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The Dr. Armando Grassi Collection of Classic United States Stamps continued...

1861-1866 1¢ Issue continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2321 o    63c image1861, 1¢ blue, vertically laid paper. Beautifully centered amid nicely balanced margins, rich color and dark shade, sharp early impression, full strike of grid of diamonds cancel of New Haven, Ct. Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF 80), the highest grade by the P.S.E.
Scott No. 63c; $4,500.

WITHOUT QUESTION - ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1861 1¢ ISSUE ON VERTICALLY LAID PAPER. (Image1)

Scott $4,500

Selling for...$3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2322 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Bold central "Cumberland, Me., April 24." Printed Precancel cancel, rich bright color; trivial tiny perf thin, otherwise Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 1¢ ISSUE BEARING THE PRESS PRINTED PRECANCEL OF CUMBERLAND, MAINE - WITH ONLY THREE OR FOUR THOUGHT TO EXIST.

Horace I. Gray was a "Card and Job Printer" located in Cumberland, Maine offering a variety of stationery merchandise. All of the known Cumberland precancels are on cover from only two firms, that of Gray himself and the Portland firm of Sanborn & Carter. It is suggested that Gray did the printing for Sanborn & Carter, together with the mailing, thus accounting for the Cumberland precancel on the Portland firm's mail. Five distinct types of the Cumberland precancel are known. Only the last type, the double circle date stamp, has been found struck on the 1861 1¢ issue. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2323 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Socked-on-the-nose strike of "E.T.H. Gibson, May 26, 1863" revenue cancel, well centered amid wide margins, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, an exceptional and very scarce revenue handstamp cancellation, illustrated in Evans The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67 (page 385), with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$210.00
Will close during Public Auction
2324 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Blue straight line (Re)gister(ed) cancel, bold color and well centered; tiny tear at bottom, a Very Fine strike, rarely encountered on the 1861 1¢ issue, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
2325 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Complete socked-on-the-nose strike of Numeral "3" rate cancel, strong color and attractively centered, Very Fine and choice, an exceptional strike, with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; $65. (Image1)

Scott $65

Selling for...$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
2326 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Complete socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy Solid Five Point Star cancel, wide margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; $45. (Image1)

Scott $45

Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2327 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Full central strike of fancy Large Negative Mirrored "S" in Circle of Ware, Mass. (SE LS-S 15), stamp with rich deep color; sealed tear at right, an Extremely Fine strike, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
2328 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Beautifully centered with large margins, rich deep color, central straight line "Paid" cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive, ex-V. Morris, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; $45. (Image1)

Scott $45

Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
2329 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Handsome red New York City Nov. 7 carrier cancel, beautifully centered with enormous, well balanced margins, small thin at bottom, an Extremely Fine gem appearance.
Scott No. 63; $65. (Image1)

Scott $65

Selling for...$20.00
Will close during Public Auction
2330 o    63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Horizontal Pair, two strikes of fancy Shield of Attleborough, Mass. (S-E PS-S 29), stamps with rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 1989 & 2011 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
2331     63 image1861, 1¢ blue. Horizontal Strip of 3, on piece with three strikes of fancy Five Point Star with Circle at Center cancel (S-E ST-D 14), with matching straight line "Shed's Corners." N.Y. town cancel above (S-E PM-TS 20), Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A MARVELOUS FANCY CANCEL AND TOWN POSTMARK COMBINATION. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$650.00
Will close during Public Auction
1861-1866 3¢ Pink Shades
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2332 o    64 image1861, 3¢ pink. Outstanding centering with large even margins, lovely true pink shade, beautifully cancelled by blue Springfield, O. double circle postmark, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Klein and Zoellner, with 1998 & 2004 P.F. certificates, plus 1959 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies.
Scott No. 64; $540.

A REMARKABLY EXQUISITE GEM, SHOWCASING A BREATHTAKING EARLY PINK HUE. UNPARALLELED IN ITS BLEND OF QUALITY AND COLOR. (Image1)

Scott $540

Selling for...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2333 o    64a image1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink. Perfectly centered with evenly balanced margins all around, rich radiant true pigeon blood pink color on bright paper, neat bold blue Cincinnati, O. town cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2001 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $22,250).
Scott No. 64a; $4,250.

A PHENOMENAL USED GEM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1861 3¢ PIGEON BLOOD PINK ISSUE - WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

This only example to receive this grade by the P.S.E. with no examples higher and the next best grade is a 90. (Image1)

Scott $4,250

Selling for...$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2334 o    64b image1861, 3¢ rose pink. Well centered with large margins, attractive central blue grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, tough stamp to find in this condition, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 64b; $155. (Image1)

Scott $155

Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1861-1866 3¢ Rose
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2335 o    65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Cancelled by perfect strike of fancy Running Fox Facing Right of Hockanum, Ct. (S-E PA-D 6), well centered; small flaws, an Extremely Fine strike, ex-"Golden Oak", with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

AN EXCEPTIONAL STRIKE OF THE FAMOUS RUNNING FOX OF HOCKANUM, CT. PICTORIAL CANCELLATION -- THOUGHT TO BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE FANCY CANCELLATION.

The Running Fox cancellation was skillfully crafted by postmaster Dudley Fox, who not only held the position of postmaster but also was a talented silversmith, enabling him to create this intricate and ornate cancellation. (Image1)

Est. $4,000-6,000
Selling for...$2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2336 o    65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Full strike of fancy Bridgeport Fireman pictorial cancel of Waterbury, Ct. (S-E PH-F 17), a Very Fine strike, with 2000 P.F. certificate. Rohloff No. E-6.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A LOVELY STRIKE OF THIS RARE WATERBURY CT. PICTORIAL CANCELLATION. (Image1)

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2337 o    65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Full sharp strike of fancy Devil & Pitchfork of West Meriden, Ct. cancel (S-E PH-F 40) with partial town alongside, well centered amid wide margins; tiny corner crease at bottom right, a Very Fine strike, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $500 - 750.

A LOVELY STRIKE OF THIS ELABORATE 19TH CENTURY FANCY CANCELLATION. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2338 o    65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Vivid Red Clam Shell cancel, an Extremely Fine cancellation, ex-Morton, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $500 - 750.

DESPITE THE MODEST CATALOG VALUE OF THIS 1861 3¢, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BREATHTAKING ITEMS WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2339 o    65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Bold socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy Devil & Pitchfork of Brattleboro, Vt. cancel (S-E PH-F 41); diagonal crease at top left virtually undetectable from front, an Extremely Fine and choice strike, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2340 o    65 image1861, 3¢ rose. Complete strike of blue fancy Union Soldier's Cap of Worcester, Mass. cancel (S-E PO-Ht 9), couple blunt perfs at right, an Extremely Fine and choice strike, very rare, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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