Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2122
1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Top row of Plate 11, excellent centering, rich color and highly detailed impression, grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate, Plate 11 only yields Type II stamps from the top row of the plate
750
400
2123
1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Positions 34-35L4, horizontal pair, margins to slightly in at top, bold circular datestamp cancel, light horizontal crease, left stamp with few short perfs at top right, right stamp light diagonal crease, otherwise Fine, a scarce used pair of the 1c Ty. III perforated, with 2017 P.F. certificate
3,750
425
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 12, rich color, choice centering with well-balanced margins, neat town cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,825.00)
475
1,000
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 12, horizontal pair, bright shade, neat Delaware double-circle datestamps, sensible hinge reinforcement, Fine
1,000
275
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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Mint N.H., wide and beautifully balanced margins for this tightly spaced issue, choice centering, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $900.00), an odd grade based strictly on measuring, we would have opted for XF-Superb 95, Scott Retail as hinged
65
600
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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Mint N.H., beautifully centered with fresh color, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $625.00), Scott Retail as hinged
65
400
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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26). Mint N.H., Rich color, choice centering, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $625.00), Scott Retail as hinged
65
350
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5c Brick Red (27). Lovely warm color and detailed impression, well-struck "New Orleans La. May 17" circular datestamp cancel, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $3,000.00)
1,450
1,300
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5c Brick Red (27). Vertical pair, small part of adjoining stamp at top, incredibly rich color, handsome strike of circular datestamp, top stamp with single pulled perf at right, otherwise Fine, scarce pair of the 5c Brick Red shade, signed A. Brun
3,500
0
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5c Red Brown (28). Original gum, deep rich color, centered to bottom right, light diagonal creaseFINE APPEARANCE. THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN IS AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
The perforated 5c Type I stamps in any shade of Red Brown are very rare in unused or original-gum condition. In the past 14 years we have offered over 200,000 auction lots. During that time, we have sold only five other Scott 28 singles with original gum and the block of four in the Whitman sale. Of the other singles, only two were completely sound (one from the Whitman collection, one in our 2014 Rarities sale). A search of the records at The Philatelic Foundation for sound copies found only these other two. In our opinion, the Scott Catalogue value for Scott 28 with original gum is too low. The number of original-gum Scott 28 singles falls somewhere between the numbers for the Brick Red (Scott 27) and the Indian Red (Scott 28A), which catalogue $80,000.00 and $175,000.00, respectively.
With 1975 P.F. certificate
60,000
4,000
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5c Brown (29). Vertical pair with small part of adjoining stamp at bottom, tied on small blue piece, top stamp with light New Orleans double-circle datestamp, bottom stamp with red "(SHO)RT PAID" in frame handstamp, rich color, Fine-Very Fine
825
130
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10c Green, Ty. III (33). Original gum, deep rich color, perfs scissors-separated at right but intact, accompanying certificate notes light soiling at top which we do not detect, we do see a small thin spot at left center not mentioned on the certificate, Very Fine appearance, with 1975 P.F. certificate
5,750
2,100
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Well-centered, intense shade and razor-sharp impression, lightly cancelled, Very Fine and choice
250
250
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24c Gray (37a). Original gum, small gum soak in perfs at upper left, color slightly affected by bleaching, otherwise Very Fine, with 2014 Weiss certificate (does not mention color changeling)
1,450
0
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Beautifully centered with wide margins all around, deep rich color and sharp impression, large Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Dr. Puliafito, with 1983, 1996 and 2010 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
400
850
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30c Orange (38). Unused (no gum), vibrant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $800.00)
700
475
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30c Orange (38). Rich color, well-struck San Francisco circular datestamp, unusually wide and balanced margins for this difficult issue, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,200.00)
425
1,200
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