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Lot 88 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), block of four with top sheet margin. Deep color and bright paper with full, lightly hinged original gum (pencil notations on reverse including "Tiffany collection"). Fresh and Fine, a very rare multiple.
Scott $27,500
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Tiffany, Klein
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Lot 89 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), block of four. Bright color and paper, centering typical or perhaps a bit better than the majority of the few recorded o.g. blocks. Small, barely noticeable tone spot at lower right. Otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $27,500
Expertization: Clear 1987 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Burrus
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Lot 90 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), well centered single, tied along with 30¢ orange (71) and two 24¢ lilac (78) singles to small piece by segmented cork cancellations, piece with portion of "12" credit handstamp and matching "N. York Am. Pkt. Apr 1" transit c.d.s., red London Apr. '65 transit; 90¢ with small faults, light perforation toning, still Fine and colorful high-value franking.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ishikawa
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Lot 91 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), cancelled clear red oval "(Forwar)ded by/ (James Bish)op & Co. /(New Y)ork". Fresh and Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND QUITE POSSIBLY UNIQUE WITH THE FORWARDING AGENT'S HANDSTAMP.
Expertization: 1989 P.S.E. Certificate as "red cancel".
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Lot 92 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), large "bow" cancel. Small faults. Fine appearance, rare on a high value.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 93 |
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1861, 90¢ pale blue (72a), rejoined horizontal pair. Well centered. Without gum. Faint pressed crease right stamp. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 94 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), horizontal strip of four. Bright color and paper. Fresh and about Fine, a very scarce multiple.
Scott $2,000 for pairs
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Lot 95 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), block of four. Centered to top. Two tiny tears at right. Otherwise nearly Fine, a rare block.
Scott $4,500
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Lot 96 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), horizontal block of ten with right vertical pair re-attached, exceptionally well centered with bright color and attractive circle-of-Vs cancels. Corner crease at lower left. Otherwise a Very Fine and very rare block.
Scott $9,900+
A CHOICE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE MULTIPLE.
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Lot 97 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), block of twelve (3 x 4) with top strip of three re-attached, light Boston PAID grid cancels. Straight edge at bottom, few unobtrusive faults.
Scott $10,800+
A VERY ATTRACTIVE BLOCK — ONE OF THE LARGER RECORDED USED MULTIPLES.
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Lot 98 |
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1861, 90¢ blue, cancellation collection (72), mounted collection of 18 stamps (four arranged as a block on piece, VG), includes nice 5-point and 6-point stars and a Waterbury "US" (incomplete strike) with the rest being geometrics; many with faults or poorly centered but several are F-VF.
Scott $8,100
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Lot 99 |
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1861, 30¢ orange and 90¢ blue, balance lot (71-72), group of unmounted used stamps still on dealer/auction pages as purchased, contains eight 30¢ (one with PFC, two with red cancels) and eight 90¢ including a Very Good unused sheet margin single; mostly bought for cancels (though cancels are rather ordinary) so condition is mixed but several are F-VF.
Scott $6,000
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Lot 100 |
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1875 Re-issue of 1861-67 issue, 30¢ brownish orange (110), well centered with bright color and trace of original gum. Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 101 |
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1875 Re-issue of 1861-67 issue, 90¢ blue (111), unused, beautifully centered with large margins. Couple slightly short perfs. Otherwise fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,900
Expertization: 1973 P.F. Certificate.
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