Sale 1162 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2017
Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
127
3c Brown Rose, First Design (56). Original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine
550
180
128
3c Deep Pink, First Design (56). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, sharp impression, Very Fine, with 1977 and 1979 P.F. certificates
475
350
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10c Dark Green, First Design (62B). Deep rich color, crisp impression, perfs clear of design all around, neat strikes of Boston double-circle datestamp and trace of red cancel, Very Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate
1,710
1,200
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1c Blue (63). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep shade on bright paper, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.F. certificate
300
350
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1c Blue (63). Mint N.H., bright color and proof-like impression, wide margins, Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged
300
160
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1c Blue (63). Deep rich color on crisp paper, wide and balanced margins, light strike of circle of V's cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Merlin, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $575.00), despite the abundance of used copies of Scott 63, it is very difficult to find in the higher grades either used or unused, only five used examples have graded higher than 95 (highest is 98, which realized $3,000 hammer in our sale 1140 in 2016)
50
225
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3c Pink (64). Original gum, slight vertical crease as often found among examples of the 3c Pink with original gumVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 3-CENT PINK.
With 2000 P.S.E. certificate
14,000
1,600
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135
3c Rose (65). Unusually choice centering with Jumbo margins, face-free part strike of grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate as "Pale Brown Red" (95J used)
5
250
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3c Lake (66). Original gum, rich color and sharp impression, Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
2,000
750
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5c Brown Yellow (67a). Original gum, attractive centering and margins, small flaws including short perf, couple small thins and reperfed at topFINE APPEARANCE. THE BUFF AND BROWN YELLOW SHADES OF THE 5-CENT 1861 ISSUE ARE THE EARLIEST PRINTINGS AND VERY RARE IN ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
With 2000 P.S.E. certificate as Buff
27,500
1,300
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10c Yellow Green (68). Deep shade on fresh paper, wide margins at top and bottom, nicely balanced at sides, perfectly struck red quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine, ex "Golden Oak", with 1999 P.F. certificate
65
225
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12c Black (69). Wide margins and well-centered, intense shade on bright paper, lightly cancelled, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate
100
275
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24c Red Lilac (70). Deep rich color, neat double strike of Philadelphia datestamp and trace of red cancel at left, balanced margins, Very Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate
300
180
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24c Brown Lilac (70a). Warm shade, with interpane margin and centerline at left, neat target cancel, unusually wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate as Scott 78, Lilac shade, which it clearly is not
325
0
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30c Orange (71). Original gum, lightly hinged, unusually well-centered with wide margins, vibrant colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE.
With 1987 P.F. certificate
2,750
2,200
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30c Orange (71). Vibrant color, well-struck red New York "Paid" credit datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Saadi, with 1992 and 2014 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
235
325
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90c Blue (72). Block of four, original gum, intense shade and proof-like impression, top right stamp light diagonal bend not noted on certificateFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE.
Less than ten blocks of four are recorded. Most tend to be centered to left. A block of eight was offered in the Caspary sale, with similar centering, and this may have come from the same sheet.
Ex Hall. With 1983 P.F. certificate.
32,500
4,000
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90c Blue (72). Wide margins and nicely centered, circle of V's cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Curtis, with 1987 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $900.00)
600
850
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5c Red Brown (75). Deep rich color on bright paper, outstanding centering, face-free strike of grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate (90 used)
425
500
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5c Brown (76). Original gum, deep rich color and detailed impression, Very Fine, with 1985 and 2000 P.F. certificates
1,350
450
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5c Brown (76). Horizontal pair, rich color, both stamps nicely centered, neat strikes of target duplex and red transit cancels, Very Fine and choice, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate
365
375
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15c Black (77). Choice centering, sharp proof-like impression on bright paper, neat strike of blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2002 and 2011 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
195
500
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24c Lilac (78). Rich color, bold strike of unusual large grid in circle handstamp, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, ex Koppersmith, with 1987 and 1992 P.F. certificates
375
80
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