1851 1c dark blue, type I, Position 7R1E, used, large margins showing complete design, with portion of adjoining stamp at right, bright early shade and impression, attractive town cancel, signed and plated by Stanley Ashbrook, with clear 1957 PFC and 2007 PSE certificate ("genuine used, with a corner crease at the upper left, a small tear at the bottom center and a thin in the lower left corner"), fresh and very fine appearance of position 7R1E (the seventh stamp in the right pane of Plate I), showing complete design, as such a great rarity, in fact the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills, with a copy of the Ashbrook article, showing this example; Wagshaw census #40, illustrated on page 358 of the National Philatelic Museum handbook, ex-Connoisseur collection. Listed (only one example of No. 5 in dark blue shade is recorded) but as yet unpriced in Scott's (catalogue value for blue shade with minor faults). An unusual opportunity obtain this unique and major rarity (previously sold at 2007 H.R. Harmer sale for $82,500 including commission) cat. $67500 (Cat No. 5var) (Image)

Cat. $67500, Est.$25,000

1851 1c blue, type Ib, pos. 6R1E, unused without gum, three ample margins, large at top, cut in at bottom, horizontal crease at top, ending with tear at top, also additional two small tears, good color, fine appearing example of this rare stamp, with 2009 PSAG certificate. Type Ib was produced only as imperforate issue and less than five unused examples have been recorded to date, cat. $12000 (Cat No. 5A) (Image)

Cat. $12000, Est.$1,000

1851 1c blue, type Ia, pos.92R4, faintly canceled, deep and appealing color, three ample margins, just touching at top, showing complete design at bottom, practically uncanceled (appears unused), fine and sound example of the imperforate Plate 4 stamp, extremely rare Type Ia, produced only as imperforate issue (less than five unused examples recorded), with 2004 PFC, cat. $10000 (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Cat. $10000, Est.$2,500

1851 1c blue, type III, position 80R4, unused, three ample margins, cut in at top, deep intense color typical of Plate 4, with 2010 PFC ("with small break at bottom, trace of gum, and an albino scratch on shoulder"), rare stamp in any condition, cat. $25000 (Cat No. 8) (Image)

Cat. $25000, Est.$1,000

1851 1c blue, type IIIa, position 50R4, unused without gum, large margins all around, with part of adjoining stamp at right, v.f. and beautiful stamp, with 1988 and 1994 PFCs, cat. $2250 (Cat No. 8A) (Image)

Cat. $2250, Est.$750

1851 3c bright orange brown, position 39R1E, light red circular grid cancel, margins all around, v.f., with 2010 PSAG certificate, cat. $180 (Cat No. 10) (Image)

Cat. $180, Est.$100

1851 3c orange brown, type II, position 99R10, unused with original gum, l.h., fresh and beautiful stamp, v.f., with 2012 PSAG certificate, cat. $3250 (Cat No. 10A) (Image)

Cat. $3250, Est.$1,000

1851 5c red brown, unused without gum, large margins all around, tiny blue mark at top margin only, fresh and fine, rare unused stamp, with photocopy of a 1973 PFC for a pair from which this originated, cat. $11000 (Cat No. 12) (Image)

Cat. $11000, Est.$2,500

1851 10c green, type I, unused with gum, hinge remnants (causing a horizontal bend), ample margins to just touching at bottom, showing the complete ornaments, light vertical crease and other small faults, not mentioned on the accompanying 2010 W.R. Weiss certificate, cat. $19000 (Cat No. 13) (Image)

Cat. $19000, Est.$2,000

1851 10c green, type II, unused with original gum, h.r., three ample margins, just in at bottom, deep color and unusually fresh, rare unused, with 1989 PFC ("genuine previously hinged") cat. $5000 (Cat No. 14) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.$500

1851 10c green, type III, unused with full original gum, lightly hinged, three ample margins, just barely touching the ornaments at right, good color, tiny corner crease at bottom right, still a fine unused stamp, with 1995 PFC, cat. $5000 (Cat No. 15) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.$750

1851 10c green, type IV, pos.65L, recut at top, neat and very light town cancel, large margins all around, beautiful color, v.f., with 2010 PFC, cat. $1600 (Cat No. 16) (Image)

Cat. $1600, Est.$750