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United States Rarities continued...

1857-60 Issue and Reprint
Lot Sym. Lot Description
41 image1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Deep rich color, choice centering for this difficult issue with fairly wide horizontal perforation setting, lightly cancelled by town datestamp, tiny corner perf crease at top left

VERY FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE IA, SCOTT 19.

Examples of the perforated Type Ia with wide top and bottom margins sell for a premium. (Image)

 9,000.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
42 image1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Clear breaks at top and bottom, dark color on fresh white paper, light circular datestamp leaves most of design clearly visible, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE III PERFORATED ISSUE.

With 1986 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)

 2,750.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
43 c image1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-III-III (22-21-21). Positions 21-23L4, horizontal strip of three, both stamps at right with clear breaks in top and bottom lines, deep rich Plate 4 color, scissors-separated with intact perfs and part of sheet margin at left, tied by two light strikes of blue "Baltimore Md. Nov. 11" circular datestamp on buff cover to Arnoldsburgh Va., traces of a portion of 3c stamp beneath right 1c

VERY FINE STRIP AND COVER. MULTIPLES OF THE ONE-CENT 1851-57 TYPE III ARE EXTREMELY RARE, AS THERE WERE ONLY A FEW ADJOINING TYPE III POSITIONS ON THE PLATES.

There are only a small number of adjoining Type III positions on Plate 4, which produced both imperforate and perforated stamps. Type III pairs are extremely rare. The righthand pair shows clear breaks in the lines at top and bottom. Position 23L4 is a "swing" position, which transformed from Type IIIa to Type III as the plate wore.

With 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for No. 21 pair and No. 22 single is $6,800.00 off cover (Image)

 E. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
44 c image1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Bright shade, minor toned spots, tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Paid" circular handstamp (without date) on red and blue 7-Star Flag Confederate Patriotic cover turned into a wrapper to Chillicothe O., stamp with few toned spots from gum

VERY FINE. EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVER-TURNED-WRAPPER TO MAIL PRINTED MATTER FROM A SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZER IN BALTIMORE.

Ex Corwin and Sevenoaks. (Image)

 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
45 ogbl image3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Left imprint and plate no. 23P block of eight, original gum, most stamps Mint N.H., others very lightly hinged, bright and fresh, few sensibly reinforced perf separations in selvage

A FINE AND BEAUTIFUL PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1857 PERFORATED 3-CENT DULL RED TYPE II ISSUE.

Last offered in our Sale 796. (Image)

 3,250.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
46 c image5c Brick Red (27). Horizontal pair, beautiful bright shade, few short perfs at right, tied by "Mokelumne Hill Cal." circular datestamp on yellow cover to Red Bank N.J., minor edge wear, Very Fine, extremely rare use of the 5c Brick Red from this small California post office, 5c Brick Red covers are generally quite scarce and anything other than a usage to France is very desirable, ex Sevenoaks (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
47 c image5c Red Brown (28). Vertical strip of three, perfs scissors-separated leaving intact perfs on three sides and trimmed at bottom, tied by clear strikes of "New Orleans La. Oct. 2, 1857" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 6 Oct. 10" credit datestamp, receiving backstamp, stamps affected by light horizontal cover bend, appears Fine, scarce usage, from the same correspondence as the vertical strip of three of No. 12 offered in lot 35, this October 1857 usage pre-dates the Red Brown printing (the shade is the 1856 No. 12 shade), with 1982 Diena certificate (Image) E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
48 og image5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Original gum, single hinge mark at top, rich color and detailed impression, choice centering with wide margins for this difficult issue

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 5-CENT BROWN TYPE II ISSUE.

With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

 2,250.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
49 c image10c Green, Ty. III (33). Horizontal strip of three and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24, two) and 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26 horizontal pair), cancelled by neat ms. lines, matching "Lamar Tex. Mch. 8/59" ms. postmark on folded cover to Switzerland, red "New York Am. Pkt. Mar. 25" circular datestamp, British accountancy handstamp, red crayon rating, red "SHORT PAID" handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, one 1c stamp faulty, cover with few small age bleach spots, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and unusual Texas transatlantic cover to Switzerland, the differences in shade and condition of the two 1c stamps -- one of which shows traces of another cancel -- points to small-town re-use of cancelled stamps, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
50 c image10c Green, Ty. III-III-IV (33-33-34). Positions 84-86L1, horizontal strip of three, righthand stamp recut at top (including curved lines over X's), tied by "New Orleans La. Sep. 14, 1858" circular datestamp on folded cover to Aalten, Germany, "Boston Br. Pkt. 22 Sep." backstamp, red "7" credit handstamp, red framed Aachen transit and matching "Franco Preuss:/resp:Vereinsl:Ausg:Gr."" handstamp, vertical file fold well away from stamps, Fine, scarce use of Type III-IV strip with the "Franco Preuss" transit handstamp (Image) E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
51 image10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 65L1, recut at top, choice centering, bright color on crisp paper, face-free cancel

EXTREMELY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 10-CENT TYPE IV ISSUE. SCARCE IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.

Ex Ishikawa. With 1991 P.F. certificate for pair (Image)

 2,250.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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