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Lot 1428 |
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1861, 1¢ blue, type I (18), nicely centered with bright color, a neat. Face-free grid cancel and a partial boxed "ADVE(RTISED)". Very Fine. A rare auxiliary marking — not priced on any issues until 1861.
Scott $700+
Expertization: 1987 and 2007 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1429 |
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1861, 1¢ blue, type I (18), neatly struck 5-point star cancel of Downieville, Cal. Small flaws. Fresh, Fine appearance, very scarce and desirable.
Scott $700+
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Lot 1430 |
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1861, 1¢ blue, types I & IIIa, se-tenant (18, 22), vertical pair with guide line (and trace of adjacent stamps) at left. Position 61/71R12, fresh and well centered. Neat partial (Downingtown?) Pa. town cancel. Small thin top stamp (type I). Otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $1,350
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Lot 1431 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), rich plate 4 color with a strong impression on bright paper, centered to right, type characteristics fully visible at top and bottom, lightly cancelled. Minute tear at top right. Fresh and Fine appearing. A rare used example of the 1¢ type Ia 1857 issue.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: clear 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1432 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), plate 12, exceptionally well centered with bright color and paper. Bold red New York Carrier cancel. Fresh and Extremely Fine with tremendous eye appeal.
Scott $335
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Lot 1433 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (20), vertical pair. Position 7/17R2, well centered and fresh. Neat New York c.d.s., Jan 8, 1858. Light horizontal crease bottom stamp. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $675
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Lot 1434 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), plate 11, relief B, virtually perfectly centered showing a distinct break in the top frameline and a strong, complete bottom, deep color. Red Carrier cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $610
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Lot 1435 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), plate 11, relief B, showing a wide break at top, and complete frame line at bottom with perfs clear of design virtually all around. Light town cancel. A fresh, Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $575
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Lot 1436 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), rich color, cancelled by "Harrisburg Aug 15" c.d.s. Fine.
Scott $550
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Lot 1437 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), recut once at top (position 48R1L), absolutely perfectly centered with deep color and a neat black grid cancel. A fresh, choice Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $875
Expertization: 1993 P.S.E., 2001 and 2008 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 1438 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), fresh and absolutely perfectly centered. Lightly cancelled. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $850
Expertization: 2008 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1439 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V, "earring" variety (24 var.), position 10L9 with full centerline at right, fresh and nicely centered. Original gum. F.-V.F.
Scott $600
AN EXCEPTIONAL MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE VARIETY.
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1440 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), unused vertical pair with "captured" imprint and plate "No. 9 P." in right margin, position 50/51R9. Separated and rejoined. Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1441 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), block of four. Fresh. Original gum. F.-V.F.
Scott $800
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Lot 1442 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), block of four with bottom sheet margin. Exceptionally well centered. Regummed. Nibbed perf bottom right stamp. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $800
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), left imprint and plate no. 10 block of eight. Fresh and nicely centered. Original gum, never hinged. Faint creases and minor rejoining in selvage. Very Fine.
Scott $3,500 as hinged
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Lot 1444 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), full left pane of of 100 from plate no. 10, bright and fresh, three stamps with holes (positions 32, 40 and 44), small thin position 43, no gum and hinge-reinforced, centering about average, nevertheless, a rare full sheet.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
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Lot 1445 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), outstanding centering within extraordinarily huge margins. Lightly cancelled. Bright and fresh, an Extremely Fine jumbo gem.
Scott $45
Expertization: 2007 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 1446 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), beautifully centered, fresh and bright. Cancelled double circle "(MAR)Y D. AGRI(CULTURAL COLLEGE)" (Simpson p.104, RF 10). Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1447 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), two singles, each with captured imprint and plate number in margin, position 50R7 and 51L8. Very Fine and extremely rare used plate number pieces.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1448 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), horizontal strip of three with left sheet margin and plate no. 8. Light "Waxahachie, Texas" c.d.s.s. Fine and rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1449 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), horizontal strip of three. Nicely centered and fresh. Neat centered strike "Vernon Depot, Mar 21" c.d.s. Very Fine and most attractive.
Scott $97
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), horizontal strip of six with inter-pane margin and centerline at right. Tied on piece of orange cover by black grid cancels. Light horizontal usage crease. Otherwise F.-V.F. and quite attractive.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1451 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), block of four. Fresh and well centered. Very light blue grid cancels. Very Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 1452 |
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1857, 1¢ blue, type V (24), irregular block of nine with bottom sheet margin. Fresh and well centered with a narrow natural paper fold in the bottom three stamps of the left vertical row. Neatly pen cancelled. Light usage crease 3rd left stamp from top. Still a Very Fine and unusual used multiple.
Estimate 400 - 600
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Lot 1453 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), irregular block of ten. Fresh and bright. Original gum. Tiny pinholes top center and top right stamps, small tear top left and bottom right stamps; straight edge (probably c1ipped) at left. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $34,000+
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE LARGE MINT MULTIPLE.
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Lot 1454 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), vertical strip of three. Fresh, rich color, average centering but cut at right so as to show complete margin (possible sheet margin). New York town cancels. Fine and exceedingly attractive. A very scarce multiple.
Scott $475
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Lot 1455 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), block of four. Light, centrally struck Manchester, Vt. town cancel. Tiny stain at bottom. Fresh and Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 1456 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), block of four. Position 66-67/76-77R7 (per Chase). Light strike Elk Horn, Wis. town cancel. Rich color, fresh and Fine.
Scott $7,000
A HANDSOME AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE BLOCK.
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Lot 1457 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), block of four with partial right sheet margin. Light town cancels. Couple faint pressed creases. Fresh, Fine appearance.
Scott $7,000
A VERY HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE USED BLOCK.
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Lot 1458 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), block of four. Pen cancelled. Fresh and Fine.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 1459 |
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1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), block of four (probably from the bottom two rows of plate 6 or 7). Nicely centered. Light Springfield, Ill. town cancel. Lower right corner replaced. Fresh and otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $7,000
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Lot 1460 |
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), block of four. Fresh and unusually well centered. Original gum, lightly hinged (never hinged at bottom). Very Fine.
Scott $450
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), block of nine. Rich color and full original gum, paper h.r. top center stamp, others NH. Faint gum bend lower left stamp. Exceptionally fresh and F.-V.F.
Estimate 500 - 750
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), right imprint and plate no. 28 block of 16. Nicely centered with bright color. Original gum, middle eight stamps never hinged. Reinforced set at top and bottom and in selvage. F.-V.F.
Scott $4,150 ++
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), full left pane of 100 from plate 24. Bright color. Reinforced separation, particularly along middle vertical and horizontal perfs, light horizontal crease across bottom of fifth row stamps. Otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $13,530 ++
A RARE FULL PANE WITH INTACT SELVAGE.
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1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), right sheet margin single with part-imprint and plate "No. 2(?)", tied on piece by neat "Charleston, S.C./Paid, Mar 2, 1860" c.d.s., plate theoretically identified by penciled "27" to right of stamp. Very Fine. Used plate number pieces are quite rare.
Scott $9 ++
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Lot 1465 |
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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I, brick red and brown (27, 29), tied on small piece by neat of c.d.s., bright and fresh. Two small sealed tears #27. Otherwise Very Fine and quite spectacular.
Scott $2,250+
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ishikawa
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Lot 1466 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), deep rich color, tied by New Orleans datestamp and large numeral "2" rating handstamp on piece, Fine and scarce multiple.
Scott $4,250
Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1467 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), block of four. Rich color, centered to left, fresh and sound. A rare block and quite an early usage (EDU Aug. 23). Light New Orleans town cancel, Sept 5, 1857.
Scott $8,000
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Lot 1468 |
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1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (30), beautifully centered, deep rich color. Unused. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $550
Expertization: 1991 P.S.E. Certificate as regummed, the gum having been subsequently removed.
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Lot 1469 |
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1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), beautifully centered with extra wide margins, a partial "captured" imprint at left. Neat black grid cancel. Extremely Fine.
Scott $325+
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Lot 1470 |
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1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), nicely centered with wide right margin showing "captured" imprint. Black town cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $325+
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Lot 1471 |
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1860, 5¢ brown, type II (30A), two singles, first perfectly centered with a New York small grid duplex cancel and small creases; the other with a "captured" partial imprint in the left margin, red grid cancels and a tiny thin.
Scott $670+
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Lot 1472 |
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1857, 10¢ green, types II & III (32, 33), top two, middle two and bottom single are type III; positions are actually 1L and 2/62L. Pen cancelled. Couple minor flaws. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $1,350
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Lot 1473 |
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1857, 10¢ green, types II & III (32-33), first cancelled bold straightline "Steam/ Ship", second light 1860 San Francisco c.d.s.; tiny thin speck type II, otherwise fresh and Fine.
Scott $650
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Lot 1474 |
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1857, 10¢ green, type II (32), horizontal pair with a bonus: about 60% of the adjacent pair below, fresh and well centered. Neat Homer, N.Y. town cancel (inverted). Very Fine and quite striking.
Scott $625
Expertization: 1990 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1475 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), huge margins all around, vivid color. Cancelled by a bold strike of red "New Paid York" exchange office c.d.s. Extremely Fine, a visually appealing gem.
Scott $72
Expertization: 2008 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1476 |
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), a beautifully centered horizontal strip of four. Tied on piece by two neat 1860 San Francisco town cancels. Extremely Fine. An outstanding used multiple.
Scott $280+
Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate.
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1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), four wide-margined singles, each with "captured" imprint in the left margin, reconstruction the full imprint, positions 31/61L. Couple short perfs position 31 & 51. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $282+
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