Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 6-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1136
1c Blue, Ty. II, IV (7, 9). Group of 15 stamps, three best are No. 9, incl. Position 10L1L with top right interpane margin with centerline and guide dot, unusual cork cancel, Very Fine, Position 5R1L, with top sheet margin, neat grid cancel, Extremely Fine Ty. IV stamp from a position that produced Ty. Ib on early state of the plate, also Positions 66-67R1L, horizontal pair, huge margins including parts of four adjoining stamps, tied by "Kingston R.I. Nov. 4" circular datestamp on small blue piece, small scissors-cut in margin at upper right, left stamp Extremely Fine, finally group of plated stamps from Plate 1 Late and Plate 2, incl. Position 71L and 91L (double and triple inverted double transfers), Plate 2 Position 89R (major double transfer), two strips of three, the group generally Fine-Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
850
