The “Whitpain” Collection of United States Possessions continued...

**Guam (Special Printings) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1035		1900, 10c Brown, Ty. II, Special Printing (9SP). Unused (no gum), pencil "Spl. Ptg. J. M. B." (Bartels) on back (indicating gum loss occurred a long time ago), bright color, thin spot FINE APPEARANCE. THE GUAM 10-CENT TYPE II IS THE RAREST OF ALL UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS SPECIAL PRINTINGS -- ONLY THREE CAN POSSIBLY EXIST AND THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE WE ARE AWARE OF. The plate used for the Guam 10c Special Printing, plate no. 932, is the only plate that contains both Type I and Type II stamps. Seven positions on the four panes are Type II, while the remainder are Type I. The stamp offered here is Position 86 on the pane, and comes from the position directly above the center stamp in the imprint and plate number strip of three offered in the previous lot -- the perfs match up perfectly as does the centering. Therefore, the pane used for the Special Printing must be the bottom left pane of the sheet. This bottom left pane also contains two other positions which were Type II (Positions 61 and 71). We do not know whether they survived, as some stamps were overprinted "Specimen" for use at the Paris and Pan-American Expositions and were destroyed shortly afterwards. Ex Todd. Scott Catalogue does not list the Type II as a Special Printing, but this stamp should be the basis for a future listing. Scott Retail as normal No. 9 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,000.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1036		1900, 15c Olive Green, Special Printing (10SP). Original gum, lightly hinged and wonderfully well-centered, with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp, short top right corner perf, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,000.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1037		1900, 15c Olive Green, Special Printing (10SP). Top imprint and plate no. 264 strip of three, original gum, faintly hinged, each stamp with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp and signed in pencil in selvage "J. M. B." (Bartels), rich color, center stamp small thin spot FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THREE OF THE GUAM 15-CENT 1900 SPECIAL PRINTING. This and the following lot are the only recorded imprint and plate number positions. It does not exist as a full plate block. Ex Tows and Todd. Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the imprint and plate number (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1038		1900, 15c Olive Green, Special Printing (10SP). Bottom imprint and plate no. 264 strip of three, original gum, h.r. in selvage, stamps faintly hinged, each stamp with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp and signed in pencil "J. M. B." (Bartels) in selvage, light wrinkle in selvage only at bottom center, choice centering VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF ONLY TWO POSSIBLE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLES OF THE GUAM 15-CENT 1900 SPECIAL PRINTING. The other plate number multiple is offered in the previous lot. Ex Tows. Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the imprint and plate number (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1039		1900, 50c Orange, Special Printing (11SP). Original gum, faintly hinged, with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp, color somewhat oxidized, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1040		1900, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, Special Printing (12SP). Original gum, lightly hinged, with red "Special Surcharge" backstamp, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,000.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1041		1900, $1.00 Black, Ty. II, Special Printing (13). Disturbed original gum, choice wide margins VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE $1.00-CENT BLACK TYPE II ISSUE. The $1.00 Type II exists only as a Special Printing. Most surviving examples are defective to some degree. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,500.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1042		1900, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (13). Horizontal pair, unused (no gum), intense shade and impression FINE. THIS IS THE SECOND-LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE GUAM $1.00 TYPE II ISSUE. A GREAT RARITY OF THE ISSUE. The largest recorded multiple is a block of four, which is offered in the following lot. This pair and the pairs in lots 1001 and 1015 constitute a complete set. With 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as original-gum singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	9,000.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1043		1900, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (13). Block of four, small h.r. at sides, each with pencil "Spec. Printing" at bottom and each with "Tows" backstamp, intense shade and impression, top right stamp tiny tear and crease at top right FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE GUAM $1.00 BLACK TYPE II ISSUE. A MARVELOUS SHOWPIECE AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS OF GUAM PHILATELY. The Type II only exists as a Special Printing. Ex Tows and Todd. Listed but unpriced as a block. Scott Retail as singles. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	18,000.00 SOLD for $24,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1044		1900, 10c Blue, Special Delivery, Special Printing (E1 var). Original gum, fresh and Extremely Fine, signed "Special Printing" in pencil, ex Tows (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction

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