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

1851 3¢ Issue, Fancy Cancellations continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2161 o    11A image1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Blue "St. Ls. & Kas." railroad circular date stamp cancel, huge margins all around, lovely bright soft pastel-like color, Superb, a striking gem with rare cancellation.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$260.00
Will close during Public Auction
2162 o    11A image1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Pos. 43L1L, sharp strike of New York Ocean Mail grid date stamp cancel, large to huge margins with half of adjacent stamp at left, strong bright color, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott No. 11A; $15. (Image1)

Scott $15

Selling for...$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
2163 o    11A image1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Neat green Lancaster, Pa. town cancel, clear to large margins, rich vivid color, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
1851 5¢ Issue
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2164 o    12 image1856, 5¢ red brown. right margin straddle-pane single with full horizontal gutter, huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at top and wide straddle-pane margin extending well beyond guideline, wonderful rich deep color, neat 1857 New Orleans, La. town cancel, an Extremely Fine to Superb Jumbo, ex-Mayer, with 2006 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, SMQ $3,250).
Scott No. 12; $775.

A SUPERB USED STRADDLE-PANE MARGIN SINGLE OF THE 1856 5¢ RED BROWN IMPERFORATE ISSUE. (Image1)

Scott $775

Selling for...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2165 o    12 image1856, 5¢ red brown. Attractive bold blue Bethlehem, Md. town cancel, full well balanced margins, rich intense color, Choice Extremely Fine, ex-Amonette and V. Morris, with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; $925.

THE 1856 5¢ CANCELED SOLELY BY A BLUE TOWN CANCELLATION IS QUITE RARE, IT IS LIKELY THAT ONLY A HANDFUL EXIST AS SUCH. (Image1)

Scott $925

Selling for...$650.00
Will close during Public Auction
2166 o    12 image1856, 5¢ red brown. Sharp bold strike of segmented grid cancel, large beautifully balanced margins all around, rich bold color on bright paper, sharply etched impression, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; $775.

THIS 1856 5¢ RED BROWN CANCELLED WITH THIS DISTINCTIVE SEGMENTED CORK IS A RARITY. IT REPRESENTS THE CLOSEST SEMBLANCE TO A FANCY CANCELLATION THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. (Image1)

Scott $775

Selling for...$600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2167 o    12 image1856, 5¢ red brown. Large to mostly huge margins with full sheet margin at right and portion of adjacent stamp at top, rich bright color on bright paper, neat "Charleston, S.C." town cancel, an Extremely Fine gem, exceedingly choice and rarely encountered so big, ex-Mayer, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; $775.

A MARVELOUS LARGE MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 1856 5¢ RED BROWN IMPERFORATE ISSUE. (Image1)

Scott $775

Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2168 o    12 image1856, 5¢ red brown. Horizontal Pair, perfect strike of Yankee Jims, Cal. town cancel, full to large margins, strong vivid color; right stamp faint vertical crease (visible only in fluid), Extremely Fine appearance, ex-Waterhouse, Newbury, Mayer, "Golden Oak" and Eubanks, with clear 2021 P.F. certificate (issued after the Eubanks sale).
Scott No. 12; $1,700.

This is the unique example of the 5¢ 1856 Issue bearing the Yankee Jim's town cancellation. It's noteworthy that examples used from post offices other than those in New Orleans or New York are already scarce, and this particular pair originating from the West Coast is exceptionally rare. (Image1)

Scott $1,700

Selling for...$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2169 o    12 image1856, 5¢ red brown. horizontal strip of 3, ample to mostly large margins, rich color and crisp impressions on fresh bright paper, two strikes of Wilmington, Del. town cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive, ex-Emerson, Saadi and Eubanks, with 1983 (photocopy), 1990 & 2021 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 12; $3,750.

AN OUTSTANDING AND EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE STRIP OF THE 1856 5¢ RED BROWN IMPERFORATE ISSUE.

The vast majority of this issue was used in New Orleans for correspondence to France. The choice sound condition of this strip is the exception as most strip are defective. (Image1)

Scott $3,750

Selling for...$3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1851 10¢ Issue, Types I-IV
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2170 o    13 image1855, 10¢ green, type I. Position 92L1, enormous margins all around including wide sheet margin at bottom and portion of stamp at right, rich bold color and an exceptional impression, neat town cancel, a Superb gem, only four other examples to grade as such with only one grading higher (at 98J), ex-Kirke and Eubanks, with 2010 P.S.E. & 2011 P.F. certificates, the former Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $6,250).
Scott No. 13; $750.

ONE OF THE FINEST USED EXAMPLES OF THE 1855 10¢ TYPE I IMPERFORATE ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY THE P.S.E.

The 10¢ Type I stamps are characterized by having fully intact scrolls at the bottom. These stamps are exclusively located in the bottom row of the plate, totaling 20 positions. (Image1)

Scott $750

Selling for...$2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
2171 o    13 image1855, 10¢ green, type I. Pos. 94R1, large to huge well balanced margins, exquisitely rich color and a wonderful sharp detailed impression, light face free New Orleans, La. town corner cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 1998 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter (Graded XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,500).
Scott No. 13; $750.

AN EXCEPTIONAL LIGHTLY CANCELED GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10¢ TYPE I IMPERFORATE ISSUE. (Image1)

Scott $750

Selling for...$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2172 o    13 image1855, 10¢ green, type I. Large beautifully balanced margins, intensely rich color, socked-on-the-nose strike of large "Paid" in grid of Beverly, Mass. cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13; $800.

A VERY SCARCE "PAID" IN GRID CANCEL IMITATING THE MORE COMMON BOSTON CANCEL, UNLISTED IN SKINNER-ENO. (Image1)

Scott $800

Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2173 o    13 image1855, 10¢ green, type I. Position 91R1, left margin straddle-pane single with full horizontal gutter, large margins with wide straddle-pane margin fully encompassing guideline, beautiful rich color and a sharp proof-like impression, neat bold strike of town cancel; faint corner creases at left and bottom right visible when drying, still Extremely Fine and choice, a stunning position single, ex-Eubanks, with clear 2024 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13; $750. (Image1)

Scott $750

Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2174 o    13,14,15 image1855, 10¢ green, types II, III & I. Vertical Strip of 3 (Positions 79/89/99L1), large to huge margins all around, beautiful rich deep color on fresh pristine paper, light unobtrusive New Orleans, La. town cancels; light horizontal crease affecting middle stamp, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex-Saadi and Eubanks, with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13,14,15; $4,250.

A WONDERFUL GEM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1855 10¢ TYPES I, II & III COMBINATION STRIP OF THREE.

Due to the 10¢ plate layout, this three type combination can only be found in vertical strip format. (Image1)

Scott $4,250

Selling for...$2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2175 o    14 image1855, 10¢ green, type II. Huge to enormous well balanced margins beautifully framing design, perfect rich bright color and a proof like impression, two decorative strikes of red circular grid cancels, a Superb jumbo, ex-Merlin & Eubanks, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Superb 98 Jumbo, SMQ $4,000).
Scott No. 14; $145.

A PHENOMENAL SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10¢ TYPE II IMPERFORATE ISSUE, WONDERFULLY COMPLIMENTED BY NEAT RED GRID CANCELS. CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE FINEST KNOWN USED EXAMPLE IN TERMS OF QUALITY AND BEAUTY.

Only one example is graded higher (100) by the P.S.E. (Image1)

Scott $145

Selling for...$2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction
2176 o    14 image1855, 10¢ green, type II. Position 11L1, light town and red Aachen boxed transit date stamp cancels, enormous jumbo margins all around with portions of adjacent stamps at top and right, large sheet margin at left, rich intense color on bright paper; central natural paper inclusion virtually undetectable on front, a Superb jumbo, ex-Newbury, Haas & Eubanks, with 1983 P.F. & 2021 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 14; $145.

A WONDERFUL GEM COMPLIMENTED BY THE SCARCE GERMAN TRANSIT CANCEL - ONE IN A MILLION. (Image1)

Scott $145

Selling for...$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2177 o    14 image1855, 10¢ green, type II. Perfect socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy circle of sixteen wedges in oval geometric cancel (S-E GE-P17), large to huge margins, rich color, Extremely Fine and visually stunning, ex-Saadi, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 14; $145.

AN UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE FANCY GEOMETRIC CANCELLATION WHICH IS SELDOM FOUND ON ANY OF THE HIGH DENOMINATION STAMPS OF THE 1851 ISSUE. (Image1)

Scott $145

Selling for...$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2178 o    14 image1855, 10¢ green, type II. Position 60R1, right margin single with part imprint, huge margins all around including sheet margin at right with "ter, Casilear & Co. BANK NOTE EN" part imprint, deep bold color with proof like impression, central San Francisco, Cal. town cancel, an Extremely Fine gem, ex-Eubanks, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Graded XF 90J).
Scott No. 14; $145.

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE IMPRINT COPY OF THE 1855 10¢ TYPE II IMPERFORATE, WHOSE BEAUTY AND RARITY TRANSCEND ANY NUMERIC DESIGNATION. (Image1)

Scott $145

Selling for...$1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction
2179 o    14 image1855, 10¢ green, type II. Four huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at top and left, remarkable intensely rich color and proof-like impression on bright pristine paper, light face free town cancels, Extremely Fine to Superb, a stunning used gem with truly extraordinary color, with 1992 P.F. & 2010 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Sup 95, SMQ $925).
Scott No. 14; $145. (Image1)

Scott $145

Selling for...$280.00
Will close during Public Auction
2180 o    14 image1855, 10¢ green, type II. Two complete bold strikes of red "Paid" straight line with small portion of matching town cancel, ample to large nicely balanced margins, gorgeous rich color beautifully accentuating cancellation, Very Fine, an absolutely striking used example, ex-V. Morris, with 1997 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 14; $170. (Image1)

Scott $170

Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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