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**1869 Pictorial Issue (10c to 24c)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
224		10c Yellow (116). Fresh and bright color, cancelled by quartered cork and tied by "New Orleans La. Sep. 6" circular datestamp on small piece, Sep. 1870 French transit, Very Fine and choice piece (Image)	140.00	160.00
225		10c Yellow (116). Deep rich color, beautiful centering with wide and well-balanced margins all around, bold strike of quartered cork cancel, tiny thin speck at top, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	140.00	120.00
226		10c Yellow (116). Block of four, rich color, centered strike of unusual geometric cork cancel, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, few nibbed perfs on bottom left stamp VERY FINE AND RARE BLOCK. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL USED BLOCKS OF FOUR. Used 10c blocks are considerably rarer than unused blocks. Jon Rose records sixteen unused blocks of four or larger, but only five used blocks of four and a strip of six. Ex Hindes, Ishikawa and Rose. (Image)	8,000.00	4,500.00
227		12c Green (117). Block of four, smudge cancel (partially lightened), Fine-Very Fine and extremely rare used block (Image)	1,750.00	1,100.00
228		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Almost perfectly centered with immense margins all around, brilliant colors and detailed impressions, long and full perforations all around, light strike of circle of V's cancel leaves vignette and most of stamp's design clearly visible EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. A STUNNING STAMP IN TERMS OF CENTERING, MARGINS, COLOR AND CANCELLATION. With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	3,250.00
229		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Well-centered with wide margins, fresh and bright color, perfect strike of target cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	250.00	550.00
230		24c Green & Violet (120). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, clearly-defined grill, remarkably well-centered with extra wide margins, bold strike of "N. York Steamship" circular datestamp, faint diagonal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, the high-value 1869 Pictorial stamps are rarely found with this New York Steamship marking, which indicates use on mail from outside the United States (Image)	1,000.00	1,700.00

1869 Pictorial Issue (10c to 24c)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

224

10c Yellow (116). Fresh and bright color, cancelled by quartered cork and tied by "New Orleans La. Sep. 6" circular datestamp on small piece, Sep. 1870 French transit, Very Fine and choice piece (Image)

140.00

160.00

225

10c Yellow (116). Deep rich color, beautiful centering with wide and well-balanced margins all around, bold strike of quartered cork cancel, tiny thin speck at top, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

140.00

120.00

226

10c Yellow (116). Block of four, rich color, centered strike of unusual geometric cork cancel, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, few nibbed perfs on bottom left stamp

VERY FINE AND RARE BLOCK. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL USED BLOCKS OF FOUR.

Used 10c blocks are considerably rarer than unused blocks. Jon Rose records sixteen unused blocks of four or larger, but only five used blocks of four and a strip of six.

Ex Hindes, Ishikawa and Rose. (Image)

8,000.00

4,500.00

227

12c Green (117). Block of four, smudge cancel (partially lightened), Fine-Very Fine and extremely rare used block (Image)

1,750.00

1,100.00

228

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Almost perfectly centered with immense margins all around, brilliant colors and detailed impressions, long and full perforations all around, light strike of circle of V's cancel leaves vignette and most of stamp's design clearly visible

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. A STUNNING STAMP IN TERMS OF CENTERING, MARGINS, COLOR AND CANCELLATION.

With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

3,250.00

229

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Well-centered with wide margins, fresh and bright color, perfect strike of target cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

250.00

550.00

230

24c Green & Violet (120). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, clearly-defined grill, remarkably well-centered with extra wide margins, bold strike of "N. York Steamship" circular datestamp, faint diagonal crease, Extremely Fine appearance, the high-value 1869 Pictorial stamps are rarely found with this New York Steamship marking, which indicates use on mail from outside the United States (Image)

1,000.00

1,700.00