Sale 1367 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 9-11 December, 2025
Category — 10c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 13-17)
10c Green, Ty. I (13). Original gum, hinge remnant, full margins to barely touched, attractive bright shade, vertical creases at left and right
FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE I.
SCV $20,000.
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Unused (no gum), full to large margins, bright shade, Extremely Fine, a desirable unused example of the 10c 1855 Type II imperforate, the ideal stamp for a collector who values condition over gum
(Image Magnifier)10c Green, Ty. III-IV (15-16). Positions 63-64L1, horizontal combination pair, right stamp Type IV recut at top and bottom, brilliant color, large to huge margins, neat circular datestamp cancel, tiny scissors-cut between stamps in top margin (stamps could be separated on the cut leaving both with large margins)
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB COMBINATION PAIR OF THE 10-CENT 1855 IMPERFORATE ISSUE CONTAINING POSITION 64L1 — THE ONLY POSITION ON THE SHEET RECUT AT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM.
10c 1855 Type IV stamps are defined by the recut of one or both outer lines at the top or bottom of the design. Type IV stamps come from only seven scattered positions on the left pane and one position on the right pane of Plate 1. Therefore, only 4% of the stamps from Plate 1 are Type IV. Of these eight positions, 64L is the only one with recut lines at both top and bottom.
Ex Floyd, Wingate and Gorham. With 1990 and 2018 P.F. certificates. Scott value as singles.
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 3R1, recut at top, the misplaced relief position showing breaks in lines above each "X", full even margins, bright shade, pen cancel and a handstamped datestamp at left, small scuff at top left, otherwise Very Fine, SCV with pen cancel
(Image Magnifier)12c Black (17). Original gum, large margins to ample at bottom, crisp shade, horizontal crease and tiny tear at top, otherwise Very Fine, a desirable original-gum example of the 12c 1851 Issue
(Image Magnifier)12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, unobtrusive cancels, faint crease, Very Fine appearance
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