Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — 3c 1851-56, Orange Brown, Imprint & Corner Margin Copies (Scott 10-10A)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
137
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 61L0, huge margins to clear including left sheet margin and part imprint, radiant color, neat circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine and choice
160
1,600
138
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 51L0, huge margins to clear including left sheet margin and part imprint, part of adjoining stamp at bottom, rich color, neat grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp
160
375
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Position 41L2E, huge margins to clear including left sheet margin and part imprint, brilliant color, crisp impression, neat strike of "Washington City D.C. Ma?. 16" circular datestamp, tiny scissors-cut in margin at bottom left, Very Fine
200
350
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 60R2E, huge margins to in including wide right sheet margin with part imprint and "No." of plate no., intense shade and impression, bold blue grid cancel, Fine, desirable with the part imprint and part plate number
165
325
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 50R0, huge margins to just in at top including part imprint margin at right, bright color, neat parallel penstrokes cancel, Fine and desirable position piece
225
170
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Huge margins to full including top left corner sheet margins and part of adjoining stamp at right, brilliant color nicely complemented by blue circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp and desirable corner-margin copy
165
275
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 91R2E, huge margins all around including bottom left corner sheet margins and part of adjoining stamp at top, vivid color and crisp impression, neat strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a gorgeous stamp
160
1,300
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 91R2E, huge margins to full including bottom left corner sheet margins with centerline and part of adjoining stamp at top, brilliant color, neat strike of rust-red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a stamp with great visual appeal
170
475
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 100L2E, huge margins to clear including bottom right corner sheet margins, vibrant color, bold strike of grid cancel, Extremely Fine
160
170
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 10L0, large to huge margins including top right corner interpane margins with centerline, bold blue square grid cancel, thinned in sheet margin only at top, Extremely Fine
165
600
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 10L1i, huge margins to full including top right corner sheet margins and part of adjoining stamp at bottom, brilliant color, neat strike of blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine
205
275
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 1L5E, large margins all around including top left corner sheet margins, neat Memphis Tenn. cancel, Extremely Fine
160
250
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 1L5E, huge margins to clear including top left corner sheet margins, brilliant color, bold strike of grid cancel, small scissors-cut in margin only at top right, Very Fine and choice
160
275
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 91R2E, huge margins to clear including bottom left corner interpane margins with centerline, rich color, bold large Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Extremely Fine
165
425
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 100L5E, huge margins including bottom right corner interpane margins with most of centerline, vibrant color, neat strike of grid cancel, light diagonal crease at top right, Extremely Fine appearance
160
500
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 10L1E, huge margins to just in where corner clipped lower right including top right corner interpane margins with centerline and dot, part of adjoining stamp at left, vivid color as fresh as the day it was printed, boldly-struck red grid cancels, Very Fine and choice
170
225
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 1R0, huge margins to clear including top left corner sheet margins, intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper, unusual manuscript cancel, trivial corner crease at top left entirely in margin is barely noticeable, Very Fine and choice position piece
75
140
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Huge margins to clear including top left corner interpane margins with centerline, intense shade and impression, unobtrusive strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice position single
200
160
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Positions 90/100R1E, vertical pair, huge margins to full including bottom right corner sheet margins, attractive bright color, bold strikes of grid cancel, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the bottom stamp is a true Gem
600
1,500
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Positions 91-92R2E, horizontal pair, huge margins to clear including bottom left corner interpane margins with part of centerline, brilliant color, neat strikes of grid cancel, light vertical crease at left in margin only, Very Fine appearance
550
275
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Positions 9-10R0, horizontal pair, huge margins to clear including trace of top right corner sheet margins, vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, light strike of Sacramento circular datestamp, Extremely Fine pair
550
750
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Positions 7-10L1i, horizontal strip of four, large margins to clear including part of top right corner sheet margins, intense shade, red grid cancels and also each with manuscript "#", small thin spot at top right mostly in margin, Fine-Very Fine appearance, scarce strip of four, Scott Retail as strip of three and single
1,410
475
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Large bottom right corner sheet margins, portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied by "New York Jul. 16" circular datestamp on blue 1851 folded letter to South Lee Mass., stamp with slight gum soaks in margins (easily remedied), Extremely Fine Gem stamp and a desirable first-month usage
E. 750-1,000
700
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Large bottom left corner sheet margins, portion of adjoining stamp at top, tied by grid cancel, "Rondout N.Y. Oct. 21" circular datestamp on 1851 folded Delaware and Hudson Canal Company bill of lading to Keyport N.Y. for 60 tons of lump coal, inside with small illustrations and the statement "Dangers of the Sea Expected", fresh and Extremely Fine
E. 750-1,000
800
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3c Dark Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Large top left corner sheet margins, full to clear other sides, cancelled by neat blue grid with matching "Winchendon Mas. Jan. 9" circular datestamp on buff cover to Phillipston Mass., cover with light water stain at right, Extremely Fine stamp
E. 500-750
0
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 1L5E with top left corner sheet margins, full margins other sides, spectacular color, tied by neat strike of blue grid cancel with matching "Springfield Ill. Sep. 30" circular datestamp on cover to Rockford Ill., writing from letter (no longer present) bleeds through to front of cover, stamp is fresh and Extremely Fine
E. 400-500
300
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 91L5E with bottom left corner sheet margins, full other sides, rich color, slight pre-printing paper crease and tiny corner crease top right, cancelled by blue grid with matching "Winthrop Me. Jul. 27" circular datestamp on brown cover to East Livermore Me., Extremely Fine appearance
E. 200-300
190
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 91L1E with bottom left corner sheet margins, bright shade, tied by two strikes of blue "Northern R.R. Jul. 2" (1851) route agent's circular datestamp on blue folded letter from Burlington to Windsor Vt., third clear strike at left, stamp with light corner crease at top left, cover with light file fold thru stamp near bottom, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive and scarce second-day use of the 3c 1851 Issue on a railroad cover
E. 300-400
250
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3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Three 1851-52 folded letters, each franked with corner sheet margin single, Pos. 1R5E, 91L5E and 100L5E respectively, margins clear to just touching other sides, two cancelled by pen, third tied by blue Charleston circular datestamp, one with cover fold well away form stamp, Very Fine trio
E. 300-400
275
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