Sale 85: The Westpex Sale

Lot 1437 o   

1861, 3¢ pink, neat town cancel, brilliant true pink color, well centered amid wide margins, Very Fine and choice, a lovely used 3¢ pink issue; with 2000 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 64    $600.

Realized: $525

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Lot 1438    

1861, 3¢ brown red, o.g., never hinged, rich color and remarkable freshness, Very Fine, very scarce in never hinged condition; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65    $125 for hinged.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1439 o   

1861, 3¢ rose, full strike of fancy shield in circle cancel of Alexandria, Va. exceptional centering amid wide margins, an Extremely Fine gem; with 1994 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno No. PS-FC 24.
Scott No. 65    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $150

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Lot 1440 o   

1861, 5¢ buff, light blue and red nearly face-free cancels, exceptional centering, rich bright color, Extremely Fine and choice, a striking sound stamp; with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 67    $750.

Realized: $500

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Lot 1441    

1861, 10¢ dark green, o.g., never hinged, choice centering, incredibly rich and intensely deep color enhancing a detailed impression on bright fresh paper, Very Fine and choice; with 2018 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 68a    $1,350 for hinged.

A UNIQUE NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 10¢ WASHINGTON ISSUE IN THE DARK GREEN SHADE - CERTAINLY ONE, IF NOT THE FINEST KNOWN NEVER HINGED EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE.

A search of the P.F. Foundation "Certificate Search" revealed only five never hinged examples of the 1861 10¢ issue in the typical green and yellow green shades. One single bearing a gum crease, another single reperforated at top and a sound strip of three with fine-very fine centering. The are no never hinged examples certified by the P.F. in the elusive dark green shade.

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Lot 1442 o   

1861, 24¢ steel blue, large Boston "Paid" in grid cancel, beautifully centered amid well balanced margins, rich steel blue color, an Extremely Fine gem; with 2001 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 70b    $850.

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Lot 1443 o   

1861, 24¢ steel blue, rich distinctive color, nicely centered with light grid cancel, F.-V.F.; with 1999 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 70b    $850.

Realized: $260

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Lot 1444    

1863, 2¢ black, o.g., never hinged, choice centering amid nicely balanced margins, rich color and a crisp detailed impression, Extremely Fine, rarely encountered in never hinged condition; with photocopy of 2018 P.F. certificate for block and 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 73    $325.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 1445    

1861, 3¢ scarlet, part o.g., rich bright color, reperfed, Fine appearance, still a affordable example of this rare stamp.
Scott No. 74    $7,000.

Realized: $1,200

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