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1851 3¢ Orange Brown continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
121     10A var. image1851, 3¢ brownish orange brown, type II. Position 7L1E. Four margins except upper right corner clipped, tied by EKU of the New York 11-Bar grid, red "New-York, Jul 17" cds on 1851 buff cover to Reading Pa., spindle hole and tiny bottom edge mend, clean Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 10A var.; Estimate $150 - 200.

Pigment analysis by XRF on reverse shows PB/FE of 1.1, high during this period, and a large reading for Chromium (chromate) and Calcium (sulphate) pigments yielding a brownish Orange Brown in this case. (Image1)

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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$70.00
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122     10A var. image1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, part India paper. Position 68R1E. Large margins to just in at top, rich color, tied by small Boston "Paid" grid, red "Boston '3' 19 Aug" integral-rate cds on 1851 blue folded cover to Portsmouth N.H.; stamp has been lifted and hinged in place to verify paper, light file folds, Very Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 10A var.; $1,100 as used off-cover; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Scott $1,100 as used off-cover
Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
1851 3¢ Experimental Orange Brown
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
123 o    11A image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. Position 28L1L, four full to large margins, canceled by deep blue "Oct 8" town cds only two days after EDU; tiny corner crease at bottom left, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate and Amonette note "Exp. O.B. Color".
Scott No. 11A; $300.

SAMPLE E used in first XRF pigment analyses of 3¢ stamps at the Smithsonian Institution. See "The U.S. 1851 3¢ Stamp: Color, Chemistry and Changes" Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Analytical Methods in Philately, Washington, D.C., 2013. (Image1)

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Scott $300

Selling for...$45.00
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124 o    11A image1851, 3¢ bright experimental orange brown, type II. Position 22L1L, large margins except just touched at bottom, stitch watermark variety, bright shade, blue Philadelphia Pa. town cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with Amonette note "brightest plate 1L Experimental orange brown I have seen-very unusual.".
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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125     11A image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. Position 76R1L. Four margins with part of top and bottom stamps, tied by blue 7-bar circular grid, matching sharp "Brookfield, Vt., Oct 7" cds on light buff 1852 cover to South Woodstock Vt.; cover faint corner stain lower right., Very Fine, the second earliest documented use of this color and plate 1 late, signed Amonette on reverse.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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126     11A var. image1852, 3¢ "transitional" orange brown, type II. Position 2R1L. Rich vibrant color, large margins except barely clear or touched at right, tied by sharp "Philadelphia Pa., Oct 18" cds on 1851 folded cover to New York City; horizontal fold reinforced, particularly fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 11A var.; Estimate $500 - 750.

This is an apparent experimental ink that is primarily colored with red lead pigment and very little iron oxide. Additionally, the gummy or sticky nature of this ink is evident in the background around the bust and different spots on the frame lines. Classified as a "transition" color for the experimental orange brown of plate one late in 1940 (original notes attached), and later by Amonette, as it doesn't fit the color system of the period. At one point, Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. was connected by an underground tunnel to the Philadelphia post office. This allowed them to place useful, but "different appearing" stamps into postal use without commentary about quality or color from the pm's of the other city offices (which was common early in the production of the 3¢ stamps. See Travers Paper, uspcs.org website).

References: Illustrated in Jim Allen's "The 3¢ 1851 Stamp Plates: Color Changes and Earliest Documented Uses", Chronicle 266, May 2020, p. 143, fig. 11. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$275.00
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127     11A image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. 86R1L. Four margins except touched at bottom left, tiny margin flaw at top, tied by sharp blue "Augusta. Geo. '3 Paid' Jan 31" integral-rate cds on fresh 1852 folded letter to Cumming Ga.; couple file folds, Extremely Fine and beautiful, a premium color example of the Experimental Orange Brown variety.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
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128     11A image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. Position 50R1L showing part imprint and "No. 1". Touched to just in at top, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Dec 31" cds on 1851 blue folded letter to Providence R.I.; stamp with small closed tear along top, Fine appearance, ex-Amonette.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $500 - 750.

THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENT USE OF A MARGINAL IMPRINTED PLATE NUMBER ON ANY U.S. STAMP PLATE.

Sometime in the Fall 1851, Plate 1 Late was re-entered for a second time. This time the marginal inscription was added. It reads "Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., Banknote Engravers, Phil. New York. Boston & Cincinnati, No. 1". (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
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129     11A image1851, 3¢ pale experimental orange brown, type II. Position 21R1L plated by Chase. Dull shade, left center margin single with margins all around, huge to barely clear showing part of adjacent stamp at top, tied by bold "New York, Feb 19" three-bar experimental cds on gray cover to Deep River Conn.; file fold tone spot, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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130     11A image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. Singles on three covers from same St. Francisville La. correspondence to R. J. Palfrey, New Orleans La. with black cds strikes of Nov. 15th with pos. 50L1L large margins all around including sheet margin at right, Dec. 29th with pos. 39L1L large margins to in at right, and Mar. 15th with pos. 75L1L with four large margins showing part of stamp at top; all with similar file folds, F.-V.F. correspondence trio.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
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131     11A var. image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. Pos 51R1L. Singles on 6 covers, reference collection showing full range of shades and hues, all are Plate 1 Late, Nov. 20th with position 48L1L, blue town cancel, file fold through stamp; Dec. 1st with pos. 96R1L, blue Philadelphia Pa. cds, ex-Hulme; Dec. 13 with pos. 31L1L, blue Philadelphia cds; Jan. 6th with pos. 80L1L margin single; Feb. 19 with pos. 11R1L, pale, margin copy, red Rouse's point cds and red grid, Jul. 2, 1852 with pos. 51R1L margin single, blue Lowell Mass. cds late use not mid-'52 color; each plated by Amonette or Celler, three with Amonette notes and others, a F.-V.F. study experimental orange brown study group.
Scott No. 11A var.; $4,200; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Scott $4,200
Est. $400-600
Selling for...$140.00
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132     11A image1851, 3¢ experimental orange brown, type II. Three vertical pairs, positions 28/38, 30/40, 29/39R1L, each pair with bright color and tied by blue "Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 6" cds on cover to Astoria, Oregon Territory; bit of flap missing, Very Fine and choice use at three-times the 6¢ transcontinental rate, with 2013 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A REMARKABLE TRIPLE-RATE USAGE TO OREGON TERRITORY BEARING THE SCARCE 3¢ EXPERIMENTAL ORANGE BROWN ISSUE, THE LARGE RECORDED MULTIPLE USE OF THIS DISTINCTIVE SHADE.

This correspondence from Philadelphia to Henry Baring Powel Esq. in Astoria, Oregon Terr. yielded several distinct color variations of Plate 1 Late. (Image1)

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Est. $3,000-4,000
Selling for...$2,400.00
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1852-56 3¢ Orange Brown
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
133     11A var. image3¢ "Late" to "Mid-1852 orange brown", type II. Position 49L2 Late. Exhibit page with singles on two covers, first, position 49L2L orange brown, large margins to touched at bottom, vertical crease through stamp, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Dec 7" cds on 1851 folded letter to Columbia Pa., ex-David Watt and signed by Amonette as "Plate 2L Orange Brown"; the second, position 49L2 "So Called 'Mid-'52 Orange Brown' ", four margins, tied by blue "Fulton, N.Y. Feb 23" cds on 1852 gray folded letter to Jackson Miss., signed Amonette, vertical file fold at left, F.-V.F. and exceptional examples of the 1852 orange brown shades.
Scott No. 11A var.; Estimate $500 - 750.

Both are exceptional color examples of the so-called "Mid-1852 Orange Brown" varieties that appeared rarely in the first and second quarter of 1852. They are rare and unlisted but recognized by specialists. They are fairly distinctive from the experimental orange brown, and typically occur a few months into 1852. They are transition colors that do not contain the same pigment components (iron oxide) of the original orange brown plates, but are the closest to the original orange brown colors. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$240.00
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134 o    11A var. image3¢ mid-1852 orange brown, type II. Position 37L2L, four large margins, canceled by black Detroit Mich. Jun 11 cds, Extremely Fine example of this unlisted shade, with 2024 P.F. certificate as "Orange Brown" graded XF 90.
Scott No. 11A var.; Estimate $300 - 400.

This is a very scarce shade classified as mid-1852 Orange Brown. This short-lived shade is unlisted for a non-orange brown plate. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$120.00
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135 o    11A var. image3¢ mid-1852 orange brown, type II. Position 42R3, four extra large margins, distinctive shade on bright paper, canceled by blue "Philadelphia Pa. Jun 21" cds; vertical crease at left along frameline, fresh and Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Amonette.
Scott No. 11A var.; Estimate $300 - 400.

This is a very scarce shade classified as mid-1852 Orange Brown. This short-lived shade is unlisted for a non-orange brown plate. Many experiments and oddities came out of the Philadelphia PO at this time as they were connected underground to the Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Company, directly off the printing presses! Amonette bill of sale accompanies. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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136     11A var. image3¢ mid-1852 orange brown, type II. Position 30R2L. Right margin single with large margins except nicked at top from tear out, tied by blue "North Bloomfield O. Jul 27" cds on circa 1852 orange buff cover to Kirtland, Ohio; cover wrinkles and fold wear at bottom, Very Fine, Amonette notes on back stating "VF example of the rare plate 2 O.B. WF Amonette."
Scott No. 11A var.; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$375.00
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137     11A var. image3¢ mid-1852 orange brown, type II. Position 62R2L. Clear to large margins except into frameline at top right, distinctive shade, tied by black circular grid cancel and matching "Baltimore Md. May 17" cds on gray 1852 folded letter to Scuppernong N.C.; 1852 docketing, Very Fine and nice clear example of this plate 2 late orange brown shade, Allen notes on back.
Scott No. 11A var.; Estimate $400 - 600.

No other color even similar to this would appear until 1856. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
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1851-55 3¢ Dull Red and Shades - Plate Imprin
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
138 o    11 image1852, 3¢ dull red, type I. One pair and three single stamp reconstructing plate 3 left margin imprint, each with sheet margin showing imprint, all four margins except one single cut in, clean with town cancels; singles with small faults, F.-V.F. plate 3 left imprint reconstruction.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
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139 o    11 image1852, 3¢ dull red, type I. Two pairs and one single stamp reconstructing plate 3 right margin imprint, each with sheet margin showing imprint, margins to in, clean and bright with neat pen and town cds cancels; couple small flaws, F.-V.F. plate 3 right imprint reconstruction.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$190.00
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140 o    11 image1852, 3¢ dull red, type I. Four sheet margin stamps showing plate 4 right margin imprint and plate no. 4 reconstruction, different shades, huge sheet margins, margins to in, town cds cancels, Fine plate 4 right imprint reconstruction.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$140.00
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