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**1861-66 Issue (Scott 63-72):**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
147		1c Blue (63). Bottom right corner margin imprint and plate no. 27 block of twenty, natural s.e. at right, three stamps paper h.r., other seventeen stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, remarkably fresh and intact, tiny toned spot in margin under Position 99 (clear of plate block), deep rich color, centered to bottom FINE AND RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 ISSUE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NO. MULTIPLES. A WONDERFUL RARITY. The Chapin census, updated by Don Evans in his book The United States 1c Franklin, 1861-67, records only five full plate no. and imprint multiples: two from Plate 9 (a block of 20 and a block of 98), and three from Plate 27 (a complete pane of 100, one block of 12, and the block of 20 offered here). Illustrated in the Evans book on p. 30. Scott Retail as a plate no. and imprint block of eight, two hinged blocks of four and four hinged singles (Image)	9,650.00	5,250.00
148		3c Pink (64). Perfectly centered, brilliant shade and color, cancelled by Cleveland duplex datestamp and grid, Extremely Fine and choice example of this stamp, with 1986 and 1996 P.F. certificates (Image)	675.00	1,050.00
149		3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Well-centered, incredibly beautiful color in the true Pigeon Blood Pink shade with tinges of blue, tied by neat strike of "Southport Ms. Oct. 22" datestamp on red and blue on orange Waving Flag patriotic cover to Portland Me. EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USAGE OF THE PIGEON BLOOD PINK ON A PATRIOTIC COVER. With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)	5,500.00	6,500.00
150		3c Rose, Printed on Both Sides (65e). Showing clear top half of second print on back including part of adjacent stamp at left, front side cancelled by grid, rounded corner at bottom left, faint creases, Fine appearance, very rare, undercatalogued in Scott (Image)	2,000.00	2,000.00
151		3c Lake, Imperforate (66a). Bottom imprint and plate no. 52 strip of four, huge margins all around, original gum, fresh color, trivial natural inclusions, Extremely Fine and choice, a rare position piece, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,700.00	2,700.00
153		24c Steel Blue (70b). Top margin single, original gum, lightly hinged, intense vivid color and sharp impression, natural s.e. at right VERY FINE AND REMARKABLY FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT STEEL BLUE 1861 ISSUE. The 24c Steel Blue is extremely rare with original gum. This stamp, with its extraordinarily rich color, sheet margin and choice centering, is a most desirable example. (Image)	6,500.00	2,300.00
154		90c Blue (72). Exceptionally well-centered, dark shade on fresh paper, neat strike of framed "Paid" cancel EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE WITH AN ATTRACTIVE "PAID" CANCELLATION. As experienced collectors who seek choice used classics have discovered, so many of the 90c 1861's in higher grades are rejected because of heavy cork cancels. The stamp was typically used on high-rated foreign mail, and it was customary to cancel outbound foreign mail with distinctive large cork cancels. A superbly-centered 90c 1861 with a neat "Paid" cancel such as this is rarely encountered. With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	400.00	2,300.00

1861-66 Issue (Scott 63-72):

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

147

1c Blue (63). Bottom right corner margin imprint and plate no. 27 block of twenty, natural s.e. at right, three stamps paper h.r., other seventeen stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, remarkably fresh and intact, tiny toned spot in margin under Position 99 (clear of plate block), deep rich color, centered to bottom

FINE AND RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 ISSUE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NO. MULTIPLES. A WONDERFUL RARITY.

The Chapin census, updated by Don Evans in his book The United States 1c Franklin, 1861-67, records only five full plate no. and imprint multiples: two from Plate 9 (a block of 20 and a block of 98), and three from Plate 27 (a complete pane of 100, one block of 12, and the block of 20 offered here).

Illustrated in the Evans book on p. 30. Scott Retail as a plate no. and imprint block of eight, two hinged blocks of four and four hinged singles (Image)

9,650.00

5,250.00

148

3c Pink (64). Perfectly centered, brilliant shade and color, cancelled by Cleveland duplex datestamp and grid, Extremely Fine and choice example of this stamp, with 1986 and 1996 P.F. certificates (Image)

675.00

1,050.00

149

3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Well-centered, incredibly beautiful color in the true Pigeon Blood Pink shade with tinges of blue, tied by neat strike of "Southport Ms. Oct. 22" datestamp on red and blue on orange Waving Flag patriotic cover to Portland Me.

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USAGE OF THE PIGEON BLOOD PINK ON A PATRIOTIC COVER.

With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

5,500.00

6,500.00

150

3c Rose, Printed on Both Sides (65e). Showing clear top half of second print on back including part of adjacent stamp at left, front side cancelled by grid, rounded corner at bottom left, faint creases, Fine appearance, very rare, undercatalogued in Scott (Image)

2,000.00

151

3c Lake, Imperforate (66a). Bottom imprint and plate no. 52 strip of four, huge margins all around, original gum, fresh color, trivial natural inclusions, Extremely Fine and choice, a rare position piece, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,700.00

2,700.00

153

24c Steel Blue (70b). Top margin single, original gum, lightly hinged, intense vivid color and sharp impression, natural s.e. at right

VERY FINE AND REMARKABLY FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT STEEL BLUE 1861 ISSUE.

The 24c Steel Blue is extremely rare with original gum. This stamp, with its extraordinarily rich color, sheet margin and choice centering, is a most desirable example. (Image)

6,500.00

2,300.00

154

90c Blue (72). Exceptionally well-centered, dark shade on fresh paper, neat strike of framed "Paid" cancel

EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1861 ISSUE WITH AN ATTRACTIVE "PAID" CANCELLATION.

As experienced collectors who seek choice used classics have discovered, so many of the 90c 1861's in higher grades are rejected because of heavy cork cancels. The stamp was typically used on high-rated foreign mail, and it was customary to cancel outbound foreign mail with distinctive large cork cancels. A superbly-centered 90c 1861 with a neat "Paid" cancel such as this is rarely encountered.

With 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

400.00

2,300.00