| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 231 |
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Beautifully centered with absolutely gargantuan margins all
around, fresh and bright colors on white paper, bold strike of quartered
cork and part of red transit cancelsEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE WIDEST-MARGINED 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL STAMPS IN EXISTENCE. With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image) |
550.00 | 1,700.00 | |
| 232 |
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Rich colors, choice centering with well-balanced margins, bold
strike of New York Leaf cancel, Extremely Fine
(Image) |
550.00 | 500.00 | |
| 233 |
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Bright colors, well-centered, bold strike of rosette cancel,
fresh and Very Fine, Bartels small red backstamp
(Image) |
550.00 | 260.00 | |
| 234 | |
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Block of four, unusually choice centering throughout, rich
colors, typical cancel applied more lightly than usual, leaving most of
design clearly visible, few slight natural paper creases at
bottomVERY FINE. AN EXTRAORDINARILY CHOICE USED BLOCK OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL. With 1973 P.F. certificate (Image) |
3,250.00 | 2,200.00 |
| 235 |
90c Carmine & Black (122).
Bright color, wide margins, light strike of cancel, faint horizontal
crease, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image) |
2,200.00 | 1,600.00 | |
| 236 | |
90c Carmine & Black (122).
Block of four, beautiful deep rich Carmine color and intense vignette
impression, black cork and red cork cancels, perfs sensibly
reinforced, light creases affect all stamps, small sealed tear by nibbed
perf on bottom left stampFINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE USED BLOCKS OF FOUR IN PRIVATE HANDS, AND THE ONLY ONE TO BEAR A RED CANCEL. A GREAT RARITY. Seven used blocks are recorded. The largest recorded used multiple is a block of six, which, along with a used block of four, are part of the Hirzel collection in the Swiss Postal Museum. With 1969 P.F. certificate noting "a few minute defects". The used block in our September 1997 Rose sale realized $40,000 hammer, and this block realized $32,500 hammer in our 1998 Rarities sale. (Image) |
47,500.00 | 30,000.00 |