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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 224° |
 1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 8R1E, large margins on three sides, just barely touched at bottom, bright early shade and fine impression, neat strike of town cds, very faint and minor corner creases at
top left, appears Very Fine, this position yields one of the two most distinct examples of Type Ib, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
7,500.00 | 5,500.00 | |
| 225° |  |
 1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 6R1E, large margins at sides, clear at top and just slightly in at bottom, used with 1c Blue, Ty. II (7), similar margins, cancelled by criss-cross pen strokes, tied by
blue handstamps, matching "Iowa City Iowa Sep. 13" cds on folded printed circular to Cincinnati, 1851 receipt docketing at right, some minor splitting along fold at topVERY FINE. ONE OF THE TWO MOST DISTINCT EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE TYPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EARLY USAGE OF THE 1-CENT 1851 TYPE 1b ON A PRINTED CIRCULAR FROM IOWA. With 1979 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 6,000-8,000 | 6,000.00 |
| 226° |  |
 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 6R1L, the recut version of Type Ib from its predecessor Plate 1 Early, full original gum, large top sheet margin and full margins all around, tiny fiber inclusion at left,
Extremely Fine Gem, although defined as Type IV, Scott 9, the recut versions of the desirable top-row positions (3R, 5R-9R) are far more desirable than any of the other recut positions on Plate 1 Late - a superb example of 6R1L, which was one of the
two best examples of Type Ib in its earlier form (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 2,600.00 |
| 227° |
 5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal strip of three, "B" relief from either the fifth or eight row, huge margins all around showing part of adjacent stamps at top, two neat strikes of "New Orleans La. May 11, 1857"
cds, the right stamp has a tiny corner crease at top right entirely in marginAN EXTREMELY FINE STRIP OF THE 5-CENT 1856 WITH ENORMOUS MARGINS. For those tempted to create a single of mammoth proportions, we illustrate the strip in a second photo with the side stamps cropped. With 1969 and 1992 P.F. certificates (Image Magnifier) |
5,000.00 | 8,000.00 | |
| 228° | |
 5c Red Brown (12). Ample margins all around, rich color, tied by "New Orleans La. Mar. 3, 1857" cds on folded cover to Intra, Italy, red New York exchange office cds, framed "GB/1F60C" accountancy
handstamp, Calais transit cds, ms. rate, backstamped by British, French and Italian transits, Very Fine, a choice and rare "three-months" rate usage to Italy, with 1964 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 2,300.00 |
| 229° | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (13). Horizontal strip of four, Position 93-96L1, beautiful dark shade and proof-like impression, large margins to slightly in, small nicks in end stamp at right, tiny scuff on another,
used with 3c Brownish Carmine (11), tied by blue "Memphis Ten. Apr. 18, 1857" cds on cover to Lieut. Earl English, U.S. Sloop Levant, in Hong Kong, China, ms. magenta "40" credit, red "New-York Br. Pkt." cds and Hong Kong receiving cds
on back, red British transit tied stampsFINE. AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY RARE 10-CENT TYPE I FRANKING PAYING OLD 43-CENT BRITISH MAIL RATE TO HONG KONG VIA MARSEILLES. Ex Beals and Kapiloff (Image Magnifier) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 4,000.00 |
| 230° | |
 10c Green, Ty. II, III (14, 15). Three superb singles, one Ty. II, two Ty. III, all have beautiful rich color and proof-like impression, used with 3c Dull Red (26), scissors-trimmed perfs at bottom,
tied by "Greenfield Ms. Mar. 16" cds on 1858 cover to Shanghai, China, magenta ms. "28" credit, "New-York Br. Pkt." cds and Hong Kong receiving cds on back, Extremely Fine, a marvelously choice example of the 33c rate to China from the
Blodgett correspondence, ex Haas (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,500.00 |
| 231° |  |
 12c Black (17). Top right corner sheet margin block of fifteen, Positions 6-10/16-20/26-30L1 with 2mm to 3mm of corner sheet margins, large margins on other two sides except just touched at top left,
proof-like impressionFull original gum: Positions 8 (center stamp in top row) and 17-20 (four righthand stamps in second row) are Mint N.H. and completely sound, Positions 7, 9 and 10 (second, fourth and fifth stamps in top row) are lightly hinged and sound, light bend in second column from right evident only on back and does not show in fluid, the other seven stamps (bottom row and left vertical column) are affected by creases, bottom left stamp with sealed tear VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. THIS BLOCK IS THE LARGEST RECORDED UNUSED MULTIPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE. A MAGNIFICENT EXHIBITION PIECE CONTAINING A SUPERB CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF EIGHT (MINT NEVER HINGED OR LIGHTLY HINGED). Ex Ishikawa. Scott Retail as two blocks of four, three pairs and a single is $65,750.00 without Mint N.H. premium (Image Magnifier) |
E. 60,000-80,000 | 55,000.00 |
| 232° | |
 12c Black (17). Full corner sheet margin with guideline and position dots, large at bottom, touched at right, used with Hawaiian Islands, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8), three clear to ample
margins, barely in at top, faint pre-use crease, both stamps tied by "San Francisco Cal. May 5, 1859" cds on buff cover addressed to Charles Wilcox at Harwinton Conn., in the hand of his father, the missionary Abner Wilcox, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage
Paid Apr. 12" cds applied before 12c stamp was affixedVERY FINE AND CHOICE COVER. PROBABLY THE ONLY UNITED STATES AND HAWAIIAN MIXED FRANKING WITH A CORNER COPY OF THE 12-CENT 1851. Ex Krug. With 1963 P.F. certificate. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 0.00 |
| 233° | |
 12c Black (17). Top row double transfer, three large margins incl. part of top sheet margin, touched at right, used with Hawaiian Islands, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8), large margins all around,
both stamps tied by "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 3, 1860" cds, 5c additionally tied by red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jul. 18" cds on buff cover to Brooklyn N.Y., from the Murdock correspondence, reduced -3/4 in. at right and small edge nick at bottom
right, otherwise Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,500-3,500 | 2,500.00 |
| 234° | |
 12c Black (17). Two large margins, touched to slightly in on other sides, used with Hawaiian Islands, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8), three large margins incl. right sheet margin, touched at
bottom, bright shade, both stamps tied by bold "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 16, 1860" cds on brown cover to Fall River Mass., red "Honoulu U.S. Postage Paid Jun. 23" cds, reduced -1/4 in. at left, Fine and handsome mixed-franking cover (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 2,600.00 |