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March 20, 2026

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Lot No. Symbol
Catalog No.

Lot Description

Est.

Winning Bid 5/13/26

   
 

FEDERAL DUCK ERRORS

 

 

522 **
RW37var

RW37var 1970 Ross' Goose, both with red color shifts on Goose's beaks in varying degrees,

F-VF NH cv ($130)

$180

$36

523 **
RW39var

RW39var 1972 Emperor Geese, (2) stamp with different orange shifts;

right stamp color shift forward, left backward, easily visible without magnification, F-VF to VF NH cv ($60)

$125

$26

524 **
RW40var

RW40var 1973 Steller's Eiders, all with image shifts (4),

note the $5 from bottom to top, F-VF to VF NH cv ($72)

$110

$22

525 **
RW42var

RW42var 1975 Canvasback and Decoy, Lower Left PNS no. 172775, with brown color shift,

F-VF NH cv ($15)

$75

$16

526 @
RW44v

RW44v 1977 Ross' Goose, Blue and Gray (Litho) Color Shifts,

VF-XF, with blue signature at bottom, blue and gray colors shifted left far into left margin and leaving white spaces in front of wings

$25

$12

527 **
RW46var

RW46var 1979 Green-winged Teal, with black color shift,

shift is down about 1mm leaving the impression of a brown/orange "halo", F-VF NH

$50

$16

528 **
RW47var

RW47var 1980 Mallards, Upper Right Plate Block of 4 no. 173492, slight shift causes "white shadow" on head of both ducks,

VF NH cv ($50)

$75

$16

529 *
RW48var

RW48var 1982 Ruddy Ducks, with orange color downward shift,

moves color out of eye socket, F-VF VLH

$25

$6

530 **
RW48var

RW48var 1981 Ruddy Ducks, Upper Right Plate Block of 4 no. 173573, red color shift causes eyes to be almost out of socket,

VF-XF NH cv ($50)

$80

$16

531 **
RW49var

RW49var 1982 Canvasback, with orange color shift,

color shifted down and right, moving color off the heads and the reeds. F-VF NH cv ($15)

$35

$8

532 **
RW51var

RW51var 1984 American Wigeon, with brown color shift slightly shifted left,

VF NH cv ($12)

$20

$12

533 **
RW52var

RW52var 1985 Cinnamon Teal, with (2) color shifts,

cinnamon offset color with significant mis-registration on both with color significantly shifted down (about 1mm), leaving duck with a cinnamon beard, yellow stripe on its back and sitting in a "pool of blood", the second is shifted down about ½mm right giving the duck a cinnamon "mane". Very nice examples of the color mis-registration on this issue, VF NH cv ($100)

$75

$16

534 **
RW53var

RW53var 1986 Fulvous Whistling Duck, "high-eye" and "low-eye" varieties,

F-VF to VF NH cv ($25)

$50

$10

535 **
RW54var

RW54var 1987 Redheads, black color shift,

the offset black was misregistered to the left in printing leaving a white stripe leading the wings and a red strip right behind the beak, VF NH cv ($17)

$30

$12

536 **
RW55var

RW55var 1988 Snow Goose, Matched Set of 4 Plate no's 180059, two different shades; rose and tan,

F-VF to VF-XF NH cv ($280)

$275

$55

537 **
RW57var

RW57var 1990 Black-bellied Whistling Duck, two extreme colors - rose and blue gray,

these are the two most extreme colors we have seen on this stamp; both ends of the color spectrum, VF NH

$150

$30

538 ¹**
RW57a

RW57a 1990 Black-bellied Whistling Duck, back inscription omitted,

unusual item, XF 90 NH, 2006 PSE graded certificate, SMQ ($300)

$350

$70

539 @
RW57b

RW57b 1990 WHISTLING DUCKS, BACK INSCRIPTION PRINTED ON THE STAMP PAPER RATHER THAN THE GUM,

2010 PSE certificate notes a "scuff at bottom left", F-VF, RARE!

$750

$105

540 **
RW64v1

RW64v1 1997 Canada Goose, short breast feather variety,

VF NH cv ($65)

$65

$34

541 **
RW64var2

RW64var2 1997 Canada Goose, short breast feather variety,

F-VF NH cv ($65)

$65

$16