Sale 560 — 1980 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 5 April, 1980
Category — 1861-66 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
98
3c Brown Rose, "First Design" (56). Rich Color, Nearly Full o.g., Remarkably Well-centered, Extremely Fine, with P.F. Certificate, Realized Over Two & One Half Times Catalog in Our 1976 Rarities Sale
475
1,100
101
12c Black, "First Design" (59). Exceptionally Well-centered, Large Part o.g., Very Fine, One of the Best of the Approximately Ten Known Example of This Great Rarity
32,500
37,500
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1c Blue (63), Tied with Skull &. Crossbones cancel and "Waterbury, Can Apr. 13, '66" pmk. on neat cover, Very Fine and Rare, with P.F. Certificate
E. 5,000-10,000
16,000
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3c Pink (64). Rich Color, tiny trivial thin speck, Very Fine appearance, with P.F. Certificate
2,000
1,650
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105
5c Brown Yellow (67a). Nearly full o.g., trivial pin point toning speck, barely perceptible, o/w Very Fine
2,250
4,000
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30c Orange (71). Used with 5c Brown & 10c Green (68, 76) on Remarkably Fresh 1865 Cover to New South Wales tied by Targets. "Washington D.C." pmk., Red London & New York Transits, "Ship-Lelter-Sydney-Backstamp." A Magnificent Quality Cover to a Rare Destination, ex-Rohloff, Grunin
E. 2,000-5,000
5,000
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90c Blue (72). Used with 24c Brown Lilac (70a) tied together by Grid on Feb. 1862 Folded Letter (Augustine Heard correspondence) to Shanghai, China, Magenta ms. "104" Rate. Red "London Paid" Transit, Red "2" Local Delivery Charge, Hong Kong & Red "New-York Paid" Backstamps, Fine & Handsome, ex-Krug, signed Ashbrook, with P.F. Certificate
E. 10,000-20,000
18,500
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90c Blue (72). Tied on Cover by "Washington D.C." Quartered Cork, ms. "80" New York Br. Pkt. & London transit markings to Sydney, New So. Wales, "Sydney Ship Letter, Mr. 20, 1866" Backstamp, small piece of cover back missing, Fine, Rare Cover
E. 10,000-20,000
22,000
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2c Black on Experimental Paper (73 var). Block of 40 (10x4) with top Imprint, Full gum, some blue coloring in top margin, 15 stamps with faults (three tears, others creases), nevertheless an Outstanding Black Jack Showpiece, Largest Block Known, Extremely Rare
E. 5,000-10,000
12,000
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2c Black (73). 21 Singles, variable quality, used with defective 3c Rose (65) making up the 45c Rate on 1865 Cover to Macao, China, ms. cancels. tied by Maine Town pmk. & Red London Paid Transit, Red NY Transit, Red "40" Credit, "1d" Local Delivery Charge, Red "United States Consulate Hong Kong" Handstamp on cover & also on three stamps, ms. "U .S. Ship Relief", A Terrific & Extremely Rare Usage of the Black Jack Stamp
E. 2,000-5,000
4,750
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3c Scarlet (74). Fresh, o.g., Brilliant Color, Fine & Choice Rarity, with P.F. Certificate
2,500
4,000
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