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1875 Reprints of the 1857 Issue continued...
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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722 |
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44 |
1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 12¢ greenish black. Without gum as issued, attractive centering, strong color; tiny thin speck at top left, otherwise Very Fine, with only 489 sold. Scott No. 44; $3,000. (Image1) |
Scott $3,000
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
723 |
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45 |
1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 24¢ blackish violet. Without gum as issued, rich deep color, bit in at top; small filled thin, Fine appearance. Scott No. 45; $3,250. (Image1) |
Scott $3,250
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
724 |
() |
46 |
1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 30¢ yellow orange. Without gum as issued, strong vibrant color; certificate mentions "soiled" which we find no evidence of, Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 46;
$3,250. (Image1) |
Scott $3,250
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
725 |
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46 |
1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 30¢ yellow orange. Without gum as issued, perfs in at left, brilliant color; small thin and a few short perfs, about Fine appearance, with only 480 sold, with 2009 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E.
certificates. Scott No. 46; $3,250. (Image1) |
Scott $3,250
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
726 |
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47 |
1857-60 (1875 Reprint), 90¢ deep blue. Without gum as issued, wide margins, deep rich color; tiny separation tear at lower left, otherwise Very Fine, with only 454 sold. Scott No. 47; $3,850. (Image1) |
Scott $3,850
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1861-1866 Issue
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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727 |
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56 |
1861, 3¢ brown rose, first design. O.g., very lightly hinged, bright and fresh with deep color, short perf at upper right, F.-V.F. Scott No. 56; $550. (Image1) |
Scott $550
SOLD for $230.00
Will close during Public Auction |
728 |
P |
63P4//78P4 |
1861, 1¢ blue, plate proof on card. Basic set of 10 denominations plus the scarce 24¢ red lilac (70P4) and a 3¢ scarlet (74TC4), large margins, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 63P4//78P4;
$1,485. (Image1) |
Scott $1,485
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
729 |
P |
63P4//78P4 |
1861, 1¢ blue, plate proof on card. Basic set of 10 denominations (no 24¢ red lilac), large margins, a Very Fine set. Scott No. 63P4//78P4; $835. (Image1) |
Scott $835
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
730 |
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63 |
1861, 1¢ blue. Full o.g., choice centering within well balanced margin, bright vivid color, Extremely Fine, a tough stamp so nice, with 2007 P.F. Graded certificate (XF 90, SSV $700). Scott
No. 63; $300. (Image1) |
Scott $300
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
731 |
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63 |
1861, 1¢ blue. Top left corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, wide margins, rich bright color, Very Fine, an attractive never hinged position single, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 63; $300 for
hinged. (Image1) |
Scott $300 for hinged
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
732 |
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63 var. |
1861, 1¢ bright blue, plate scratches. Vertical pair, top stamp showing plate scatches across top, exceptional depth of color, each with cork cancel, Very Fine and choice pair, ex-Koppersmith, Born, with
1990 and 2014 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 63 var.; $105 as normal pair; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1) |
Scott $105 as normal pair Est. $250-350
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
733 |
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63 |
1861, 1¢ blue. Left imprint block of 12, deep rich color on bright paper, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 63; $5,100 as 3 hinged blocks.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE
MINT NEVER-HINGED IMPRINT BLOCK OF THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE. (Image1) |
Scott $5,100 as 3 hinged blocks
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
734 |
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63 |
1861, 1¢ blue. Bottom left corner margin imprint and plate no. 27 block of 20, natural s.e. at right, three stamps paper h.r., other 17 stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, remarkably fresh and intact, tiny toned spot in margin
under Position 99 (clear of plate block), deep rich color, Fine, ex-Curtis. Scott No. 63; $11,000.
A RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE. ONE OF ONLY 5 RECORDED FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NO. MULTIPLES. A
WONDERFUL RARITY.
The Chapin census, updated by Don Evans in his book "The United States 1c Franklin, 1861-67", records only eight full plate number and imprint multiples from Plates 9, 10 and 27: two from Plate 9 (a block of
20 and a block of 98), and three from Plate 27 (a complete pane of 100, one block of 12, and the block of 20 offered here). The Frelinghuysen sale had a block of 35 with full bottom imprint and plate no. 10 selvage.
Illustrated in
the Evans book on p. 30. Scott Retail as a plate number and imprint block of eight, two hinged blocks of four and four hinged singles. (Image1) |
Scott $11,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
735 |
o |
63 var. |
1861, 1¢ blue. Left margin single, imperf vertically between selvage and stamp, "Hingham, Ms., May 14" town cancel; small flaws mostly in selvage, otherwise Fine, a remarkable and rare perforation
variety. Scott No. 63 var.; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1) |
Est. $250-350
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
736 |
o |
GE-R 50 |
1861, 1¢ blue. Group of seven stamps; with cancels including complete Masonic "Open Book" cancel of Rutland (S-E FR-M5 2), central "New- York, P.O., Station B, Paid 1" circular date stamp cancel, red
numeral "15", full red arched "Paid", complete large Star in Circle cancel tying on piece, and two complete strikes of 5-Point Radial Geometric cancel of Patterson, N.J. on pair (S-E GE-R 50); couple with small flaws, Very
Fine strikes. Scott No. 63. Skinner-Eno No. GE-R 50; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
737 |
o |
63 |
1861, 1¢ blue. Group of 20 stamps bearing New York cancellations mostly displayed on pages; nice showing of the early grids and geometrics, some early N.Y.F.M. with choice strikes of Kirke 64-01-01-SGEO, 66-10-01-SGEO
and 64-07-30-PIC three strikes tying on piece with 10¢ pair, also an additional single with non-contemporary supplementary duplex "2" cancel from 1870-80's, etc.; condition varies, generally F.-V.F. or better strikes.
Scott No. 63; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $250-350
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
738 |
E |
65-E15h |
1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in brown rose. Complete design, plate on semi-transparent stamp paper, perf'd and gummed, bottom margin single, o.g., never hinged (hinged in selvage only), rich
color in bright fresh paper, Very Fine, very scarce in never hinged condition, with 2017 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott No. 65-E15h; $550 for hinged.
(Image1) |
Scott $550 for hinged
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
739 |
E |
65-E15h |
1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in brown rose. Complete design, plate on semi-transparent stamp paper, perf'd and gummed, o.g., lightly hinged, choice centering for this difficult emission, rich vibrant
color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, choice and rarely encountered so nice, with 2017 P.F. Graded certificate (VF-XF 85). Scott No. 65-E15h; $550. (Image1) |
Scott $550
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
740 |
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65 |
1861, 3¢ rose. O.g., never hinged, exceptional centering within beautifully balanced margins all around, vibrant bright rose color, Extremely Fine to Superb, one of seven never hinged examples to graded as such with
only one higher, with 2010 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF-Sup 95, SMQ $1,750). Scott No. 65; $125.
AN OUTSTANDING NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1961 3¢ ROSE ISSUE. (Image1) |
Scott $125
SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
741 |
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65 |
1861, 3¢ rose. O.g., never hinged, choice centering amid exceptionally wide margins, rich color and exceptional freshness, Extremely Fine and choice, a remarkable large margin never hinged gem, with 2002 P.F. & P.S.E.
certificates. Scott No. 65; $125. (Image1) |
Scott $125
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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