1851, 12c BLACK UNUSED, #17, full margins, just in at top left, very fresh, bold impression, slight vertical crease in the middle, fine, cat. $2,500.00

$250

1860, 30c ORANGE UNUSED, #38, fresh with vivid color, fine-very fine, cat. $700.00

$200

1861-67 ISSUE ESSAY, 3c GREEN & GOLD MAP OF THE UNITED STATES ROULETTED, "3" IN GOLD, ESSAY ON THICK WHITE PAPER, #79-E7, slightly trimmed vertically at bottom right, proposed design by an unknown artist/designer showing top label with the denomination, vignette with the 1867 era map of the United States and with "UNITED STATES" in matching green and "3" in gold over the map, bottom label with 'POSTAL SERVICE", map quite detailed as it shows rivers and mountain ranges and rare, very fine, with 2014 Philatelic Foundation cert. (showing the stamp before the slight trimming), a most attractive suggested design for the 3-cent 1861-67 issue, cat. $8,500.00

$3,500

1861, 3c PIGEON BLOOD PINK USED, #64a, fresh, neat grid cancel, cert. mentions "small tear at top right and two pulled perforations", otherwise a sound example showing the distinctive color of this rare shade variety, with 2001 P.F. cert., rare, cat. $4,500.00

$750

1866, 15c BLACK UNUSED, #77, deep black impression, fresh and fine-very fine, attractive and scarce, cat. $1,750.00

$400

1869, 90c BLUE WITH F GRILL USED, #101, well-centered with segmented cork cancel, trace of red cancel, extra wide margin at bottom, distinct grill impression, very fine, with 2015 P.F. cert., cat. $2,400.00

$1,000

1870, 90c CARMINE WITH H GRILL MINT, #144, previously hinged with disturbed original gum, beautiful color and impression, well defined grill points particularly in Commodore Perry's ear and neck, very fresh and very fine, with 1974 and 2006 Philatelic Foundation certificates, one of the rarest grilled bank note issues to find with original gum, cat. $25,000.00

$7,500

1893, 8c COLUMBIAN NH, #236, fresh, fine-very fine, cat. $140.00

$50

1894, $5 DARK GREEN UNWATERMARKED UNUSED, #263, great color, small thin spot, fine, scarce, cat. $2,100.00

$400

1895, 3c PURPLE NH, #268, gorgeous single, extremely fine, cat. $115.00

$100

1895, 6c DULL BROWN MINT, #271, fresh, lightly hinged, fine-very fine, cat. $120.00

$60

1895, 15c DARK BLUE MINT, #274, lightly hinged, light natural gum crease, fine, cat. $210.00

$70

1897, 1c-4c BUREAU ISSUE NH, #279-80, fresh and fine-very fine, cat. $130.00

$65

1898, 1c TRANS-MISSISSIPPI BOTTOM IMPRINT & PLATE #592 PAIR NH, #285, beautifully centered, choice very fine, cat. $160.00

$100

1898, 2c TRANS-MISSISSIPPI TOP IMPRINT & PLATE #641 PAIR NH, #286, beautifully centered, slight natural gum bend, choice very fine, cat. $145.00

$75

1906, 1c BLUE GREEN IMPERFORATE TOP IMPRINT & #4608 PLATE BLOCK OF SIX, #314, extremely fine, cat. $325.00

$200

1906, 2c CARMINE BOTTOM IMPRINT & #3249 PLATE BLOCK OF SIX MINT NEVER HINGED, #320, choice very fine, cat. $325.00

$250

1908, 4c ORANGE BROWN NH, #334 fresh and well-centered, very fine - extremely fine, cat. $87.50

$75

1909, 6c RED ORANGE LEFT PLATE #4937 SINGLE LH, #336, fresh and very lightly hinged, extremely fine, cat. $60.00

$100

1908-09, 2c CARMINE & 3c DEEP VIOLET IMPERFORATE CENTER LINE BLOCK MINT, #344-45, top pair hinged, bottom pair mint never hinged, very fine, cat. $112.50

$60

1909, 4c ORANGE BROWN IMPERFORATE CENTER LINE BLOCK MINT, #345, fresh and very fine, cat. $125.00

$60

1910, 4c ORANGE BROWN VERTICAL COIL GUIDE LINE PAIR MINT, #350, exceptionally well-centered, extremely fine, rare in this superior condition, with 1997 P.F. cert., ex. Southwest, cat. $1,175.00

$1,000

1914, 20c ULTRAMMARINE PERF. 10 TOP PLATE #6926 BLOCK OF SIX MINT, #438, exceptionally fresh in beautiful centering, top middle stamp very lightly hinged, other five stamps mint never hinged, very fine and scarce top plate number block, with 2007 P.F. cert., cat. $3,250.00

$1,500

1916, 15c GRAY PERF. 10 WITHOUT WMK BOTTOM PLATE #6809 BLOCK OF SIX MINT, #475, exceptionally fresh in beautiful centering, top left and top right stamps very lightly hinged, others mint never hinged, choice very fine, with 2002 PSE cert., scarce, cat. $3,000.00

$1,500

1917, 3c VIOLET TYPE I RIGHT #8139 PLATE BLOCK OF SIX MINT, #483, huge margins, lightly hinged, three stamps incl. middle pair mint never hinged, extremely fine, cat. $125.00

$100