Sale 632 — 1984 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 14 April, 1984
Category — 1861-66 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
247
P
1c-90c 1861 Issue, Small Die Proofs (63P2, 66P2, 68P2, 69P2, 71P2-73aP2, 76P2, 77P2, 78P2). Complete "Set" (all values represented) mounted on 103/4x63/4" Gray Card from a Roosevelt Album, 24c with faint "natural" margin thin (prior to mounting), Very Fine & Choice
4,200
2,600
248
1c Blue (63). Top Margin Block of Nine, Full o.g., Six Mint, Exceptional Color & Centering, some separation, slight gum toning, bottom right stamp light crease, otherwise Very Fine
960
1,250
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3c Rose (65). Complete Sheet of 100, Mint, except three in Bottom Row, perfs. touching to slightly into design, Rare Sheet
6,230
2,300
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3c Rose (65). Used From Switzerland with Swiss 20r Dull Orange (23) & 40r Dark Yellow Green (40), Two of each, Tied by "Luzerne 4 Jul 62" Pmks. on Blue cover to the United States, Appropriate Transit Markings, Red "New Paid York Jul 12 15" Exchange office Handstamp, Very Fine and Colorful Mixed Franking Cover, with Swiss Philatelic Union Certificate
E. 1,000-2,000
7,000
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3c Rose (65). four slightly overlapped singles, on Multicolor Soldier & Flag, Patriotic Cover, tied by Blue Straight Line "Registered" (Three Strikes), matching Philadelphia pmk., Extraordinary Usage of the 3c Stamp to pay 5c Registration, Double 3c Postage Plus 1c Carrier Fee
E. 750-1,000
1,050
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253
5c Buff (67). Used with 10c Dark Green (68a), August Shade, tied by Solid Five Point Stars, "Kankakee Depot Ill. Oct 3 1861" pmk. on Cover to France, Red "New Paid York 12", etc., part of flap missing, Very Fine
E. 1,000-2,000
1,150
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10c Green (68). Bold Target cancel, clear "San Francisco Cal Sep 11 1865" Double Circle, on Cover to New York, Clear Blue "Post Office Victoria Vancouver Island Paid" Oval, Additional Markings include Straight Line "Unclaimed" & Boxed "Adv Oct 14 1865" tiny cover tear, Very Fine
E. 750-1,000
800
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10c Dark Green, "August" Shade (68a). Horizontal Pair, Well-centered, Intense Color, vaguely tied by Red Targets, matching "New Haven Ct Aug 20 1861" Double Circle, Earliest Recorded Date of Use, on Overall Illustrated Carriage Makers Cover to Guatemala from the Well-known Crosby Correspondence, Black "4" handstamp, Very Fine, A Strikingly Beautiful 1861 Issue Cover Rarity
E. 2,000-5,000
11,500
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12c Black (69). Two Singles, one small nick, Used with 1c Blue (63) & 3c Rose (65) tied by Large "Paid" in Grids, Red Boston 7 Paid & Red Boxed Aachen Franco on Angell Correspondence Patriotic Cover (Flag, Constitution, Handshake, etc.) to Austria, Rare Very Handsome
E. 2,000-5,000
4,750
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24c Red Lilac (70). Exceptionally Well-centered, Cogwheel cancel, San Francisco Double Circle pmk. on Jun 1865 Mourning Cover From Vancouver Island to England, Clear Blue "Post Office Victorian Vancouver Island Paid" Oval, Red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid 19", Extremely Fine, A Wonderful Rare Cover
E. 1,000-2,000
1,000
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24c Steel Blue (70b). Fresh, Nearly Full o.g., reperfed at left, Fine Appearance, Rare
3,000
700
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30c Orange (71). Block, Full o.g., right perfs. touch to tiny bit in, some trivial gum toning specks, otherwise Fine
2,250
650
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90c Blue (72). Horizontal Block of Ten, Large Circle of "V"s cancels, left pair neatly rejoined, couple minor faults (to be expected on a used high value multiple of this size), otherwise Very Fine
5,500
2,500
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2c Black (73). Bottom Sheet Margin Single showing Part Imprint and Plate Number 50, tied by cork cancel on Neat Orange Cover, partial Philadelphia postmark, Fine, One of Two Known Examples Showing this Plate Number, and the Only Known Example on Cover (Plate 50 is The Rarest "Black Jack" Plate No.), ex-Russo
E. 750-1,000
3,250
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5c Red Brown (75). Horizontal Strip of Three, Fresh, Virtually Full o.g., Rich Vibrant Color, right stamp broken corner crease, otherwise Very Fine
3,650
2,400
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