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The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

1861-66 Issue, cont. (Scott 69-78c) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
143   Image90c Pale Blue (72a). Horizontal pair which has been rejoined, bright shade, quartered cork cancels, right stamp diagonal crease at right, still Extremely Fine examples of this shade variety, with 2005 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles (Image)

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 $ 1,300.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
144 ogbl Image2c Black (73). Block of four, part original gum, intense shade and impression on bright paper, top left stamp few short perfs and corner crease, Fine-Very Fine appearance (Image)

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 2,750.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
145 P Image3c Scarlet, Trial Color Plate Proof on Card (74TC4). Shaved, perforated and gummed proof created to deceive, apparently it worked, with 1978 P.F. certificate as sound Scott 74 (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
146   Image3c Scarlet (74). Four neat pen strokes, vibrant color, bright and fresh

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL PRINTING FROM THE ROTHFUCHS GROUP.

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. 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.

Ex "Vineyard." With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 5,500.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
147 og Image5c Red Brown (75). Original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression

VERY FINE AND RARE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1862 ISSUE IN THE RED BROWN SHADE.

This is a very difficult issue to obtain in sound original-gum condition.

With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 5,750.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
148   Image5c Red Brown (75). Warm shade, neat strike of target cancel and part of red transit, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1980 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)

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 $ 510.00

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
149 og Image5c Brown (76). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and detailed impression

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFULLY CENTERED AND UNUSUALLY FRESH ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 5-CENT BROWN.

The 5c 1861-68 Issue was printed from plates with closely-spaced subjects that left little room for the large 12-gauge perforations. The Brown shade, Scott 76, is scarce in original-gum condition, and truly rare in this quality.

With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,400.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
150 og Image15c Black (77). Original gum, intense shade and proof-like impression, unusually wide margins for this difficult issue

EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1866 15-CENT LINCOLN. SCARCE IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.

With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 4,750.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
151 og Image24c Lilac (78). Original gum, crisp impression, attractive centering for this difficult issue

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 24-CENT LILAC SHADE.

With 1996 P.F. certificate for block of four (Image)

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 $ 2,750.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
152 og Image24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and detailed impression on bright white paper with virtually colorless gum (all hallmark characteristics of the 1863 printing)

EXTREMELY FINE. A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1863 GRAYISH LILAC SHADE. VERY SCARCE IN THIS HIGH-QUALITY ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.

With 1986 P.F. certificate (submitted as No. 78, opinion states No. 70a Brownish Lilac -- we disagree) (Image)

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 $ 2,750.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
153   Image24c Blackish Violet (78c). Deep rich color in this distinctive shade on bright paper, bold strike of cork cancel, choice centering for this difficult issue

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET, WHICH IS THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMP OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- IN SOUND AND CENTERED CONDITION. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

A thorough search through past auction catalogues will demonstrate how rare this stamp is in either used or unused condition. With regard to used stamps, this shade was lacking from the Ishikawa, Grunin, Klein, Caspary and Twigg-Smith collections. The Zoellner collection contained an original-gum single even though the rest of the series was obtained in used condition, because a suitable used stamp was never offered. The superb used single in our Sale 878 (lot 324, realized $22,000 hammer) was stolen from a Fedex courier and has not been recovered.

Our census of Scott 78c, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/78c/78c.pdf , records a total of 36 used examples of this issue, of which only 31 have been certified as genuine by The Philatelic Foundation. We also record nine on cover plus three unused, for a total of 48 potential examples. Of the used off cover copies only ten are confirmed as sound, and of these ten only four have decent centering (one of which is the stolen copy). This leaves only three used copies which are confirmed as sound and centered -- Census Nos. 01 (ex Dr. Morris), 02 (ex Natalee Grace) and 30 (ex Floyd, the example offered here).

Census No. 78c-CAN-30. Ex Floyd. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 20,000.00

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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