Specialized 3c 1851-57 Issue (Sheet Margin Positions by Plate)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 167 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 80L1E, huge margins to clear incl. sheet margin at right
and part of adjoining stamps at top and left, intense color and impression,
bold strike of "New-York Oct. 31" cds, Extremely Fine Gem (Image) |
100.00 |
210.00 |
| 168 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 7L1E, no inner framelines, large margins to clear incl. sheet
margin at top, fresh and bright color, bold grid cancel, Very Fine and
choice (Image) |
105.00 |
180.00 |
| 169 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 61L1E, large margins incl. sheet margin at left, barely in
at right, brilliant color, neat strike of grid cancel, small thin spot in
stamp and in selvage, otherwise Fine, exceedingly rare position piece,
Plate 1 was the only plate laid out without the imprint and plate no.,
which were added during a reworking of the plate, with Chase's plating note
on back (Image) |
100.00 |
210.00 |
| 170 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 98L1E, no inner framelines, huge margins incl. part of adjoining
stamp at top and sheet margin at bottom, some slight paper erosion
from pen cancels, Very Fine appearance
(Image) |
105.00 |
20.00 |
| 171 |
 |
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 41L1E, large margins to just barely in at top right and sheet
margin at left,, small ms. "X" cancel and matching "New Egypt N.J. July
12" pmk. on 1851 folded letter to Millville N.J., Very Fine early usage
demonstrating the lack of an imprint on Plate 1 Early
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
50.00 |
| 172 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 10L1i, large margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at
bottom and top right corner sheet margin, bright color nicely
contrasted by blue grid, few small scuffs at lower left, tiny thin speck,
otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce corner margin copy of the 3c Orange Brown
(Image) |
100.00 |
160.00 |
| 173 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Horizontal pair, Positions 61-62R1i, large margins to clear incl. part of
sheet margin at left, bright color, neat "San Francisco Cal. 20
Mar." cds, few small faults at top corners, otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
375.00 |
125.00 |
| 174 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 2L1i, huge margins to just in at lower left incl. sheet margin
at top, bright shade nicely contrasted bold blue "Fairfield Ill. Jan.
26" cds which ties stamp on buff cover to New Haven Ill., Extremely Fine (Image) |
170.00 |
200.00 |
| 175 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 90L1i, huge margins to full incl. sheet margin at right,
brilliant color, tied by bold blue grid, "Philadelphia Pa. Aug. 15" cds on
1851 folded cover to New York, vertical file fold well away from stamp and
markings, small piece out at top of cover, otherwise Extremely Fine, used
during the first month that Plate 1 Intermediate was put into service (Image) |
170.00 |
170.00 |
| 176 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 91L2E, huge margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at top and
sheet margin at bottom and left, brilliant color nicely contrasted
by bold blue Philadelphia cds, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful stamp (Image) |
100.00 |
375.00 |
| 177 |
|
 3c Orange Brown (10).
Position 100L2E, huge margins to clear incl. part of bottom right corner
sheet margin, brilliant color, two neat penstrokes, tiny pre-printing
paperfold at top right, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce corner margin copy (Image) |
100.00 |
120.00 |