#21, 1c Blue, Ty. III, pos. 30R4, used single with black carrier cancel, deep color, tiny tear in bottom right corner that is barely detectable, just fine centering and an elusive type III stamp; 2014 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,975.00

#25, 3c Rose red, Ty. I, used, quite well centered for this tightly margined issue, intensely rich color, cancelled by a portion of a green town cancel, very fine; a scarce colored cancel; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $375.00

#25A, 3c Dull red, Ty. II, used, quite well centered for this difficult issue, plus its color is considerably stronger and deeper than usual, clean crisp impression, light town cancel, very fine; in the imperforate issue the two types were rather equally issued however in the perforated stamps the recut inner frame lines are decidedly scarcer than the type I where they are not recut; 2014 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $950.00

#25A var., 3c Dull red, Ty. II, major cracked plate, pos. 84L35L, an excellent example of this variety with deep color and strong impression that shows the crack exceptionally well, much better and scarcer than the same position imperforate, black town cancel, expertly reperforated at bottom, very fine appearance; a variety seldom encountered on the perforated type II stamps; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,600.00

#25A var., 3c Dull red, Ty. II, double transfer in "Three Cents" a handsome example of this scarce stamp with the additional feature that the double transfer in the bottom label is quite significant, very well centered, deep strong color and sharp distinct impression, extremely fine; catalog value is for the normal used stamp; 2014 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $950.00

#25A, 3c Rose, Ty. II, attractive used vertical pair of this a difficult stamp, both stamps are unusually well centered for this exceptionally tight margined issue, attractive color that is stronger and deeper than usual, clean crisp impression, plus it possesses a lovely portion of "(W)yandot(te/Mich) balloon cancel, very fine and choice; multiples of this value are much scarcer than the modest premium implies; 2011 PSAG certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,100.00

#26, 1857-61 3c Dull red, Ty. III accumulation of over 120 singles and four pairs on pages, including a few on piece, year date town cancels with Mobile, Alabama (3), Philadelphia Octagons (11), couple 1860 dates inverted in error, etc., numerous stamp shades, some small faults but many attractive, generally fine-very fine.

Est. $200-300

#26a, 3c Dull red, Ty. IIa, incredibly well centered, with the perforations clearing the design all around, a rare feat on this tightly spaced plate, bright and fresh with strong color, light blue town cancel, extremely fine; an elusive and often misidentified stamp; 2014 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $152.00

#28, 5c Red brown, Ty. I, handsome used example, being especially well centered, lovely rich color and a sharp impression, light c.d.s. town cancel, extremely fine; 2010 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $3,300.00). (Image)

CV. $1,100.00

#28, 5c Red brown, Ty. I, handsome used example, being especially well centered, lovely bright rich color approaching the bright red brown shade and a sharp impression, central rimless grid, extremely fine; 2012 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $3,250.00). (Image)

CV. $1,100.00

#36, 12c Black, plate I, a truly lovely used horizontal pair, being wonderfully well centered for this notoriously difficult and tightly margined issue, outstanding color and a remarkably clean and detailed impression which are seldom encountered, neatly cancelled by central "Boston Br. Pkt./Feb 8" c.d.s., the right stamp with a few short perfs. at right, otherwise extremely fine; 2014 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $750.00

#36, 12c Black, plate I, three singles plus two singles of 3c Dull red (#26) tied to 1860 cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by large Boston "Paid" cancels, portion of Boston c.d.s. on reverse,"Paid 40" in red crayon, via Great Britain with red "London/Paid/MR 20, 60" transit on the front, stamps lifted and replaced but original to the cover, cover toning, repaired cover fault at left from rough opening and portion of back flaps missing, an exceptionally scarce early cover to this South American country. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#39, 90c Blue, an extraordinarily rare used example of this value, which is one of the few stamps in United States philately that is actually far more rare and valuable in used condition versus mint, with this particular copy being one of the few which is completely sound and without the myriad of flaws which affect the majority of known certified used examples, bold rich color and impression on bright fresh paper, attractively well centered with well clear to large margins all around and bordered by full even perforations, neat and unobtrusive grid cancel, very fine and choice example of the used rarity; it is believed that are there are less than 200 certified used examples, and the vast majority have faults of varying degrees; an important sound stamp for the serious collector of used U.S. stamps; 2002 and 2014 PSE certificates. (Image)

CV. $11,000.00