Sale 1256 — The Great Point Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)
3c Brown Rose, First Design (56). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1982 and 2004 P.F. certificates
3c Pink (64). Original gum, vivid color, natural vertical gum crease as often with original-gum examples of the 3c Pink, Fine appearance, scarce, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate
3c Lake (66). Original gum, bright color and detailed impression, Fine and scarce, with 1985 and 2010 P.F. certificates
10c Green (68). Original gum, pretty color, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
12c Black (69). Original gum, intense shade and detailed impression, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
30c Orange (71). Original gum, essentially perfect centering, vivid color in the bright early shadeEXTREMELY FINE GEM. ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE. THE BRIGHT ORANGE SHADE IS EXTREMELY RARE IN ANY ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION, AND THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE COULD WELL BE THE FINEST.
The narrowly spaced 30c 1861 plate left very little room for the 12-gauge perforations between stamps. Consequently, examples with wide margins at sides are extremely rare -- this fact is acknowledged in the Scott Catalogue footnote to No. 71. The stamp offered here is one of the few known original-gum examples in a higher grade. Furthermore, the shade is typical of the earliest 1861 printing, distinguished by its brightness and yellow glow. We have seen very few original-gum examples of the early shade, and this is without question one of the finest we have handled. As another indicator of how difficult this issue is to obtain in such choice condition, only three have graded higher than an 80 in the P.S.E.'s Population Report (at 85, 90 and 90J).
With 2004 and 2005 P.F. certificates
90c Blue (72). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impression, unusually choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE, GRADED XF 90 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE GRADES HIGHER AND NONE SHARE THIS DESIRABLE GRADE.
We have encountered perhaps a half-dozen sound 90c 1861 stamps with original gum and Very Fine or Extremely Fine centering. The multiples that were broken to furnish singles were generally off center.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $7,500.00). Only one grades higher (at 95) and none share this grade.
2c Black (73). Original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, Fine, with 1988 P.S.E. certificate
5c Brown (76). Original gum, warm color on bright paper, beautifully centered with balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 5-CENT BROWN, SCOTT 76.
Ex Petersen. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate
15c Black (77). Original gum, intense shade and proof-like impression, unusually wide margins for this difficult issueEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1866 15-CENT LINCOLN. SCARCE IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.
Ex Hall. With 1990 and 2015 P.F. certificates