Sale 333

Harbour Auction


1851-56 Issue
 
 
Lot Photo Description
Lot 3263

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), fresh, dark color and full to large margins, tiny tone spot in left margin, full original gum Very Fine and handsome.
Scott $1,100

Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate.
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Lot 3264
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 4R1L, the only type II produced by the late state of plate 1, clear to barely touching, plainly showing the position characteristics at the top; bright color and light grid cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $360
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Lot 3265
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 4 (7 var.), position 5L4, large margins to just to just to just touching at bottom, deep, dark plate 4 color, small thin spots, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,100
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Lot 3266
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 3 (7 var.), large margins to just in at right and bottom, deep color with characteristic plate 3 "mottling", fresh and Fine.
Scott $600
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Lot 3267
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 5L1E, large margins with full sheet margin at top and adjacent stamp visible at bottom, bright color, light pen and town cancels, faint vertical crease; choice, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $160
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Lot 3268
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), horizontal pair, position 29-30R1E, large margins to barely touching at lower left, bright color and a most unusual and attractive pen cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $375
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Lot 3269

1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), horizontal strip of three, position 91-93L1E, 91 being the triple transfer, one inverted variety, large margins on three sides (partial sheet margin at bottom) except just in at left, tied on piece by neat New York c.d.s.s., vertical crease through position 91, some light gum staining at bottom, the right pair being Extremely Fine.
Scott $785+
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Lot 3270
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), horizontal strip of three, position 52-54L2, clear to large margins except just in at top and bottom of right stamp, bright color and light Hanover C.H. Va. c.d.s.s, F.-V.F.
Scott $575
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Lot 3271
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 3 (7 var.), horizontal pair, position 39-40R3 (?), large margins to just in at upper and lower left, neat pen cancel, tiny corner crease at lower left, otherwise F.-V.F.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 3272
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II, "the big crack" (7 var.), plate 2 flaw reconstructed from singles from position 12-13 & 23L; position 12 has creases, other two are sound with margins as per phot, V.G.-Fine; a desirable assemblage.
Scott $1,170
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Lot 3273
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), position 33L4, full margins to just in at left, light face-free town cancel, F.-V.F.
Scott $1,200

Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 3274
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), position 77R4, full to large margins showing large break at top and fine frameline at bottom, light town cancel, very light crease and tiny tear at bottom, choice Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $1,200

Expertization: 2004 PSE Certificate for a strip of 3.
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Lot 3275
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, plate 4 (8A var.), position 38L4, large margins to just touching at left and bottom, corner creases at right, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 3276
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, plate 4 (8A var.), horizontal pair, large bottom margin but touching or in on other sides, deep color and light town cancel, Fine and rare.
Scott $2,300

Expertization: 1972 PF Certificate.
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