1851, 3¢ Orange Brown, Type I, position 71-72R1L, horizontal pair, bold blue Nashville, Ills. town cancel, margins ample to touching frameline at lower right, rich vibrant color, Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. 10  $600. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ Orange Brown, Type I, position 75R1E, large margins to just touching at upper left, rich color, tied by neat "Newburyport, Ms., Oct 6" cds on folded letter sheet to Boston, Mass., Extremely Fine. Scott No. 10  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ Orange Brown, Type I, Top Margin Single, showing guide dot at top right, margins ample to shaving frameline at lower left, rich bright color, tied by red grid handstamp on 1851 folded letter sheet to Pittsburgh, Pa., matching "Brownsville, Pa., Jul 10" cds; file fold, Very Fine, a very early usage. Scott No. 10  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, position 96R5E, neat waffle grid cancel, ample to large margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at upper left, bold color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine, ex Alexander; with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 10A  $160. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, with more brown, sharp New York town cancel, ample to mostly large margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at right, intensely rich color, Extremely Fine; with 1987 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 10A  $160. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, position 13L1i, slight double transfer, red grid cancel, clear to ample margins, rich color, Very Fine, ex Chase. Scott No. 10A  $160. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, horizontal pair, blue grid cancels, margins clear to just into frameline at bottom right, rich color, left stamp with faint crease, F.-V.F. Scott No. 10A  $605. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, positions 41-42L0, horizontal pair, San Francisco town cancels, margins large to just into frameline at upper left and right, rich color, small corner crease at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 10A  $550. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, margins large to just shaving frameline, rich color, tied by blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 27" cds on cover to Brooklyn, N.Y., in combination with uncanceled even margin 1851, 1¢ Eagle Carrier, red star carrier handstamp at center, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 10A+LO2  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, clear to large margins, tied by neat blue grid cancel on folded letter to Clinton, Mass., matching "Taunton, Ms., 3cts, Nov 1" cds, letter with illustrated Taunton Hotel letterhead showing hotel scene, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 10A  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, margins large to in at lower right, intense color, tied by blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Oct 7" cds on 1851 folded Pennsylvania Railroad Co. freight receipt with illustrated locomotive, to Cincinnati, O. with manuscript via New York endorsement at top, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 10A  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, 3 lines recut in top left triangle, large to huge margins, tied by "Rochester, N.Y., Nov 3" cds on cover to Fulton, N.Y.; even allover toning, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 10A  Estimate $100 - 150. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, Plate 5 Early Left Pane Reconstruction, complete reconstruction of 100 in singles, many sheet margin examples and a few four margin, mostly handstamp cancels; some flaws to expected, F.-V.F. overall. Scott No. 10A; $14,300+  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, Unofficially Rouletted, rich color, with margins clearly showing roulette nibs, tied on cover to New Glascow, Va. by bold blue socked-on-the-nose "University of Va., Sep 30" cds; cover with some light toning, otherwise Extremely Fine, a Unique Experimental Roulette and one of the earliest attempts of mechanical separation of stamps in the United States; with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 10A  Estimate $7,500 - 10,000. $0 (Image)

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, vertical pair, ample to large margins, rich color, manuscript and grid canceled on cover to Marysville, Cal., brown "Bolivar, Me., Sep 1" origin cds; tiny scissor cut between stamps and small corner crease at bottom right, top part of back sheet missing, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 10A  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)