1894, 6¢ dull brown (Scott 256), amazing foldover block of 10, o.g., hinged or never hinged, delightful freak; a couple light wrinkles and hinge reinforced to secure creases in selvage that breaks paper, Very Good to Fine. Scott $2,230. Estimate $500 - 750.
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1923, 2¢ carmine, rotary coil waste (Scott 595), plate block of 8, o.g., hinge remnant (5 stamps never hinged), inexpensive example of this difficult plate block; light erasure on top left selvage and light gum wrinkles along top stamps, Very Good to Fine, blue handstamp on top left stamp. Scott $3,530. Estimate $800 - 1,200.
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1926, 2¢ carmine lake, rotary, type I (Scott 634b), wavy black machine cancellation, impressive example of the carmine lake shade; rarely offered in used condition; one of the few genuinely used examples available to collectors, Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $500. Estimate $150 - 200.
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1938, $5 Presidential (Scott 834), top plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $375. Estimate $200 - 300.
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1995, $10.75 Space Shuttle Endeavour (Scott 2544A), unique misperf block of 4 using a different perforation machine of a different stamp issue, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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1925, Norse-American complete (Scott 620-621), top plate blocks of 12, o.g., never hinged (hinged in selvage only), nicely centered; 2¢ with a little extraneous gum on front selvage, Very Fine. Scott $736 as hinged. Estimate $400 - 600.
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1931, rotary definitives, 11¢ to 50¢ complete (Scott 692-701), plate blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged (693 is lightly hinged on top stamps), bright and fresh set; 30¢ has tiny tone spot and light corner bends in top right selvage, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott $708. Estimate $250 - 350.
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1968, 6¢ Disney, ocher omitted (Scott 1355a), o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300.
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1929, 2¢ carmine, horizontal coil, type II (Scott 599A), pair, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $425. Estimate $250 - 350.
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1929, Kans.-Nebr., 1¢ to 10¢ complete (Scott 658-679), plates block of 4, o.g., lightly hinged or never hinged (658, 659, 662, 664, 667, 668, 669, 670, 672, 674 and 675 are never hinged, 663 has disturbed o.g.), overall fresh and attractive set; 673 and 677 have small blue owners marks on reverse, 671 has selvage creases and small creases on 679, Fine to Very Fine, 666 with 1973 P.F. certificate. Scott $8,075. Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
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