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1857 Issue

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1861, 1¢ blue, type I (Scott 18), a fresh horizontal strip of 3, positions 98-100R12, average centering, tied by dotted grids and Philadelphia octagonal datestamp, Aug 5, 1861, on an advertising cover to West Barre, Pa.; fancy corner card for Michael Wartman & Co., Tobacco, Snuff and Segar Manufactory, Very Fine, with a 2012 Franklin Plating Archive certificate.
Scott $1,050 off-cover. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1861, 1¢ blue, type I (Scott 18), fresh and nicely centered; small tear at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott $500. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (Scott 19), unused without gum, Post Office fresh in incredible deep, rich blue on like-new paper; nicely centered for this difficult classic (very) light creases, Very Good to Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $20,000. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $3,500-5,000
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (Scott 19), position 98L4, crisply printed with robust color, nicely centered and with a face-free postmark; small corner crease at top left, small toned spot at center, Very Fine appearance, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott $9,500. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 12, a fresh, F-VF horizontal strip of 3, positions 8-10R12, tied by a red Lonaconing, Md. c.d.s. on a clean orange cover to Black Creek, Ohio, Very Fine, with a 2009 Franklin Plating Archive certificate.
Scott $675 ++. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 2, fresh and bright, perforations just in at the top, tied by a mostly clear "Williamsport, Pa., Dec 6" c.d.s. on an exceptionally clean, locally addressed cover, Very Fine.
Scott $340. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $160.00
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 12, clean impression with a light black grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $325. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20, 20 var.), plate 2 & 12, each with Carrier cancel, plate 2 (repaired with perforations added) in red, plate 12 in black, Fine to Very Fine appearance, with 2004 P.F. certificate for black cancel.
Scott $640. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
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1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 12, position 8L12, clean and sound with alluring color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $450.
Scott $325. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 1¢ blue, type III (Scott 21), position 61L4, in deep color with fully visible ornaments and light face-free cancel; small stain at right center, still Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,400. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
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21/22, 21

1857, 1¢ blue, types III & IIIa se-tenant (Scott 21/22, 21), vertical pair, positions, 62/72R4 plus a type IIIa single (63R4), canceled with rectangular dotted grids, the pair tied by a choice "Milford, Ms., Jan 10, 1859" c.d.s. on a clean cover to Hartford, Ct.; reduced just a tad at the left, Very Fine. A marvelous cover, types verified and initialed by Ashbrook (S.B.A.) with a 2008 Franklin Plating Archive certificate.
Scott $3,000 off-cover. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,200-1,800
SOLD for $1,500.00
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (Scott 22), sound with strong color on fresh paper, the cancel face-free, Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $500. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 23), a fresh, Fine example tied by a partial Syracuse, N.Y. c.d.s., Feb 1, 1858, on a very clean, locally addressed cover, Very Fine, with 2010 Franklin Plating Archive certificate.
Scott $1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $375.00
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 23), L-shaped block of 3, positions 31/41-42R1L, tied (upside down) by two Oct 9 Philadelphia c.d.s.s on a cover to Abingdon, Va.; contemporaneous "doodling"/ penmanship practice (front & back) is done so neatly that it almost gives the appearance of an illustrated cover, Fine to Very Fine. Scott prices just a pair on cover at $2,350; rare usage and surprisingly attractive, with 2010 Franklin Plating Archive certificate.
Scott $2,350 for a pair on cover. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $600.00
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 23), in rich color on pristine paper, lightly cancelled, Fine to Very Fine, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott $550. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 3¢ rose, type I (Scott 25), a condition rarity, Post Office fresh with lavish color, crisp detail, and stellar centering, Extremely Fine, choice.
Scott $190. (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $350.00
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3¢ dull red, type III & type IV, All 12 Months (Scott 26, 26A), a year's worth of fun, a dozen stamps, each bearing a different month's cancel; all fresh and offering a range of shades; as selected for cancel, expect a small fault or two, generally Fine to Very Fine. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I (Scott 27), a wonderfully bright, fresh vertical strip of 3, tied by New Orleans and red "New Paid York/12" c.d.s.s on an 1859 folded letter to Nantes, France; blue sender's double oval and French entry c.d.s. and three different French backstamps; the striip has blunted/clipped perforations at the top and right, but is otherwise exceptionally well centered and Very Fine, the cover is Very Fine. Scott prices a used strip of 3—off cover—at $6,000 in italics.

AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY RARE USAGE. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I (Scott 27), very well centered, used with a 10¢ green type V (#35), each tied with a red "Paid" in circle on a small 1861 cover to Paris, France, postmarked with a red "Providence, R.I., Jan 29" c.d.s. and a red "New Paid York/12, Jan 30" c.d.s., along with a French entry c.d.s. and a Paris backstamp; the 5¢ has small closed tears at the top and most of the cover's top flap is missing, along with a small piece of the top front, which has been replaced; nonetheless, an attractive and very scarce make-up of the 15¢ rate. Includes the original letter, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $1,800+. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $250.00
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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I (Scott 27), used with a 10¢ green, type V (#35), each tied by a red "Paid" in circle on an 1860 cover from Providence, R.I. to Paris, France; red Mar 6 Providence c.d.s. and Mar 7 "Boston Paid 12" c.d.s., along with large boxed "P.D." and Mar 20 French entry c.d.s.; backstamped partial "Boston (AM or BR?) Pkt" c.d.s. and Paris receiver; some soiling, Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $350.00
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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I (Scott 27), an attractive stamp with bright color, clean impression, and a light cancel, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott $1,450. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), a bright and fresh vertical pair and single tied by two partial New Orleans c.d.s.s on an 1857 folded cover to Paris, France; red "New Paid York/12, Sep 30" c.d.s., an Oct 12 French entry c.d.s., and an Oct 13 Paris backstamp, Very Fine. Scott value for the pair and single off-cover is $3,350, identified and signed by Ashbrook with a 2009 Weiss certificate. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $650.00
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), a fine, fresh vertical pair tied by a New Orleans c.d.s., Sep 6, 1857, on a small folded letter to Paris, France with a partial red "New Paid York/12, Sep 16" and a red Sep 28 French entry c.d.s.; three tape stain anf a vertical file fold not affecting the pair, though the bottom perforations are very slightly blunted due to edge placement, otherwise Fine. Scott prices the pair off cover at $2,300, and also lists the earliest documented use as Aug 23, 1857—just two weeks prior to this cover. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), looking like it was printed yesterday, with strong color and detail on fresh paper; pinhole in lower left corner, still Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $1,050. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $450.00
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28b

1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I (Scott 28b), used with a 10¢ type II (#32), each canceled with a single pen stroke on an 1859 cover to Porrentruy, Switzerland; manuscript postmark "Croghan [New York], Mar 24/59" with a "New 18 York, Feb 26" c.d.s., a red oblong-boxed "Short Paid", a partly-erased red pencil "220" due marking, and an Apr 8 French entry c.d.s.; two French backstamps along with an Apr 10 Porrentruy receiver; the 10¢ has a light horizontal crease along the top edge, otherwise Very Fine. The 5¢ catalogs $2,250 off-cover., with a 2008 P.F. certificate. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $450.00
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1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), a fresh, Fine example used with a 10¢ green type V (#35), both tied by a Nov 16 New Orleans c.d.s. on a clean 1860 folded cover to Nantes, France, with a red "New Paid York/12, Nov 20" c.d.s., a black boxed "P.D.", a Dec 7 French entry c.d.s., and three different French backstamps; the 10¢ stamp is only average, centering-wise, but has an interpane straight edge and guide line at the left; the cover is fresh and Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $140.00
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1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), horizontal strip of 3 tied by a light Cahaba, Ala. c.d.s. (date not struck up) on an orange, Aug 1860 legal size cover to Marion, Ala. with legal complaint details at the left; vertical file fold near the left end, left stamp with a couple nibbed perfs, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,100 off cover. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
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1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), clearly printed in clean color, with a double-circle postmark, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott $325. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction

1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 30), unused without gum, in warm color with superior centering on clean paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $600.
Scott $500. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
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30A

1860, 5¢ brown, type II (Scott 30A), horizontal strip of 3 with interpane straight edge & guide line at the left, tied by clear red grids on an 1861 cover to Mortagne, France, with a mostly clear red "New Paid York/6, Dec 22" c.d.s., a red boxed "P.D.", a Jan 7 French entry c.d.s. and Rennes and Mortagne backstamps; strip with average centering, but otherwise sound; the cover is Very Fine. Scott values the strip off-cover at $950. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $300.00
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30A

1860, 5¢ brown, type II (Scott 30A), Post Office fresh with strong color and a red grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott $375. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $225.00
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1857, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 31), a clean, F-VF example tied on a choice 1857 folded cover to San Francisco by a perfectly struck "New (grid) York, Oct 7" Ocean Mail c.d.s.; directed via (manuscript) "Str. Star of the West", Extremely Fine. Ex-Gibson.
Scott $1,300. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
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1857, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 31), fresh with verdant color on bright white paper; neatly cancelled by two pen strokes, Very Fine overall, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott $600. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $400-600
SOLD for $500.00
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1857, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 32), sound and remarkably fresh, with socked-on-the-nose town postmark, Very Fine.
Scott $190. (Image)

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Estimate $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
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1857, 10¢ green, type II & type III (Scott 32, 33), each clean with solid color and full perforations, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $380. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 10¢ green, type IV, recut at top & bottom (Scott 34), position 64L1, sound with hardy color and blue hexagonal and red grid cancels, Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott $2,750. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857, 12¢ black, plate I (Scott 36), horizontal pair, minor perforation flaws, tied by an Oct 1 Ellicotts Mills, Md. c.d.s. on an 1858 cover to Portshead, Near Bristol, England, with red handstamped "19" and Oct 17 "America/Liverpool, Paid" British entry c.d.s.; backstamped clear "Boston/Br. Pkt, 6 Oct" c.d.s. and Oct 18 Bristol receiver; somewhat soiled, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $850. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
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36B

1859, 12¢ black, plate III (Scott 36B), horizontal pair, fresh and bright with attention-grabbing color depth and crispness, lightly cancelled; right stamp with pinhole to left of "U", Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $650. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
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1860, 24¢ gray lilac (Scott 37), sound on bright paper, in clean color with a black grid cancel, Very Fine.
Scott $400. (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), regummed, a gorgeous stamp, near-perfectly centered and in immaculate color, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. ("part o.g.") and 2008 P.S.E. ("regummed") certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,200.
Scott $700. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction