1857 1c blue, type I, unused without gum, well centered and showing complete ornaments on all sides, tiny corner crease at upper left, otherwise fresh and v.f., with 2010 W.R. Weiss certificate, cat. $800 (Cat No. 18) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.$150

1857 1c blue, type Ia, pos. 96L4, faintly canceled, usual centering, deep color, fine and rare, with 2000 PFC, cat. $9000 (Cat No. 19) (Image)

Cat. $9000, Est.$1,000

1857 1c blue, type III, unused, good color, with 1997 PFC ("with disturbed gum, over a small thin spot and reperforated at top"), fine appearance, cat. $17500 (Cat No. 21) (Image)

Cat. $17500, Est.$1,000

1857 5c brick red, type I, unused, part original gum, h.r., usual centering, nice color, small sealed tear at bottom (below "I" in "Five"), fine appearance, with 2008 PFC. A rare opportunity to obtain this elusive unused stamp (approximately twenty stamps with original gum have been documented (allowing for duplicate offerings and excluding the one known original-gum block). Of those, about half had perfs touching on two sides or were deeply cut into on one side. Almost two-thirds have small faults or stains), cat. $80000 (Cat No. 27) (Image)

Cat. $80000, Est.$5,000

1857 5c red brown, unused without gum, brilliant color and reasonably well centered for this difficult issue, at top, small, inconsequential corner crease at upper left, fine and rare stamp, with 2010 PFC (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $15000 (Cat No. 28) (Image)

Cat. $15000, Est.$2,500

1857 5c red brown, type II, unused with original gum, beautiful color, fresh and fine, with 2010 PSE certificate, cat. $2200 (Cat No. 30A) (Image)

Cat. $2200, Est.$500

1857 10c green, type I, unused (regummed), nice color, centered to top, fine and rare stamp, with 2009 PSE certificate (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $11500 (Cat No. 31) (Image)

Cat. $11500, Est.$1,500

1857 10c green, type III, unused, l.h., well centered, with intact perforations and good color, faint horizontal crease noted on the accompanying 1999 PFC, cat. $5750 (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Cat. $5750, Est.$1,000

1857 10c green, type IV, unused (with traces of gum), blunted perforations and with 2011 PFC stating reperforated at top. A very rare unused stamp (catalogued as unused without gum) cat. $20000 (Cat No. 34) (Image)

Cat. $20000, Est.$2,500

1857 24c gray lilac, h.r., good color and well centered, fine, cat. $1450 (Cat No. 37) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.$250

1857 30c orange, unused without gum, bright color, usual centering, fine, cat. $700 (Cat No. 38) (Image)

Cat. $700, Est.$200

1857 90c orange, unused without gum, scissors separated at bottom, fine, cat. $1200 (Cat No. 39) (Image)

Cat. $1200, Est.$300