Lot 225 o
1862, 5¢ red brown, beautifully centered with unusually wide margins, deep rich color, cancelled by bold blue "Baltimore Md. Sep. 23" cds, Extremely Fine and choice used example with a color cancel, ex-Waghsal; with 2005 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 75 $455.
Realized: $325
Lot 226 o
1863, 24¢ dark lilac, neat quartered cork cancel, beautifully centered amid large attractively balanced margins, rich dark lilac color, Extremely Fine, a stunning stamp which appears to be under graded, given its centering and long full perforations, with cover to Ireland from which this stamp came (ex-Haas); with 1999, 2004, Graded 2006 P.F (VF-XF 85) and 1993 (for on cover) and Graded 2005 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85, SMQ $550).Scott No. 78 $250.
Lot 227 o
1863, 24¢ dark lilac, neat dark blue rimless cancel, large well balanced margins, rich color and crisp impression, Very Fine and choice; with 2014 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 78 $400.
Realized: $625
Lot 228 o
1863, 24¢ grayish lilac, central fancy geometric and small portion of red cancels, perfectly centered within well balanced margins, strong color, Extremely Fine; with 2006 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF 90, SSV $875).Scott No. 78a $425.
Realized: $425
Lot 229 o
1863, 24¢ grayish lilac, central strike of blue Baltimore, Md. town and black cancels, attractive centering, strong color, Very Fine; with 2014 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 78a $425.
Realized: $675
Lot 230 o
1863, 24¢ blackish violet, grid cancel, centered to left with wide margins, rich distinctive blackish violet color, couple lightly toned perfs at lower right, otherwise F.-V.F.; with 2012 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 78c $20,000.
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 24¢ BLACKISH VIOLET - THE RAREST STAMP OF THE 1861-66 ISSUE.
Realized: $2,300