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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (Scott C3). Double “TOP”, arrow and double plate nos. 8493/8492 block of twelve, msot stamps Mint N.H., fresh, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2147 |
US$600.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Top arrow, double plate nos. 8493/8492 and two “TOP” block of twelve, hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., gum crease at left from light pre-printing paper fold, Very Fine, Scott Retail as twelve Mint N.H. singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2146 |
US$750.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Horizontal strip of six with arrow, double “TOP” and double plate nos. selvage, lightly hinged in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as six Mint N.H. singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2145 |
US$300.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Mint N.H. top arrow block of four, three Fine-Very Fine, top right wide margins and centered, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2144 |
US$315.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (C3). Mint N.H. wide left arrow block of four, bottom pair Fine, top pair wide margins and centered, Extremely Fine, top right especially nice, Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2143 |
US$275.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (Scott C3). Vignette shifts, one is Mint N.H. single with narrow bottom natural s.e., wheels of plane into frame line above “Cents”, other top blue plate no. 8493 and arrow selvage strip of three with high-flying plane, tip of left wing into “G” of “Postage”, one stamp in strip with fingerprint on gum, Fine-Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2142 |
US$315.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (Scott C3). Mint N.H., precise centering with bright colors, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 95, SMQ value $450.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2141 |
US$450.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (Scott C3). Mint N.H., perfectly centered with selvage at bottom, wonderful rich colors, Extremely Fine Gem, a brilliant post-office fresh example of the first Air Post issue, P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $450.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2140 |
US$325.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (Scott C3). Five, each with vignette shift, incl. one approaching “fast plane” variety, others mostly slightly high, low or slow, three Mint N.H., one of the hinged is reperfed and with thin spot, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, each with 1998 P.F. certificate stating these are not the actual varieties Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1013, Lot 486 |
US$950.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post, Grounded Plane Variety (C3 var). Single hinge mark, deep rich colors, vignette shifted strongly to bottom with wheels well into “Cents” VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1918 24-CENT FIRST AIR POST ISSUE GROUNDED PLANE VARIETY. The true Grounded Plane stamps, in which the wheels of the plane break thru the top of “Cents”, come from portions of three sheets. The discovery sheet was owned and broken up by J. Klemann of Nassau Stamp Company. A second sheet was discovered in 1946 and sold in the Thomas A. Matthews sale (H.R. Harmer, Nov. 4, 1964), where it was purchased by Georges A. Medawar, publisher of Sanabria Airmail Catalogue. In Linn’s Stamp News of April 21, 1986, specialist Joseph R. Kirker Jr. published his research revealing a third source of this variety. With 1998 P.F. certificate. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1013, Lot 485 |
US$4,500.00 |
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24c Carmine Rose & Blue, 1918 Air Post (Scott C3). Mint N.H., intense colors and impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1992 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1013, Lot 487 |
US$750.00 |
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U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ Carmine, Block of 6 With Plate Number, #C3. 4 stamps n.h., upper right stamp thin, Fine. Scott $720. Estimate value $200. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 91, Lot 318 |
US$196.00 |
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Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, variety (C3 var.), dramatic vignette shift with wing tip nearly touching outer frame line approaching the “fast plane” variety, bright and fresh, o.g., never hinged F.-V.F., an impressive example of this popular vignette shift. Estimate $300 – 400 Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2011, Sale 338, Lot 1991 |
US$300.00 |
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U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ Carmine Rose & Blue, #C3. N.h., top pl. single, rich color, Very Fine, PF (1991) cert. Scott $140+. Estimate $100-120. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2011, Sale 90, Lot 1633 |
US$127.00 |
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U.S.; Airpost, 1918, 24¢ on First Flight Cover, #C3. Tied by Philadelphia May 15, 1918 duplex cancel, to New York City, with enclosure describing the new Airmail service, “I want to test out the new mail service by airplane which is inaugurated today. I suppose in the years to come it will be taken as a matter of course that letters and maybe passengers, shall travel by air”, plus letter back describing the delivery of the letter, “the Air Mail letter was delivered about five o’clock…the postman who delivered it was wonderfully elated over the honor, it having been the only one delivered to the Washington Bridge Station”, great historical item, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $250-300. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2011, Sale 90, Lot 1634 |
US$431.00 |