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Lot 100 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal pair. Ample to large margins, deep rich color. Lightly struck blue town cancel. Extremely Fine and handsome. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 21, fig. 3-12.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 101 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), horizontal pair. Large margins all around, deep color. Light New Orleans c.d.s. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 21, fig. 3-12.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 102 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A (12), horizontal pair. "bulge" relief, full to large margins except barely touching at bottom left. Lightly cancelled allowing the relief characteristics and guideline dots to show clearly. Very Fine.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: 1983 P.F. Cetificate.
Provenance: Rust
Relief A occurs in the top row only.
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Lot 103 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal pair. Full to large margins. Neat manuscript cancel. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $2,000 Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 104 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal strip of three. Full to huge margins including a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, bright and fresh with lovely color. Light New Orleans c.d.s. cancels. Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,500
EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND HANDSOME, THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW COMPLETELY SOUND STRIPS OF THREE.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Newbury, Klein
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Lot 105 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C (12), horizontal strip of three. Three huge margins, just clear at left, choice color and impression. Neatly struck New Orleans town cancels. A Very Fine strip with the right pair being superb. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 20, fig. 3-10.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 106 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal strip of three. Fresh deep color. New Orleans c.d.s. cancels. Trifling faint corner crease in top left margin. Still Very Fine for a multiple.
Scott $4,500
Provenance: Newbury
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Lot 107 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A-B-C (12), vertical strip of three. Positions 1-21R, large to huge margins with a portion of the guide line at left. Light New Orleans town cancels. Faint crease at top and tiny corner crease in bottom right margin. Still an Extremely Fine and rare position piece. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 20, fig. 3-9.
Scott $4,500
A SUPERB STAMP. A CHOICE POSITION PIECE AND CERTAINLY AMONG THE MOST STRIKING MULTIPLES IN THE MAYER COLLECTION.
Expertization: 1976 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Klein
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Lot 108 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B-C-D (12), vertical strip of three. Large margins to clear at left, natural pre-printing paper crease at top right. New Orleans c.d.s. cancels. Fresh and Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 20, fig. 3-9.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Waterhouse
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Lot 109 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D-B-C (12), vertical strip of three. Rich color, clear to large margins. Light New Orleans postmark. Fresh and Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 20, fig. 3-9.
Scott $4,500
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 110 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B (12), horizontal strip of four. Large margins, rich color. Lightly cancelled, first and third stamps with a light vertical bend, second stamp with a tiny sealed tear in margin only, none of which detract. Still Extremely Fine for a multiple. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 19, fig. 3-8 and in Brookman, p. 150, fig. 226.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
5¢ 1856 MULTIPLES LARGER THAN A STRIP OF THREE ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE, THIS IS MOST LIKELY THE FINEST STRIP OF FOUR AVAILABLE.
Provenance: Walcott, West, Klein
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Lot 111 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D (12), horizontal strip of four. Mostly clear to large margins to just touching design, rich color. New Orleans town cancels plus a portion of red transit postmark. Tiny tear in bottom margin of second stamp. Otherwise completely sound and Very Fine example of this rare multiple. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 19, fig. 3-8.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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Lot 112 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C-D (12), irregular block of three, top stamp relief C, bottom pair relief D. Full to huge margins including portions of adjoining stamps at top right and right side to just nipping top projection on bottom left stamp, rich color, part original gum. Horizontal and vertical creases fully between stamps, negligible tone spots mostly on reverse, of little or no consequence on a piece of this rarity and importance. Generally Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 16, fig. 3-8.
Scott $65,000
A RARE AND IMPORTANT 5¢ 1856 MULTIPLE.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
It is estimated that fewer than 50 unused examples of the 5¢ imperforate have survived. Of these, very few have any portion of original gum. This is quite likely the only multiple of three bearing original gum extant.
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Lot 113 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D-B (12), block of four. Ample to huge margins, rich color, bright and fresh, top pair with stitch watermark. Large part o.g. Bottom left stamp with natural inclusion and with small repair at bottom, few creases one of which is vertical between stamps and ends in two minor tears. Otherwise Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 16, fig. 3-1.
Scott $160,000
THE ONLY RECORDED MINT BLOCK OF FOUR IN PRIVATE HANDS AS WELL AS THE LARGEST KNOWN MINT MULTIPLE.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ayer, Duveen, Hind, Sinkler, Weill, Ishikawa
This mint block of the Five-Cent 1856 is the only example of a classic United States imperforate issue where only one block is available to collectors. It is therefore a key item for the collector specializing in U.S. Classic imperforates and a block that can hold its own among the great mutiples of worldwide philately.
Reference:
Illustrated, "26th American Philatelic Congress Book", 1960, p. 53, in an article by Philip H. Ward, Jr. entitled "United States Early Unused Blocks 1847-1869".
Noted in Lester G. Brookman, "United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century", Vol. I, 1966, p. 151.
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Lot 114 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief A-B (12), block of four from the top row of the plate. Three large margins, clear to ample at right. Wilmington, De. town cancels and part of red postmark at top left. Bottom stamps light horizontal crease, top stamps and bottom left stamp with repaired tear, small corner creases at top right. Very Fine appearing and handsome. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 18, fig. 3-6.
Scott $45,000
OF THE SEVEN RECORDED BLOCKS OF FOUR THIS IS THE ONLY FOUR MARGIN EXAMPLE AND ARGUABLY, THE FINEST AS WELL.
Expertization: 1998 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 115 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief D-B (12), block of four. Clear to full margins except just cutting into projections of the top right stamp. Grid cancels. Bottom left stamp with a small paper break at top right causing a small hole, light abrasions. Otherwise a Fine example of this rare block. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 18, fig. 3-6.
Scott $45,000
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 116 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief B-C (12), block of four. Three clear to huge margins, in at left, handsome deep shade on bright, fresh paper. Richmond, Va. town cancels. Tiny corner crease well clear of design. A fresh and attractive example of this rare block. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 18, fig. 3-6.
Scott $45,000
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Lot 117 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown, relief C-D (12), rejoined block of eight. Margins to just barely in at bottom left, light natural pre-printing crease in bottom right stamp. Bold manuscript cancels. Tiny scissors cut between top stamps of the left block. Very Fine. Illustrated in Frajola and Mayer, p. 18, fig. 3-5.
Scott $45,000
Expertization: 1991 P.F. Certificate for left block, right block signed Bloch.
Provenance: Filstrup, Klein
This block was part of a block of eleven, the largest known multiple, sold on March 14, 1955 at the auction of H.R. Harmer, Inc. Subsequently, the top strip of three was removed leaving this block of eight which was later separated.
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Lot 118 |
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Proof Balance Lot, comprised of 50 trial color plate proofs on wove including five of the popular red brown, plus two small die proofs (#42P2) virtually all full margins. Some minor slight faults. Overall Very Fine.
Scott $21,400
Expertization: accompanied by twenty P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 119 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), a selected high quality lot comprised of 20 singles and two pairs, all with full to large margins including one with interpane margin and one with partial imprint. On close examination all appear to be fully sound. Lightly cancelled and with fresh colors, includes a single with red and a pair with light blue cancel. A choice Very Fine lot.
Scott $22,425
Expertization: includes four certificates.
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Lot 120 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), balance lot of 14 singles and a pair, all with full to large margins, bright and fresh. Neatly cancelled, including a blue town and two "Ocean Mail". Generally with a trifling flaw but all Very Fine appearing.
Scott $13,825
AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE LOT.
Expertization: including five P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 121 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), balance lot comprised of 18 singles plus a pair, mostly on original auction lot cards, includes one with red Milwaukee c.d.s., a part imprint single, four sheet margin examples, etc. Generally with a slight non-obvious fault, appearance overall is above average, a very attractive lot.
Scott $18,650
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