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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (Scott 456), horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, extraordinary example with delicate color, in a marvelous state of preservation, Very Fine, 1986 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,150. Estimate value $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Feb 2013, Sale 634, Lot 286 |
US$800.00 |
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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (Scott 456), o.g., never hinged, lovely copy of this stamp, with warm rich color, in immaculate mint condition, Fine to Very Fine, 1986 P.F. certificate. Scott $475. Estimate value $200 – 300. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Feb 2013, Sale 634, Lot 285 |
US$250.00 |
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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (Scott 456), joint line pair, slightly disturbed o.g., nicely centered example, with beautiful fresh color, Very Fine, 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,250. Estimate price $600 – 800. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2012, Sale 633, Lot 810 |
US$650.00 |
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1916, 3¢ red violet, rotary coil (Scott 456 var.), o.g., lightly hinged, choice example of this elusive color variety on the 3¢ perf 10 coil single, Fine, 1980 P.F. certificate specifically identifying the color as the “red violet” shade. Scott $225. Estimate price $100 – 150. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2012, Sale 633, Lot 809 |
US$100.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Brilliant color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $2,000.00), this is the highest grade awarded and only one other shares this grade Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 2065 |
US$1,200.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Lightly hinged, bright shade and detailed impression, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ $480.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 2064 |
US$450.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Gum slightly disturbed in one corner from hinge removal, rich color and choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1999 A.P.S. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2012, Sale 1034, Lot 425 |
US$375.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Joint line pair, exceptionally well-centered, bright shade on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb line pair, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95, SMQ value $2,050.00), this is the highest grade awarded to a line pair in any gum condition, only two other hinged and one Mint N.H. have equaled it Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2012, Sale 1034, Lot 424 |
US$1,400.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Barest trace of hinging, radiant color, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate for pair describing this stamp as Mint N.H. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1033, Lot 4231 |
US$325.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Brilliant color on fresh paper, light wavy-line machine cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $380.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1032, Lot 3556 |
US$200.00 |
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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (Scott 456), extremely intense color, an elusive coil, joint line pair, o.g., previously hinged, Fine, 1979 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500 – 750. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 1365 |
US$325.00 |
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3c Violet, Coil (Scott 456). Joint line pair, brilliant color on bright paper, neat wavy-line machine cancel, wide margins, left stamp with trivial natural inclusion VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE USED JOINT LINE PAIR OF THE 1916 3-CENT COIL, SCOTT 456. ONLY A HANDFUL ARE KNOWN. Our informal search of joint line pairs of this issue found fewer than ten, several of which have faults. With 1999 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 402 |
US$3,500.00 |
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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (456), a solid, nearly perfectly centered pair, bright and fresh with never hinged original gum, though with a tiny gum disturbance on the left stamp, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $1,250 for NH Expertization: clear 1994 PF Certificate as never hinged. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 839 |
US$700.00 |
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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (456), a gorgeous pair that is virtually perfectly centered and wonderfully fresh with luminous color and lightly hinged original gum; a choice, Extremely Fine to Superb Gem pair. Only a single example is graded higher—a 98. SMQ value $1,150. Scott $600 Expertization: 2006 PSE Certificate graded XF-Sup 95. Provenance: “Empire”. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 355 |
US$700.00 |
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1916, 3¢ violet, rotary coil (Scott 456), joint line pair, neat black cancellation, handome and attractive genuinely used example of this extremely difficult line pair, lovely rich color, Fine to Very Fine, 2012 Weiss certificate. Scott $1,800. Estimate value $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2012, Sale 631, Lot 1220 |
US$400.00 |