Sale 95: Gems of Philately

Lot 4080    

1854-55, 3¢ rose red, type II, top left corner margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, huge margins with significant portions of adjacent stamps at right and bottom and wide sheet margin selvage, rich rose red color and exceptional freshness, a Superb jumbo; with 2020 P.F. certificate Graded (Superb 98J, SSV $2,250 for 98).
Scott No. 11A    $250.

A MAGNIFICENT MINT ORIGINAL GUN EXAMPLE OF THE 1854 3¢ IMPERFORATE TYPE II ISSUE IN THE ROSE RED SHADE.

Realized: $2,100

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Lot 4081 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, showing double frameline at right, bold strike of yellow Placerville, Cal. town cancel and small portion of manuscript date, margins large to into frameline at bottom, strong bright color, a Very Fine and choice strike; with 1982 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 11A    $7,500.

AN UNIQUE STRIKE OF THE PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA TOWN CANCELLATION IN THE TRUE YELLOW COLOR.

Realized: $5,250

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Lot 4082 o   

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, blue "St. Ls. & Kas." railroad circular date stamp cancel, huge margins all around, lovely bright soft pastel-like color, Superb, a striking gem with rare cancellation.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $525

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Lot 4083    

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, four extra large margins except close at bottom, tied by sharp grid handstamp, bold red "New Orleans La. Feb 27" cds and perfect matching "Way 1" rating on gray inbound cover to New Orleans, La., Extremely Fine and choice; with 1998 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 11A    Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 4084 ()   

1855, 10¢ green, type I, horizontal strip of 5 (Positions 96-100R1), position 100R with double transfer variety, no gum, ample to large margins at top and bottom clear showing the full bottom right scrolls, slightly in at sides, rich color and crisp detailed impression, right stamp with small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (with o.g. pair catalog value $42,500), ex-Rust, Perlman & Gross; with 1989 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13    $42,500 for no gum singles.

THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1851 10¢ TYPE I IMPERFORATE ISSUE AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR THE ISSUE.

The discovery of this strip was first reported in the August 30, 1941 edition of "Stamps" magazine. Found by Pasadena, Cal. stamp dealer Alexander D. Gage as part of a group of six strips of 5 of the 10¢ imperforates affixed to a May 30, 1857 letter from Sacramento, Cal. to an eastern publisher for payment of a subscription. The publisher returned stamps to the sender with a note that they where unusable due to the stamps being stuck down and asked for currency for the payment.

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Lot 4085    

1855, 10¢ green, type I, large margins all around, tied by bold strike of large segmented grid in blue with matching "Marysville Cal., Paid by Stamps, Dec. 19" cds on cover to Sharon, O., missing top flap, Extremely Fine, ex-Jennings & Gross; with 2019 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 13    Estimate $500 - 750.

The Marysville large "killer" was originally created to cancel pairs of 3¢ stamps used for the 6¢ rate, this is a superb example on a choice 1855 10¢ type I stamp.

Realized: $700

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Lot 4086 o   

1851, 12¢ gray black, red circular grid cancels, large to huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at sides, rich color and a crisp detailed impression on bright paper, an Extremely Fine to Superb jumbo, a stunning large margin gem; with 1981 P.F. and 2019 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Sup 95J, SMQ $2,000).
Scott No. 17    $250.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 4087 o   

1851, 12¢ gray black, positions 47-48L1, horizontal pair, central "New Orleans La." town cancel, large to mostly huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps on all sides, strong bold color and impression, Superb, a magnificent multiple; with 1981 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 17    $575.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 4088    

1851, 12¢ gray black, horizontal strip of four, margins large to just shaving framelines, tied by red grid cancels on double rate cover to London, England, manuscript "pr Steamer "Atlantic"" routing endorsement at top, red "New York, 6, Apr 12" integral rate exchange cds and red "Paid, Ap 24, 1856" entry postmark; right stamp with tiny corner crease at top right, Very Fine.
Scott No. 17    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 1851 12¢ ISSUE PAYING THE DOUBLE 24¢ RATE TO ENGLAND.

Realized: $2,100

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