UNITED STATES: 1909 Bluish Paper Issue 3461 3462 3463 3464 3465 3461 1909, 3¢ deep vi o let, blu ish pa per (359), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, a most at trac tive pre mium qual ity ex - am ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, which rarely co mes this well cen tered, a stamp that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, Very Fine; 1979 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,800. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 3462 1909, 3¢ deep vi o let, blu ish pa per (359), o.g., pre vi ously hinged, de sir able ex am ple with mag nif i cent rich color on deeply blued pa per, nicer con di tion than usu ally found; light di ag o nal crease, and a cou ple mi nor gum soaked per fo ra tions at bot tom left, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,800. Estimate $750 - 1,000 3463 1909, 5¢ blue, blu ish pa per (361), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh ex am ple of this rarely of fered stamp, fresh on both the front and back, with out any of the ink handstamps, etc. that nor mally plague this is sue, Fine; 2001 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $5,750. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 3464 1909, 6¢ red or ange, blu ish pa per (362), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely de sir able high qual ity ex am ple of this un der val ued blu ish pa per, well cen tered with breath tak ing color, Very Fine; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 3465 1909, 10¢ yel low, blu ish pa per (364), bot tom mar gin sin gle, o.g., lightly hinged, im mac u late fresh ex - am ple of this highly prized 10 cent blu ish pa per, with ro bust color and de tailed im pres sion, a choice fault free stamp, F.-V.F.; 2006 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,600. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 3466 3467 3468 3469 3466 1909, 13¢ blue green, blu ish pa per (365), o.g., lightly hinged, won der fully fresh and choice ex am ple of this tough stamp, with ex cel lent eye ap peal, F.-V.F.; 1998 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,600. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000 3467 1909, 13¢ blue green, blu ish pa per (365), o.g., very lightly hinged, won der ful color and clearly etched im pres sion, a flaw less ex am ple of this ex tremely elu sive stamp, V.G.-Fine; 2004 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $2,600. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 3468 1909, 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, blu ish pa per (366), o.g., lightly hinged, fab u lous top qual ity ex am ple of this tough stamp, with spec tac u lar deep rich color, Very Fine; 1981 and 1996 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $1,250. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 3469 1909, 15¢ pale ul tra ma rine, blu ish pa per (366), o.g., hinge rem nant, fresh brightly col ored ex am ple that is sound in all re spects, Fine; 1981 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,250. Estimate $500 - 750 178 <strong>Daniel</strong> F. <strong>Kelleher</strong> <strong>Auctions</strong> <strong>LLC</strong> info@kelleherauctions.com Sale 639 - Sep. 20, 2013
UNITED STATES: 1909 Bluish Paper Issue 3470 1909, 4¢ or ange brown, blu ish pa per (360), o.g., lightly hinged, ex tremely hand some ex am ple of this in cred i bly rare 4 cent blu ish pa per, with out stand ing rich color; this stamp ranks up there with the other great rar i ties of phi lat ely, a com pletely sound and choice stamp, F.-V.F., fewer than 100 ex am ples are known to ex ist; 1967 and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $27,500. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 3471 1909, 8¢ ol ive green, blu ish pa per (363), o.g., lightly hinged, mar vel ous ex am ple of this rarely of fered stamp, with al lur ing rich color, a flaw less stamp miss ing from even the most ad vanced col lec tions, V.G.-Fine, a great rar ity as less than 100 ex am ples are known to ex ist; 2000 and 2013 P.F. cer tif i cates. Scott $30,000. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 <strong>Daniel</strong> F. <strong>Kelleher</strong> <strong>Auctions</strong> <strong>LLC</strong> www.kelleherauctions.com Sale 639 - Sep. 20, 2013 179