Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 29

The Hancock Collection of U.S. Stamps and Postal History

1909 Bluish Paper Issue (Scott #357-366)

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 417		1909, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine, bluish paper, . Scott 357-358. The 2¢ is truly exceptional, original gum blocks of four, bottom 1¢ pair never hinged, fresh and exceptionally well-centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $350 - 500 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $770
Lot 418		1909, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine, bluish paper, . Scott 357. Original gum blocks of four, fresh, hinge remnant, one 2¢ never hinged, Fine, each with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $180 - 250 View details	Realized $418
Lot 419		1909, 3¢ deep violet, bluish paper, . Scott 359. Fresh, original gum, single "blind perf." at top right, about Fine, "Stanley Gibbons/New York" blue-green handstamp guarantee, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $600 - 800 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $834
Lot 420		1909, 3¢ deep violet, bluish paper, . Scott 359. A rare original gum block of four, fresh, bottom left stamp never hinged, bottom right appears never hinged, bight and crisp color, top left stamp tiny thin spot, otherwise F.-V.F., with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $2,200 - 3,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $3,960
Lot 421		1909, 4¢ orange brown, bluish paper, . Scott 360. Wonderfully fresh, original gum, bright color, Fine 75, signed "Sa" in pencil (Spencer Anderson) and with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. This bluish paper value along with the eight cent are two of the greatest rarities of twentieth century U.S. philately. Neither value was intended for public distribution and there was only one sheet of 100 each of the two denominations printed. It is generally believed that approximately 90 of each value survives today with the eight cent being a very few examples scarcer than the four cent. Estimated Value $14,000 - 18,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $17,050
Lot 422		1909, 5¢ blue, bluish paper, . Scott 361. Five cent bluish papers in higher grades are very difficult to find, fresh, original gum, hinge remnant, unmistakable "bluish" cast to the blue color, nicely centered for this rare value, Very Fine 80, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $4,180
Lot 423		1909, 6¢ red orange, bluish paper, . Scott 362. Fresh, original gum, minor hinge remnant, magnificent deep rich color, F.-V.F. 75, "HFC" (Colman) handstamp guarantee and with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $800 - 1,100 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,320
Lot 424		1909, 8¢ olive green, bluish paper, . Scott 363. Approximately 90 examples known of the 100 printed, the other great rarity of the bluish paper series and of all twentieth century U.S. philately, fresh, original gum, strong color and rather well-centered, Very Fine 80, "W.H.C." (Colson) handstamp guarantee, signed "Sa" (Spencer Anderson) in pencil and with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $19,000 - 24,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $26,400
Lot 425		1909, 10¢ yellow, bluish paper, . Scott 364. "the" ten cent bluish paper stamp for the demanding collector, unquestionably one of the finest surviving examples, a magnificent bottom sheet margin original gum gem example with exceptionally large margins and essentially precise centering, bright color and strong "bluing", minor hinge remnant, Extremely Fine to Superb. Estimated Value $3,000 - 4,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $2,200
Lot 426		1909, 13¢ blue green, bluish paper, . Scott 365. Fresh, original gum, wonderfully well-centered, neatly reperfed. at right, Very Fine appearance, signed "DFK" (Kelleher) in pencil, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Estimated Value $750 - 1,000 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,705
Lot 427		1909, 15¢ pale ultramarine, bluish paper, . Scott 366. Fresh, original gum, hinge remnant, excellent color, neatly reperfed. at left, Very Fine appearance. Estimated Value $300 - 400 View details and enlarged photo	Realized $578