10c Green, Ty. III (33).
Horizontal strip of three and single, used with 1c Blue, Ty. V (24, two)
and 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26 horizontal pair), cancelled by neat ms.
lines, matching "Lamar Tex. Mch. 8/59" ms. postmark on folded cover
to Switzerland, red "New York Am. Pkt. Mar. 25" circular datestamp,
British accountancy handstamp, red crayon rating, red "SHORT PAID"
handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, one 1c stamp faulty, few cover
age bleach spots, Very Fine, a rare and unusual Texas transatlantic cover
to Switzerland, the differences in shade and condition of the two 1c stamps
-- one of which shows traces of another cancel -- points to small-town
re-use of cancelled stamps (Image)
12c Black (36). Original
gum, intense shade, absolutely perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 12-CENT PLATE ONE HAD EXTREMELY NARROW SPACES IN BETWEEN SUBJECTS -- EXAMPLES OF PERFORATED STAMPS FROM THIS PLATE WITH PERFS CLEAR OF FRAMELINES ARE VERY RARE, AND ORIGINAL-GUM COPIES SUCH AS THIS ARE INCALCULABLY RARE.
With 1999 P.F. certificate. Scott value does not in any way reflect the market value of this condition-rarity (Image)
12c Black (36). Perfectly
centered, sharp proof-like impression, blue town cancel, Extremely Fine
Gem, a beautiful stamp, as explained in lot 73, perforated 12c Plate 1
stamps are extremely rare with such perfect centering, with 1980 and 1998
P.F. certificates (Image)
12c Black (36). Horizontal
pair, well-centered for this difficult stamp, sharp proof-like impression,
light town cancel, right stamp single slightly nibbed perf at bottom,
typical of 1857 perforations and hardly worth mention, Extremely Fine Gem,
this pair demonstrates the very narrow layout of the plate, which left no
room for perforations (Image)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b).
Full original gum, very lightly hinged, well-centered, incredibly dark and
intense impression, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate
(Image)
24c Gray Lilac (37).
Well-centered, used with 3c Dull Red (26), tied by large "Paid" grid, red
"Boston Nov. 14 Paid 24" credit datestamp on blue 1860 cover to
Florence, Italy, red "P.D." in frame, French transit, receiving
backstamps, small mended nick at top, otherwise Very Fine, colorful and
scarce, with 1961 R.P.S. certificate (Image)