Scott #499 Carmine Rose [1917 2c Washington, Flat Plate, Type I, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] NEVER HINGED with XF-Superb centering and balanced boardwalk margins. This has to be the best example I have had in 51 years! (Scott 2025 graded value for NH XF-Superb/95 is $70.)
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54.00
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228584
Scott #501 [1917 2c light violet Washington, Flat Plate, Type I, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] BLOCK OF FOUR. Mint with top pair hinged and bottom pair NH. Usual Fine centering. Very fresh and atttactive appearance with delicate color. (Scott 2025 value just as four singles is $58).
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26.00
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267718
Scott #502, 1917 3c violet Washington, Type II, block of 4. Mint VF. Upper left stamp with XF centering. Hinged, except bottom right stamp NH. (Scott 2018 $65.50+.)
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60.00
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267719
Scott #503, 1917 4c brown Washington block of 4. Mint VF and VF/XF. All well centered. Top pair hinged. Bottom pair NH but has mild horizontal crease. Extraordinary color! (Scott 2018 $56.)
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19.00
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259329
Scott #506 [1917 6c red orange Washington, Flat Plate, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] Used with XF-Superb centering and an extremely light cancellation. Four enormous margins. A very impressive stamp that is "rare" in such nice quality! Certainly the nicest example I have had in 51 years. (Scott 2025 graded value for Used XF-Superb/95 is $80.)
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49.00
269850
Scott #507, 1917 7c black Washington. Mint Fine. Hinged. (Scott 2020 $24.)
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9.00
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259330
Scott #508 [1917 8c olive bister Washington, Flat Plate, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] Used with XF-Superb centering and an extremely light cancellation. Four enormous margins. A very impressive stamp that is "rare" in such nice quality! Certainly the nicest example I have had in 51 years. (Scott 2025 graded value for Used XF-Superb/95 is $90.)
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59.00
260857
Scott #509 [1917 9c salmon red Washington, Flat Plate, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] NEVER HINGED with centering that is at least XF. Wonderfully fresh and attractive with strong color and virtually perfect centering. This stamp is quite difficult to find NH with such nice centering. Certainly this is the nicest NH example that I have had in 51 years. (Scott 2025 graded value for NH XF/90 is $57.50 and for NH XF-Superb/95 is $175.)
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46.00
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270589
Scott #510, 1917 10c orange yellow Franklin. Mint VF+. Bright color. Hinged.
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15.00
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269852
Scott #510, 1917 10c orange yellow Franklin. Mint Superb. Brilliant color. Perfect centering. Hinged. Tiny .5 mm margin tear at upper left. (Scott 2019 $22.50 for XF-90.)
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11.00
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Scott #498-518: 1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Perf 11 Issue continued ...
Scott #515, 1917 20c ultramarine Franklin. Mint F-VF. Fresh color. Hinged. Nice example. (Scott 2019 $40.)
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24.00
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239829
Scott #515 [1917 20c Light Ultramarine Franklin] Used VF/VF+ 4-block with remarkably light cancellations and wonderful color. Perforations strong. While theoretically not a scarce block, quality this nice is seldom offered.
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12.00
239830
Scott #515 [1917 20c Grayish Ultramarine Franklin] Used F-VF 4-block with two VF and neat strikes of boxed "Ridley Park / PA." parcel post cancellations. Perforations strong. While theoretically not a scarce block, such attractive examples are not often offered.
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10.00
259331
Scott #516 [1917 30c orange red Franklin, Flat Plate, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] Used with XF-Superb or Superb centering and balanced jumbo margins. A handsome example with a neat, light cancellation. A spectacular example of a stamp that is "rare" in such nice quality. This certainly must be the nicest example that I have had in 52 years. (Scott 2025 graded value for Used XF-Superb/95 $95 and for Superb/98 $325!)
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59.00
228595
Scott #517 Perforation Variety [1917 50c red violet Franklin, Flat Plate, Perforation 11, Unwatermarked] BOTTOM MARGIN VERTICAL PAIR, "LOOKS IMPERFORATE BETWEEN". Mint, very lightly hinged, with VF-XF centering. This pair LOOKS like the extremely rare Scott #517b, but this has extremely faint traces of just two perforation hole impressions in center margin and faint traces of perfs in bottom margin. Scott #517b may not exist in Mint condition; in the 2025 U.S. Specialized, the Scott editors ask for evidence that it does exist. They also state that the example known in Used (pre-canceled) condition may be unique! This pair may be as close as one can get to a Mint #517b! In 2006, Scott listed 517b at $6000 Mint hinged or Used. In 2009, Scott listed only Used, at a $10,000 value! However, in 2025 it is again listed by Scott (only Used) at $6000. While this pair cannot be labeled as 517b, the vertical pair to the right of it in the sheet was most likely 517b -- it is a nice neighborhood in which to live! An exceptional item of great importance.
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