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Lot 161 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), very well centered within unusually large margins. Unused. Corner crease, tiny closed tear at top, neither noticeable. Very Fine appearance, a very handsome stamp.
Scott $5,250
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 162 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), bright paper, large margins at top and left. Unused. Two minute ink stains on face. Fresh and F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $5,250
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 163 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine rose & black (122), attractive carmine rose shade. Unused. Couple faults including small thin. Fine appearance.
Scott $5,250
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Lot 164 |
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90¢ carmine & black, pre-printing paper crease (122 var.), natural pre-print paper crease through vignette after the frame was printed, well centered within large margins. Few creases. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,250
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 90¢ 1869 WITH A PRE-PRINTING CREASE.
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Lot 165 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black, wove paper (122 var.), mess-like paper, mottled appearance, Fine and interesting paper variety.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 166 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), vertical perforation shift showing a large portion of the next vignette below. Red circle of wedges cancellation. Small thin spot. Fine and attractive production variety.
Scott $2,650
AN EXTREME PERFORATION SHIFT FOR THIS HIGH VALUE.
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
Illustrated in Jon Rose's, United States Postage Stamps of 1869, p. 163, fig. 214.
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Lot 167 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), horizontal perforation shift showing a large portion of the adjacent vignette at the left, also shows the red and black guidelines. Black four-petal cross roads cancellation. Fine and attractive production variety.
Scott $2,250
ANOTHER HIGHLY DRAMATIC PERFORATION SHIFT.
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Lot 168 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), bright color. light blue cancellation. Tiny sealed tear and thinned perforation. Fresh and Fine appearance.
Scott $3,750
A RARE COLOR CANCELLATION ON THE 90¢ 1869.
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 169 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), bright color. Magenta cancellation. Fine.
Scott $5,250
A RARE COLOR CANCELLATION ON THE 90¢ 1869.
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate stating "light purple" cancellation.
This example was originally part of a pair, the other stamp had a Makeesport, Pa. c.d.s. This town was known to have used magenta cancelling ink during this time period.
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Lot 170 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), well centered with wide margins. Blackish red cancellation nearing the color of brown. Very Fine. a rare color cancellation.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1980 and 2006 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 171 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), boldly struck orange red grid cancellation, faults, Fine appearance, a striking cancellation.
Scott $2,850
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Lot 172 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), bold strike of N.Y. foreign mail red leaf cancellation, most likely used by the supplementary mail department. Reperfed at right and small thin. Fine.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 173 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), N.Y. foreign mail cancellation (Weiss type ST-8P1) used in the 1870s. Small faults. Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 174 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), cancelled by N.Y. foreign mail circle of wedges and part of red N.Y. exchange office credit datestamp. Faults and small repair. Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 175 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), cancelled by N.Y. foreign mail circle of wedges, bright color, some perf creasing, Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 176 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), cancelled by grid of four boxes believed to be used at New York City, well centered; pulled perf, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 177 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), cancelled by "N.Y. Steamship" circular handstamp, faulty and repaired, Fine appearance.
Scott $3,250
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES WITH THE N.Y. STEAMSHIP CANCELLATION.
This cancellation was used on U.S. steamship mails brought into New York City from areas like the Carribean.
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Lot 178 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), San Francisco foreign mail woven grid cancellation. Small thin. Fine. Attractive and scarce.
Scott $2,250
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 179 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), black circle of Vs fancy cancellation from Boston, Mass., well centered, fault at bottom, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 180 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), registration cancellation with "Reg" and bars. Small tear. Fine.
Scott $2,250
A RARE REGISTRY ANCELLATION ON THE 1869 90¢.
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Lot 181 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), well centered within enormous margins. Large segmented grid cancellation. Very Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 182 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), centrally struck large five bar grid cancellation, tiny grill pinhole, Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 183 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), well centered. Cancelled by N.Y. foreign mail red grid and partial Amsterdam transit datestamp boldly struck. Small faults including light soiling. Fine.
Scott $2,650
A RARE TRANSIT MARKING ON THE 1869 90¢.
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Lot 184 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), cancelled by cork and portion of Portugese "Franca" auxilliary marking (showing only rim of oval and top "RAN" letters) at bottom right, attractive rose shade, Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 185 |
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1869, 90¢ carmine & black (122), large negative "H" cancellations on each. Couple small faults. Fine.
Scott $7,750+
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED USED STRIPS OF THREE.
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