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Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

1861-66, 1867-68 Grilled and 1875 Re-Issues (Scott 56-111) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1060   Image90c Blue (72). Outstanding centering with especially wide top and bottom margins, bright color, small cork cancel, reperfed at right (not noted as such on certificate), Extremely Fine appearance, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 600.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1061° ogbl Image2c Black (73). Block of six, top stamps Mint N.H., others lightly hinged, detailed impression on bright paper, well-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK ISSUE, CONTAINING THREE MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMPS.

With 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged block of four and pair (Image)

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 $ 3,550.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1062°   Image3c Scarlet, Imperforate (74a). Horizontal pair, large to huge margins, left stamp manuscript "J.M. Jan. 31, 1868" in three lines, presumed to be in the hand of James Macdonough, right stamp neat parallel vertical pen strokes

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE PAIR OF THE IMPERFORATE 3-CENT SCARLET PRINTING WITH JAMES MACDONOUGH'S MANUSCRIPT INITIALS AND DATE. ONLY FOUR INITIALED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN TOTAL.

The story of the 3c Scarlet has been well-documented by Jerome S. Wagshal in a series of articles appearing in the Chronicle (Nos. 56, 60, 61 and 62). Wagshal quotes statements made in 1893 and 1910 by a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, Carl F. Rothfuchs, to the effect that Rothfuchs 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. The Rothfuchs lot is not from the same supply acquired by John W. Scott in the late 1870's, from which stamps exist uncancelled and cancelled with a New York City Station D oval.

We record four examples of the 3c Scarlet with the initials and date: one perforated and three imperforate, including the example in the pair offered here. The "J.M. Jan. 31, 1868" was probably applied by James Macdonough, one of the National Bank Note Company founders. Although Wagshal offers some convincing evidence dating the Scarlet to 1861, these 1868-dated examples suggest an alternate theory that the Scarlet was produced about the time of the 1868 regular-production grills. The existence of numerous essays and color varieties made in 1867 and 1868, as well as actual changes in the color and paper of stamps produced in 1868, show that National was experimenting with various means to prevent stamp re-use and to improve production efficiency and quality. The Scarlet may related to this effort. (Image)

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 E. $ 7,500-1,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1063   Image5c Red Brown (75). Well-centered with wide margins, rich color, bold target cancel, Extremely Fine, wonderful quality, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 450.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1064   Image5c Brown (76). Essentially perfect centering, dark shade, light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 120.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1065   Image24c Lilac (78). Bright color, crisp impression, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins, unobtrusive strike of target cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 24-CENT IN THE LILAC SHADE. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP.

Ex Hinrichs and Natalee Grace. With 1995 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,500.00). Only four have graded higher (Image)

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 $ 350.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1066°   Image24c Blackish Violet (78c). Deep rich color in this distinctive shade, neat circular grid cancel, three nibbed perfs at top somewhat harshly described as "perf faults" on accompanying certificate

FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SHADES OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN IN ANY CONDITION.

Our census of Scott 78c, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/78c/78c.pdf , records a total of 45 used examples of this issue, of which only 37 have been certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation. We also record nine on covers, plus three unused, for a total of 57 potential examples. Several need to be reexamined to confirm the shade.

Census No. 78c-CAN-45. With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 20,000.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
1067 og Image3c Rose, E. Grill (88). Barely hinged, wide margins, beautiful bright shade, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,000.00

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1068 og Image12c Black, E. Grill (90). Original gum, strong grill, small brownish spot of unintentional "pooling" of hand-applied gum, otherwise Fine, difficult to find with original gum (Image)

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 $ 4,750.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
1069   Image12c Black, E. Grill (90). Intense shade and impression, clearly-defined grill, cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 and 2014 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 $ 400.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
1070 og Image15c Black, E. Grill (91). Original gum, lightly hinged, crisp shade and excellent clarity of impression

VERY FINE. A SCARCE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1868 15-CENT E GRILL.

As an indication of rarity of 15c E Grill stamps with original gum, the Scott Catalogue values original-gum condition at almost three times the value of unused without gum.

With 2013 P.F. certificate (F-VF 75) (Image)

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 $ 12,500.00

SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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