1869 Pictorial Issue
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 69 |
 |
3c Ultramarine (114). Complete Sheet of 150,> Fantastic Centering, Fresh & Bright, Full o. g., sensibly reinforced with tiny bits of hinge, few minor gum wrinkles, Virtually All Very Fine or Extremely Fine. A Rare &
Beautiful Sheet of Matchless Quali">3c Ultramarine (114). Complete Sheet of 150, Fantastic Centering, Fresh & Bright, Full o. g., sensibly reinforced with tiny bits of hinge, few minor gum wrinkles, Virtually All Very Fine or Extremely Fine. A
Rare & Beautiful Sheet of Matchless Quality, Plate Blocks Listed but UnpricedSearch for comparables |
4,447.50 |
8,000.00 |
| 70 |
|
 3c Ultramarine, Without Grill (114a). Top Right
Corner Margin Single, Well Centered with Large Margins, Fresh, Virtually Full o. g., Extremely Fine, Rare (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
250.00 |
1,050.00 |
| 71 |
 |
 6c Ultramarine (115). Block of Sixteen, Unusually Well Centered for a Block this Size, Wonderful Deep Rich Color, Nearly Full o. g., slight offset on gum, tiny hinge reinforcements, Fine-Very Fine, A Sensational Block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,600.00 |
9,500.00 |
| 72 |
 |
 10c Yellow (116). Used in combination with 1c Buff & 3c Ultramarine (112, 114) to make 14c rate on small, neat cover to Rome, Italy, Centered bit to one side, all tied by Circle of Wedges & Red N. Y. Transit,
Red Boxed, "Bremen, Franco" & Red Boxed "Weiterfel 11/2 Sgr." A gorgeous little Prussian closed Mail cover, Ex-Knapp (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 350-500 |
725.00 |
| 73 |
|
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Tied by neat 8-spoke cancel. (Resembling N.Y.F.M. Ty. S5) Red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit" also Red "Verviers, Franco" transit. Printed address to FUl1h, Bavaria, Printed
routing "Closed Mail, via London & Ostend" per Steamer "Silesia". Very Fine & Rare, Particularly Choice & Handsome (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
350.00 |
950.00 |
| 74 |
|
 15c Brown &
Blue, Ty. I, Without Grill (118a). Fresh & Bright, Gorgeous Centering with Nearly Full o. g., few trivial perf. creases, otherwise Extremely Fine, W. H. C(Colson) handstamp guarantee (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
700.00 |
1,000.00 |
| 75 |
|
 24c Green & Violet (120). Horizontal Pair, Brilliant o. g., Well
Centered, couple minor gum bends on left stamp, Very Fine, ex Caspary (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
950.00 |
1,900.00 |
| 76 |
|
 24c Green & Violet (120). Block of Nine, Part of Sheet Margin or Margins of Next Stamps at Right, Fresh, Virtually Full o. g., perfs. just clear to slightly in at right, tiny thin speck between two perfs.,
bottom middle stamp, truly insignificant when considering that this is the Largest Block Known, A Fantastic Showpiece (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
7,600.00 |
7,500.00 |
| 77 |
|
24c Green & Violet, Without Grill (120a). Vivid Colors, Well Centered, Large Part o. g., light horiz. crease, otherwise Very Fine Search for comparables |
1,000.00 |
725.00 |
| 78 |
|
 24c Green & Violet, Center Inverted, Imperforate & Without Grill (120b var). Large to Huge margins, Brilliant colors, Extremely Fine, with P. F. Certificate (Listed but unpriced imperforate) An enormously rare
error of matchless beauty, Ex-Lilly (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
25,000.00 |
21,000.00 |
| 79 |
|
 30c Blue & Carmine. Without Grill (121a). Bright Colors, Large Part o. g., small paper
wrinkle, otherwise Very Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
850.00 |
600.00 |
