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United States Rarities continued...

1861-66 Issue continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description
72 image24c Steel Blue (70b). Bright color nicely complemented by red grid cancel, perfectly centered, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 24-CENT STEEL BLUE ISSUE.

With 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $2,600.00) (Image)

 915.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
73 og image90c Blue (72). Original gum, lightly hinged, wonderfully fresh and bright

VERY FINE. A DESIRABLE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM AND IN SOUND CONDITION.

With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

 3,250.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
74 image3c Scarlet (74). Four neat pen strokes, vibrant color, radiant color, unusually choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL PRINTING.

As has been documented by Jerome S. Wagshal in a series of Chronicle articles (Nos. 56, 60, 61 and 62), Carl F. Rothfuchs, a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, obtained a supply of the 3c Scarlet in 1893 -- probably from the Post Office Department in exchange for his assistance with the Columbian Exposition -- and sold them with pen marks and original gum.

With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

 5,000.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
75 c image2c Black (73). Cancelled by quartered cork on unsealed illustrated Providence Conference Seminary cover to N. Canton Conn., faint strike of circular datestamp at top right, stamp with small corner crease at top right ending in tiny tear, cover with small tear and toned spot at left, otherwise Very Fine, a spectacular illustrated advertising cover with the Black Jack issue, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
76 c image2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65), tied by bold strikes of Honeycomb fancy cancel (early New York Foreign Mail type), red "New-York Br. Pkt. Dec. 5" circular datestamp on 1865 folded letter to Cadiz, Spain, red "8.R" due handstamp, London and Cadiz backstamps, file fold clear of stamps

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE BLACK JACK PAYING PART OF THE 5-CENT BRITISH OPEN MAIL RATE TO SPAIN. PROBABLY NO MORE THAN SIX SUCH COVERS EXIST.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

 E. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
77 c image2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and 15c Black (77), tied by quartered cork, "Phila. Pa. Jun. 6", and red "N. York Paid Hamburg Pkt. Jun. 9" transit datestamps on buff cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, red "17" credit, Hamburg transits (one dated 1866) and Copenhagen receiving backstamps, stamps with minor toning, other small cover faults, otherwise Fine, extremely rare 20c rate cover to Denmark via Germany, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
78 c image24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Two, deep rich color, used with 3c Rose (65) and 2c Black (73), tied by geometric cancels on 1865 folded letter to Batavia, Java, sender's oval handstamp and ship routing "Per Australasian", red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid Jan. ?" circular datestamp, red London transit (Jan. 28), magenta ms. "48" credit, 2c faulty and some clipped perfs on 3c

VERY FINE COVER. A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE THREE-COLOR FRANKING TO BATAVIA, JAVA. ONLY A FEW BLACK JACK COVERS ARE KNOWN TO THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.

The 53c postage pays the rate by British Mail via Marseilles. With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
79 c image2c Black (73). Used with 3c Rose (65) and horizontal strip of four of 10c Yellow Green (68), tied by targets and "Stratton N.H. Nov. 3" cds on cover to Swatow, China, also tied by red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 7 Nov." credit datestamp, 1866 London transit, Hong Kong and receiving backstamps, barely reduced at left, right 10c stamp affected from placement over edge of cover, 2c stamp tiny diagonal crease, otherwise Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
80 c image15c Black (77). Used with 1c Blue (63) and 5c Brown (76), tied by well-struck circle of V's on blue 1868 folded cover to Naples, Italy, red New York circular datestamp also ties 1c, bold "P.D." handstamp, red "4" credit, light horizontal file fold well clear of stamps, Very Fine usage and unusual combination paying the 21c rate to Italy via French Mails (Image) E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
81 og image24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color in the true Grayish Lilac shade, detailed impression

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL-GUM 24-CENT GRAYISH LILAC WITH OUTSTANDING COLOR.

With 2002 P.F. certificate for block of nine, this being the top center stamp (Image)

 2,500.00

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
82 og image24c Blackish Violet (78c). Original gum, incredibly deep rich color and proof-like impression, s.e. at right, few toned perf tips at left

A FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET. THIS IS THE ONE OF THE RAREST STAMPS OF THE 1861-66 ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.

The number of 24c Blackish Violet stamps with original gum known to us can be counted on one hand. Notable examples are the Caspary/Lilly stamp and the Wunderlich/Zoellner copy, which realized $40,000 hammer in our 1998 auction.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

 60,000.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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