10c Green, Ty. I (31).
Absolulety perfect centering with unusually wide margins, rich color,
lightly cancelled by San Francisco datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, choice
example of the 10c Type I, with 1982 P.F. certificate
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10c Green, Ty. I (31).
Position 100L1, bottom right corner position of left pane with right sheet
margin showing centerline, superb centering and margins, rich color, fine
impression, tied by well-struck "Iowa City Iowa. May 3, 1859" circular
datestamp on small cover to Sharon, Canada, red "U. States"
handstamp, Extremely Fine Gem stamp and small neat cover, ex Newbury and
Grunin (where it realized $4,400 in 1987)
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10c Green, Ty. II/III/I
(32/33/31). Positions 80/90/100L1, vertical strip of three with
combination of types--Type I at bottom--from the lower right corner of left
pane with part of sheet margin, near-perfect centering, rich color and fine
impression, lightly cancelled and tied by "New Orleans La. Jul. 3, 1859"
circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Nantes, France, red "New
York Paid 12" credit datestamp, French transits front and
backEXTREMELY FINE GEM STRIP OF THREE ON A BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE-RATE COVER TO FRANCE. COMBINATION STRIPS CONTAINING THE SCARCE TYPE I ARE RARELY FOUND ON COVER OR IN THIS SUPERB QUALITY.
Ex Grunin. Signed Ashbrook (Image)
10c Green, Ty. II (32).
Position 3L1, beautifully centered, rich color, bright red town
datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Levi
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10c Green, Ty. III (33).
Position 21R1, perfectly centered with wide margins, red New York
datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, ex Levi
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Position 65L1, recut over top label and over each "X" oval, perfectly
centered, rich color, cancelled by clear strike of blue Savannah Ga.
datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 10-CENT TYPE IV PERFORATED STAMP IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION.
With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Positions 53-54/63-64L1, block of four containing vertical pair of Type
IV at right, Pos. 54L recut at bottom, Pos. 64L recut at top and
bottom--the only double-recut position--cancelled by full clear strike
of "Plainfield N.J. Oct. 10" circular datestamp in red,
well-centered, rich color and proof-like impression from an early printing,
sealed tear in bottom left stamp not affecting either Type IV
stampVERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE 10-CENT PERFORATED TYPE IV MULTIPLE. PROBABLY NO MORE THAN FIVE USED BLOCKS EXIST ON OR OFF COVER--THIS IS CERTAINLY THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF ALL IN TERMS OF CENTERING, COLOR, IMPRESSION AND CANCELLATION.
This block was last offered at public auction in our 1969 Rarities of the World sale, where it realized $2,300. Ex Bechtel (Image)
10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Position 64L1, recut at top and bottom--the only double-recut
position on the plate--well-centered, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Feb. 5,
1859" circular datestamp on lavender-colored cover to Dunbarton N.H., stamp
has tiny corner perf crease, still Very Fine, choice example of this rare
double-recut Type IV, extremely rare in this quality, ex Grunin, Scott
Retail $2,400.00 for other recut varieties on cover
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Position 74L1, recut at top, wide margins all around, beautiful dark shade
and fine early impression, tied by clear strike of "Bath Me. Feb. 18"
circular datestamp, repeated at left on cover to Placerville Cal.,
Extremely Fine Gem stamp and fresh cover, ex Grunin
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10c Green, Ty. IV (34).
Position 65L1, recut at top, perfs well clear on three sides, slightly in
at right, dark shade, used with 10c Green, Ty. II (32), distinctly
brighter color, well-centered, and 1c Blue, Ty. Va (24 var), Plate
5, well-centered with right sheet margin, beautiful color and impression,
tied by grids and red "New York Paid 18 Nov. 30" credit datestamp, red "San
Antonio Tex. Paid Nov. 8" circular datestamp on 1858 buff cover to Mons,
Belgium, "P.P." in frame, French transit datestamp, receiving
backstampVERY FINE AND COLORFUL COVER. A REMARKABLE FRANKING WITH THE SCARCE PERFORATED 10-CENT TYPE IV AND 1-CENT TYPE VA, PAYING THE 21-CENT RATE TO BELGIUM.
With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)
10c Green, Ty. III/IV/IV
(33/34/34). Positions 44/54/64L1, vertical strip of three with pair
of Type IV, including the double-recut Position 64L, center stamp (Pos.
54L) recut at bottom, carefully scissors-separated leaving Type IV pair
with enormous margins, intense shade and proof-like impression, tied by
"New Orleans La. Jun. 27, 1859" circular datestamp on blue folded cover
to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 24" credit datestamp, French
transits, top stamp in strip (Ty. III) with perfs trimmed clear of
designAN EXTREMELY FINE TYPE IV MULTIPLE ON COVER, CONTAINING THE ONLY DOUBLE-RECUT POSITION ON THE PLATE. A GREAT RARITY IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY--QUITE REMARKABLE FOR THE PERFORATED 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE.
Ex Grunin. Scott Retail for an off-cover pair of Type IV with ordinary recuts is $5,000.00 (Image)
10c Green, Ty. V (35).
Well-centered, rich color, vivid "paint" red New York credit datestamp,
Extremely Fine Gem, ex Levi (Image)
12c Black (36). A
phenemonal example with perfect centering, framelines complete on all four
sides, fine impression in deep shade, cancelled by blue town
datestamp and vivid red Liverpool transit, Extremely Fine Gem, the
spacing between stamps on the 12c Plate 1 left no room for
perforations--examples such as this are incredibly rare--with 1986 P.F.
certificate (Image)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b).
Block of five from right pane, upper left stamp shows wide straddle margin
with centerline, some minor short perfs at top right, used with 3c Dull Red
(26), two, tied by "Paid" grids, red "Boston Am. Pkt." circular datestamp
on back of double-rate Feb. 1861 blue folded cover to Port Elizabeth,
Cape of Good Hope, red crayon "24/2" credit, red London transit
datestamp, ms. "2" pence due, receiving backstampVERY FINE AND STRIKING COVER. USED BLOCKS OF THE 12-CENT PLATE 3 ARE EXTREMELY RARE--THIS USE OF A BLOCK TO PAY THE DOUBLE RATE TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IS UNIQUE.
Ex Gibson and Grunin (where it realized $13,200 in 1987) (Image)