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**Specialized 3c 1851-57 Issue (On and Off Cover) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
277		3c Dull Red (11). Position 19L1L, large margins to touched, tied by faint "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 17" cds on buff cover with blue illustrated iron works cameo corner card to Salisbury N.C., Very Fine and choice (Image)	E. 200-300	400.00
278		3c Dull Red (11). Large margins to just in, tied by bold "New-York Aug. 28" cds on buff cover with blue illustrated timber dealer's cameo corner card to Jefferson O., Very Fine and choice, a beautiful cover (Image)	E. 300-400	350.00
279		3c Dull Red (11). Interesting shade, large margins to in, tied by bold large "Paid" grid, red "Boston Mass. Oct. 30" cds on blue cover with brown embossed illustrated agricultural warehouse cameo corner card, to Vt., trivial wear, Very Fine, an attractive usage (Image)	E. 200-300	170.00
280		3c Dull Red (11). Large margins to in, tied by bold "New-York Mar. 10" cds on yellow cover with brown illustrated agricultural warehouse cameo corner card to Amherst N.H., barely reduced at left, Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	160.00
281		3c Dull Red (11). Huge margins to in, tied by blue "Charlottesville Va. Nov. 4" cds on buff cover with blue illustrated hotel cameo corner card to Liberty Va., some faint overall wear, Fine and attractive usage (Image)	E. 150-200	190.00
282		3c Dull Red, Vertical Half (11c). Right half of vertical strip of four, large margins, well-tied by penstrokes on legal-size cover to Medway Mass., matching "Milton Mass. Aug. 29" ms. pmk., some very minor cover wear VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF A BISECTED STAMP IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY. A TRULY REMARKABLE COVER PREPAID AT THE DOUBLE 3-CENT DOMESTIC RATE WITH STAMPS PREPARED FOR THE ONE-CENT RATE. The census of 3c 1851 bisects published by Stanley M. Piller in The Chronicle does not contain this extraordinary cover. The sender obviously cut vertical strips of 3c stamps precisely in half, in anticipation of mailing circulars at the 1c rate. However, in this case, the sender used a strip of four to prepay the double 3c rate, and the postmaster at Milton accepted the "four halfs equals two stamps" principle. Given the address, perhaps he was more accomodating. (Image)	E. 7,500-10,000	8,500.00
283		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Unused (regummed), brilliant color, choice centering with wide margins at sides and clearly showing the characteristics of the type, Extremely Fine, with 1980 (copy) and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image)	1,000.00	900.00
284		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block of four, original gum, expertly rejoined along vertical perforations, Fine and rare block, Scott Retail as two pairs is $9,000.00, Scott Retail as a block of four (Image)	10,500.00	1,900.00
285		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block of four with sheet margin and guideline at left, unusually wide perforations at top, Positions 1-2/11-12R7, rich color, cancelled by neat penstrokes, few light creases VERY FINE. A RARE AND UNUSUAL CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF THE 1857 3-CENT PERFORATED TYPE I STAMP. The wide spacing of the perforations at top are very unusual. Blocks of this stamp are exceedingly rare, as is demonstrated by the fact that two pairs catalogues only $350.00. (Image)	7,000.00	2,500.00
286		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Position 13R6, tied by "Washington City D.C. Apr. 30, 1857" cds on cover to New York, illustrated hotel advertising panel on back, some slight overall wear, Fine and choice, this is the earliest reported use of a perforated stamp from Plate 6 (Image)	E. 300-400	190.00
288		3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Rich color, beautifully centered, with part of adjoining stamp at top left attached, bold blue "Paid 3" in circle cancel, affixed over second strike on yellow cover to Brooklyn NY, blue "Sharon Centre Ohio May 14" circular datestamp, cover with couple tiny tears at top clear of Extremely Fine stamp, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	90.00	210.00

Specialized 3c 1851-57 Issue (On and Off Cover) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

277

3c Dull Red (11). Position 19L1L, large margins to touched, tied by faint "Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 17" cds on buff cover with blue illustrated iron works cameo corner card to Salisbury N.C., Very Fine and choice (Image)

E. 200-300

400.00

278

3c Dull Red (11). Large margins to just in, tied by bold "New-York Aug. 28" cds on buff cover with blue illustrated timber dealer's cameo corner card to Jefferson O., Very Fine and choice, a beautiful cover (Image)

E. 300-400

350.00

279

3c Dull Red (11). Interesting shade, large margins to in, tied by bold large "Paid" grid, red "Boston Mass. Oct. 30" cds on blue cover with brown embossed illustrated agricultural warehouse cameo corner card, to Vt., trivial wear, Very Fine, an attractive usage (Image)

E. 200-300

170.00

280

3c Dull Red (11). Large margins to in, tied by bold "New-York Mar. 10" cds on yellow cover with brown illustrated agricultural warehouse cameo corner card to Amherst N.H., barely reduced at left, Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

160.00

281

3c Dull Red (11). Huge margins to in, tied by blue "Charlottesville Va. Nov. 4" cds on buff cover with blue illustrated hotel cameo corner card to Liberty Va., some faint overall wear, Fine and attractive usage (Image)

E. 150-200

190.00

282

3c Dull Red, Vertical Half (11c). Right half of vertical strip of four, large margins, well-tied by penstrokes on legal-size cover to Medway Mass., matching "Milton Mass. Aug. 29" ms. pmk., some very minor cover wear

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED MULTIPLE OF A BISECTED STAMP IN UNITED STATES PHILATELY. A TRULY REMARKABLE COVER PREPAID AT THE DOUBLE 3-CENT DOMESTIC RATE WITH STAMPS PREPARED FOR THE ONE-CENT RATE.

The census of 3c 1851 bisects published by Stanley M. Piller in The Chronicle does not contain this extraordinary cover. The sender obviously cut vertical strips of 3c stamps precisely in half, in anticipation of mailing circulars at the 1c rate. However, in this case, the sender used a strip of four to prepay the double 3c rate, and the postmaster at Milton accepted the "four halfs equals two stamps" principle. Given the address, perhaps he was more accomodating. (Image)

E. 7,500-10,000

8,500.00

283

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Unused (regummed), brilliant color, choice centering with wide margins at sides and clearly showing the characteristics of the type, Extremely Fine, with 1980 (copy) and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image)

1,000.00

900.00

284

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block of four, original gum, expertly rejoined along vertical perforations, Fine and rare block, Scott Retail as two pairs is $9,000.00, Scott Retail as a block of four (Image)

10,500.00

1,900.00

285

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block of four with sheet margin and guideline at left, unusually wide perforations at top, Positions 1-2/11-12R7, rich color, cancelled by neat penstrokes, few light creases

VERY FINE. A RARE AND UNUSUAL CORNER MARGIN BLOCK OF THE 1857 3-CENT PERFORATED TYPE I STAMP.

The wide spacing of the perforations at top are very unusual. Blocks of this stamp are exceedingly rare, as is demonstrated by the fact that two pairs catalogues only $350.00. (Image)

7,000.00

2,500.00

286

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Position 13R6, tied by "Washington City D.C. Apr. 30, 1857" cds on cover to New York, illustrated hotel advertising panel on back, some slight overall wear, Fine and choice, this is the earliest reported use of a perforated stamp from Plate 6 (Image)

E. 300-400

190.00

288

3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Rich color, beautifully centered, with part of adjoining stamp at top left attached, bold blue "Paid 3" in circle cancel, affixed over second strike on yellow cover to Brooklyn NY, blue "Sharon Centre Ohio May 14" circular datestamp, cover with couple tiny tears at top clear of Extremely Fine stamp, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

90.00

210.00