Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — 5c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 12-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
102
5c Red Brown, Defective Transfer (12). Position 23R1, margins to just touched, rich color, New Orleans circular datestamp leaves defective part of transfer clearly visible, Fine, an exceedingly scarce position and one of only two constant varieties that occur on the 5c Plate 1
1,250
425
103
10c Green, Ty. I (13). Position 91R1, large to huge margins including bottom left corner sheet margins, bright color and detailed impression, neat strike of circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB AND RARE CORNER-MARGIN COPY OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE I.
For some reason it is difficult to find this issue with sheet margin at bottom, even though Type I comes only from the bottom row of the sheet. The presence of full corner margins is especially scarce.
Jakubek backstamp. With 1998 P.F. certificate
900
3,750
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10c Green, Ty. I (13). Position 100L1, large to huge margins all around including bottom right corner interpane margins with centerline, bright color, unobtrusive strike of circular datestamp, few small toned spot mostly on back not mentioned on accompanying certificate, still an Extremely Fine Gem, for some reason most examples of No. 13 have the bottom margins trimmed away, the stamp offered here is a real rarity, with 1998 P.F. certificate
900
3,500
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Redistributed original gum, large even margins all around, rich color on bright paper, very faint creases, Extremely Fine appearance, a scarce original-gum example of the 10c 1855 Issue, ex Wagshal, small blue backstamp, with 2010 P.F. certificate
5,000
1,400
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Position 10R1, huge margins to clear including top right corner sheet margins, intense shade and impression, neat strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 and 1995 P.F. certificates
170
425
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Position 1R1, large margins including top left corner sheet margins, rich color on bright paper, unobtrusive grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine Gem, a scarce and desirable corner-margin copy of the 1855 10c Type II
170
700
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Position 1R1, huge to full margins including top left corner sheet margins, rich color and detailed impression, neat strike of large Boston "Paid" grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
170
475
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10c Green, Ty. II (14). Three huge margins including extra wide sheet margin at right, in at bottom, neat strike of "Shasta (Cal.) Jun. 16" circular datestamp, few light creases, still a very unusual stamp with an extraordinarily wide sheet margin
200
190
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10c Green, Ty. III (15). Enormous margins all around including right interpane margin, pretty shade, neat strike of Cal. circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, an absolutely superb stamp in every respect
170
2,400
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10c Green, Ty. III (15). Large to huge margins including right interpane margin with centerline, rich color, light strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, two small backstamps
170
800
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12c Black (17). Huge margins all around including parts of four adjoining stamps, detailed impression, unobtrusive strike of town cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $3,050.00).
275
2,200
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12c Black (17). Huge margins including sheet margin at top and part of three adjoining stamps, intense shade and impression, bold circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine
275
400
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12c Black (17). Position 1L1, huge margins to full including top left corner sheet margins and part of adjoining stamp at bottom, detailed impression, neat circular datestamps, fresh and Extremely Fine, scarce corner-margin copy
275
700
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12c Black (17). Position 1L1, large to huge margins including part of top left corner sheet margins, intense shade and detailed impression, bold strikes of grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.S.E. certificate
275
350
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12c Black (17). Position 91R1, huge margins to full including bottom left corner interpane margins with centerline and part of adjoining stamp at top, intense shade and detailed impression, neat strike of circular datestamp, faint pressed-out crease at bottom left corner is barely noticeable, Extremely Fine Gem, a very rare corner-margin copy of the 12c 1851 Issue
275
1,000
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12c Black (17). Large even margins all around, bright shade nicely complemented by red "10" in circle handstamp, Extremely Fine, a stamp with great visual appeal, very unusual with a red numeral cancel
305
1,300
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12c Black (17). Large margins to full, intense shade and impression nicely complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp, with 1997 P.F. certificate
305
325
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12c Black (17). Positions 99-100L1, horizontal pair, huge margins to clear including right interpane margin and centerline, bright shade, neat grid cancels, Very Fine, ex Stanley Cohen
600
450
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1851 Issue Extensions Balance. Nine lots offered in our previous auctions, most with current certificates, including Nos. 10 and 10A (17, one with certificate), 13, 14 (2), 15, 17 (3, including two double transfer), most 10c and 12c with large margins and small faults, Fine-Extremely Fine appearance, Scott Retail almost
6,000
1,500
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