Sale 984 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 6-8 April, 2010
Category — 10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-35)
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Almost perfectly centered with balanced margins, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, tiny -1/2 mm tear at bottom and expertly reperforated at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1994 P.F. (not mentioning faults) and 2010 P.S.E. certificates
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Bright color, margins wide to clear, grid cancel and part strike of French transit, scissors separated at bottom but perfs intact, Fine
10c Green, Ty. I (31). Bright color, cancel removed (appears unused), four "blind" perfs and light diagonal crease, Fine appearance, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
10c Green, Ty. II (32). Positions 31-33L1, horizontal strip of three, tied by "Bloomington Ill. May 25" circular datestamps on piece, Fine
10c Green, Ty. III (33). Beautiful rich color, choice centering, unobtrusive strike of town datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 74L1, recut at top, intense color and impression, light strike of town datestamp, bottom perfs very slightly blunted by scissors separation, still Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV/IV/I (34/34/31). Positions 76/86/96L1, vertical strip of three, top and middle stamps Type IV (recut once at bottom and once at top, respectively), bottom stamp Type I, intense color and extraordinarily well-centered, New Orleans circular datestamps, French transit datestamp and small part of red U.S. transit, tiny paper split in margin just below "E" of "Cents" on center stamp, hardly noticeable and does not detract from the appearance of this rare multipleEXTREMELY FINE. A TRULY REMARKABLE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE MULTIPLE, FROM THE ONLY PLACE IN THE PLATE OF 200 WHERE TYPES IV AND I MEET.
There are only four possible Ty. IV vertical pairs (54/64L; 55/65L; 64/74L; 76/86L) on the plate of 200 (two horizontal pairs come from 54-55L and 64-65L). There is one possible vertical strip of three (54/64/74L) and one possible block of four (54-55/64-65L). Since Type I comes only from the bottom-row positions on the plate and only one position in the ninth row is Type IV (86L), the only Type IV-I combination possible is a vertical multiple containing 86/96L. This strip of three has the extra Type IV position in the eighth row (76L), forming a wonderful Type IV/IV/I combination. Only a few such multiples exist.
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block of four, original gum, h.r., bright color, few perf separations, Fine
10c Green, Ty. V (35). Two, first choice centering with enormous balanced margins at sides, radiant color, neat strike of red circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate, second in a darker shade, also with huge margins, corner strike of town datestamp, Very Fine and choice, an attractive pair