#6, 1c Blue, Ty. Ia, position 94R4, a highly desirable used example of this rare classic stamp, featuring a marvelous overall freshness with rich luxuriant and especially deep color and a superbly detailed impression on pristine white paper, full to mostly large margins all around, neat and attractive ms. cancel, choice very fine; a very desirable 1851 One Cent Blue Type Ia stamp; 1960 RPS certificate. (Image)

CV. $5,500.00

#6b, 1c Blue, Ty. Ic, large margins to just touching outer ornament at upper right, the top and bottom margins being especially wide showing a bit of the adjacent stamp at base, which allow the critical type characteristics to be easily visible, deep rich Plate 4 color and a highly detailed impression, tied by "Manchester, N.H./Dec 4 1857" datestamp to fresh printed circular to Salem, N.H., very fine and desirable; ex-Gibson. (Image)

CV. $4,250.00

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, position 4R1L, attractive used top sheet margin single, full to wide margins all around, deep color and detailed impression, black grid cancel, extremely fine; this position also shows a double transfer and is the only position of plate 1 late that was not recut making this a very scarce and desirable stamp. (Image)

CV. $350.00

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, position 2L2, showing the major crack in plate 2, clear to large margin, strong color and sharp impression showing the crack well, light black town cancel, small rub at bottom otherwise very fine; the crack in plate 2 affects five stamps, position 2 is the most dramatic of the five. (Image)

CV. $400.00

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, handsome right sheet margin horiz. pair, positions 69-70R1E, well margined, attractive lighter blue color typical of the early state of plate 1, neat black grid cancels, very fine and choice. (Image)

CV. $290.00

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, horiz. pair, positions 85-86R2, full to extra-large margins all around showing a portion of the adjacent stamp at left, especially deep color and strong impression, black grid cancels, very fine. (Image)

CV. $290.00

#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 2, horizontal strip of three, ample margins to just touching, tied by two strikes of blue "Baltimore, Md./Aug 21" datestamp to lady's cover to Middletown, Pa., very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, lovely used example with full large margins all around showing a bit of the next stamp at left, excellent color and impression showing a very wide break in the top frameline, lightly canceled a black town cancel, choice very fine and attractive. (Image)

CV. $850.00

#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, Pos. 83L1L, four ample to huge margins, including showing portions of the adjacent stamps at left and bottom, tied by "New-York/Oct 17" datestamp to partially printed drop letter, extremely fine and choice; ex-Caspary. (Image)

CV. $110.00

#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, Pos. 61-62L1L, 71L1L, "L" shaped strip of three, ample to mostly huge margins all around, the left pair showing portions of the adjacent stamps at top and bottom, the bottom stamp with triple transfer, one inverted from pos. 71L1L, strong color and sharp impression, tied by single strike of "PAID" in grid to cover to Duxbury, Mass., red "Boston, Mass./Sep 23" datestamp alongside, extremely fine and rare; ex-Caspary. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#12, 5c Red brown, select used single, possessing lavish large even margins all around, sumptuously rich color and sharp impression on fresh white paper, very lightly cancelled, extremely fine and a lovely example of this value; 1957 RPS certificate. (Image)

CV. $700.00

#12, 5c Red brown, four large margins, strong rich color and a clean impression, unusually light black c.d.s. cancel, very fine and choice. (Image)

CV. $700.00

#12, 5c Red brown, attractive single with well clear to large margins all around, fresh rich color and a nice impression, possesses both black and red New York c.d.s. cancels, very fine. (Image)

CV. $850.00

#12, 5c Red brown, mostly large margins to just touching at base, rich color, tied by "New Orleans/Feb 1, 1857" datestamp to folded letter to Intra, Italy, red "New-York/Feb 1?/Br Pkt" exchange office handstamp, French entry datestamp also ties the stamp, boxed "G B/1F 60c" accountancy marking and ms. "90" decimes due, six backstamps including Paris, Genoa, Torino and Intra, very fine; 1957 RPS certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,675.00

#12, 5c Red brown, horizontal pair, mostly large margins to just couching the left stamp at bottom, deep rich color and sharp impression, pinhole in the margin between the stamps at top, tied to buff cover to Selma, Indiana by "Todd's Valley, Cal/Dec 8" datestamps, very fine; a rare West to East usage of a 5c 1851 issue pair; ex Gibson and Moody. (Image)

CV. $1,200.00

#13, 10c Green, Ty. I, an appealing used single, featuring four large balanced margins, deep rich color and a detailed impression, Boston "Paid" cancel, choice very fine (Image)

CV. $900.00

#13, 10c Green, Ty. I, single tied to piece by nearly full "San Francisco/20 Feb" c.d.s., well clear to large margins all around, very fine; 1961 RPS certificate. (Image)

CV. $900.00

#14, 10c Green, Ty. II, a particularly fresh example of this scarce unused stamp, strong rich color and sharp impression on clean paper, in addition possessing four large balanced margins, also with a stitch watermark at top, in all a lovely and choice very fine stamp; signed Friedl and A. Roig. (Image)

CV. $1,800.00

#14, 10c Green, Ty. II, horizontal pair, large margins all around, deep rich color, tied along with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (#9), large to huge margins all around, to large piece by grid cancels, red "New Orleans, La/Nov 2" datestamp at top, extremely fine. (Image)

CV. $415.00

#16, 10c Green, Ty. IV, Pos. 3R, outer line recut at top, choice example with large to huge margins all around, tied by "PAID" in grid cancel to fresh cover to San Francisco, red "Boston/Jan 4" datestamp at upper right, portion of bottom flap added, very fine, the stamp extremely fine. (Image)

CV. $2,000.00

#17, 12c Black, attractive used single, large margins all around including a substantial portion of the adjacent stamp at right, rich color and detailed impression on fresh paper, neat and unobtrusive red grid cancel, extremely fine;1957 RPS certificate. (Image)

CV. $280.00

#17, 12c Black, a pretty single with four well clear to large margins, strong color and a highly detailed impression, central red grid cancel, very fine and choice. (Image)

CV. $280.00

#17, 12c Black, horizontal strip of four. huge margins at left and bottom showing portions of adjoining stamps, a bit in at top and right, cancelled by grids and tied by "New Orleans, La./Jul 6, 1857" datestamp to folded letter to Nantes, France, red "Boston/15 Jul/Paid/12" transit and "Boston/15 Jul/Br Pkt" backstamp, French entry datestamp and Nantes arrival backstamp, a very fine and handsome franking. (Image)

Est. $500-750