#151, 12c Dull violet, scarce mint example, rich luxuriant color and a strong impression, fairly well centered, large part o.g., fine and attractive. (Image)

CV. $3,000.00

#152, 15c Bright orange, attractive unused single, excellent centering within large balanced margins, radiant rich color, skillfully regummed, extremely fine. (Image)

CV. $1,300.00

#152, 15c Bright orange, an exceptionally scarce used block of four of this high value, overall quite well centered, brilliant color, each stamp with light target cancel, very faint crease at top of left stamp, otherwise very fine for this elusive block that is rarely offered. (Image)

CV. $1,850.00

#153, 24c Purple, scarce mint single, wonderfully bright and fresh, unusually intense color, quite well centered within large margins, o.g., nearly very fine. (Image)

CV. $1,800.00

#153, 24c Purple, beautifully centered, cancelled by crossroads on 1871 folded letter to Castres, France, matching "San Francisco, Cal./Jan 21 datestamp alongside and boxed "Short Paid," endorsed "Per Pacific Railroad," red New York transit and "6" due handstamp which is repeated tying the stamp, red London transit, Calais entry c.d.s. also tying the stamp and red "PD" in oval and Castres backstamp, fresh and very fine; an attractive and unusual usage of this value underpaying the double rate; ex-Waterhouse. (Image)

CV. $1,500.00

#153, 24c Purple, nicely centered, used along with two copies of 3c Green (#158) tied to each other and to buff cover to France by three strikes of boxed "PAID" cancels and discrete pen strokes, matching "Bear Town/July 16, 1878" manuscript town postmark, arrival backstamps, very fine double rate usage. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#154, 30c Black, unused example of this rare Bank Note, quite well centered, strong rich color and impression on bright paper, fine. (Image)

CV. $2,750.00

#155, 90c Carmine, particularly well centered used single, large margins all around, strong rich color, possessing a neat portion of a NYFM cancel., extremely fine; a surprisingly scarce stamp to find in this premium used condition. (Image)

CV. $350.00