Sale 1162 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2017
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
201
1c Buff (112). Original gum, barely hinged, well-centered with unusually wide margins, pretty shade, Very Fine and choice, with 1993 P.F. certificate
600
550
202
2c-15c 1869 Pictorial Issue (113-117, 119). Six stamps, 2c with trace of imprint in perfs at bottom, 3c and 6c with blue cancels, 12c with red cancel, fresh and Very Fine, all but the 10c and 15c with P.F., P.S.E. or P.S.A.G. certificates
952
450
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2c Brown (113). Original gum, well-balanced margins, sharp impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate
525
400
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2c Brown (113). Horizontal strip of five with selvage at right, original gum, three left stamps faintly hinged, two right stamps appear Mint N.H. but bottom right stamp mostly separated and rejoined (both counted as hinged), wide margins, rich color, Fine-Very Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate, catalogued as hinged singles
2,625
725
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2c Brown (113). Three singles, each with a neat target cancel, two in blue and one in black, one socked-on-the nose (with light diagonal crease), first Extremely Fine, the other two Very Fine or Very Fine appearance, one with P.F. certificate
340
250
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3c Ultramarine (114). Original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate
250
325
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6c Ultramarine (115). Original gum, radiant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate
2,750
600
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10c Yellow (116). Original gum, vibrant color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate
2,000
1,700
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12c Green (117). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, well-centered, Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF 80; SMQ $2,350.00)
1,900
1,800
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12c Green (117). Rich color, red cork cancel, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $850.00)
270
1,100
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Original gum, h.r., rich colors and impression, fresh and Fine, ex Burrus, sold for the benefit of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum
9,500
950
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Original gum, lovely colors with strong impressions, Fine
9,500
500
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), fresh colors and paper, wide margins and well-centered, fresh and Very Fine and choice unused example of this issue, with 2007 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,200
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Jumbo margins, fresh colors, neat circle of wedges cancel, Extremely Fine, a huge stamp, with 1989, 2004 P.F. and 2014 P.S.A.G. certificates
850
600
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Precise centering with balanced margins, bright colors, cork cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 and 2007 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
850
475
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Bright colors, wide margins, light cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with and 1989 and 2006 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
850
400
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Rich colors, outstanding centering, cork cancel, reperfed at right, appears Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate
850
160
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), deep rich colors, Very Fine
1,150
800
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), well-centered, deep rich colors, Very Fine
1,150
450
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Well-centered with balanced margins, deep rich colors beautifully complemented by red segmented cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
360
325
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24c Green & Violet (120). Original gum, bright colors, perfs close to just touching at bottom, Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
8,000
800
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24c Green & Violet (120). Wide margins and choice centering, fresh colors, light quartered cork cancel leaves design clearly visible, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 and 2011 P.S.E. certificates
650
550
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Well-centered, bright colors, bold red Leaf cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 and 2007 P.F. certificates
650
650
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