Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Unused (no gum), brilliant color, choice centering with well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine, with 1982 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $650.00)
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Unused (no gum), radiant color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $500.00)
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Rich color on bright paper, wide and balanced margins, quartered cork cancel and part of circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE, WHICH IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER AND TWO OTHERS SHARE THIS GRADE.
The 1c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). 3,195 of the 1c were sold, by far the largest quantity of any denomination of the set. The remaining 6,805 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 102 used, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/102 contains 54 used examples. Census No. 102-CAN-27. With 1981 and 2002 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $5,100.00). Only one has graded higher (at 98) and two others share this desirable grade. This is the first in this grade we have offered since 2012.
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Rich color, bold strike of oval grid duplex cancel, Fine and scarce, only 54 are contained in our census at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/102 , Census No. 102-CAN-54, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate
2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Original gum, deep shade on bright paper, wide marginsVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT "BLACK JACK" RE-ISSUE.
Only 979 sold. With 2018 P.S.E. certificate
3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Original gum, deep rich color, light crease at top, appears Fine, only 465 sold, with 1990 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum, small h.r., rich color, Fine, only 672 sold, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
10c Green, Re-Issue (106). Original gum, detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine, only 451 sold, with 1990 P.F. certificate
12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Original gum with heavy natural crackling, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, Fine, only 389 sold, with 1985 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates
24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Original gum, h.r., rich color, Fine, only 346 sold, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate