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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 144° |  |
 1c Buff (112). Block of six, original gum, center stamps
Mint N.H., others h.r., small crease affecting two stamps, otherwise Fine and rare multiple (Image
Magnifier) |
4,150.00 | 1,200.00 |
| 145° |  |
 2c Brown (113). Mint N.H. block of four, beautiful rich color, Very Fine
block, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott retail for hinged (Image Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 1,400.00 |
| 146° | |
 2c Brown (113). Bottom sheet margin and imprint block of four, full original gum, lightly
hinged, fresh and Fine (Image Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 0.00 |
| 147° | P |
 3c
Ultramarine, Panama-Pacific Small Die Proof on Yellowish Wove (114P2a). 25 x 26mm, small thins and tear at bottom, appears Very Fine, the rarest of the 3c die proofs, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,600.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 148° | |
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Block of twenty with left sheet margin, marvelous rich colors and impression, extraordinarily well-centered throughout with the upper half of the sheet Extremely Fine, full
original gum, positions 6-9 and 11-14 are Mint N.H., faint crease affects positions 11-15 and 16, minor hinge remnants or disturbance on a few stamps in top and bottom rowsONE OF THE LARGEST AND FINEST 15-CENT TYPE II PICTORIAL BLOCKS IN EXISTENCE. A larger multiple from the lower right corner of the sheet still survives, but it is not well centered. The ex-Caspary block of twenty, with centering similar to this block, has been divided into smaller units. We do not know if the off-center block of fifty still survives intact. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 75,000-100,000 | 62,500.00 |
| 149° |
 30c Blue & Carmine (121). Cancelled by neat strike of
Japanese "X" cancel, Fine and very scarce cancel on this stamp, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,200 | 1,000.00 | |
| 150° |  |
 30c Blue & Carmine, Without Grill (121a). Fresh and bright
colors, full original gum, h.r., Fine and choice, with 1980 and 1996 P.F. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
5,750.00 | 3,000.00 |
| 151° |
 90c Carmine & Black (122). Wide margins, neat cork cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
(Image Magnifier) |
1,750.00 | 3,500.00 | |
| 152° |
 90c Carmine & Black (122). Rich color and impression, neat strike of Japanese "X" cancel, choice strike and Fine stamp, this familiar cancel is usually found on 10c and 30c denominations of the 1868 and
1869 Issues sent via the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, a great rarity on the 90c (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 4,000.00 | |
| 153° | P |
 15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Inverts, Plate Proofs on Card (129P4, 120P4, 121P4, 122P4). Blocks of four with sheet margins, guidelines and circular punches at sides, large margins, rich colors, 30c has small
thin in sheet marginAN EXTREMELY FINE AND UNIQUE SET OF POSITION BLOCKS OF THE 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT PROOFS. Scott retail as ordinary blocks (Image Magnifier) |
49,000.00 | 28,000.00 |
| 154° |
 15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Beautiful
deep rich colors and fine impression, Star cancel, reperfed at left, otherwise Fine (Image Magnifier) |
17,500.00 | 5,750.00 |