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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 78° |  |
 1c Indigo, First Design (55). Original gum, intense shade and impression,
fresh and Fine, extremely rare, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
20,000.00 | 12,000.00 |
| 79° | |
 3c Brown Rose, First Design (56). Original gum, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier) |
500.00 | 400.00 |
| 80° | |
 5c Brown, First Design (57). Unused, deep rich
color, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, a very rare printing, ex Cole, with 1956 and 1988 P.F. certificates (Image
Magnifier) |
14,000.00 | 17,500.00 |
| 81° | |
 10c Dark Green, First Design (58/62B).
Original gum, intense prooflike color and impression, choice centering and Very Fine, ex Lilly, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 4,250.00 |
| 82° | |
 12c Intense Black, First Design (59). Original gum, exceptionally well-centered with wide margins and perfs clear of design all around, fresh, two partly nibbed perfs at bottomEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RAREST OF THE 1861 TRIAL PRINTINGS We estimate that approximately fifteen examples of this rare 1861 First Design have survived, of which four are in condition comparable to this stamp, one of these is contained in the Miller collection at The New York Public Library. We have offered this stamp on three prior occasions: 1969 Rarities (sold $19,000), 1971 Rarities (sold $20,000) and Lessmann Collection (sold $32,500). It was acquired for The Concord Collection at the 1986 Steve Ivy sale of the James O. Hewitt collection (sold $25,300). "W.H.C." (Colson) backstamp. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
45,000.00 | 32,500.00 |
| 83° | |
 24c Dark Violet, First Color (60). Original gum, choice centering, distinctive Gray Lilac early color on thin semi-transparent paper (not the typical trial printing shade), Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
6,000.00 | 5,250.00 |
| 84° | |
 30c Red Orange, First Color (61). Original gum, brilliant color, beautifully centered with perfs well clear all around, barest trace of diagonal crease at upper right, a typical characteristic of the
30c trial printing and really negligible, still Extremely Fine, ex Lilly and Seymour, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
17,500.00 | 14,000.00 |
| 85° | |
 90c
Blue, First Design (62). Unused, perfectly centered, intense color and impression, Extremely Fine and very rare, this stamp was the finer of Caspary's two 90c trial printings, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
22,500.00 | 24,000.00 |
| 86° |
 1c Indigo, First Design (55). Target cancel at upper right, thin spot, still Fine, this canceled trial printing forms a pair with the similar example offered in our 1992 Rarities sale, with 1962 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-6,000 | 2,700.00 | |
| 87° |
 5c Brown, First Design (57). Target cancel at lower right, similar to the 1c First Design in the previous lot, thin spot, Very Fine appearance, we believe these trial printings with target cancels are experimental,
with 1962 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-6,000 | 3,250.00 | |
| 88° |
 10c Dark Green, First
Design (62B). Target cancel, perfectly centered with exceptionally wide margins, Extremely Fine, very scarce in this choice condition, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
450.00 | 1,500.00 |