Sale 489 — 1976 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Wednesday, 31 March, 1976
Category — 1857-60 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
59
1c Blue, Combination Block Types I, II (18, 20). Pos. 74-75, 84-85R12, Pos. 74 Being The Big Double Transfer (single short perf.), Remarkably Deep Rich color, one Ty. I has trivial partly nibbed perf., otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Rare Block, Ty. II PI. 12 Double Transfer Unlisted
1,200
900
60
1c Blue, Horizontal Combination Strip of Three, Types Ic, III, Ic (19 var., 21). Pos 47-49L4, Rich Color, tied on piece by Red New York Town pmk., left Ty. Ic stamp couple slightly nibbed perfs., otherwise Fine, Rare & Handsome
E. 500-750
950
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Fresh, Large Part o. g., tiny corner perf. crease, otherwise Fine, Rare Unused
700
500
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3c Red, Ty. I (25). Block of Nine, Nearly full o. g., Remarkably Well Centered for a block this size. Perfs. at R. incompletely punched out, small nick in one just touches design. Slight soiling & couple of negligible gum soaks. Rare in a block this size
1,800
750
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3c Red, Ty. I (25). Very Fine, Tied by "New York, Feb. 28 (1857)" on First Day Cover. This is the earliest date possible for the regularly perforated stamps to have been used. One other stamp of this date has been reported but never verified, making this cover the only fully anthenticated First Day Cover Known. Very Fine, with P. F. Certificate, much scarcer than the 3c 1851 Imperforate First Day Cover. A marvelous historic cover
E. 2,000-5,000
1,650
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3c Red (26). Fine, Tied by Blue "Chicago, Ill." & Grid duplex, Bold "Held For Postage" in Blue oval, matching "Old Stamps Not Recognized" Two lines first in Caps, second in italics, to St. Peter, Minn. with "Due 3" in circle. Very Fine, An Enormously Rare Cover
E. 1,000-2,000
4,000
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5c Brick Red (27). Horiz. Pair & Single, used in combination with 3c Red (26) & 12c Intense Black, PI. I (36) on Apr. 1859 Folded Letter to France, tied by "New Orleans, La.", Red "Boston, Paid, 24" & French Transit, Bold Boxed "P. D.", additional French Transits & Black "Boston Br. Pkt." on back. Perfs. touch on both the 3c & 12c, the single #27 natural preprint paper folds, the pair with trimmed perfs. one side of each stamp (a practice quite common in New Orleans at this period), still Very Attractive, and a Fabulous & Very Rare Combination, ex-Gibson
E. 1,000-2,000
2,000
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5c Orange Brown, 10c Green, Ty. V (30, 35). First with extra row of vertical perfs. at right, Red Grid cancels, not tied, Red "New York, Hamb. Pkt., Paid", partly readable strike, on Green Cover to Oldenberg, German Transits, Fine, ex-Gibson, More, Very Attractive & Colorful
600
525
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10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block, Wonderfully Well Centered, Tied by "New Orleans, La., Nov. 15, 1860" in double circle on folded cover to Vera Cruz (Mexico); ms. "Per Tennessee" & Bold Mexican "7" handstamp. New Orleans merchant's cachet on back. A Beautiful Cover, Extremely Fine
E. 750-1,000
1,200
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12c Black, PI. III (36b). Vertical Block of Twelve with Bottom Sheet Margin, Fresh, o. g., hinge reinforcements, mostly between right vertical row, Fine, Very Rare in a Block this size
1,320
2,300
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24c Gray (37). Horizontal Block of Six, natural left s. e., Wonderfully Fresh, Nearly Full o. g., left pair Fine-Very Fine, The Right Block Extremely Fine, A Beautiful Rarity
1,375
2,200
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24c Red Lilac (37b). Block, Typical Centering, Fresh, Large. part o. g., Very Fine for this, one of two blocks on record
4,000
3,750
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30c Orange (38). Well Centered for this, tied by Dark Red Grid, matching "New York, Br. Pkt." on back of 1860 Folded Letter to Melbourne Australia, ms. "24" credit mark, ms. "p. Africa, Via Marseilles", Fresh & Very Fine, A Beautiful Cover in Rare usage
400
950
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90c Blue (39). Block of Nine, Brilliant o. g., Well Centered, minor hinge reinforcing, An Extremely Fine & Handsome Block, A Wonderful Exhibition Piece
6,200
12,500
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90c Blue (39). Rich Color, Clear Large Boston "Paid" in Grid cancel, bit of Red Transit, Extra Wide Left Margin Showing Traces of Left Imprint, few minor perf. irregularities, still Very Fine, Rare when genuinely used
1,000
1,050
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90c Blue, Imperforate (39a). Ample to Large Margins, Fresh Deep Rich Color, Very Fine & Rare, with P. F. Certificate
1,850
2,800
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