Sale 127: The December Sale

Lot 2277 o   

1861, 3¢ pink, lovely color, choice centering with well balanced margins, rare Indigo Town cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a beautiful used example of the 1861 3¢ Pink with an unusual and rare cancel, ex-Bowman & Gorham; with 1976, 2015 & 2022 P.F. certificates, last Graded (VF-XF 85), all describing the color of the cancel as Indigo.
Scott No. 64    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $800

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Lot 2278 /   

1861, 3c rose, trial printing on blued paper, bottom margin plate block of 12 with plate number "35" and imprint, o.g., hinge remnant at top, never hinged at bottom (except bottom left stamp l.h.), F.-V.F., a rare item for the specialist; with 2024 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65TC    Estimate $750 - 1,000.




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Realized: $725

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Lot 2279    

1861, 3¢ lake, o.g., fresh with rich intense color, Fine; with 1987 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 66    $2,000.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 2280 o   

1861, 5¢ buff, repaired, well centered, indistinct numeral cancels, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 67    $750.

Realized: $80

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Lot 2281 o   

1861, 5¢ brown yellow, neat red grid cancel, outstanding color and centering, trivial nibbed perfs mentioned for complete accuracy (not mentioned on clear P.F. cert.), Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp; with 2025 P.F. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85).
Scott No. 67a    $1,100.

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Lot 2282 o   

1861, 12¢ black, light strike of deep green Prison Bars (S-E SD-G 102) of Columbus, Ohio, Very Fine, a lovely example of this scarce color cancel; with 2021 P.S.A.G. & 2022 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 69    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $400

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Lot 2283 o   

1861, 12¢ black, grid cancel, beautifully centered amid large evenly balanced margins, deep color, Extremely Fine and choice, in our opinion - a bit undergraded; with 2023 P.S.A.G. certificate Graded (90, SMQ $325).
Scott No. 69    $100.

Realized: $150

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Lot 2284 o   

1861, 24¢ steel blue, unusual black grid cancel, beautifully centered, with true deep steel blue color, Extremely Fine and choice; with 2025 P.F. certificate, Graded (XF 90), the P.S.E. Value for XF 90 is $3000.
Scott No. 70b    $825.

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Lot 2285 o   

1861, 24¢ violet, thin paper, tiny thin spot, otherwise F.-V.F., scarce stamp; with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 70c    $2,250.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2286 P   

1861, 30¢ orange, large die proof on India paper, die sunk on large card (149x225mm), bright and fresh, Very Fine.
Scott No. 71P1    $500.

Realized: $160

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