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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 236° |  |
 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Vertical strip of five with wide left margin capturing full "Toppan, Carpenter & Co. ANK NOTE ENGRAVERS, Phila. New York, Boston & Cincinnati." imprint from Plate 8, Positions
31/41/51/61/71L8, rich color, ms. cancels, well-struck "Cloverport Ky" woodcut rimless circle with ms. date on folded cover to Circuit Court in Hardensburgh Ky., an additional 1c stamp on back, bottom stamp in strip somewhat toned with perf
faults, otherwise Very Fine, believed to be the only recorded 1c 1857 strip on cover showing the complete imprint - furthermore, Plate 8 stamps are quite scarce, and this imprint multiple is exceedingly rare (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 6,250.00 |
| 237° | |
 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26). Two, rich color, tied by bold blue "Wells, Fargo & Cos. Express S. Frco. 19 Sep." double-circle datestamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Yreka, Wells, Fargo & Co. black printed
frank across embossed stamp at right, remnants of paste-up on back (thus requiring triple 3c rate), fresh and Extremely Fine, a colorful and very scarce 1857 Issue express usage, rarely seen on a small entire (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,000-1,500 | 1,300.00 |
| 238 |
 5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Horizontal pair from the top row of the plate, beautiful rich color - very close to Indian Red but just a shade too brown for current P.F. standards - well-centered, cancelled
by New Orleans datestamp and red transits, Extremely Fine Gem pair, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier) |
1,200.00 | 4,250.00 | |
| 239 |
 5c
Indian Red (28A). Well-centered, beautiful intense shade and rich color, unobtrusive face-free cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE TRUE INDIAN RED SHADE. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
2,500.00 | 6,250.00 | |
| 240° |  |
 5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Vertical block of six, very well-centered and with beautiful bright color, full original gum, h.r., few perf separations sensibly reinforcedEXTREMELY FINE AND SUPERB BLOCK OF THE 5-CENT ORANGE BROWN. A RARITY IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION. Illustrated in Brookman (p. 231). Ex West (Image Magnifier) |
7,700.00 | 7,000.00 |
| 241° | |
 10c Green, Ty. I (31). Horizontal strip of three, perfectly centered, used with 5c Red Brown (28), tied by "New Orleans La. Jan. 23, 1858" circular datestamps on cover addressed in blue to Faido
(Ticino region), Switzerland, red "12" credit hs and "New-York Br. Pkt." backstamp, red Aachen transit ties strip, ms. rates, Swiss transit backstampsEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB STRIP OF THE SCARCE 10-CENT TYPE I AND RARE USED ON 35-CENT PRUSSIAN CLOSED MAIL COVER TO SWITZERLAND. Strips of the 10c 1857 Type I are very scarce and are usually found on covers to France or Vera Cruz. This well-centered strip in combination with the 5c Red Brown for the 35c PCM rate is most remarkable. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 0.00 |
| 242° | |
 1c Blue, Ty. II, 10c Green, Ty. V (20, 35). Two 1c (Pl. 11 or 12), used with vertical pair of 10c, straddle pane margin at left, tied by bold 5-bar rectangular grid on red and blue Waving Flag patriotic
cover to Lima, Peru, "Portchester N.Y. Jul. 10" cds, red "12" credit hs, "Panama/JY22/1861/A" transit cds, small disturbance in area of Portchester cds (a few letters touched up), otherwise Very Fine, colorful and rare usage to South America
during the beginning of the American Civil War- 22c American-British packet rate, ex Matthies, Ishikawa, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-3,000 | 1,900.00 |
| 243° | |
 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Three, wonderful rich color and well-centered (one has minor pre-use tear), used with 1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red (24 two, 26), trivial perf flaws, tied by deep red New York
grids on buff cover to Bern, Switzerland, red ms. "12" credit, red Aachen transit ties one 1c, receiving backstamps, Very Fine and colorful franking for 35c Prussian Closed Mail rate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 2,000-2,500 | 2,000.00 |
| 244° | |
 10c Green, Ty. V (35). Four, remarkably well-centered, used with two 1c Blue, Ty. IV (24), all tied by red "Paid" in circle handstamps, matching "Providence R.I. Jul. 31, 1860" cds on cover to
Muscat, Africa, via Bombay, India, magenta ms. "40" credit, red Londton transit cds, ms. "1" colonial rate, Bombay G.P.O. backstamp, faint toning, still Extremely Fine, a colorful franking and rare destination (Image Magnifier) |
E. 1,500-2,000 | 6,500.00 |
| 245° |  |
 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Block of 50 from the top half of right pane of Plate 3, unused (no gum), with natural s.e. along dividing line at left, full sheet selvage including part of imprint at lower
right, deep shade and fine impression on bright paper, some perf separations reinforced with hinges, sealed tear in two stamps (Pos. 4/14)EXTREMELY FINE CENTERING. AN ASTOUNDING BLOCK OF THE 12-CENT 1857-59 ISSUE - REPORTED TO BE THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE IN PRIVATE HANDS. The Neinken book records a full pane in the Jeffreys collection at the Franklin Institute, but we have not verified whether the pane is intact. Another unused block of 25 is recorded. The Scott value for a block with original gum is $3,750, or 1.44 times the value of four singles. Applying the same multiple to the single no-gum value ($400), the total estimated Scott value of this block of 50 is $28,800. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 15,000-20,000 | 14,000.00 |
| 246 | |
 12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Block of four, full original gum, h.r., intense shade and proof-like impression, well-centered for this difficult and narrowly spaced stamp, an Extremely Fine block, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
3,750.00 | 2,200.00 |