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Lot 401 |
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1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design (62B), nicely centered and incredibly fresh with deep, vibrant color and a light town cancel, nearly Very Fine and most attractive.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: 1995 PF Certificate.
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Lot 402 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (63), fresh and nicely centered with lovely pastel color and immaculate, never hinged original gum, Very Fine.
Scott $325 for hinged
Expertization: 1995 PF Certificate.
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Lot 403 |
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1861, 1¢ pale blue (63 var.), nearly perfectly centered with lovely pastel color, original gum, exceptionally fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $325
Expertization: 1998 PF Certificate as the normal blue shade.
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Lot 404 |
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1861, 3¢ pink (64), beautifully centered with bright, vibrant color and a light cancel (devil with pitchfork?), fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
Expertization: 1968 PF Certificate.
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Lot 405 |
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1861, 3¢ rose (65), post office fresh and beautifully centered with a sharp, prooflike impression and immaculate, never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $125 for hinged
Expertization: 2002 PF and PSE Certificates.
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Lot 406 |
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1861, 3¢ lake (66), wonderfully fresh with vibrant color, bright paper and original gum that shows only the barest trace of hinging [if it is, indeed, hinged at all], F.-V.F.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: 2010 PF Certificate.
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Lot 407 |
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1861, 3¢ lake (66), nicely centered with distinctive color and full, lightly hinged original gum, fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $2,000
Expertization: 2002 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 408 |
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1861, 10¢ green (68), nicely centered, bright and fresh with exceptionally wide margins, deep color and nearly full original gum, light diagonal crease at lower left, exceptional, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,200
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Lot 409 |
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1861, 10¢ dark green (68a), nicely centered with the incredibly deep color of the August printings, deeply etched, prooflike impression and full, lightly hinged original gum, Very Fine and quite handsome.
Scott $1,450
Expertization: 1992 PSE and 1998 PF Certificates.
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Lot 410 |
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1861, 10¢ yellow green (68 var.), nearly perfectly centered with beautifully balanced margins, choice color and full, lightly hinged original gum, a fresh Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 411 |
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1861, 12¢ black (69), remarkably fresh and mathematically centered with perfectly balanced margins and a neat town cancel; a choice, Extremely Fine gem. SMQ $950.
Scott $110
Expertization: 2008 PSE Certificate graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 412 |
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1862, 24¢ brown lilac (70a), unused, nearly perfectly centered with lovely pastel cover and a finely detailed impression; a remarkably fresh, Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1994 PF Certificate.
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Lot 413 |
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1861, 24¢ violet (70c), nicely centered with deep, distinctive color and an unusual manuscript cancel, Fine and exceptionally fresh.
Scott $2,200
Expertization: 1989 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 414 |
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1862, 24¢ pale gray violet (70d), fresh and exceptionally well centered with a bold blue segmented cork cancel, single nibbed perf at bottom right; choice, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $2,425
Expertization: 1977 PF Certificate.
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Lot 415 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), bright and fresh with full original gum (hinge remnant), Fine, scarce in fresh sound mint condition.
Scott $3,250
Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 416 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), a striking horizontal pair with exceptionally strong color and centering that is well above average, original gum, lightly hinged, wonderfully fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $800
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Lot 417 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), mint vertical block of six, with partial sheet margin at right, extraordinary centering with each stamp being well centered, bright paper accentuates the highly detailed impression, full original gum, with the middle pair being never hinged, tiny gum soak top pair, tiny margin nick bottom left stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $4,800 + as hinged block & pair
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Lot 418 |
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1861, 3¢ scarlet (74), brilliant color and sharp, prooflike impression, large part original gum, fresh and Fine.
Scott $7,000
A FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE SCARLET, WITHOUT THE "RUBBING" THAT AFFECTS SO MANY.
Expertization: 2007 PF Certificate.
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Lot 419 |
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1862, 5¢ red brown (75), virtually perfectly centered with perforations clear of the design on all sides, rich, warm color and prooflike impression, disturbed original gum, exceptionally fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $5,750
THE 5¢ RED BROWN IS VERY RARE WITH PERFORATIONS NOT IMPINGING ON THE DESIGN — EXCEEDINGLY SO IN A MINT STATE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 420 |
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1866, 15¢ black, double perforations (77 var.), horizontal pair with vertical perforations at left, center and right, deep color and sharp, prooflike impression and nearly full original gum, very light toning along right edge, otherwise fresh and nearly Fine.
Scott $9,500 for a normal pair
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Lot 421 |
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1866, 15¢ black (77), perfectly centered with enormous side margins showing adjacent stamp at left and full inter-pane margin with guide line at right, exceptionally fresh and and neatly canceled; a striking and truly Superb gem.
Scott $210
Expertization: 2004 PF Certificate.
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Lot 422 |
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1866, 15¢ black (77), virtually perfectly centered with a razor-sharp impression and a light blue target cancel, fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $225
Expertization: 1985 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Morris
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Lot 423 |
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1866, 15¢ black (77), virtually perfectly centered with a neat circle of wedges cancel as well as a partial red transit c.d.s., fresh and Extremely Fine with exceptional eye appeal.
Scott $225
Expertization: 1989 PF Certificate.
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