Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — 10c-30c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 116-121)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
503
10c Yellow (116). Disturbed original gum, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance
2,250
300
504
10c Yellow (116). Vivid color, wide and balanced margins, unusual segmented cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $650.00)
150
350
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10c Yellow (116). Two singles, both choice centering, first rosette cancel, second bold strike of circle of wedges cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2006 and 2007 P.S.E. certificates respectively (both VF-XF 85; total SMQ $450.00)
300
275
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10c Yellow (116). Two singles, first choice centering with wide margins, brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, bold strike of rosette cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate, second wide margins, well-centered, quartered cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate
300
0
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10c Yellow (116). Vibrant color, wide margins, bold strike of geometric cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2011 P.F. certificate
150
225
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12c Green (117). Uncharacteristically wide margins and exceptionally well-centered, quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F., 1990 and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $450.00)
150
300
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12c Green (117). Seven used singles, nice range of cancels incl. double oval normally found on the Re-Issue (late use), "British Packet" handstamp, Baltimore foreign mail red dot, magenta target, one with split grill, small flaws incl. some with small thins or reperfed, appear Fine-Very Fine, two P.F. certificate accompany
1,050
400
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Disturbed ("sweated") original gum, rich colors and clear impression, Very Good
10,000
550
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Wide margins, rich colors, cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate
750
550
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Two, margins wide to clear first, just touching at right on second, cork cancels, thin speck on first and nibbed perf on second, appear Fine, second with 2004 A.P.S. certificate
1,500
225
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (regummed), rich color and balanced margins, expertly reperfed, appears Extremely Fine
1,300
300
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Pretty colors, balanced margins, light strike of cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $650.00)
275
475
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, bold rosette cancel, well-centered and Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
250
130
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517
24c Green & Violet (120). Fresh color, cork cancel, Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
700
375
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24c Green & Violet (120). Bright color, wide margins, cork cancel, reperfed at top, Very Fine appearance
700
0
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24c Green & Violet (120). Wide margins to just clear at right, rich colors nicely contrasted by brilliant red Leaf cancel used on New York supplementary mail, Very Fine strike, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate
1,000
250
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Jumbo margins three sides, ample but closer at right, quartered cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80 Jumbo; SMQ $475 as 80, $900.00 as 85)
525
400
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Full to wide margins, bold strike of large target cancel, Very Fine
525
325
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Wide margins and attractive centering, bright colors, bold strike of circle of V's cancel, Very Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate
525
180
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Cancelled by clear strike of French Anchor in Diamond of Dots, Fine and very scarce, small purple dealer backstamp, Scott Retail as ordinary used stamp
525
550
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Two, bright colors, circle of wedges and quartered cork cancels, fresh and Fine, with 1991 and 2003 P.F. certificates respectively
1,050
325
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