Sale 1145 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 December, 2016
Category — 1857-60 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
328
1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Mint N.H., bright Plate 12 color, fresh and Fine, scarce in Mint N.H. condition, Scott Retail as hinged
2,100
325
329
1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Plate 12, bright color, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
550
500
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1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12, with interpane margin and centerline at right, pretty shade, unobtrusive green grid cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, the first example of No. 20 we have offered with a green cancel since keeping computerized records, with 1992 P.F. certificate
500
600
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Pos. 45L4, rich color and bright paper, sharp impression, light strike of town datestamp, beautifully centered with clear breaks at top and bottomEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE III STAMP, WHICH CLEARLY SHOWS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TYPE.
Due to narrow spacing on the plate, examples of this type often have the perforations cutting into the outer lines at either top or bottom or both. The example offered here clearly presents the characteristics of the type.
With 2001 P.F. certificate
1,750
2,400
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 12, bright color, black Philadelphia Carrier datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate
575
400
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Plate 1L, recut once at top and once at bottom, well-centered, crisp shade, light circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
1,000
800
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3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Large part original gum, rich color, Fine, plated as Position 47R6 with recut bust
2,750
250
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3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Original gum, barely hinged, fresh color, well-centered with perfs clear of the discontinuous frame lines, faint short vertical gum crease visible only when drying, Extremely Fine appearing example of this better type, with 2003 P.F. certificate
600
400
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3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Deep rich color on bright paper, wide margins which clearly show the type characteristics, neat strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, accompanied by cover on which this originated, with 1999 and 2015 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $270.00)
150
275
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5c Brick Red (27). Brilliant color, excellent centering, bold strike of New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp with integral gridVERY FINE. A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE 1858 5-CENT BRICK RED WITH THE NEW YORK OCEAN MAIL DATESTAMP.
This distinctive cancel is normally seen on 10c stamps used to pay the transcontinental rate. Its use on a 5c stamp, especially on the desirable Brick Red shade, is remarkable.
With 2012 P.F. certificate
2,600
0
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5c Red Brown (28). Crisp impression nicely complemented by circular datestamp and also by red transit circular datestamp, fresh and Fine, ex "Cloudrest", with 1985 P.F. certificate
1,200
400
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Large part original gum, deep rich color, three clear to full margins, touched at bottom, Fine
1,200
0
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10c Green, Ty. I (31). Intense color, beautifully centered with nicely proportioned margins, light circular datestamp leaves most of design clearly visible, small corner crease, Extremely Fine appearance, a pretty stamp, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1,200
650
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10c Green, Ty. II/III/I (32/33/31). Positions 80/90/100L1, vertical strip of three with inter-pane guideline at right, bottom stamp Type I, center stamp Type III, top stamp Type II, affixed to small piece, "New Orleans La. Jan. 9, 1859" circular datestamps, top stamp light horizontal crease, Fine appearance, scarce combination strip which is listed but unpriced in Scott, Scott Retail as pair of Types III and I and single of Type II
2,800
0
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 86L1, recut at top, light circular datestamp, deep shade on fresh paper, Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
2,100
850
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Unused (no gum), balanced margins all around showing complete outer framelines, most recent certificate mentions a nibbed perf at upper right, Extremely Fine appearance, this tightly-spaced issue is not often found with framelines complete on four sides, with 1984 P.F. and 2016 P.S.A.G. certificates
575
425
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Choice centering, deep shade nicely complemented by red circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1989 P.F. certificate
315
450
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Unused (regummed), P.S.E. states "removed cancel", an opinion with which we disagree -- a large supply of unused 24c 1860 stamp remainders surfaced after the Civil War and many had no gum (a stamp with a cancel removed is a rarity) -- well-centered and Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. (as unused) and 2016 P.S.E. certificates
550
190
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Wide margins, well-centered, neat grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Koppersmith, with 1987 P.F. certificate
400
300
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90c Blue (39). Unused (no gum), deep rich color on fresh paper, small extraneous spot of printer's ink in color of stamp at left, Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate
1,200
475
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5c Orange Brown, Reprint (42). Without gum as issued, lovely warm color, Very Fine
1,250
1,400
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