Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 3c-5c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 25-30A)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5237°
3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep shade, fresh and Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate
2,750
0
5238
3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Exceptionally well-centered, pleasing color and neat blue circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $285.00)
132
190
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3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block of four, fresh color and rather well-centered for this tightly-spaced plate, neat town datestamp, extra wide perforated margin at right showing full spacing between stamps and parts of the adjoining designs (some blunted perfs along this side), bottom left stamp minor thin spotVERY FINE FOR THIS EXTREMELY RARE USED MULTIPLE OF THE PERFORATED 3-CENT TYPE I 1857 ISSUE.
Until Toppan Carpenter made new 3c plates with wider spaces between stamps to accommodate the perforations, they simply perforated sheets printed from the earlier Type I plates, beginning in early 1857. As this rare used block demonstrates, the narrow (and irregular) spacing was not well-suited for applying perforations.
With 2006 P.F. certificate
7,000
1,300
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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, intense shade on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, Scott Retail as hinged
150
160
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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Block of four with part imprint and plate no. 20 at right, original gum, h.r., few minor perf separations confined to selvage, Fine and desirable plate no. and imprint multiple, Scott Retail with no premium for the position
375
250
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5c Brick Red (27). Remarkably well-centered, rich color, bold New Orleans circular datestamp, single blind perf at left, Very Fine and choice, the 5c Brick Red is rarely encountered in choice condition (to verify this statement, please use Power Search to see the examples we have offered), with 1976 P.F. certificate
1,800
1,100
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5c Brick Red (27). Bright color and exceptionally well-centered for this difficult issue, New Orleans circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $1,600.00)
1,800
900
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5c Brick Red (27). Bright color, red "Paid" in circle cancel, additional red and black cancels, trivial natural inclusion at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Fine and most attractive, with 1989 P.F. certificate
2,000
550
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5c Brick Red (27). Bright shade, face-free strike of circular datestamp and red transit, skillfully reperfed at top (not mentioned on older certificate), appears Very Fine, with 1978 and 2010 P.F. certificates
2,000
550
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5c Brick Red (27). Warm shade, perfs clear all around, 1859 town datestamp, reperfed at left, Extremely Fine appearance
1,800
325
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5c Red Brown (28). Unused (no gum), beautiful color on fresh paper with lovely impression, small corner crease at top leftFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN.
According to Power Search, this is the sixth unused (no gum) example of the 1857 5c Red Brown we have offered (the last was sold in 2005). All have similar centering to this stamp, and three of the six have faults.
With 2010 P.F. certificate
15,000
2,200
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5c Red Brown (28). Choice centering, deep rich color, circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate for vertical strip of three
1,300
500
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5c Red Brown (28). Bright color approaching the premium shades, fresh paper, face-free circular datestamps, Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate
1,300
400
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5c Red Brown (28). Warm shade, 1858 year-date circular datestamp, Fine, with photocopy of 2007 P.F. certificate for vertical strip of three
1,300
350
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5c Red Brown (28). Perfs clear all around, crisp "1856" shade, blue circular datestamp cancel, couple tiny flaws, Very Fine appearance
1,340
225
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5c Red Brown (28). Vertical strip of three, beautiful warm shade (originally submitted to the P.F. as Indian Red), scissors-separated and with intact perfs at left, neat New Orleans circular datestampsVERY FINE. A SCARCE VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN.
Accompanied by small piece on which this originated. With 1990 P.F. and 1991 P.S.E. certificates
4,750
0
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5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Nicely centered, intense shade, lightly cancelled by circular datestamp, Very Fine, scarce shade
2,000
0
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5c Indian Red (28A). Intense and unmistakable Indian Red shade, New Orleans circular datestamp, Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate for strip of three
3,750
850
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5c Indian Red (28A). Rich color, light New Orleans circular datestamp, skillfully reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance
3,750
650
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5c Brown (29). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense color, barely in at bottom, Fine for this issue which is very difficult to find in sound original-gum condition, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
5,000
1,600
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5c Brown (29). Original gum, deep rich color, creases and thin spot, Fine appearance, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
5,000
300
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5c Brown (29). Unused (no gum), perfs clear all around, deep shade, pulled perf at bottom left, Extremely Fine appearance
1,750
325
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5c Brown (29). Bright shade, unusually choice centering with perfs clear of outer projections on all sides, face-free cancel, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,050.00)
425
700
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Unused (no gum), well-centered, single short perf at lower left, still Very Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate
500
200
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Remarkably well-centered with unusually wide margins at sides and with design completely clear at top and bottom, deep rich color, light face-free grid cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT TYPE II ORANGE BROWN. RARE IN WELL-CENTERED AND SOUND USED CONDITION.
The Orange Brown was issued just before the 1857-61 Issue was demonetized, and thus is very scarce in used condition.
Ex Dauer. With 1997 P.S.E. and 1997 and 2004 P.F. certificates.
1,400
0
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Beautiful depth of color, red grid cancel, Very Fine
1,475
325
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Nice margins and rich color, neat red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
1,475
375
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Beautiful color with complementary blue "Baltimore Md. Aug. 9, 1861" circular datestamp, well-centered, unobtrusive tiny margin flaw at top, otherwise Extremely Fine, used approximately eight days before demonetization of the issue
1,430
275
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Wide margins and choice centering, blue Baltimore circular datestamp, tiny fault at top and thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance
1,430
250
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Red grid and circular datestamp cancels, reperfed at top and short perf lower right, Very Fine appearance
1,475
200
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5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Unused (regummed), nicely balanced margins with perfs clear of the design all around, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate
800
550
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