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1851 1¢ & 3¢ Plating Studies including Celler Collection

Lots 1370-1379 Lots 1380-1389 Lots 1390-1392

Lot 1380 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, plate 5L reconstruction, complete plate reconstruction of both left and right panes of plate 5 late, good color with mostly claret and brownish carmines, handstamped and pen cancels, pair and strip of four, typical plating quality but overall good appearing, F.-V.F. plating.
Scott Nos. 11A; $3,000 as singles    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 1381 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, plate 4 reconstruction, complete plate reconstruction of both left and right panes of plate 4, handstamped and pen cancels, two pairs and two strips, typical plating quality but overall good appearing, F.-V.F. plating.
Scott Nos. 11; $3,500 as h.s. cancel singles    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,800

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Lot 1382 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, plate 6 reconstruction, nearly complete plate reconstruction of both left and right panes of plate 6 missing only 8 positions (33L, 55L, 22R, 30R, 42R, 55R, 90R, 96R, 98R), mix of handstamped and pen cancels, typical plating quality but overall good appearing, F.-V.F. plating.
Scott Nos. 11; $3,360 as h.s. cancel singles    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 1383 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, plate 8 reconstruction, nearly complete plate reconstruction of both left (100 of 100) and right (96 of 100) panes of plate 8, mostly handstamped cancels with some pen cancels, some typical plating quality but overall good appearing, F.-V.F. plating.
Scott Nos. 11; $3,430 as h.s. cancel singles    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,600

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Lot 1384 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, plate 7 reconstruction, partial plate reconstruction of both left (94 of 100) and right (78 of 100) panes of plate 7, mix of handstamped and pen cancels, some typical plating quality but overall good appearing, F.-V.F. plating.
Scott Nos. 11; $3,010 as h.s. cancel singles    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $2,300

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Lot 1385 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, plating and month accumulation, stockbook with 1,095 used stamps with range of cancels, grids, towns, some pen cancels (about 10%), generally three margins, useful lot for the 3¢ 1852 specialist (no photo).
Scott Nos. 11/11A; approximately $16,500+    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

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Realized: $1,000

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Lot 1386 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, plating and month accumulation, stockbook with 678 used stamps comprising 142 plate L1L, 74 plate R1L, 99 plate L2L, 46 plate R2L, 52 plate L3, 49 plate R3, 17 Jan, 14 Feb, 16 Mar, 30 Apr, 30 May, 20 Jun, 12 Jul, 30 Aug, 13 Sep, 17 Oct, 6 Nov and 11 Dec; some pen cancels and mixed plating condition, useful lot for the 3¢ 1852 specialist (no photo).
Scott Nos. 11/11A; approximately $10,000+    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Realized: $900

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Lot 1387 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, plate 1L, 2L, 3, 4 centerlines, used group of 21 mostly different comprising 30L1L, 50L1L, 100L1L, 1R1L, 51R1L, 20L2L, 30L2L (2), 60L2L, 70L2L (2), 90L2L, 21R2L, 41R2L, 61L2L, 81R2L (2), 91R2L, 60L3, 1R3 on piece, and 11R4, plate 3 and 4 centerlines are rare; some faults and cut in examples, F.-V.F. group, ex-Celler.
Scott Nos. 11, 11A    Estimate $400 - 600.

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Realized: $750

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Lot 1388 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, selvage imprints, used group of 14 singles and a pair with selvage showing partial imprints comprising positions: 51L1L, 61L1L, 41L2L (2), 61L2L, 40R2L, 50R2L, 31L5L, 41L5L (2), 40R5L, 51L3, 61L3, 31L6 and 59-60R7; some faults, F.-V.F. and scarce group, ex-Celler.
Scott Nos. 11, 11A    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Realized: $450

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Lot 1389 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, better singles and multiples, group of 38 items including 24 singles, 6 pairs, 6 strips of three, 1 strip of four and 1 block of four, singles are mostly four margins or show selvage, note 100L5L large corner margin single with margins all around, 61-62L2L pair with left imprint selvage, 9-10/19-20R7 block of four with mostly large margins canceled by "Saint Louis Mo." cds (cat $1,000), 58-60R4 strip with imprint selvage, 41-43L strip with imprint selvage, 28-30L8 strip with guideline selvage at right, etc; some faults, F.-V.F. group with many better, ex-Celler.
Scott Nos. 11, 11A    Estimate $500 - 750.

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Realized: $1,000

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