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1875 5c red brown, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, with 2018 PSE certificate graded "VF 80" (SMQ $950) (Cat No. 3)
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1875 10c black, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 2003 PSE certificate, cat. $1300 (Cat No. 4)
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1851 1c blue, type II, h.r., ample margins to just in at top, deep color, fine, with 1997 PFC, cat. $1000 (Cat No. 7)
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1851 1c blue, type IV, Recut Once at Top only, lightly hinged original gum, full margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, nice color, with 1996 PFC and 2005 PSE certificate, the latter graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $3,000) (Cat No. 9)
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1851 3c brownish carmine, never hinged, margins all around, seldom seen in this condition, with 1999 PFC and 2005 PSE certificate, the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $400 for hinged) (Cat No. 11)
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1857 1c blue, type II, n.h., tiny natural gum inclusion, not mentioned on the accompanying 1992 and 2000 PFCs, fresh and exceptional stamp, rare never hinged, ex-Whitman (Siegel Auctions, Jan 2009, $4,250 hammer) (catalogued as hinged), cat. $850 (Cat No. 20)
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1857 1c blue, type III, position 53L4, unused with full original gum, l.h. (if at all), nicely centered for issue, light diagonal crease at top right and small toning spots at top left, fine example of this rare 1c type III with full o.g., 1976 (for a vertical pair from which this is a bottom copy)
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1857 3c rose, type I, n.h., beautiful rich color, well centered for this difficult issue, two light vertical creases, post office fresh, fine appearance, with 1999 PFC (catalogued as hinged), cat. $3000 (Cat No. 25)
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1857 3c dull red, type IV, n.h., well centered for this difficult issue, margins clear design on all sides, nice color, post office fresh, extremely rare never hinged example of 3c dull red, type IV, with 2002 PFC (catalogued as hinged), cat. $600 (Cat No. 26A)
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1857 5c Indian red, unused with disturbed original gum (slight adhesions), beautiful color and detailed impression, three large margins, centered slighty to bottom, clear perfs and lathework background intact, with 2014 PSE certificate, graded "VF 80, Mint DOG" (SMQ $175,000 in grade of 50). An extr
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1857 5c brown, never hinged, usual centering, nice color, with 1998 PFC and 2005 PSE certificate, the latter graded "F 70" (SMQ $1,000 for hinged) (Cat No. 30A)
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1857 10c green, type V, barest trace of hinge (which we do not see), well centered, extra wide margins and deep color, fresh, v.f. stamp, with 2002 PFC for a block of four (which states that this stamp is n.h.) and a 2024 PSE certificate (stating "previously hinged") graded "XF 90J" (SMQ $600 for a
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1857 12c black, h.r., well centered for this difficult issue, tiny creased lower right corner perf., with 2006 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $1,200) (Cat No. 36b)
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1857 24c gray lilac, unused without gum, good color and three well balanced margins, centered slightly to bottom, fine and attractive stamp, with 1996 PFC, cat. $500 (Cat No. 37)
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1857 30c orange, h.r., bright color, fine, with 1983 and 1997 PFCs, cat. $1900 (Cat No. 38)
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1875 1c bright blue, unused without gum as issued, nice color, fresh and fine, cat. $600 (Cat No. 40)
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1875 3c scarlet, unused without gum as issued, usual centering, bright color, fresh and fine, only 479 sold, with 1969 PFC, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 41)
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1875 5c orange brown, unused without gum as issued, centered to bottom, tiny natural inclusion and faint corner crease, only 878 sold, cat. $1250 (Cat No. 42)
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1875 10c green, unused without gum as issued, well centered for this issue, two corner creases, fine appearance, only 516 sold, with 1978 PFC, cat. $2600 (Cat No. 43)
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1875 12c greenish black, unused without gum as issued, usual centering, sharp impression, fine, only 489 sold, with 1999 PFC, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 44)
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1875 24c blackish violet, unused without gum as issued, well centered for this issue, faint perf. crease not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise fine, only 479 sold, with clear 1987 PFC, cat. $3250 (Cat No. 45)
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1875 30c yellow orange, unused without gum as issued, centered to bottom as often, small hinge thin, only 480 sold, with 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $3250 (Cat No. 46)
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1875 90c deep blue, unused without gum as issued, nicely centered, beautiful color, pin point thin spot, otherwise v.f., only 454 sold, with 1976 PFC, cat. $4000 (Cat No. 47)
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1861 3c brown rose, n.h., fresh and nearly v.f., with 1989 PFC (now listed as 65E-15h, catalogued as hinged), cat. $550 (Cat No. 56)
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1861 1c ultramarine, n.h., well centered amid well balanced wide margins all around, fresh, with 2007 PSE certificate, graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $3,500) (Cat No. 63a)
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1861 1c dark blue, top sheet margin single, n.h., remarkably fresh, wide margins at right and at bottom, selvage folded, fine, light natural gum bend not mentioned on the accompanying photocopy of 1990 PFC for a pair (this being the left copy) (catalogued as hinged), cat. $800 (Cat No. 63b)
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1861 3c rose pink, n.h., fresh and delicate color, full perforations, with 2000 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, a scarce stamp (catalogued as hinged), cat. $600 (Cat No. 64b)
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1861 5c buff, h.r., fresh and bright color, minor natural gum creases, not mentioned on the accompanying 1998 PFC which states: "previously hinged with part o.g. and a repaired perforation at bottom right". Also 5c brown yellow, h.r., bright color, reperforated at right, faint soiling (very difficu
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1861 10c yellow green, n.h., perfectly centered with wide margins all around, reperforated at top, still a v.f. stamp, with clear 1984 PFC, plus 2007 PFC and 2007 and 2024 PSE certificates (both as reperforated) (catalogued as hinged), cat. $950 (Cat No. 68)
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1861 24c red lilac, h.r., nice color and fresh, with 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $2900 (Cat No. 70)
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1861 24c steel blue, h.r., beautiful color, centered slightly to bottom, fresh and fine stamp, with 2001 PFC (a most distinctive Steel Blue example, rarely mistaken or misidentified, rare unused with original gum, very few exist in sound condition), cat. $16500 (Cat No. 70b)
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1867 3c rose, C.Grill, h.r., well defined grill, beautiful pastel color, fresh and nicely centered for issue, fine, with 2006 PSE certificate, ex-Petersen (Siegel Auctions, Apr 2021, $4,750 hammer) cat. $5500 (Cat No. 83)
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1867 3c rose, Z.Grill, h.r., clearly defined grill, three wide margins, centered to left, perforations all around, good color, fine and rare sound original gum example of the 3c Z.Grill, with 1993 PSE certificate and 2001 PFC, ex-Laila and Petersen (Siegel Auctions, Apr 2021, $15,500 hammer), cat. $
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1867 1c blue, E.Grill, n.h., beautiful fresh color on bright paper, well defined grill, fine and rare never hinged stamp, ex-Laila (Siegel Auctions, Apr 2009, $4,000 hammer) (catalogued as hinged), cat. $3000 (Cat No. 86)
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1867 3c rose, E.Grill, n.h., post office fresh, perfectly well defined grill, nicely centered, fine and rare never hinged stamp, with 2004 and 2024 PSE certificates (catalogued as hinged), cat. $1050 (Cat No. 88)
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1867 1c blue, F.Grill, unused (regummed), well centered, excellent color, minor bleached toned spots, otherwise v.f., with 1996 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate (catalogued as unused without gum), cat. $950 (Cat No. 92)
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1867 2c black, F.Grill, l.h. (if all all), well centered, fresh and nearly v.f., with 1982 PFC, cat. $450 (Cat No. 93)
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1867 3c red, F.Grill, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, fine, with 2001 PFC for a strip of four, from which this is the outer right stamp (catalogued as hinged), cat. $350 (Cat No. 94)
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1867 5c brown, F.Grill, n.h. (with tiny adhesion, probably from another stamp), post office fresh, well defined grill and fresh, centered to top, small scuffs, otherwise fine, with a photocopy of a clear 1989 PFC for a block of four, of which this is the bottom right example, also 2024 PSE certifica
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1867 24c gray lilac, F.Grill, h.r., brilliant color, fresh and fine stamp, rare in sound condition, with intact perforations which clear design, with 2000 PFC, cat. $8500 (Cat No. 99)
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1869 1c buff, n.h., post office fresh, fine, with 1997 PSE certificate (catalogued as hinged), cat. $600 (Cat No. 112)
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1869 6c ultramarine, unused (regummed), nicely centered, reperforated at right, fresh and fine appearance, with 2024 PSE certificate (catalogued as unused without gum), cat. $1050 (Cat No. 115)
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1869 10c yellow, 12c green, unused (regummed), brilliant colors, fresh, the former reperforated at bottom, fine-v.f. (catalogued as unused without gum), cat. $1475 (Cat No. 116,117)
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1869 15c brown & blue, type I, h.r., fresh colors, well centered, v.f., with 1980 and 1999 PFCs, cat. $9000 (Cat No. 118)
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1869 24c green and violet, large part original gum (small parts of gum missing in corners), nicely centered amid jumbo margins, with 2016 PSE certificate graded "VF 80J" (SMQ $8,000 for "80" with original gum) (Cat No. 120)
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1869 30c blue & carmine, unused, h.r., disturbed gum, beautiful colors and well centered, tiny tear at right, otherwise nearly v.f., with clear 1970 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $3750 (Cat No. 121)
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1869 90c carmine & black, unused, h.r., large part original gum, well centered, brilliant colors and deep impression, v.f. stamp, with 2021 PFC, cat. $11000 (Cat No. 122)
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1875 2c brown, n.h., fresh and fine, with natural gum bend, not mentioned on the accompanying 2004 PFC for a horizontal pair from which this originated (catalogued as hinged), cat. $600 (Cat No. 124)
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1875 3c blue, h.r., fresh, with wide margins all around, outstanding centering, v.f. and most attractive, premium example of the 3c Locomotive Re-Issue, with 1999 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $8,650) (Cat No. 125)
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1875 6c blue, unused, h.r., fresh and fine stamp, with 1992 PFC, cat. $1900 (Cat No. 126)
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1875 10c yellow, unused without gum, perfect unblemished color, well centered, fresh and nearly v.f., with 1996 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum), cat. $750 (Cat No. 127)
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1875 12c green, l.h., well centered with wide margins, bright color, with 2008 PSE certificate graded "XF 90", only 1,584 sold (SMQ $5,250) (Cat No. 128)
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1875 15c brown & blue, type III, unused, h.r., disturbed original gum, bright colors, fresh and well centered 15c Re-Issue, with 1966 PFC, cat. $1300 (Cat No. 129)
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1875 24c green & violet, h.r., fresh and well centered, v.f., with 1993 PFC, cat. $2000 (Cat No. 130)
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1875 30c blue & carmine, h.r., well centered, splendid colors, v.f., with 1999 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $2250 (Cat No. 131)
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1875 90c carmine & black, h.r., disturbed original gum, incredibly fresh, intense colors, couple of unpunched perforations at bottom, fine and attractive 90c Re-Issue, with 2018 PSE certificate, cat. $3750 (Cat No. 132)
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1875 1c buff, n.h., v.f., with 1992 and 2003 PFCs (catalogued as hinged), cat. $375 (Cat No. 133)
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1870 1c ultramarine, H.Grill, small h.r., fresh and fine stamp, with 2004 PSE certificate, cat. $2000 (Cat No. 134)
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1870 2c red brown, H.Grill, bottom sheet margin, part imprint vertical pair, n.h., post office fresh, minor corner gum bend at upper left, irregular perforations at right, faint natural gum ageing at bottom, scarce n.h. pair, with 1998 APS certificate (catalogued as hinged), cat. $2100 (Cat No. 135)
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1870 3c green, H.Grill, n.h., remarkably well centered for issue, with 1994, 2004 and 2005 PFCs, the latter graded "VF 80", ex-Silver Lake collection (Siegel Auctions Nov 2003, $5,250 hammer) (catalogued as hinged), cat. $575 (Cat No. 136)
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1870 6c carmine, H.Grill, unused (regummed), exceptionally well centered, v.f. and rare stamp, especially this well centered, ex-Wingate (Siegel Auctions, Apr 2018, $5,750 hammer), with 1999 PFC stating "unused, o.g." and 2024 PSE certificate (catalogued as unused without gum), cat. $1750 (Cat No. 1
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1870 90c carmine, H.Grill, unused, h.r., with part original gum, extra wide margins at left and at bottom, intense color and proof-like impression, tiny closed tear at bottom, with clear 1957 and 1995 PFCs (also a 2003 PFC which no longer accompanies), cat. $25000 (Cat No. 144)
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1870 2c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, centered to bottom, fine, with 2004 PFC (catalogued as hinged), cat. $350 (Cat No. 146)
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1870 12c violet, n.h., post office fresh, centered to left, beautiful color, fine condition rarity, only a few n.h. examples of the 1870 12c National Bank Note Company issue have been recorded, with 2001 PSE certificate (catalogued as hinged), cat. $2850 (Cat No. 151)
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1870 24c purple, h.r., well centered, deep, rich color, with 2009 PSE certificate graded "XF 90". A condition rarity (SMQ $4,750) (Cat No. 153)
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1870 30c black, small h.r., fresh and well centered example of this rare issue, tiny natural inclusion in left margin, not mentioned on any of three accompanying certificates, 2000 PFC, 2000 and 2007 PSE certificates, cat. $7000 (Cat No. 154)
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1870 90c carmine, h.r., proof-like impression, well centered, minute thin speck at upper right, not mentioned on the accompanying 1996 PFC, v.f. appearance, ex-Great Point collection (Siegel auctions June 2022, $3,250 hammer), cat. $5000 (Cat No. 155)
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1873 6c dull pink, l.h. (if at all), brilliant color, small toned spot at left, well centered, fresh and fine stamp, with 1992 PFC, cat. $375 (Cat No. 159)
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1873 7c orange vermilion l.h., well centered, bright color, with 1998 and 2016 PFCs, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $2,750) (Cat No. 160)
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1873 10c brown, n.h., large margins all around, beautiful color, post office fresh, 2024 PSE certificate, graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $1,600 as hinged) (Cat No. 161)
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1873 12c blackish violet, h.r., disturbed original gum, three large margins, centered to top, slight natural gum discoloration, not mentioned on the accompanying, clear 2004 PSE certificate, cat. $2200 (Cat No. 162)
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1873 15c yellow orange, small h.r., well centered with wide margins, bright color, with 1994 and 2005 PFCs, the latter graded "XF 90" (SMQ $5,750) (Cat No. 163)
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1873 12c blackish violet, h.r., fresh and well centered for issue, an exceptional stamp, with 1997 PFC, ex-Przybyl (Siegel auctions, Nov.2021, $4,000 hammer) cat. $4000 (Cat No. 165)
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1873 90c rose carmine, h.r., well centered with wide margins, fresh color, with 2005 PFC graded "XF 90" (SMQ $4,850) (Cat No. 166)
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1875 1c ultramarine, unused without gum as issued, scissors-separated at right and bottom, intact perforations at left and top, beautifully centered, bright color and proof-like impression, well centered, v.f. example of this rare Special Printing, only 50 (!) recorded, signed E.Stern, with 1966 and
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1875 2c dark brown, unused without gum as issued, part sheet margin at top, scissors-separated as usual, but intact perforations on all sides, deep rich color, usual centering, fine example of this Special Printing, only 62 examples recorded, mostly with scissors-trimmed perfs on at least one side,
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1875 6c dull rose, unused without gum as issued, brilliant color, scissors-separated as usual but leaving completely intact perforations on three sides, exceptionally well centered, with removed soiling (not mentioned on accompanying 1983 PFC), otherwise v.f. example of this rare Special Printing, o
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1875 7c reddish vermillion, unused without gum as issued, with completely intact perforations on all sides, well centered for issue, rare Special Printing, less than 80 recorded, most with scissors-trimmed perforations or faulty, fine, with 1983 PFC and 2008 PSE certificate, graded "F 70" (SMQ $7,25
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1875 10c pale brown, unused without gum as issued, rich color and detailed impression, virtually intact perforations on all sides, wide margins, fresh and v.f., completely sound example of this rare Special Printing, only 38 recorded, with 1947 and 2008 PFCs, cat. $19000 (Cat No. 172)
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1875 12c dark violet, unused without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, scissors-separated at bottom only, leaving perforations largely intact and complete on the other three sides, well centered, tiny tear at lower left and a nibbed perf. at top, otherwise v.f., one of the finest examples o
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1875 15c bright orange, unused without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, well centered, balanced margins on all sides, scissors-separated, perforations mostly intact on two sides, v.f., one of the finest examples of this 15c Special Printing, only 43 recorded, (mostly scissors-separated, or
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1875 24c dull purple, unused without gum as issued, mostly intact perforations, fresh and fine example of this 24c Special Printing, approximately 100 recorded, with 1957 and 2008 PFCs, cat. $3500 (Cat No. 175)
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1875 30c greenish black, unused without gum as issued, fresh color on bright paper, reperforated at left, intact perforations on remaining three sides, well centered, v.f. appearing 30c Special Printing, only 50 examples recorded, of which fewer than 10 have perforations on all sides, with 1957 APS
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1875 90c violet carmine, unused without gum as issued, scissors-separated, mostly at bottom, with intact perforations on the remaining three sides, bright color, minute thin spot at upper right, not mentioned on the accompanying 2008 PFC, fine appearance of this rare 90c Special Printing, approximat
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1875 2c carmine vermilion, unused without gum as issued, bright color and fine impression, completely intact perforations all around, without any traces of scissors-separations, with 1978 PFC which mentions "a pin hole" (virtually impossible to find). A fine appearing example of this rare 2c carmin
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1879 10c brown, small h.r., exceptionally well centered, wide margins all around, with 1973, 2000, 2007 and 2017 PFCs, the latter graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $4,350) (Cat No. 187)
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1879 10c brown, n.h., wide margins, post office fresh, faint horizontal crease, with clear 2001 (not mentioning crease) and 2024 PSE certificates, rare never hinged stamp, probably less than 10 recorded, cat. $6000 (Cat No. 188)
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1879 30c greenish black, n.h., well centered and post office fresh, v.f., with 2007 and 2024 PSE certificates, scarce in never hinged, well centered condition, cat. $2800 (Cat No. 190)
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1879 90c carmine, n.h., radiant color, well centered, with 2024 PSE certificate stating "reperforated at bottom", fresh and otherwise v.f., also with clear 1985, 1995 and 2009 PFCs, extremely rare stamp to find both well centered and never hinged, cat. $7250 (Cat No. 191)
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1880 1c dark ultramarine, unused without gum as issued, beautiful vibrant color, white paper, wide and perfectly balanced margins, single pulled perf. at lower left, otherwise a v.f. and desirable example of the 1c American Bank Note Company Special Printing, wonderful centering, one of the rarest 1
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1880 2c black brown, unused without gum as issued, beautiful deep color, three large margins, intact perforations, fresh and fine (Siegel census of Scott 193, contains 51 available examples, half of which are thinned, which is endemic to this soft porous paper. Of the sound examples, most are center
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1880 6c dull rose, unused without gum as issued, beautiful pastel color, fresh and well centered, amid large, balanced margins, v.f. example of the 6c American Bank Note Company Special Printing, easily the finest of the only 28 examples available, as per the Siegel census (many of those are off cen
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1880 7c scarlet vermilion, unused without gum as issued, perfectly centered, with large, well balanced margins all around, reperforated at left and right (not mentioned on accompanying 1991 abd 1997 PFCs) otherwise v.f. and incredible stamp, also 2024 PSE certificate (Siegel census of Scott 196, re
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1880 10c deep brown, unused without gum as issued, jumbo margins on three sides, beautiful color, post office fresh, pencil signed E.Stern, with 1991 PFC which mentions "a small thin spot", v.f. appearance of this rare Special Printing (Siegel census of Scott 197, records 33 available examples), cat
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1880 12c blackish purple, unused without gum as issued, perfect centering, with large, well balanced margins all around, v.f., pencil signed E.Stern, with 1986 and 1997 PFCs, also 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85", undoubtedly one of the finest known (Siegel census of Scott 198, records 64 avai
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1880 15c orange, unused without gum as issued, post office fresh, brilliant, unblemished color, well centered, with wide margins all around, undoubtedly one of the finest examples of the 1880 15c Special Printing, with 1954 and 1998 PFCs and 2024 PSE certificate, ex-Lutwak and Zoellner collections (
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1880 24c dark violet, unused without gum, large, even margins all around, brilliant color, fresh and v.f., with 1972 and 2005 PFCs. Only 71 examples recorded, a comparable copy fetched $10,000 (Siegel auctions, 2024 William Gross sale) cat. $9000 (Cat No. 200)
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1880 30c greenish black, unused without gum as issued, incredibly fresh and well centered, wide straight edge at right, v.f., with 1947 and 2008 PFCs (Siegel census of Scott 203 contains 45 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library, leaving 44 available to
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1880 90c dull carmine, unused without gum as issued, bright color, centered to right, intact perforations on all sides, fresh and fine example of this rare Special Printing, with 1974 PFC (Siegel census of Scott 202 contains 42 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York P
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1880 2c scarlet vermilion, unused without gum as issued, well centered for this difficult stamp with wide margins, rich color and bright paper, tiny, barely noticeable expert repair at left center, fresh and v.f. appearance, with clear 1940 American Board of Experts certificate and 2001 PFC (Siegel
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1888 90c purple, n.h., post office fresh, centered to right, fine and scarce n.h. stamp, with 1987 PFC, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 218)
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1894 2c pink, n.h., jumbo margins all around, v.f., with 1995 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF 80J" (unpriced in SMQ), cat. $97 (Cat No. 248)
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1894 $5 dark green, n.h., deep color, centered to left, fine and scarce n.h. $5 Marshall, with 2000 PSE certificate, cat. $15000 (Cat No. 263)
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1895 50c orange, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 1996 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, the latter mentioning "a tiny gum wrinkle at the bottom", cat. $725 (Cat No. 275)
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1895 $2 bright blue, right sheet margin single, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, wide margins all around, v.f., with 1998 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, the latter mentioning a "perf disc indent at left", cat. $2900 (Cat No. 277)
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1895 $5 dark green, l.h., deep intense color, well centered, nice even margins all around, fresh and beautiful stamp, v.f., with 1997 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $2,500) (Cat No. 278)
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1902 $2 dark blue, right part arrow sheet margin single, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., with 1997 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $2500 (Cat No. 312)
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1908 Coils, 4c orange brown, vertical guide line pair, n.h., post office fresh, fine-v.f., with 1997 PFC, cat. $2600 (Cat No. 350)
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1908 Coils, 5c blue, horizontal pair, n.h., post office fresh, showing guide line at bottom, fine-v.f., with 1993 PFC, cat. $1100 (Cat No. 355)
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1908 Coils, 10c yellow, horizontal guide line pair, h.r.. fresh and fine, with 1959 and 2004 PFCs, rare, cat. $16000 (Cat No. 356)
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1908 3c deep violet, barest trace of a hinge, reperforated at bottom, otherwise v.f., with 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $1800 (Cat No. 359)
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1909 4c orange brown, h.r., centered trifle to upper left, fresh and fine stamp, with 2007 PSE certificate (According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 175), the only source of the 4c and 8c Bluish paper stamps was the archives of the Post Office Department. Approximately 80 of each were traded for rare stamps
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1909 5c blue, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 1980 PFC for a block of four (this being the lower right example) and a 2024 PSE certificate. Only a handful of never hinged examples of the 5c bluish paper have been recorded, cat. $15000 (Cat No. 361)
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1909 6c red orange, barest trace of a hinge, centered to left, v.g., with 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $1250 (Cat No. 362)
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1909 8c olive green, h.r., well centered, nearly v.f., with tiny handstamped guarantee mark on back, 1999 PFC. An attractive example of the rare 8c bluish paper, cat. $31500 (Cat No. 363)
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1909 10c yellow, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with a tiny handstamped guarantee mark on back, 1993 PSE and 2024 PSE certificates, the latter graded "VF 80" and 2003 PFC (SMQ $4,000) (Cat No. 364)
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1909 13c blue green, n.h., post office fresh, fine, with photocopy of 1966 PFC for a block of four (this being the lower left example), cat. $6000 (Cat No. 365)
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1909 15c pale ultramarine, n.h., nice color, fine, with 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $3000 (Cat No. 366)
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1910 Coils, 2c carmine, horizontal pair, small h.r., beautiful color, fresh, fine-v.f., with tiny handstamped guarantee marks on back, 1960 and 1999 PFCs, cat. $4000 (Cat No. 388)
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1914 Coils, 3c violet, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., wide margins all around, right stamp with diagonal gum crease not mentioned on accompanying PFC, still v.f., with 1999 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $3,375) (Cat No. 445)
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1914 Coils, 4c brown, horizontal guide line pair, n.h., wide margins on three sides, centered slightly to top, the left stamp with a faint crease not mentioned on PFC, otherwise fine, with 1989 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $1550 (Cat No. 446)
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1914 Coils, 2c red, vertical joint line pair, n.h., post office fresh, brilliant color, nearly v.f., with 1982 and 2002 PFCs and a 2024 PSE certificate. A 20th Century U.S. rarity, only a few n.h. Joint Line Pairs of Scott 449 have been recorded, cat. $28000 (Cat No. 449)
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1916 5c carmine, single error in a 2c block of nine, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1550 (Cat No. 467)
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1916 5c carmine, single error in complete 2c pane of 100, Plate No. 7942 selvage at right, couple of stamps l.h., balance, including the error n.h., mixed centering, v.g. to fine (catalogued as error block of nine and plate block) cat. $1850 (Cat No. 467)
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1916 $1 violet black, n.h., wide margins all around, v.f., with 1992 PFC, also 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85" (SMQ $1,750) (Cat No. 478)
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1916 5c carmine, Single Error in block of nine, top three stamps l.h., error and rest of the stamps n.h., v.f., with 2007 PSE certificate. A rare imperforate 5c error (during production of the 2c stamp from plate 7492, three positions were judged to be defective and sent for replacement. The sidero
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1916 Coils, 2c carmine, type I, horizontal pair, h.r., beautiful color and near perfect centering, v.f., with 1988 PFC, also 2024 PSE certificate, graded "VF 80" (SMQ $6,750) (Cat No. 491)
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1917 5c carmine, single error in 2c block of nine, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. $1000 (Cat No. 505)
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1917 5c carmine, double error in a complete 2c upper left pane of 100, Plate No.7942 at top and left, fresh color, nicely centered, both errors are fine-v.f., several pencil notations in selvage, attractive complete sheet (catalogued as double error in a block of twelve), cat. $1850 (Cat No. 505)
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1919 2c carmine rose, type II, Rotary perf. 11x10, n.h., deep color, post office fresh, fine, handstamped guarantee mark on back, with 1996 PFC (Scott catalogue in the grade of fine only), cat. $5000 (Cat No. 539)
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1923 1c green, Perf. 11, n.h., centered slightly to left, post office fresh, fine, with 2007 PFC and 2008 PSE certificate. A very rare stamp, less than 20 exist, most are poorly centered or have been damaged as the result of irregular production and mishandling, cat. $35000 (Cat No. 544)
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1919 1c green, 2c carmine, n.h., well centered, post office fresh, fine-v.f., the latter with 2001 PFC, cat. $830 (Cat No. 545-546)
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1923 1c green, Rotary, perf. 11, unused without gum, well centered for this difficult issue with perfs clear (often found with perfs in), thinned, with 1983 PFC stating "stained discolored and with a deep thin spot", staining has since been removed. One of the rarest 20th Century United States stamp
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1923 Coils, 2c carmine, type II, horizontal pair, n.h., natural gum skips, fine, cat. $500 (Cat No. 599A)
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1926 2c carmine, type II, lower right Plate No.19744 single, n.h., cat. $600 (Cat No. 634A)
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1926 2c carmine lake, type I, n.h., with 2005 PSE certificate, graded "XF-Sup 95" (SMQ $950) (Cat No. 634b)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "TOP" only in blue, double Plate No. 8493-8492 block of twelve, rich colors, l.h. in selvage and on one of the bottom stamps, right stamps with natural pre-print paper fold, top left stamp natural gum skips, fine and rare "Blue Top Only" Jenny Plate No.Block, extremely
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, double Plate No. 8493-8492 block of twelve, red and blue "Top", rich colors, l.h. in selvage and top stamps, folded between stamps, fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1250 (Cat No. C3)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "fast plane" variety, two single, one with Plate No. at top, each showing shift of vignette to left, well centered, l.h. or n.h., v.f. (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, vignette shifted to right ("slow plane" variety), block of four h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "grounded plane" variety, pronounced shift with the plane's wheels extending to the mid-point of "Ce" of "Cents", l.h., fine and scarce, with 2017 PFC (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "grounded plane" variety, pronounced shift with the plane's wheels extending to the mid-point of "Ce" of "Cents", small h.r., fresh and fine example of this popular variety, with 2017 PSE certificate (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "grounded plane" variety, pronounced shift with the plane's wheels extending to the mid-point of "Ce" of "Cents", h.r., small thin, otherwise a fine example of this spectacular variety (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "grounded plane" variety, l.h., fresh and nearly v.f., with 2004 PFC (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "fast plane" variety, pronounced shift with the plane to top left, part top Arrow margin single, l.h., fine and attractive variety, with 2002 PSE certificate (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, Plane shifted into frame at left, wheels of the plane touch frameline above "Cents", n.h., fine and attractive variety, with 2010 PFC (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, vignette shifted to top ("high plane" variety), Top Arrow sheet margin block of four, l.h. in selvage, stamps n.h., well centered, fresh and v.f., attractive variety (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "fast plane" variety, pronounced shift with the plane to left, extending well into the frame, straight edge at right, unused without gum, tiny violet mark in the bottom right margin, rare and spectacular variety, with 2002 PFC (Cat No. C3var)
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1918 24c carmine rose & blue, "fast plane" variety, pronounced shift with the plane to left, used, wide margins, fine and attractive variety, with 2014 PSE certificate (Cat No. C3var)
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1879 1c, 2c and 3c brown, three different, n.h., fresh, fine-v.f., 2c with 1992 PFC for a strip of four (from which this is the right example), cat. $1600 (Cat No. J1-3)
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1879 5c brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 1983 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, rare in this condition, cat. $1950 (Cat No. J4)
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1879 10c brown, l.h., well centered and fresh, v.f., with 1996 and 2024 PSE certificates and 2000 PFC, cat. $925 (Cat No. J5)
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1879 30c brown, h.r., well proportioned margins all around, fresh and v.f. stamp, with 2003 PSE certificate, cat. $425 (Cat No. J6)
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1879 50c brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, fine and scarce stamp, especially in this condition, with 1997 PFC, cat. $1600 (Cat No. J7)
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1884 1c, 2c and 30c red brown, three different, n.h. and post office fresh, well centered, fine-v.f., cat. $975 (Cat No. J15,16,20)
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1884 3c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, large jumbo margins all around, beautiful stamp, with 1982 and 1999 PFCs, also a 2004 PSE certificate, graded "XF 90J" (SMQ $3,350) (catalogue value is in error, since the lower grade of "90" is priced at $4,000) (Cat No. J17)
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1884 5c deep red brown, n.h., post office fresh, intense color, fine and scarce stamp, with 1984 PFC, cat. $1300 (Cat No. J18)
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1884 10c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, reperforated at left and top (not mentioned on accompanying PFCs), otherwise v.f., with clear 1991 and 2000 PFCs and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $1300 (Cat No. J19)
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1884 50c red brown, n.h., post office fresh, well centered, tiny natural paper inclusion at bottom causing a tiny pinhole, otherwise v.f., with photocopy of a 1996 PFC for a block of four and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $4000 (Cat No. J21)
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1891 30c bright claret, n.h., intense color, well centered, rarely found in this condition, with 1997, 2005 and 2024 PSE certificates, cat. $1700 (Cat No. J27)
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1891 50c bright claret, n.h., post office fresh, brilliant color, well centered, v.f., rarely found in this condition, with 2003 and 2024 PSE certificates, cat. $1750 (Cat No. J28)
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1894 2c vermilion, n.h., fine, with 2024 PSE certificate and 1991 PFC for a block of four (this being the upper right example), rare stamp, especially n.h., cat. $6000 (Cat No. J29)
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1894 1c deep claret, n.h., large and well balanced margins all around, v.f., with 2004 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate graded "VF-XF 85J" (unpriced in SMQ) (Cat No. J31)
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1894 2c, 3c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, fine stamps, with 2001 PFC for a block of four and photocopy of 2000 PFC for a block of six from which these two originated, cat. $815 (Cat No. J32,33)
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1894 10c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, v.f., with 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $1000 (Cat No. J35)
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1894 30c deep claret, l.h., well centered, v.f., with 2004 PSE certificate (SMQ $475) (Cat No. J36)
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1894 30c pale rose, n.h., post office fresh, fine and attractive stamp, with 1997 PFC, cat. $1100 (Cat No. J36b)
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1894 50c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, centered to right, with 2003 PSE certificate, graded "VG 50", scarce unhinged (SMQ $650) (Cat No. J37)
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1897 30c deep claret, barest trace of a hinge, post office fresh, well centered, v.f., with 2004 PFC (as "never hinged"), also 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $600 (Cat No. J43)
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1912 50c deep claret, n.h., post office fresh, wide margins on three sides, attractive example of this scarce stamp, with 2004 PSE certificate, graded "XF 90" (SM $4,250) (Cat No. J50)
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1914 3c carmine lake, top sheet margin single with part imprint, n.h., post office fresh, fine and attractive stamp, with 1990 and 2004 PFCs, cat. $3000 (Cat No. J54)
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1914 50c carmine lake, small h.r., radiant color, fresh and well centered example of one of the rarest Postage Due, with 2001 PFC and 2024 PSE certificate, cat. $11500 (Cat No. J58)
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1919-21 2c-$2 Shanghai overprints, complete set of 18, plus shades of 16c on 8c and 24c on 12c, three stamps l.h., others n.h., generally well centered, fine-v.f., $2 on $1 violet brown with 1999 PFC, cat. $5112 (Cat No. K1-18)
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1861 5c green, lower left corner margin single, original gum (h.r.), v.f. positional piece, with 2016 PFC, cat. $300 (Cat No. 1)
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1861 10c blue, n.h., large margins all around, with 2008 PFC graded "XF-S 95" (SMQ $1,800) (Cat No. 2)
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1863 2c green, 5c blue, 20c rose and 10c blue, four different, l.h., margins all around, nice colors, 10c horizontal crease at bottom, otherwise v.f., cat. $3643 (Cat No. 3-5,11)
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1862-63 5c blue, 10c green, n.h., the former upper left sheet corner margin single, cut wide showing large portions of three adjoining stamps (5c blue with 2016 PSE certificate, graded "Gem 100"), the latter with portions of eight neighboring stamps (Cat No. 6,11d)
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1862 5c blue, n.h., with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2013 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $525) (Cat No. 7)
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1863 2c brown red, n.h., with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2013 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $650) (Cat No. 8)
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1863 "Ten Cents" milky blue, h.r., margins all around, faint toning at top, fine, cat. $1050 (Cat No. 9a)
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1863 10c greenish blue, n.h., with large parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2013 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $375 for Scott 11) (Cat No. 11c)
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1863 10c blue, n.h., with large parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2017 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $525) (Cat No. 12)
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1863 10c blue, n.h., with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2013 PSE certificate, graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $525) (Cat No. 12)
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1863 20c green, selection of 75+ unused examples, with or without gum, some n.h., showing variety of shades, including yellow green, dark green, etc., some discolored, mixed condition, some faults noted, mostly fine or better (Cat No. 13)
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1863 20c green, n.h., with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2019 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $525) (Cat No. 13)
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1863 1c orange, n.h., with parts of adjoining stamps on all sides, with 2015 PSE certificate graded "Gem 100J" (SMQ $1,150) (Cat No. 14)
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1857-1988 balance of collection in three Lighthouse albums, unused, 1857 1c blue (2) and 3c, 1861 1c, 3c and 5c brown, few low value Pictorials, nice selection of Bank Note Issues, values to 15c, 1890 to 90c, 1893 Columbians to $5 (mostly unused, 50c with a 1995 PFC stating "never hinged"), 1894-98
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