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1861, 1¢ blue, type I (Scott 18), brightly colored with crisp impression, centered to show near-maximal detail of the ornamentation, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,600.
Scott $475. (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000

1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (Scott 19), position 92L4, intensely colored with outstanding detail and full ornamentation; covered-over surface scrape at top left, tiny corner creases at top left and top right, otherwise Very Fine appearance, with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott $9,000. (Image)

Estimate $3,500-5,000

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 12, richly colored with clear detail; well-centered with a target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $850.
Scott $325. (Image)

Estimate $800-1,000

1857, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 20), plate 2, fresh and bright with luxuriant color and a light New York postmark, Very Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $275. (Image)

Estimate $250-350

1857, 1¢ blue, type III (Scott 21), a grand stamp with full margins, incredible color depth, and a light postmark, Extremely Fine, only nine stamps grade higher in PSE'S Population Report, with 1968, 2002 and 2010 P.F. certificates, plus 2009 P.S.E. certificate, the two most recent graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $4,750.
Scott $1,500. (Image)

Estimate $4,000-6,000

1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (Scott 22), fresh and sound with bold color and clean lines; town cancels leave the design fully visible, Extremely Fine, with 2012 and 2013 P.F. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,825.
Scott $475. (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000

1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (Scott 23), a lovely stamp in alluring two-tone color, cleanly printed on immaculate paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $1,750.
Scott $550. (Image)

Estimate $1,500-2,000

LotNo.: 65
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CatNo.: 24

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), o.g., very lightly hinged, Post Office fresh with intense color and sharp lines; side margins clearly show cut-away ornaments; interesting plate flaw above "P" of "POSTAGE", Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $140. (Image)

Estimate $150-200

LotNo.: 66
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CatNo.: 24

1857, 1¢ blue, type V (Scott 24), bottom left corner margin block of 4, o.g., previously hinged, fresh with strong color and solid centering throughout; the bottom left stamp with a small painted-over surface scrape, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive multiple for the plater, with 2001 P.F. certificate for original block of six.
Scott $1,100 as block of four and pair. (Image)

Estimate $500-750

1857, 3¢ rose, type I (Scott 25), with lovely color, clean impression, and superior centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $600.
Scott $180. (Image)

Estimate $500-600

LotNo.: 68
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CatNo.: 26

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (Scott 26), o.g., never hinged, an attention-grabber with immense margins clear of the frame on all four sides, the design in strong color with clearly continuous frame lines, an Extremely Fine jumbo, rarely found this big, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90J.
SMQ XF 90J; $900. (Image)

Estimate $800-1,000

LotNo.: 69
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CatNo.: 26

1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (Scott 26), top margin horizontal block of 6, o.g., never hinged, an attractive large multiple, fresh and sound with alluring color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, post office fresh, with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott $600 as hinged block & pair. (Image)

Estimate $1,000-1,500

1858, 5¢ brick red, type I (Scott 27), with glowing color and a sharply detailed impression, full complete perforations clear of all four projections, and a clear 1859-dated cancel, Extremely Fine, only six 95s grade higher in PSE's Population Report, a truly magnificent example, ex Grunin, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $5,100.
Scott $1,500. (Image)

Estimate $4,500-6,000

LotNo.: 71
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CatNo.: 28

5¢ red brown, type I, early usage strip of three on FL to France (Scott 28), horizontal strip of three tied to folded letter to Nantes, France, by two strikes of New Orleans August 31, 1857 postmarks, the left-most stamp further tied by boxed "P.D." in red; red Boston Sept. 9 "Paid/12" cancel adjacent, with French receiver dated 21/SEPT./57 below; endorsed "per Steamer" with sender's cachet in blue; fresh and sound, Very Fine, a very early usage, just eight days after the EKU of Aug. 23, 1857, with 1985 P.F. certificate.
Scott $3,850 for strip of 3 off cover. (Image)

Estimate $3,000-4,000

1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), in deep, pulsating color on fresh paper; well-centered with a black town cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $3,250.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Estimate $3,000-4,000

1858, 5¢ Indian red, type I (Scott 28A), printed in strong color with razor-sharp detail; fresh and nicely centered with a light town cancel, Choice Very Fine, rarely encountered in such freshness and overall appeal, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott $3,500. (Image)

Estimate $3,000-4,000

1859, 5¢ brown, type I (Scott 29), in textbook color with perforations clear of design on all four sides; black grid and red boxed cancels, Extremely Fine, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,100.
Scott $350. (Image)

Estimate $1,000-1,200

LotNo.: 75
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CatNo.: 30

1861, 5¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 30), o.g., very lightly hinged, in glowing, suffused color, with clear detail and seldom-seen margins, Extremely Fine, a top-flight stamp, only three stamps grade higher in PSE's Population Report, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $3,300.
Scott $1,200. (Image)

Estimate $3,000-3,500

LotNo.: 76
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CatNo.: 30A

1860, 5¢ brown, type II (Scott 30A), o.g., hinged, fresh with robust color and clean detail; well-centered and attractive; small perforation tear at left not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, only five stamps grade thus in PSE's Population Report, with six higher, with 1976 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $3,200.
Scott $2,250. (Image)

Estimate $3,000-3,500

1857, 10¢ green, type I (Scott 31), an eye-catching jumbo with cool color, three well-balanced margins (the fourth oversized), and a light year-dated postmark, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, SMQ values a "90" at $4,750, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF-XF 85J.
SMQ VF-XF 85J; $1,850 as an "85".
Scott $1,100. (Image)

Estimate $2,000-3,000

LotNo.: 78
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CatNo.: 32

10¢ green, types II & III, San Antonio TX to Belgium usage (Scott 32,33), vertical pair, with 1¢ Franklin (#24), all tied by strikes of black grid cancel, on 1858 orange cover from San Antonio to Mons, Belgium; red San Antonio "PAID" postmark of July 30 at left ("21" lightly printed or written in red below), with matching New York British Packet cancel (Aug. 14) at right; manuscript "1/2" accountancy notation on front; reverse bears British "1858/25 AU 25/M [crown] O" transit and black Mons 26 AOUT receiver; damage to backflap, but an attractive cover with an uncommon origin-destination pairing, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate. (Image)

Estimate $500-750

1857, 10¢ green, type II (Scott 32), a "wow!" stamp with come-hither color, detail and freshness, the superior centering and blue c.d.s. bonuses, Extremely Fine, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $725.
Scott $205. (Image)

Estimate $600-800

1857, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 33), with strong color on fresh paper, four clear margins allowing full study of the frame ornaments, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1988, 2004 and 2012 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $450.
Scott $190. (Image)

Estimate $400-500

1857, 10¢ green, type IV (Scott 34), position 64L, a vital stamp in every respect, with sensational color depth, detail and centering; red cancel ("short paid" according to 1995 PSE certificate) lightly struck and a lovely counter, Extremely Fine, PSE's Population Report lists only six stamps at this grade, with a mere four higher, with 1987 P.F. plus 1995 and 2003 P.S.E. certificates, the last graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $6,000.
Scott $2,275. (Image)

Estimate $5,000-7,000

LotNo.: 82
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CatNo.: 35

1859, 10¢ green, type V (Scott 35), o.g., very lightly hinged, a gorgeous stamp with margins gargantuan at sides and full top and bottom; cleanly printed and Post Office fresh, Extremely Fine, only eight stamps are graded higher in PSE's Population Report, with 2001 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $600.
Scott $210. (Image)

Estimate $500-600

1857, 12¢ black, plate I (Scott 36), crisply printed on snow-white paper and lightly cancelled; margins perfectly balanced if tight as normal for this issue, Extremely Fine, with 2019 P.S.A.G. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $950.
Scott $300. (Image)

Estimate $800-1,000

1859, 12¢ black, plate III (Scott 36B), fresh with clean detail and three full to large margins; alluring deep red grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1999 and 2012 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85.
SMQ VF-XF 85; $400.
Scott $290. (Image)

Estimate $350-500

1860, 24¢ gray lilac (Scott 37), a worthy addition to any collection, Post Office fresh and sound with outstanding centering, proof-like detail, and a Boston "PAID" in grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1983, 1996 and 2010 P.F. certificates, the last graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,050.
Scott $400. (Image)

Estimate $800-1,000

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), with clean color and detail; four clear, wonderfully balanced, margins, and a magenta cancel, Extremely Fine, a top notch example, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90.
SMQ XF 90; $1,200.
Scott $540. (Image)

Estimate $1,000-1,500

LotNo.: 87
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CatNo.: 39

1860, 90¢ blue (Scott 39), o.g., lightly hinged, Post Office fresh with proof-like freshness and impression; three exceptional margins, the top perforations just nibbling the outer frameline, Very Fine, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott $3,000. (Image)

Estimate $2,000-3,000