The William Fekete Collection continued...

**1861-68 Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
369		3c Brown Rose, First Design (56). Original gum, deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1978 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 550.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
370		3c Brown Rose, First Design (56). Slightly disturbed original gum, rich color, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1968 and 1998 P.F. certificates as "previously hinged" (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 550.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
371		5c Brown, First Design (57). Unused (no gum), rich color, few flaws incl. reperfed and small thin spots, only the latter mentioned on accompanying certificate which also mentions a tiny tear FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT FIRST DESIGN. Our census of Scott 57, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/57/57.pdf , contains a total of 36 copies of this rarity. Of these, one is in The New York Public Library collection. Of the 35 thought to be available to collectors, two are used, 18 have no gum, seven have part gum and seven have full original gum. None of the full-gum copies is completely sound. Four of the part-gum copies are sound. Of the no-gum copies, only two are sound; three others may be sound but need to be reexamined as they have not been seen in decades, and thirteen have faults of varying degrees. Census No. 57-UNC-01. Ex Ambassador and McNall. With 1975 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 30,000.00 SOLD for $5,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
372		3c Pink (64). Bright shade, neat grid cancel, slightly nibbed perf at top, appears Very Fine, with clear 1981 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 850.00 SOLD for $275.00 Will close during Public Auction
373		5c Buff (67). Original gum which covers the entire back with two large hinge spots, rich color, tiny thin spot at top left FINE APPEARING AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BUFF 1861 ISSUE. The 5c Brown Yellow and Buff shades are among the rarest of 1861-66 Issue stamps in original gum condition. Perhaps the only shade varieties rarer are the 3c Pigeon Blood Pink and 24c Blackish Violet (Scott 64a and 78c), but Scott 67 is a major catalogue listing and is, therefore, more significant to completion of the series. With 1986 P.F. certificate as Brown Yellow (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 27,500.00 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
374		5c Buff (67). Rich color, incredibly bold strike of large Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Fine and striking example of the 5c Buff, with 1984 and 1990 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,000.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
375		5c Buff (67). Horizontal pair, tied by blue "Sonoma Cal. Feb. 25" circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia, pair with small flaws incl. tiny tear in right stamp and some perf faults from placement near edge, still Very Fine appearing and rare use of a pair of the 5c Buff to pay the over-3,000 miles rate from California to Philadelphia, Scott Retail for pair off cover $2,400.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
376		5c Brown Yellow (67a). Exceptionally bright shade complemented by red New York "Paid" credit datestamp, Very Fine, a striking stamp (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,250.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
377		5c 1861-68 Issues, Balance (67, 75-76, 95). 29 stamps on a single stock page, five No. 67, approximately five No. 75 with three unused (no gum or regummed), a couple No. 95 and the balance No. 76 with more than five unused, range of cancels on the used incl. a couple fancy, faults to be expected throughout but some appear Fine-Very Fine, substantial catalogue value in excess of $17,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
378		24c Steel Blue (70b). Attractive margins and centering, neat strike of target cancel, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 900.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
379		5c Red Brown (75). Large part disturbed original gum called "part original gum" on accompanying certificate, deep rich color, small corner crease at top left, Very Fine appearance, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,750.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction

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