Spink Shreves Galleries Sale

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1857-1861 ISSUE continued...

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181

#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. III, tied by blue Baltimore c.d.s. to fresh advertising cover of "Carr, Giese & Co./Produce &/Commission Merchants" of Baltimore, very fine and attractive cover; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

182

#26, 3c Dull red, Ty. III, scissors separated with some clipped perfs., tied by "New Haven/Con./Dec 30 1859" c.d.s. to attractive allover front advertising cover of Wm. B. Johnson & Co. showing the Premium Buckeye Mower with folding bar, posted to Meriden, Conn., very fine and handsome cover; clear 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

Western Express

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183

#26, 3c Brownish carmine, tied by blue "Saint Joseph, Mo./May 21, 1860" datestamp to buff cover to De Kalb, Ill., with oval "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company/May 21/Denver City K.T." handstamp, stamp with portion of left center torn away prior to affixing to the cover, otherwise very fine; the original contents accompany, being a letter from a rancher to his father, datelined at "Rocky Mountain May 20, 1860" and starts "I am now located on a ranch fifteen miles from Denver....the roads are lined with teams coming into the mountains, some are already turning back....business is very brisk in the mines....more good mines discovered since Feb. than there was known before.... last week there was a load struck in the twelve mile diggins (sic)....the gold is plainly visable (sic) in the quartz, a handful of dirt rubbed in the palm of the hand then blown out leaves gold plainly visable (sic)," going on to discuss the trading of a horse for a mule and the price of commodities; a fascinating historical piece.

Est. $300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1857-1861 ISSUE

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184

#27, 5c Brick red, Ty. I, premium quality used single, wonderfully well centered and margined, lovely strong rich color that is quite uncharacteristic of this issue, plus a well defined impression, neat New Orleans 1859 c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; 1979 PF and 2009 PSE certificates. (Image)

$1,700.00

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

185

28b

#28b, 5c Bright red brown, Ty. I, handsome appearing example of this scarce shade, remarkably well centered within large margins though reperforated. at top (right four holes repunched), lightly cancelled and attractive, extremely fine appearance; clear 1997 PSE and 2005 PF certificates and 2011 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,500.00

SOLD for $1,350.00
Will close during Public Auction

186

#30, 5c Orange brown, Ty. II, attractively centered for this, sumptuously rich color on fresh paper, o.g., faint corner crease at top right, otherwise very fine; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,250.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

187

30A

#30A, 5c Brown, Ty. II, used single that is well centered within wide margins for this difficult and tightly margined value, rich deep color, blue grid cancel, very fine; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

$305.00

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction

188

#32, 10c Green, Ty. II, select quality used single, being exceedingly well centered within larger margins than typically found on this value, rich fresh color, red town cancel, extremely fine and choice; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

$235.00

SOLD for $290.00
Will close during Public Auction

189

32, 9

#32, 10c Green, Ty. II, very good, tied by unclear New York c.d.s. with additional 1c Blue, Ty. IV (#9) vertical pair, margins cut in except at bottom, on quadruple rate buff cover to Greenfield, Indiana, cover edges a little battered due to heavy contents; unusual. (Image)

$250.00

SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction

190

#34, 10c Green, Ty. IV, pos. 86L, recut at top, well centered, lightly cancelled, light creasing at right, very fine appearance and scarce type. (Image)

$2,250.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

191

#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, an especially handsome used single, featuring excellent centering within wide margins, intensely rich color, neat strike of a red grid cancel, extremely fine. (Image)

$72.00

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

192

#39, 90c Blue, rare genuinely used example, bearing an 1860 year dated town cancel, repaired as so many examples are, with several perforations added at bottom, reperforated at right, very fine appearance; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

$12,000.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

1875 REPRINTS OF THE 1857 ISSUE

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193

#43, 10c Blue green reprint, without gum as issued, wonderfully well centered and rarely encountered thus on this issue, strong color and a sharp impression on bright paper, couple small filled perf. thins, extremely fine appearance and very handsome; only 516 sold. (Image)

$2,500.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

194

#45, 24c Blackish violet reprint, without gum as issued, fresh example of this notoriously difficult value, strong rich color, natural straight edge at left, normal fine centering; only 479 issued. (Image)

$3,000.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

"AUGUST" 1861 FIRST DESIGNS

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195

62B

#62B, 10c Dark green "August," attractively centered for this tightly margined issue though reperforated at left, deep rich color, portion of black boxed "Paid" h.s. and red c.d.s., very fine appearance. (Image)

$1,710.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

196

62B

#62B, 10c Dark green "August," unusually well centered example of this always tightly margined "Premiere Gravure," tied to yellow cover to Hamilton, Canada West by neat "New York/Oct 2" c.d.s., bkstd., accompanying certificate mentions slight gum soak at bottom of stamp which is not apparent, very fine and scarce stamp on cover; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,100.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1861-1866 ISSUES

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197

#63, 1c Blue, well centered single franking on locally run front and back allover front illustrated advertising cover of Mme. Demorest, dress maker, additional advertising on reverse for "Mme. Demorest's Five Dollar Running Stitch Sewing Machine," stamp tied by red "New York City/Paid 1Ct../Apr 30" carrier c.d.s., very fine usage; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

198

#64, 3c Pink, attractive used example of this scarce shade, lovely rich color, with neat blue target cancel, rather well centered, few uneven perfs., nearly very fine; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

$900.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

199

#65, 3c Rose, tied by "New York/30 Sep 1862" duplex with target to illustrated allover front advertising cover for Thomas Andrews & Co., manufactures and importers of home products, many are illustrated across the front, posted to Ypsilanti, Mich., very fine and attractive; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

200

#65, 3c Rose, tied to attractive and scarce 1865 allover front illustrated advertising on Murphy's patented lettersheet, advertising is for Empire Steam Coffee and Spice Mills of Albany, N.Y., with printed letterhead on the inside, stamp tied by four-bar grid with Albany c.d.s. at left, to Auburn, N.Y., very fine; not only a beautiful advertising item but an interesting and seldom seen letter sheet; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction