Ayer & Co., 1¢ black, silk paper, type 1. Ample to large margins, bold color, Very Fine.
Scott No. RS4b; $250. Scott $250
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Scott $250

Ayer & Co., 1¢ black, pink paper, type 2. Clear to large margins, rich color; light vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, very rare, with only 22 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS4c; $2,750. Scott $2,750
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Scott $2,750

Ayer & Co., 4¢ blue, imperf, old paper. Full margins, bright and fresh with deep color; tiny thin and margin tear at top left, Very Fine appearance, very scarce and undercataloged, with only 35 examples recorded.
Scott No. RS10a; $400. Scott $400
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Scott $400

Ayer & Co., 4¢ blue, imperf, silk paper. Right margin single with part guide mark, full even margins, strong bright color; light vertical crease mostly in left margin, Very Fine, only 62 are recorded in the Aldrich census, ex-Joyce.
Scott No. RS10b; $450. Scott $450
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Scott $450

Ayer & Co., 4¢ blue, imperf, watermarked USIR. Top right corner margin single, clear margins, bold color; couple horizontal creases one affecting design and margin thin, Very Fine appearance, only 62 are recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS10d; $350. Scott $350
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Scott $350

Barnes & Co., 2¢ black, silk paper. Well centered for this difficult issue, strong color; small tear and margin thin, Very Fine and choice appearance, rare with only 27 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS25b; $500. Scott $500
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Scott $500

Barnes & Co., 2¢ black, experimental silk paper. Bold color; small flaws including couple thins and nibbed perf, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. RS25e; $1,250. Scott $1,250
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Scott $1,250

Barr & Co., 4¢ black, experimental silk paper. Choice centering, rich color; light crease and a couple blunt perfs at right, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott No. RS27e; $450. Scott $450
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Scott $450

Barry's Proprietary, 2¢ green, pink paper. Well centered and rich color, Very Fine and choice, a scarce stamp in sound condition.
Scott No. RS29c; $275. Scott $275
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Scott $275

Blow, W.T., 1¢ green, pink paper. Choice centering, strong bold color, Extremely Fine, a rare stamp in sound condition, with only 43 recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS31c; $450. Scott $450
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Scott $450

Brandreth, B., 1¢ black, perf'd, silk paper. Exceptional centering amid wide margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, rare with only 17 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (10 of which are reported faulty).
Scott No. RS32b; $1,750.

A VERY RARE CHOICE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ B. BRANDRETH PERFORATED SILK PAPER ISSUE. Scott $1,750
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Scott $1,750

Brandreth, B., 1¢ black, imperf, silk paper. Full well balanced margins, deep color; small thin, Extremely Fine appearance, scarce and undercataloged, with 31 examples reported.
Scott No. RS34b; $275. Scott $275
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Scott $275

Brown, Dr. C.F., 1¢ blue, old paper. Rich deep color, wide margins, Very Fine, a lovely stamp, rarely encountered so nice in sound condition.
Scott No. RS36a; $650. Scott $650
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Scott $650

Brown, Fred, 2¢ black, die I, pink paper. Full margins, rich color and sharp detailed impression on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine and choice, only 16 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 4 are reported to be faulty).
Scott No. RS37c; $3,750.

ONE OF THE FINEST SOUND EXAMPLES OF THE FRED BROWN 2¢ BLACK ON PINK PAPER ISSUE. Scott $3,750
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Scott $3,750

Brown, Fred, 2¢ black, die I, experimental silk paper. Full margins and strong color; small wrinkle and sealed margin tear, Very Fine appearance, a very scarce and elusive medicine issue.
Scott No. RS37e; $1,500. Scott $1,500
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Scott $1,500

Brown, John I. & Son, 2¢ green, watermarked USIR. Well centered, rich vibrant color, Very Fine and choice, a very scarce sound stamp, with 40 recorded in Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS40d; $400. Scott $400
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Scott $400

Brown, John I. & Son, 2¢ green, experimental silk paper. Showing several blue silk fibers on reverse, wide margins, rich deep color; thin and pinhole, Very Fine appearance, a very rare silk paper variety.
Scott No. RS40e; $1,500. Scott $1,500
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Scott $1,500

Brown, John I. & Son, 4¢ brown, watermarked USIR. Well centered amid wide margins, rich color; couple small thins, Extremely Fine appearance, a wonderfully well centered example and one of the finest appearing, only 16 are recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS41d; $2,000. Scott $2,000
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Scott $2,000

Bull, Dr. John, 1¢ black, pink paper. Choice centering for this notoriously off centered issue, deep color on bright pink paper; small thin, Very Fine appearance, rare with only 28 recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS42c; $825. Scott $825
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Scott $825

Bull, Dr. John, 1¢ black, experimental silk paper. Showing many blue silk fibers on reverse, deep rich color; shallow thin and nibbed perf at bottom, F.-V.F. appearance, very rare, ex-Holcombe.
Scott No. RS42e; $1,100. Scott $1,100
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Scott $1,100

Bull, Dr. John, 4¢ blue, pink paper. Wide margins, strong bold color; small thin, Very Fine and choice appearance, very scarce with only 34 are recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS43c; $600. Scott $600
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Scott $600

Bull, Dr. John, 4¢ ultramarine. Strong true ultramarine shade, well centered especially for this notoriously off centered issue; couple thins, Very Fine appearance, one of the rarest of all Match & Medicine ultramarine color varieties with only 7 examples recorded in the Aldrich census with only 2 examples with fine or better centering.
Scott No. RS43u; $2,750.

ONE OF THE FINEST APPEARING EXAMPLES OF THE 4¢ DR. JOHN BULL IN ULTRAMARINE. Scott $2,750
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Scott $2,750

Burdsal & Co., 1¢ black on orange wrapper, watermarked USIR. Wide margins showing guidemarks on three side, deep orange paper color; couple small thins and vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, very rare, with only 22 examples recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS45d; $4,000.

A CHOICE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ BURDSAL & CO. BLACK ON ORANGE WATERMARKED WRAPPER. Scott $4,000
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Scott $4,000

Burnett & Co., 4¢ black, pink paper. Deep color, F.-V.F., a very scarce sound stamp, only 36 recorded in the Aldrich census.
Scott No. RS46c; $400. Scott $400
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Scott $400