1861-66 Issue
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 150 |
 |
 3c
Brown Rose, First Design (56). Block of four, full original gum, lightly hinged, deep shade, bottom left stamp with small sealed tear in bottom margin, Very Fine appearance, with 1955 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,200.00 |
| 151 |
 |
 30c Red Orange, First Color (61). Part original gum, centered to right with perfs just touching there, brilliant color, light diagonal crease at bottom right (a typical characteristic of the 30c trial
printing) and one short perf, a Fine example of this rarity, ex Crocker, Waterhouse, with 1955 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
17,500.00 |
7,500.00 |
| 152° |
 |
 1c Blue (63). With "New-York B'W Leeds & Franklin 11 2" in circle, from a
sample of this firm's products, Very Fine and rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 500-750 |
500.00 |
| 153° |
|
 3c Pink (64). Original gum, bright shade, Very Fine, this early
1861 color is rare in sound original gum condition, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,500.00 |
0.00 |
| 154° |
|
 3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Bright color, beautifully centered, full perfs all around, canceled by "Portland Me. 19 Oct. 1861" double-circle, Extremely Fine, one of the finest Pigeon Blood Pink stamps in existence,
with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,500.00 |
7,500.00 |
| 155 |
|
 3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Corner margin vertical pair, beautifully centered, bright color, each with matching grid of tiny squares, Extremely Fine, unlisted as a multiple and probably unique with corner margins,
with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,000.00 |
6,000.00 |
| 156 |
|
 3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Rich color, tied by well-struck "Portland Me. 26 Oct. 1861" double-circle ds on cover with embossed corner card, cover with mended nick just above stamp, still a Very Fine example
of this rare shade and an attractive cover, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
1,700.00 |
| 157 |
|
 3c Rose, Double Impression (65f). Strong full doubling of design with clear "Paid" in frame struck near bottom, reperfed top and right, light vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, the rarest of all 1861
plate varieties, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,000.00 |
2,500.00 |
| 158 |
|
 3c Rose (65). Tied by bold circle of wedges on 12c Red & Brown on Buff entire (U42) to France, red "Boston 6 12 Oct. Paid" credit cds, orange red "PD" and Calais transit both tie 3c, Paris backstamp,
neatly opened along top, Extremely Fine, this entire is one of a several known, all from one Boston writer to correspondents in France (Marcon) or Switzerland (Davis), including a 1c 1861 used on an 20c entire in the Ishikawa collection, and all
originally large envelopes, skillfully refolded before mailing by someone whose preference for small size covers nicely anticipated modern collecting tastes. A beautiful and very rare usage, ex Baker (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
5,250.00 |
| 159° |
|
3c Rose (65). Horizontal block of eighteen, well-centered, each stamp boldly cancelled and tied by circle of wedges, covering the entire back of a 3c Pink Entire (U59) addressed to "Renkum, near Wageningen, Province of Gelderland,
Netherlands", printed Wells Fargo & Co. frank but not carried by express, faint red New York cds, blue crayon "Paid 57 Turn Over", red credits (crossed out and re-rated), red London transit cds (Oct. 1867), red Wageningen receiving backstamp
on block, negligible edge wear and small nicks or perf faults in block, the condition is Very Fine for such an extraordinary multiple usage, the entire has not been opened for display but it is one of the outstanding exhibition items of the 3c 1861
Issue Search for comparables |
E. 4,000-5,000 |
4,000.00 |
| 160° |
|
 5c Buff, 10c Dark Green, 30c Bright Orange (67, 68a, 71). Two 30c, each value in its distinctive early 1861 shade, 5c s.e., tied by black grids on blue folded cover to Lyon, France, red "New York Paid Jan. 15"
(1862) cds, magenta "60" credit, red "P.D." in frame, red Calais receiving cds, file folds clear of stamps, Very Fine, a colorful cover from the Payen correspondence with scarce franking for five-times rate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
0.00 |
