Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

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UNITED STATES STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY continued...

1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1121

116

#116, 10c Yellow, very well centered within large margins all around, fresh bright color with a strong impression, light cork cancel, extremely fine; 2010 PSE certificate. (Image)

$140.00

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1122

116

#116, 10c Yellow, well centered and margined, strong color, cancelled by a red segmented grid postmark, very fine; this cancel is rarely seen on the Ten Cent 1869 Pictorial; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

$180.00

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

1123

116

#116, 10c Yellow, two well centered singles tied to printed European Exchange Office corner card cover by a blue Four-Ring Target of Cincinnati, Ohio addressed to Bavaria, Germany, blue Cincinnati c.d.s. also tying adhesives, "New York Paid All Transit/Aug 27" marking, printed "Per Steamer,/via Bremen or Hamburg." crossed out with printed red "Per Closed Mail via England" instead, receiving backstamp on reverse, cover with some faults, still a very fine and handsome cover; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

1124

117

#117, 12c Green, exceptionally well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, prooflike color and impression on bright paper, light central target cancel, extremely fine; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

$140.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

1125

118

#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, well centered within particularly large margins, fresh colors, light circle of wedges cancel, choice very fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)

$800.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

1126

119

#119, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. II, well centered, deep rich colors, cancelled by an especially well struck fancy Heart cancel, stamp with a faint gum soak and a pulled bottom right corner, very fine strike; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1127

121

#121, 30c Blue and carmine, well centered within uncommonly large margins, bold strong colors, segmented cork cancel, choice very fine; 2010 PF certificate. (Image)

$500.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1128

121

#121, 30c Blue and carmine, well centered within large margins, bright colors, cancelled solely by a red cork, which is most unusual on this value, very fine; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)

$750.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction

1129

122

#122, 90c Carmine and black, marvelously well centered within extravagantly large margins, bright colors, lightly cancelled, small corner crease and minute sealed tear, extremely fine appearance. (Image)

$2,100.00

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

1875 RE-ISSUES OF THE 1869 PICTORIALS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1130

123

#123, 1c Buff re-issue, exceedingly well centered amid very large margins, bright fresh color, o.g., extremely fine; 1996 and 2004 PF certificates. (Image)

$550.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1131

124

#124, 2c Brown re-issue, lovely rich color, virtually full o.g., very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

$650.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1132

125

#125, 3c Blue re-issue, exceptionally well centered within large margins, strong color on fresh white paper, o.g., trivial natural gum creases, extremely fine; a handsome example of this scarce re-issue; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

$5,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1133

126

#126, 6c Blue re-issue, wonderfully bright and fresh, well centered and margined, part o.g., very fine; 1991 PSE certificate. (Image)

$1,650.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1134

126

#126, 6c Blue re-issue, a select used example of a stamp that is far more rare used than mint, featuring exceptional centering within large margins, sumptuously rich color and a well defined impression on bright paper,duplex postmark which proves its contemporaneous usage, choice very fine; only a tiny percentage of the 2,226 Six Cent Re-issues were ever used, and of these only a small handful exist in this premium condition; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

1135

127

#127, 10c Yellow re-issue, a magnificent quality mint example of this scarce re-issue, possessing outstanding physical attributes, including being incredibly fresh overall, with gorgeous intense and vibrant color, plus its impression is unusually strong for a yellow stamp, large wonderfully well balanced margins all around, full clean o.g. that has been lightly hinged, extremely fine; a gem original gum example of the Ten Cent 1869 Pictorial re-issue; certainly among the finest of the 1,947 issued; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,650.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1136

128

#128, 12c Green re-issue, an extraordinarily handsome unused example, featuring extravagantly large margins and being wonderfully well centered within them, intensely rich color and impression on clean paper, extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,025.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1137

128

#128, 12c Green re-issue, a rare and completely sound used example, deep color and vivid impression, oval registry cancel, fine; according to the Rose book there are no more than 25 used #128's in existence; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,250.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1138

129

#129, 15c Brown and blue re-issue, Ty. III, nicely centered within large margins, rich colors, o.g., faint gum staining, very fine appearance; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,350.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

1139

130

#130, 24c Green and violet re-issue, well centered within large margins, rich bright color, part o.g., very fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,100.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1140

131

#131, 30c Blue and carmine re-issue, wonderfully well centered within lavishly large margins all around, brilliantly rich colors and strong impressions, part o.g., extremely fine; an especially handsome example of this scarce re-issue; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,500.00

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction