Sale 959 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Wednesday, 23-25 June, 2008
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2146
1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Plate 12, original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade, Very Fine, exceptionally fresh and attractive, with 1983 P.F. certificate
2,500
1,100
2147
1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Wide margins, typical overall "plate wash", framed "Paid" cancel, Very Fine, with 1982 and 2001 P.F. certificates
725
325
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Plate 4, F Relief, unused (no gum), deep rich color, Very Good example of this extremely rare unused stamp, there are only a handful of examples known in sound condition, with 1979 P.F. certificate
19,000
4,750
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 98L4, choice centering for this difficult issue, rich color, light strike of circular datestamp, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, rare and unusually choice centering, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate
10,000
2,400
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1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 2, wonderfully well-centered with marvelous deep rich color, light New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $840.00)
300
650
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1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 11 or 12, incredibly well centered with beautiful margins, attractive "plate wash", neat Philadelphia carrier datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate
350
750
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1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 11 or 12, nearly perfect centering with wide margins all around, lovely bright shade, New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
300
700
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1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Deep rich color, nearly perfect centering, circular datestamp, stitch watermark variety, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
300
375
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Rich Plate 4 color on bright paper, neat strike of circular datestamp, choice centering for this difficult issue, single short perf at upper right, Very Fine appearance, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (F 70; SMQ $1,400.00)
2,750
1,300
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Marvelous centering and deep rich color, circular datestamp leaves the central vignette essentially clear of any distractions, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate
550
950
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Nicely centered with great depth of color, circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
550
700
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1c Blue, Ty. IV, Small Break at Bottom (23). Position 89R1L, well-centered, light circular datestampVERY FINE. A RARELY-SEEN ONE-CENT 1851-57 PLATE VARIETY AND AN EXTREMELY DESIRABLE ITEM FOR THE SPECIALIST.
With Ashbrook's notes on card and his signature. With 2003 P.F. certificate
1,600
1,500
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1c Blue, Ty. IV, Triple Transfer, One Inverted (23 var). Position 71L1L, recut twice at top and once at bottom, rich color, unobtrusive cancelFINE. ONE OF ONLY FOUR POSITIONS ON THIS ONE-CENT PLATE RECUT TWICE AT TOP AND ONCE AT BOTTOM, AND THE ONLY ONE OF THE FOUR WHICH IS A TRIPLE TRANSFER, ONE INVERTED. THIS VARIETY IS SIGNIFICANTLY RARER IN PERFORATED FORM.
Accompanied by a note from Richard Celler confirming the plate position.
4,000
750
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Plate 1L, recut once at top and once at bottom, bright color, choice centering for this difficult issue, unobtrusive cancel, most recent certificate notes shorter perfs at upper left and short perf at lower right, still Very Fine, with 2001 and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75; SMQ $420.00 as 70, $840.00 as 80)
850
425
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Exceptionally nice centering, typical Plate 1L color, light face-free circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1979 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates
850
1,300
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Mint N.H., fresh, attractively centered, Very Fine, pretty example, with 1983 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates, Scott Retail as hinged
180
200
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Mint N.H., wide margins, bright color, Very Fine, with copy of 2000 P.F. certificate for block of nine, Scott Retail as hinged
180
190
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, deep rich color, choice centering with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate
180
200
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). 21 used singles, incl. shades, cancels with "PAID" (one red in circle), carriers, etc., also incl Ty. IIIa No. 22 from Plate 11 or 12, some faults, Fine appearing overall
1,660
425
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3c Brown Red, Ty. I (25). Deep rich color, almost Claret shade, incredibly well-centered, neat circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
125
225
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3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Brilliant color, perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, perfect strike of double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, ex Twigg-Smith, with 2002 P.F. certificate
9
475
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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). 40 stamps (20 off-cover, 20 on small pieces), incl. shades, cancels with Masonics, Stars, fancy geometrics, those on piece are mostly Syracuse N.Y. but also incl. blue Sun Prairie Wis. balloon-type circular datestamp, generally Fine, attractive scarce lot
E. 400-500
275
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3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Vertical pair, Positions 42/52L10L, bottom stamp Mint N.H. (but with light pencil notation), top stamp lightly hinged, intense shade, choice centering, Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate, a pair is more desirable than a single for this scarce type due to the difficulty in correctly identifying the characteristics, Scott Retail as both hinged
950
550
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5c Red Brown (28). Exceptionally well-centered, beautiful bright color, neat 1859 circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate
1,200
900
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5c Indian Red (28A). Choice centering with perfs essentially clear of design all around, incredibly beautiful deep rich color, undeniably the Indian Red shade, light partial circular datestamps at top and bottom leaving Jefferson's vignette clearly visibleEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT INDIAN RED.
With 1993 and 2003 P.F. certificates
3,750
3,750
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5c Indian Red (28A). Magnificent depth of color, neat New Orleans circular datestamp and part of red transit, perfs close to tiny bit in top and left, nearly Fine, with photocopy of 2006 A.P.S. certificate for horizontal pair (left stamp)
3,750
900
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5c Brown (29). Beautiful single with lovely color and centering, margins clear of design all around, Philadelphia octagonal datestamp, Extremely Fine, with photocopy of 1984 P.F. certificate for a horizontal pair, and 1992 P.S.E. and 2001 P.F. certificates
450
900
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5c Brown (29). Unusually choice centering with wide margins, bright shade and crisp impression, bold strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, most recent certificate notes major repair at bottom, appears Extremely Fine, with 1979 and 2000 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates
450
325
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5c Brown (29). Wonderfully well-centered, rich color and with face-free circular datestamp, trivial rounded corner perf, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair (left stamp)
450
250
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, perfectly balanced margins, wide at sides, marvelous bright colorEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 ORANGE BROWN. SCARCE WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING.
With 2001 P.F. certificate
1,250
1,700
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful warm color, choice centering with unusually wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT TYPE II ORANGE BROWN ISSUED IN 1861.
This issue is extremely difficult to obtain with perfs clear of design on all sides.
1,250
2,700
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, very dark shade and proof-like impression, well-centered for this difficult issue, tiny nibbed perf at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
1,250
550
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, single hinge mark, warm shade, fresh and Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
1,250
350
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Unused (no gum), well-centered and deep rich color, trivial rounded top left corner perf, otherwise Extremely Fine
550
200
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5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Original gum, three wide margins and clear at left, dark shade and detailed impressionVERY FINE. THE 5-CENT TYPE II BROWN IS RARE IN THIS ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
Unlike its Orange Brown counterpart, the 5c Type II in Brown was not on hand in post offices when the 1861 demonetization order took effect. Therefore, original-gum examples of Scott 30A are far scarcer than Scott 30. The narrow spacing between subjects on the plate and Toppan Carpenter's imprecise perforating leave collectors with very few well-centered original-gum examples.
With 1988 P.F. certificate
2,400
1,600
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5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Incredibly well-centered with choice deep color, very pretty unframed blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1997 P.F. certificate.
330
550
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10c Green, Ty. II (32). Beautifully centered, marvelous deep rich color, San Francisco circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $800.00)
300
550
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10c Green, Ty. II, III (32-33). Well-centered, each with exceptionally light face-free circular datestamps, Very Fine and choice, each with 1991 P.F. certificate
600
650
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10c Green, Ty. III (33). Large part original gum, exceptionally deep rich color, thin spot at top and light crease, Very Good appearance
6,500
410
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10c Green, Ty. V (35). Marvelous centering and color, light red cancel with letters (either "Paid" or "Mail"), Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $530.00)
72
550
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10c Green, Ty. V (35). Position 1R1, choice centering with unusually wide margins, rich color and detailed impression, face-free strike of double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Twigg-Smith, with 2001 P.F. certificate
65
180
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10c Green, Ty. V (35). Fabulous margins and centering, wonderful color on bright paper, light double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $180.00)
65
225
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Unused (no gum), attractively centered for this tightly-spaced 1857 Issue value, classic Plate 3 impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2008 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $405.00)
360
275
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Block of four, original gum, h.r., top pair creased, otherwise Fine
5,000
550
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Extraordinarily well-centered, circular datestamp and boxed transit, both in red, Very Fine and choice, with 1982 and 2000 P.F. certificates
235
300
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Large part original gum, bright fresh color, a strong Fine and arguably Very Fine for this issue
1,700
700
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2193
24c Gray Lilac (37). Well-centered with unusually wide margins at top and bottom and with perforations well clear of projections, bold strike of red grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp, ex Twigg-Smith, with 2001 P.F. certificate
440
950
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30c Orange (38). A pretty-looking stamp but "worked on" gum and perfs, possibly a sealed tear, Very Fine appearance, with 1985 P.F. certificate as "large part original gum"
2,500
550
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30c Orange (38). Unused (no gum), beautiful color and fantastic centering, horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance
1,050
275
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30c Orange (38). Essentially flawless centering, deep rich color complemented by an attractively struck magenta grid, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate
540
1,200
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30c Orange, Imperforate (38a). Without gum as issued, large margins to just touched, intense shade, fresh and Very Fine, with 1950 A.P.S. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates, this is the first we have offered in four years
2,500
0
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90c Blue (39). Original gum with disturbance from hinge removal and small h.r., deep shade, well-centered, Very Fine, a handsome example of the 1857-60 high value
3,500
1,300
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