1861-66 Issue (Scott 69 to 72)
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 524 |
P |
 12c Black, Small Die Proof
(69P2). 28 x 33mm, fresh and Extremely Fine
(Image) |
225.00 |
240.00 |
| 525 |
 |
 12c Black (69). Unused (no
gum), perfectly centered with wide balanced margins, dark color and sharp
impression, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
500.00 |
600.00 |
| 526 |
|
 12c Black (69). Choice
centering on bright paper with long full perfs all around, bold circular
datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) |
90.00 |
220.00 |
| 527 |
|
 12c Black (69). Jumbo
margins, intense impression, light cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
90.00 |
200.00 |
| 528 |
|
 24c Red Lilac (70). Left
straddle margin with large part of adjoining stamp, rich color in the true
Red Lilac shade, well-struck large Boston "Paid" in grid, perfectly
centered with unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2001 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
150.00 |
525.00 |
| 529 |
|
 24c Red Lilac (70).
Gigantic margins all around, intense color in a deep red shade, neat grid
and trace of red cancel, small corner crease, Extremely Fine, a beautiful
stamp, ex Klein, Zoellner, and Twigg-Smith, with 1984 P.F. (not noting
crease) and 2001 P.S.E. certificates (Image) |
150.00 |
270.00 |
| 530 |
|
 24c Brown Lilac (70a).
Rich color, cancelled solely by "A95" British Mailboat handstamp,
stamp faulty incl. tiny tear at top, otherwise Fine, rare use of this
cancellation (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
350.00 |
| 531 |
|
 24c Steel Blue (70b).
Intense color, neat strike of blue cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1996
P.F. certificate (Image) |
600.00 |
575.00 |
| 532 |
|
 24c Steel Blue (70b).
Beautiful rich color and proof-like impression, clear strike of target
cancel, fresh and Very Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1985 (as No. 70d in
error) and 2001 (as No. 70b) P.F. certificates
(Image) |
600.00 |
325.00 |
| 533 |
|
 24c Violet, Thin Paper
(70c). Unused (no gum), wide margins with perforations clear of design
all around, color slightly faded, small tear at top left, Fine and scarce
unused example of this stamp, with 2001 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
5,000.00 |
1,400.00 |
| 534 |
|
 24c Violet, Thin Paper
(70c). Deep rich color, neat target cancel, few small corner creases,
otherwise Very Fine (Image) |
1,100.00 |
575.00 |