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Lot 52 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type I (5), position 7R1E, fresh and bright with very large margins including bit of adjacent stamp visble at right, marvelous color, neat large Boston PAID grid and partial red Boston c.d.s. cancels; unobtrusive vertical crease at left ends in a small paper break at top; otherwise Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $75,000
A TRULY STUNNING ONE-CENT TYPE I AND ONE OF THE SMALL NUMBER OF TRUE FOUR MARGIN EXAMPLES OF POSITION 7R1E EXTANT, THE ONLY POSITION ON ANY OF THE ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE PLATES TO SHOW THE TRUE TYPE I WITH THE COMPLETE DESIGN AS IT EXISTED ON THE ORIGINAL DIE AND THIS LARGE MARGINED SINGLE SHOWCASES THE ALL IMPORTANT TYPE CHARACTERISTICS.
Expertization: 2011 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Meilstrup, Serota
This stamp was originally sold in 1965 as part of a strip of three, position 6-8R1E, on cover. It is Wagshal census number 5-CAN-009.
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Lot 53 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, types I & Ib, combination pair (5, 5A), positions 7-8R1E, full margins to just touching at bottom and irregular at left, bright plate 1 color and light grid cancels; two pressed vertical creases position 7 (type I) and faint vertical bend position 8; fresh, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $150,000
ONE OF ONLY SEVEN RECORDED USED PAIRS CONTAINING POSITION 7R1E, THE ONLY POSITION THAT REPRODUCED THE COMPLETE ONE-CENT DESIGN AS INTENDED BY ITS DESIGNERS.
Expertization: 1965 PF and 1997 & 2003 PSE Certificates.
The design of the one-cent issue was too large to allow for the accommodation of the 200 subjects onto one plate. Therefore, each position had to have some amount of the design erased at the top and/or bottom, thus accounting for the majority of the types. One position, however, was left intact, receiving no erasure whatsoever. That position was 7R1E, the seventh stamp in the top row of the right pane of the early state of plate 1. Hence, it is the only one of the 1,000 positions on the five plates from which the one-cent imperforate was produced that shows the complete design.
Wagshal Census 5-MUL-062.
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Lot 54 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), position 6R1E, bright and fresh with blue Philadelphia c.d.s.s, wide side margins, but cut in at top and bottom, small sealed tear at top, Fine appearance. Unfortunately, the type characteristics are not fully visible, but the plating was done by Ashbrook (notes included).
Scott $15,000
Expertization: 1998 APS certificate with notes on plating by Ashbrook.
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Lot 56 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia, "Curl on Shoulder" variety (6), position 97L4, four full to mostly large margins, neatly cancelled by four pen strokes, Very Fine and choice.
Scott $14,000
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE IA "CURL ON SHOULDER" VARIETY.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 58 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), a matchless upper right corner sheet margin single, position 10L2, with full top and right sheet margins and large portions of the adjacent stamps at left and bottom; additionally, the stamp features bright color and prooflike impression and full, lightly hinged original gum, a marvelously fresh and and absolutely Superb Gem. SMQ $9,700 for a 98.
Scott $1,000
THE ULTIMATE MINT CLASSIC U.S. GEM— SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPROVE UPON; THE ONLY GEM 100J AWARDED BY PSE TO A MINT 1¢ IMPERFORATE TYPE II.
Expertization: 1974 (strip of 3) & 1999 (pair) PF and 2008 (pair) PSE Certificates, PSE encapsulated and graded Gem 100J.
William Little, former master grader for the PSE, includes his personal note:
The first 100J OG previously hinged Scott No. 7 (next highest I think is 98). What a great stamp- it's a privilege to be able to grade such a gem.
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Lot 59 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), partial pane of 70 from the right pane of plate 2, positions 1-7/91-97, bright and fresh for the most part but positions 57/97 are cut into at right and there are several tears, creases and repairs, leaving only a few stamps unaffected. Still a handsome and important showpiece.
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
A GREAT RARITY AND AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN THE PANTHEON OF ONE-CENT 1851-1856 PHILATELY.
Provenance: Hind
This block was taken from the full pane owned by Arthur Hind and illustrated on page 189 of Neinken?s treatise on the 1¢ stamps of 1851-61. The faults mentioned above are all visible in the Neinken photo, the small nicks in the top and bottom margins having been subsequently filled in.
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Lot 60 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), position 92R3, clear to oversize margins with partial sheet margin at bottom; unusually deep color and bright paper with a light town cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine. SMQ $1,450.
Scott $400
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT TYPE II FROM THE MUCH SCARCER PLATE 3.
Expertization: 2001 PF and 2008 PSE Certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
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Lot 61 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7), huge margins except barely touched at lower right showing bits of adjacent stamps on three sides, bold red Mobile Ala "paint" cancel; fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $170
Expertization: 2000 PF Certificate.
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), position 11R4 showing curl on shoulder, three full to large margins including partial sheet margin at left, just in at right, deep color and full original gum (hinge remnants),tiny tear and tiny thin, neither detracts, attractive Fine appearance.
Scott $25,000
A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS GREAT RARITY, SELDOM OFFERED MINT IN ANY CONDITION.
Expertization: 1997 PF Certificate not identifying the variety or position.
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Lot 63 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), position 99R2, three clear to large margins except just in at top, bright color and light town cancel, couple light creases, visible only on reverse; fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $12,500
AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE POSITION CONSIDERED THE PROTOTYPICAL ONE-CENT TYPE III.
Expertization: 2001 APS certificate.
Though the top break is not visible, the bottom one is obvious and the major double transfer that characterizes this unique position is unmistakable.
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Lot 64 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), full to large margins, deep rich color on fresh paper, cancelled by town c.d.s., tiny abrasion speck (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), Very Fine and choice.
Scott $3,000
Expertization: clear 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 65 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), vertical pair, large margins to just touching at left with the crucial top and bottom margins being well clear of the frame lines; light town cancels, fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1998 PF Certificate.
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Lot 66 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), recut once at top (position 96L1L), full to oversize margins including large part sheet margin at bottom, full, lightly hinged original gum, Extremely Fine.
Scott $775
Expertization: 2003 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 67 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), block of four, positions 3-4/13-14L1L, large margins top (sheet margin) and bottom, just in at left and right, original gum, hinge remnants, horizontal creases across bottom stamps, minor flaws top stamps, Fine appearance.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 2003 PF Certificate.
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Lot 68 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), left sheet margin block of 21 with imprint and plate "(N)o. 1", positions 51-57/71-77L1L, including an inverted transfer at position 71; margins on three sides, just in at bottom; unused without gum, creasing and reinforced tears, but a fresh and attractive large multiple.
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
AN ATTRACTIVE AND IMPORTANT POSITION PIECE.
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Lot 69 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), recut twice at bottom (position 3L1L) with huge margins including large top sheet margin and adjacent stamps visible at right and bottom; partial blue town cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb.
Scott $145
Expertization: 1984 PF Certificate.
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Lot 70 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), huge balanced margins with parts of adjacent stamp showing at left and bottom and partial sheet margin at right, face-free town cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb. SMQ $675.
Scott $110
Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 71 |
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1851, 1¢ type IV, Reconstructed Plate 1, Late State (9, 9 var.), all 193 of the 200 positions, missing only 9R1, 17R1, 59R1, 23L1, 43L1, 68L1 and 78L1, hinged to homemade page, mostly single stamps but includes few multiples with strips and pairs, some mixed condition, a F.-V.F. plating, cataloged without premium for recuts.
Scott $22,280+
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Lot 72 |
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1851, 1¢ type IV, Reconstructed Plate 1, Late State, Right Pane (9, 9 var.), with at least one example of 91 of the 100 positions (106 stamps total), hinged to homemade page, assembled by Stanley Ashbrook; mostly single stamps, but includes one strip of 4, four strips of 3, pos. 31 with nat. vertical preprint paper fold, some mixed condition, a F.-V.F. plating.
Scott $13,780
Expertization: P.F. certificate (less one mint stamp).
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Lot 73 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I & II (10-11), comprising the five plates used to produce the 1851 orange brown shades, Scott #10, namely plates 1E, 1I, 2E, 0 and 5E, plus all eight plates that yielded the myriad of 1852-57 shades classified as Scott #11: plates 1L, 2L, 3, 4, 5L, 6, 7 and 8.
The completion of the plating is a remarkable accomplishment in itself, but the most intriguing aspect of this particular plating is that it is done on Dr. Carroll Chase's original plating sheets, each of which displays either a left or right pane of 100 with Chase's notes on particular positions in the margins (all but plate 3, which is mounted on photocopies of Chase's pages).
Of the 1,000 stamps used to reconstruct the five plates of orange browns, approximately 280 are actually Dr. Chase's copies, as photographed by Chase on these very pages. Likewise, of the 1,600 examples from the other eight plates, 275 are Chase's originals. In addition, the owner has upgraded 62 positions of Chases #10s and 48 positions of his #11s, mounting these duplicates beneath Chase's copies. So in all there are 1,062 of the 1851 shades and 1,648 of the 1852-57 shades.
Finally, condition is mostly Fine to Very Fine with a large percentage of sound, four margin examples including many of the premium positions. All-in-all, this monumental achievement by the owner represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the current or would-be student of the 3¢ 1851-57 imperforates. The Scott value given does not take into account the many premium positions or possible better shades present.
The owner has placed a red dot below the Chase copies (see illustration at left). The negatives from Chase's photographs were given to the Smithsonian Institution.
Scott $171,752 +++
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1851, 3¢ orange brown, type I (10), large margins to just in at upper left, deep rich color and full, lightly hinged original gum, exceptionally fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $4,000
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
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Lot 75 |
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1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (10A), large margins all around including full frame line of adjacent stamp below with rich color and full, somewhat sweated original gum; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $3,250
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), enormous, beautifully balanced margins with frame lines of adjacent stamps visible on all sides; exceptionally deep color with a prooflike impression and immaculate, never hinged original gum, post office fresh and positively Superb. SMQ $2,550 for hinged!.
Scott $275 for hinged
WITH ITS STUNNING BALANCED MARGINS AND PERFECT STATE OF PRESERVATION, THIS EXAMPLE IS SURELY A CONTENDER FOR THE FINEST QUALITY OF ANY OF THE 1851-1857 ISSUE; ONE OF JUST TWO SUPERB NEVER HINGED EXAMPLES GRADED BY PSE.
Expertization: 2011 PSE Certificate graded Superb 98.
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), large even margins, exquisite color and pristine, never hinged original gum; a choice, Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $275 for hinged
Expertization: 2011 PSE Certificate.
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), a choice jumbo margin single (position 80R4) with adjacent stamps visible on three sides (full "Three Cents" label at top!); lovely, textbook dull red color and full, lightly hinged original gum, Extremely Fine and truly stunning.
Scott $275
Expertization: 1991 PF (for block of four) and 2011 PSE Certificates.
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), huge margins including full right interpane margin with center line (position 60L3) and parts of adjacent stamps on the other three sides; unused without gum, fresh and Extremely Fine to Superb; an extraordinary position piece.
Scott $85
Expertization: 1992 PF Certificate.
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Lot 80 |
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1857, 3¢ plum, type I (11 var.), large margins to barely touching at upper right with deep color and a neat town cancel, exceptionally fresh nearly Very Fine.
Scott $2,000
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND FREQUENTLY MISIDENTIFIED SHADE.
Expertization: 2011 PF Certificate.
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Lot 81 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), an extraordinary "Jumbo" with wide sheet margins at top and left, adjacent stamps visible on the other two sides and a lightly struck blue town cancel, an absolutely Superb gem; SSV $600.
Scott $16
Expertization: 2010 PF Certificate graded Sup 98.
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins on three sides, barely touched at left, strong color with a trace of original gum, tiny blue ink mark in right margin partially removed; fresh, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $30,000 for OG
Expertization: 2003 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 83 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), exceptionally bright and fresh with margins full to barely in at bottom, regummed, couple tiny, virtually invisible flaws; handsome Fine appearance.
Scott $11,000
Expertization: 2001 APS certificate noting only the regumming.
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), bright and fresh with rich, warm color, ample to large margins and a neat red grid cancel, Very Fine; includes the small piece from which it was removed.
Scott $900
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), vertical pair, fresh and bright with large margins virtually all around including partial sheet margin at bottom, light New Orleans town cancels, two minute, barely noticeable pinholes between stamps (one just touches bottom stamp), otherwise Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $1,800
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1855, 10¢ green, type I (13), bottom sheet margin single with large margins virtually all around (a little close at upper right), position 93R, bright and fresh with full original gum; horizontal crease along top edge of design, otherwise Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $19,000
A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE MINT STAMP, WHICH IN SPITE OF THE CREASE, IS AMONG THE FINEST MINT SINGLES EXTANT.
Expertization: 2009 PF Certificate.
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Lot 87 |
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1855, 10¢ green, types II, III & I (14, 15, 13), combination strip of 3, exceptionally fresh with ample to large margins side margins, just touching at top and slightly in at bottom; on piece of folded letter with light town cancels and partial red French entry c.d.s., faint horizontal crease across the type III, otherwise Fine and extremely attractive.
Scott $4,250
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Lot 88 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), full to large margins including part of stamp at top, except just clear top right, beautiful rich color on fresh paper, o.g., Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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1855, 10¢ green, types II & IV (14, 16), horizontal combination pair, position 75-76L, large margins except just clear at top, bold black grid cancels, two faint vertical creases, one in left stamp (type II), the other between stamps, well clear of the type IV), otherwise F.-V.F. and attractive.
Scott $2,200
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1855, 10¢ green, types II & III (14, 14, 15), vertical strip of 3, large balanced margins and deep color with clear New Orleans town cancels and bold "N. York 7 Am. Pkt" exchange office c.d.s.; a truly stunning and choice Very Fine showpiece.
Scott $725+
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Lot 91 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type III (15), position 21L, large, well balanced margins, bright color and most original gum, Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
Expertization: 1993 PSE and 2006 PF Certificates ("large part o.g.").
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), recut at bottom, position 54L, large margins on three sudes, cut in at, strong color, unused without gum, fresh and about Fine.
Scott $15,000
Expertization: 2001 PSE Certificate.
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), recut at top, position 65L1, ample to mostly large margins with bright color and paper and a centrally struck blue grid cancel; fresh and choice Very Fine, a very handsome used single.
Scott $1,740
Expertization: 1986 PF and 2009 PSE Certificate.
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), recut at top (position 86L), clear to oversize margins with adjacent stamp visible at bottom, lightly canceled, fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $1,650
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1851, 12¢ black (17), large margins to just in at bottom with a fine impression and large part original gum; faint, virtually invisible vertical crease along right frame line; fresh, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott $6,250
Expertization: 1997 PF Certificate.
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