#161, 10c Brown, handsome mint single, with fresh rich color and sharp detailed impression, framed by attractive even perforations, o.g.,very fine. (Image)

CV. $900.00

#161, 10c Brown, well centered horizontal pair with a natural s.e. at right used from Japan to Italy, stamps tied to 1874 folded cover to Genoa by cork cancels, with matching "Yokohama, Japan/Feb 24" datestamp alongside, endorsed "Via America," San Francisco and red New York transits and Genoa backstamps, very fine and rare usage. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#162, 12c Blackish violet, Q very scarce mint single of this elusive value, remarkably fresh possessing deep luxuriant color and razor sharp impression on bright white paper, o.g., a nearly very fine example of a scarce mint Bank Note. (Image)

CV. $2,400.00

#162, 12c Blackish violet, an unusually scarce used block of four of this higher Bank Note value, intense rich color and impression of fresh white paper, well centered with large to extra-large margins all around, relatively lightly and attractively cancelled, faint horiz. crease in top pair and a few separated perfs., very fine appearance; an elusive and rarely offered block in any quality. (Image)

CV. $1,000.00

#162, 12c Blackish violet, horizontal pair with a natural s.e. at right, used with 1c Ultramarine (#156) and 3c Green (#158) cancelled by segmented cork, matching "Washington, Ga./Sep 21" datestamp alongside, addressed to "Capt. Pembroke Jones, Argentine Torpedo Defenses, Care Saml B. Hale & Co., Buenos Ayres, South America" and endorsed "Via England," red "New York/Sep 25/1.10" transit and London transit tying the 1c and 2c stamps, 1875 Buenos Aires backstamp, very fine. (Image)

Est. $400-500

#166, 90c Rose carmine, a brilliantly fresh mint single, rich color and detailed impression, exceptionally well centered within uncharacteristically large balanced margins being particularly wide, o.g., a handsome very fine jumbo. (Image)

CV. $2,250.00

#166, 90c Rose carmine, a seldom offered mint block of four, fresh with brilliant colors and detailed impression, overall quite well centered, small perf. flaws including two broken perfs. between the left pair, fine and rare. (Image)

CV. $13,500.00