3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II (10-10A). 33 stamps, rich colors, attractive margins including approximately 13 with sheet margins, most with intact framelines all around, all with grid or town cancels, including Boston "Paids", blue and one green, a few small non-obvious flaws, Fine to mostly Very Fine, a nice group, Scott Retail as all No. 10A more than $5,200.00

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I-II, Complete Plate Reconstructions (10-10A). 1,000 positions neatly arranged on quadrille pages, each page contains a reconstruction of one pane, including plate reconstructions for left and right panes of Plates 0, 1E, 1i, 2E and 5E, many with four margins and approximately 75 with portions of sheet margins, a number of multiples including strips of three, the vast majority showing handstamp cancels, some typical plating quality stamps to be found but many better as well

A RARE COMPLETE SET OF FIVE PLATE RECONSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 1851 3-CENT ORANGE BROWN PRINTINGS.

Plate reconstructions such as this are rarely offered, especially for the better 1851 Orange Brown printings. Scott Retail counting all stamps as No. 10A, without regard to shades, cancels or plate varieties $160,000.00

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I-II (10-10A). More than 440 stamps, representing partial reconstructions of all five plates used to print the 3c 1851 Orange Brown stamps, some on mapped sheets, others on stock pages, all identified as to position, typical plating quality but the majority have handstamp cancels and some attractive stamps present, Scott Retail as all No. 10A more than $70,000.00

3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II (10-10A). 11 stamps, all with a sheet margin on one or more sides, virtually all with intact framelines other sides, some plated, bright shades with some variety, nice range of cancels including blue grid and circular datestamps, red grids, large Boston "Paid", couple with tiny flaws, Fine-Very Fine or appears so, a fresh and desirable group with better position pieces

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3c Pale and Yellowish Orange Brown, Ty. I, II (10-10A). Five stamps, some or all Plate 1E, clear to large margins throughout, lovely soft colors, three with grid cancels, other two with small "Paid" and New York circular datestamp respectively, one stamp with light pre-printing crease, Very Fine and scarce group, these are early shades and often originated from Plate 1E, Scott Retail as Orange Brown

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II (10-10A). Ten stamps, nearly all with full even margins, couple just touching, rich colors, all but one with neat handstamp cancels including green circular datestamp, "Paid", two blue, one stamp pen cancel removed (appears unused), mostly sound and Very Fine-Extremely Fine

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II, Town Cancels (10-10A). 33 stamps, nice margins throughout with mostly intact framelines to full, couple with sheet margins, some touching on one side, beautiful range of rich shades -- striking when seen together in this large a group, many plated, all with town cancels including colored, few faults to be found but many are sound, overall Very Fine, seldom seen in this quality in a large group, Scott Retail as the less expensive No. 10A

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II, Grid Cancels (10-10A). 23 stamps, attractive margins with mostly intact framelines to full, couple with sheet margins, wide range of rich shades, many plated, all with grid cancels including six small Boston "Paid", also blue and green, a flaw here and there but many are sound, overall Very Fine, an outstanding group, Scott Retail as the less expensive No. 10A with premium for the green cancel

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II, Better Cancels (10-10A). 13 stamps, gorgeous color throughout and clear to large margins, each stamp with a better cancel including the rare "Way 6" of Mobile Ala., "Steam/Boat" on a sheet-margin single, "Paid 3cts.", also red and blue grids, blue circle of V's, couple others, Very Fine and choice, a fresh and outstanding group of sound stamps

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3c Orange Brown, Ty. I & II, Part Plating Study (10-10A). Approximately 380 stamps arranged by plate row on stock sheets, Plates 1E, 1i, 2E, 5E and 0, greatest strength is in Plate 2E, many with four margins and attractive cancels, small amount of duplication and some with pen cancels, a few faults to be expected from this large a study, overall condition is better than often seen, a valuable assemblage representing more than 35% of all possible positions from these plates, conservative Scott Retail counting all stamps from Plates 1E and 1i as the cheaper No. 10A approximately $57,000.00