| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 144 |
30c Orange (71). Brilliant
color on bright paper, red New York grid and part of red foreign
transit cancellations, wide margins for this stamp, fresh and Extremely
Fine, ex Koppersmith, with 1986 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
175.00 | 600.00 | |
| 145 | |
30c Orange (71). Block of
four, brilliant color, each stamp with bold target cancel, top right stamp
small tear at left, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare used block of
the 30c 1861 -- only a few exist, and this is one of the best-centered (Image) |
2,250.00 | 1,600.00 |
| 146 |
90c Dark Blue (72b).
Perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, deep rich color and sharp
proof-like impression, neat strike of Boston "Paid" in oval cancel,
Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 1990 P.F.
certificate as the regular Blue shade (Image) |
500.00 | 1,600.00 | |
| 147 | |
90c Blue (72). Block of
four, fresh and bright color, each stamp is beautifully centered, each
cancelled by segmented corkVERY FINE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE BLOCK IN SOUND AND WELL-CENTERED CONDITION. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image) |
4,000.00 | 3,500.00 |
| 148 |
3c Scarlet (74). Fresh and
bright color, bold "D" oval grid cancel of New York City Station D,
lightly soiled at upper rightVERY FINE. ONE OF THE FEW GENUINELY CANCELLED EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL COLOR ON STAMP PAPER. ONLY FIVE SUCH STAMPS ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST. The Scarlet trial color comes unused, pen-cancelled with four lines, signed in manuscript, or, as this example shows, cancelled by the oval grid, which was part of the duplex datestamp device used at New York City's Station D post office. It has been established that the 3c Scarlet printing was not regularly issued during the life of the 1861-66 Issue, but was released through one or more channels and ultimately reached John W. Scott, who published the Scott Catalogue. Evidence points to Scott himself as the source of the few recorded 3c Scarlet stamps cancelled by the oval grid, and it is accepted as fact that he posted letters with some of his supply to validate his claim that these stamps were legitimate postage. Today, there are perhaps five copies cancelled in this manner. With 1994 P.F. certificate. Unpriced in Scott with handstamped cancellation (usual pen-stroke cancel valued at $5,000.00) (Image) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 6,250.00 | |
| 149 |
2c Black (73). Bright
shade on white paper, well-balanced margins, blue double-circle
datestamp cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine
(Image) |
55.00 | 240.00 | |
| 150 |
2c Black (73). Horizontal
pair, crisp impression on bright paper, light strikes of double-circle
datestamp, Very Fine-Extremely Fine pair, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image) |
110.00 | 180.00 | |
| 151 | |
2c Black (73). Block of
four, each stamp cancelled by circle of wedges, few perfs trimmed at top
left, few light creases, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
(Image) |
1,250.00 | 250.00 |