Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)
3c Brown Rose, First Design (56). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. and 2001 A.P.S. certificates
3c Dim Deep Red, First Design (56 var). Original gum, rich color, Fine, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate
10c Dark Green, First Design (62B). Rich color on bright paper, neat strike of blue circular datestamp cancel, fresh and Fine, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate
1c Dark Blue (63b). Deep rich color on bright paper, choice centering, neat strike of double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful example of this distinct and scarce shade, with 2018 P.F. certificate
3c Pink (64). Nice color complemented by blue grid and Cincinnati circular datestamp cancels, fresh and Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate stating Pink shade and 2011 P.S.E. certificate stating Scott 65 (Rose), this is a classic Pink shade but is offered on its own merits
3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Brilliant color with bluish cast indicative of the true Pigeon Blood Pink shade, outstanding centering with wide margins, part strike of "West Farms N.Y. Oct. 12" (1861) circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE. A GORGEOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1861 3-CENT PIGEON BLOOD PINK WHICH IS GRADED XF 90 BY P.S.E. ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER.
Ex Klein, Sharrer and Kirke. This stamp originated on a cover to Albany N.Y. (no longer accompanies). With 1961, 2000 and 2009 P.F. certificates as on cover. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $10,000.00). Only one example has graded higher (at 95) and this is the only example to achieve this grade
3c Lake (66). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, an attractive example of this trial printing, with 1990, 2003 P.F. and 2018 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF 80; unpriced in SMQ)
3c Lake (66). Original gum, detailed impression on bright paper, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. and 2018 P.S.E. certificates
5c Buff (67). Rich color, large Boston "Paid" grid cancel struck at top left, fresh and Fine
30c Orange (71). Choice centering with wide margins, rich color, well-struck "X" cancel of Yokohama, Japan, Very Fine and choice, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail with no premium for the cancel which is listed but unpriced in Scott
90c Blue (72). Extra wide margins at top and bottom, deep rich color, red cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate
2c Black (73). Horizontal block of six, original gum, multiple h.r. in top row some of which reinforce perf separations but they are minor, nice centering and margins, left stamps light vertical crease, bottom left stamp small margin flaw at left, Fine-Very Fine appearance, with 2018 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as block of four and pair
2c Black (73). Block of four, original gum, h.r. between two left stamps reinforcing some perf separations, few other separations, bottom left stamp light crease, appears Fine-Very Fine
2c Black (73). 24 stamps on stock cards, mostly No. 73 with a couple of grills, each with a red or blue cancel, nice range of styles including crossroads, grids, stars, diamonds and towns, centering generally in on one side, some small faults as would be expected in such an accumulation, a Fine and most attractive group of this popular stamp
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3c Scarlet (74). Four neat pen strokes, vibrant colorFRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE VERY SCARCE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL PRINTING.
As has been documented by Jerome S. Wagshal in a series of Chronicle articles (Nos. 56, 60, 61 and 62), Carl F. Rothfuchs, a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, obtained a supply of the 3c Scarlet in 1893 -- probably from the Post Office Department in exchange for his assistance with the Columbian Exposition -- and sold them with pen marks and original gum. The Rothfuchs lot is not from the same supply acquired by John W. Scott in the late 1870's, from which stamps exist uncancelled and cancelled with a New York City Station D oval.
With 2004 P.F. and 2018 P.S.E. certificates
5c Red Brown (75). Accompanying certificate notes "part o.g." which covers virtually the entire back of the stamp, warm color, Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate
5c Red Brown (75). Attractive margins and centering, wonderful depth of color complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate
5c Brown (76). Original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, unusually choice centering with balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 5-CENT BROWN, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND IT IS SHARED BY ONLY ONE OTHER.
The 5c 1861-68 Issue was printed from plates with closely-spaced subjects that left little room for the large 12-gauge perforations. The Brown shade, Scott 76, is scarce in original-gum condition, and truly rare in this high grade.
With 1995 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $6,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only one other, which we last offered in 2009.
24c Blackish Violet (78c). Deep rich color in this distinctive shade on bright paper, bold strike of cork cancel, well-centered for this difficult issueFINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET, WHICH IS THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMP OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- IN SOUND CONDITION WITH DECENT CENTERING.
Our census of Scott 78c, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/78c/78c.pdf , records a total of 47 used examples of this issue. We also record nine on cover plus three unused. Of the used off-cover copies fewer than a dozen are confirmed as sound.
Census No. 78c-CAN-47. With 2017 P.S.E. certificate