Sale 982 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 16-18 December, 2009
Category — 10c-90c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5140
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Attractive centering and color, bold New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp, slight natural "dry print", Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates
1,350
450
5141
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Beautiful deep rich color, almost face-free circular datestamp, Fine, striking
1,350
450
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10c Green, Ty. II (32). Wide balanced margins, marvelous deep rich color with virtually face-free grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $750.00)
275
400
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10c Green, Ty. II/III (32-33). Vertical combination pair with right selvage, deep rich color, attractively tied by "New Orleans La. Dec. 6, 1858" circular datestamp on blue piece, top stamp (Ty. III) virtually face-free cancel, Very Fine, lovely pair
650
0
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 86L1, recut at top, rich color, grid cancel, close at left, Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
700
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 76L1, recut at bottom, rimless grid cancel and tiny red ms. mark, fresh color, small corner crease ending in tear at bottom left, tiny perf flaws, otherwise Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
375
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 86L1, recut at top, wonderfully well-centered, light circular datestamp leaving almost face-free central vignette, closed tear at top, otherwise Extremely Fine
2,500
450
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Almost perfectly centered with framelines intact on all four sides, intense shade, essentially face-free dark red grid cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 1. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,350.00)
395
1,800
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12c Black (36). Choice centering for this difficult issue, intense shade, neat strike of town datestamp, faint ms. offset on back from address not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine and choice, ex Koppersmith and J & J, with 1986 P.F. certificate
375
450
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12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, center perfs largely intact and so margins appear wide, detailed impression, central strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine
800
150
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12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, two bold Philadelphia octagonal datestamps, intense shade, Very Fine pair, with 1998 P.F. certificate
800
275
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, intense shade and impression, wide margins, fresh and Fine
825
190
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12c Black, Plate 3, Double Frame Line (36B var). Original gum, double frame line at right, bright shade, wide margins, Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
875
225
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Block of four, original gum, h.r., intense shade and impression, few flaws incl. light creases, appears Fine, a scarce original-gum block of this issue, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
5,000
500
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, fresh and attractively centered, lightly hinged, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
1,600
1,400
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, remarkably fresh and bright, original gum, Fine and attractive
1,600
350
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24c Gray Lilac (37). Intense color and impression, bold strike of grid cancel, well-balanced margins, Very Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1981 and 2008 P.F. certificates
400
325
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30c Orange (38). Original gum, beautifully centered, slight traces of oxidation and trivial nibbed perf at right not noted on certificate, still Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
2,400
1,000
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5159
30c Orange (38). Original gum, h.r., slightly oxidized, otherwise nearly Fine
2,400
225
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30c Orange (38). Original gum, deep rich color, two certificates with different opinions: 1985 P.F. as "disturbed original gum and tiny thin" and 2009 P.S.E. as "previously hinged, reperfed at right", Very Fine and choice appearance
2,400
450
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30c Orange (38). Unused (no gum), rich color, wide margins for this difficult issue, tiny blue ink dot on back which has been lightly bleached, Very Fine appearance, with 1979 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates, the former not mentioning the dot (Very Good 50; SMQ $220.00)
900
400
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90c Blue (39). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color on bright paper, choice centering with unusually wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $7,450.00 as 90, $14,600.00 as 95). Only two have graded higher to date. This is the only example to achieve this grade and also the only example to be graded Jumbo in any grade.
3,900
5,250
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5164
90c Blue (39). Grid cancel, small thin spot just breaks paper with a minute pinhole, bottom perfs ever so slightly into outer frame line at bottom, Fine appearance for this rare used stamp
10,000
850
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90c Blue (39). Red grid cancel, tiny margin repair and partially reperfed at right, single short perf at top, otherwise Fine, handsome example of this rare used 90c 1860
10,000
550
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