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

1861-1866 90¢ Blue continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2481 o    72 image1861, 90¢ blue. Virtually perfect centering amid large margins, strong bright color, neat quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $800).
Scott No. 72; $600.

A CHOICE AND AN UNDERGRADED GEM WITH FACE FREE CANCELLATION. (Image1)

Scott $600

Selling for...$230.00
Will close during Public Auction
2482 o    72 image1861, 90¢ blue. Neat socked-on-the-nose fancy New York Foreign Mail Geometric (Kirke 65-12-15-SGEO) cancel, beautifully centered with bright fresh color, Very Fine, a lovely used example with an attractive cancel, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 72; $625. (Image1)

Scott $625

Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1861-1866 2¢ Black
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2483 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Socked-on-the-nose strike of vivid red Circle of Diamonds fancy cancel, large even margins, detailed impression with rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

A STUNNING GEM OF BREATHTAKING BEAUTY. THIS WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FAMOUS FAUST COLLECTION OF BLACKJACKS, WHICH REALIZED $22,000 IN 2018.

Words can not begin to describe the beauty and rarity of this gem. It is perfectly centered with uncommonly large margins, deep color, all complimented by this outstanding cancellation. (Image1)

Est. $7,500-10,000
Selling for...$6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
2484 o    73 image1863, 2¢ intense black. Perfectly centered with unmatched color and impression, vivid blue target cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2009 P.F. certificate Graded (XF-S 95).
Scott No. 73; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A SUPERB GEM WITH CENTERING, COLOR AND IMPRESSION, ALL COMPLIMENTED BY THIS LOVELY CANCEL. THE NUMERIC GRADED DOES NOT BEGIN TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF THIS ITEM. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$650.00
Will close during Public Auction
2485 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Perfectly center with large even margins, sharp detailed impression, Post Office fresh color, lovely blue Baltimore cds, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous gem with this delicate blue cancellation, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $950), with only 5 graded higher.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$675.00
Will close during Public Auction
2486 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Huge even margins, deep fresh color with sharp impression, neat socked-on-the-nose target cancel, an Extremely Fine gem, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70.

A TRUE CONDITION RARITY WHICH MUST BE ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$280.00
Will close during Public Auction
2487 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Bold strike of Shield fancy cancel, almost perfectly centered with wide margins, fresh color, interesting dry print variety at top, an Extremely Fine gem, ex-Haas, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2488 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Well centered on bright fresh paper, four large margins, sharp impression with deep color, neat Brooklyn, N.Y. double circle postmark, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2489 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Bold Leaf cancel, choice centering, crisp impression, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate, Graded (VF 80).
Scott No. 73; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

Est. $200-300
Selling for...$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
2490 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Well centered with unusually large even margins, bright color and detailed impression, light strike of Philadelphia double circle postmark, Extremely Fine, a lovely gem, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
2491 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Perfectly centered amid huge margins, fresh color & detailed impression, cancelled by "Philada Pa. Post Office Nov. 22 1st '65" double circle postmark, Extremely Fine, a wonderful stamp in this gem condition, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
2492 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Perfectly centered with large margins, intense color on bright paper, bright blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous gem in every respect, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
2493 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Well centered with large margins, well-struck "Philada Pa. Post Office Sep. 12 1st '65" double circle postmark, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
2494     73 image1863, 2¢ black. Cancelled by grid cancel on piece with "Troy, N.Y. Dec. 12 1863" double circle postmark at left, the stamp is beautifully centered with large margins, fresh color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; $70. (Image1)

Scott $70

Selling for...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2495 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Horizontal Pair, outstanding centering (particularly for a pair), bold color and detailed impression, cancelled by two neat strikes of bold grid, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful condition rarity, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$280.00
Will close during Public Auction
2496 o    73 var. image1863, 2¢ black, major double transfer ("Atherton shift"). Of Top Left Corner and "Postage", lightly cancelled by blue Baltimore cds, somewhat off centered (as are virtually all examples) but the major double transfer at upper left is unobscured, tiny tear at right center, Very Fine appearance, ex-Rorke , with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73 var.; $12,000.

A HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ATHERTON SHIFT. THE MOST PRONOUNCED DOUBLE TRANSFER OF THE BLACK JACK ISSUE.

According to the Allen book, the Atherton shift got its name from Stanley Ashbrook, who first discovered it in the summer of 1923 in the collection of H. P. Atherton. Concerning this double transfer, Mr. Ashbrook wrote: "Here we have one of the most remarkable double transfers on U. S. stamps that I have ever seen. I have for years classed the One Cent 1851, Type II, 89R2, as the No. 1 among remarkable examples of this variety and in my opinion this 2¢ Black Jack could well rank as No. 2. Perhaps some would even rank it equal to the 1¢…" He stated further that it was his opinion, supported by other authorities whom he had consulted, that the variety must surely have come from an early or first condition of one of the plates, and that later it had been burnished out and a fresh entry made. The fact that every line in the Atherton Shift "is razor sharp" led him to conclude that the plate from which it came was very new. (Image1)

Scott $12,000

Selling for...$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2497 o    73 var. image1863, 2¢ black, major double transfer ("Preston shift"). Left gutter margin single (position 81R), blue ink brush cancel, usual centering to the top with huge margins around and showing portions of adjacent stamps at sides, bold color and impression on fresh paper clearly showing shift, two small corner creases at bottom, otherwise Fine, a lovely example of this major double transfer rarity, ex-McClellan, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73 var.; $4,000.

Originally discovered in 1951, Stanley Ashbrook a few years later commented on this variety after consulting many of the prominent Black Jack students, and found no one had ever seen an example of this stamp…It is the only copy that I have ever been able to find and is evidently much scarcer than the well-known "Atherton Shift". . (Image1)

Scott $4,000

Selling for...$675.00
Will close during Public Auction
2498 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Cancelled by wonderful strike of Eagle & Shield of Cambridge, Mass. (Skinner-Eno PT-E5), bright fresh color, F.-V.F. with an Extremely Fine strike of this rare cancellation, with 1993 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$850.00
Will close during Public Auction
2499 o    73 image1863, 2¢ black. Cancelled by lovely strike of green target cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THIS CANCEL IS THE TRUE GREEN COLOR, AN OUTSTANDING GEM WITH THIS RARE CANCELLATION. (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2500     73 image1863, 2¢ black. showing double transfer at lower right, clear strike of fancy "Bird House" with "Chicopee, Mass Oct. 15" cds on small piece, fresh color on bright paper, Very Fine, ex-Faust, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction

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