1861-66 Issue continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 122° |
|
 3c Scarlet (74). Four pen strokes, still with original gum,
well-centered, vibrant color, single short corner perf, otherwise Very Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
2,300.00 |
| 123° |
 |
 15c Black (77). Horizontal block of six, full original gum, fine
impression, perfs just slightly in, still Fine for this rare block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
15,200.00 |
5,500.00 |
| 124° |
 |
 15c Black, 30c Orange (71,77). Tied together by large circle of V's on 1866 cover to Aden, Arabia, from the Goodhue correspondence with final destination at Zanzibar, red "Boston Br. Pkt. 40 26 Jun."
credit cds, red London transit and crayon "1" rate, backstamped "Aden-Stn. Point/25 Jy/66", slightly reduced at left, a few wrinkles around edges, still Very Fine, an exceedingly rare destination with an attractive franking (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
3,000.00 |
| 125° |
|
 3c Blue, 15c Black (77, 114). Unusual mixed issue franking, tied by fancy cork cancels, "San Francisco Cal. Apr. 1" cds on 1870 yellow cover to Sweden, 18c rate with red Bremen transit, red "4" hs
and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, rare franking and destination (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,200.00 |
| 126° |
|
 3c Rose, 24c Lilac (65,78). 24c corner off and small faults, 3c perf faults, tied by red quartered cork cancels on 3c Pink entire (U58) with collar and overall lithographed illustrated tool
manufacturer's advertisement in gray, pink factory illustration on back, addressed to Paris, red Type A "Supplementary Mail" handstamp, faint red N.Y. cds and crayon "24" credit, 15c rate doubled for supplementary mail, French transits,
Very Fine usage, a remarkable cover, with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
900.00 |
| 127° |
|
 24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Horizontal block of six, full original gum,
sharp impression and lovely shade, centerd low but a handsome block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,150.00 |
800.00 |
| 128° |
 |
 24c Grayish Lilac (78a). Two vertical blocks of six with natural straight edges at left, tied by target cancels on large piece of registered cover with Salt Lake City cds and red British registry marking on
back, minor faults and some faint toning, color somewhat affected by an attempt to clean piece, still a spectacular exhibition item (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,120.00 |
1,000.00 |
