5c Buff (67). Perfectly
centered with wide well-balanced margins, beautiful deep rich color, bold
grid cancelsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST USED EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT BUFF, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT REGULARLY-ISSUED STAMPS TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION.
With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Buff (67). Perfectly
centered, bright shade, unusual target cancel and red cds, Extremely Fine
Gem (Image)
5c Buff (67).
Well-centered, neat red grid cancel, dark shade, fresh and Extremely Fine,
with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Yellow Green (68).
Original gum, beautiful dark shade, sharp impression, three extra wide
margins, Extremely Fine, there is a growing realization among collectors
that the 5c-90c 1861-66 Issue is far scarcer in sound, well-centered
original-gum condition than Scott values would indicate -- this is a prime
example, and the stamp offered here is likely to bring multiples of Scott
-- with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Yellow Green (68).
Well-centered with wide margins, light blue target and part of town cds,
Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
(Image)
10c Yellow Green (68).
Horizontal strip of three, rich color on bright paper, double-circle
datestamp and target cancels, fresh and Very Fine, with 1992 P.F.
certificate, Scott Retail as pair and single
(Image)
12c Black (69). Perfectly
centered with wide even margins all around, Washington D.C. cds, fine
impression and deep shade, Extremely Fine Gem, an outstanding stamp, with
1991 P.F. certificate (Image)
12c Black (69).
Incredibly sharp proof-like impression, deep blood-red town cds, Very Fine
and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate
(Image) 
24c Red Lilac (70).
Original gum, very lightly hinged, beautiful rich color, well-centered with
wide balanced margins on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE WELL-CENTERED ORIGINAL-GUM 24-CENT RED LILAC. PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES EXTANT. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.
With a growing awareness by collectors that 1861 Issues (5c and up) are exceedingly scarce in well-centered, original-gum condition, we would expect this stamp to draw keen competition. Although one finds the 24c unused without gum in this grade, original-gum examples are often poorly centered or faulty. Only on rare occasions has our firm offered a 24c Red Lilac of this quality.
With 1983 and 1994 P.F. certificates (Image)
24c Brown Lilac (70a).
Distinctive Deep Brown Lilac shade -- seen among used examples but very
rarely seen with original gum -- the gum is full and has characteristic
brownish tones, bright white paper and unusually
well-centeredEXTREMELY FINE FOR A 24-CENT 1861 SHADE RARELY ENCOUNTERED WITH ORIGINAL GUM. A MUST-HAVE STAMP FOR THE COLLECTOR ASSEMBLING A RANGE OF THE 1861 COLORS.
As noted in several of the descriptions of original-gum 1861's in this sale, these stamps are available in unused no-gum condition or low grades of original-gum condition, however, the combination of original gum and choice centering is so rare that Scott values can be very misleading. In the case of this 24c, the unusually-deep Brown Lilac shade adds another dimension of rarity -- perhaps comparable to the difference between a 5c Red Brown (75) and 5c Brown (76). To appreciate this color difference, please compare this stamp with the Brown Lilac offered in the following lot.
With 1998 P.S.E. and 1999 P.F. certificates (both state "previously hinged") (Image)
24c Brown Lilac (70a).
Original gum, well-centered, lovely pastel shade, sharp impression,
virtually hidden on the shoulder of Washington's bust is a tiny green spot,
so negligible in anyone's view of this stamp that it deserves nothing less
than the grade of Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)
24c Violet, Thin Paper
(70c). So-called "Cincinnati Violet" with that post office's
distinctive blue grid cancel and the deep purplish berry shade,
well-centered, fresh and Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)
Lord & Taylor, New York, 24c
Violet (EP126). Fresh and completely intact mica with few small spots
of lamination, stamp slightly buckledEXTREMELY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT LORD & TAYLOR.
Only 24 examples are known. With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)