Auction 273 of 14 Mar 12

U.S. Errors & Freaks (932-971)

Freaks and Oddities

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
0932 0932.jpg * 554, 2¢ carmine, imperf pair, printer's waste, under inked, Hr EST 75-85
0933 0933.jpg (*) 634, 2¢ carmine, vertical margin pair with crazy perfs, corner torn & poorly reattached, still an unusual item, no gum EST 50-75
0934 0934.jpg ** 637, 5¢ blue, LL corner block/4, blue smear thru left stamps EST 30-40
0935 0935.jpg * 681, 2¢ Ohio River, block of 21 with top row of 7 light print, bottom 2 rows normal, 4 top stamps & 2 bottom stamps Hr, balance NH EST 50-75
0936 0936.jpg ** 716, 2¢ Olympics, corner margin block of 6 with crazy perfs due to foldover, NH EST 50-75
0937 0937.jpg * 842,845, 3¢ violet, 5¢ blue, paste-up coil singles, 5¢ slightly mis-cut, LH EST 20-30
0938 0938.jpg ** 1036, 1235,2890, 4¢ pair, 15¢ 'A' block of four, 32¢ 'G', strip of three, all misperfed EST 50-60
0939 0939.jpg ** 1297, 3¢ Parkman, coil strip of three, great reverse offset impression on gum side EST 20-30
0940 0940.jpg ** 1305 pair, 1618 line pair, 1947 pair, all misperfed EST 40-50
0941 0941.jpg ** 1338, 6¢ flag, LL corner block of six, FANTASTIC COLOR SHIFT! EST 75-100
0942 0942.jpg ** 1338, 6¢ flag, vertical pair with blind perfs across bottom stamp, appears imperf between EST 20-30
0943 0943.jpg ** 1478, 8¢ Postrider, magnificent color shift! EST 40-50
0944 0944.jpg ** 1520b, 2136a,2323b,2913a, great lot of four different miscut imperf pairs! EST 125-150
0945 0945.jpg ** 1552, 10¢ Dove, block of four, blue ink smear on UR stamp, some adhesive staining o/w VF EST 20-30
0946 0946.jpg ** 1555, 10¢ D W Griffith, plate block of 10 with black color shifted down EST 50-75
0947 0947.jpg ** 1572-75, 10¢ Postal Service, block of four, RED smear on LL stamp, VF NH EST 30-40
0948 0948.jpg ** 1580, 10¢ Christmas, block of four misperfed on angle EST 60-75
0949 0949.jpg ** 1580, 10¢ Merry Christmas, misperfed on angle, as above, thin speck EST 15-25
0950 0950.jpg ** 1582, 2¢ Speaker's Stand, misperfed EST 10-20
0951 0951.jpg ** 1687, 18¢ Declaration of Independence S/S, perfs shifted 9mm upward causing 1 & 4th stamps from left to have denominations below the perforated areas, trivial corner crease o/w VF NH, with balance of set normal EST 100-150
0952 0952.jpg ** 1702, 13¢ Christmas, block of ten, BLUE smears on four stamps at right, VF NH EST 40-50
0953 0953.jpg ** 1762-63, 15¢ Owls, gutter snipe pair EST 20-30
0954 0954.jpg ** 1895, 20¢ flag, misperfed pair, EST 10-20
0955 na ** 1895, 20¢ flag, part roll of 33, misperfed as above pair EST 150-175
0956 0956.jpg ** 1920, 18¢ Professional Management, gutter snipe EST 20-30
0957 0957.jpg ** 1963-64, 20¢ Hawaii-Idaho, gutter snipe EST 15-25
0958 0958.jpg ** 1973-74, 20¢ Massachusetts-Michigan, gutter snipe EST 15-25
0959 0959.jpg ** 1983-84, 20¢ New Mexico-New York, gutter snipe EST 15-25
0960 0960.jpg ** 1993-94, 20¢ South Dakota-Tennessee, gutter snipe EST 15-25
0961 0961.jpg ** 2114, 22¢ flag, misperfed block of four, EST 30-40
0962 0962.jpg ** 3674, 37¢ EID, vertical die cuts shifted almost thru center of stamps EST 75-100
0963 0963.jpg ** J89, 1¢ postage due, value shifted up & left, NH EST 20-30
0964 0964.jpg ** J92, 4¢ Due, value shifted down & left EST 20-30
0965 0965.jpg ** J93, 5¢ due, value shifted up EST 15-25
0966 0966.jpg ** J99, 50¢ Due, value shifted down EST 20-30
0967 0967.jpg ** J100, $1 Due, value shifted up & left EST 20-30
0968 0968.jpg ** J103, 13¢ Due, value shifted left, NH EST 15-25
0969 0969.jpg ** J104, 17¢ Due, value shifted up & left EST 20-30
0970 0970.jpg o R15, 2¢ range, wide pre-printing fold EST 40-50
0971 0971.jpg ** U413, two 2¢ carmine on oriental buff entires with misplaced imprint, one inverted at lower left, the other down & left, VF EST 30-40