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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3740		$36.00 Indian Red, 1879 Issue (PR77). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	850.00	475.00
3741		$48.00 Yellow Brown, 1879 Issue (PR78). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade, perfect centering with long and full perforations all around EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF THE $48.00 1879 AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ISSUE IN THIS TOP GRADE. With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)	900.00	1,250.00
3742		$60.00 Purple, 1879 Issue (PR79). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp proof-like impression, mathematically perfect centering EXTREMELY FINE GEM. TRULY SPECTACULAR CENTERING AND MARGINS FOR THIS SCARCE HIGH-DENOMINATION NEWSPAPER ISSUE. With 1984 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)	850.00	1,050.00
3743		2c Intense Black, 1883 Special Printing (PR80). Without gum as issued, deep shade on bright paper, Jumbo margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR WIDE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 2-CENT 1883 NEWSPAPER SPECIAL PRINTING. Ex Lutwak. With 1976 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)	1,050.00	1,500.00
3744		1c Black, 1885 Issue (PR81). Original gum, h.r., almost perfectly centered with unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine (Image)	45.00	120.00
3745		12c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR82). Mint N.H., rich color, choice centering with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)	130.00	900.00
3746		24c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR83). Mint N.H., bright color, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)	130.00	350.00
3747		36c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR84). Original gum, barely hinged, intense shade and impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	175.00	575.00
3748		48c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR85). Mint N.H., rich color, tiny natural gum skip, fresh and Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate for strip of four, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)	250.00	550.00
3749		60c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR86). Original gum, small h.r., dark color, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	330.00	750.00
3750		72c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR87). Original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)	330.00	350.00

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Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3740

$36.00 Indian Red, 1879 Issue (PR77). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

850.00

475.00

3741

$48.00 Yellow Brown, 1879 Issue (PR78). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade, perfect centering with long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF THE $48.00 1879 AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ISSUE IN THIS TOP GRADE.

With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

900.00

1,250.00

3742

$60.00 Purple, 1879 Issue (PR79). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp proof-like impression, mathematically perfect centering

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. TRULY SPECTACULAR CENTERING AND MARGINS FOR THIS SCARCE HIGH-DENOMINATION NEWSPAPER ISSUE.

With 1984 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

850.00

1,050.00

3743

2c Intense Black, 1883 Special Printing (PR80). Without gum as issued, deep shade on bright paper, Jumbo margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR WIDE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 2-CENT 1883 NEWSPAPER SPECIAL PRINTING.

Ex Lutwak. With 1976 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

1,050.00

1,500.00

3744

1c Black, 1885 Issue (PR81). Original gum, h.r., almost perfectly centered with unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine (Image)

45.00

120.00

3745

12c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR82). Mint N.H., rich color, choice centering with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

130.00

900.00

3746

24c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR83). Mint N.H., bright color, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

130.00

350.00

3747

36c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR84). Original gum, barely hinged, intense shade and impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

175.00

575.00

3748

48c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR85). Mint N.H., rich color, tiny natural gum skip, fresh and Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate for strip of four, Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

250.00

550.00

3749

60c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR86). Original gum, small h.r., dark color, perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

330.00

750.00

3750

72c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR87). Original gum, lightly hinged, detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

330.00

350.00