Sale 1078 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 September, 2014
Category — 1861-68 Issue (Scott 71-78)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
172
30c Orange (71). Unused (regummed), vibrant color, Very Fine
1,000
800
173
90c Blue (72). Original gum, pretty shade, light natural gum bend, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance
3,250
950
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90c Blue (72). Unused (traces of original gum), rich color and detailed impression, light diagonal crease at top right, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail as no gum
1,300
500
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90c Blue (72). Rich color, perfect strike of circle of hollow wedges fancy cancel, Very Fine, a very unusual cancel, with 1996 P.F. certificate
600
500
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90c Pale Blue (72a). Pretty shade, bold strike of small grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
650
600
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2c Black (73). Original gum with tiny trace of hinging, with top sheet selvage, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate and color copy of 1999 P.F. certificate for block of 18 (this is position 1)
375
600
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2c Black (73). Horizontal strip of three, original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, choice centering, right stamp natural gum crease, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as pair and single
1,175
850
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3c Scarlet (74). Four neat pen strokes, part original gum, bright color, few small faults, Fine appearance, scarce trial color
5,500
1,400
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5c Red Brown (75). Disturbed original gum, almost perfectly centered, magnificent strong color, reperfed at left and bottom (not noted on certificate), Very Fine appearance, with 1973 P.F. certificate
5,750
1,600
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5c Red Brown (75). Warm shade, face-free strike of circular datestamp and grid cancels, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp
475
2,200
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15c Black (77). Original gum, bright color, crisp impression, reperfed, Very Fine appearance
4,750
1,400
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184
24c Dark Lilac (78). Rich color and detailed impression, bold cork cancels, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1990 P.S.E. certificate as the rare 78c Blackish Violet shade and with 2014 P.F. certificate as Scott 78
350
550
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24c Lilac (78). Rich color, well-struck New York Star in Circle Geometric cancel, trace of red circular datestamp at left, single pulled perf at left, Very Fine appearance, a stamp with wonderful visual appeal
375
0
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24c Lilac (78). Rich color, bold strike of 7-Point Star in 7-Sided Geometric cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate
350
400
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24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Rich color, detailed impression, neat strike of circle of V's cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate
425
275
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24c Gray (78b). Rich color, neat strike of Bat fancy cancel of Hingham Mass., red London circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, ex Koppersmith, with 1987 and 1991 P.F. certificates
E. 400-500
450
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24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Rich color, bold strike of Star in Circle fancy cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1993 P.F. certificate
425
0
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24c Gray (78b). Bright shade, neat strike of New York Foreign Mail Crossroads cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Koppersmith, with 1989 and 1992 P.F. certificates
450
250
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3c Pink, Cut Square (U59). 35 x 36mm, cancelled by well-struck Crossed Baseball Bats, Ball and Bases fancy cancel of Waterbury Conn., trace of circular datestamp at left, Extremely Fine strike of this rare fancy cancel which was reportedly used on only one day -- Sep. 9, 1867 -- with 1980 P.F. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
1,000
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