10c Green, Ty. I (31).
Unused (no gum), deep rich color and sharp impressionFINE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE I 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE.
Rare in sound condition. Undercatalogued in Scott. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Green, Ty. II, III
(32-33). Block of four, top pair Ty. III, bottom pair Ty. II, unused
(no gum), rich color on fresh paper, intact perfs with parts of adjoining
stamps at bottom blind vertical perfs, bottom pair with light horizontal
crease, bottom right stamp with small lightened soiled spot harshly
described as cleaned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE APPEARING AND EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE, COMBINING TYPES II AND III.
Very few unused blocks from the 10c Plate 1 are known. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Retail as singles (Image)
10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Position 54L1, recut at bottom, bright and fresh, precise centering with
wide margins all around, light circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE IV PERFORATED 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE.
A pretty stamp. (Image)
10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Position 55L1, recut at bottom, rich color nicely contrasted by red
"Trenton N.J." circular datestampVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 10-CENT PERFORATED TYPE IV WITH RED TOWN CANCELLATION.
With 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
10c Green, Ty. III-III-IV
(33-33-34). Horizontal strip of three, tied by "New Orleans La. Sep.
14, 1858" circular datestamp on folded cover to Aalten, Germany,
"Boston Br. Pkt. 22 Sep." backstamp, red framed Aachen transit and matching
"Franco Preuss" handstamps, red "7" credit handstamp, vertical file
fold well away from stamps, Fine, scarce use of Type III-IV strip with the
"Franco Preuss" handstamp (Image)
10c Green, Ty. V (35).
Block of nine, center and right center stamp Mint N.H., other seven
stamps original gum, h.r., dark color, few perfs separated at left (not
noted on certificate)VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL GUM BLOCK OF NINE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE V WITH TWO MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMPS.
With 2004 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged singles (Image)
12c Black (36). Plate 1,
original gum, almost perfect centering with perforations evenly framing
design and showing outer frameline on all four sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE PERFORATED 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 1 IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
Any multiple of the 1857 12c Black from Plate 1 will demonstrate the narrow layout of this plate, which produced Scott 17 (imperforate) and 36 (perforated). Even when the perforations are aligned between stamps, they still punch out part of the outer frameline. Plate 3, which produced Scott 36b, remedied this problem by allowing more space for perforations.
With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black (36). Plate 1,
original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, choice
centering with perforations clear of outer frameline on all
sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 1.
As the previous description notes, centered examples of this issue from Plate 1 are generally scarce, and especially rare in original-gum condition. With copy of 1979 and with 1995 P.F. certificates. (Image)
12c Black (36). Horizontal
pair, tied by blue "Dubuque Iowa Jun. 21, 1861" double-circle datestamp on
Lincoln Railsplitter Campaign cover to Mowbray, England, matching
"Paid 24" arc handstamp, red "19" credit also ties pair, cover with minor
edge wear, right 12c stamp torn but not noticeablyVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USE OF A LINCOLN CAMPAIGN COVER.
Another cover from the same correspondence brought $10,000 hammer in our 1995 Rarities sale. Ex Sevenoaks. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b).
Vertical pair, both stamps perfectly centered with massive Jumbo margins at
sides, deep dark shade on fresh paper with long full perfs all around, two
neat "San Francisco Cal. Nov. 21, 1860" circular datestampsEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB USED PAIR OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3.
Ex Moody and Haas. With 1980 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)
24c Gray Lilac (37).
Original gum, lightly hinged, choice centering with wide margins at sides
and perforations clear at top and bottom, deep rich color and fine
impressionEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT GRAY LILAC ISSUE.
Collectors looking for Gem quality stamps (unused and used) from the 1857 perforated issue know that one of the most difficult denominations to obtain is the 24c value. The margins are often narrow, with the design almost always touched (if not in) at top or bottom.
With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)