Sale 1133 — United States and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 26-27 July, 2016
Category — 90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
270
90c Carmine & Black (122). Rich colors, wide margins, bold strike of blue circle of wedges cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH A BLUE CANCEL.
Ex Rose. With 1995 P.F. certificate
3,000
7,000
271
90c Carmine & Black (122). Pretty pastel colors, balanced margins and choice centering, bold blue cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE CANCELLED IN BLUE.
With 1991 and 1998 P.F. certificates
3,000
2,500
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Wide margins, neat dark red open bars cancel, bright and freshVERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL CANCELLED IN RED.
With 2006 P.F. certificate
2,900
2,700
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Well-centered, black cork and part of blue French transit datestamp, fresh colorsVERY FINE AND SCARCE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 ISSUE WITH A BLUE FRENCH TRANSIT DATESTAMP.
Ex Rose
3,000
2,200
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Three wide margins, centered slightly to right, rich color and impression, cancelled by red Outline Cross fancy cancel with traces of black in ink mixture, faint diagonal crease, appears Very Fine, a rare cancellation on the 90c Pictorial, ex Mack, signed Ashbrook, with 1955 P.F. certificate (does not mention crease)
2,900
1,800
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Vivid color complemented by bright red circle of wedges cancel, attractive centering with extra wide margins, small thin spots in grill and at upper left, Very Fine appearance, with 1980 P.F. certificate stating "tiny defects"
2,900
1,100
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Unusually intense shade, attractive centering and margins, red cork cancel, thin spot and small repair at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, an attractive and affordable example of the 90c 1869 Pictorial with a scarce red cancel, with 1996 P.F. certificate
2,900
850
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Rich color, unobtrusive cancel, expertly sealed tear at left not mentioned on accompanying certificate,Very Fine appearance, with 1992 P.F. certificate
1,900
575
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Three wide margins, cancelled by black circle of wedges and red and blue crayon, pretty pastel color, Fine, unusual with black plus two different colored cancels, with 1989 P.F. certificate
4,000
0
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Attractive margins and centering, bold strike of dark blue segmented cork cancel, insignificant corner perf crease, Very Fine appearance, scarce with blue cancel, ex Hindes, Haas and Rose, small purple backstamp.
3,000
0
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Rich color, bold strike of red cork cancel, diagonal thinning at top and some improved perfs at top right (accompanying certificate states "partly reperfed" at top), Fine appearance and scarce with the bold red cancel, with 2008 P.F. certificate
2,900
550
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Unusually intense shade, centered to top right, bold strike of red "leaf" cancel typically used on New York Supplementary Mail, faint corner perf crease at bottom left not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Good appearance and most striking with the bold red leaf cancel, small backstamp, with 1994 P.F. certificate
2,900
1,100
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Wide margins, bold blue open bars cancelVERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH A CLEARLY DEFINED BLUE CANCEL.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate
3,000
2,300
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Three wide margins to just clear of perfs at bottom, rich color, neat blue circle of wedges cancel, faint corner crease at bottom left, Fine appearance and desirable with the blue cancel
3,000
550
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90c Carmine & Black (122). Bold strikes of New York black circle of wedges cancel and red "Paid" exchange office datestamp, faulty with margin added at top, large sealed tears and small surface scrape, otherwise Fine and presentable, rare with the red exchange office datestamp, with 2007 P.F. certificate
2,900
0
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