1857-60 Issue
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 59 |
 |
 1c Blue, Combination Block Types I, II (18, 20). Pos. 74-75, 84-85R12, Pos. 74 Being The Big Double Transfer (single short perf.), Remarkably Deep Rich color, one Ty. I has trivial partly nibbed perf.,
otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Rare Block, Ty. II PI. 12 Double Transfer Unlisted (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,200.00 |
900.00 |
| 60 |
|
 1c Blue, Horizontal Combination Strip of Three, Types Ic, III, Ic (19 var., 21). Pos 47-49L4, Rich Color, tied on piece by Red New York Town pmk., left Ty. Ic stamp couple slightly nibbed perfs., otherwise Fine, Rare &
Handsome (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 500-750 |
950.00 |
| 61 |
 |
 1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Fresh, Large Part o. g., tiny corner perf. crease, otherwise Fine, Rare Unused (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
700.00 |
500.00 |
| 62 |
|
 3c Red, Ty. I (25). Block of Nine, Nearly full o. g., Remarkably Well Centered for a block this size. Perfs. at R. incompletely punched out, small nick in one just touches design. Slight soiling &
couple of negligible gum soaks. Rare in a block this size (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,800.00 |
750.00 |
| 63 |
 |
 3c Red, Ty. I (25). Very Fine, Tied by "New York, Feb. 28 (1857)" on First Day Cover. This is the earliest date possible for the regularly perforated stamps to have been used. One other stamp of this date
has been reported but never verified, making this cover the only fully anthenticated First Day Cover Known. Very Fine, with P. F. Certificate, much scarcer than the 3c 1851 Imperforate First Day Cover. A marvelous historic cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-5,000 |
1,650.00 |
| 64 |
|
 3c Red (26). Fine, Tied by Blue "Chicago, Ill." & Grid duplex, Bold "Held For Postage" in Blue oval, matching "Old Stamps Not Recognized" Two lines first in Caps, second in italics, to St. Peter, Minn. with
"Due 3" in circle. Very Fine, An Enormously Rare Cover (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-2,000 |
4,000.00 |
| 65 |
|
 5c Brick Red (27). Horiz. Pair & Single, used in combination with 3c Red (26) & 12c Intense Black, PI. I (36) on Apr. 1859 Folded Letter to France, tied by "New Orleans, La.", Red "Boston, Paid, 24" & French
Transit, Bold Boxed "P. D.", additional French Transits & Black "Boston Br. Pkt." on back. Perfs. touch on both the 3c & 12c, the single #27 natural preprint paper folds, the pair with trimmed perfs. one side of each stamp (a practice quite common in
New Orleans at this period), still Very Attractive, and a Fabulous & Very Rare Combination, ex-Gibson (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-2,000 |
2,000.00 |
| 66 |
|
 5c Orange Brown, 10c Green, Ty. V (30, 35). First with extra row of vertical perfs. at right, Red Grid cancels, not tied, Red "New York, Hamb. Pkt., Paid", partly readable strike, on Green Cover to Oldenberg,
German Transits, Fine, ex-Gibson, More, Very Attractive & Colorful (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
600.00 |
525.00 |
| 67 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block, Wonderfully Well Centered, Tied by "New Orleans, La., Nov. 15, 1860" in double circle on folded cover to Vera Cruz (Mexico), ms. "Per Tennessee" & Bold Mexican "7" handstamp. New
Orleans merchant's cachet on back. A Beautiful Cover, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,200.00 |
| 68 |
|
 12c Black, PI. III (36b).
Vertical Block of Twelve with Bottom Sheet Margin, Fresh, o. g., hinge reinforcements, mostly between right vertical row, Fine, Very Rare in a Block this size (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,320.00 |
2,300.00 |
| 69 |
|
 24c Gray (37). Horizontal Block of
Six, natural left s. e., Wonderfully Fresh, Nearly Full o. g., left pair Fine-Very Fine, The Right Block Extremely Fine, A Beautiful Rarity (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,375.00 |
2,200.00 |
