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Lot 56 |
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1861, 3¢ brown rose, First Design (56), original gum, beautifully centered, bright color. Extremely Fine, now listed as 65-E15h.
Scott $650
Expertization: with 1976, 2023 P.F. certificates.
Provenance: Berman
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Lot 57 |
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1861, 3¢ brown rose, First Design (56), original gum never hinged, rich color, bright paper. Very Fine.
Scott $650 for hinged
Expertization: with 1993 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 58 |
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1861, 3¢ brown rose, First Design (56), original gum, rich color. Fresh F.-V.F., now listed as #65-E15h.
Scott $650
Expertization: with 1991 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 59 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (63), block of four. Original gum light hinge remnant, bright color. Few tiny perf faults on top left stamp. Fine.
Scott $1,600
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Lot 60 |
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1861, 3¢ lake (66), original gum never hinged, quite well centered, rich prooflike color and impression. Very Fine, exceedingly rare never hinged— there have been no examples certified as never hinged by the Philatelic Foundation since they began using the "never hinged" modifier in 1994. Now listed as 66T6.
Scott $2,000 as hinged
Expertization: with 1992 P.F. certificate "genuine" implying never hinged.
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Lot 61 |
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1861, 5¢ brown yellow (67a), unused without gum, rich color, sharp impression, attractive centering. Few slightly blunted perfs at left, not mentioned in certificate. Fresh F.-V.F., a handsome example of the rare unused 5¢ buff.
Scott $14,000 for no gum
Expertization: with 1976 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 62 |
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1861, 5¢ buff (67), beautiful intense shade with pretty bright red grid cancel, sharp impression. F.-V.F. great eye appeal.
Scott $810
Expertization: with 2024 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 63 |
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1861, 10¢ dark green (68a), original gum expertly redistributed, outstanding centering, fresh rich color. Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,350
Expertization: with 1988 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 64 |
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1861, 12¢ Washington, N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in black (69-E6d), intense shade. Extremely Fine.
Scott $350
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Lot 65 |
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1862, 24¢ red lilac (70), magenta grid cancel, remarkably rich color. Fresh and Extremely Fine, most handsome.
Scott $500
Expertization: with 1987, 2002 P.F. certificates.
Provenance: Gorham
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Lot 66 |
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1862, 24¢ brown lilac (70a), outstanding centering, bright color. Neat grid cancel. Fresh and choice Extremely Fine. SSV $850 (SMQ $850).
Scott $325
Expertization: with 2001, 2019 P.F. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
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Lot 67 |
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1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), exquisite rich true undiminished color. Unobtrusive face-free cancel. Very Fine to Extremely Fine, quite scarce with this depth of color. SMQ $1,750.
Scott $825
Expertization: with 2012 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
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Lot 68 |
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1861, 24¢ violet, thin paper (70c), stunning saturated color on bright paper and topped off with a bright red grid cancel, choice centering. Extremely Fine, stunning gem with great eye appeal and with the highest grade awarded by the PSE with only four others in this grade. SMQ $9,000.
Scott $2,290
Expertization: with 2009 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95.
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Lot 69 |
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1861, 30¢ orange (71), excellent centering, bright color. Neat quartered cork cancel. Choice Extremely Fine. SSV $575 (SMQ $550).
Scott $250
Expertization: with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate graded 90.
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Lot 70 |
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1861, 30¢ orange (71), attractive centering. Bright rich color with beautiful red "Paid" postmark. F.-V.F., choice.
Scott $295
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Lot 71 |
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1863, 2¢ black (73), block of four. Original gum, choice centering for this notoriously difficult stamp, crisp color and paper. Very Fine, one of the most attractive mint Black Jack blocks we have seen in many years.
Scott $2,700
Expertization: with 2018 P.F. certificate for block of six.
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Lot 72 |
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1863, 24¢ lilac (78), beautifully centered within huge balanced margins, lovely deep color. Circle of "Vs" cancel. Extremely Fine to Superb, a stunning jumbo, the only example at this grade and only three higher, with no stamp graded 100. SMQ $4,500.
Scott $425
Expertization: with 1982 P.F. certificate and 2004 P.S.E. certificate, the latter graded XF-SUP 95J.
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Lot 73 |
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1863, 24¢ gray (78b), original gum hinge remnant, lovely rich color, fresh paper. Tiny unnoticeable thin spots. Otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $2,750
Expertization: with 2019 P.F. certificate.
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