1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, two dramatic pre-print paper folds, removed manuscript cancel; tiny thin and tiny internal tear in paper crease, Fine nearly full margins, just cutting in at lower right.
Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300

1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, large vertical pre-print paper fold, manuscript cancel; a couple tiny thin specks and light crease at left, Fine to Very Fine four full margins, just touching at bottom right.
Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $400
Suggested Bid $200-300

1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, two large vertical pre-print paper folds, red grid cancel; tiny thin speck, Very Fine four large margins all around.
Scott $750
Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Scott $750
Suggested Bid $750-1,0

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2005
Symbol:Cat No:10A

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, two vertical pairs, position 88/93L2E & 88/98L2E, the first with a nice vertical pre-printing paper crease, tied by blue Dec 21 Philadelphia c.d.s.s on a cover to Astoria, Oregon Territory; both pairs with three margins, Fine to Very Fine. A very scarce double-rate cover to the West Coast. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

1857, 1¢ blue, type II, dramatic misperf (Scott 20), plate 2, left margin horizontal pair, used on piece with light cancel, perfs are shifted far to the right (most unusual for this issue), Fine for what it is, a nice item for the specialist.
Scott $675
Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Scott $675
Suggested Bid $200-300

1860, 5¢ brown, type II (Scott 30A), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, two large vertical pre-printing paper folds, black and red town postmarks; small faults, Very Good, incredible item, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott $355
Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Scott $355
Suggested Bid $750-1,0

1857, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 33), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, with three dramatic large pre-printing paper folds and one tiny fold, very light black town postmark, eye catching and unusual, Very Good to Fine centering, lovely and most uncommon, with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott $190
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $190
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2009
Symbol:Cat No:38

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, vertical pre-printing paper fold, part o.g.; minor oxidation, tiny thin, Very Fine centering.
Scott $1,900
Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Scott $1,900
Suggested Bid $500-7

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2010
Symbol:Cat No:88

1867, 3¢ rose, E. grill (Scott 88), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, block of 4, dramatic diagonal pre-printing paper fold across three stamps, o.g., hinge remnants, extremely rare; tear in three stamps along paper fold, Very Good.
Scott $6,000
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Scott $6,000
Suggested Bid $1,000

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (Scott 118), downward vignette shift, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $825
Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)

Scott $825
Suggested Bid $400-600

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type I (Scott 118), vignette dramatically shifted downward and to the left, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $825
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $825
Suggested Bid $250-350

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II (Scott 119), vignette shifted dramatically upward; a couple toned perfs at right, Fine.
Scott $190
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $190
Suggested Bid $250-350

1869 (1875 Re-issue), 15¢ brown & blue, type III, plate proof on India (Scott 129P3), horizontal pair, vignette slightly shifted downward and to the right; small creases around center, Very Fine.
Scott $700
Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)

Scott $700
Suggested Bid $250-350

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2015
Symbol:Cat No:236 var.

1893, Columbian, 8¢ magenta, faint right-reading impression on reverse (Scott 236 var), strong and dramatic stamp offset on reverse in each corner, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, One of the nicest examples available of this intriguing variety which has since been de-listed as "printed on both sides", with 2010 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF 85J.
SMQ VF-XF 85J; $275 as normal item. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2016
Symbol:Cat No:236 var.

1893, Columbian, 8¢ magenta, faint right-reading impression on reverse (Scott 236 var), right margin horizontal strip of 4, o.g., rarely seen multiple of this old-time variety, the printing on reverse inverted to that on the front; clearly right-reading, with much of the wording and frame elements recognizable; fresh and clean, with intact perforations; evidence of mount or hinges, Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

Suggested Bid $750-1,000

1893, Columbian, $2 brown red (Scott 242), pre-printing paper fold, bold pre-print paper folds, duplex cancel, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $525
Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Scott $525
Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2018
Symbol:Cat No:294

1901, Pan-American, 1¢ green & black (Scott 294), block of 21, sinking ship variety, o.g., never hinged; toning at left margin of two bottom left stamps, short perfs on three bottom left stamps, Very Good to Fine. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2019
Symbol:Cat No:294

1901, Pan-American, 1¢ green & black (Scott 294), Shifted Vignette, with slight sunken ship vignette shift, May 2, 1901 second day of issue cover; some light corner creases (including small corner crease on stamp at top right), Fine. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2020
Symbol:Cat No:295

1901, Pan-American, 2¢ carmine & black (Scott 295), dramatic downward vignette shift, o.g., never hinged, Fine. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

1901, Pan-American, 10¢ yellow brown & black (Scott 299), Sinking Ship, huge two way shift into lower and left frames, hinged, disturbed o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

Suggested Bid $300-400

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2022
Symbol:Cat No:300

1903, 1¢ blue green (Scott 300), each with large preprint paper fold or foreign matter on sheet, two o.g. previously hinged, one without gum and one used; a few tiny faults, overall Fine to Very Fine group. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2023
Symbol:Cat No:331

1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark (Scott 331), preperf and pregum paper fold slightly diagonally on top stamps, causing slight bowing of vertical perfs, horizontal perfs to have slight diagonal vector and selvage at bottom to be nearly missing, o.g., previously hinged; light bend on bottom center stamp, perf separation between top left stamps, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2025
Symbol:Cat No:384

1911, 2¢ dark carmine, S.L. watermark, imperf (Scott 384), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, major pre-printing paper fold with corner margin initials and partial stamp printed on reverse, disturbed o.g., Very Fine. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)

Suggested Bid $350-500

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2024
Symbol:Cat No:374

1910, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark (Scott 374), plate block of 18, dramatic diagonal misperf block of 18 which has been separated into block of eight at left and block of ten at right (separating the plate block from partial imprint), o.g., never hinged; perf disc indent on lower right stamp of left block, light wrinkle on top left stamp of left block, Very Fine. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)

Suggested Bid $500-750

Sale No: 752
Lot No:2026
Symbol:Cat No:406

1912, 2¢ carmine, S.L. watermark, perf 12 (Scott 406), Pre-Printing Paper Fold, dramatic preprint paper folds on right selvage causing crazy perfs, o.g., hinge remnant (2 bottom stamps never hinged); multiple wrinkles from preprint paper fold, Very Good. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300