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2013 Rarities of the World continued...

1857-60 Issue continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
252 ogbl Image5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Block of four with top selvage, original gum, barely hinged (two appear Mint N.H.), wonderful warm shade, wide margins

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1860 5-CENT ORANGE BROWN. THE CENTERING, COLOR AND OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS BLOCK IS TRULY REMARKABLE.

Although a relatively large number of 5c Orange Browns reached collectors from unused supplies left over after the issue was demonetized due to the Civil War, multiples are scarce, and most have been broken to feed the market's desire for singles.

With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 7,000.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
253 ogbl Image5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Block of six with imprint and plate no. 2 selvage at left, original gum, h.r. where some perf separations sensibly reinforced, center stamps unusual plate wash from improper wiping of the plate during production, a few faults including small piece out at bottom of top left stamp, few thin spots and light gum soaks

FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE BLOCK OF SIX WITH IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER OF THE 1860 5-CENT BROWN TYPE II. VERY FEW LARGE MULTIPLES ARE KNOWN.

The 5c Brown Type II is far rarer in multiples than the Orange Brown. Unlike the 1861 Orange Brown, the earlier printing in Brown was not left in Southern post offices when the issue was demonetized in August 1861. Prior to the discovery of the block of 20 in the Frelinghuysen collection, the largest recorded multiple was a block of nine (3 x 3, ex Klein) with the same portion of the imprint and plate number. A horizontal block of six is also known (creased thru bottom three stamps) as are approximately a half-dozen blocks of four.

Scott Retail as block of four and pair with no premium for the imprint and plate number position. (Image)

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 $ 29,750.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
254 c Image10c Green, Ty. I, III (31, 33). Irregular block of three, Type II pair at top, Type I at bottom, tied by "Michigan Bluff Cal. Sep. 15" circular datestamp on Wells, Fargo & Co. overall illustrated cover to Bruceton Mills Va., design in brownish violet, sender's route directive "Overland via Los Angeles" at lower left indicating it went by regular mail stagecoach, manuscript "10 P.D." of unknown meaning, some slight skillful mends in places along edges of cover, pair at top with light creasing from placement near edge of cover, still Very Fine, handsome use (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
255 c Image10c Green, Ty. II (32). Cancelled by grid and affixed over manuscript "10 pd", tied by red "New-York Feb. 12" (1858) circular datestamp, entered mails with "Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 8" circular datestamp, used with Blood's Penny Post, Philadelphia, (1c) Bronze on Lilac (15L14) on cover to Santiago, Cuba, local stamp acid tied, "Blood's Penny Post. Philada. Feb. 8 2-1/2 P.M. 1858" circular datestamp, blue "NA" and "1" handstamps with matching Havana (Feb. 18) receiving backstamp, Feb. 25 receipt docketing at side, 10c stamp with couple short perfs at right, cover lightly cleaned

VERY FINE. A RARE AND WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE AND THE BLOOD'S LOCAL POST STAMP USED ON COVER TO CUBA.

The combination of the Blood's local with the 1857 issue on cover to any foreign destination is scarce, and to Cuba is extremely rare. A review using Power Search failed to find another example (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
256 ogbl Image24c Gray Lilac (37). Vertical block of 20 with full original gum, four stamps Mint N.H. (positions 6, 11, 14 and 15), rich color and remarkably bright and fresh, well-centered for a large multiple, small manuscript note on back shows thru slightly on upper right pair, few perf separations, faint bend in fourth row, two stamps (positions 4 and 16) with small thin spot

FINE-VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING 24-CENT 1860 BLOCK -- ONE OF THE LARGEST AND ARGUABLY THE FINEST MULTIPLE EXTANT.

Ex Caspary, Klein, Zoellner and DuPuy. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail for four blocks and two pairs with no premium for the Mint N.H. stamps. (Image)

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 $ 44,300.00

SOLD for $22,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
257° nh Image24c Gray Lilac (37). Mint N.H., wonderfully balanced margins for this tightly spaced issue, rich color and proof-like impression

EXTREMELY FINE. THE 1860 24-CENT GRAY LILAC IS EXTREMELY RARE IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. TO FIND AN EXAMPLE WTH THIS CHOICE CENTERING AND COMPLETELY SOUND IS VASTLY MORE DIFFICULT.

Aside from five Mint N.H. stamps contained in the block of twelve offered in our Sevenoaks sale (Sale 831) and one single contained in another block of twelve offered in our 2010 Rarities sale, we have offered only one other in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records (Sale 1037, lot 1503).

With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, unpriced in SMQ in Mint N.H. condition). This is the highest grade awarded in the P.S.E. Population Report. Unpriced in Scott as Mint N.H. Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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 $ 1,400.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
258 ogbl Image90c Blue (39). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, faint natural gum bends are barely noticeable

A FINE AND SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE.

The 90c stamp was issued in 1860, along with the 24c and 30c values, all of which were needed to prepay high international letter rates established by various postal treaties. When supplies of current postage stamps were declared invalid in the South and ultimately demonetized by the Federal government, the 90c had been in use for only one year. Most unused multiples probably come from supplies recovered from Southern post offices.

With 1971 Friedl certificate. Scott Retail $75,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 10,000-15,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
259 ngbl Image90c Blue (39). Block of six, unused (no gum), s.e. at left, deep rich color and proof-like impression, far nicer centering than normally seen

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL UNUSED BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1860 90-CENT ISSUE.

The 90c stamp was issued in 1860, along with the 24c and 30c values, all of which were needed to prepay high international letter rates established by various postal treaties. When supplies of current postage stamps were declared invalid in the South and ultimately demonetized by the Federal government, the 90c had been in use for only one year. Most unused multiples probably come from supplies recovered from Southern post offices.

Since the breakup of the Caspary block of 21, the largest recorded multiple is a block of nine (three known).

Scott Retail as original-gum block of four and pair $81,250.00. (Image)

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 E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $6,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

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