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**3c-12c 1851-56 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1185		3c Experimental Orange Brown (11 var). Position 2R1L, large margins to barely touched, tied by perfectly struck square grid on Dec. 1851 folded letter datelined "Philadelphia Dec. 17, 1851" to N.Y., light file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, this is the latest reported use of the 11-bar N.Y. square grid cancel, ex Hicks, Scott Retail (Image)	E. 300-400	300.00
1186		5c Red Brown (12). Enormous margins incl. guideline sheet margin at right, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE. VERY FEW EXIST. Our ongoing census of off-cover sheet margin examples of Scott 12 contains twelve singles with imprint and an additional thirteen with sheet margin, including three with corner margins. With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,000.00	1,600.00
1187		5c Red Brown (12). Three clear margins, just into at right, bold New Orleans circular datestamp, rich color, Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,000.00	325.00
1188		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Original gum, lightly hinged, large and even margins all around, deep rich color EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE II 1855 ISSUE. With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	4,500.00	10,500.00
1189		10c Green, Ty. II (14). Full to large margins, rich color, New Orleans circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	210.00	220.00
1190		10c Green, Ty. II, Ty. III (14, 15). Two of each, full to large margins, deep rich colors, fresh and Very Fine group (Image)	840.00	475.00
1191		10c Green, Ty. III (15). Unused (no gum), huge margins incl. large portion of adjoining stamp at left, rich color, tiny toned spots and tiny discolored spots at top left which are difficult to detect with the naked eye, otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce in unused condition with such wide margins, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00	1,300.00
1192		10c Green, Ty. III (15). Large even margins, bold New Orleans circular datestamp, dark color, Very Fine and choice, ex Cole (Image)	210.00	230.00
1193		10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 64L, recut at top and bottom, large margins to clear, pretty shade, Very Fine, from the only position recut at top and bottom, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,000.00	1,400.00
1194		12c Black (17). Unused (regummed), full even margins, Very Fine, a scarce stamp in sound unused condition (Image)	2,250.00	375.00
1195		12c Black (17). Huge margins incl. trace of adjoining stamp at left, deep shade on fresh paper, light town circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, an outstanding stamp, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)	325.00	475.00

3c-12c 1851-56 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1185

3c Experimental Orange Brown (11 var). Position 2R1L, large margins to barely touched, tied by perfectly struck square grid on Dec. 1851 folded letter datelined "Philadelphia Dec. 17, 1851" to N.Y., light file fold well away from stamp, Very Fine, this is the latest reported use of the 11-bar N.Y. square grid cancel, ex Hicks, Scott Retail (Image)

E. 300-400

300.00

1186

5c Red Brown (12). Enormous margins incl. guideline sheet margin at right, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE. VERY FEW EXIST.

Our ongoing census of off-cover sheet margin examples of Scott 12 contains twelve singles with imprint and an additional thirteen with sheet margin, including three with corner margins. With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,000.00

1,600.00

1187

5c Red Brown (12). Three clear margins, just into at right, bold New Orleans circular datestamp, rich color, Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,000.00

325.00

1188

10c Green, Ty. II (14). Original gum, lightly hinged, large and even margins all around, deep rich color

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE II 1855 ISSUE.

With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

4,500.00

10,500.00

1189

10c Green, Ty. II (14). Full to large margins, rich color, New Orleans circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

210.00

220.00

1190

10c Green, Ty. II, Ty. III (14, 15). Two of each, full to large margins, deep rich colors, fresh and Very Fine group (Image)

840.00

475.00

1191

10c Green, Ty. III (15). Unused (no gum), huge margins incl. large portion of adjoining stamp at left, rich color, tiny toned spots and tiny discolored spots at top left which are difficult to detect with the naked eye, otherwise Extremely Fine, scarce in unused condition with such wide margins, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,000.00

1,300.00

1192

10c Green, Ty. III (15). Large even margins, bold New Orleans circular datestamp, dark color, Very Fine and choice, ex Cole (Image)

210.00

230.00

1193

10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 64L, recut at top and bottom, large margins to clear, pretty shade, Very Fine, from the only position recut at top and bottom, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,000.00

1,400.00

1194

12c Black (17). Unused (regummed), full even margins, Very Fine, a scarce stamp in sound unused condition (Image)

2,250.00

375.00

1195

12c Black (17). Huge margins incl. trace of adjoining stamp at left, deep shade on fresh paper, light town circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, an outstanding stamp, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

325.00

475.00