Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-35)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5268
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Rich color, cancelled by light black grid and part of red transit, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
1,440
0
5269
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Extra wide bottom margin, pretty color complemented by red "New-York" circular datestamp, Fine, with 2000 and 2008 P.F. certificates (F-VF 75)
1,440
750
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10c Green, Ty. I (31). Rich color, beautifully balanced margins, face-free red cancel leaves the entire design clearly visible, few nibbed perfs at bottom, otherwise Extremely Fine example of this desirable type
1,440
425
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10c Bluish Green, Ty. I (31). Incredibly well-centered with sheet selvage at left, true dark Bluish-Green color, light circular datestamp cancel, tiny thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate as "Green"
1,350
425
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10c Green, Ty. II, III (32-33). Block of four, top pair Ty. III, bottom pair Ty. II, unused (no gum), rich color on fresh paper, intact perfs with parts of adjoining stamps at bottom, blind vertical perfs, bottom pair with light horizontal crease, bottom right stamp with small lightened soiled spot harshly described as cleaned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE, COMBINING TYPES II AND III.
Very few unused blocks from the 10c Plate 1 are known. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Retail as original gum block $30,000.00. Scott Retail as no gum singles
9,000
3,250
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10c Green, Ty. II (32). Wide and balanced margins, intense shade and impression, bold strike of 1859 circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
275
300
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10c Green, Ty. II (32). Choice centering with perfs clear of the design all around, rich color and light red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
310
375
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10c Green, Ty. III (33). Exceptionally wide margins, beautiful dark color, red New York datestamp, Very Fine, striking used example, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate
310
325
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10c Green, Ty. III (33). Choice centering, bold 5-Point Star in Circle cancel of Downieville Cal., trivial ms. pen squiggle at top left and faint toned spot, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
275
250
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 76L1, recut at bottom, essentially perfect centering, lovely rich color with a light circular datestamp, clear impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MARVELOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED 1857 10-CENT TYPE IV WITH WIDE BALANCED MARGINS AND A LIGHT TOWN CANCEL.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $14,500.00). According to the P.S.E. Population Report, this is one of only three used examples to have achieved this grade, which is the highest awarded to date.
2,600
11,500
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 55L1, recut at bottom, well-centered with extra wide bottom margin surrounding recut line which is free of the town datestamp cancel, rich color, Very Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate
2,600
850
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