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Lot 1682 |
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1854, 3¢ red, die 5 on white, buff (U9 (6), U10(2)), group of eight mint entires, size 2, 7, with probably all different head dies (U.P.S.S. #14 (3), 15 (2), 17, 18 (2). F.-V.F.
Scott $1,045
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Lot 1683 |
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1853, 6¢ red (U11-U12), cut square. Mint full corner cut squares with huge margins, 60x65mm, U.P.S.S. #23-24 ($525), bright fresh papers. Extremely Fine pair.
Scott $460
Provenance: ex. Barkhausen
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Lot 1684 |
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1853, 6¢ red on buff (U12), size 21, scarce working die 4, unusual misaligned head variety, tilted to lower right. Fine. UPSS 24/T4 $175.
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Lot 1685 |
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1853, 6¢ green (U13), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #21 ($700.). Tiny t.r. corner stain (mostly on reverse). Does not affect the Very Fine cut square.
Scott $675
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Lot 1686 |
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1853, 6¢ green on buff (U14), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #22 ($500.). Tiny back flap hinge thin spot only. Fine.
Scott $450
Expertization: signed Marcus White.
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Lot 1687 |
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1855, 10¢ green on buff, die 1 (U16), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #26 ($375.). Tiny thin and small t.l. stain spot, both well away from indicia. Thus able to yield an Extremely Fine full corner cut square.
Scott $450
Expertization: ex Barkhausen.
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Lot 1688 |
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1855, 10¢ green, die 2 (U17), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #27 ($600.), dark color on bright white paper. Reverse mounting thin well away from indicia. Thus able to yield an Extremely Fine full corner cut square.
Scott $750
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Lot 1689 |
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1860, 1¢ blue on orange, die 2 (U23), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #43 with American Express c.c. Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1690 |
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1860, 1¢ blue on orange, die 2 (U23), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #43 ($800.). Small flaws away from indicia. Thus able to yield a Very Fine cut square.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1691 |
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1861, 12¢ red & brown on buff (U42), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #98 ($500.) with Lamping & Co. printed frank, Haller #FL1, two paper mounting adheres on back. Very Fine.
Scott $550
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Lot 1692 |
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1861, 12¢ red & brown on buff (U42), mint entire. Size 21 (U.P.S.S. #98, $300.). F.-V.F.
Scott $550
Provenance: ex Barkhausen
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Lot 1693 |
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1861, 20¢-40¢ bi-color Nesbitt issue (U43-U45), three mint entires, size 22, 24, U.P.S.S. 399-101 ($1950.), first two with very small flaws well away from indicia, other with splitting backflap. All would yield Extremely Fine cut squares with the first two being full corners.
Scott $2,450
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Lot 1694 |
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1861, 40¢ black & red on buff (U45), cut square. 37 x 34mm, strong embossing. Very Fine.
Scott $375
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Lot 1695 |
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1864, 6¢ pink on white, buff (U62-U63), two mint entires, size 21, U.P.S.S. #134-135 ($275.), last with listed but unpriced English & Wells' Moore's Flat And Eureka Express printed frank, Haller #FE4, type I. F.-V.F. pair.
Scott $275
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Lot 1696 |
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1865, 18¢ red on buff (U70 var.), mint entire, size 24 with horizontal laid lines, U.P.S.S. #138a var. ($250.). Very Fine. Scarce shade and undercatalogued.
Scott $200
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Lot 1697 |
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1865, 24¢ blue on buff (U71), mint entire, size 24, U.P.S.S. #139 ($200.). Very Fine.
Scott $200
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Lot 1698 |
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1870, 3¢ green on cream (U84), mint entire with ruled lines, size 7, U.P.S.S. #196A, strong embossing on bright fresh paper. Very Fine. A scarce and undercatalogued entire.
Scott $200
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Lot 1699 |
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1870, 12¢ plum on white, amber (U93-U94), two mint entires, size 21, U.P.S.S. #229, 231 ($475.), first with Wells, Fargo & Co printed frank, Haller #WF-E plus printed Los Angeles and San Francisco bank address and c.c., paper h.r.s. Very Fine.
Scott $480
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Lot 1700 |
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1870, 12¢ plum on cream (U95), full corner cut square. 37 x 43mm, strong embossing, beautiful color. Extremely Fine and pristine.
Scott $275
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Lot 1701 |
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1870, 12¢ plum on cream (U95), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #232 ($350.), strong embossing, very fresh paper. Extremely Fine.
Scott $375
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Lot 1702 |
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1870, 15¢ orange on white, amber (U96a-U97a), two mint entires, size 21, U.P.S.S. #234a, 236a (535.), strong embossing, both with very faint soiling well away from indicia. F.-V.F.
Scott $575
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Lot 1703 |
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1870, 15¢ red orange on amber (U97), cut square. 40 x 40mm, large to huge margins, strong embossing. Extremely Fine.
Scott $210
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Lot 1704 |
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1870, 15¢ red orange on cream (U98), cut square. 36 x 40mm. Very Fine.
Scott $325
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Lot 1705 |
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1870, 15¢ orange on cream (U98a), cut square. 40 x 43mm, strong embossing. Extremely Fine.
Scott $325
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Lot 1706 |
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1870, 15¢ orange on cream (U98a), mint entire size 25, U.P.S.S. #238a ($400.). Very Fine for this difficult largest size entire.
Scott $425
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Lot 1707 |
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1870, 24¢ purple (U99), cut square. 33 x 35mm, light cork cancel, fresh paper. Very Fine.
Scott $140
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Lot 1708 |
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1870, 24¢ purple on cream (U101), cut square. 34 x 37mm. Very Fine.
Scott $260
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Lot 1709 |
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1870, 30¢ black on white, amber, cream (U102-104), three mint entires, s1ze 21, U.P.S.S. #244, 246-247 ($1375.), last with tiny edge tear at t.l., #U103 with small reverse stain spots. Still F.-V.F.
Scott $1,350
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Lot 1710 |
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1870, 30¢ black on cream (U104), full corner cut square. 40x45mm. Very Fine.
Scott $225
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Lot 1711 |
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1870, 90¢ carmine (U105), cut square. 33 x 37mm, beautiful color on bright paper. Very Fine.
Scott $150
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Lot 1712 |
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1870, 90¢ carmine (U105), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #249 ($190.), strong embossing. Very Fine.
Scott $250
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Lot 1713 |
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1870, 90¢ carmine on amber (U106), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #251 ($1000.), dark color on bright fresh paper, reverse left edge paper h.r. Very Fine.
Scott $900
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Lot 1714 |
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1870, 90¢ carmine on cream (U107), cut square. 36 x 39mm. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $250
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Lot 1715 |
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1870, 90¢ carmine on cream (U107), cut square. 38 x 40mm, non-contemporary double oval cancel, tiny surface scuff at right. Very Fine for this exceedingly rare used issue.
Scott $2,500 for contemporary cancel
Expertization: clear 2002 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 1716 |
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1874, 1¢ dark blue, die 1 (U108), cut square. 36 x 37mm. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $200
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Lot 1717 |
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1874, 1¢ dark blue, die 1 (U108-109, U111a, W112), four mint entires, U.P.S.S. #254, 255, 258a, 261 ($580.), all with fresh paper. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $610
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Lot 1718 |
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1874, 2¢ brown on manila, die 1 (W126), mint entire, knife W2, U.P.S.S. #301 ($250.), strong embossing for this difficult paper. Very Fine.
Scott $275
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Lot 1719 |
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1874, 2¢ brown on amber, die 4 (U135), cut square. 33 x 36mm. Attractive negative Maltese Cross duplex cancel.
Scott $125
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Lot 1720 |
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1876, 2¢ vermilion on amber, die 7 (U154), cut square. 41 x 39mm, large to huge margins showing a portion of Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank and cancelled by a red oval company cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $90
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Lot 1721 |
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1876, 2¢ vermilion on amber, die 7 (U154), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #353 ($350.), with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, Haller #WF-E. Very Fine. A scarce entire with frank.
Scott $450
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Lot 1722 |
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1874, 3¢ green, die 1 (U159), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #361, listed but unpriced, with Gillpatrick & Co.'s Express printed frank, Haller #FG3, type 2. Partial backflap. Fine. A scarce entire with frank.
Estimate 100 - 150
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Lot 1723 |
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1874, 3¢ green on amber, die 3 (U169), full corner cut square. 61 x 43mm. 3/23/82 Mansfield, Ohio duplex cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $110
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Lot 1724 |
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1875, 5¢ blue on amber, die 1 (U173), mint entire, size 7, U.P.S.S. #458a, listed but unpriced, with Wells, Fargo & Co. Mexican printed frank, Haller #WF-M9, rich color and very strong embossing, additionally, there is a strong offset of the frank on the reverse. Extremely Fine. An exceedingly scarce entire with frank.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1725 |
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1875, 5¢ blue on cream, die 1 (U174), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #464 ($150.), dark color on very fresh paper. Extremely Fine.
Scott $175
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Lot 1726 |
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1875, 5¢ blue on cream, die 1 (U174, U176), two mint entires, size 21, U.P.S.S. #464, 472 ($400.). F.-V.F.
Scott $450
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Lot 1727 |
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1875, 5¢ blue on fawn, die 2 (U180), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #488 ($200.), fresh paper.
Scott $225
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Lot 1728 |
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1875, 5¢ blue on fawn, die 2 (U180), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #488 ($200.), fresh paper. Extremely Fine.
Scott $225
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Lot 1729 |
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1874, 12¢ plum (U195), mint entire, size 21, U.P.S.S. #591 ($700.), thin area on back at center and far from indicia. Thus would yield an Extremely Fine full corner cut square.
Scott $700
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Lot 1730 |
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1874, 15¢ orange on amber (U199), mint entire, size 25, U.P.S.S. #601 ($320.), with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, Haller #WF-E. Very Fine for this difficult large size.
Scott $300
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Lot 1731 |
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1874, 24¢ purple (U201), mint entire, size 25, U.P.S.S. #604 ($320.). Very Fine for this difficult large size.
Scott $250
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