Sale 1162 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2017
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Original gum, wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate
2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Original gum, intense shade, proof-like impressionVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK RE-ISSUE.
Only 979 sold. With 1990 P.F. certificate
2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Unused (no gum), wide margins, rich shade, Very Fine, only 979 sold, with 2007 P.F. certificate
3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Light strike of "4" oval grid portion of duplex cancel, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, small and truly negligible corner crease at bottom right is mentioned, but the reperfed left side is not EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED USED EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 24 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
The 3c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate, which contained 200 subjects in two panes. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 465 of the 3c were sold; the remaining 9,535 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 104 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/104/104.pdf , records 24 examples, plus one with a non-contemporary cancel (not shown). Only seven are confirmed as sound, and several of those are off-center.
Census No. 104-CAN-24. With 2015 P.F. certificate which mentions corner crease, but does not note reperfed left side
10c Green, Re-Issue (106). Unused (no gum), wide margins, vibrant color on fresh paper, Fine, only 451 sold, with 1992 P.F. certificate
15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Part original gum, intense color and impression, small spot in the right margin, otherwise Very Fine, only 397 sold, with 1982 P.F. certificate
15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Unused (no gum), intense shade and impression, Fine, only 394 sold, with 1984 P.F. certificate
24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Redistributed original gum, excellent color and impression on bright white paper, Fine, only 346 sold, with 1987 P.F. certificate
24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Unused (no gum), rich color, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, only 346 sold, with 1976 P.F. certificate
90c Blue, Re-Issue (111). Unused (no gum), intensely rich color and highly detailed impression on fresh paper, small thin (not mentioned on either certificate), Very Fine appearance, only 317 sold, with 1985 and 2006 P.F. certificates