Sale 1050 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 July, 2013
Category — 5c-90c 1857-60 Issue and 1875 Reprint (Scott 27-46)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
149
5c Brick Red (27). Brilliant color, well-balanced margins, neat strike of 1859 year-dated cancel, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $2,500.00)
1,700
1,400
150
5c Brick Red (27). Rich color in this unmistakable shade, neat New Orleans circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
1,650
600
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5c Brick Red (27). Vertical pair, bright color, scissors-separated at left with intact perfs, New Orleans town cancels, about Fine
4,000
600
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5c Red Brown (28). Faintly cancelled (appears unused), fresh color, sound and about Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate
1,200
475
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5c Red Brown (28). Horizontal pair, glowing color, light town cancel, single short perf at top left of left stamp, Fine appearance
2,750
0
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5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Horizontal pair, beautiful rich color in this desirable shade, two strikes of town cancel, fresh and Fine, scarce as a multiple, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
5,000
600
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5c Indian Red (28A). Horizontal strip of three with selvage at right, gorgeous warm color in the true Indian Red shade, two neat strikes of New Orleans datestamp, perfs cutting in at right but as an intact strip designs are complete, reperfed at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificatesVERY GOOD-FINE APPEARING AND SCARCE STRIP OF THREE OF THE 5-CENT 1857 ISSUE IN THE INDIAN RED SHADE.
With 1978 and 1986 P.F. certificates
13,000
0
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5c Brown (29). Choice centering with perfs clear of projections all around, light circular datestamp, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, scarce this well-centered, with 2000 P.F. certificate
375
475
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5c Brown (29). Choice centering, rich color, octagonal Philadelphia datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate
375
300
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5c Brown (29). Well-centered for this issue, gorgeous color and barely cancelled by a light unobtrusive circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 P.F. certificate
375
500
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5c Brown (29). Horizontal pair, scissors-separated at top with intact perfs, rich color, light black as well as blue and trace of red transit cancels, Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
800
325
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Deep rich color, wide margins to barely touched at top, small thin spot at top, Fine appearance, with 1991 P.F. certificate
1,250
300
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Choice centering, rich color, neat "Wood's Ferry Cal. Aug. 31" circular datestamp, thin spot at right, Extremely Fine appearance, scarce cancel
1,400
0
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5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Vertical strip of three, deep rich color, red grid and boxed cancels, tiny corner crease at bottom right, overall Fine, a very rare used strip of this issue, with 1986 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as single and pair
4,900
0
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5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Original gum, wonderfully fresh with gorgeous deep rich color, sharp impression, perfs barely in at bottom, Fine for the issue, with 1992 A.P.S. certificate
2,200
375
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5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Vertical pair, bold red grid cancels, small stain at top, otherwise Fine
575
100
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10c Green, Ty. I (31). Choice margins, extra wide at bottom showing full type characteristics, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 P.F. certificate
1,250
850
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10c Green, Ty. II (32). Unused (no gum), rich color on bright paper, long and full perforations all around, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 and 2013 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
2,150
1,700
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, choice centering with perforations clear of outer frameline on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3.
With 1995 P.F. certificate.
700
1,300
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 24-CENT GRAY LILAC.
With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $3,100.00)
1,400
2,300
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, unusually wide and balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 24-CENT GRAY LILAC.
With 1997 P.F. certificate
1,400
1,600
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade, almost perfectly centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1860 ISSUE.
Ex Vineyard. With 1989 and 2003 P.F. certificates.
1,400
1,500
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24c Gray (37a). Well-centered, excellent color, neat San Francisco circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
375
300
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30c Orange (38). Vibrant color, choice centering for this difficult issue, face-free strike of San Francisco circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,150.00)
425
1,600
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90c Blue (39). Large part original gum, wide margins to touched at top, small flaws incl. thin spot, corner perf crease and tiny edge tear, Fine appearance, Scott Retail as original gum
3,000
475
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1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, fresh, lovely pastel color with beautiful margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 P.F. certificate
575
550
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1c Bright Blue, Reprint (40). Without gum as issued, choice margins and centering, vivid color, single nibbed perf at right, otherwise Extremely Fine
575
350
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10c Blue Green, Reprint (43). Without gum as issued, rich color, reperfed at left mentioned on accompanying certificate, insignificant corner perf crease not mentioned, appears Fine, only 516 sold, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
650
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12c Greenish Black, Reprint (44). Without gum as issued, well-centered with wide bottom margin, clear impression and intense shade, tiny corner crease at top right, Very Fine appearance, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate
2,750
850
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24c Blackish Violet, Reprint (45). Without gum as issued, rich color, vertical crease, Fine appearance, only 479 sold
2,750
950
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30c Yellow Orange, Reprint (46). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, light creases, small thin spot, Fine appearance, only 480 sold
3,000
950
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