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THIRD ISSUE STAMPS continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
621	O	R136	#R136, 4c Brown and black, horizontal pair, rich colors, light blue oval handstamped cancel, fine; a pair is the largest known multiple of this stamp, with only about ten recorded. (Image)	$160.00 SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction
622		R137 var.	#R137 var., 5c Orange and black, half used as 2c, left half used on 1873 check of First National Bank, Champlain, N.Y. (same correspondence as the second issue bisect - lot 548), tied by herringbone cancel and dated handstamp, slight gum soaking, check with a repaired tear, crease and small hole just below stamp but not affecting it, fine appearance; certainly a most important document for the specialist, as this is the only recorded example of the 5c Third Issue bisect, in fact, Scott does not list any third issue stamps with a bisect. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
623	O	R138	#R138, 6c Orange and black, block of four with double vertical perforations, attractive colors, light blue ms. cancels, bottom left stamp with small thin, otherwise fine; the largest recorded multiple, being one of four blocks known and all have double perforations in one direction; ex-Turner. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
624	O	R139	#R139, 15c Brown and black, block of six (3x2), strong colors, 1871 ms. cancel, small faults, fine-very fine appearance; only one larger multiple exists. (Image)	$205.00+ SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction
625	O	R141	#R141, 40c Brown and black, horizontal strip of four, uncharacteristically well centered, rich colors, 1872 ms. cancels, top left stamp with small thin, otherwise very fine; ex-Turner. (Image)	$300.00+ SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
626	O	R141	#R141, 40c Brown and black, scarce block of four, fresh color, embossed cancel just breaks the paper in the top left stamp only, bottom right stamp with small thin, fine appearance. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
627	O	R144	#R144, $1.00 Green and black, block of ten (5x2), rich colors, 1872 ms. cancels, small flaws, fine appearance; only two larger blocks are recorded; ex-Turner. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
628	O	R145	#R145, $2.00 Vermilion and black, block of six (3x2), deep vibrant color, 1871 ms. cancels, minor imperfections, fine-very fine appearance; this is the only recorded block of six, with just one larger multiple known (block of eight); ex-Turner. (Image)	$230.00+ SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
629	O	R147	#R147, $3.00 Green and black, outstanding centering, brilliant colors, cancelled by seven strikes of a blue "OCEAN QUEEN" handstamp of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., insignificant corner crease at top left, otherwise an extremely fine example with great eye appeal. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
630	O	R148	#R148, $5.00 Vermilion and black, horizontal strip of seven, deep rich colors, 1872 ms. cancels, some perf. reinforcements and a couple light creases, fine appearance; only three larger multiples exist. (Image)	$495.00+ SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
631		R148	#R148, $5.00 Vermilion and black, mint block of eighteen (9x2), with a portion of the imprint and plate number captured in the left margin, wonderfully fresh, with glorious rich colors, full o.g., minor hinge reinforcements, top left stamp faulty and bottom right stamp with a thinned spot, otherwise fine; one of the key blocks of the third issue, being not only the largest known multiple, but the largest block of any size recorded. ex-Joyce. (Image)	for used $675.00+ SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
632	O	R149	#R149, $10.00 Green and black, horizontal strip of three, bright colors, unusually light and unobtrusive ms. cancel, fine. (Image)	$625.00+ SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
633	O	R149	#R149, $10.00 Green and black, block of four, deeply rich colors, 1872 ms. cancel, small perf. fault at right of top right stamp, otherwise fine; one of only two blocks of four known, which is the largest recorded multiple; ex-Eagle, Turner. (Image)	$975.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
634	O	R150	#R150, $20.00 Orange and black, an exceptionally choice used example, being marvelously well centered, rich colors, neatly struck 1872 blue oval handstamps of Duncan & Sherman Co., New York, extremely fine. (Image)	$625.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
635	O	R150	#R150, $20.00 Orange and black, horizontal pair, attractive colors, 1872 ms. cancels, right stamp with a thin, fine-very fine appearance. (Image)	$1,300.00 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
636	O	R150a	#R150a, $20.00 Vermilion, error of color, well centered within uncommonly large margins, bright fresh color, 1872 ms. cancel, a very fine example of this scarce color error; ex-Turner. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
637	O	R150a	#R150a, $20.00 Vermilion, error of color, brilliantly rich colors, small 1872 ms. cancel, quite fresh and fine. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
638	O	R150a	#R150a, $20.00 Vermilion, error of color, deep vibrant color and a vivid impression, very light ms. cancel, fine. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
639	O	R150a	#R150a, $20.00 Vermilion, error of color, horizontal pair, strong colors, 1872 ms. cancels, small faults, some reinforcements of separated perfs., fine appearance; an important Third Issue rarity, being the only recorded multiple of any size of the Twenty Dollar Vermilion Color Error. ex-Dean. (Image)	$1,700.00+ SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction

THIRD ISSUE INVERTED CENTERS

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
640	O	R135b	#R135b, 2c Orange and black, Inverted Center, with the central vignette shifted strongly to the top, attractive colors, faintly cancelled, small crease at bottom right, fine appearance; a striking combination of an inverted center and vignette shift. (Image)	$400.00 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction