Sale 1290 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 28-29 June, 2023
Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1066
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Position 96L4, large bottom margin beautifully showing the complete characteristics of the type, other sides full to just in at top, rich color, cancelled by rim of circular datestamp, completely soundFRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ia IMPERFORATE.
Stamps printed from Plate 4 were issued in April, May and briefly in June 1857 before perforations were introduced. The relatively small number of imperforate Plate 4 stamps issued during this period explains the rarity and desirability of any of the imperforate stamp types produced from this plate (Ia, Ic, II, III and IIIa). The extremely rare Type Ia, showing the full design at bottom, was furnished only by 18 of the 200 subjects on Plate 4 (the remaining two bottom-row positions were sub-type Ic).
With 1971 A.P.S. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates.
9,250
5,000
1067
1c Blue, Ty. II, Double Transfer (7 var). Position 65R1E, large margins to just in, radiant color, manuscript and blue circular datestamp cancels, Fine, this is the most pronounced of the eight double transfers on Plate 1 Early, the lines of Franklin's shoulder and the lower label are extensively doubled
507
500
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 45-46L1E, large margins to clear, lovely color, neat strikes of grid cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Grunin, with 1983 P.F. certificate
325
375
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1c Blue, Ty. II/IIIa (7/8A). Positions 30/40L1E, bottom stamp Type IIIA, large margins to just touched including right interpane margin showing full guide line, radiant color, grid cancels, few creases, Very Fine appearance, unpriced in Scott as a pair, Scott value as singles
950
550
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1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate Crack (7 var). Position 2L2, clearly showing the crack at upper right, huge margins to just in at lower left, circular datestamp cancels, Very Fine example of this distinct plate crack, with 1981 P.F. certificate
460
300
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Plate 2, horizontal pair, with stitch watermark at top, huge margins to clear including part of several adjoining stamps, bright color, Philadelphia circular datestamps, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
325
375
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 86R3, three large margins, just touched at left, deep rich color nicely complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Ishikawa, with 1980 P.F. certificate
380
225
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 4R4, with stitch watermark, three large margins, just touched at right, deep rich color, neat circular datestamp cancels, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; unpriced in SMQ from the better Plate 4)
900
325
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 4L4, deep rich color, full margins to in at bottom, neat pen strokes cancel, Fine example from the top row of Plate 4 and therefore showing the full top ornaments, ex Saadi, with 1992 P.F. certificate, Scott value as handstamp cancel
900
225
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 7-8L4, horizontal pair from the top row of Plate 4, unused (no gum), full to large to full margins all around, deep rich color, few faults including tiny tears at bottom of both and reinforced corner tear/crease at top left, appears Extremely Fine, the top row of Plate 4 produced Type II stamps with the complete design at top, these distinctive positions are highly regarded by specialists and described as "rare" and "beautiful" in Neinken (pp. 269-270), this pair comes from the Ashbrook estate and was plated by him, Scott does not price this without gum (two original-gum singles are priced at $6,500.00)
E. 750-1,000
1,000
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1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Plate 4, huge margins to barely touched at right, deep rich color, black Carrier cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,750
2,200
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1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Plate 4, ample to huge margins, rich color, grid cancel, thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance
1,500
750
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1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Plate 4, horizontal pair, brilliant color, full margins to touched at bottom, clearly showing the breaks at top and bottom of both stamps, neat circular datestamp cancel, faint corner creases at top left visible only when drying and not mentioned on certificate, Very Fine appearance, ex Chapin, with 1964 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,800
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 7R1L, recut once at bottom, large margins to clear, bright color, face-free circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine, a choice stamp from the famous Position 7R on Plate One which in its early state produced the only imperforate Type I, Scott No. 5, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; this better position unpriced in SMQ)
100
325
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 11R1L, huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamps at top and bottom and left sheet margin, rich color, face-free strike of grid cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Caspary, Grunin and Cipolla
100
850
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 9L1L, huge margins all around including part of three adjoining stamps and top sheet margin, deep rich color, New York circular datestamp cancels, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $400.00)
100
425
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3c Pinkish, Ty. I (11 var). Large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at top, radiant color which the P.F. confirms as Pinkish but P.S.E. calls Rose Red, light strike of circular datestamp leaves entire design clearly visible, small unprinted area at bottom of oval likely caused by foreign matter adhering to plate, Very Fine and choice, accompanied by copy of Chase color chart showing this stamp as "1856 Pinkish", with 2022 P.S.E. certificate as "Rose Red", with 2023 P.F. certificate as "Pinkish" and Scott value as such
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5,750
1,400
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3c Dull Red, 3c Rose, Complete Calendars (11-11A, 26, 65). Impressive assemblage of three separate complete calendars, each containing used stamps mounted on album pages in order by month, one calendar is all 3c 1851 issue (11-11A), one is mostly a combination of 3c 1857 (26) and 3c 1861 (65), plus a few 3c imperfs, last is all 3c 1861 issue (65), clear strikes of circular datestamps showing every date of the year for each, including the rare Feb. 29 leap year date for all three, range of shades, usual mixed quality, one Sep. date has fallen out of the second calendar and is missing, Fine appearance, an attractive trio of calendars featuring the first three workhorse 3c classic stamps, it is rare to find one of these -- never mind three using different issues
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E. 2,000-3,000
4,000
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5c Red Brown (12). Unused, current certificate states "traces of gum and small stain at top left removed", this statement is based on the previous certificate this stamp received in 1996 (#302935 - which no longer accompanies), the amount of gum on the stamp is far more than "traces", as it covers well over half the stamp, full margins to just touching at rightFINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1856 5-CENT RED BROWN.
With 2019 P.F. certificate. Scott value $30,000.00 as original gum and $11,000.00 as no gum
E. 2,000-3,000
3,000
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5c Red Brown (12). Huge margins including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, rich color, light strike of circular datestamp which is not New Orleans, trace of red cancel at upper left, Extremely Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
775
600
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10c Green, Ty. I (13). Unused (no gum), deep rich color, large margins to ample at left, small internal paper break to left of Washington's face, small surface scuff and light creases, Very Fine appearance and scarce unused, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
8,500
950
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10c Green, Ty. I (13). Huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamp at right, radiant color and bright paper, light strike of circular datestamp leaves entire design clearly visible, Extremely Fine, with 1967 P.F. certificate
750
950
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Original gum, h.r., rich color, three full margins and just in at bottom, fresh and Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
5,000
1,000
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Huge margins all around, deep rich color, face-free circular datestamp cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1988 P.F. certificate
145
650
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10c Green, Ty. III (15). Unused (no gum), full to large margins, deep rich color and fresh paper, small faint corner crease at top right, appears Extremely Fine, with 1976 and 2020 P.F. certificates
1,800
750
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10c Green, Ty. III (15). Large to huge margins, fresh color, very light town cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1989 P.F. certificate
145
850
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10c Green, Ty. III (15). Four large margins, fresh color and crisp impression, New York Ocean Mail cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $300.00)
145
300
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10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 74L1, recut at top, large margins all around, neat strike of New York Ocean Mail cancel, faint horizontal crease at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate
1,700
950
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12c Black (17). Unused (regummed), ample margins to just in at bottom, tiny thin spot, appears Fine, with 2018 P.F. certificate
2,100
325
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12c Black (17). Positions 9-10L1, horizontal pair, large to full margins, intense shade, New Orleans circular datestamp cancel and trace of red cancel at top, Very Fine and choice
600
450
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