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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 83° |  |
 3c Pink (64). Original gum, natural gum creases
(as often, not mentioned on certificate) and one short perf at L., Fine and rare, with 1980 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
5,750.00 | 0.00 |
| 84° | |
 3c Pink (64). Full original gum, bright color, skillfully reperfed at top, Fine
appearance, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
5,750.00 | 2,300.00 |
| 85° |  |
 3c Lake (66). Block of four, bright fresh color, original gum, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
9,250.00 | 6,000.00 |
| 86° |  |
 3c Pink (64). Bright fresh color, grid cancel, and used with 1c Blue (63) on "The Arms of the Keystone State" Union patriotic, with hand-colored design, "Philadelphia Pa. Sep. 1" octagon ds, cover with
faint small waterstains not affecting stamps, 3c with faint vertical crease from contents, still handsome and Very Fine, wtih 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 1,400.00 |
| 87° | |
 3c Rose (65). Rich color and early pinkish shade, tied by "New-York Oct. 17 cds on multicolor Magnus patriotic with two panel design, "New York" with view of Manhattan, and "Empire State Soldiers" with
locomotive and flag, addressed to James Magee, patriotic stationery publisher of Philadelphia, Extremely Fine, ex Haas (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 2,000.00 |
| 88° | |
 2c Black (73). Tied by San Francisco multi-bar framed grid on all-over patriotic ad cover for J. W. Wilder & Co.'s "Gigantic Polyorama of the War" with design in blue, featuring five military
vignettes including marching troops, soldiers firing at each other, naval artillery, and a battle of the ironclads, includes framed and shaded area for stamp, addressed locally to the Postmaster, clear "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 14" double-circle ds,
cover with trivial toned spot at far left, some paper adherence on backA VERY FINE AND MAGNIFICENT DESIGN - ALMOST CERTAINLY UNIQUE WITH THE 2c BLACK JACK. The Northern craze for patriotic envelopes had waned by the time the 2c stamp was issued in the summer of 1863. Use of the 2c Black Jack on patriotic cover is rare - limited both by the time period and applicable postal rates for this stamp. Use from the West, where patriotics were quite scarce, is extremely rare. This example is remarkable for its design, origin and franking - a triple-rarity factor that is probably unique. Ex Jessup (Image Magnifier) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 13,000.00 |
| 89° | |
 3c Rose (65). Tied by small segmented cork cancel and bold "Nevada City Cal. Sep. 26" cds on beautiful patriotic ad cover for J. W. Wilder & Co.'s "Gigantic Polyorama of the War" in red, with various
military vignettes and framed area for stamp, small closed tears at top and small piece out of top, slightly affecting design which has been painted in, Very Fine appearance, very rare design, ex Jessup (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,750.00 |
| 90° | |
 1c Blue, 3c Rose, 2c Black (63, 65, 73). Each used on separate Sanitary Fair cover from Great Central Fair in Philadelphia, 3c in red, 1c & 2c with matching local addresses though the 2c has a
printed "To the Postmaster" which has been deleted, 1c & 2c each with sealed cover tear, Very Fine appearing trio (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,500.00 |
| 91° | |
 3c Rose (65). Vertical pair, each tied by very bold "A.J." (Andrew Johnson) cancel in open frame, all in blue on cover with matching "Brattleboro Vt. Oct. 2" double-circle ds, Extremely Fine, a rare
political fancy cancel. The Skinner/Eno catalog shows two states of this cancel, but the uncommon boldness of this strike, showing neither the full three-bar frame (LC-A 1) nor the bars completely worn away (LC-A 2), clearly confirms an intermediate
state (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 3,750.00 |
| 92° | |
 24c Red Lilac (70). Well-centered, used with 1c Blue (63) and 3c Rose (65) vertical pair on small cover to France, paying rate to France plus 1c carrier fee, stamps tied by matching bold circle
of wedges, red "Paid New York 24 Feb. 25" exchange cds, choice and Very Fine, colorful and rare usage (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 1,200-1,500 | 1,300.00 |
| 93° | |
 1c Blue, 5c Buff, 24c Steel Blue (63, 67, 70b). 5c & 24c used with 1c pair, matching red grids, on 1862 cover to Germany, paying the Prussian Closed Mail rate plus 1c carrier fee, red New
York exchange cds, Aachen transit, stamps with trivial small faults including corner crease and minute tear in 5c, still Very Fine, reputed to be a unique franking showing payment of the carrier fee, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 3,750.00 |