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$2.00 State (Scott O68). Unused (no gum), rich colors, tiny thin spot at upper left, Very Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 504 |
US$375.00 |
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$2.00 Scarlet & Blue, State, Atlanta Trial Color Proof (Scott O68TC4b). Large to huge margins, brilliant colors, Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 238 |
US$325.00 |
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$2.00 Scarlet & Black, State, Atlanta Trial Color Proof (Scott O68TC4a). Large margins, radiant colors, Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 237 |
US$160.00 |
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$2.00 Blue & Brown, State, Atlanta Trial Color Proof (Scott O68TC4f). Large margins, bright colors, fresh and Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 242 |
US$160.00 |
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$2.00 Green & Brown, State, Atlanta Trial Color Proof (Scott O68TC4e). Large margins, rich colors, Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 241 |
US$475.00 |
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$2.00 Brown & Blue, State, Atlanta Trial Color Proof (Scott O68TC4d). Full margins, bright colors, filled thin at top, Very Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 240 |
US$225.00 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (Scott O68), neatly placed black cancellation, impressive large margined example of this rarely offered genuinely used high denomination State Dept. issue; a really good looking stamp sterling rich color; a rare chance to acquire a rarely offered used stamp that is so much scarcer used than mint; single pulled perforation at upper left side, and a small horizontal crease at top right, otherwise Very Fine, 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,000. Estimate $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 880 |
US$650.00 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (Scott O68), o.g., bright color; “several short perfs” per certificate, otherwise Fine, 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,800. Estimate price $350 – 500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 878 |
US$375.00 |
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State Dept., 1873, $2 green & black (Scott O68), without gum, fresh and sharp, just Fine. Scott $850. Estimate value $300 – 400. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 879 |
US$250.00 |
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o U.S. Official, State Dept., 1873, $2 Green & Black, #O68, used, light crease, Fine appearance. Scott $3,000. Estimate value $400-500. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2014, Sale 102, Lot 2203 |
US$518.00 |
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* 1873, $2 State Dept. (Scott O68), perfectly centered within unusually large margins all around, rich colors, original gum, Extremely Fine (photo). $1,800 A SUPERB MINT SINGLE OF THE SCARCE $2 STATE; THIS EXAMPLE MAY BE THE FINEST MINT SINGLE EXTANT. Expertization: 1992 and 2003 P.F. Certificates. Our first thought when looking at this stamp was- we have never seen one this fine. So we reviewed all 67 of the online photos of the mint $2 State. Overall, the vast majority of these examples were poorly centered, with, every now and then, a well centered stamp appearing. Then, one stamp came up in the early 1990s which could be considered a worthy rival- until we realized it was the exact same stamp! Finally, the next to the last online example, from the early 1980s was one more beautiful $2 State. However, as the photo is quite old, it is really difficult to judge. Nevertheless, we believe the stamp being offered here is superior. One interesting aside- the P.S.E. graded only one example and that one received a 50. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 691 |
US$5,650.00 |
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* 1873, $2 State Dept. (Scott O68), nicely centered, prooflike colors, original gum, single pulled perf at right, otherwise fresh, F.-V.F (photo). $1,800 Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 692 |
US$375.00 |
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$2.00 State (Scott O68). Bold cork cancel, few faults incl. tear and reperfed, otherwise Fine, scarce in used condition Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1719 |
US$325.00 |
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$2.00 State (Scott O68). New York oval cancels, bright colors, light crease and two small corner creases, Very Fine appearance, with 2001 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 842 |
US$650.00 |
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$2.00 State (Scott O68). Washington, D.C. oval cancel, rich colors, Very Fine, ex Markovits, with 2006 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 841 |
US$1,600.00 |