2c Black (73). Large part
original gum, h.r., crisp impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1979 P.F.
certificate (Image)
2c Black (73). Perfectly
centered, neat strike of rosette cancel, crisp impression, Extremely Fine
Gem, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Black (73). Almost
perfectly centered with wide margins, bold strike of Shield fancy
cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1998 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with
no premium for the fancy cancel (Image)
2c Black (73). Almost
perfectly centered, crisp impression, neat circle of V's cancel, Extremely
Fine Gem (Image)
2c Black Jack (73/93). 36
used stamps, incl. 31 of No. 73 and five of No. 93, range of cancels incl.
magenta, "Paid" (7, one in red), few fancy cancels incl. blue Star
(2), red Star (2), some nice geometrics, few small faults, otherwise
Fine-Very Fine (Image)
3c Scarlet (74). Four neat
pen strokes, vibrant color, bright and freshEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL PRINTING FROM THE ROTHFUCHS GROUP.
As has been documented by Jerome S. Wagshal in a series of Chronicle articles (Nos. 56, 60, 61 and 62), Carl F. Rothfuchs, a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, obtained a supply of the 3c Scarlet in 1893 -- probably from the Post Office Department in exchange for his assistance with the Columbian Exposition -- and sold them with pen marks and original gum. The Rothfuchs lot is not from the same supply acquired by John W. Scott in the late 1870's, from which stamps exist uncancelled and cancelled with a New York City Station D oval.
With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (75). Rich
color approaching the so-called "Chestnut" shade, neat grid and part of red
transit cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (75).
Well-centered, deep rich color, light town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem,
with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (75). Intense
color and sharp impression, bold blue target cancel, Very Fine and
choice, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (75). Deep
rich shade, precise centering with even margins, ms. and bold 11-bar grid
cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
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5c Brown (76). Wide sheet
selvage at left, original gum described by the P.F. as previously hinged,
but we believe the gum is in post-office fresh Mint Never Hinged condition,
dark shade and proof-like impression on remarkably bright
paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 5-CENT BROWN.
The presence of a sheet margin is a strong indication that this stamp was not mounted in a collector's album with a hinge, but was part of a multiple that reached the philatelic market. A careful examination of the gum reveals no evidence of a previous hinge. In particular, the upper right and lower right corners, where a hinge might be expected on a block, are pristine. It is disappointing that the P.F. will not affirm this stamp's Mint N.H. condition, but we can say without hesitation that it is one of the finest known examples of the 5c 1863 Brown extant, and in our opinion, it is Mint N.H.
With 1980 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)