Specialized 3c 1851-57 Issue (Imprint & Plate Positions by Plate)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 123 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 50R0 incl. part imprint at right, large margins at bottom
and left, in at top, bright color, cancelled by six parallel horizontal
penstrokes, fresh and Fine (Image) |
100.00 |
425.00 |
| 124 |
 |
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 31L2E, large margins on three sides incl. part imprint at
left, just in at bottom, tied by blue "Andover Mass. Jan. 7" cds on
cover to Washington D.C., fresh and Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 250-300 |
850.00 |
| 125 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11). Position
41L2L with part imprint and "No." at left, other sides large margins
to just barely touched, pretty pale shade nicely contrasted by blue cds,
tiny nick and corner crease at extreme edge of selvage (easily trimmed),
Very Fine position piece (Image) |
10.00 |
600.00 |
| 126 |
|
 3c Brownish Carmine (11).
Position 61L2L, large margins to just touched incl. part imprint at
left, cancelled by ms. cross-hatches, matching Texas ms. pmk. on Jan.
1853 folded letter to Nacagdoches Tex., faint pre-use diagonal crease,
otherwise Very Fine, rare (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
240.00 |
| 127 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11). Position
51L2L, full to huge margins incl. part imprint at left, cancelled by
grid and tied by "Lowell Mass. Mar. 23" cds on illustrated cover to
Northampton Mass., 1853 docketing, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful cover
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
425.00 |
| 128 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11). Position
60R2L, huge margins to in incl. part imprint and "No" at right,
brilliant color and detailed impression nicely contrasted by blue grid
cancel, thin spot at top, appears Fine, the plate no. was added to Plate 2
after it was reworked in late 1851/early 1852
(Image) |
10.00 |
325.00 |
| 129 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11).
Horizontal strip of three, Positions 48-50R2L, huge margins all around
incl. part imprint at right, each stamp cancelled by neat ms. "3",
left and right stamps light diagonal creases, center stamp small tear at
bottom, otherwise Extremely Fine position multiple
(Image) |
45.00 |
180.00 |
| 130 |
|
 3c Brownish Carmine (11).
Position 51L2L with part imprint and plate no. at left, large
margins to in on other sides, tied by blue "Atlantic & St. L. R.R. Dec.
1" route agent's cds on 1852 cover to Norway Me., receipt docketing at
right, Very Fine and very rare usage of a stamp showing the plate no. (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
650.00 |
| 131 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11). Three
stamps, each from Plate 4 and showing an interesting progression of the
plate nos., first is Position 51L4 from an early state of the plate showing
lack of plate no., second is same position from a later state of the plate
with "(N)o. 4" with "4" reversed, third is Position 50R4 showing
plate no. reading correctly, the first with repair at lower right corner,
few other faults, still a Fine and fascinating study, the 51L4 without
plate no. is unique (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
3,250.00 |
| 132 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11). Position
31L4, large margins to just clear incl. part imprint at left, neat
"Randolph Macon College Va. Feb. 1" cds, fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
10.00 |
475.00 |
| 133 |
|
 3c Brownish Carmine (11).
Position 61L6 with part imprint at left, huge margins other sides,
neat grid cancel, thin spot, tiny tear at bottom, Extremely Fine appearance
(Image) |
12.00 |
290.00 |