Lot 130 o
Boutell & Maynard, 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, deep color, few irregular perfs, Fine.Scott No. RO38b $325.
Realized: $130
Lot 131 o
Bowers & Dunham, 1¢ Green, Watermarked USIR, deep color, F.-V.F.Scott No. RO39d $275.
Realized: $230
Lot 132 o
Brown & Durling, 1¢ Black, Old Paper, choice centering amid nicely balanced margins, light horizontal creases, Extremely Fine appearance, very rare with only 20 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 15 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO43a $2,500.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 133 o
Brown & Durling, 1¢ Green, Old Paper, vertical pair, printed cancels "J R B, Aug 1866" on top stamp and "J R B, july 1866" on bottom stamp, deep color, Fine.Scott No. RO44a $165 for singles.
Brown and Durling was formed by two half-brothers, Jacob R. Brown and James K. Durling, in 1860. In 1865 Brown bought out his partner, continuing the business for several years.
Realized: $85
Lot 134 o
Buck & Co., 1¢ Black, Experimental Silk Paper, strong color, small thins and nibbed perfs at bottom, Fine appearance, very rare with only 20 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 11 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO45e $2,250.
Realized: $625
Lot 135 o
Burhans & Co., 1¢ Black, Silk Paper, bold color and crisp impression, faint pressed out crease, Fine & choice, one of the rarest of all private die proprietary issues with Only 7 Examples Recorded in the Aldrich Census (of which 4 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO46b $12,500.
Realized: $5,750
Lot 136 o
Burhans & Co., 1¢ Black, Experimental Silk Paper, deep color on bright paper, fresh and Fine, a rare sound example, with only 18 recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 9 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO46e $900.
Realized: $475
Lot 137 P
Byam, Carlton & Co., 1¢ Black, Proof on Wove Paper, showing labels outside design, cut-to-shape, Fine appearance, a rare proof.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot 138 o
Byam, Carlton & Co., 1¢ Black, Old Paper, full margins around design, some faults, Fine appearance and rare, only 14 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 7 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO48a $6,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot 139
Byam, Carlton & Co., 1¢ Black, Imperf Horizontally, right margin vertical pair, full o.g., fresh and Very Fine.Scott No. RO49i $140.
Realized: $280