1861, 1¢ blue, type I. Light town cancel, well centered with full perforations, fresh powder blue color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 18; $500. US$0 (Image)

Scott $500

1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia. Grid cancel & part town cancel, well centered with design shift to bottom showing full perfs and scissor trimmed below leaving the full design intact at bottom, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 19; $9,500. US$0 (Image)

Scott $9,500

1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Plate 2, trace of cancel, well centered & fresh color, Very Fine and choice, looks like and Extremely Fine stamp, with 1985 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded VF 80.
Scott No. 20; $275. US$0 (Image)

Scott $275

1857, 1¢ blue, type III. Light St. Louis cds, nicely center with full perforations, fresh, bright color, Very Fine and particularly attractive, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 21; $1,400. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,400

1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Light grid cancel, well centered and full perfs, bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 22; $475. US$0 (Image)

Scott $475

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV. Light, unobtrusive postmark, bright fresh color, F.-V.F. and attractive, with 1994 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded F-VF 75.
Scott No. 23; $550. US$0 (Image)

Scott $550

1857, 1¢ blue, type V. Pretty red town cancel, beautifully centered with fresh color, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 24; $55. US$0 (Image)

Scott $55

Sale No: 109
Lot No:4027
Symbol:Cat No:25

1857, 3¢ rose, type I. Slightly disturbed o.g., fresh color, Fine, a very difficult stamp to find in mint condition, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate Graded F 70.
Scott No. 25; $3,000. US$0 (Image)

Scott $3,000

1858, 5¢ brick red, type I. Red & black town cancels, bright color with full perforations, Very Fine and choice, a handsome example of this scarce shade, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 27; $1,450. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,450

1857, 5¢ red brown, type I. Light New Orleans postmark of Jan. 1859, well centered with deep, true red brown color, full perfs, an Extremely Fine gem, with 1995 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded XF 90.
Scott No. 28; $1,100 ++.

A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN. THIS ISSUE IS RARE WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING.

This should be catalogued as Deep Red Brown, as it is much closer to the Indian Red than it is to the 1856 Red Brown. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,100 ++

1858, 5¢ Indian red, type I. New Orleans postmark, stunning Indian Red color, well centered and full perforations, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 28A; $3,750.

A REMARKABLY FRESH AND VIBRANT SHADE OF INDIAN RED, THE MOST DESIRABLE COLOR VARIETY OF THE 5-CENT 1857 ISSUE. US$0 (Image)

Scott $3,750

Sale No: 109
Lot No:4031
Symbol:Cat No:30

1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II. O.g., very lightly hinged, Post Office fresh with rich color and long full perforations, an Extremely Fine gem, with 2000 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded XF 90 XQ.
Scott No. 30; $1,200.

A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT ORANGE BROWN.

The 5¢ stamps in the Orange Brown shade (Scott 30) were printed from Plate 2 in 1861. They were the last stamps of the 1857 Issue distributed before the Post Office Department demonetized all circulating stamps in August 1861 due to the Civil War. Unused remainders were discovered in the South after the war, and so unused copies are readily available. However, it is difficult to find this issue in sound and centered original-gum condition. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,200

1857, 10¢ green, type I. Light town cancel of what appears to be San Francisco Jul 20 1860, bright, fresh color with large even margins for the issue, an Extremely Fine gem, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 31; $1,100.

ONE OF THE FINEST 1857 10¢ TYPE I THAT WE HAVE EVER OFFERED. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,100

1857, 10¢ green, type III. Neat New York Ocean Mail postmark, bright, fresh color with full perforations, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 33; $190. US$0 (Image)

Scott $190

1857, 10¢ green, type IV, recut at top. Position 74L1, light town cancel, full perfs & fresh color, Very Fine and choice, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 34; $2,100.

A LOVELY USED EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED 1857 10¢ TYPE IV SHOWING THE SINGLE RECUT AT TOP FROM POSITION 74L1.

The 10¢ 1855 Type IV stamps are defined by the recut of one or both outer lines at the top or bottom of the design. Type IV stamps come from only seven positions on the left pane and one position on the right pane of Plate 1. US$0 (Image)

Scott $2,100

1860, 24¢ gray lilac. Neat black grid cancel, beautifully centered with perforation clear of the design, fresh Post Office color, an Extremely Fine gem, with 1986 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 37; $400.

A SUPERB GEM WHICH IS ONE IN A MILLION. US$0 (Image)

Scott $400

1860, 30¢ orange. Red grid cancel, well centered, Extremely Fine, a very difficult stamp to acquire in this choice condition, with 1984 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 38; $550. US$0 (Image)

Scott $550

Sale No: 109
Lot No:4037
Symbol:Cat No:39

1860, 90¢ blue. O.g., previously hinged, light natural bend, wonderful Post Office color & freshness, beautifully centered, an Extremely Fine gem, with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 39; $3,000.

A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC HIGH VALUE WHICH IS RARELY FOUND IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION.

The high denomination stamps of the 1857 Issue were needed to prepay high international letter rates established by various postal treaties. When supplies of current postage stamps were demonetized by the Federal government, the 90¢ had been in use for only one year. Most unused examples come from supplies recovered from Southern post offices. The vast majority of these have no gum or poor centering, this is an extraordinary exception to the rule. US$0 (Image)

Scott $3,000