Sale 998 — The Raymond Vogel Collection, Part Two
Sale Date — Tuesday, 7 December, 2010
Category — Plate One Early - Type II Gem Examples
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
10
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 9L1E, enormous margins including top sheet margin and parts of three adjoining stamps, crisp shade and impression, clear fully struck Boston small "Paid" grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a magnificent Plate 1 Early stamp
165
800
11
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Plate 1E (unplated), large to huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps at sides, brilliant Plate 1 Early shade complemented by lightly-struck bright red grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, wonderful quality and especially desirable with the red cancel against the "Robin's Egg" Blue color
180
750
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 20R1E with right sheet margin and huge margins all around showing parts of adjoining stamps on three sides, deep shade, blue Charleston S.C. circular datestamp, tiny "dry print" white spots in vignette at right, Extremely Fine Gem, an exceptionally choice Plate 1 Early stamp, ex Morris, with 1996 P.F. certificate
167
450
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 38L1E, enormous margins showing parts of five surrounding stamps, bright shade, blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, this position has a weak outer line at top and this example shows a very small break (in our opinion, too small to qualify it as Type IIIa)
167
550
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 89R1E, large to huge margins including parts of adjoining stamps at sides, brilliant color, absolutely perfect "socked on the nose" strike of Boston small "Paid" grid, Extremely Fine Gem, magnificent quality, ex Newbury, with 1979 P.F. certificate
165
2,300
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 11R1E with left straddle-pane margin, huge margins all around showing bits of adjoining stamps, bright shade, cancelled by circular datestamp with integral "Paid" struck on stamp, Extremely Fine Gem, wonderful quality
160
400
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 98R1E, one of the misplaced Relief A entries in the bottom row of Plate 1 Early (Positions 96-100R1E -- see Neinken book, page 72 and footnote 8), huge bottom sheet margin and large parts of adjoining stamps at sides, bright shade, cancelled by perfect bold strike of "Newport Flor. Dec. 1" circular datestamp, letter "C" of date slightly breaks paper, still an Extremely Fine Gem and spectacular example of this scarce position
160
850
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 48L1E, full even margins, gorgeous rich Plate 1 Early shade complemented by red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, wonderful visual appeal
180
1,200
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 61R1E with left straddle-pane margin, full to large margins on other sides, bright shade, cancelled by Charleston S.C. blue circular datestamp with integral "Paid" struck on stamp, Extremely Fine
167
400
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 48R1E, large even margins, bright shade with complementary blue Philadelphia circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful Plate 1 Early stamp
167
550
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 8L1E, large margins to ample at upper right, bright shade and sharp impression, blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine
167
425
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Plate 1E (unplated), large even margins, beautiful dark shade and sharp impression, lightly cancelled by circular datestamp, Extremely Fine
160
350
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 25R1E, large to huge margins showing part of adjoining stamp at left, ample at top, brilliant color, cancelled by bold New York circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice
160
110
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 14R1E, full even margins, Hartford Conn. circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice
160
90
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 89R1E, ample margins, deep shade with contrasting bright red "New York" circular datestamp found on ocean mail, Very Fine and beautiful
180
650
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positon 63L1E, ample margins to clear at upper right, deep shade, bold grid cancel, Very Fine
160
80
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Plate 1E (unplated), large margins to clear at bottom, deep shade, bold New York circular datestamp, Very Fine
160
80
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1c Dark Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 28L1E, full margins, intense shade and impression, cancelled by part of red "New York" circular datestamp used on carrier mail, tiny pinpoint thin speck, Very Fine appearance
180
120
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 4-5L1E, horizontal pair, large to huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps at bottom, intense shade and proof-like impression, cancelled by Louisville circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a wonderful pair from Plate 1 Early, with 1984 P.F. certificate
350
550
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 85-86R1E, horizontal pair, large even margins, deep shade and proof-like impression, cancelled by blue "Charleston S.C. circular datestamp with integral "Paid" struck on stamps, Extremely Fine, a superb Plate 1 Early pair
357
650
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 25-26R1E, horizontal pair, huge margins showing part of adjoining stamp at left, clear at right, deep shade, cancelled by blue Richmond Va. circular datestamp, left stamp is an Extremely Fine Gem
350
325
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 42-43R1E, horizontal pair, ample to large margins, bright shade, cancelled by Mobile Ala. circular datestamp (date slightly breaks paper), Very Fine and choice, signed Ashbrook, ex Newbury
350
250
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 82-83R1E, horizontal pair, large margins showing bits of adjoining stamps below, barely in along top left, bright shade, blue Lynchburg Va. circular datestamp, Very Fine
357
250
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 26-27R1E, horizontal pair, large to huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps, deep rich color, cancelled by multiple strikes of blue grid, faint horizontal bend barely flashes when drying and a tiny thin speck in right stamp, Extremely Fine appearance
350
225
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 1/11R1E, vertical pair with left straddle-pane margin, huge margins all around showing part of adjoining stamp at upper right, bright Plate 1 Early shade, cancelled by Mobile Ala. circular datestamps, Extremely Fine Gem pair, a desirable multiple from Plate 1 Early, ex Newbury
350
800
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 85/95R1E, vertical pair, large to huge margins showing bits of adjoining stamps at left and large part of stamp above, deep shade, cancelled by bold strikes of Boston small "Paid" grid and red circular datestamp, Extremely Fine
350
500
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 41-43R1E, horizontal strip of three with left straddle-pane margin, large to full margins, bright shade, neatly cancelled by Dalton Ala. circular datestamps, tiny separation break in bottom margin of right stamp, left pair Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful strip from Plate 1 Early, ex Caspary
550
750
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 41-43R1E, horizontal strip of three, ample margins to just touched, beautiful bright shade contrasted by red grid cancels, Very Fine, Plate 1 Early strips with red cancellations are extremely scarce and desirable
550
800
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 16-18L1E, horizontal strip of three, mostly full to large margins, just touched at bottom, deep shade and sharp early impression, cancelled by three bold strikes of Boston small "Paid" grid and red circular datestamp, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, ex Emerson and Fleckenstein
550
1,200
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 72-74R1E, horizontal strip of three, large top and bottom margins, full at right and clear at left, beautiful bright Plate 1 Early shade, each stamp cancelled by clear strike of blue "Way 6" in circle handstamp of Lynchburg Va., left stamp creased, right pair Very Fine-Extremely Fine and the center stamp could be considered an Extremely Fine Gem single with a rare cancel -- this marking for the 5c collect fee plus 1c way fee was originally applied to stampless covers and was obsolete when struck on stamped covers, it was applied to mail travelling on the James River & Kanawha Canal -- ex Caspary
E. 750-1,000
2,700
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1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Positions 56-58L1E, horizontal strip of three, large margins to just barely in at upper left, bright shade, cancelled by two strikes of Mobile Ala. "DUE/WAY 1c" in frame with integral grid cancel, tiny thin spot and couple small margin tears, Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance, very rare use of this marking on a 1c 1851 strip, ex Moody
E. 500-750
650
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