| Lot |
Photo |
Description |
Lot 1281 |
|
( )
1¢ Buff, re-issue (123), unused, essentially perfect centering within oversized margins, luxurious color and a strong impression on fresh paper. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $275
View details
|
Lot 1282 |
|
1¢ Buff, re-issue (123), block of 4. Exquisite color and paper, near perfect centering. Full, fresh o.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,400
A STUNNING AND RARE MINT BLOCK IN THE FINEST OBTAINABLE QUALITY.
Provenance: Bechtel, Zoellner
View details
|
Lot 1283 |
|
o
1¢ Buff, re-issue (123), remarkably fresh with deep vivid color on brilliant white paper, bold blue cork cancel. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $325
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1284 |
|
o
1¢ Buff, re-issue (123), vertical pair. Incredibly deep color on brilliant paper, well centered, bold New York registry ovals. Choice Very Fine, scarce used multiple.
Scott $650
View details
|
Lot 1285 |
|
1¢ Buff, re-issue (123), used in combination with 1887 issue 3¢ vermilion (#214) on registered 10¢ brown entire (#U189) addressed to prominent stamp collector George Worthington in Cleveland, Ohio, "Doylestown PA Jun 28 1889" origin postmark, registry number at left, magenta handstamped corner card, Very Fine, there are six reported examples of this stamp used on cover.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1286 |
|
2¢ Brown, re-issue (124), prooflike color and impression, nicely centered. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $700
View details
|
Lot 1287 |
|
2¢ Brown, re-issue (124), block of 4. O.g. Minor perforation reinforcement. Very Fine. Rare multiple.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1288 |
|
2¢ Brown, re-issue (124), bright color and paper, transparent cork cancel, minor small light stain. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $475
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1289 |
|
2¢ Brown, re-issue (124), a well centered brilliant example tied to printed matter rate cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia by "Baltimore Md Jun 7" duplex postmark, 1884 arrival backstamp, "Frank Y. Jones, Importer and Dealer in Foreign and U.S. Postage Stamps" corner card and addressed to noted stamp dealer Henry Hechler. Very Fine there are three reported examples of this stamp on cover.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate, illustrated in Rose.
View details
|
Lot 1290 |
|
3¢ Blue, re-issue (125), remarkably fresh with brilliant color and paper, exceptionally well centered and margined. O.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $5,500
AN EXQUISITE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE RE-ISSUE THAT CERTAINLY RANKS AS ONE OF THE FINEST AVAILABLE.
Expertization: 1968 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1291 |
|
3¢ Blue, re-issue (125), brilliant color and paper. O.g. Faint barely noticeable crease. Fine appearance.
Scott $5,500
Expertization: clear 1996 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1292 |
|
o
3¢ Blue, re-issue (125), exceptional color and paper, very well centered for the issue. Oval grid cancel. Tiny and unnoticeable surface abrasion. Choice Very Fine appearing.
Scott $20,000
Expertization: 1970 P.F. Certificate (states "thin spot").
The 3¢ is the rarest of the used re-issues, with only about a dozen genuinely used examples extant. Most of the known examples are poorly centered and/or have more serious faults. The present example is one of the most desirable of this tiny population.
View details
|
Lot 1293 |
|
()
6¢ Blue, re-issue (126), unused, radiant deep color on crisp paper.
Scott $1,050
View details
|
Lot 1294 |
|
()
6¢ Blue, re-issue (126), unused, bright color, well centered. Tiny sealed tear. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,050
View details
|
Lot 1295 |
|
Withdrawn
View details
|
Lot 1296 |
|
6¢ Blue, re-issue (126), block of 4. Outstanding centering, incredibly fresh color and paper. Full, fresh o.g. (small gum inclusion, virtually invisible from front). Extremely Fine.
Scott $20,000
A SUPERB BLOCK WITH IMPECCABLE FRESHNESS AND CENTERING.
Provenance: Worthington, Bechtel, Zoellner
Other than the 1¢ value, all of the 1869 re-issues are quite rare in multiples. The 6¢ block.
View details
|
Lot 1297 |
|
o
6¢ Blue, re-issue (126), exceptionally fresh with brilliant color and bright paper, typical New York registry oval cancel. Very Fine a rare used stamp.
Scott $2,100
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1298 |
|
()
10¢ Yellow, re-issue (127), rich unoxidized color. Unused. Small repair at BR. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,150
View details
|
Lot 1299 |
|
10¢ Yellow, re-issue (127), block of 4. Deep, rich color, excellent centering, some separated perforations. Full o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $14,750
Expertization: 1974 P.F. Certificate.
Given its excellent centering and freedom from faults, this is the finest of the four known blocks of the 10¢ re-issue.
View details
|
Lot 1300 |
|
o
10¢ Yellow, re-issue (127), deep color, double oval registry cancel. Very Fine, quite scarce used.
Scott $1,750
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1301 |
|
10¢ Yellow, re-issue (127), a well centered copy, slightly oxidized, tied to 10¢ brown entire (#U189) to London, England by "New York Reg" registry oval postmarks, registry label at left and "New York Reg'y Div 4-21-1884" postmark, red "Registered London" arrival postmark and backstamp, handstamped corner card of stamp dealer G.B. Calman, New York. Extremely Fine there are three reported examples of this stamp on cover.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Expertization: Illustrated in Rose.
View details
|
Lot 1302 |
|
12¢ Green, re-issue (128), particularly fresh with vibrant color and a razor sharp impression on bright paper, beautifully centered within wide margins. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $2,750
A GEM MINT EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 12¢ RE-ISSUE.
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1303 |
|
()
12¢ Green, re-issue (128), unused, deep color and a finely etched impression. Very Fine.
Scott $1,550
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1304 |
|
12¢ Green, re-issue (128), unusually dark color. Part o.g. Small light stain and light crease. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $2,750
View details
|
Lot 1305 |
|
12¢ Green, re-issue (128), block of 4. Beautifully centered, deep, rich color on fresh paper. O.g., minor hinge thin spot bottom right stamp. Still Extremely Fine.
Scott $21,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY BLOCK WITH OUTSTANDING PROOFLIKE COLOR AND IMPRESSION.
Provenance: Worthington, Bechtel, Zoellner
This is the only known block of the 12¢ re-issue.
View details
|
Lot 1306 |
|
o
12¢ Green, re-issue (128), well centered, handsome dark color on bright paper, duplex cancel. Barely noticeable light crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,750
After the 3¢ the 12¢ re-issue is the scarcest value used. Stanley Piller, in Jon Rose's "United States Postage Stamps of 1869", estimates that approximately 15-25 used examples exist.
View details
|
Lot 1307 |
|
()
15¢ brown & blue, re-issue (129), unused, vivid colors and a strong impression, well centered. Very Fine.
Scott $1,100
View details
|
Lot 1308 |
|
15¢ Brown & blue, re-issue, imperf horizontally (129a), exceptionally well centered, stunning and fresh rich colors. Full o.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,000
A GEM-QUALITY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
The majority of these imperf horizontally varieties are without gum and few are well centered. We estimate there are fewer than five with such excellence of centering combined with original gum.
View details
|
Lot 1309 |
|
15¢ Brown & blue, re-issue (129), block of 4. Nicely centered, radiant and truly prooflike colors on fresh paper. Full o.g. Light stain on two. Very Fine.
Scott $28,500
This is one of the two known blocks of the 15¢ re-issue and the only one with original gum.
View details
|
Lot 1310 |
|
o
15¢ Brown & blue, re-issue (129), particularly intense colors, double New York registry oval cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $1,150
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1311 |
|
15¢ brown & blue, re-issue (129), bright dark colors, tied to 10¢ brown entire (#U189) to Vienna, Austria by "New York Reg" registry oval postmark, registry label at left and "New York Reg'y Div 4-9-1884" postmark, "Wien 20/4 84" arrival backstamps, upper left corner of envelope front has been expertly restored. Extremely Fine appearance, there are four reported examples of this stamp on cover.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Expertization: P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1312 |
|
24¢ Green & violet, re-issue (130), near perfect centering within wide margins, fresh vibrant colors. O.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $2,250
A STELLAR MINT SINGLE COMBINING CHOICE COLOR WITH EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE MARGINS.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1313 |
|
()
24¢ Green & violet, re-issue (130), unused, prooflike colors and impression. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1314 |
|
()
24¢ Green & violet, re-issue (130), unused, bright and fresh colors. Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
View details
|
Lot 1315 |
|
o
24¢ Green & violet, re-issue (130), fresh rich colors, cork cancel. Single nibbed perf at TR (not mentioned in certificate). Very Fine.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1316 |
|
24¢ green & violet, Re-issue (130), dark vivid colors, neatly tied to registered cover to Boston by "New York R" registry oval postmark, faint violet 3-line New York registry postmark, magenta "Boston Registered Dec 9 1880" oval arrival, handstamped corner card of stamp dealer N.F. Seebeck. Very Fine there are four reported examples of this stamp on cover.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Provenance: White and Juhring
View details
|
Lot 1317 |
|
30¢ Ultramarine & carmine, re-issue (131), beautifully centered within wide margins, prooflike colors and impression on brilliant paper. O.g. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $3,000
A GEM MINT SINGLE WITH REMARKABLY LARGE MARGINS FOR THE 30¢ RE-ISSUE.
View details
|
Lot 1318 |
|
o
30¢ Ultramarine & carmine, re-issue (131), deep rich colors, double oval registry cancel. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $2,500
View details
|
Lot 1319 |
|
90¢ Carmine & black, re-issue (132), rich colors. O.g., h.r. Shallow hinge thin spot, faint crease. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $5,000
View details
|
Lot 1320 |
|
90¢ Carmine & black, re-issue (132), upper left corner margin imprint and plate "No. 22" block of 10 (with two additional defective stamps at right). Incredibly fresh with exquisite colors on bright paper, outstanding centering throughout, a few reinforced perfs in one spot, full, fresh o.g., lightly hinged, Extremely Fine.
Scott $325,000
A BREATHTAKING MULTIPLE WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED THE GREATEST OF ALL UNITED STATES PLATE BLOCKS.
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
Illustrated on the front cover of The United States Postage Stamps of 1869 by Jon Rose.
This plate block is the only known example of the 90¢ value of the 1869 issue with a plate number.
View details
|
Lot 1321 |
|
o
90¢ Carmine & black, re-issue (132), strong and fresh colors, relatively light cancel. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $5,500
Expertization: 1990 PSE Certificate.
Used examples of this high value are exceedingly rare as only 1356 were issued and only a tiny percentage were used.
View details
|
Lot 1322 |
|
()
1¢ Buff, 1880 re-issue (133), bottom margin imprint pair. Unused. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $480+
View details
|
Lot 1323 |
|
1¢ Buff, 1880 re-issue (133), left sheet margin block of 4. Nicely centered. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: 1969 and 1997 P.F. Certificates.
View details
|
Lot 1324 |
|
1¢ Buff, 1880 re-issue (133), well centered, small thin, tied to 4¢ green entire used to Dresden, Germany by "Doylestown PA Mar 6 1890" postmark, arrival backstamp, stamp lifted and hinged in place, cover edges faulty.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1325 |
|
1¢ Buff, 1880 re-issue (133), two copies, one with light stain, tied to printed matter rate cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) by "Media Pa Mar 11 1884" duplex postmarks, Philadelphia transit and 1884 arrival backstamp, "Frank Y. Jones, Importer and Dealer in Foreign and U.S. Postage Stamps" corner card and addressed to noted stamp dealer Henry Hechler, cover edges slightly aged. A Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1971 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1326 |
|
1¢ Buff, 1880 re-issue (133, 133a), seven copies (3 x 133, 4 x 133a), several marginal straight edges, one with pulled corner, neatly tied to 5¢ blue postal entire by "Boston Mass" double oval cancels, violet "Registered Boston Apr 1 1892" boxed registry datestamp, "Rec'd Wash. D.C. Apr 3 1892" arrival backstamp, handstamped senders cachet of stamp dealer E.A. Holton and addressed to dealer C.A. Rothfuchs. Extremely Fine, a striking usage.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
View details
|
Lot 1327 |
|
1¢ Brown orange, 1880 re-issue (133a), lower left corner margin block of 4 with plate "No. 33". Beautifully centered and wonderfully fresh. Without gum as issued. Extremely Fine, a superb multiple.
Scott $1,100 ++
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1328 |
|
1¢ Brown orange, 1880 re-issue (133a), left sheet margin block of 9. Exceptionally well centered. Without gum as issued. Fresh and Extremely Fine, choice.
Scott $2,160 + as singles
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate.
View details
|
Lot 1329 |
|
/o
Small balance of consignment, mostly used with better cancels including #112, 114 (9) plus 2 on cover, 115 (3) including red grid and red "Paid All", 117 crossroads, 11, 119 (2) one red, 120 red rosette, and unused #117 etc, some small faults but a quite attractive and appealing lot.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
View details
|
|
