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The William S. Langs Stock & Private Holdings, Part 4:
U.S. Errors, Freaks and Oddities


1931-1944 Issues




Lot Photo Description
Lot 2066
1931, 2¢ Yorktown, dark lake & black color error (Scott 703b), block of 4, slightly disturbed o.g.; perf separations at top, Very Good to Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,600.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized $275.
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Lot 2067
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1931, 2¢ Yorktown, imperf vertically (Scott 703c), bottom margin and arrow plate block of 10, o.g., never hinged, except top left stamp and margin at top right previously hinged, Fine to Very Fine, only one pane of 50 reported, out of the 50 possible stamps, 30 are in large blocks of ten and several others are in larger multiples, making this one of the most elusive classic U.S. errors, this the only bottom plate block reported, purple Weill backstamp in bottom selvage, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott $35,000.
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.
Realized $18,000.
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Lot 2068
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1933, 3¢ A.P.S. souvenir sheet (Scott 731), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, with large horizontal preprint paper fold across bottom stamps, without gum as issued, Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized $375.
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Lot 2069
1933, 5¢ Kosciuszko, imperf vertically (Scott 734a), horizontal pair, o.g., previously hinged, Fine to Very Fine, only 1 pane of 100 reported.
Scott $1,750.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized $600.
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Lot 2070
1934, 3¢ Maryland (Scott 736), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, block of 8, large dramatic preprint paper folds across six stamps, o.g., never hinged; a few small gum skips, Very Good to Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized $190.
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Lot 2071
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1934, 3¢ Maryland (Scott 736), corner margin block of 16, dramatic preperf paper fold, shifting vertical perforations to nearly horizontal perforations, o.g., some never hinged / some hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Unsold
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Lot 2072
1934, 3¢ Maryland, dark carmine (Scott 736), top margin plate block of 6, dramatic 1/3 horizontal perf shift, o.g., never hinged; tiny gum skips, pulled perf of top right selvage, Very Fine.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Realized $450.
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Lot 2073
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1934, 3¢ Maryland, imperf between (Scott 736a), horizontal pair in a top left corner margin block of 12, with wonderful color and detail; paper fresh and with crazy perforations from fold-over, which also produced the error at positions 1-2; hinged in selvage and at positions 3 and 12; error pair never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, unique.
Datz $6,600.
Scott $4,000.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Unsold
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Lot 2074
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1934, 2¢ Grand Canyon National Park, perforated (Scott 741), block of 6 with plate number, dramatic foldover error causing two horizontal perforation rows to be turned downward 90 degrees, o.g., top left and top center stamps lightly hinged (other 4 never hinged); gum wrinkle at right, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized $110.
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Lot 2075
1934, 2¢ Grand Canyon National Park, imperf vertically (Scott 741b), horizontal block of 6, interesting imperf-between error with horizontal perforations diagonally misplaced, o.g., never hinged; tiny gum skips and light gum wrinkles on top right and bottom left stamps, Fine to Very Fine, only 2-3 panes reported.
Scott $4,350.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Unsold
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Lot 2076
1934, 5¢ Yellowstone National Park, imperf vertically (Scott 744a), top margin horizontal pair, o.g., very lightly hinged, Post Office fresh face with part arrow at right; previously hinged in top margin of left stamp (thins); right stamp never hinged with gum skips, Very Fine, only 50 pairs reported, with 1987 and 2020 P.F. certificates.
Scott $1,500.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized $950.
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Lot 2077
1938, 3¢ Jefferson (Scott 807), block of 8, strange perf shift vertically, completely capturing full gutter between stamps, o.g., never hinged, Very Good to Fine.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized $200.
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Lot 2078
1938, $2 Harding (Scott 833), top margin plate block of 20, dramatic vignette shift far to the top and left of frame, o.g., never hinged; slightly more gum skips than typical, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized $750.
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Lot 2079
1938, $5 Coolidge (Scott 834), plate block of 4, vignette shifted dramatically toward top right, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, very scarce on high value stamps.
Scott $325.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized $275.
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Lot 2080
1938, $5 Coolidge (Scott 834), top plate numbers F22166 and F22169 block of 20, with arrow, 2 registration markers and denominations, with notable vignette shift to top right, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Scott $2,000.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized $800.
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Lot 2081
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1939, 3¢ Golden Gate Expo (Scott 852), bottom margin block of 6, imperforate, thought to be printers waste, unused without gum; wrinkles and creases, Very Fine centering, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized $250.
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Lot 2082
1940, 1¢ Defense, imperf between (Scott 899a), block of 6, with two vertical pairs, imperf between, slightly disturbed o.g., Very Good to Fine.
Scott $1,200.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Realized $200.
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Lot 2083
1942, 5¢ Chinese Resistance (Scott 906), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, block of 4, with wide multiple preprint paper folds between stamps, o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized $200.
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Lot 2084
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Poland (Scott 909 var), complete sheet of 50, without Poland inscription at top right, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized $375.
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Lot 2085
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Poland, double impression of black & country name (Scott 909b), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $800.
Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized $425.
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Lot 2086
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Czechoslovakia, double impression of country name (Scott 910a), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, with photocopy of 2005 P.F. certificate for block.
Scott $2,400.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized $750.
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Lot 2087
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Norway, double impression of country name (Scott 911a), the two left stamps in a block of 4 on a Minkus patriotic First Day Cover, Extremely Fine. A unique multiple usage of this relatively recently acknowledged error.
Scott $450 ++.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized $475.
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Lot 2088
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Luxembourg, double impression of country name (Scott 912a), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, rare and unpriced, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized $850.
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Lot 2089
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Netherlands, reverse printing of flag colors (Scott 913a), bottom margin block of 6, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, unpriced.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized $140.
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Lot 2090
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Netherlands, double impression of black (Scott 913c), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, with 2005 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott $360.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized $550.
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Lot 2091
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Belgium (Scott 914 var), block of 3, yellow omitted, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized $1,100.
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Lot 2092
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Yugoslavia, reverse printing of flag colors (Scott 917a), complete sheet of 50, o.g., never hinged; light bend in top left selvage, Very Fine.
Scott $1,000.
Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized $275.
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Lot 2093
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Albania, double impression of country name (Scott 918a), pair, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, rare and unpriced, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized $800.
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Lot 2094
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Austria, double impression of country name (Scott 919a), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate.
Scott $225.
Estimate $200 - 250.
Realized $225.
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Lot 2095
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Austria, double impression of country name (Scott 919a), block of 6, on center two stamps, right and left stamps are both normal, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, lovely transitional piece, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $450.
Estimate $350 - 500.
Realized $225.
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Lot 2096
1943, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Austria, double impression of country name (Scott 919a), plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged; light bend on top right selvage, Very Fine, rare plate block, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott $900 as singles.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Unsold
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Lot 2097
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1944, 5¢ Overrun Countries: Korea, double impression of country name (Scott 921a), unused without gum, Very Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate.
Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized $325.
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Lot 2098
1948, 3¢ Palomar Observatory, imperf between (Scott 966a), vertical strip of 4, with two normal stamps at top and imperf between on bottom two stamps, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine, 450+ pairs and 15 plate blocks reported.
Scott $300.
Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized $325.
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