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 24c Gray Lilac (37). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color and detailed impression on post office-fresh paper, beautiful centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM
EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 24-CENT GRAY LILAC. Collectors looking for Gem-quality stamps (unused and used) from the 1857 perforated issue know that one of the most difficult denominations to obtain is the 24c value. The margins are often narrow, with
the design almost always touched (if not in) at top or bottom. This is one of the finest original-gum examples we have ever offered. Collectors waiting for a Mint N.H. example may have a very long wait. Aside from five Mint N.H. stamps contained in
the block of twelve offered in our Sevenoaks sale (Sale 831), we have not offered any in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image) |
1,700.00
SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 30c Orange (38). Original gum, vibrant color, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE WITH FRESH
VIBRANT COLOR. AN EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND WITH THE PERFORATIONS LEAVING WIDE AND BALANCED MARGINS. With 1988 and 2000 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $5,050.00). The P.S.E. Population Report lists four graded 90 and
three graded 95. (Image) |
2,250.00
SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 90c Blue (39). Pristine original gum in Mint Never-Hinged state, deep rich color, choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A FANTASTICALLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE
OF THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PAST FOURTEEN YEARS. The 90c stamp was issued in 1860, along with the 24c and 30c values, all of which were needed to prepay high
international letter rates established by various postal treaties. When supplies of current postage stamps were declared invalid in the South and ultimately demonetized by the Federal government, the 90c had been in use for only one year. Stocks from
northern post offices were returned and destroyed, and stocks in southern post offices, if not ultimately destroyed, were generally mishandled over the years. As the highest denomination of the series, the 90c 1860 has been coveted by
collectors, and almost every known example has been proudly hinged into an album at least one time. This remarkable survivor escaped the Civil War and a lifetime of hinge-happy philatelists in unscathed Mint Never-Hinged condition. With 1994
P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85, unpriced in SMQ in Mint N.H. condition). Only two have been certified by P.S.E. in Mint N.H. condition (the other is graded 30 and so must be seriously defective). To guide potential bidders through the
uncharted waters of valuing a Scott 39 in choice Mint N.H. condition, we have provided a conservative estimate based on the recent realizations for other comparably rare Mint N.H. classic stamps. (Image) |
E. 25,000-35,000
SOLD for $75,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
