Burkeiwicz Stock; U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
August 26, 2004 and September 8-9, 2004

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #804
U.S. Modern Errors
1966-81 selection of six different imperf. pairs, mostly n.h., with Scott's nos. 1281var,1288var (unused without gum),1509-10var,1891a and C79var, fine-v.f.
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Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #805
U.S. Modern Errors
1971 American Wool, teal blue omitted due to shifting of horizontal perforations, with offset colors misregistered, n.h.. (small disturbed spot at top), v.f. variety, only 8 known, listed but unpriced in Scott's, with 1998 APS cert. and PFC
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Catalog #1423b
Unsold
Lot #806
U.S. Modern Errors
1971 Wildlife Conservation, se-tenant marginal block of four, with light green and dark green omitted from left stamps, n.h., v.f. and scarce, only 8 blocks known, with 1998 PFC
Box **
Catalog #1430b
Catalog Value 4,500
Unsold
Lot #807
U.S. Modern Errors
1972 National Parks, se-tenant block of four, black omitted, n.h., v.f., only 25 known, with 1993 APS cert.
Box **
Catalog #1451b
Catalog Value 2,250
Unsold
Lot #808
U.S. Modern Errors
1974 Minerals, se-tenant block of four, light blue and yellow omitted, n.h., v.f., only 28 known
Box **
Catalog #1541b
Catalog Value 1,900
Unsold
Lot #809
U.S. Modern Errors
1974 Minerals, se-tenant block of four, light blue and yellow omitted, minor gum skips, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1541b
Catalog Value 1,900
Unsold
Lot #810
U.S. Modern Errors
1974 Minerals, se-tenant block of four, light blue and yellow omitted, n.h., v.f.
Box **
Catalog #1541b
Catalog Value 1,900
Unsold
Lot #811
U.S. Modern Errors
1974 Minerals, marginal plate number se-tenant block of four, light blue and yellow omitted, n.h., v.f., extremely rare plate block of this popular error
Box **
Catalog #1541b
Catalog Value 1,900+
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #812
U.S. Modern Errors
1979 $1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder, intaglio brown inverted, n.h., fresh and v.f. A pane of 100 of the so called "C.I.A. Invert" was purchased at the McLean, Va. post office by employees of the C.I.A. for use on agency mail. When the employees noticed the error they purchased a replacement sheet and kept the error for themselves. Only 95 of the original 100 errors have been accounted for, with the others presumably used on mail and have never been found
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Catalog #1610c
Catalog Value 20,000
Unsold
Lot #813
U.S. Modern Errors
1990 Sunfish, black omitted, with selvage at right, n.h., v.f., less than 200 known
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Catalog #2481a
Catalog Value 450
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #814
U.S. Modern Errors
1993 Sporting Horses, se-tenant block of four, top left stamp missing "29", right stamps with black omitted, n.h., few fingerprints and adhesions on reverse as well as minor gum crease, otherwise v.f. and possibly unique progressive variety
Box **
Catalog #2759Bvar
Unsold
Lot #815
U.S. Modern Errors
2002 Winter Olympics, imperf. block of eight, n.h., v.f. unlisted variety
Box **
Catalog #3555Avar
Unsold

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