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Lot 74 |
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o 1867, 3¢ rose, C. grill (83), bright fresh color, excellent centering, well impressed grill visibly from font. Light town cancel. Very Fine, quite scarce this choice. Scott $1,150
Expertization: with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate.
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Lot 75 |
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( ) 1867, 2¢ black, D. grill (84), unused regummed, better centered than usual, fresh color. Trivial and unnoticeable tone speck at bottom. Handsome F.-V.F. example of this rare unused stamp. Scott $7,500
Expertization: with 1982 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 76 |
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o 1867, 3¢ rose, D. grill (85), quite well centered. Neat target cancel. Vertical split in grill, negligible light stains and minor corner crease. Very Fine appearance, quite attractive. Scott $1,050
Expertization: with 2011 P.S.A.G. certificate.
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Lot 77 |
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o 1867, 12¢ intense black, Z. grill (85E), characteristic dark shade, strong impression, full well impressed grill. Fresh and Fine. Scott $2,250
Expertization: with 2001 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 78 |
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o 1867, 10¢ green, E. grill (89), well centered within very large margins, bright color. Circle of wedges cancel. Very Fine. Scott $350
Expertization: with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate.
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Lot 79 |
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o 1867, 12¢ black, E. grill (90), choice centering within wide balanced margins, intense shade. Neat black and red postmark. Extremely Fine, a striking and rare gem, with only two graded higher by the PSE with 98 being the highest grade. SMQ $3,250. Scott $425
Expertization: with 2003 P.F. certificate and 2014, 2023 P.S.E. certificates, the last two graded XF-SUP 95.
Provenance: Morton, Grassi
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Lot 80 |
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( ) 1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill (95), unused, lovely color, bright paper, distinct grill. Fresh and Fine. Scott $1,200
Expertization: with 2019 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 81 |
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  1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill (95), Block of 4, original gum single lightly hinged top left stamp, others never hinged, faint natural gum bend, exceptionally fresh, rich color, typical centering for the issue. F.-V.F., virtually all the small number of extant mint blocks feature similar centering. Scott $17,500
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Lot 82 |
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o 1867, 12¢ black, F. grill (97), outstanding centering within large margins, intense shade, finely etched impression. An Extremely Fine gem, only five graded higher with no 100s. SMQ $2,250. Scott $260
Expertization: with 1997 P.F. certificate and 2015, 2023 P.S.E. certificates, the last two graded XF-SUP 95.
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Lot 83 |
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  1868, 3¢ F. grill, double grill (94 var.), upper right corner margin single, original gum never hinged, short gummed at top of stamp, clear second grill, choice centering, lovely fresh color. Extremely Fine, very few double grills exist and this is the only mint or unused example certified by the PF as well as the only unused example we have been able to locate anywhere. Unpriced in Scott. Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: with 1989 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 84 |
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o 1867, 24¢ gray lilac, F. grill (99), flawless centering, bright color, clear grid. Neat circle of wedges cancel. Extremely Fine, a stunning used single, exceedingly rare in this superb condtion, the highest graded single with only six others having achieved this grade for both the PSE and the PF combined SSV $8,500 (SMQ $10,000). Scott $1,600
Expertization: with 1983, 2019 P.F. certificates, the latter graded XF-SUP 95.
Provenance: Myerson
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Lot 85 |
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o 1867, 30¢ orange, F. grill (100), bright color. Neat blue target cancel and town postmark. Trifling corner perf crease upper left. Fine. Scott $1,050
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Lot 86 |
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o 1867, 90¢ blue, F. grill (101), nicely centered for this. Segmented cork cancel. Fresh and Fine. Scott $2,700
Expertization: with 2019 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 87 |
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 1861-66 (1875 Re-issue), 2¢ black (103), large part original gum, which is a bit toned as is the case so often with these 1875 re-issues, beautifully centered, intense color. Extremely Fine. Only 979 sold. Scott $3,500
Expertization: with clear 1991 P.F. certificate as full original gum.
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Lot 88 |
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 1861-66 (1875 Re-issue), 5¢ brown (105), original gum, very well centered for the 5¢, gorgeous color, razor sharp impression. Choice Very Fine. Only 672 sold. Scott $2,500
Expertization: with 1974, 1997 P.F. certificates.
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Lot 89 |
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 1861-66 (1875 Re-issue), 10¢ green (106), original gum, beautifully centered within exceedingly wide margins, lovely rich color on bright paper. Extremely Fine. Only 451 sold. Scott $3,000
Expertization: with 1970, 1991 P.F. certificates.
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Lot 90 |
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 1861-66 (1875 Re-issue), 90¢ blue (111), originall gum, brilliant color on bright paper, sharp impression. Very Fine, a lovely example of the 90¢ re-issue. Only 317 sold. Scott $7,000
Expertization: with 1960, 1989 P.F. certificates.
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