Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — 1c, 5c-24c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 20-37)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
121
1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate Crack (20 var). Position 2L2, original gum, rich color which clearly shows the variety, accompanying certificate notes light staining which we only see on back with a few toned spots, Fine appearance, a rare original-gum example of this desirable variety, with 1978 P.F. certificate
3,400
1,200
122
1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate Crack (20 var). Position 13L2, rich color clearly showing the crack at lower left, bold strike of circular datestamp, Fine
1,400
225
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1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate Crack (20 var). Position 23L2, clearly showing the plate crack at left, tied by unobtrusive strike of circular datestamp on small orange piece, Fine example of this distinct variety
1,400
225
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., top stamps lightly hinged, bright color, Very Fine and choice block, the right stamps Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as hinged block
800
600
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Three blocks of four, two with original gum including one with bottom left corner selvage, top stamps h.r., bottom lightly hinged, one block unused (no gum), few small imperfections, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as two blocks of four and four no gum singles
1,820
400
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Block of four and two pairs, accompanied by page from Neinken's album who notes that these may come from Plate 6, subsequent research has shown that no stamps from Plate 6 are known to exist, few small flaws, Fine-Very Fine group
630
130
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Six stamps, two nice position pieces with part captured imprints, one captures the entire "8 P" plate number, couple others with carrier cancels including red, couple small flaws but overall Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail for just the basic stamp
240
225
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Two stamps, both Position 52R9, the Type V "Big Double Transfer", showing significant doubling along the value tablet at bottom, first original gum, second blue grid cancel, light toning on second mostly confined to back, Fine examples of the largest double transfer among all the Type V plates and one of the best examples among all of the 1c 1851-57 types (see Neinken p. 424 for a discussion of the relief setting error that caused the double transfer), this is only the second used example we have offered since keeping computerized records, it is much rarer than the Scott Retail value indicates
355
160
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5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Unusually warm shade (at first we thought this might be Indian Red), neat strike of grid cancel, tiny corner crease at top right ending in small tear, Very Fine appearance, ex Wagshal, with 2010 P.F. certificate
2,100
750
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5c Brown (29). Unused (no gum), balanced margins, rich color, shortish perf upper right, otherwise Very Fine
1,750
500
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, small h.r., vivid color, wide margins to barely touching at bottom, short perf at bottom, Very Fine appearance
1,250
350
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5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Horizontal strip of three, plating note on back states Positions 87-89R2, choice centering, intact perfs at right, cancelled by neat strikes of "New Orleans La. Nov. 17" double-circle datestamp, left stamp light vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, accompanied by cover front from which this originated, ex Wagshal
925
300
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Block of four, original gum, h.r. where some perf separations sensibly reinforced, Fine, a scarce original-gum block
5,000
650
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, large h.r., wide margins to just in at bottom, single unpunched perfs at top and bottom, otherwise fresh and Fine
1,400
250
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and detailed impression, unusually choice centering with Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1860 ISSUE.
With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $3,100.00 as 90, $6,500.00 as 95). Only two have graded higher to date (both at 95) and this is the only example to achieve this grade.
1,400
2,100
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1857 Issue Extensions Balance. Seven lots containing eight used stamps, including Nos. 27 (2), 28, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, each with superior centering and color and each with small flaw, Fine-Very Fine appearance, each with certificate from 2007 onwards, Scott Retail approximately
8,000
3,000
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