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Lot 86 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (63), centered perfectly amid large balanced margins with bright color and lightly hinged original gum; remarkably fresh and Extremely Fine. SMQ $1,750.
Scott $300
GIVEN ITS MODEST CATALOGUE VALUE, THIS IS A SURPRISINGLY DIFFICULT STAMP TO LOCATE IN THE EXTRAORDINARY CONDITION OF THIS EXAMPLE—PSE HAS JUDGED JUST THREE OTHERS ITS EQUAL AND ONLY ONE SUPERIOR—A SUPERB 98.
Expertization: 2005 PF and 2004 PSE Certificates, the latter graded XF-Sup 95.
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Lot 87 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (63), block of four, exceptional centering, especially for a multiple and particularly on the top stamps; with strong color and never hinged original gum (with lightly penciled positions 27-28/37/38 on reverse); a choice, Extremely Fine block.
Scott $1,700 for hinged
Expertization: 2006 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 88 |
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1861, 3¢ pink (64), nicely centered with true, pastel pink color and lightly hinged original gum; Very Fine and choice.
Scott $14,000
A CHOICE 3¢ PINK, ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF THE 1861 ISSUE TO FIND COMPLETELY SOUND WITH STRONG COLOR AND WELL CENTERED WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1962, 1994 & 2009 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Whitman
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Lot 89 |
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1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink (64a), virtually perfectly centered with bright color on fresh paper and full original gum, Extremely Fine and choice. SMQ $85,000.
Scott $50,000
THERE ARE FEW SURVIVING MINT EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE SHADE. THE PRESENT STAMP MAY WELL BE THE FINEST OF THAT SMALL NUMBER.
Expertization: 2001 PF, 2000 & 2007 PSE Certificates, the last graded XF 90.
This example is the only mint pigeon blood pink to have been graded by any expertizing body. Our review of the Philatelic Foundation's online archives turned up three mint singles—one Fine, o.g. and two off-center and faulty.
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Lot 90 |
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1861, 3¢ rose pink (64b), virtually perfectly centered with luminous pastel color and full, never hinged original gum; fresh and choice Extremely Fine. SSV $1,200 for hinged.
Scott $600 for hinged
A TRULY REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE SHADE.
Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 91 |
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1861, 3¢ lake (66), beautifully centered and wonderfully fresh with deep rich color, a sharp, prooflike impression and full original gum; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $2,000
THE 3¢ LAKE IS EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN THIS FRESH, SOUND, WELL CENTERED CONDITION WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Beckley
Now listed by Scott as 66TC.
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Lot 92 |
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1861, 5¢ buff (67), nicely centered with strong color, an unusually detailed impression and original gum that has been somewhat redistributed; exceptionally fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott $27,500
THE 1861 5¢ BUFF IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF U.S. MINT STAMPS TO FIND IN THIS UNUSUALLY WELL PRESERVED, ORIGINAL GUM CONDITION.
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 93 |
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1861, 5¢ brown yellow (67a), fresh, bright and quite well centered for this with lovely pastel color, a highly detailed impression and full original gum; Very Fine.
Scott $30,000
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHADE—IN FACT, THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION'S ONLINE RECORDS SHOW ONLY TWO OTHER SOUND, ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLES.
Expertization: 1999 & 2009 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Whitman
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Lot 94 |
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1861, 10¢ yellow green (68), exceedingly well centered with unusually large margins, lovely color and fine impression and full, lightly hinged original gum; fresh and Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,100
AN EXCEPTIONAL, ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ 1861 ISSUE.
Expertization: 2007 PF Certificate.
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Lot 95 |
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1861, 10¢ yellow green (68), precisely centered amid large, perfectly balanced margins with deep, rich color on bright paper; cancelled by a red New York exchange office c.d.s. with small part of a framed transit marking at the lower left; a stunning, Extremely Fine to Superb Gem. SMQ $900.
Scott $75
Expertization: 1994 PF and 2007 PSE Certificates, the latter graded XF-Sup 95.
Provenance: Barwis
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Lot 96 |
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1861, 12¢ black (69), well centered and remarkably fresh with a finely detailed impression on bright paper and full original gum; Very Fine.
Scott $1,800
THE MINT, WELL CENTERED 12¢ 1861 IS AN ELUSIVE STAMP, BUT THE CHARACTERISTIC THAT SETS THIS EXAMPLE APART IS ITS EXTRAORDINARY FRESHNESS.
Expertization: 1989 & 2003 PF Certificates.
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Lot 97 |
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1862, 24¢ red lilac (70), nicely centered with amazingly deep, dark color and full, lightly hinged original gum; wonderfully fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $3,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL 24¢ RED LILAC WITH TRULY STUNNING COLOR.
Expertization: 2001 & 2009 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Whitman
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Lot 98 |
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1862, 24¢ brown lilac (70a), remarkably fresh and well centered with stunning, prooflike color and impression on crisp white paper; unused without gum, Very Fine and most handsome.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1996 PF Certificate.
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Lot 99 |
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1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), exceedingly well centered with gorgeous, true color, a finely detailed impression and a neat, face-free grid cancel; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $900
A STRIKING EXAMPLE IN AN OVERALL STATE OF QUALITY AND PRESERVATION THAT SURPASSES VIRTUALLY ALL OTHER USED SINGLES—NO WONDER IT HAS GRACED SO MANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS.
Expertization: 1989 & 2006 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Klein, Renne, Zoellner, Twigg-Smith
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Lot 100 |
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1861, 30¢ orange (71), wonderfully fresh and exceptionally well centered with marvelous color and full, lightly hinged original gum; a choice, Extremely Fine Gem.
Scott $2,600
A TRULY EXQUISITE MINT 30¢ 1861, A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT VALUE TO FIND THIS WELL CENTERED, ESPECIALLY WITH CHOICE COLOR AND FULL ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 1986 & 2003 PF Certificates.
Provenance: "Scarsdale", Hoffman
Even the Scott Catalogue acknowledges that this stamp normally comes "with small margins, especially at the sides."
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Lot 101 |
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1861, 90¢ blue (72), beautifully centered with rich color and a finely etched impression, unused without gum, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,300
Expertization: 1987 & 2003 PF Certificates.
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Lot 102 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), remarkably well centered with a finely etched impression and full, barely hinged original gum (if, indeed, it is hinged at all); bright, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $375
Expertization: photocopy of 1999 (for a block of 4) & 2005 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Enstrom
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Lot 103 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), an incredibly bright, fresh, and exceptionally well centered block of four with each stamp virtually perfectly centered; barely hinged original gum, certificate notes a "tiny toned spot", which is actually a totally unnoticeable natural paper inclusion of no consequence, especially on a block; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $4,000 for hinged
IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE A FINER MINT BLOCK, WITH ITS EXTRAORDINARY CENTERING AND ITS REMARKABLE FRESHNESS. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE UNGRILLED STAMP THAT EVEN APPROACHES IT.
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Metzger, Whitman
Quite possibly the finest mint block in existence. It is no wonder that Mr. Metzger chose it to grace the frontispiece of his Black Jack exhibit.
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Lot 104 |
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1861, 3¢ scarlet (74), beautifully centered with vibrant color, an unusually deep, clear impression and original gum, exceptionally fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $7,000
AN EXTRAORDINARY MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE TRIAL PRINTING, BEING WELL CENTERED, WITH ORIGINAL GUM AND WITHOUT THE "MOTTLED" IMPRESSION OR SO-CALLED "RUBBING" THAT PLAGUES SO MANY OF THE SURVIVING COPIES.
Expertization: 2002 PF Certificate.
Provenance: Minervino
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Lot 105 |
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1862, 5¢ red brown (75), exceptionally well centered with warm, rich color, a finely detailed impression and full, lightly hinged original gum; fresh and choice Extremely Fine.
Scott $5,750
A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS NOTORIOUSLY TIGHTLY MARGINED, POORLY CENTERED STAMP.
Expertization: 1991 & 2003 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Gorham
The 5¢ red brown is exceedingly rare in mint condition. Of the few sound, well centered mint singles in existence, this example is one of the finest to have been certified.
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Lot 106 |
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1863, 5¢ brown (76), choice centering with perforations clear of design all around; finely detailed impression and full, lightly hinged original gum; wonderfully fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,400
AN EXQUISITE MINT SINGLE, RARELY SEEN IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION WITHOUT THE PERFORATIONS IMPINGING ON THE DESIGN ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE.
Expertization: 2005 PF Certificate.
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Lot 107 |
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1866, 15¢ black (77), beautifully centered with prooflike color, a finely detailed impression and full original gum; Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $4,500
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAMP IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL, ORIGINAL GUM STATE OF PRESERVATION, LET ALONE SO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL CENTERED.
Expertization: 1999 PF Certificate.
Provenance: McKinney, Enstrom
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Lot 108 |
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1863, 24¢ lilac (78), virtually perfectly centered, bright and fresh with exceptional color, a clear, prooflike impression and full, lightly hinged original gum, Extremely Fine, a pristine mint example of the very difficult 24¢ value.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1999 PF Certificate.
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