used VF FULL SHEET canceled with a 1957 TENAFLY, NJ roller cancel. Plate #22821. Excellent quality, very minor separation. Very dramatic.
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6.50
271877
Scott #J85, 1931 30c dull carmine Postage Due bottom left plate number 20624 block. NH F-VF. What appears to be nicks in sheet margin is a natural occurrence due to perf alignment. (Scott 2020 $60.)
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39.00
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271878
Scott #J86, 1931 50c dull carmine Postage Due bottom left plate number 20621 block. NH VF/XF. Crisp impression. Pristine! (Scott 2020 $85++.)
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95.00
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271880
Scott #J88, 1959 1/2c carmine rose and black Postage Due top left plate number 26289 block. NH VF. (Scott 2020 $120.)
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79.00
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240867
J89 Shiny Gum [1959 1c black on red Postage Due] Mint VF lower left corner margin single (position 91) showing unusual variety: Clear break between the head and the shaft of the "1". While the denomination plates of issue were subject to a lot of wear and thus varieties, they are usually not as obvious and "important" as one like this. It has been beheaded and just does not know it yet -- I have to wonder if a later stage, without the head of the "1", is known to exist. Such plate damages were usually quickly noticed and repaired, thus it is likely that, while this IS a constant variety, the quantity printed (after the damage and prior to the repair) was very limited and almost certainly only within one printing. Not actually hinged, but has slight offsetting and adhesion speck, so cannot be called NH.
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10.00
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271881
Scott #J101, 1959 $5 carmine rose and black Postage Due top right plate number 37877 block, "dull" invisible gum. NH F-VF. The scarcer gum type. (Scott 2020 $55.)