Lot 1546 P
Campion & Co., 4¢ brown, trial color large die proof, on India (110x27mm), showing N.B.N.Co. imprint at bottom, fresh with bold color, Very Fine and scarce.Scott No. RS47TC1 $500.
Lot 1547 o
Campion & Co., 4¢ black, imperf, silk paper, ample to large margins, light central crease, Very Fine appearance, only 36 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 11 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS47b $550.
Realized: $230
Lot 1548 o
Campion & Co., 4¢ black, imperf, watermarked USIR, bottom margin single with N.B.N.Co. imprint, large to huge margins, deep color, Extremely Fine and choice, scarce with only 78 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 25 are reported to be faulty), ex-Joyce.Scott No. RS47d $425.
Realized: $675
Lot 1549 o
Campion & Co., 4¢ black, imperf, watermarked USIR, bottom margin single with N.B.N.Co. imprint obliterated and "Bu E & P" etched in, large to huge margins, deep color, small tear in bottom selvage not affecting stamp or imprint, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Joyce.Scott No. RS47d $425.
Realized: $425
Lot 1550 o
Campion & Co., 4¢ black, perf'd horizontally, vertical pair, well centered, flaws with crease between stamps and small central internal tear, Very Fine appearance, only 7 examples are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 3 are reported to be faulty), ex-Cunliffe.Scott No. RS47pd $2,750.
Realized: $675
Lot 1551 o
Campion & Co., 4¢ black, die cut, pink paper, bold color, thins and small internal hole, Very Fine appearance, very scarce, only 34 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 19 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS48c $550.
Realized: $230