Sale 371 — 1970 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 24 March, 1970
Category — 1861-66 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
51
1c Indigo "August" (55). Gorgeous, Rich color, Fresh, o.g., Fine, Handsome Example of this Great Rarity
9,000
11,000
52
3c Brown Rose, "August" (56). Block, Brilliant, Fresh, o.g., tiny perf. break in one stamp, otherwise Very Fine
750
575
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5c Brown, "August" (57). Beautiful color, Fresh o.g., tiny corner crease, single nibbed perf., Very Fine appearance, Unusually Choice, Ex-Waterhouse
5,250
5,500
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10c Dark Green, "August" (58). Wonderful, Deep Color, fresh, o.g. reperfed, Fine appearance & Most Attractive
1,250
1,050
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24c Violet, "August" (60). Lovely, Deep color, fresh, o.g., reperfed, Fine appearance, signed "W.H.C. (olson)"
1,100
725
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30c Red Orange, "August" (61). Brilliant Color, fresh, o.g., Very Fine, a Gorgeous Example of this Rarity
7,000
7,000
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90c Dull Blue, "August" Imperforate (62a). Beautiful Rich Color, Huge Margins, faint internal wrinkle, otherwise Extremely Fine, with P.F. Certificate
850
1,250
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3c Pigeon Blood Pink (64a). Wonderful, Rich Color, Exceptional Centering, tied by neat, light grid, "Flushing, N.Y., Feb. 7, 1862" pmk., Signed "Ashbrook" as "No. 64 Pink" but in 1948 prior to the separate listing of the scarce deep "Pigeon Blood", A Gorgeous, immaculate cover, Extremely Fine
550
800
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3c Lake (66). Lovely, Rich Color, fresh, o.g., centered slightly to U.R., Very Fine
425
475
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90c Blue (72). Tied on neat blue envelope to Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, by edge of Boston "Paid" in frame, red "Boston' Mass." pmk. paying the 90c rate for a 41/2 oz. letter; Negligible tiny white spot over "T" of "postage", still Very Fine, and so far as is known, the only 90c used to Hawaii on record
E. 1,000-2,000
2,100
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90c Blue (72) Block, used with 30c Orange, Pair (71). all tied on legal size cover, N.Y. to Lyon, France, paying $4.20 postage, 28 times the regular rate of 15c per quarter ounce. The block has a str. edge at R.; stamps & cover have some age stains, yet an attractive cover of utmost rarity, probably unique. Signed "Ashbrook" who writes "28X15c to France, via French Packet" and he affirms genuineness
E. 2,000-5,000
1,500
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2c Black, Laid Paper (73d). Strange Laid lines, centered to R. & tied on small piece, Rare variety, with P.F. Certificate
E. 350-500
525
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2c Black, Imperforate (73 unlisted type). Block, fresh, o.g., Extremely Fine, a Great Rarity, with P.F. Certificate which states "that it is not a variety of Scott #73 but is a Genuine Imperf. on experimental paper"
E. 1,000-2,000
1,500
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