United States Stamps continued...

1875 REPRINTS OF THE 1857 ISSUE

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1081		40	#40, 1c Bright blue reprint, without gum as issued, exceedingly well centered within large margins, bright color, extremely fine; a handsome example of this scarce re-issue; 2007 PF certificate. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1082		40	#40, 1c Bright blue reprint, without gum as issued, excellent centering though reperforated at bottom, bright and fresh, extremely fine appearance; clear 1989 PF certificate and a 2008 PF certificate. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1083		42	#42, 5c Orange brown reprint, without gum as issued, far better centering within much wider margins than normally encountered on this notoriously difficult stamp, rich luxuriant color and a well incised impression on fresh paper, very fine and choice; only 878 sold; 2008 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,400.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1084		43	#43, 10c Blue green reprint, without gum as issued, unusually well centered within "tall" margins, strong rich color and a well incised impression on fresh paper, choice very fine; only 516 sold; 1992 and 2006 PF certificates. (Image)	$3,000.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

"AUGUST" 1861 FIRST DESIGNS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1085		56	#56 3c Brown rose "August", rich color, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1973 PF certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1086		60	#60, 24c Dark violet "August", strong color in the distinctive August shade, full o.g., insignificant corner crease, certificate mentions staining which has largely been removed, fine appearance; a most presentable example of this rarity; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)	$8,000.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction

1861-1866 ISSUES

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1087	u	63	#63, 1c Blue, pristine mint single, with rich luxuriant color and a sharp impression on bright white paper, exceptionally well centered, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2008 PSE certificate (XF 90; not priced as n.h. in Scott or SMQ). (Image)	for hinged $375.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1088		63	#63, 1c Blue, lovely rich color and a crisp impression on bright white paper, well centered within large margins, full fresh o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1995 and 2008 PF certificates. (Image)	$375.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
1089	Ou	63	#63, 1c Blue, an eye-arresting used example that features not only outstanding centering within large margins, but its color is incredibly intense and vibrant as well, bright fresh paper, very light face-free cancel at right, extremely fine; 2007 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $155.00). (Image)	$50.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
1090	O	63	#63, 1c Blue, an eye-catching used example, with bold color and a highly detailed impression, exceedingly well centered within large margins, neat black segmented cork cancel, extremely fine gem; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	$50.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
1091	u	63a	#63a, 1c Ultramarine, the mint example offered here is only the third mint copy of this rare and distinctive shade variety we have ever offered and it is, by far, in the finest quality of the three, in fact we believe this to be the finest certified example on record, fabulously bright and fresh, with vivid Ultramarine color and a crisp prooflike impression on immaculate paper, extraordinarily well centered, pristine o.g., never hinged, very fine and exceedingly choice; a terribly undercataloged stamp in our opinion; 2007 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; unlisted in SMQ). (Image)	for hinged $2,500.00 SOLD for $5,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1092		64	#64, 3c Pink, a rarely seen sound mint copy, strong color in the true Pink shade, full original gum, fine; 2007 PSE certificate. (Image)	$14,000.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1093	O	64	#64, 3c Pink, an absolutely gorgeous used example of this challenging and often misidentified stamp, boasting not only outstanding centering amid very large margins, but its color could not be a more representative shade of pink, being a wonderfully rich and true shade, with an unusually detailed impression to match on bright fresh paper, neat portion of town c.d.s. at bottom left which is virtually face free, extremely fine; a highly desirable and truly rare used stamp in this outstanding condition; 1999 and 2008 PF certificates. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1094		65	#65, 3c Rose, a magnificent quality mint single, being not only in a true "post office" fresh state, but it also possesses exceptional physical attributes, including near perfect centering amid lavishly large margins, prooflike color and impression on brilliantly fresh paper, pristine o.g., never hinged, an extremely fine gem; a stamp with tremendous eye appeal; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $150.00 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
1095	Ou	65	#65, 3c Rose, a beautiful used example of this relatively common stamp, in anything but common quality, possessing outstanding centering within large margins, lovely rich color and a highly detailed impression on pristine white paper, uncommonly light cancel as well, an extremely fine used gem; 2008 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $230.00). (Image)	$3.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1096	O	67	#67, 5c Buff, used, marvelously well centered, lovely rich color and a crisp detailed impression, beautifully cancelled by a complete "Paid" straight line postmark, current certificate mentions a tiny margin nick which is barely perceptible, extremely fine appearance; clear 1989 PF certificate and a 2008 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,125.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1097	O	67b	#67b, 5c Olive yellow, a lovely used example of this rare and distinctive shade variety, possessing far more intense and true Olive yellow color than typically seen, as most are found in a much more pale shade, unusually well centered, light strike of a large Boston "PAID" in grid cancel, very fine; 2002 and 2008 PF certificates. (Image)	$3,025.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1098	Ou	68	#68, 10c Yellow green, an amazing jumbo-margined used example, being in a most extraordinary condition, flawlessly centered amid enormously large margins all around, deep luxuriant color and a well incised impression on brilliantly fresh paper, wonderfully postmarked by a crisply struck New Orleans duplex cancel, an extremely fine gem for the finest quality collection; 1999 and 2005 PF certificates, as well as a 2006 PSE certificate (Superb 98 - we would have thought if any stamp deserved a "Jumbo" designation, this would have been it; SMQ $1,900.00); the highest grade awarded to any used Scott #68, being one of only two to have been given this lofty grade. (Image)	$60.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1099		69	#69, 12c Black, well centered within large margins, strong color, full o.g., very fine; 1973 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,100.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1100	Ou	69	#69, 12c Black, well centered within extraordinarily large margins, crisp impression, light black quartered cork cancel, extremely fine and choice; 2007 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,000.00). (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction