1995 Rarities of the World continued...

1857-60 Issue continued...

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
132°		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block of four, Fine centering, fresh color, cancelled by partly clear "Vicksburgh Miss." cds, second more complete strike on 3c Red Nesbitt Entire (U10) to Stockholm, Sweden, red Aachen transit ds ties block, magenta credit, red New York and German transits on back, the entire is trimmed slightly at top and bottom, the flap is partly missing and there are mended nicks or tears, light fold thru block, yet the cover appears Fine, the use of the 10c block is phenomenally rare, we know of one or two others in more common usage to Mexico, this Swedish destination is probably unique with a block paying most of the 42c rate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	E. 4,000-5,000	3,250.00
133°		12c Black, Pl. 3 (36b). Block of four, unused, well-centered, handsome deep shade and impression, very faint creasing in bottom pair, otherwise Fine-Very Fine (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	2,000.00	0.00
134		30c Orange (38). Vertical pair with left sheet margin showing part imprint and plate no., unused, few perf separations, Fine and scarce, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	1,700.00	0.00
135°		90c Blue (39). Full original gum, perfectly centered with extra wide margins all around, intense color and impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	1,250.00	2,300.00
136		90c Blue (39). Full perfs all around, canceled by clear New York Ocean Mail cds, tiny thin, Very Fine appearance, very rare marking on the 90c 1860, one of three recorded examples, with 1964 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	5,000.00	4,000.00
137		90c Blue (39). Heavy black town cancellation with slight overall toning, faint diagonal crease, otherwise Fine, rare in genuine used condition, with 1977 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	5,000.00	0.00