mea AUCTIONS

Block of Four, unused, dark color, some faults and soiling which is quite normal for this issue, Extremely Fine centering

Appears unused, amazing deep dark color, thins, nearly Very Fine centering for this rare stamp with only 37 examples recorded of which only two are unused

Light blue HC, deep dark color, there is a trace of a light H. CR, Fine+ centering, a really nice looking example of this rare stamp with only 36 copies recorded

Bold red fancy monogram HC, sharp color, some faults, Fine appearing example of this very rare cancel, only a couple are known, (ENV 100-150)

Light colorless CC, dark color, full perforations on three sides which is most unusual, Fine example of this exceedingly rare variety with only six copies recorded of which half are faulty, only the second time we have ever offered this perforation variety

Block of Four, OG, NH, stunning sharp color and rich proof like impression, quite well centered, fresh and Very Fine multiple in unheard of mint condition, (ENV 250-350)

Block of Four, dist. OG, deep dark color, Very Good-Fine appearance of this rare mint multiple

Full OG, LH, deep dark color, quite fresh and Very Fine+, extremely rare in this superior mint condition, (ENV 250-350)

Blue HC, strong color, quite fresh and Extremely Fine, scace this nice, (ENV 200-250)

H. Pair, blue HC, deep dark color, some slight surface toning at B.L., fresh and Fine appearing pair

Unused, wonderful deep dark color, fresh and Fine+, quite scarce unused, (ENV 300-350)

Unused, wonderful deep dark color and impression, tiny natural inclusion, sm. corner thin and corner perf CR, perfs are just in at T., fresh and Very Good appearing example of this scarce unused stamp with only 20 out of the total of 86 copies recorded

SON Blue HC, very strong color, trace of a tiny thin spot, fresh and Very Good-Fine centering

Blue HC, incredible strong color and rich impression, there is a trace of a sm. translucency at center, four large and very well balanced margins all around, quite fresh and Extremely Fine and choice appearance, certainly quite rare this nice

MC, wonderful rich color and sharp impression, trace of a light H. CR, some minor tone spots, exceptionally well centered for this issue with perforations clear all around, quite fresh and Extremely Fine and choice appearing example of this always popular issue, only 87 examples recorded of which 76 are faulty to some degree

MC, deep dark color, there is a sm. tear at B., four full to large margins all around, fresh and Extremely Fine and choice example of this always popular issue and certainly one of the best looking copies available

MC, deep dark color, the T.R. corner has been repaired, there are some other sm. faults, four clear to large margins all around, a Fine appearing example of this extremely popular issue, all but 11 of the 112 recorded examples are faulty to some degree

Very light MC, deep dark color and strong impression, sm. thin at B., two tiny tears at L., the perforations are just touching at L., this stamp has been mired in controversy for many years, several years ago this stamp was sold as green paper and resided in an important collection as such, in 2016 it was submitted to the PF and came back as intermediate paper, it was submitted to PSAG and came back as violet paper and then reconned to the PF in 2018 and they retained their opinion regarding intermediate paper, we have spent a considerable amount of time examining and comparing this stamp to other green papers from the same issue and in our opinion the paper color is green not the grayish green associated with the intermediate paper, but none-the-less the stamp is being offered here as it is certified, regardless it may be necessary for Scott to develop an intermediate paper listing for this first issue since all the other denominations also exist in the intermediate paper color, it is unknown how many of the violet paper stamps out there are actually intermediate, we are listing this information in our census as it becomes available for other $5 examples known, so what is the intermediate paper worth? it is our opinion it is worth at least twice as much as the violet paper but certainly not anywhere near the rare green paper value, hopefully the market and Scott will catch up, (ENV 10,000-12,500)

SON HC, "Wizard Oil Company", deep dark color, trace of a tiny thin speck, Very Fine appearance and a very scarce cancel, (ENV 175-200)

OG, HR, stunning dark color and rich impression, quite fresh and Very Fine, a great looking mint stamp, the catalog value listed is for used, (ENV 200-250)