1857-60 Issue
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 99° |
 |
 1c Blue, Ty. I-II (18, 20). Plate 12, horizontal
combination pair, original gum, bright color, well-centered, Extremely Fine Gems, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,400.00 |
3,250.00 |
| 100° |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Pos. 100R4, part original gum, fine impression and rich color, well-centered, the bottom perfs in but separated by scissors to show nearly complete Type Ia characteristics at bottom,
Fine, exhibits beautifully on an album page and one of the rarest classic stamps in unused condition, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
11,500.00 |
8,500.00 |
| 101 |
 |
 1c Blue, Ty.
Ia (19). Beautiful deep Plate 4 color and impression, tied by "Cambridge Mass. Mar. 22" cds on drop cover, short perf at bottom, still Very Fine, ex Sheriff, with 1971 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,500.00 |
3,750.00 |
| 102° |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Two Plate 4 bottom row singles, perfs in but clearly "F" Reliefs, used with 1c Blue, Ty. IV (23), Plate 1L, tied by "Chicago Ill. May 19, 1858" cds on printed return address cover
with matching enclosure from oil manufacturer, beautiful illustration of whaling ships in pursuit, Ty. Ia stamps have several short perfs, all with brownish perf tip gum soaks, still Fine and a truly extraordinary franking combining two of the rarest
of the perforated 1c types, perfect for exhibition, Scott Retail for off-cover stamps $6,825.00 (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
2,900.00 |
| 103° |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. Ic (19b). Pos. 81R4, extra wide margins all around including top and bottom, deep Plate 4 color, neat town cds, Extremely Fine Gem example of this rare type, with 1994 P.F. certificate and signed by Ashbrook (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
800.00 |
3,500.00 |
| 104 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty.
III/IIIa/Ic (21/22/19b). Vertical strip of three, Pos. 62/72/82R4, each with cds and top stamp with trace of red cancel, good color and impression, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
| 105 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Pos. 10R4, very well-centered with extraordinary wide margins at top and bottom, a rare example of a Type II showing the wide perforation spacing, infrequently found on
bottom-row Type Ia stamps (the top row wide-spacing occured only when the sheet was fed into the perforator upside down), full perfs all around, light cds, minute toned spot entirely in margin at bottom right and not mentioned in accompanying 1985
P.F. certificate, Extremely Fine, a very rare stamp, accompanied by a Fine Type IIIa, Pos. 20R4, the bottom stamp of what was originally a vertical pair (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
875.00 |
2,700.00 |
| 106° |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 11 or
12, original gum, phenomenal centering and margins, deep shade with attractive plate wash, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
500.00 |
1,300.00 |
| 107 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. III, Pos. 99R2 (21 var). Dark shade, centered to top with wide bottom margin, cds, Fine, very rare, probably less than a dozen used copies known, ex Ishikawa, plated and signed by Stanley Ashbrook (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
10,000.00 |
5,750.00 |
| 108° |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, full original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce in original gum condition, with copy of 1989 P.F. certificate for block from which this stamp originated (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
4,750.00 |
| 109 |
|
 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-III-IIIa (22-21-22). Horizontal strip of three, Pos. 43-45L4, lovely color and impression, nicely centered, some very trivial toning in perfs in Ty. III, left stamp with two nibbed
perfs at bottom, the Type III is Extremely Fine, ex Newbury, with 1986 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
900.00 |
2,100.00 |
