Sale 1195 — The Richard Drews Collection of United States 1861-68 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 12 December, 2018
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue
1c Blue, 5c Brown, 10c Green, Re-Issue (102, 105, 106). 1c unused (no gum), 5c and 10c unused (regummed), rich colors, 5c small flaw at top, 10c repair at left, appear Fine-Very Fine, 1c and 10c with 1982 and 1969 P.F. certificates respectively
1c Blue, Re-Issue (102). Rich color on bright paper, bold strike of "3" duplex cancel, fresh and Very Fine, an attractive stamp, only 53 used copies are contained in our census at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/102 , Census No. 102-CAN-01, with 1982 P.F. certificate
2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Unused (no gum), intense shade on bright paper, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Unused (no gum), rich color and detailed impression, fresh and Fine, only 465 sold, with 1978 P.F. certificate
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Choice centering, rich color, neat strike of oval duplex cancel, small tear at top right, Very Fine appearance, scarce, our census of used Scott 105, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/105 , contains only 40 copies, one of which is in the Miller Collection at the New York Public Library, Census No. 105-CAN-40
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Bright color, neat strike of New York "6" duplex cancel, sealed tear at top left and few short perfs, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, our census of used Scott 105, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/105 , contains only 40 copies, one of which is in the Miller Collection at the New York Public Library, Census No. 105-CAN-39
12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Unused (no gum), intense shade on bright paper, single short perf at top, otherwise Very Fine, only 389 sold, ex T. Charlton Henry
12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Choice centering with wide margins, unobtrusive strikes of duplex cancel, faint creases at top leftEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.
The 12c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 389 of the 12c were sold; the remaining 9,611 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 107 used, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/107 , records only 16 examples.
Census No. 107-CAN-16.
15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Part original gum, deep shade on bright paper, light horizontal crease at center, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, only 397 sold, with 1994 P.F. certificate
24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Unused (no gum), rich color, reperfed, Very Fine appearance, only 346 sold
30c Brownish Orange, Re-Issue (110). Unused (no gum), intense color, thin spot at top of head, Fine appearance, only 346 sold
90c Blue, Re-Issue (111). Unused (regummed), deep rich color on bright paper, perfs scissors-separated but intact, Fine, only 317 sold, with 1978 P.F. certificate
1c Blue, Re-Issue, 1900 Paris International Exhibition Special Printing, Imperforate (102 var). Large margins to ample, rich color, top right corner crease slightly breaks the paperVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE SPECIAL PRINTING FROM THE 1900 PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN PRIVATE HANDS.
Research begun by Robert Meyersburg and continued by Michael Plett, Richard Drews and others has demonstrated that this item is not a proof "on thick India paper," as the P.F. opined in 2000. Comparisons were made between this stamp and items at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum from the 1900 Paris International Exhibition. This stamp was found to be an exact match for those items. The research was submitted to the A.P.S. in 2011 and the stamp received a new A.P.S. certificate in 2012. See Evans book pp. 82-83 for a summary of the philatelic aspects of the 1900 Paris Exhibition and this 1c Special Printing.
With 2000 P.F. certificate as "No. 63P3 on thick India paper". With 2012 A.P.S. certificate stating "Scott No. 102 variety, special printing from the 1900 Paris International Exhibition, genuine, UR corner crease". Also accompanied by a note from A.P.S. stating "the committee reports this should be listed as a a variety of Scott 102, not No. 63. If a proof was made after 1876, as this was, it should be listed under the re-issue numbers". With 1994 note from Robert Meyersburg stating this was salvaged by him from material recovered from the USPOD exhibit at the 1900 Exhibition
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