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Sale 358
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Stamps, Covers and Collections
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Lot 7 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type I (5), balanced margins, barely touching in a couple of spots but all type characteristics are completely visible, lovely fresh and bright color. Neat red N.Y. square grid cancel. Small expertly covered surface scrapes in vignette, absolutely invisible to naked eye and pretty much invisible even under magnification. Choice Very Fine appearance.
Scott $65,000
A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE ICONIC 1¢ 1851, TYPE I, FROM POSITION 7R1E, THE ONLY POSITION OF THE 1,000 USED TO PRINT THE 1¢ IMPERFORATES THAT PRODUCED THE COMPLETE DESIGN. ONE OF THE FINER OF THE 100 OR SO KNOWN EXAMPLES, AND A MOST HANDSOME STAMP AS WELL.
Expertization: with 1995 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 8 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (6), large margins to barely touching at bottom, crisp deep plate 4 color. Town postmark. Very Fine.
Scott $9,500
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE 1A.
Expertization: with 1966,1988 P.F. certificates.
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Lot 9 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (8A), large balanced margins, exceptionally fresh color and paper. New York town postmark. Extremely Fine, choice.
Scott $800
Expertization: with 1991 P.F. certificate for cover from which it came.
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Lot 10 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), huge balanced margins, lovely color. Light grid cancel. A Superb jumbo, only seven have been graded 98 by the PF, none higher, and there is only one other 98J non pen cancelled. SSV $1,350 as regular 98.
Scott $80
Expertization: with 1993, 2019 P.F. certificates, the latter graded SUP 98J.
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Lot 11 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), position 91L, lower left corner single, full fresh original gum, bright color. Corner crease upper left corner (virtually entirely in margin). Fine, quite rare mint.
Scott $30,000
Expertization: had been part of a pair with P.F. certificate #54291 (not present).
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Lot 12 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type I (13), full balanced margins, bright color. Town postmark. Very Fine.
Scott $800
Expertization: with 1987 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 13 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), large part original gum hinge remnant, four clear to ample margins, rich color on bright paper. F.-V.F.
Scott $5,000
Expertization: with 2003 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 14 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), unused, no gum large margins, rich color. Very Fine, pretty.
Scott $1,800
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Lot 15 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type II (14), horizontal pair, exceptionally and well balanced margins, includes part of adjacent stamp at right. Neat town cancels. Extremely Fine.
Scott $300
Expertization: with 2018 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
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Lot 16 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), unused regummed, recut at bottom only, clear to mostly large margins, deep color. Expertly repaired at lower left and bottom left, not discernible from front and back. Handsome Very Fine appearance.
Scott $15,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE UNUSED SINGLE, OF WHICH ONLY 10 HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS UNUSED BY THE PF ("ONLINE SEARCH"), 8 OF THESE ARE FAULTY, AND THERE ARE NO FULL ORIGINAL GUM SOUND EXAMPLES.
Expertization: with 2019 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 17 |
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), position 55L1, outer line recut at bottom, fresh color and paper. Light unobtrusive town postmark. Trivial unnoticeable crease in lower left corner (entirely in margin and not mentioned in cert). Very Fine appearance.
Scott $1,700
Expertization: with clear 1978 P.F. certificate.
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