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1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), Post Office fresh and sound with four large margins and red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90. SMQ XF 90; $900. Scott $425. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Lot No: 2
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Cat No: 1
1847, 5¢ red brown (Scott 1), an immaculate, four-margined example with rich color and red circular grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 and 2005 P.S.E. certificates, the latter graded XF 90. SMQ XF 90; $900. Scott $425. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Lot No: 3
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ red brown, dot in "S" variety (Scott 1 var.), unused without gum, fresh-faced four-margined example with rich color; small closed tear at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,100 as normal. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Lot No: 4
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ red brown, dot in "S" variety (Scott 1 var.), vertical pair tied by three strikes of blue "10" cancel with matching Baltimore Dec. 2 postmark alongside on cover to Nathaniel Allen in West Newton, Mass.; docketed on reverse "Mrs. Park Oct. '49"; top stamp with large margins, bottom just in at bottom, the cover with usual age and travel wear, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,280.
Allen (1823-1903) was a progressive reformer active in the anti-slavery, women's suffrage, temperance and educational reform movements. He founded what is now the Allen School, which was both integrated and coeducational, and his home was a stop on the Underground Railroad.(Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Lot No: 5
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ deep red brown (Scott 1 var.), eye-catching with bold impression in matching shade, four-margined and bright with unobtrusive red square grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $425 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ pale brown (Scott 1 var.), fresh and clean with four clear to full margins and an incredibly faint red cancel, Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate noting shade. Scott $425. (Image)
Estimate $250-350
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Lot No: 7
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ chocolate (Scott 1 var.), a sweet stamp with mouth-watering color and clean impression; four-margined (close but clear at bottom) with blue cancel, nearly Very Fine, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate noting shade. Scott $465 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $300-400
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Lot No: 8
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ bright reddish brown (Scott 1 var.), horizontal pair, a lovely twosome in alluring color, bright and clean, with manuscript "X" cancel face-free at right; right stamp with a pressed-out vertical crease, small scissors cut at bottom between stamps, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $950. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Lot No: 9
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ reddish brown (Scott 1 var.), in the family of Ridgway's dark russet, a beauty with alluring color and clarity, fresh and bright with red circular grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $425 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Lot No: 10
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ pale reddish brown (Scott 1 var.), a lovely stamp with rich color and blue circular grid cancel, bottom margin ample, others full to oversized capturing portions of adjacent stamps' framelines at top and right, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, great eye appeal, with 1992 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $465 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Lot No: 11
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Cat No: 1 var.
1847, 5¢ brown (Scott 1 var.), striking with strong color on immaculate paper, sound and four-margined with a premium red c.d.s. cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate noting shade. Scott $575. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
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Cat No: 1.15.13m
1847, 5¢ mars brown (Scott 1 var.), Ridgway Plate XV 13-m, cleanly printed in subdued color, sound with nicely balanced margins all around and a red town cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. and 2023 P.F. certificates. Scott $575 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Cat No: 1.15.15m
1847, 5¢ dark olive brown (Scott 1 var.), in the family of Ridgway prout's brown (Plate XV, 15m), deep color on fresh paper, sound and four-margined with an unobtrusive red circular grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $425 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Cat No: 1.40.13k
1847, 5¢ natal brown (Scott 1 var.), Ridgway (Plate XL) 13-k, pristine and sound with robust color, four full to oversized margins (adjacent frameline captured at bottom), and attractively struck red circular grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1977 and 2023 P.F. certificates, the latter graded VF-XF 85. SMQ VF-XF 85; $650 for normal. Scott $425 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Lot No: 15
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Cat No: 1a
1847, 5¢ blackish brown (Scott 1a var.), Post Office fresh with intense color and faint red circular grid cancel; nicely centered amid narrow but clear margins, Very Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate noting shade. Scott $1,500. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Lot No: 16
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Cat No: 1a
1847, 5¢ grayish brown (Scott 1a var.), clear impression in subdued color, four-margined and sound with lightly struck red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 1991 and 2007 P.F. certificates noting shade. Scott $625. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Lot No: 17
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Cat No: 1a
1847, 5¢ dark brown (Scott 1a), clean and sound with strong color, crisp impression and attractive margins; circular grid cancel in bold red, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate as #1 dark brown. Scott $525. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Lot No: 18
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Cat No: 1a var.
1847, 5¢ chestnut (Scott 1a var.), horizontal pair, fresh and clean in lovely color, each with black cork cancel; margins clear at top, left and bottom, in at right, Fine to Very Fine, with 2018 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $1,325 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Lot No: 19
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Cat No: 1a.27.m9
1847, 5¢ burnt umber (Scott 1a var.), Ridgway Plate XXVII, m9, horizontal pair, clean with clear detail in solid color, sound with balanced margins all around and attractive red circular grid cancels, Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $1,250 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Cat No: 1a.28.11l
1847, 5¢ dark reddish brown (Scott 1a var.), in the family of Ridgway's rood's brown (XXVIII-11''-l), fresh just-four-margined example with captivatingly deep, rich color and black circular grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $600 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Cat No: 1a.29.m15
1847, 5¢ bister (Scott 1a var.), a beauty with incredible color depth and clarity, well centered on like-new paper with blue circular grid cancel and partial capture of stamp at right, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, ex Saadi, with 1989 and 1991 P.F. certificates, the latter noting shade is "of the family of Ridgeway's bister". Scott $565. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Lot No: 22
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Cat No: 1a.39.5'''m
1847, 5¢ seal brown (Scott 1a var.) (Ridgway Plate XXXIX, 5'''m), wonderfully fresh with intense color and clean detail, clear margins top and bottom, wide at sides, red cancel essentially face-free, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, an all-around pretty stamp, with 1990 P.F. certificate noting shade "in the family of seal brown as per Ridgway nomenclature". Scott $525 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Lot No: 23
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Cat No: 1a.40.13'''m
1847, 5¢ bone brown (Scott 1a var.) (Ridgway Plate XL, 13''' m), an absolute beauty with clean impression in strong color, exquisitely centered, with premium red town postmark, Extremely Fine to Superb, only five #1a grade higher in PSE's Population Report, without reference to shade varieties, with 2025 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP 95 noting shade. SMQ XF-SUP 95; $2,400 for normal. Scott $675 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Lot No: 24
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Cat No: 1a.40.13k
1847, 5¢ natal brown (Scott 1a var.), Ridgway Plate XL 13k, four-margined single with intense color, lightly tied by red grid cancel on blue folded letter sheet datelined June 2, 1851, sent to Cooperstown, NY; red "New-York/Jun/2" postmark at right; central vertical file fold noted for accuracy, affecting neither stamp nor postmark, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $625 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Lot No: 25
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Cat No: 1b
1847, 5¢ orange brown (Scott 1b), a magnificent example, four-margined and wonderfully balanced, with rich color and light red square grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott $675. (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
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Cat No: 1b var.
1847, 5¢ deep orange brown (Scott 1b var.), a beauty with florid color on like-new paper, sound and four-margined with a double-premium blue railroad cancel, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $915 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Cat No: 1b.02.11m
1847, 5¢ auburn (Scott 1b var.) (Ridgway Plate II 11m), fresh and bright four-margined example, with bold color and double-premium blue numeral "5" cancel, Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $815 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Cat No: 1b.03.13m
1847, 5¢ argus brown (Scott 1b var.), Ridgway Plate III 13-m, clean and sound with bright color and faint red circular grid cancel; four-margined, close but clear in a couple spots, Fine to Very Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $675 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Cat No: 1b.03.15m
1847, 5¢ Brussels brown (Scott 1b var.), Ridgway Plate III 15m, clean and sound with bright color and blue circular grid cancel; ample to full margins all around, capturing adjacent frameline at top, Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded VF 80 noting shade. SMQ VF 80; $800 for normal. Scott $715 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $600-800
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Cat No: 1b.14.11k
1847, 5¢ hazel brown (Scott 1b var.) (Ridgway Plate XIV, 11' k), a stunner with luxuriant color and mathematical centering amid large margins, fresh and clean with blue town postmark, Extremely Fine to Superb, a Top of the Pop; PSE's Population Report records only 12 stamps at this highest grade, without regard for shades, with 2023 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP 95 noting shade. SMQ XF-SUP 95; $3,000 for normal. Scott Stamp Values $2,100 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $2,500-3,500
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Lot No: 31
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Cat No: 1b.14.11m
1847, 5¢ chestnut brown (Scott 1b var.), Ridgway Plate XIV 11m, cleanly printed in attractive color, sound with blue circular grid cancel; nearly four-margined (grazed at top right) though with uneven right margin, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $715 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $400-600
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Lot No: 32
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Cat No: 1b.15.13k
1847, 5¢ russet brown (Scott 1b var.), Ridgway Plate XV 13k, clean with captivating color and clarity, centered amid four balanced full margins with blue Philadelphia town postmark, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate graded VF-XF 85 noting shade. SMQ VF-XF 85; $975 for normal. Scott $800 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Lot No: 33
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Cat No: 1b.28.k
1847, 5¢ walnut brown (Scott 1b var.), Ridgway Plate XXVIII k, clean and sound in subdued color, four-margined (close but clear at lower left) with red square grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate noting shade. Scott $675 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Lot No: 34
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Cat No: 1c
1847, 5¢ red orange (Scott 1c), bright and fresh four-margined example (close at lower left, ample to oversized otherwise), with red and blue grid cancels, nearly Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott $8,500. (Image)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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Lot No: 35
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Cat No: 1d
1847, 5¢ brown orange (Scott 1d), radiant in clearly bright shade (as described in Wagshal Sale, the P.F. disagreeing), neat and clean four-margined example (ample at top, otherwise large) with blue Philadelphia c.d.s., Very Fine, ex Wagshal, with 1989 Amonette (bright brown orange) and 2010 P.F. (brown orange) certificates. Scott $1,125. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Lot No: 36
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Cat No: 1d
1847, 5¢ brown orange (Scott 1d), Post Office fresh with full to large margins (capturing adjacent frameline at top), with intense color and unobtrusive red square grid cancel, Very Fine, described in Wagshal Sale as dark brown orange shade, the P.F. disagreeing, ex Wagshal, with 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,000. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Lot No: 37
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Cat No: 1d
1847, 5¢ brown orange (Scott 1d), crisp and clean with four solid margins and red square grid cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, consignor considered this the hazel shade, the P.F. demurring to a normal brown orange, with 1998 (as #1b) and 2007 P.F. certificates. Scott $1,000. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Lot No: 38
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Cat No: 1d.15.13m
1847, 5¢ mars orange (Scott 1d var.), Ridgway Plate XV 13m, in pale color on fresh paper, sound and four-margined with red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2025 P.F. certificate graded VF 80 noting "color similar to Ridgway mars brown". SMQ VF 80; $1,100 for normal. Scott $1,000 for normal. (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
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Lot No: 39
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Cat No: 2
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), unused without gum, four-margined with Post Office fresh color and detail; tiny lightened toned spots in left margin, still Very Fine, with photocopy of 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott $12,500. (Image)
Estimate $6,000-8,000
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Lot No: 40
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Cat No: 2
1847, 10¢ black (Scott 2), a lovely stamp with bold, deep color and clean lines, plus premium blue circular grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90. SMQ XF 90; $1,300. Scott $900. (Image)
Estimate $800-1,200
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Lot No: 41
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Cat No: 2a
1847, 10¢ black, diagonal bisect (Scott 2a), top left half showing full margins, tied on "cut corner" by indistinct blue postmark, Very Fine, with 2021 P.F. certificate. Scott $12,550 on cover. (Image)
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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1851 Issue
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Lot No: 44
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Cat No: 5
1851, 1¢ blue, type I (Scott 5), enticing example with full margin at right (other three clear to touching/just in, as valued in Scott), in scintillating color with unobtrusive red grid cancel; pinhole at top right, otherwise Very Fine, showing completeness of type I with incredible eye-appeal, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $48,000. (Image)
Estimate $15,000-20,000
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Lot No: 45
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Cat No: 5A
1851, 1¢ blue, types Ib & II (Scott 5A,7), positions 2-3R1E, horizontal pair, a striking item with immense color depth, clean impression, and clear to oversized margins all around; light manuscript cancel does not obscure; light horizontal crease at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate. Scott $11,500. (Image)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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Lot No: 46
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Cat No: 6
1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (Scott 6), with deep lines and intense color, bright and sound with nearly face-free town postmark, Fine, with 1974 and 2016 P.F. certificates. Scott $9,250. (Image)
Estimate $3,000-4,000
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Lot No: 47
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Cat No: 7
1851, 1¢ blue, type II (Scott 7), regummed, fresh-faced with bold color and clean detail, sound and well centered, Very Fine. Scott $375. (Image)
Estimate $200-300
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Lot No: 48
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Cat No: 7
1851, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 3 (Scott 7 var.), position 65R3, fully margined with deep, rich color and clear impression, sound with red Carrier cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $375. (Image)
Estimate $350-500
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Lot No: 49
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Cat No: 8
1851, 1¢ blue, type III (Scott 8), o.g., hinged, crisply printed in bold, deep color; diagonal internal crease at top, Fine, a rare mint stamp, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $22,500. (Image)
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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Lot No: 50
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Cat No: 8
1851, 1¢ blue, type III (Scott 8), an absolute stunner with proof-like color and clarity, sound with extraordinary centering, Extremely Fine to Superb, only five stamps grade higher in PSE's Population Report, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP 95. SMQ XF-SUP 95; $8,250. Scott Stamp Values $7,750. (Image)
Estimate $7,500-10,000
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Lot No: 51
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Cat No: 8A
1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (Scott 8A), regummed, eye-catching with intense color and three large margins, slightly in at top; pin point stain spots at bottom, Fine to Very Fine, with 1968 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,250. (Image)
Estimate $1,000-1,500
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Lot No: 52
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Cat No: 8A
1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (Scott 8A), position 37R1E, Post Office fresh in captivating color and crisp lines, with full, balanced margins and Granby, Ct. Jan. 9 town cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate graded XF 90 XQ. SMQ XF 90; $2,000. Scott $750. (Image)
