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1858, 5¢ brick red, type I. Neat San Francisco town cancel, choice centering, striking rich brilliant color, Extremely Fine and attractive, with 1981 P.F. & 2003 P.S.E. certificates. Scott No. 27; $1,450. Scott $1,450 (Image)
1858, 5¢ brick red, type I. New Orleans, La. town cancel, wide left margin showing captured part imprint, Very Fine for this, with 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 27; $1,450.
A VERY RARE CAPTURED IMPRINT VARIETY ON THE 1858 5¢ BRICK RED ISSUE. Scott $1,450 (Image)
1858, 5¢ brick red, type I. Town cancels, exceptional centering for this tight margin issue, rich radiant color; couple tiny thin spots, Extremely Fine appearance. Scott No. 27; $1,450. Scott $1,450 (Image)
1859, 5¢ brown, type I. Grid cancel, choice centering with design clear of perfs, rich bold color, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 29; $350. Scott $350 (Image)
1860, 5¢ brown, type II. Red grid cancel, rich deep color, attractively centered, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 30A; $280. Scott $280 (Image)
1857, 10¢ green, type II. Neat town cancel, exceptionally centered, remarkably rich and intensely deep color enhancing a beautiful sharp early impression, an Extremely Fine gem, a truly eye-arresting stamp, ex-L. Lyons, with P.F. certificate search result (for missing 1889 cert.). Scott No. 32; $180. Scott $180 (Image)
1857, 12¢ black, plate I. Town corner cancel, well centered, strong bold color, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 36; $300. Scott $300 (Image)
1857, 12¢ black, plate I. Horizontal pair, deep red grids and red London transit cancels, well centered for the issue, deep color; left stamp with tiny thin, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 36; $740. Scott $740 (Image)
1859, 12¢ black, plate III, double frame line at left. Neat grid cancel, beautifully centered amid wide margins, rich deep color, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 36B var.; $275. Scott $275 (Image)
1859, 12¢ black, plate III, double frame line at right. Neat grid cancel, wide margins clearly showing doubled frameline, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 36B var.; $275. Scott $275 (Image)
Scott $275
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Cat No: 37-E2 var.
1851, 24¢ Washington, by Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., complete design proof and frame only progressive essay, compound dies in black. Frame only, die on India. Mounted on card (approximately 45x101mm), showing complete design as issued at top (37TC) and frame only progressive die below, engraver layout line visible around each die, reverse with pencil "From Jos. E. Ralph, J.M. Bartels", Very Fine, listed as a footnote in Scott catalog below 37-E2 but unpriced. Brazer No. 52E-A var. Scott No. 37-E2 var.; Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
THE UNIQUE COMPOUND DIE PROOF OF THE 1857 24¢ WASHINGTON COMPLETE DESIGN AND THE PROGRESSIVE FRAME ONLY.
Only two other examples of the frame only die essay are known (R.A. Siegel Lakeshore and Hulme sales). One these examples is of similar state as the example in this proof while the other example differs in the engraver layout lines and burnishing. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)
1860, 24¢ gray lilac. Full o.g., rich color; tiny corner crease at bottom left, Fine appearance, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 37; $1,450. Scott $1,450 (Image)
1860, 30¢ orange. Neat 1860 Mobile, Ala. town and red New York transit cancel, choice centering amid wide margins, rich bright color, Extremely Fine and attractive, with 1984 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $1,200). Scott No. 38; $425. Scott $425 (Image)
1860, 90¢ blue. Full o.g., fairly light hinging, attractively centered amid wide margins, deep color on fresh bright paper; pulled perf at top right, Very Fine appearance, with 2002 & 2009 P.F. & 2017 P.S.E. certificates (prior to flaw). Scott No. 39; $3,000. Scott $3,000 (Image)
1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 24¢ blackish violet, small die proof ("Panama-Pacific"). Rich deep color, bright and fresh without the usual toning that often plagues these proofs, Extremely Fine, certainly one of the finest of only a small handful produced, with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 45P2a; $2,500. Scott $2,500 (Image)
1861, 3¢ pink. Neat town cancel, brilliant true pink color, well centered amid wide margins, Very Fine and choice, a lovely used 3¢ pink issue, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 64; $600. Scott $600 (Image)
1861, 3¢ brown red. O.g., never hinged, rich color and remarkable freshness, Very Fine, very scarce in never hinged condition, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 65; $125 for hinged. Scott $125 for hinged (Image)
1861, 3¢ rose. Full strike of fancy shield in circle cancel of Alexandria, Va. exceptional centering amid wide margins, an Extremely Fine gem, with 1994 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno No. PS-FC 24. Scott No. 65; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
1861, 5¢ buff. Light blue and red nearly face-free cancels, exceptional centering, rich bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, a striking sound stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 67; $750. Scott $750 (Image)
1861, 10¢ dark green. O.g., never hinged, choice centering, incredibly rich and intensely deep color enhancing a detailed impression on bright fresh paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 68a; $1,350 for hinged.
A UNIQUE NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 10¢ WASHINGTON ISSUE IN THE DARK GREEN SHADE - CERTAINLY ONE, IF NOT THE FINEST KNOWN NEVER HINGED EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE.
A search of the P.F. Foundation "Certificate Search" revealed only five never hinged examples of the 1861 10¢ issue in the typical green and yellow green shades. One single bearing a gum crease, another single reperforated at top and a sound strip of three with fine-very fine centering. The are no never hinged examples certified by the P.F. in the elusive dark green shade. Scott $1,350 for hinged (Image)