1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 327), o.g., never hinged, impressive large margined example with dazzling color, as fresh and choice on the front as it is on the reverse, with full and unblemished gum, Extremely Fine. Scott $330. Estimate price $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1665

U.S.; General Issues, 1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase, #327, n.h., Very Fine. Scott $310. Estimate value $140-160.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1754

1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), remarkably fresh top quality stamp, with oversized margins and warm rich color, o.g., previously hinged, Extremely Fine to Superb, 2010 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP-95, 1 of 9 examples at this grade. SMQ $230. Scott $75. Estimate $150 – 200.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 1256

326, 1904 5c Louisiana, ,top imprint, plate no. 2097 and part arrow block of ten, unblemished o.g., NH, a couple of light creases in the top left corner margin (not affecting plate block), F-VF, lovely plate block (Scott price $2,650)

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2013, Sale 3003, Lot 1225

1904, 5¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, wonderfully fresh multiple with fabulous bold rich color; although it’s not a wide top, it’s still a handsome and desirable plate block in an immaculate state of preservation; top right stamp invisible pinhole, otherwise Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $1,850. Estimate $500 – 750.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 492

5c Louisiana Purchase (Scott 326). Mint N.H., gorgeous centering and wide margins for this tightly-spaced issue, intense color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ price $1,350.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 67

USA (Scott 326) 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE 5¢ DARK BLUE (BOTTOM PLATE) Bottom plate block of 6 (imprint Type V in center & plate #2100 at right). Original gum, hinging to reinforce perfs along bottom & other places (all stamps hinged). Fine. Cat $1000.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 1317

3c Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325). Mint N.H., beautiful deep color and proof-like impression, wide margins, almost perfect centering EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. Ex Whitman. With 1991 P.F. certificate for a block, with 1997 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ value $4,900.00). Only one example has graded higher to date (at 98J)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 1752

1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, lovely & post office fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $740. Estimate value $250 – 350.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2012, Sale 631, Lot 1079

1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325), o.g., never hinged, impressive large margined stamp with lively bright color in immaculate mint condition, Extremely Fine to Superb. Scott $185. Estimate $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2013, Sale 635, Lot 437

1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (325), bottom plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, outstanding deep rich color, an immaculate P.O. fresh example, Fine, 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,750. Estimate price $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3431

1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325), o.g., never hinged, gorgeous centering and remarkably rich color, a select stamp, Extremely Fine, 2012 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-90. SMQ $480 in grade of XF-90. Scott $185. Estimate value $300 – 400.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 490

3c Louisiana Purchase (Scott 325). Faint trace of hinging, excellent centering, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (OGph XF-Superb 95; SMQ price $250.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1440

USA (Scott 325) 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE 3¢ VIOLET (BOTTOM PLATE) Lower right corner plate block of 6 (plate #2102 & imprint type V). Original gum, hinged with some perf reinforcement. Fine to very fine. Cat price $950.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 1316

1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324), top margin plate number single, o.g., never hinged, handsome with super intense color and sharp detailed impression, Extremely Fine. Scott $65. Estimate price $100 – 150.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2012, Sale 631, Lot 1077

**    2¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 324), exceptionally well centered, post office fresh, flawless never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine, only 5 have graded higher. SMQ price $725 (photo). $65 Expertization: 2008 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Sup 95.

Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 468

USA (Scott 324) 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE 2¢ CARMINE, BLOCK Fresh, MINT never hinged right margin block of 10 (2×5). Cat value for singles. Very fine. Cat $650.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 700

1904, 1¢ Louisiana Purchase (Scott 323), extremely fresh example with bright color, nice large multiple, bottom right plate block of 10 with plate number and imprint, o.g., never hinged, Fine. Scott $810. Estimate price $300 – 400.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 1246

U.S.; General Issues, 1904, 1¢ Louisiana Purchase, plate block of 4, imprint, #323. O.g. from gum skips, top # 2132, deep shade, Very Fine. Scott $190. Estimate price $60.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2013, Sale 99, Lot 171

USA (Scott 323) 1904 LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1¢ GREEN, FULL PANE Right pane of 50, plate blocks of 6 at top and bottom (plate #2163) and arrow block at right. Bottom plate block with hinge remnants, others all MINT never hinged. Several perf separations along top and right margins. Fine to very fine. Cat price $3422.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 1480

USA (Scott 322) 1908 WASHINGTON COIL 2¢ CARMINE TYPE II Genuine coil single, original gum, right perfs with paste-up margin, tiny thin at top. Four margins, very fine appearing. A rare and extremely attractive example with paste-up. (2006 PSE Cert #01062489 for original pair) Cat value $7000.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 696

1906, 2¢ lake, type II, imperf (Scott 320a), pair, o.g., never hinged, impressive example with bold rich color, immaculate both front and back, Extremely Fine to Superb. Scott price $225.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2011, Sale 626, Lot 312

#320 var., 2c Carmine, International Vending Machine Co. perf. 12½, strip of three with typical inconsistent perforations and spacing, bright color, o.g., end stamps n.h., middle stamp hinged, trivial crease at bottom of middle stamp, otherwise fine; an immensely rare strip of this seldom seen private perforation; 2012 PF certificate; cataloged simply as three hinged singles.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Nov 2012, Sale 141, Lot 130

1906, 2¢ carmine, type I, International Vending Machine Co. perforations (Scott 320), o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), extremely fresh and choice example of this rare vending coil with great color, Fine, with photocopy of 1968 P.F. certificate for strip of 4, from which this pair was taken, this being the right pair from the strip. Scott $2,500. Estimate value $1,000 – 1,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 392

1906, 2¢ carmine, Mail-O-Meter type II perfs (Scott 320), pair, o.g., lightly hinged; small natural paper inclusion right stamp, fresh and Very Fine, signed Belasco. Scott $775. Estimate price $300 – 400.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2630

1903, 2¢ carmine, type II (Scott 319i), o.g., never hinged, pristine condition with wide margins, very choice, Extremely Fine to Superb. Scott price $175.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2011, Sale 626, Lot 310

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Booklet Pane of Six (Scott 319n). Position D with plate no. 3822, neat “Beverly Ma.” oval registry cancels, radiant color, top left stamp with small thin spot, few sensibly reinforced perf separations at top (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), Very Fine appearance, a rare used booklet pane with plate no., with 2003 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 316

1903, 2¢ carmine, type I (319), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, magnificent full wide top with breathtaking color and impression, a true condition rarity as it almost never comes along in such beautiful condition, Very Fine, 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott $310. Estimate $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3419

1903, 2¢ carmine, type I, watermark horizontal (Scott 319g var.), booklet pane of 6, position D, plate no. 3307, o.g., hinged, Very Fine. Scott $9,500. Estimate value $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1647

USA (Scott 319) 1903 WASHINGTON 2¢ CARMINE (PSE GRADED 95) Fresh, MINT never hinged, extremely fine to superb. (2014 PSE Graded Cert #01286563, XF-Sup 95, Mint OGnh) (SMQ $275)

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 689

1908, 1¢ blue green coil (318), original gum, reperforated at right according to the accompanying certificate (an opinion with which we strongly disagree); fresh, Fine appearance. Scott price $5,500 Expertization: several handstamped or manuscript signatures, 2004 PSE Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 401

1908, 1¢ blue green coil (Scott 318), horizontal pair, o.g., hinge remnants, extremely appealing example of this rarely offered multiple, with sensational color, much nicer than normally encountered, Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate & 1975 P.F. certificate. Scott $15,000. Estimate value $6,000 – 8,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 648, Lot 2133

USA (318) 1908 FRANKLIN COIL 1¢ BLUE GREEN, PAIR Magnificent copy of this RARE horizontal coil pair, perforated 12 vertically. Original gum, lightly hinged with pencil notation and expertiser’s marks on both stamps. Fresh sharp color with very fine centering. One of the best pairs known. (3 Expertizing Certificates: 2003 PF Cert #0393473; 1999 PSE Cert #36839; 1952 PF Cert signed by Steinway) Scott value is for grade of fine. Cat value $11000.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 688

USA (Scott 317) 1908 LINCOLN COIL 5¢ BLUE, PAIR A spectacular vertical PAIR with large margins. One of the nicest examples we have ever seen of this very RARE coil pair! Full original gum, hinge remnants & red handstamps on back. Extremely fine. A real showpiece that definitely would make a nice addition to your collection. (1989 PF Cert #0214691). Cat $15000.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 687

1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (315), ample to mostly large margins with rich color and immaculate, never hinged original gum, post office fresh and Very Fine. Scott $475

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2012, Sale 344, Lot 4494

5c Blue, Imperforate (Scott 315). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like impression, neat wavy-line machine cancel EXTREMELY FINE. THE 1908 5-CENT IMPERFORATE IS EXTREMELY RARE IN USED CONDITION, ESPECIALLY AS A MULTIPLE. According to Johl, only 29 sheets of 400 of the 5c imperforate were issued. Most were sent to Indianapolis and the majority was used by manufacturers of private coils. Some unused were no doubt kept by collectors — 825 copies were distributed to members of the Detroit Philatelic Society. It is possible that most of the used copies originate from this supply. Ex Hillmer where acquired in our 1999 auction. We have offered only four used pairs since 1999. With 1987 P.F. certificate.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 311

1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (Scott 315), horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, handsome GEM quality example in fabulous mint condition, with sensational deep rich color, a beauty, Superb. Scott $1,050. Estimate price $1,000 – 1,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2012, Sale 633, Lot 569

5c Blue, Imperforate (Scott 315). Mint N.H., large even margins, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, May 2013, Sale 1044, Lot 238

5c Blue, Imperforate (Scott 315). Mint N.H., large even margins, most recent certificate states lightly toned, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2004 and 2013 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3834

1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (Scott 315), horizontal pair, o.g., previously hinged, outstanding multiple with brilliant color, a very impressive showpiece, Extremely Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. SMQ XF-Superb 95; $900 as two singles. Scott $725. Estimate value $600 – 800.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 648, Lot 2132

Scott #315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, full to large margins all around, strong rich color, o.g., l.h., very fine; 1979 PF certificate.

Spink Shreves Galleries, May 2014, Sale 148, Lot 260

5c Blue, Imperforate (Scott 315). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, large even margins, natural gum crease at top right, still Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 443

1908, 5¢ blue, imperf (Scott 315), o.g., lightly hinged, sharp impression on clean bright paper, Very Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $350. Estimate $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1635

1908, 5¢ blue, imperf. Left margin single, o.g., never hinged, ample to large margins, bold vivid color, Very Fine. Scott No. 315; $600.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 2321

Scott #315, 5c Blue imperforate, horizontal pair, ample margins all around, o.g., h.r., very fine.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 151, Lot 255

USA (Scott 315) 1908 LINCOLN 5¢ BLUE IMPERF (PSE GRADED 80) Fresh and bright, certed as original gum, ‘previously hinged’ (and cataloged as such), but appears never hinged, tiny gum crease bottom right hardly worth mentioning, very fine and attractive. (2015 PSE Graded Cert #01295136, VF 80, Mint OGph) (SMQ price $350) Cat $325.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 686

4c Brown, Imperforate, Schermack Ty. III (314A). Mint N.H., rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering with full Schermack perforations clear of design, tiny faint brownish speck in gum at left (noted here purely for accuracy and not even mentioned when the pair from which this stamp was cut was certified) EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED MINT NEVER-HINGED SINGLE OF THE RARE 4-CENT 1908 IMPERFORATE. ONLY TWO MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLES OF THIS GREAT RARITY ARE KNOWN, AND ONLY FOUR PAIRS, TWO LINE PAIRS AND NINE SINGLES ARE KNOWN IN UNUSED CONDITION. Our census of unused Scott 314A, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/enc/census/314A.pdf , records four pairs, two guide line pairs and nine singles, for a total of 21 unused stamps. One of the singles is in the Miller Collection at The New York Public Library. Our census also contains 44 used examples, including three strips of three (one on cover), three singles on separate covers, and 32 single used copies. With the rising popularity of vending and affixing machines, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing received numerous requests from manufactures for supplies of imperforate stamps, which could then be privately perforated to conform to each firm’s machine. In May 1908, a supply of 25 sheets (400 stamps per sheet) of the 4c 1902 Issue, without perforations, was delivered to the Schermack Mailing Machine Co. in Detroit. The entire supply was cut into coils with Schermack Type III perforations, designed for the firm’s patented affixing machine and delivered to the Winfield Printing Co. for use on mass mailings of advertising material. Approximately 6,000 were used on a mailing for Hamilton Carhartt Manufacturer, and almost all of the 4,000 balance were used on a mailing for Burroughs Adding Machine Co. All of the Scott 314A stamps that exist in unused condition originate from a local Detroit stamp collector, Karl Koslowski, who was the only one to purchase some of the 4c Imperforates, either from the Winfield Printing Company or from the Schermack firm. His earliest account of the event appeared two years later in the Philadelphia Stamp News, and is considered to be the most reliable of several conflicting stories told by Koslowski (and interpreted by others) at later dates. In the 1910 article, Koslowski explains that he purchased 50 stamps and expected to be able to buy more, but the supply was destroyed when he returned. We can account for 32 of the 50 stamps Koslowski claims he acquired. There are 21 unused stamps currently in our census, all of which must have come from him, and he used at least 11 stamps on mail to friends, including the strip of three on a Koslowski cover, two used strips of three off cover (the mass mailings were all singles) and two singles on separate Koslowski covers. The earliest known cover is dated at Detroit on May 27, 1908, from Koslowski to a friend in Austria, and the latest is dated April 8, 1909, which was mailed to him using a sheet-margin single from Sicklerville, New Jersey. Apart from the stamps Koslowski used, there is one recorded commercial cover (June 2, 1908) and approximately 32 used single stamps, most of which were probably removed from the mass-mailing covers. The two recorded Mint N.H. examples of Scott 314A come from the ex-Lilly strip of five, which was cut into two pairs and one single by Jack E. Molesworth after it appeared in the 1985 Rarities sale. We shall refer to the stamps in that strip as #’s 1-5. Stamp #1 was cut as a single and is described in the 1985 Rarities sale as having slight margin thinning (it is hinged, although we erroneously reported it as Mint N.H. in our earlier census report). The pair comprising #2-3 was sold as part of the Zoellner collection in 1998, and soon after was divided into the Mint N.H. single (#2, the stamp offered here) and hinged single (#3, ex Whitman). The pair comprising #4-5 was also ex Whitman. The left stamp in this pair (#4) is Mint N.H., one of two known in that condition. The pair with one stamp Mint N.H. realized $400,000 hammer in our 2009 Whitman sale. Ex Koslowski, Schmalzreidt, Col. Edward H. R. Green, Lilly and B. D. Phillips as part of a strip of five. Ex “Connoisseur” (McNall) and Zoellner as a pair. The Zoellner pair was divided shortly after our 1998 auction, and this Mint N.H. stamp was sold to Mr. Hall. With copy of 1998 P.F. certificate for pair, which states “the left stamp never hinged and the right stamp previously hinged”

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 552

1c Blue Green, Imperforate (Scott 314). Mint N.H. pair, massive margins incl. part of all ten adjoining stamps, brilliant color, detailed impressions, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Whitman, with 2004 P.F. certificate, with 2005 and 2009 P.S.E. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 1742

1906, 1¢ blue green, Schermack type II perfs (Scott 314), pair, o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott $350. Estimate price $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2621

$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 313). Rich color on bright paper, neat strike of oval registry cancel, Very Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1019, Lot 698