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The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part Two: United States Stamps continued...

1861-66 Issue (Scott 73-78)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
223 ogbl Image2c Black (73). Block of 21, original gum, generally h.r. except few lightly hinged, bright shade, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, toned spots affect two stamps at upper left, vertical crease affects fourth row, diagonal crease and perf flaw affects top right stamp

FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE BLOCK OF 21 OF THE 1863 2-CENT BLACK JACK ISSUE.

Scott Retail as blocks of four, pairs and single (Image)

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15,575.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
224 ogbl Image2c Black (73). Block of four, original gum, h.r., beautiful shade and impression, light vertical creases, Fine-Very Fine appearance, an attractive block (Image)

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4,000.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
225 og Image2c Black (73). Block of four, original gum, small h.r., crisp impression, few toned spots mostly on bottom stamps, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image)

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4,000.00

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
226 og Image3c Scarlet (74). Large part original gum, small h.r., bright color, some faint toning, Fine example of this scarce trial printing (Image)

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7,000.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
227 ngbl Image3c Scarlet (74). Block of four, unused (no gum), brilliant color as fresh as the day it was printed, top right stamp trivial natural inclusion in margin at left

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF THE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL PRINTING. ONE OF THE RAREST OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES BLOCKS.

A review using Power Search found only one other block of this issue, offered in our 1991 Rarities sale (ex Weill). It does not have pen marks and is in a slightly different shade than the usual 3c Scarlet, Scott 74.

"W.H.C." Colson backstamp. Scott Retail as with gum (Image)

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29,000.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
228   Image3c Scarlet (74). Small part original gum, h.r., vibrant color, four neat penstrokes, light horizontal crease at bottom, short perf at bottom right, otherwise Fine, as has been documented by Jerome S. Wagshal in a series of Chronicle articles (Nos. 56, 60, 61 and 62), Carl F. Rothfuchs, a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, obtained a supply of the 3c Scarlet in 1893 -- probably from the Post Office Department in exchange for his assistance with the Columbian Exposition -- and sold them with pen marks and original gum (Image)

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5,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
229 ng Image3c Scarlet, Imperforate (74a). Unused (no gum), intense shade and impression, large margins, light horizontal crease at bottom, some manuscript on back barely shows thru, otherwise Very Fine, Scott Retail as half a pair (Image)

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2,000.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
230 ng Image5c Red Brown (75). Unused (no gum), wonderful warm shade, few thin spots, Fine appearing and scarce unused example of this desirable shade (Image)

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2,200.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
231 ng Image5c Brown (76). Unused (no gum), deep rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine (Image)

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525.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
232 ng Image5c Brown (76). Block of four, unused (no gum), rich color, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, some soiling on back only, Very Fine appearance, a scarce block, Scott Retail as block of four with gum $8,250.00 (Image)

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E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
233 ng Image15c Black (77). Unused (no gum), intense shade and impression on bright paper, fresh and Fine (Image)

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1,750.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

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