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United States Stamps continued...

1c-3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-11) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
5056   3c Copperish Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A var).> Position 90L2E, large margins to just clear at bottom left, incredibly deep rich color, neat strike of small Boston Paid grid, hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card for display, Very Fine and cho3c Copperish Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A var). Position 90L2E, large margins to just clear at bottom left, incredibly deep rich color, neat strike of small Boston "Paid" grid, hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card for display, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful example of this scarce shade seen only from Plate 2E, Scott Retail as Copper Brown $1,250.00 (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
5057   3c Copperish Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A var).> Position 27L2E, large margins to just clear at top left, gorgeous deep color, <blue-green> circular datestamp cancel, plated and color identified by Dr. Amonette, Very Fine and choice, a fresh and attract3c Copperish Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A var). Position 27L2E, large margins to just clear at top left, gorgeous deep color, blue-green circular datestamp cancel, plated and color identified by Dr. Amonette, Very Fine and choice, a fresh and attractive example of this scarce shade seen only from Plate 2E, Scott Retail as Copper Brown $1,250.00 (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
5058   3c Orange Brown, Ty. I & II (10-10A). 267 stamps, each one plated, hinged to Dr. Chase’s individual plating cards and beautifully displayed in a stockbook organized by plate, collection covers all plates used, incl. Plate 1E (55), 1i (52), 2E (64), 5E (50) and 0 (41), also incl. five No. 11A identified by owner as Experimental Orange Brown, several stamps in pairs, vast majority with handstamps rather than pen cancelled, wonderful variety of cancels, we note Way 5”, small Boston Paid” (one in red), Mobile Due Way” and many other better, colored grids and circular date stamps, plate varieties incl. triple transfers, gashes, captured imprint, sheet margins, etc., while there are some with faults condition is much better than typical for a group like this with many sound four margin stamps, beautiful colors and attractive cancels

AN OUTSTANDING HIGH-QUALITY GROUP OF PLATED 3-CENT 1851 ORANGE BROWNS, COMPRISING MORE THAN 25% OF ALL POSSIBLE POSITIONS.

The owner hand-picked these in an effort to combine plating depth with aesthetically-pleasing stamps. Most were acquired decades ago from Dr. Chase and G.B. Smith.

Scott Retail (counting all from Plates 1E and 1i as the cheaper No. 10A) more than $40,000.00

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 E. 7,500-1,000

SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
5059   3c Orange Brown, Part India Paper (10 var).> Position 18L1E, large margins to just clear at top middle, rich color, neat strike of circular grid, measured for thickness (.0022 in.) and hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card for display, Very Fi3c Orange Brown, Part India Paper (10 var). Position 18L1E, large margins to just clear at top middle, rich color, neat strike of circular grid, measured for thickness (.0022 in.) and hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card for display, Very Fine, scarce variety seen only from Plate 1E (Image)

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 1,250.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
5060   3c Orange Brown, Part India Paper Study Group (10-10A var).> Four stamps identified by Dr. Chase, Hicks or Dr. Amonette as <Part India Paper> from Plate 1E, each position plated, measured for thickness and hinged to Dr. Amonette’s plating card for di3c Orange Brown, Part India Paper Study Group (10-10A var). Four stamps identified by Dr. Chase, Hicks or Dr. Amonette as Part India Paper from Plate 1E, each position plated, measured for thickness and hinged to Dr. Amonette’s plating card for display, also incl. three additional stamps from Plate 1E identified as "thin paper" variety for comparison of paper color and texture, rich colors throughout, margins mostly clear

FINE-VERY FINE AND SCARCE GROUP OF THE 3-CENT 1851 ORANGE BROWN ON PART INDIA PAPER. A WONDERFUL GROUP FOR STUDY PREPARED BY THE PRE-EMINENT STUDENTS OF THIS STAMP.

According to a write-up by Dr. Amonette included with this lot, the Part India Paper variety comes from a small batch of paper used soon after these stamps were first released on July 1, 1851. They are seen only from Plate 1E and the paper is a mixture of pure rag stock and fiber from the inner bark of the bamboo tree (Image)

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 5,500.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
5061 P 3c Red, Ty. I, Plate Proof on India, Brush Stroke Obliteration (11P3).> Block of four, <sheet margin> at right, margins large to clear other sides, rich color, small India paper wrinkle as normally found and of little significance<><>^VERY FINE AND3c Red, Ty. I, Plate Proof on India, Brush Stroke Obliteration (11P3). Block of four, sheet margin at right, margins large to clear other sides, rich color, small India paper wrinkle as normally found and of little significance

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR FROM THE ORIGINAL PROOF SHEETS SENT IN 1854 FROM TOPPAN, CARPENTER & COMPANY TO GREAT BRITAIN FOR USE IN EARLY EXPERIMENTS TO PERFORATE UNITED STATES STAMPS.

In 1854 complete sheets of 200 3c India proofs from Plate 4 were sent by Toppan, Carpenter to Bemrose and Perkins Bacon in England for a perforating experiment. Each firm received left and right panes. All of the proofs were cancelled with brush strokes to prevent use as postage.

Ex Amonette (Image)

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 5,000.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
5062 nhbl 3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11).> Block of five, original gum with small disturbance spots but never hinged, large margins to just in, bright color, few horizontal creases, Fine, this block was recently discovered between the pages of an old book and is offe3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11). Block of five, original gum with small disturbance spots but never hinged, large margins to just in, bright color, few horizontal creases, Fine, this block was recently discovered between the pages of an old book and is offered to the market for the first time, it has never been hinged, but over time the gum has developed a few minor disturbance spots, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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 2,375.00

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
5063   3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11).> Positions 1020L7, vertical pair, large margins to just clear incl. <top right corner sheet margins,> deep rich color, neat strikes of <10 handstamp>, plated by Dr. Amonette, beautiful position piece, especially desirable3c Dull Red, Ty. I (11). Positions 10/20L7, vertical pair, large margins to just clear incl. top right corner sheet margins, deep rich color, neat strikes of "10" handstamp, plated by Dr. Amonette, beautiful position piece, especially desirable with the cancel (Image)

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 62.50

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
5064   3c Claret, Ty. I (11 var).> Horizontal strip of three, enormous margins all around incl. <sheet margin at right,> significant portion of adjoining stamp at left, and also parts of adjoining stamps at top, neat strikes of town circular datestamp, rich3c Claret, Ty. I (11 var). Horizontal strip of three, enormous margins all around incl. sheet margin at right, significant portion of adjoining stamp at left, and also parts of adjoining stamps at top, neat strikes of town circular datestamp, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb strip in every respect, ex. Twigg-Smith, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as a strip of three with no premium for the Claret shade (Image)

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 140.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
5065   3c Pinkish, Ty. I (11 var).> Pos. 48L8, exceptionally beautiful color in the rare <pink shade>, large to huge margins, neat strike of circular datestamp, hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card which states <<matches Dr. Chases master color ch3c Pinkish, Ty. I (11 var). Pos. 48L8, exceptionally beautiful color in the rare pink shade, large to huge margins, neat strike of circular datestamp, hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card which states "matches Dr. Chase's master color chart"

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A WONDERFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE TRUE PINK SHADE OF THE 3C 1851 ISSUE IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE CONDITION.

Accompanied by a signed note from Dr. Amonette stating "Finest color and finest copy of the rare pink shade I have ever seen."

This color was listed and priced at $3,500.00 in Scott until the 2009 edition of the catalog. It continues to be listed in the 2009 and 2010 editions, but for some reason is no longer priced (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
5066   3c 1856 Orange Brown, Ty. I (11 var).> Positions 89L8, large margins to clear, deep rich color, circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful example of this rare and desirable Plate 8 shade, hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating car3c 1856 Orange Brown, Ty. I (11 var). Positions 89L8, large margins to clear, deep rich color, circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful example of this rare and desirable Plate 8 shade, hinged to Dr. Amonette’s signed plating card with "matches this color in Dr. Chase's master color chart" (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

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