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Lot 1384 |
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1861, 1¢ blue, type I (18), exceptionally well centered with fresh characteristic plate 12 color. O.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,000
A GEM EXAMPLE OF THIS NORMALLY POORLY CENTERED STAMP.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1385 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 94R4, rather well centered, brilliant color and paper, highly detailed impression. Neat partial New Haven, Ct. town cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE TYPE IA PERFORATED.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1386 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type Ic, wide spacing variety (19b), position 91R4, centered slightly to top and right but showing full type Ic characteristics, particularly in the exceptionally wide bottom margin, neat blue town cancel. Fresh and choice Very Fine for this.
Scott $5,250
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THE RARE "F" RELIEF PERFORATED TYPE IC WITH WIDE SPACING.
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Drucker
Type Ic is similar to type Ia in that the frame line is broken at the top and there are full plumes and ball ornaments at the bottom. The chief difference is that on type Ic the bottom right plume and ball are not quite complete. Both types exist only on stamps printed from plate 4, but the type Ic is found in only eight or nine positions, and only two of those, positions 91 and 96R, "F" reliefs from the bottom row, are considered "pure" type Ic; the rest were caused by burnishing of the plate prior to going to press. Examples are exceedingly rare with perforations clear of the key design elements at both the top and the bottom.
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Lot 1387 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), position 16L12, well centered and bright with full, barely hinged o.g. Small natural inclusion in center. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: clear 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1388 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), very well centered for this difficult issue, intense color and a fine impression. Light town cancel. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $275
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1389 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type III (21), nicely centered with bright color and a light town cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $2,750
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE STAMP CLEARLY SHOWING THE INCOMPLETE DESIGN AT THE TOP AND A WIDE BREAK AT THE BOTTOM.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1390 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type III (21), attractively centered for this, showing the breaks at top and bottom, deep plate 4 color on bright paper. Red carrier cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $2,900
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1391 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), a beautifully centered example from plate 11, perforations clear of design all around, light cancel and bright color. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $525
Expertization: identified and signed by Ashbrook, Mar 21, 1938.
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Lot 1392 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), nicely centered, bright color. Light cancelled. Very Fine.
Scott $550
Expertization: 1997 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1393 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), virtually perfectly centered with pristine never-hinged original gum. Fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $175 for hinged
Expertization: photocopy of 2001 P.F. Certificate for block of four.
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Lot 1394 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), block of four. Positions 49-50/59-60R7, position 59R7 showing the curl on shoulder, well centered, luxuriously color and a deeply etched impression, accenting the variety nicely. O.g. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $840
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1395 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V, plate V (24), position 3R5, showing nearly the full design at right, well centered, strong color and impression. Light town cancel. Extremely Fine, a handsome example of this rare type.
Scott $200
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1396 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), beautifully centered with top and bottom frame lines clearly visible. O.g. Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,750
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE STAMP, THE CLICHÉS OF WHICH WERE SO CLOSELY SPACED ON THE PRINTING PLATE THAT IT IS RARELY SEEN WITH BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM FRAME LINES SHOWING.
Expertization: 2004 P.F. and 2005 P.S. E. Certificates.
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Lot 1397 |
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1857, 3¢ claret, type I (25 var.), nearly perfectly centered with stunning rich color and full lightly hinged original gum. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $3,000
AN OUTSTANDING MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY SCARCE SHADE.
Expertization: 1982 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1398 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25 var.), reconstruction of the so-called "stellate" plate crack, positions 47-48R7, two singles with neat cancels. Fine and rare.
Scott $1,200+
AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT PAIR TO LOCATE.
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Lot 1399 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), position 47R6, lines on bust and bottom of medallion circle recut, tied by "Staatsburg N.Y. Nov 25" c.d.s. ("25" in pen) on mourning cover to New York, 3c has short perforation at lower left corner, nevertheless Very Fine example of this rare recut which is more elusive on the perforated issue.
Estimate 600 - 800
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate, signed Ashbrook.
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Lot 1400 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), well centered, tied by "Penoboscot & Ken. R.R./ June 24" c.d.s. on neat envelope to Salem, Mass., oval "Bangor House/Bangor, Me./by G.W. Larrabee" handstamp, one pulled perforation at bottom, otherwise a choice Extremely Fine forwarded hotel cover.
Estimate 400 - 600
Provenance: Jennings
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Lot 1401 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), exceptionally well centered with the perforations clearing the design all around rich color and a strong impression. O.g., never hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $75 for hinged
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate showing selvage which has been detached.
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Lot 1402 |
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1857, 3¢ claret, type II (26 var.), virtually perfectly centered with intense color and a razor sharp impression. O.g., never hinged. (slightly "short-gummed" at top as the stamp is a top row copy). A choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $170 for hinged
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate that shows the original top sheet margin.
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Lot 1403 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type IIa (26a), beautifully centered. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $225
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1404 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), virtually perfectly centered amid truly enormous margins, clear by far of design on all sides, rich, warm color and light St. Louis town cancel. A choice fresh Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $8
THOUGH THE 3¢ TYPE II IS NORMALLY A COMMON STAMP, THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE, WITH ITS HUGE TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS, IS A TRUE CONDITION RARITY, AND, WE BELIEVE, THE BEST WE HAVE SEEN.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1405 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), tied on orange cover by a beautiful strike of the Norton experimental New York duplex cancel dated "Ja 29 61" with the year date sideways— the so-called "lazy 61", Very Fine and exceedingly rare.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1406 |
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"Paid by Sanitary Com", partial strike on cover posted with "Moravia, N.Y. Jul 30" c.d.s. to Fort Creighton, Chattanooga, Tenn., bearing a demonetized 3¢ dull red (26) uncancelled and marked "Due 6" in pencil, interesting 1864 enclosure mentioning drought, draft, and how some have gone to Canada; 3¢ faulty, cover reduced at right, Fine, rare Sanitary marking on an unaccepted demonetized cover.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1407 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type II (26), block of four tied by "New York/Sep 12 1858" c.d.s. on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to New Albany, Ind. perforations trimmed at left, slightly blunted at top and bottom right stamp has caused by cancellation, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
Provenance: Ishikawa, illustrated in his book
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Lot 1408 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type IIa (26a), near-perfectly centered with perforations clear of design all around, full, barely hinged o.g. An extraordinary Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $250
THE NARROWLY SPACED CLICHÉS ON THIS PRINTING PLATE MAKE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE AN EXAMPLE WITH PERFORATIONS CLEAR OF THE DESIGN AT BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM, AND THEREFORE ALLOW THE TYPE CHARACTERISTICS TO SHOW IN ALL FOUR CORNERS.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1409 |
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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I (27), near-perfectly centered with perfs clear of design all around, bold New Orleans c.d.s. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,400
A CONDITION RARITY — ALMOST NEVER SEEN WITH FULL MARGINS ON ALL SIDES.
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Cancel appears to read "Apr 19, 1858", which would make it the earliest documented use of the stamp. However, it is being sold on the assumption that the year date is 1859.
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Lot 1410 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), nicely centered with intense color and light New Orleans cds. Centered slightly to the left. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $1,100
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1411 |
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1859, 5¢ brown, type I (29), well centered with rich color and detailed impression. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1412 |
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1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (30), very well centered with perforations clear of design all around, exceptionally rich color. O.g., lightly hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1413 |
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1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (30), Absolutely precise centering with perforations clear of design at top and bottom, rich color and clear red grid cancel. A positively Superb gem.
Scott $1,325
THE 5¢ TYPE II IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE WITHOUT THE PERFORATIONS IMPINGING ON THE DESIGN AT EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM. WHEN THAT RARE ATTRIBUTE IS COMBINED WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY CENTERING AND BEAUTIFUL CANCEL OF THIS EXAMPLE, THE RESULT IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND GEM.
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Hall
Finding a gem used single is exceedingly difficult as the 5 cent, type II is far scarcer used than mint. Due to the onset of the Civil War, the 5¢ orange brown had a period of use of less than two months. Used singles, therefore, are quite scarce. Gem used singles are virtually non-existent and, in fact, this is probably the finest extant.
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Lot 1414 |
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1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (30), gorgeous color and impression. Complimentary red grid cancel. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,325
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1415 |
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1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), near-perfectly centered with perforations clear of design all around. O.g. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,100
A VERY SCARCE STAMP IN THIS OUTSTANDING MINT CONDITION.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1416 |
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1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), virtually perfectly centered within margins that are for this stamp, truly enormous, the design being untouched by either the top or bottom perforations; deep, intense color and bold face free red grid cancel. A stunning and absolutely Superb gem.
Scott $320
LIKE THE #30 OFFERED IN A PRECEDING LOT (AND CONSIGNED BY THE SAME DISCRIMINATING COLLECTOR), THIS #30A WITH ITS CLEAR TOP AND BOTTOM MARGINS AND EVEN BIGGER SIDE MARGINS IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE FINEST USED EXAMPLE EXTANT.
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1417 |
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1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), tied by neat Boston large PAID grid on 1861 folded letter to Calcutta, India, Boston Br. Pkt. c.d.s. on reverse, along with London and Bombay transits and Calcutta receiver, manuscript due rate for transportation from England to India, Very fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1418 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), recut at bottom, position 76L, well centered with a light town cancel. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,300
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1419 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), recut at top, position 65L, deep color. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1420 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), beautifully centered. O.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $275
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1421 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), centered with mathematical precision amid huge margins with bright color, crisp white paper and a striking red New York exchange office cancel. A wonderfully fresh and truly Superb gem.
Scott $72
THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF A 10¢ TYPE V IS FURTHER ENHANCED BY THE TOTAL LACK OF THE SLIGHT INK OVERRUN THIS IS NORMALLY SEEN AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THESE STAMPS.
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1422 |
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1857, 12¢ black, plate I (36), nearly perfectly centered with sharp impressions and full, lightly hinged original gum. Fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500
A VERY SCARCE STAMP TO FIND BOTH MINT AND THIS WELL CENTERED.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1423 |
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1857, 12¢ black, plate I (36), absolutely perfectly centered with intact plate I frame line all the way around, light town cancel and sharp impression. A fresh Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $350
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1424 |
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1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36b), exceptionally well centered, intense color and a choice impression. O.g., lightly hinged. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $800
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1425 |
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1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36b), virtually perfectly centered with intact frameline all around, intense color and neat red grid cancel. A choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $235
THE 12¢ VALUE IS ANOTHER OF THE 1857-61 ISSUES THAT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN WITH BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM FRAMELINES INTACT. THIS EXAMPLE IS UNDOUBTEDLY AMONG THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 1996 P.S.E. and 1997 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1426 |
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1860, 24¢ gray lilac (37), nearly perfectly centered with rich color and a bold red grid cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $440
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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1860, 24¢ gray lilac (37), choice centering, crisp impression, grid cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $400
Expertization: 1989 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1428 |
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1860, 30¢ orange (38), centered a bit to the left, bright color. O.g. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 1429 |
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1860, 30¢ orange (38), beautifully centered exceptionally wide margins, bright color and an appealing red cancel. Fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $490
ONE OF THE LARGEST AND BEST CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THIS NORMALLY TIGHTLY MARGINED STAMP WE HAVE SEEN.
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate for pair.
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Lot 1430 |
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1860, 90¢ blue (39), beautifully centered with intense color on bright paper and with full lightly hinged original gum. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $3,250
EXEMPLARY CENTERING AND EXCEPTIONAL FRESHNESS MAKE THIS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS KEY MINT STAMP.
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1431 |
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1860, 90¢ blue (39), unused, deep vibrant color on bright paper. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,300
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Lot 1432 |
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1857-60 (1875 Reprints), 1¢-90¢ complete, small die proofs (40P2-47P2), still mounted on gray card cut-outs from a "Roosevelt" presentation album. All amazingly fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,800
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Lot 1433 |
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1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 1¢ bright blue (40), well centered for this, bright and fresh color. Without gum as issued. Nearly Very Fine.
Scott $625
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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