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1869 PICTORIAL ISSUED STAMPS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1141	Ou	118	#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, impressive used example that is wonderfully centered amid large margins, strong rich colors, very lightly cancelled, extremely fine; 1999 PSE certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,850.00). (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Will close during Public Auction
1142	O	118	#118, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. I, well centered within unusually large margins, rich colors, partial black fancy and red transit cancels, choice very fine; 2005 PSE certificate. (Image)	$840.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1143	O	119	#119, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. II, used, exceptionally well centered within wide margins, rich colors and strong impressions, cancelled solely by a red cork cancel which is most unusual on this value, extremely fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$425.00 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
1144	O	119	#119, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. II, used, attractively well centered within balanced margins, very light fancy geometric cancel, extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1145	O	119	#119, 15c Brown and blue, Ty. II, used, quite well centered within large margins, deep rich colors, circle of wedges postmark at left, choice very fine. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
1146	O	119 var	#119 var., 15c Dark brown and blue, Ty. II, used, well centered, strikingly intense colors in the distinctive dark brown and blue shade, lightly cancelled, very fine; 2003 PF certificate specifically identifying the shade variety. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
1147		120	#120, 24c Green and violet, unused, wonderfully fresh colors and crisp impression on bright white paper, well centered within large margins, very fine; 2007 PF certificate. (Image)	$4,250.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1148	O	120	#120, 24c Green and violet, used, exceptionally well centered within especially wide margins, strong rich colors and impressions on bright fresh paper, light strike of a pretty rosette cancellation, extremely fine; a most attractive and choice used example; 2003 and 2008 PF certificates. (Image)	$775.00 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
1149	O	120b	#120b, 24c Green and violet, Center Inverted, used, fairly strong color and impression, lightly cancelled, repaired, fine appearance; an affordable and highly collectable example of this rare classic inverted center; 1999 PSE certificate. (Image)	$20,000.00 SOLD for $6,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1150		121	#121, 30c Blue and carmine, an especially handsome and desirable example of this very scarce mint stamp, being exceedingly well centered within lavishly large margins all around, brilliantly rich colors on fresh paper, full original gum that has been only lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$8,000.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1151		121	#121, 30c Blue and carmine, handsome unused example, exceedingly well centered and margined, lovely bright rich colors and crisp impressions, extremely fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,750.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1152	O	121	#121, 30c Blue and carmine, well centered and margined, fresh colors, circle of "V"s cancel, extremely fine; a lovely used Thirty Cent 1869 Pictorial; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction

1875 RE-ISSUES OF THE 1869 PICTORIALS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1153		124	#124, 2c Brown re-issue, a pristine right sheet-margin mint example, possessing an overall brilliance and freshness rarely encountered, deep rich color and a sharp detailed impression on immaculate paper, rather well centered, unblemished full o.g., never hinged, very fine overall; the first never hinged example we have ever seen of this stamp; 2008 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	for hinged $800.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1154		124	#124, 2c Brown re-issue, a highly select quality mint example of this challenging value, possessing deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression, extraordinarily well centered, full original gum, extremely fine; actually quite rare in this impressive condition; 1983 and 2008 PF certificates. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1155		124	#124, 2c Brown re-issue, an exceptionally fresh and handsome right sheet-margin mint single, deep luxuriant color and a well incised impression on particularly crisp paper, fairly well centered, full o.g., lightly hinged, nearly very fine; 2008 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the top right stamp. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1156		124	#124, 2c Brown re-issue, brilliant "post office" fresh mint single, prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper, centered just into perfs. at right, full o.g., never hinged, nearly fine; 2008 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)	for hinged $800.00 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
1157		124	#124, 2c Brown re-issue, wonderfully fresh, deep rich color and a crisp impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, centered just into perfs. at right, nearly fine; 2008 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
1158	O	124	#124, 2c Brown re-issue, lovely used example that is uncharacteristically well centered within much larger margins than typically encountered, rich color and a clean impression on bright paper, uncommonly light and unobtrusive cancel, extremely fine; premium used examples of the Two Cent 1869 Re-issue are quite rare and undervalued; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1159		125	#125, 3c Blue re-issue, a fresh mint example of this scarce re-issue, rich color, o.g., h.r., nearly very fine; only 1,406 sold; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$5,500.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1160		125	#125, 3c Blue re-issue, bright rich color and a well defined impression on fresh white paper, full o.g., tiny trace of a thin speck, otherwise fine; clear 1980 PF certificate. (Image)	$5,500.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction