| Scott #300-322: 1902-1908 Regular Issue |  Top |
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Scott #300 [1903 1c blue green Franklin] Mint, moderately hinged, with F-VF centering. Natural left straight edge example. This is from the left margin of a right pane. This stamp was printed in sheets 400, divided into four panes of 100, 10 columns and 10 rows, with a horizontal and vertical guideline between the panes. Only 9 stamps out of every 100-pane had only the natural straight edge at the right (and same for at left, top, and bottom). Despite this respective 9% of production, of examples with any particular single straight edge, and especially those cut so that the full guideline is showing, are now quite hard to find (most were used for postage rather than going into collections; and of those that remained, in the last 50 years many have been reperforated to remove the straight edge). I think that collecting the straight-edge and guideline positions is quite challenging and rewarding. Regardless and/or because of all that, NH or Hinged examples with the straight edge on this fairly common stamp are surprisingly hard to find! Under magnification, this example shows an additional variety: a plate layout line ( not a pane division guideline) in the left margin. Such lines were to aid the siderographer, the person who transfers the impressions from the die to the plate, in placing the impression on the plate -- they were supposed to be burnished off, but this line is still faintly visible. An attractive example with two interesting varieties. ACTUAL item. |
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10.00 |
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Scott #300 [1903 1c blue green Franklin] Used with XF-Superb centering and light circular cancellation. Nearly perfectly centered with margins larger than usual. While this is an extremely common Used stamp in ordinary quality, examples this nice are seldom offered as demonstrated by the Scott 2022 graded value of $100 for XF-Superb/95. A beautiful example! ACTUAL item. |
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49.00 |
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Scott #302 [1903 3c bright violet Jackson] NH with VF centering, but expertly reperforated on right side. Intense color and sharp engraved impression. (Scott 2022 $140 for NH.) ACTUAL item. |
39.00 |
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Scott #302 [1903 3c bright violet Jackson] Used with XF centering and fairly light cancellation. Nearly perfectly centered with margins larger than usual. While this is an extremely common Used stamp in ordinary quality, examples this nice are seldom offered as demonstrated by the Scott 2022 graded value of $65 for XF/90. A very nice example! ACTUAL item. |
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39.00 |
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Scott #303 [1903 4c brown Grant] Used with XF or XF-Superb centering and neat cancellation. Nearly perfectly centered with margins much larger than usual. Great color with very crisp engraving impression. While this is an extremely common Used stamp in ordinary quality, examples this nice are seldom offered as demonstrated by the Scott 2022 graded values of $22.50 for XF/90 and $150 for XF-Superb/95. A beautiful example! ACTUAL item. |
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29.00 |
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266120 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #304, 1903 5c blue Lincoln. Mint F-VF+. Hinged. (Scott 2017 $60.) ACTUAL item. |
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49.00 |
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Scott #304 Dark Blue [1903 5c blue Lincoln sheet stamp] Mint, hinged, with Fine centering. A very deep color with remarkably crisp engraving impression. (Scott 2022 $60 for blue and $65 for dark blue). ACTUAL item. |
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24.00 |
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Scott #304, 1903 5c blue Lincoln. Mint Fine-Ave. Unusually bright color shade. Hinged. (Scott 2017 $60.) ACTUAL item. |
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19.00 |
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245707 "View EXACT ACTUAL Image"){kind=small} |
Scott #304 [1903 5c blue Lincoln] Used with XF-Superb centering and jumbo margins for this stamp, with neat cancellation, but couple perforations at top creased (requires magnification to see). Nearly perfectly centered with margins much larger than usual. While this is a common Used stamp in ordinary quality, examples this nicely centered are seldom offered as demonstrated by the Scott 2022 graded value of $225 for XF-Superb/95 (and $60 for XF/90), though the couple perforation teeth do affect the value despite the beautiful appearance. ACTUAL item. |
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29.00 |
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Scott #304 [1903 5c blue Lincoln] Used with F-VF centering, BLOCK OF FOUR, but with defects on the upper stamps. Great appearance with strong color and crisp engraving. Town-duplex cancels. (Scott 2024 $12.50 for block). ACTUAL item. |
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4.00 |
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