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Booklet Panes by Scott Number and Position continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
221	BP	319g var.	#319g var., 2c Carmine, Ty. I, booklet pane of six, with horizontal watermark, being the very scarce position D, showing plate no. 3299 in the selvage tab, strong color, centered slightly to bottom, some rejoined separated vertical perfs. at top, fine. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
222	BP	319g var.	#319g var., 2c Carmine, Ty. I, booklet pane of six, with horizontal watermark, position D, showing plate no. 3300 in the selvage tab, wonderfully fresh, deep luxuriant color, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and quite choice; certainly one of the finest examples available of this very scarce and desirable booklet pane variety. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
223	BP	319g var.	#319g var., 2c Carmine, Ty. I, booklet pane of six, with horizontal watermark, position D, showing plate no. 3302 in selvage tab, deep rich color, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if at all), fine. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
224	BP	319g var.	#319g var., 2c Carmine, Ty. I, booklet pane of six, with horizontal watermark, position D, showing plate no. 3307 in selvage tab, quite well centered for this very scarce pane, crisp color and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
225	BP	319p	#319p, 2c Scarlet, Ty. I, booklet pane of six, position D, showing plate no. 2549 in selvage tab, brilliantly fresh, lovely vivid color, nicely centered, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine. (Image)	350.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
226	BP	319q	#319q, 2c Lake, Ty. II, booklet pane of six, position D, showing plate no. 4594 in selvage tab, an excellent example of this very scarce and sought-after plate number position, unusually fresh and crisp, deep luxuriant color, nicely centered, unblemished o.g., n.h., very fine. (Image)	700.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
227	BP	319q	#319q, 2c Lake, Ty. II, booklet pane of six, position D, showing plate no. 4607 in selvage tab, strong distinctive lake shade, rather well centered, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; very scarce position on this elusive pane. (Image)	700.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
228	BP	319q	#319q, 2c Lake, Ty. II, booklet pane of six, position D, showing plate no. 4760 in selvage tab, this being the last plate number which produced any of the booklet panes of this stamp, sumptuously rich color and a strong impression, o.g., h.r., one stamp with trivial thin spot, otherwise fine; one of the key 2c "Shield" booklet panes. (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
229	OBP	319g/319q	#319g/319q, The exceptional specialized study of the 2c "Shield" booklet pane of six, a remarkable group of 33 mint panes, virtually all of which are different, collected by the plethora of shades in which these are found, in addition to die types and positions (several of the latter include a number of elusive positions, including plate number examples), we also note two panes displaying the rare horizontal watermark errors, and the group concludes with a few used panes, such as two completely intact panes and three without selvage tab (one of which is used on cover); all mint panes with o.g., hinging ranges from h.r. to n.h., an occasional small fault will be found, but most are fine-very fine or better; a collection which took years to assemble.	8,000.00+ SOLD for $4,750.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
230			Specialized collection of Two Cent "Shield" booklet covers, a most unusual study of the many different types of covers found on the four basic complete booklets associated with this issue, collected by the the differences in wording and/or type found on the covers, with a total of 42 "sets" of covers (front and back covers), plus one front cover overprinted for use in the Philippines; several covers thought to be rare; an occasional cover with a fault, mostly fine-very fine.	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
231	BK	BK15	#BK15, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, 49c unexploded booklet, black on buff, containing four panes, all position A, front cover of booklet with opening crease reinforced by a small piece of tape, panes with o.g. which is just slightly affected by interleaving, n.h., fine; a rare intact booklet. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
232	BK	BK17	#BK17, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, 97c unexploded booklet, black on gray, containing eight pristine panes, all position A, most quite well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine; unusually choice quality for this rare complete booklet. (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM

Vending and Affixing Perforations by Company

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
233		314	#314, 1c Blue green imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. I perforations, unusual top sheet-margin strip of three, showing vertical guide line in right margin and partial arrow in top sheet selvage, well centered, o.g., minor h.r., very fine. (Image)	270.00+ SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
234		320a	#320a, 2c Lake imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. I perforations, guide line pair, intensely rich color, well centered, o.g., h.r., choice very fine; each stamp with light McKeel's guarantee handstamp. (Image)	210.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
235		320	#320, 2c Carmine imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. II perforations, pair, quite well centered, bright color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine. (Image)	175.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
236		320a	#320a, 2c Lake imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. IIa perforations, choice guide line strip of four, deep luxuriant color, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)	145.00+ SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
237	PBPBPB	320a	#320a, 2c Lake imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. IIa perforations, single centered just to top, tied to very scarce earliest documented usage cover by neat "Denver, Colo./Mar 19, 1909" wavy line machine cancel, printed Denver addressee, cover opened slightly roughly at top causing a couple of small tears, otherwise very fine; not only is this the earliest documented usage of this particular perforation, but this is also the earliest documented usage of any Brinkerhoff coil. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $2,500.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
238		320a	#320a, 2c Lake imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. IIa perforations, two singles tied to a registered McKeel's corner card cover, along with a strip of four of the 1c Blue green imperforate with Schermack Ty. III perforations (#314), a vertical pair of the 2c Hudson-Fulton imperforate commemoratives (#373) and two 1c Green singles (#405; one overlapping top edge of cover), all tied by grid postmarks, matching "Pine Lawn, Mo./Jul 30, 1913" postmarks on reverse, addressed to Chicago, Ill. and backstamped, couple of stamps with small faults (partial filing hole affects on #405), overall fine and striking; a very rare franking with the Brinkerhoff stamps (a single on cover catalogs $500.00 alone); one of the most important of the known covers franked with Brinkerhoff stamps; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
239		320a	#320a, 2c Lake imperforate, Brinkerhoff Ty. IIb perforations, pair, luxuriously rich color, attractively centered, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
240		320b	#320b, 2c Scarlet imperforate, International Vending Machine perforations 12 1/2 to 13, an incredibly choice right sheet-margin plate no. 4245 pair, exceptionally well centered within characteristic slightly diagonal perforations, brilliantly fresh, luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., a few perforations separated between stamp and sheet selvage, extremely fine for this; easily one of the finest quality pairs of this rare coil we have offered, and quite possibly unique with the plate number still attached; 1977 PF certificate; ex-"Christopher" collection. (Image)	for hinged 1,250.00+ SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM