2013 CHICAGOPEX Stamp Show November 2013 | Page 91

Session I: Saturday, November 23, 2013 1286 Estimate Estimate 1287 1288 1291 1290 1292 1293 Session I: Saturday, November 23, 2013 1285 Estimate (Q3, Q5, Q6) 1913 THREE CHOICE PARCEL POSTS .................................................................................... PH (Q7) 1913 AUTOMOBILE 15¢ CARMINE ROSE ...... PH Estimate USA PLATE BLOCKS $425 Three premium stamps, all fresh, MINT never hinged: Q6 very fine, Q3 & Q5 extremely fine. Cat $198. 1286 $170 1290 Fresh, MINT never hinged, big balanced margins, extremely fine. Cat $175. 1287 (Q11) 1913 HARVESTING 75¢ CARMINE ROSE ..... PH (Q12) 1913 FRUIT GROWING $1 CARMINE ROSE, BLOCK ....................................................................... PH 1291 (Q12) 1913 FRUIT GROWING $1 CARMINE ROSE (PSE GRADED 85) .................................................... PH $300 Rich color, fresh, very fine to extremely fine. Original gum, lightly hinged. (2008 PSE Graded Cert #01184825, VF-XF 85, Mint OGph). (SMQ $330) (231 var) 1893 COLUMBIAN 2¢ BROWN VIOLET, BROKEN HAT (BOTTOM PLATE) ............................ PH $2000 Choice bottom plate, imprint & ‘P P’ block of 8 (plate #167), each stamp is ‘broken hat’ variety, rare as such. Fresh, MINT never hinged, very fine to extremely fine. Scott cat value of $1200 is for 8 singles and does not reflect true rarity as Plate Block. There are very few nice ‘broken hat’ plate blocks in existence. (2011 PSE Cert #01244005 for plate block of 10). $500 Block of 4. Rich color, well centered, original gum, hinge remnants, each stamp with small thin, very fine appearance. Cat $1350. 1289 (214) 1887 WASHINGTON BANKNOTE 3¢ VERMILION (BOTTOM PLATE) ..................................................... PH $1000 Bottom plate and imprint block of 10 (plate #421). Bright, rich fiery color. Fresh, original gum, previously hinged. Bottom row stamps extremely fine with four stamps MINT never hinged, top row fine. Cat $1300. $400 Attractive stamp, wide margins, deep rich shade. Fresh, MINT never hinged, very fine to extremely fine. (1995 PF Cert #0296295). Cat $200. 1288 1289 1292 (233) 1893 COLUMBIAN 4¢ ULTRAMARINE (BOTTOM PLATE) ..................................................... PH $2500 Choice bottom plate, imprint & ‘D’ block of 8 (plate #19). Rich color, fresh, MINT never hinged, very fine and attractive. Cat $3500. 1293 (234) 1893 COLUMBIAN 5¢ CHOCOLATE (BOTTOM PLATE) ..................................................... PH $850 Bottom plate, imprint and ‘B’ block of 8 (plate #8). Fresh, original gum, lightly hinged, corner bend in lower right selvage (does not affect stamps), fine. Cat $2650. Chicagopex 2013 USA-SINGLES-07.pmd Stamps & Postal History 89 Page 89 10/2/2013, 7:25 PM