• Login (enter your user name) and Password
    Please Login. You are NOT Logged in.

    Quick Search:

  • To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork® news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork®.
New Member? Click "Register".

StampAuctionNetwork® Extended Features


More Useful Information:
 
You are not logged in. Please Login so that we can determine your registration status with this firm. If you have never registered, please register by pressing the [Quick Signup (New to StampAuctionNetwork)] button. Then Login.      Listen to Live Audio!
 
Quick Navigation by Category  The Gregory Black Specialized Collection of the 18 (74)   | 
 

logo

The Gregory Black Specialized Collection of the 1851-1857 1¢ Blue continued...

1851 1¢ Issue, Type IV (Sc. #9) continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
541     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal pair and right gutterline margin strip of five. Positions 94-95L1 & 96-100L1. Both pair and strip with full sheet margin at bottom and full margins only just touching design at top, on 1852, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Pittsburgh, Pa., all tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Mar 5" cds's, reverse with bold blue "R. E. Raimond, General Shipping and Commission Merchant, San Francisco" corner card handstamp with sailing ship illustration, 1857 docketing on front; strip (center stamp with printing paper wrinkle) lifted and hinged back in place, Very Fine.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A WONDERFUL CORNER MARGIN STRIP AND MATCHING PAIR OF THE 1852 1¢ TYPE IV ISSUE ON UPRATED USAGE FROM SAN FRANCISCO. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Get Market Data for [United States 9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
542     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, two singles. In different shades, in combination with four margin 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A), all tied by three strikes of "Philadelphia, Pa., May 2" cds on 1853 folded letter from the Winans correspondence to St. Petersburg, Russia at the 5¢ British Open mail rate, red New York, Br. Pkt., May 4 exchange cds, reverse with London transit cds and red "Seebrief per England und Aachen" (5.17) transit cds, London manuscript "1/-" debit rating, blue manuscript "3/11" silbergroschen rating; 1¢ stamp at right with two vertical pre-use creases, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A RARE EARLY 1851 ISSUE TRANSATLANTIC USE TO ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA.

William Louis Winans was a noted railway pioneer, who traveled to Russia in 1843 as part of a $3 million contract to supply railroad locomotives and cars for the new railroad between St. Petersburg and Moscow. From 1852, William was the chief manager of the Russian operation, which had a lucrative contract as it was reported their contracted fees were 17 times higher than in any other country in Europe. During the Crimean War the firm's operations expanded, and Winans acted as the U.S. vice-consul in St. Petersburg. The contract expired in 1862. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $1,500-2,000
Selling for...$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
543     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Margins large to just in, in combination with 1851, 3¢ dull red, vertical strip of three (11A), all tied by grid handstamps, bold red "New Orleans, La., May 1" balloon cds on folded letter sheet to Tampico, Mexico, oval "Veracruz, 1 Mayo, 1855" entry date stamp and matching "4" reales rate handstamp; cover file fold affecting bottom stamp in 3¢ strip, otherwise Very Fine and scarce franking, Illustrated in Simpson and Alexander on page 276, ex-Neinken, Wagshal & Iwate, signed Ashbrook, with 1973 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$450.00
Will close during Public Auction
544     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal strip of three. Positions 71-73L1L, left stamp triple transfer, one inverted, recut twice at top and once at bottom (only four such recuts on plate). Huge margins to clear including part of sheet margin at left, tied by neat strike of "Boston & Providence R.R., Feb 11" route agent cds (Boston & Providence Railroad) on cover with original contents to Cambridge, Mass.; folded between right stamps prior to use, cover with small top edge taped tear, Extremely Fine appearance, a desirable example of the triple transfer/one inverted position used on a cover with railroad route agent marking (Towle 70-A-1, Rarity VIII), ex-Vogel.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
545     9 image1852, 1¢ blue, type IV. Strip of 3, deep rich color, large margins to in at bottom, manuscript cancelled on blue cover to Bidwells Bar, Butte County, Cal. bearing red oval Adams & Co., Los Angeles express handstamp with matching "Paid" in oval, additionally struck in transit with blue "Adams & Co., San Francisco, Jan 22" double-circle datestamp, Very Fine and scarce use.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $400 - 600.

The Adams location at Los Angeles is quite scarce as it was a small town at this time and had little to do with the gold rush. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 9] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1857 1¢ Issue, Types I & Ia (Sc. #18-19)
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
546     18 image1861, 1¢ blue, type I. Block of 4 (positions 25-26/35-36L12), o.g., lightly hinged, top stamps showing double transfer variety, beautifully centered throughout with rich vibrant color; top left corner perf added on top left stamp mention on P.F. certificate only, otherwise Extremely Fine, a magnificent and rare mint multiple, with 2017 P.S.E. & 2021 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 18; $14,000.

STILL ONE OF THE FINEST MINT ORIGINAL GUM BLOCKS OF FOUR OF THE 1861, 1¢ TYPE I ISSUE. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 18] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $14,000

Selling for...$2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
547     18 image1861, 1¢ blue, type I, horizontal strip of three. Positions 98-100R12. On tobacconist corner card cover to West Barre, Pa., canceled by segmented grid handstamps with matching "Philadelphia, Pa., Aug 5, 1861" octagon date stamp tying; minor cover corner wear at bottom right, Very Fine, with 2012 R. Doporto certificate.
Scott No. 18; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 18] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
548     18, 20 image1861, 1¢ blue, types II-I-II, vertical strip of three. Centered into perfs at left, rich color, applied over blue corner card handstamp on folded letter sheet to North White Creek, N.Y., tied by "New York, Aug 3, 1861" cds and grid duplex; cover missing bottom flap and slightly reduced, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 18, 20; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 18, 20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
549 o    19 image1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia, wide spaced perforation at top and bottom. Position 92L4, perfect centering amid uncommonly wide margins even at sides, beautiful rich vibrant color on bright paper, a Superb jumbo gem, ex-Eno, Zoellner, Hinrichs & Tahoe, with 2004 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (Superb 98J, SMQ $330,000).
Scott No. 19; $10,000.

A TRULY OUTSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE 1A PERFORATED ISSUE - CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT 1¢ FRANKLIN ISSUES IN EXISTENCE.

According to Neinken, the Type IA stamps were only produced from 18 of the 20 positions from the bottom row of Plate 4. For some months prior to the manufacture of Plate 4, Toppan, Carpenter & Co. had been making experiments with a machine to perforate sheets of stamps. When Plate 3 was made in the spring of 1856 their experiments had not advanced to the state where they considered the new method practical, because Plate 3 was not made with spacings large enough to permit the inclusion of perforations. In contrast, when they made Plate 4, their experiments had reached the practical stage, and consequently Plate 4 was made with spacings large enough to introduce perforations in the vertical and horizontal spacings.

The plate four designs of the six reliefs on the roller were approximately of the same length but the short transferring on the plate, combined with the erasures in the horizontal spacings, made the designs in the 2nd to 9th rows inclusive, somewhat shorter than the designs of the top and bottom rows. As a result, when the sheets were perforated, if the perforations did not touch the top part of the designs in the top row, the perforations did cut into the bottom of the designs of these top row stamps. And in addition, it was found that the perforations, with the machine so set, cut into the tops and across the bottom of the stamps in the bottom row. To correct this defect, the machine was reset for the perforating of the top and bottom rows for the first lot of sheets run through the perforating machine. This accounts for stamps from these two rows which show the horizontal perforations farther apart than found on any stamps coming from the body of the plate. This practice of resetting the machine was not continued for any length of time, but the resetting gave us what we refer to as the "wide spaced perforations", the only fine copies that are known of the scarce Types II, IC and IA from Plate Four. The length of the design of a IA stamp is 26mm whereas the normal perforations measure between 25 and 25½mm apart, top to bottom, on stamps from the body of the plate. A short temporary resetting of the machine to 27 to 27½mm was necessary to produce a perforated Type IA stamp not cut into by the perforations.

The perforated Type IA stamps that are not touched by perforations as the rarest stamps in the 1857 perforated issue. This example offered here not only exhibits this quality, but is superbly centered making this the finest example known. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 19] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $10,000

Selling for...$75,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
550     19 image1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia. Position 99R4, rich deep color, neatly tied by "Troy, N.Y., Paid, Nov 1, 1858" cds on fresh locally addressed cover, Very Fine and choice, with 1989 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 19; $11,000; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE ON COVER USAGE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE IA PERFORATED ISSUE. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 19] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $11,000
Est. $3,000-4,000
Selling for...$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
551     19 image1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia. Position 91L4. Clearly showing wide break at top, in at bottom and right, rich color, tied by neat circular grid handstamp on printed Dec 30, 1857 Philadelphia stock exchange report circular to Pughtown, Pa., Very Fine, a rare on cover usage of the 1851 1¢ type Ia, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 19; $11,000 on cover; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 19] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $11,000 on cover
Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$625.00
Will close during Public Auction
552     19, 21 image1857, 1¢ blue, types Ia & III, vertical pair. Positions 83-93R4. Rich color, some trimmed perfs at top, tied by "Hartford, Ct., Dec 28, 1856" cds on cover to North Branford, Ct.; cover with small edge flaws, F.-V.F., with 2019 Crowe certificate.
Scott No. 19, 21; $14,000 for off cover; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE 1857 1¢ TYPES III & IIIA COMBINATION PAIR ON COVER. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 19, 21] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $14,000 for off cover
Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1857 1¢ Issue, Type II (Sc. #20)
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
553 ()    20 image1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Plate 2, top margin single, no gum, well centered with rich deep color on bright fresh paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a lovely unused single, with 2020 P.F. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $525).
Scott No. 20; $375. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $375

Selling for...$140.00
Will close during Public Auction
554     20 image1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Top margin block of 6 with full vertical gutterline at left (positions 1-3/11-13R12), full o.g., showing tiny portion of position 10L12 to left of centerline, rich bright color; couple tiny thins spots in sheet margin only, Fine and rare, with 1980 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 20; $8,200 for block & pair.

A RARE SOUND MINT CORNER POSITION MULTIPLE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE II FROM PLATE 12. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $8,200 for block & pair

Selling for...$850.00
Will close during Public Auction
555 o    20 image1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Light red town cancel, exceptional centering amid nicely balanced margins, beautiful deep rich color, full perforations, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 1995 & 2021 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,400).
Scott No. 20; $275.

A WONDERFULLY CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE II ISSUE BEARING A COMPLEMENTARY COLOR CANCELLATION.

By way of comparison, the P.S.E. has graded only three stamps with the grade of "95", with none higher. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $275

Selling for...$650.00
Will close during Public Auction
556 o    20 image1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 90L2, right margin single, light face free town cancel, choice centering, beautiful deep rich color, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely used marginal single with wonderful eye appeal, with 2010 P.S.E., 2003 & 2020 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $850).
Scott No. 20; $275. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 20] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $275

Selling for...$220.00
Will close during Public Auction
1857 1¢ Issue, Types III & IIIa (Sc. #21-22)
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
557 ()    21 image1857, 1¢ blue, type III. Position 73L4, no gum, precision centering amid uncommonly wide and beautifully balanced margins with design clear around and only just touching one of the scrolls at bottom, bold vibrant shade on fresh bright paper, Extremely Fine and choice, this is one of three to grade as such with no examples higher, with 1986, 2003 P.F. & 2021 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $10,500).
Scott No. 21; $6,000.

A STUNNING GEM UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ TYPE III 1857 ISSUE, GRADED XF 90 BY THE P.S.E. - THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND BELIEVED TO BE THE FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLE EXTANT.

Vertical spacing on plate 4 normally yields stamps with perforations cutting into the design. This stamp has such extraordinarily wide margins and exceptional centering that type characteristic breaks at both top and bottom are clearly visible. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 21] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $6,000

Selling for...$2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
558 o    21 image1857, 1¢ blue, type III. Plate 4, town cancel, precision centering amid uncommonly wide margins and design completely clear perforation all around, beautiful rich deep color and proof-like impression on pristine and bright paper, Superb, one of nine examples to receive this graded with none higher, we believe this one is truly a bit undergraded, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF-Sup 95, SMQ $7,300).
Scott No. 21; $1,350.

A STUNNING GEM USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ TYPE III 1857 ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY THE P.S.E. - THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.

Vertical spacing on plate 4 normally yields stamps with perforations cutting into the design. This stamp has such extraordinarily wide margins that not only the type characteristic breaks at both top and bottom are clearly visible, that the perforations are not into the design. Virtually all other examples we have seen with this grade from plate four have the perforations cutting into the design. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 21] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $1,350

Selling for...$2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
559     21 image1857, 1¢ blue, type III. Position 67R4, C relief, well centered single just barely in at bottom with margins around, tied by neat "Hartford, Ct., Mar 1858" cds on printed merchant circular notice to Suffield, Conn., Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.S.E. and 2012 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 21; $1,750.

A GEM 1857 1¢ TYPE III CIRCULAR RATE USE IN SUCH EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Get Market Data for [United States 21] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Scott $1,750

Selling for...$450.00
Will close during Public Auction
560     21 image1857, 1¢ blue, type III. The right-most stamp in a franking of six plate 4 stamps, the first five are 1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIA (22), tied by pen cancels and very faint cds's on a narrow cover to Hyde Park, Pa.; the Ashbrook-plated positions are, left to right, 11-12 (pair), 63, 58, 52 & 62; there is some perf toning, especially on the type III, and other minor flaws, Also includes original 8-page letter and an Ashbrook note on the cover, "Date Lined Chemung, May 29, 1859 (N.Y.)", though we can find no dateline on the included eight pages., otherwise Fine and rare, with 1946 note & photos from Ashbrook identifying the positions.
Scott No. 21; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [United States 21] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionNetwork® is a registered trademark of Droege Computing Services, Inc | StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are Copyright © 1994-2026 Droege Computing Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place, Suite 120, Durham NC 27705 | If you want to talk to me about anything other than selling your stamps, call 919-403-9459 and ask for Tom Droege, or email support@stampauctionnetwork.com We can help you evaluate or sell your collection so... Click here for help selling your Collection. Once you follow the instructions we can talk. But first we have a process. Sign up for a paid or free membership | Lost your Links? Return to StampAuctionNetwork® | Instructional Videos - Master StampAuctionNetwork® | Sign up for our Newsletter | Terms and Conditions.