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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 111 |  |
 3c Lake (66). Original gum, wonderful color and impression, well-centered and
fresh, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
2,000.00 | 3,250.00 |
| 112 | |
 3c Lake (66). O.g., h.r., fresh and Fine (Image Magnifier) |
2,000.00 | 1,250.00 |
| 113° | |
 5c Buff (67). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright and
fresh color, negligible corner crease, still an appealing example of this rare unused stamp (Image
Magnifier) |
6,000.00 | 1,500.00 |
| 114° |  |
 5c Buff, 30c Orange (67, 71). Both well-centered, 30c bright early color, perfs faults and tiny sealed tears, tied by "Washington D.C. Sep. 20, 1861" cds on light brown overall lithographed Loyal States -
New Jersey patriotic cover to Zurich, Switzerland, red "Boston Oct. 2 Paid 12" credit cds, red Aachen transit and magenta ms. rates, receiving backstamp, the cover is somewhat worn and wrinkled, still a spectacular early use of the 5c Buff on a
patriotic cover, this stamp is rare on any kind of patriotic, especially on a one of the Loyal States designs in a transatlantic usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,300.00 |
| 115° |  |
 90c Blue (72). Block
of four, original gum, intense shade and impression, tiny thin in upper left stamp and faint crease affecting left pair, otherwise Fine, a fresh and handsome block (Image Magnifier) |
6,500.00 | 0.00 |
| 116° |  |
 90c Blue (72). Horizontal block of eight with bottom sheet margin and part imprint ("ENGRAVED BY"), fancy cork cancels, attractive pastel shade, some rejoined perf separations and small repair at top of third
stamp in upper row, otherwise Fine, a spectacular block (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 2,100.00 |
| 117° | |
 90c Blue (72). Rich color and fine impression, well-centered, tied by "Paid" in oval frame, red "Boston Mass. Oct. 28" double-circle datestamp on fresh blue linen-lined cover to Honolulu, Hawaii, few
light wrinkles around edgesVERY FINE AND BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY 1861 90-CENT COVER TO HAWAII EXTANT This cover was the subject of analysis by Richard B. Graham in Opinions (Elizabeth C. Pope, Editor, published by The Philatelic Foundation, 1983). According to Graham, the use of a 90c stamp on a relatively small envelope indicates that the content must have been a small pamphlet or daguerrotype weighing between 4 and 4-1/2 ounces. He determined the year of use to be either 1861 or 1862. Ex Admiral Harris. With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 18,000-22,000 | 16,500.00 |
| 118° | |
 90c Blue (72). Fine centering, used with 3c Rose, 12c Black (65,69), tied by circle of wedges cancel, matching "New Orleans La. May 9" cds on folded printed circular to Paris, magenta pen "84" credit, red
N.Y. and French transits, boxed "PD" hs, blue oval merchant's hs, expertly restored ink errosion in address and some strengthening of folds, Fine and rare franking, the 90c seldom used with the 12c 1861, ex Gibson, Hindes, with P.F. and P.S.E.
certificates (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 0.00 |
| 119° |
 2c Black (73). Horizontal block of six, superb centering, used on back of carte-de-visite, sepia tone portrait of bearded man, each stamp is canceled in pencil for revenue usage, very minor gum
toning around perfs, otherwise Exremely Fine, a remarkable revenue usage of the Black Jack stamp, possibly unique in block form (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 800.00 | |
| 120 |
 2c Black, Printed on Both Sides (73e). Clear second impression on reverse showing nearly complete portrait, unused, clipped perfs on two sides, Fine, one of the rarest 19th century classics, with 1955 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 1,700.00 | |
| 121° | |
 3c Scarlet (74). Original gum, h.r., corner crease and tiny margin tear at top left,
perfs in at bottom, rare printing (Image Magnifier) |
7,000.00 | 1,750.00 |