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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 72° |  |
 5c Red Brown (28). Block
of four, unused, bright shade, nibbed perfs at top and clipped at bottom left in common with the few known blocks of the Red Brown, otherwise Fine, very rare (Image Magnifier) |
25,000.00 | 6,250.00 |
| 73° |  |
 5c Red Brown (28). Block of four, neat "New Orleans La." cds, rich color and fine impression, 8mm scissors cut in bottom right stamp, hardly noticeable and otherwise Fine, a very rare used block as the vast
majority of 5c 1857 stamps exists in strips only, ex Moody and Caspary (Image Magnifier) |
3,500.00 | 3,750.00 |
| 74° |  |
 5c Red Brown (28). Block of twelve, tied by multiple strikes of "Richmond Va. May 14, 1858" cds on legal-size cover front to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 48" credit cds, red "P.D." in frame and black French
receiving cdsTHE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1857 RED BROWN ON OR OFF COVER This record block pays the four-times rate to France. There is a vertical crease affecting the third row and some perf faults and faint toning as is to be expected in such a large multiple. The cover front has a sealed tear at center and scattered toning. Illustrated in Brookman reprint, p. 219, where described as the largest recorded multiple (Image Magnifier) |
E. 15,000-20,000 | 15,000.00 |
| 75° | |
 5c Indian Red (28A). Intense shade, faint corner creases at bottom, used in three-color combination with 1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24 pair, 26), one 1c torn corner, tied by lightly struck
"Portland Or." double-circle ds on Feb. 1861 yellow cover with framed merchant's corner card, to Wellington O. and redirected to Torrance O., stamps additionally canceled by blue "Wellington O." cds, matching "3" hs, ms. "Due 3cts", with original
enclosure, the left edge is reduced and expertly extended (incl. part of corner card), Very Fine appearance, a colorful and extremely rare usage of the Indian Red from the Pacific Northwest (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,200-1,500 | 0.00 |
| 76° | |
 5c Brown (29). Unused block
of four, regummed, deep rich color, a few minor separations, perfs in at right, still a Fine example of this scarce block, with 1969 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
15,000.00 | 3,250.00 |
| 77° | |
 5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Horizontal
block of six, original gum, fresh, rich color, horizontal crease thru bottom row, otherwise Fine, much scarcer than the Orange Brown (Image Magnifier) |
3,300.00 | 0.00 |
| 78° | |
 10c Green, Ty. II/III/I (31,32,33). Vertical combination block of six, bottom pair Type I, original gum, fresh, well-centered with extra wide bottom margin showing Type I characteristics clearly, stitch
watermark, minute thin at bottom just touching each stampA VERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE 10-CENT 1857 PLATE 1 MULTIPLE WITH ORIGINAL GUM Perforated 10c 1857 multiples from Plate 1 are rare in any form, especially with the Type I positions and original gum. The Ishikawa collection did not contain any Plate 1 perforated blocks, and the Caspary collection displayed only two blocks, neither containing Type I stamps. With 1971 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
27,750.00 | 29,000.00 |
| 79° |  |
 10c Green, Ty. II (32). Original gum, well-centered, rich color, vertical
crease, Very Fine appearance, scarce with original gum (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 1,000.00 |
| 80° | |
 10c Green, Ty. III (33). Choice centering, bright color, faitn negligible corner crease,
Extremely Fine appearance (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 750.00 |
| 81° |
 10c Green, Ty. III (33). Remarkable centering and wide
margins, neat town cds, deep rich color, Extremely Fine and seldom seen in such choice condition (Image
Magnifier) |
150.00 | 850.00 | |
| 82° | |
 10c Green, Ty. III/II (32,33). Block of six, combination Ty. III at top, Ty. II at bottom, positions 46-48/56-58R1, deep rich color, original gum, some creasing and perf separations, faint stain between
left pair, perfs just in, a rare multiple from Plate 1 (Image Magnifier) |
17,900.00 | 0.00 |