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1861-66 Issue (Scott 71 to 74)
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
144 image30c 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 bl image30c 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 image90c 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 bl image90c Blue (72). Block of four, fresh and bright color, each stamp is beautifully centered, each cancelled by segmented cork

VERY 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 image3c Scarlet (74). Fresh and bright color, bold "D" oval grid cancel of New York City Station D, lightly soiled at upper right

VERY 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 image2c 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 image2c 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 bl image2c 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

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