1857-60 Issue continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 121° |
|
 5c Indian Red (28A). Vertical strip of three, exceptionally well-centered, wonderful deep shade, neat New Orleans cds cancels, top perfs very slightly blunted by scissors separation, still Very Fine to
Extremely Fine, one of the finest off-cover strips extant, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,250.00 |
0.00 |
| 122° |
 |
 5c Indian Red (28A). Rich color, well-centered, used with vertical combination pair and single 10c Green, Ty. III/II/III (33/32/33), tied by "New Orleans La. May 29, 1858" cds on small lady's cover addressed in
blue to Switzerland, red "Boston Jun. 2 Paid 12" credit cds also ties 5c, red Aachen transit, neatly redirected and rated in ms., transit backstamps, 10c pair overlapping edge with slight creasing as a result, otherwise Very Fine, a handsome
small cover and very scarce use of the Indian Red stamp to a destination other than France, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
0.00 |
| 123° |
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 5c Indian Red (28A). Deep rich color, used with 10c Green, Ty. III (33), tied by "New Orleans La. May 13, 1859" cds on blue folded cover to France, red "Short Paid" in frame, black New York debit cds,
ultramarine Le Havre receiving ds and "16" decimes due hs, several French transit backstamps, slightly reduced at right, light soiling, still a Fine example of this rare shade on cover, Ashbrook notes on back, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,400.00 |
0.00 |
| 124° |
 |
 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)Search for comparables |
3,300.00 |
1,700.00 |
| 125° |
|
 10c Green, Ty. III/II (33/32). 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)Search for comparables |
17,900.00 |
4,000.00 |
| 126° |
 |
 10c Green, Ty. III/II (33/32). Block of four, Ty. III at top, Ty. II at bottom, exceptionally well-centered with parts of adjoining stamps at top and right, rich color, lightly canceled, few clipped perfs at
bottom, horizontal creases affecting all stamps with some light soiling, still an attractive and scarce used Plate 1 multiple (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,650.00 |
500.00 |
| 127 |
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 10c Green, Ty. II (32). Horizontal pair, Pos. 51-52L1 showing part imprint and "No. 1" at left, tied by twice struck "New York N.Y. Nov. 20, 1858" cds on pale yellow cover to San Francisco, right stamp
canceled only in two perfs at bottom otherwise unused, Very Fine and very scarce usage, examples of the New York City postmark with state designation is scarce, especially on mail to California which in this period normally received the ocean mail
datestamp (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,900.00 |
| 128 |
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 10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Pos. 54L1, recut at bottom, perfectly centered, intense early shade and impression, neat town cds clear of recut line, scissors separated leaving perfs complete, Extremely Fine
Gem, far rarer in this quality as a perforated stamp (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,450.00 |
1,700.00 |
| 129 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair, positions 51-52L2 showing part imprint and "2P." at left, pos. 52 showing curl in E of "Cents", light N.Y. Ocean Mail cds, well-centered, small corner
crease in right stamp at bottom right, minor perf separation between stamps, Very Fine appearance, ex Mason (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 500-600 |
1,150.00 |
| 130 |
|
 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 13. 1860" cds on illustrated Four-Horse Stagecoach envelope as prepared by Geo. Hitchcock, printed "PER OVERLAND MAIL STAGE, VIA LOS ANGELES",
in black on yellow, neatly opened at left, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
850.00 |
| 131 |
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 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Horizontal pair, used to England with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) and 3c Dull Red (26), arranged in block format and tied together by red grids and matching New York exchange cds with large
integral "19" credit, on Dec. 1860 folded letter, 3c stamp with small tear, still a Very Fine and colorful usage (Image
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E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,650.00 |
