1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, cracked plate. Position 71L18. Intermediate stage of crack extending into top right vignette, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 11" cds on cover to Columbia, Pa., 1857 docketing on reverse, Very Fine, early stages of this crack do not extend into rosette with later stages extending across and beyond design, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 26 var.; Estimate $600 - 800. Est. $600-800 (Image)

Est. $600-800

1859, 5¢ brown, type I. Used with 10¢ green (35), each tied by vivid red NYFM open circular grid cancel, matching sharp "New York 'Paid 12' Sep 28" credit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Persia from New York Sep. 28th to Liverpool arriving Oct. 8th, French (10.9.59) entry cds, Oct. 10th arrival backstamp; tiny edge tear at top, Very Fine and attractive use.
Scott No. 29; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

1859, 5¢ brown, type I. vertical strip of three, tied by two strikes of "New-Orleans, Nov 14, 1861" cds on light buff cover to Paris, France, red "New York 'Paid 12' Nov 20" credit, French (12.7) entry cds; small edge tear, Very Fine.
Scott No. 29; $1,200 as off-cover strip; Estimate $300 - 400. Scott $1,200 as off-cover strip
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Scott $1,200 as off-cover strip
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1857, 10¢ green, type III. Nicely centered, tied by blue "Andover, Mass., Jun 18" cds on fresh cover to California, with second strike of cds and small "ADV" advertising handstamp of North San Juan, Cal. Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 33; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

1857, 10¢ green, type III. Tied by "Middleport N.Y., Dec 7" cds, additional strike at left on 1857 blue cover to St. Catherines, Canada West, red "United States/Paid 6" two-line exchange handstamp, red St. Catherines (12.6.57) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and attractive cross-border use.
Scott No. 33; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Plate 2, red circular New York carrier date stamp cancel, exceptional centering amid wide balanced margins, rich deep color, Extremely Fine to Superb, a stunning gem, with 2011 P.F. & 2020 P.S.A.G. certificates, the latter Graded (95, SSV $2,500).
Scott No. 20; $260.

AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE II ISSUE BEARING A COMPLEMENTARY COLOR CANCEL. Scott $260
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Scott $260

1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Plate II, full o.g., strong bold color, fresh and F.-V.F.
Scott No. 22; $2,200. Scott $2,200
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Scott $2,200

1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Neat town cancel, deep rich color, well centered amid nicely balanced margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, very attractive, with 2004 P.F., 2019 P.S.E. and 2020 P.S.A.G. certificates, the latter Graded (85, SSV $800).
Scott No. 22; $475. Scott $475
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Scott $475

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III, diagonal bisect. Bottom right portion of stamp, in combination with 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III single (26) on piece tied by town cancel, left stamp with tiny tone spot, otherwise Very Fine, a rare and unusual usage, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

1857, 3¢ dull red, type IV. Vertical pair, o.g., showing extra row of vertical perforations at right through bottom stamp and portion of top stamp, strong bright color, Very Fine, scarce multiple and unusual variety for this issue.
Scott No. 26A; $1,250. Scott $1,250
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Scott $1,250

1857, 3¢ dull red, type IV. Block of 4, socked-on-the-nose Hempstead, Texas town cancel, strong color; couple short perfs at upper right, otherwise a Fine and rare multiple.
Scott No. 26A; $2,500. Scott $2,500
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Scott $2,500

1858, 5¢ brick red, type I. Full o.g., rich radiant color, centered to left with design clear at bottom and just touching at left, F.-V.F., ex-Gorham, Whitman, with 1952, 2001 and 2007 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (F-VF 75, SSV $60,000).
Scott No. 27; $80,000.

AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SOUND MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1858, 5¢ TYPE I IN THE BRICK RED SHADE WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM - ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL MINT CLASSIC ISSUES WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM.

Although chronicled as the first of the 1858-61 5¢ Issues, the 5¢ brick red was not actually used for months after the red brown and Indian red type I shades, making it the third issue in the series. A search of the Philatelic Foundation Certificate Search revealed approximately 20 mint examples bearing original gum including the Worthington block of four which is though to be unique. Of these examples, about half bear some type of fault and all have perforations impinging on the design on one or two sides. Scott $80,000
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Scott $80,000

1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I. Town cancel, rich distinctive color; small flaws, Fine appearance, a very scarce shade, with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 28b; $2,250. Scott $2,250
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Scott $2,250

1859, 5¢ brown, type I. Near circular grid cancel, precision centering, strong bold color, Extremely Fine, choice so nice, with 2020 P.S.A.G. certificate Graded (90, SSV $1,000).
Scott No. 29; $375. Scott $375
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Scott $375

1860, 5¢ brown, type II. Neat central grid cancel, choice centering rich bold color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, $475).
Scott No. 30A; $280. Scott $280
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Scott $280

1860, 24¢ gray lilac. Small corner grid cancel leaving design nearly unobscured, wide well balanced margins with design completely showing (rare thus), rich color, Extremely Fine and attractive, an exception large margin stamp, with 1986 and 2009 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 37; $375. Scott $375
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Scott $375

1860, 30¢ orange. Red grid cancel, wide margins, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 38; $425. Scott $425
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Scott $425

1860, 90¢ blue. Slightly disturbed large part o.g., deep rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 39; $3,000. Scott $3,000
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Scott $3,000

1860, 90¢ blue. Traces of o.g., well centered amid wide margins, deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2020 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 39; $1,300 for no gum. Scott $1,300 for no gum
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Scott $1,300 for no gum