Sale 38: The Barbara Fosdyke-Ray Black Jack Collection

Lot 2115 /()   

1863, 2¢ black, Mint Balance. 57 stamps; 23 with full o.g. including four blocks of four and two pair, others singles including a marginal single with part imprint, one part o.g. horizontal strip of 8 and the balance no gum including two pairs (one with natural s.e.); few flaws, Fine overall.
Scott No. 73; $23,345    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $3,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2116 /o   

1863-67, 2¢ black, Pre-Printing Paper Folds. 9 stamps including pair and single on cover front from Fernandina, Fla., one single unused (no gum, thin), also includes an additional 2¢ black, F. grill with fold, one used single ex Allen (illustrated in Lane page 143), a Fine group.
Scott No. 73, 93    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $325

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2117 /o   

1863-67, 2¢ black, Paper Varieties. 8 stamps of various paper thickness from .0040" to .0028" and paper shades, four F. grills including unused pair (no gum, small flaws) and two used, one with large gutter margin, others (73) used including one with scarce ultramarine cancel, F.-V.F. overall, ex Rorke.
Scott No. 73, 93    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $145

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2118 o   

1863-67, 2¢ black, Cancellation Collection. Approximately 240 stamps with a significant portion ex Allen collection; extensive range of fancy geometric, stars, several fancy Bee cancels including from Waterbury, Conn., negative "O.K.", stars in shield, section of patent cancels and foreign mail markings, Paids, color cancels including blue Wells, Fargo & Co. express and Chicago Supplementary mail, many red N.Y. City geometrics, few multiples including block of 4 and a strip of five; condition a little varied, generally F.-V.F.
Scott No. 73, 87, 93    Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

Realized: $3,750

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2119 o   

1863, 2¢ black, Cancellation Collection. Assembly of over 230 stamps assembled by color; including black cancels including general typical cancels to the various fancy types including grids, geometrics, rosettes, stars, numerals, shield, section of "Paid" cancels, etc., with similar sections of red and blue cancels, few green cancels including the Richmond, Va. negative clover; condition mixed, generally F.-V.F. strikes.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $3,250

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2120 o/   

1863, 2¢ black, Double Perforations. 17 stamps; 5 horizontal double perf varieties (two ex Allen, one illustrated in Lane page 143), one on cover showing double perfs at top and bottom, 12 are vertical double perf varieties including 4 on cover with two showing double perfs on both sides, off cover includes pair with double perfs between (s.e. gutter with guideline at right), right gutter margin single with double perfs in margin from fold over; few small flaws, generally F.-V.F.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $450

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2121 o/   

1863-67, 2¢ black, Plate Cracks and Scratches. 9 stamps; one with dramatic plate scratch extending diagonally across the whole design, others appear to be plate cracks (some may be scratches), all different including 3 on cover (one with 1999 P.F. certificate noting "Stress Cracks" in hair variety, one F. grill with plate crack outside design at bottom (1980 P.F. cert., couple nibbed perfs); few flaws, F.-V.F. overall.
Scott No. 73, 93    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2122 o/   

1863, 2¢ black, Off-Center Extremes. 6 used stamps including pair and 3 covers, all showing large shifts with portion of adjacent stamps showing; covers from Boston, Mass., Washington D.C. and Oskaloosa, Ioa. with pair, also includes two additional "Pygmy" perf'd singles; some flaws, Fine.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $180

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2123 o   

1863, 2¢ black, Revenue Cancellations. 11 stamps with manuscript revenue cancels, 1863-65 year dates; few faults, Fine; one with 1976 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 73    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $170

email this lot to a friend

Lot 2124 o   

1867, 2¢ black, D. Grill, Used Balance. 4 singles; including sound example taken off of cover front (P.F. cert on front certified the stamp as an E. grill), one with pinhole (A.P.S. cert.) one with tear and another manuscript canceled straddle margin single reperf'd at s.e., about Fine appearance.
Scott No. 84    $18,000 for the grade of fine.

Realized: $1,700

email this lot to a friend