U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #2132
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 3c deep violet, well centered, h.r., fresh and v.f., with 1974 PFC for a block of four from which this originated,
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Catalog #359
Catalog Value $1,800
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #2133
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 4c orange brown, h.r., reasonably well centered for this difficult stamp, reperforated at right, fresh and fine stamp, with 2000 PFC (According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4c and 8c Bluish paper stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps missing from the archives. Given the failed experimental nature of the paper mixture, it is no surprise that virtually all copies are off center to some extent)
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Catalog #360
Catalog Value $27,500
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #2134
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 5c blue, h.r., beautiful color, l.h., fine, with 2010 PSAG certificate,
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Catalog #361
Catalog Value $5,750
Price Realized
$1,800.00

Lot #2135
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 6c red orange, small h.r., nice color and well centered, v.f., with 1988 PFC,
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Catalog #362
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$1,100.00

Lot #2136
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 8c olive green, small h.r., nice color and sharp impression, fine, with 1959 PFC. The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,000 (ten sheets) of the 8c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors' hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies). A rare stamp,
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Catalog #363
Catalog Value $30,000
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #2137
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 13c blue green, l.h., fresh and well centered, v.f., with 1986,1990 and 2008 PFCs, first one stating "not reperforated", last one stating "reperforated at top",
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Catalog #365
Catalog Value $2,600
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #2138
United States 1909 Bluish Paper
1909 15c pale ultramarine, l.h. (if at all), well centered, slightly rounded upper right corner, otherwise v.f., with clear 1984 PFC,
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Catalog #366
Catalog Value $1,250
Price Realized
$450.00

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