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Sale 304
Lot 522
1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large margins to just touching projection at top, bright and rich color, minor small tone spots entirely on reverse. Part o.g. Fresh and nearly Very Fine.
Scott $20,000
Expertization: photocopy of 2005 P.F. Certificate for the block of three from which it was taken.
Provenance: Mayer
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Lot 499
1847, 10¢ black (2), full to large margins, deep rich color. Large part o.g. (certificate states small part o.g.- we disagree). Minor light staining, repaired vertical crease at right center and vertical crease in left margin. Very Fine appearance and presentable example of the rare mint 10¢ 1847.
Scott $30,000
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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| Realized $6,613 |
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Lot 1921
1862, 2¢ green (3), horizontal strip of five, positions 1-5, full margins except touching one spot at top right and barely in at lower left, bright color and crisp white paper, each stamp cancelled by grid, matching "Salem N.C. Oct. 7" postmark on fresh brown cover to the Hon. S.J. Bolling in Montgomery, Ala. The right stamps has been partly lifted to reveal a "Paid 10" handstamp, which suggests this was prepared in advance and originally intended for sale as a provisional envelope. There is also a manuscript "13" which was most likely a post office charge account number, the strip effectively tied by offset from these markings, Extremely Fine.
Scott $13,500
ONE OF THE GREATEST 2¢ JACKSON MULTIPLES PAYING THE 10¢ RATE.
Expertization: 1973 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Seybold, Caspary
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| Realized $16,675 |
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Lot 1922
1862, 2¢ green (3), vertical strip of five, ample to large margins except clear at top left corner, tied by three bold strikes of "Macon Ga Jul 12" double circle postmark, on greenish envelope to Preston Ga.; small stamp faults, still Very Fine.
Scott $13,500
AN EXCEPTIONAL STRIP OF FIVE USAGE IN RARE VERTICAL FORMAT.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Stonewall, Keeling, Watt White
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| Realized $5,750 |
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Lot 498
1847, 5¢ red brown (1), block of 4. Wide margins on three sides, strong color and full o.g. with hinge and light paper remnants, vertical gum creases, one of which ends in a tiny sealed tear at the top of the right stamp, thin spots (mostly small) affecting all four stamps. Fresh and Fine appearing block.
Scott $42,500
A RARE BLOCK, PARTICULARLY WITH O.G.
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| Realized $7,188 |
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Lot 1933
1863, 2¢ brown red (8), horizontal strip of five, large margins to just touched at top left & top right, left stamp showing double transfer, attractive shade, tied by three strikes of blue "Greensborough N.C. Apr. 1" c.d.s. on envelope to Thomas Ruffin in Graham, N.C., Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE BEARING NEATLY CONTRASTING BLUE CANCELLATIONS.
Provenance: Caspary, Grunin, Tara, Corwin
Ruffin was a delegate to the Peace Congress in 1861.
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| Realized $6,038 |
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Lot 612
1869, 1¢ buff (112), upper right corner margin block of 9. Full o.g., hinge remnants on selvage and five stamps, upper left block of four is never hinged. Light tone spots in selvage, F-VF, a rare large multiple.
Scott $10,250
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Lot 1934
1863, 2¢ brown red (8), horizontal strip of five, large margins all around except close at right, tied by two strikes of "Mocksville, N.C. Sep 11" cds on homemade envelope to a Captain of the 46th N.C. Regiment, Hoke's Brigade at Richmond, Va., Extremely Fine, a choice strip on cover with sheet margin at left.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: McCarren
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| Realized $8,050 |
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Lot 780
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1911, 3¢ deep violet, the "Orangeburg" coil (389), exceptionally well centered for this with deep color and characteristic wavy machine cancel. Small thin spot, and small paper adherence on reverse of lower left corner (certificate mentions only the thin). Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $10,000
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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| Realized $5,175 |
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Lot 624
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1869, 24¢ green & violet, center inverted (120b), transparent cork cancel. Filled thins at top, reperforated at top. Fine appearing and presentable example of this rare invert.
Scott $17,500
FEWER THAN 90 ARE RECORDED.
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| Realized $7,763 |
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