#1a, 5c Dark brown, huge margins to ample at base, rich luxuriant color and prooflike early impression, tied by blue "Philada Pa./May 28/5 cts" datestamp to 1848 folded cover to Richmond, Va, postmark repeated at top right, very fine; annotated and signed by Ashbrook; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $900.00

#8, 1c Blue, Ty. III, handsome used example, showing wide breaks at both top and bottom, four clear to large margins, fresh color and strong impression on crisp clean paper, neat town cancel, very fine; 1971 RPS certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,800.00

#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, pos. 84L4, large margins to just touching outer ornament at upper right, the top and bottom margins being especially wide showing a bit of the adjacent stamp at base, which allow the critical type characteristics to be easily visible, deep rich Plate 4 color and a highly detailed impression, tied by "Manchester, N.H./Dec 4 1857" datestamp to fresh printed temperance notice to Salem, N.H., very fine; 2017 PF certificate; ex-Gibson. (Image)

CV. $875.00

#16, 10c Green, Ty. IV, pos. 74L1 outer line recut at top, ample to large margins all around, vivid rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, light town cancel, very fine; 1874 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,600.00

#27, 5c Brick red, Ty. I, handsome and choice used single, precisely centered within large margins, which allow the perforations to be well clear of the design all around, a rare occurrence on this tightly spaced plate, strong color and detailed impression on fresh white paper, 1859 town cancel, an extremely fine gem; 1979 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,500.00

#27, 5c Brick red, Ty. I, particularly deep rich color and sharp impression, 1859 town cancel, fine; 1979 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,500.00

#34, 10c Green, Ty. IV, outer line recut at bottom, fresh color and crisp impression on bright white paper, light 1858 town cancel, fine; 1979 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,250.00

#37, 24c Gray lilac, two singles used along with 12c Black, Plate 1 (#36) cancelled and tied to each other by grids to buff cover to Zephenheim, Wurtemburg, matching "Bath, N.Y./Jul 1, 1861" datestamp just ties the 12c stamp, red "N. York Br Pkt/14 paid/Jul 3" exchange office postmark, red boxed Aachen transit, Stuttgart and Rottweil transit backstamps, very fine; a lovely quadruple rate franking to Germany. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

#38, 30c Orange, vertical pair tied by open grid cancels to 1861 Payen correspondence folded cover to Lyon, France, endorsed "Steamship Persia," red "New York/Jul 17/Paid 48" exchange office postmark, red Calais entry c.d.s. and red boxed "P.D." handstamp, Paris transit and Lyon arrival backstamp, small cover edge tears, stamps lifted, reperforated at right and placed back, fine appearing quadruple rate franking; clear 1962 RPS certificate and 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

#65, 3c Rose, wonderfully fresh, incredibly well centered amid balanced margins, strong color and impression, o.g., l.h., extremely fine; 2017 PF certificate graded XF 90 (SSV $290.00). (Image)

CV. $125.00

#66TC6a, 3c Lake, imperforate on stamp paper, horizontal pair, striking intense color and detailed impression, large margins all around, o.g., l.h., tiny thin spot and a small corner crease at bottom left, otherwise very fine; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,850.00

#66TC6a, 3c Lake, imperforate on stamp paper, top sheet-margin vertical pair, with ample to large margins on the other three sides, o.g., h.r. mainly in the selvage, very fine; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,850.00

#72, 90c Blue, impressive appearing used example, bright color and a strong impression, marvelously well centered within extravagantly large margins, despite being reperforated at left, neat crisp strike of a circular cut cork "starburst" cancel, extremely fine appearance; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $575.00

#86, 1c Blue, "E" grill, used with light circle of "V"s cancel, attractively centered within uncommonly large margins, bright and fresh, very fine; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $400.00

#87, 2c Black, "E" grill, well centered amid generous margins for this, neat quartered cork cancel, very fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $180.00

#99, 24c Gray lilac, "F" grill, select used example of this always difficult value, particularly well centered with generous margins, fresh color on crisp clean paper, circle of wedges cancel, very fine; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,500.00

#119b, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted, an attractive appearing used example of this rare and popular invert, with colors that are a good deal stronger than what is most often encountered, plus its impressions are detailed on bright paper, while centered slightly to the top it is sufficiently well centered to clear its perforations all around, relatively light cork cancel which does not obscure the inverted central vignette, small repair at top left and small corner creases at bottom, neither of which affect the stamp's fine appearance; only approximately 100 copies are believed to have survived; the Scott catalog value is for fine centered examples with minimal faults as most copies are faulty;1992 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $22,500.00

#120b, 24c Green and violet, Center Inverted, a fairly attractive used example of this important classic rarity, with strong colors on clean fresh paper and a relatively light cancel, minor faults which are only visible in fluid and reperforated on three sides, very good appearance; fewer than 90 used examples have been recorded; 1994 PSE certificate. (Image)

CV. $37,500.00

#134A, 1c Ultramarine, "I" grill, attractive unused example of this always difficult stamp with a late-state "I" grill, unusually fresh with lovely rich color and impression on clean white paper, plus it is well centered and margined, faint corner crease at bottom right is barely discernable, otherwise extremely fine; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $800.00

#138A, 7c Vermilion, "I" grill, used single with well impressed late-state "I" grill, nicely centered, vivid rich color on fresh paper, light cork cancel, small corner crease at bottom left, otherwise fine and scarce; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $850.00

#141, 15c Orange with "H" grill, well centered within large margins, rich color, used with quartered cork and a bit of red c.d.s. cancels, small toned spot on the top left perf., otherwise very fine; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $1,650.00

#144, 90c Carmine with "H" grill, used with "splashy" red cancel, large margins and attractively centered, a few short perforations at top, otherwise nearly very fine; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,390.00

#155, 90c Carmine, particularly well centered used single, large margins all around, intensely rich color, neat portion of a NYFM cancel., reperforated at top, extremely fine appearance; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $325.00

#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., reperforated at top, fine appearance; 2017 PF certificate. (Image)

CV. $2,200.00

#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. $300-400