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United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History continued...

1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)

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Lot Description

1257

1c-15c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Fancy Cancels (113, 114, 116, 118, 123). Eight stamps, each with a better cancel, incl. three No. 113 with 5-Point Star, Geometric Bars and Triangles and "HIOGO/JAPAN" double-circle handstamp, two No. 114 with Eagle and Shield fancy cancel of Corry Pa. and negative Masonic on Apple of Appleton Wis., No. 116 with "B62" in barred oval cancel of Hong Kong, No. 118 with blue boxed 1869 ribbon-marker datestamp (possibly a railroad route agent's marking but certificate declines opinion), finally No. 123 with negative large "J", a few small flaws to be found but overall attractive strikes, some of these are rarely seen, several ex Dr. Heimburger, three P.F. certificates accompany (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1258

1c-12c 1869 Pictorial Issue (112-117). Two 10c, one of which is cancelled by quartered cork and tied by "New Orleans La. Sep. 6" circular datestamp on small piece, Sep. 1870 French transit, other 10c with blue target, all but 3c are well-centered, a few trivial imperfections, overall a Very Fine group (Image)

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$ 902.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1259

1c Buff (112). Mint N.H., beautiful rich color, wide margins

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A HANDSOME MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80). SMQ does not price this stamp in Mint N.H. condition. Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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$ 650.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1260

1c Buff (112). Disturbed original gum, bright color, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates, the former as "original gum" (Image)

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$ 650.00

SOLD for $350.00
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1261

1c Buff (112). Block of four, original gum, h.r., deep rich color, fresh and Fine, attractive block, ex Frelinghuysen (Image)

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$ 5,500.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1262

2c Brown (113). Top imprint and plate no. 28 block of 12, Positions 5-6 and 8-10 Mint N.H., other positions lightly hinged, gorgeous rich color, choice centering and margins incl. portions of all 12 surrounding stamps, bright and fresh

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE TOP POSITION IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF 12 OF THE 2-CENT 1869 ISSUE WITH FOUR MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMPS. ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING CLASSIC UNITED STATES PLATE BLOCKS.

Apart from a block of 70, we have offered only two other plate number blocks of Scott 113 since we began keeping computerized records in 1992 -- both were blocks of six without the imprint and had only Very-Good-Fine centering.

With 2012 P.F. certificate. A plate block of ten is listed in Scott but is unpriced. This format of 12 is unlisted (Image)

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E. $ 50,000-75,000

SOLD for $80,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1263

2c Yellow Brown (113 var). Block of sixteen, original gum, bright shade, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, pos. 12 diagonal crease, pos. 14 and 16 thin spots

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE BLOCK OF SIXTEEN OF THE 2-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE IN THE YELLOW BROWN SUB-SHADE.

As a review of Power Search shows, multiples larger than a block of four are rare.

Ex Dr. Heimburger. Scott Retail $15,000.00 as four blocks of four (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1264

2c Brown (113). Original gum, rich color on fresh paper, balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, ex Curtis, with 1991 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $950.00) (Image)

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$ 550.00

SOLD for $600.00
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1265

2c Brown (113). Jumbo margins and almost mathematically perfect centering, fresh color on bright paper, cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, ex Merlin, with 1991 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $2,000.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only one other (Image)

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$ 85.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
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1266

3c Ultramarine (114). Mint N.H., rich color and sharp impression on pristine white paper, Very Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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$ 250.00

SOLD for $325.00
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1267

3c Ultramarine, Split Grill (114 var). Mint N.H., bright and fresh, Very Fine, with photocopy of a 1985 P.F. certificate for a block of four, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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$ 300.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction