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1861, 3¢ brown rose, First Design (Scott 56), now catalogued as #65-E15h, o.g., very lightly hinged, a grand Gravure, with razor-sharp detail in alluring color; fresh, sound and centered just a hair from perfect, Very Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott $550 Estimate $500-750 (Image)
1861, 5¢ brown, First Design (Scott 57), now cataloguing as #67-E9e, the finished plate essay on semi-transparent stamp paper, gummed, and perf 12, full o.g., previously hinged, a prime example with exceptional color depth and razor-sharp detail; fresh; diagonal sealed tear at top extending into the "ST" in "POSTAGE", Fine to Very Fine, Scott notes this issue "is valued with small faults, as all recorded original-gum examples come thus", with 1948 (copy), 1969, 2001 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott $30,000 Estimate $15,000-20,000 (Image)
1861, 30¢ red orange, First Design (Scott 61), now catalogued as #71TC6, slightly disturbed o.g., with immensely rich, deep color and immaculate impression; small corner crease at bottom right, Fine, an exceptional example of this very scarce stamp, only 34 examples of which are recorded (33 available to collectors, one in the Miller Collection at the New York Public Library), ex Drews, with 2019 P.F. certificate.
All 1861 Premiere Gravures are difficult to find, with the higher denominations exceedingly rare and missing from even the most advanced collections. Scott $40,000 Estimate $15,000-20,000 (Image)
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design (Scott 62B), o.g., barest trace of hinge, a prime Premiere with incredible depth of color on like-new paper; reperforated at left, Fine to Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate (clean) and later P.F. certificate #553749 (not accompanying) noting reperforation. Scott $8,500 Estimate $3,000-4,000 (Image)
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design (Scott 62B), one to make you think it's Christmas time, in bold, deep green with a red paint grid cancel; paper fresh with near-perfect centering; tiny corner crease at bottom right and reperforated at right, lovely Extremely Fine appearance, a simply gorgeous stamp, signed Brettl BPP, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate; PF certificate #518100 (not accompanying). Scott $1,810 Estimate $1,000-1,500 (Image)
