Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

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UNITED STATES continued...

1857-1861 ISSUES continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

121

30A

#30A, 5c Brown, Ty. II, vertical pair, used with red open grid cancels, fresh and intact, fine. (Image)

$645.00

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction

122

30A

#30A, 5c Brown, Ty. II, single tied by large Boston Paid on 1861 mourning cover to Hong Kong, Boston exchange marking, London transit and Hong Kong receiver all on reverse, quite fresh and very fine; an impressive and rare usage; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

123

30A. 35

#30A, 35, 5c Brown, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V, each is well centered and margined, latter with blue c.d.s., each with recent certificate mentioning a miniscule flaw, extremely fine appearance; #30A with 2010 PF certificate ("tiny perforation crease"), #35 with clear 1989 PF certificate and a 2010 PSE certificate ("tiny scuff"). (imagea) (Image)

$365.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

124

32-33

#32-33, 10c Yellow green, Ty. II-III combination pair, vertical strip of three, the middle stamp being Type III, the others Type II, tied by New Orleans c.d.s. postmarks on 1858 folded cover to Paris, France, red New York exchange pmk. and French receivers, stamps are well centered and in the Yellow green shade, top stamp with blunted perfs. at top, middle stamp with a few perf. faults, otherwise very fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

125

#33, 10c Green, Ty. III, seldom seen mint example, well centered and margined, strong color, full o.g., faint trace of a horizontal crease, very fine appearance; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

$6,250.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

126

#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, desirable used example that is well centered within exceedingly wide margins, beautifully cancelled by a blue Wells Fargo double circle postmark, extremely fine; 1988 and 2006 PF certificates; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

$200.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

127

#36, 12c Black, plate I, select used example, particularly well centered and fresh, criss-cross grid cancel, extremely fine; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)

$375.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

128

36B

#36B, 12c Black, plate III, unusually well centered. deep color and a particularly strong impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1985 PF and 2008 PSE certificates. (Image)

$775.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

129

36B

#36B, 12c Black, plate III, attractive and choice mint single, with striking "jet" black color and a deeply etched impression, quite well centered, especially when one considers how narrowly spaced and poorly centered these generally come, full o.g., only the barest trace of hinging, very fine; photocopy of a 1979 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp, as well as a 2006 PF certificate as a single. (Image)

$775.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

130

36B

#36B, 12c Black, plate III, nicely centered for this, rich color on fresh paper, blue town cancel, very fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

$310.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

131

#37, 24c Gray lilac, unused with traces of gum, wonderfully fresh, with rich color and crisp impression, precisely centered, extremely fine; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)

$575.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

132

#37, 24c Gray lilac, exceedingly well centered within wide margins, strong rich color, large part o.g., single short perf. at bottom, extremely fine; 2009 PSE certificate. (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

133

#37, 24c Gray lilac, strong color and a deeply etched impression, wide margins, o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

134

#37, 24c Gray lilac, eye-catching used single, featuring two strikes of a bright red Supplementary Mail Type A postmark, nicely centered, small faults and repaired at top, very fine appearance; a most unusual and desirable cancel; 1987 and 2010 PF certificates. (Image)

$550.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

135

37c

#37c, 24c Lilac, imperforate, unused as usual, ample to large margins (actually much better than most of the handful of existing copies), rich color, faint spot of discoloration on face, otherwise very fine and quite scarce; clear 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,500.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

136

38P1

#38P1, 30c Orange, large die proof on India, 57x55mm, strong bright color, very fine and rare; this is an especially appealing example as most are cut down to stamp size; listed but unpriced in Scott; 2007 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

137

#38, 30c Orange, deep vibrant color and a strong impression, nicely centered though reperforated at right, o.g., mild h.r., very fine appearance; clear 2004 PF certificate and a 2010 PSE certificate. (Image)

$2,250.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

138

#38, 30c Orange, select used single, large margins for this, especially at the sides, vivid rich color and fine impression on fresh white paper, full and even perforations, red grid cancel, choice very fine; 1994 PF certificate; ex-Hinrichs. (Image)

$550.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction

139

#38, 30c Orange, used, exceptionally well centered within much larger margins than typically associated with this narrowly spaced stamp, deep vibrant color, red grid cancel, extremely fine; 2008 PF certificate. (Image)

$550.00

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

140

#39, 90c Blue, unused, luxuriant color on crisp white paper, attractively centered, nearly very fine; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)

$1,200.00

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction