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Lot 61 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, grilled (137), strong grill, well centered within balanced margins, part o.g., hinge remnant, a Very Fine and scarce mint example.
Scott $5,250
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Lot 62 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, double "I" grill with one split hor. (137 var.), choice centering with wide margins, deep color, pretty blue cross-road cancel, Extremely Fine and rare variety.
Scott $950+
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Lot 63 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, end roller grill (137 var.), strong grill impression, cancelled by partial red New York exchange c.d.s., small flaws, Fine and rare variety.
Scott $1,150
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Lot 64 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), block of four with bottom "National Bank Note Co." imprint selvage, well centered, unused, some perf flaws, otherwise Very Fine and rare block.
Scott $5,500
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 65 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148), block of 18, block of 18, tied by red grids on piece with matching red "Jackson Mo. Jul 11" cds, some light cancel oxidization; still Very Fine and quite striking.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A STUNNING BLOCK WHICH IS ALSO THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF THE 6¢ 1870 ISSUE.
This has been the largest recorded multiple since 1990.
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Lot 66 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine (148 var.), vertical pair with double perforations, natural straight edge at left, rich color, o.g., h.r. including some reinforcing, Fine and quite unusual.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 67 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, misperf (148 var.), severe misperf, cork cancel, small stain and tear at top, Fine and very dramatic.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 68 |
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1870, 6¢ magenta, error of color (148 var.), rich color, centered to top, cork cancel, trivial tiny faults of no import on this unique variety, Fine.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
THIS IS THE UNIQUE DISCOVERY EXAMPLE OF THE 6¢ 1870 ISSUE MAGENTA COLOR VARIETY.
This color variety resulted from a mix of 49% 6¢ carmine ink with 51% 12¢ dull purple ink. It has been confirmed by spectral refractometry at the Argonne National Laboratory.
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Lot 69 |
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1870, 6¢ carmine, double impression (148b), second impression shifted upwards 1.1mm, cancelled by quartered cork cancel on cover to England, "Stonington Ct Feb 15" dcds, red "New York" exchange c.d.s., 1871 backstamp arrival; stamp and cover faults, otherwise Fine and exceedingly rare.
Scott $3,000
A MOST DRAMATIC PRINTING ERROR AND ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 6¢ BANK NOTE DOUBLE IMPRESSIONS, THIS BEING THE ONLY ONE ON COVER.
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Lot 70 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), block of four, well centered with bright color, o.g., top pair with hinge remnants causing some paper wrinkling, bottom pair never hinged, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $2,250
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Lot 71 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), top margin imprint and plate no. 18 block of 14 with straight edge and split arrow at right, marvelous color, well centered and full original gum, very lightly hinged in the selvage and on one stamp only; small corner crease upper right selvage [not affecting the actual plate block], o.g., Very Fine.
Scott $16,850
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND CRISP EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY SCARCE PLATE BLOCK, ONLY TEN OF WHICH ARE RECORDED IN THE CHAPIN CENSUS. THIS EXAMPLE IS CERTAINLY AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.
Provenance: Little
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Lot 72 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159 var.), paper fold after printing but prior to perforating causing crazy perfs, cancelled by NYC barred ellipse, Very Fine, a striking production variety.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 73 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink (159), block of twelve, well centered throughout, neatly cancelled, minor faults, position 5 repaired, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate $500 - 750
THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF THE CONTINENTAL PRINTING.
Provenance: Klein
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Lot 74 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink, grilled (159b), well centered, bright and fresh, strong grill as usual, original gum, h.r., F.-V.F., included is a used single with a fake grill.
Scott $1,800
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 75 |
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1873, 6¢ dull pink, double paper (159c), natural straight edge at right, cancelled by bold "New York D" oval h.s., paper folded back at top left to show variety, small thinned area on backing paper, Fine, a rare variety.
Estimate $200 - 300
Expertization: 1981 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 76 |
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1875 Special Printing, 6¢ dull rose (170), without gum as issued, choice centering, scissor trimmed perfs as usual but leaving wide margins on all sides, radiant color on bright paper, Extremely Fine.
Scott $24,000
ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY APPROXIMATELY 35 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE 6¢ 1875 CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: photocopy of 1988 PF Certificate.
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Lot 77 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), block of four, well centered, bright color, o.g., top two stamps with hinge remnants and tiny thin specks, otherwise F.-V.F., a scarce block.
Scott $4,750
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Lot 78 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), bottom margin block of four with plate "No. 305" and part arrow, natural straight edge at right, fresh color, centered to right, o.g., top stamps each with hinge remnant, Fine and rare mint block.
Scott $4,750
A VERY RARE PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLE OF THE 6¢ 1879 ISSUE, NO PLATE BLOCKS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.
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Lot 79 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), well centered within huge jumbo margins, lightly cancelled by cork, an Extremely Fine jumbo.
Scott $30
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Lot 80 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), block of four, well centered, cancelled by Boston negative "H" in circle, couple perfs flaws and top right stamp thinned, Very Fine appearance.
Scott $600
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Lot 81 |
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1879, 6¢ pink (186), block of ten, cancelled by corks, small faults including some reinforced separation, Fine.
Scott $1,267+
THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING.
This block is from a recent discovery.
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Lot 82 |
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1882, 6¢ rose, re-engraved (208), well centered within huge margins, strong color, o.g., hinge remnants, fresh, a Very Fine jumbo.
Scott $800
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Lot 83 |
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1882, 6¢ rose, re-engraved (208), two vertical pairs originally block of four, well centered with deep rich color, original gum, hinge remnants on top stamps, bottom stamps never hinged (one with pencil), top stamps light horizontal crease, F.-V.F.
Scott $6,350 as singles
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Lot 84 |
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1882, 6¢ rose, re-engraved (208), well centered block of four with wide margins, neatly cancelled by "Chicago Ill" third class killer, Very Fine and rare used block.
Scott $900
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