1870 2c red brown, h.r., good color, fine, with 1976 and 2005 PFCs, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 135) (Image)

Cat. $1000, Est.US$250

1870 6c pale carmine, unused without gum, slightly irregular perforations at bottom, not mentioned on the accompanying 2009 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $1750 (Cat No. 137) (Image)

Cat. $1750, Est.US$250

1870 12c dull violet, Grill, horizontal strip of four, each stamp shows some discernible grill points, attractive shade and light unobtrusive cancels, usual centering, left stamp small corner creases, fine. Stated to be the largest recorded multiple of the 1870 12c National Bank Note Company H. Grill (there is also an unused block of four, ex-Zoellner). A rarity, with 2000 PFC, ex-Curtiss, cat. $20000 (Cat No. 140) (Image)

Cat. $20000, Est.US$3,000

1870 12c dull violet, horizontal pair, cork cancels, right stamp without grill variety, signed Bartels, with 1965 PFC "140 used pair" (submitted by Mortimer Neinken), 2005 APS certificate ("used pair, genuine, no grill on right stamp") and 2022 PFC ("genuine used pair, right stamp without grill"), multiples of 12c grill are scarce, catalogued as a regular used pair, not listed as "one without grill", cat. $8250 (Cat No. 140var) (Image)

Cat. $8250, Est.US$2,500

1870 6c carmine, 10c brown, each with clear "Hiogo Japan" pmks, fresh, 10c large margins, small thin, fine-v.f., cat. $325 (Cat No. 148,150) (Image)

Cat. $325, Est.US$150

1870 6c carmine, l.h., bright color, fresh and v.f., with 2007 PFC, cat. $900 (Cat No. 148) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.US$250

1870 6c carmine, diagonal bisect, tied by target cancel on 1872 cover to Wooster, Ohio, with faint cds alongside, top right corner torn away not affecting the bisect, fine and scarce, with 2011 PFC (Scott $6,500 for a vertical bisect; diagonal bisect is not listed) (Cat No. 148var) (Image)

Est.US$750

1870 7c vermilion, large die proof, die sunk on full sized card (150x228mm), v.f., cat. $250 (Cat No. 149P1) (Image)

Cat. $250, Est.US$150

1870 10c brown, large die proof on india, 56-71mm, few marginal thins, otherwise fine, cat. $550 (Cat No. 150TC1) (Image)

Cat. $550, Est.US$150

1870 12c violet, large die proof, die sunk on full sized card (127x190mm), v.f., cat. $250 (Cat No. 151P1) (Image)

Cat. $250, Est.US$150

1870 12c dull violet, h.r., bright color, fresh and fine stamp, with 2007 PFC, cat. $2850 (Cat No. 151) (Image)

Cat. $2850, Est.US$1,000

1870 24c purple, disturbed original gum, good color, fine example of this scarce stamp, with 1990 PFC, cat. $1700 (Cat No. 153) (Image)

Cat. $1700, Est.US$500

1870 90c carmine, unused (regummed), very fresh and well centered stamp, fine, with 2006 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $1800 (Cat No. 155) (Image)

Cat. $1800, Est.US$500