Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — 1857-60 Issue & 1875 Reprint (Scott 19-46)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
516
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 97R4, deep rich color, cancelled by unusual small circular datestamp with "Belmont Sep" visible, a few scissors-blunted perfs at bottom rightFINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE Ia.
Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. Although Plate 4 was designed with sufficient space to accommodate perforations, the height of the top row and bottom row positions resulted in the perforations often cutting into the design at either top or bottom.
With 2007 and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (G-VG 40)
9,000
2,200
517
1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Position 66L4, rich color, faint toned spot on perf at top right, otherwise Fine and scarce, signed Brookman
1,600
275
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30c Orange (38). Original gum, lightly hinged, vibrant color, Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,900
425
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90c Blue (39). Unused (regummed), deep intense color, Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate
1,200
600
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1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Vertical block of six, without gum as issued, choice centering, bright color on white paperVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK OF SIX OF THE ONE-CENT 1857 REPRINT.
A Power Search review failed to find a multiple larger than a block of four since the ex-Ishikawa block of 12 was offered in our 1983 Rarities sale.
Scott Retail as a block of four and a pair
4,450
4,250
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30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance, only 480 were sold, with clear 1978 P.F. certificate, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate stating reperfed
3,000
1,200
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