Sale 1243 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 11: British North America
Sale Date — Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
Category — 1857-1862 Pence Issues
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 1p Brown Violet (1; SG 1). Mint N.H., four large margins, deep rich shade and a well-incised impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine, a pristine Mint N.H. example, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott $300.00, SG £160 as hinged, Unitrade C$480.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 2p Scarlet Vermilion (2; SG 2). Unused (no gum), impressively large margins to ample at top left, gorgeous vivid color and a highly detailed impression on fresh paperEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 2-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION. RARELY FOUND WITH SUCH LARGE MARGINS IN COMPLETELY SOUND CONDITION. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN.
Power Search reveals only three other unused examples we have offered. This includes one no gum single with tight margins and two original gum copies with faults -- highlighting the extreme difficulty in finding Gem quality examples. Our census, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/newfoundland/scott/2 , records seventeen unused, four with original gum and thirteen without. Of those, only five are sound, with only two in comparable condition.
Census no. 2-UNC-03. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein, du Pont, Dr. Chan, and Dr. Dauer. Signed Bloch. With 1995 B.P.A. and 2014 P.F. certificates. Scott $17,500.00. SG £25,000. Unitrade C$25,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 2p Scarlet Vermilion (2; SG 2). Large to ample margins all around showing the full outer frameline on all four sides, neat grid cancel, intense color with a sharp impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 2-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION WITH FAR LARGER MARGINS THAN TYPICALLY ENCOUNTERED.
A review of Power Search reveals the last used example of similar quality we have offered was over 25 years ago. Ex Ferrary, Chapin, and Collier. With 1967 B.P.A. and 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott $7,000.00. SG £6,500. Unitrade C$12,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 3p Green (3; SG 3). Unused (no gum), impressively large margins on each side, fresh color and detailed impression on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, scarce in this premium quality, with 2017 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $800.00, SG £2,000, Unitrade C$1,200.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 3p Green (3; SG 3). Mostly large to ample margins, deep rich shade and strong impression, Very Fine, a surprisingly challenging stamp, ex "Highlands", with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $575.00, SG £425, Unitrade C$800.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 4p Scarlet Vermilion (4; SG 4). Unused (no gum), exceptionally large margins all around which are rarely found on this stamp, dazzling color with a proof-like impression on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A TRULY SUPERIOR UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 4-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION. A MAJOR NEWFOUNDLAND RARITY, ESPECIALLY AS A GEM SOUND EXAMPLE, QUALIFYING IT AS ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN.
The vast majority of unused examples are plagued with faults and/or have small to touching margins. This stamp is an exception to the norm and is highlighted by the fact that this is only the second unused example we have offered in over 20 years. Our census, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/newfoundland/scott/4 , records sixteen unused, three with original gum and thirteen without.
Census no. 4-UNC-05. Ex Jephcott, Caspary, and "Highlands". Signed W.H. Colson. with 2018 Greene Foundation certificate. Scott $12,500.00. SG £15,000. Unitrade C$15,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 4p Scarlet Vermilion (4; SG 4). Large even margins all around, brilliant color on crisp white paper, neat grid cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A HIGHLY DESIRABLE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 4-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION.
Ex Collier. With 1967 B.P.A. and 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott $4,250.00. SG £3,500. Unitrade C$7,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 5p Brown Violet (5; SG 5). Original gum, lightly hinged, huge to large margins all around including sheet margin at top, remarkably fresh color and a sharp detailed impression, Extremely Fine Gem, a delightful example, with 2008 P.F. certificate, Scott $325.00, SG £350, Unitrade C$450.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 5p Brown Violet (5; SG 5). Large margins on all four sides, spectacular color on bright paper, neat barred oval cancel, Extremely Fine, a true Gem used example which is far more difficult to acquire than unused, ex "Highlands", with 2019 Greene Foundation certificate, Scott $600.00, SG £500, Unitrade C$600.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 6p Scarlet Vermilion (6; SG 6). Unused (no gum), marvelously large margins to full at top left, margins the size of which are very rarely seen, exceptionally fresh color, a crisp and proof-like impression on particularly bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. WITHOUT QUESTION, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THE SIX-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION IN EXISTENCE. THE OVERALL FRESHNESS AND SHEER SIZE OF THE MARGINS ARE INCOMPARABLE TO NEARLY ALL THE OTHERS WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED.
Any collector of Newfoundland is well aware of the difficulty in finding a large-margined 6p Scarlet Vermilion. After careful review of other major named sales, we had great difficulty in finding others that compare to the one offered here. Our Power Search reveals only two other unused examples (with and without gum), each with very tight margins to touching. Our census, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/newfoundland/scott/6 , records eleven unused, two with original gum and nine without. Of those, only six are sound with no others compare to the margins this stamp possesses.
Census no. 6-UNC-03. Ex Gross. With 1997 B.P.A. and 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott $27,500.00. SG £28,000. Unitrade C$30,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 6p Scarlet Vermilion (6; SG 6). Large margins all around, strong color and sharp impression, net grid cancelVERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION. SCARCE IN THIS PREMIUM CONDITION.
Ex Dr. Buss. With 2007 Greene Foundation, 2014 P.S.E., and 2015 P.F. certificates. Scott $5,000.00. SG £4,750. Unitrade C$7,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 6-1/2p Scarlet Vermilion (7; SG 7). Unused (no gum), huge margins all around, brilliantly rich color and sharp impression on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN IMPRESSIVELY SUPERB UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-1/2-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION OF THE FIRST ISSUE. A RARE STAMP OF NEWFOUNDLAND IN THIS PRISTINE QUALITY.
The 6-1/2p is notorious for tight and/or touching margins. Those that do have margins are often plagued by the myriad of faults associated with this issue. This stamp is one of the rare exceptions.
Ex "Crossings" and Gross. Signed Bloch. With 1968 Friedl, 1992 Greene Foundation, and 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott $5,000.00. SG £4,500. Unitrade C$6,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 6-1/2p Scarlet Vermilion (7; SG 7). Impressively large margins on all four sides, deep rich color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh paper, neat segmented cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-1/2-PENCE SCARLET VERMILION. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
True Gem quality used examples are seldom encountered and are far scarcer than their unused counterparts. According to Power Search, the last example we offered was over 25 years ago.
Ex "Vaduz", Dale-Lichtenstein, and "Highlands". With 1979 B.P.A. and 2019 Greene Foundation certificates. Scott $4,000.00. SG £4,750. Unitrade C$5,500.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 8p Scarlet Vermilion (8; SG 8). Mint N.H., huge margins on all four sides, deep color and wonderfully sharp impression, Extremely Fine Gem, a handsome example and scarce in Mint N.H. condition, with 2007 P.F. certificate, Scott $900.00, SG £400 as hinged, Unitrade C$1,500.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 8p Scarlet Vermilion (8; SG 8). Mostly huge margins all around, intense shade and exceptionally sharp impression on bright paper, light barred oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a handsome example in superb quality, with 2009 P.F. certificate, Scott $475.00, SG £950, Unitrade C$800.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 1sh Scarlet Vermilion (9; SG 9). Original gum, h.r.'s, full to ample margins all around, amazingly fresh color with a proof-like impressionVERY FINE. A REMARKABLE ORIGINAL-GUM ONE-SHILLING SCARLET VERMILION, SCOTT NO. 9. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW FOUR-MARGINED, ORIGINAL GUM AND SOUND EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE. AN EXCEPTIONAL NEWFOUNDLAND RARITY OF THE HIGHEST MAGNITUDE WHICH IS MISSING FROM EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED COLLECTIONS.
Our exhaustive search of numerous well-known Newfoundland collections came up with very few examples that have any trace of original gum - most are unused examples without gum, are tightly margined and/or have faults. This stamp would be a major addition to any serious Newfoundland collection. Our census, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/newfoundland/scott/9 , records 29 unused, ten with original gum. Of those with gum, only five are sound and only one other has large margins.
Census no. 9-OG-04. Ex Ferrary, Chapin, and Gross. Signed Bloch. With 1974 B.P.A. and 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott $42,500.00. SG £27,000. Unitrade C$80,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1857, 1sh Scarlet Vermilion (9; SG 9). Full margins all around, intensely rich color and a well-incised impression, light grid cancelVERY FINE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-SHILLING SCARLET VERMILION WITH LARGER MARGINS THAN TYPICALLY ENCOUNTERED.
The One-Shilling value of the 1857 Series is notorious for having little or no margins around. In addition, most have faults to some degree. The copy offered here is one of the few four-margin sound examples available.
With 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott $9,000.00. SG £9,000. Unitrade C$15,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 2p Orange (11; SG 10). Part original gum, enormous margins all around including sheet margin at top, brilliantly rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1992 P.F. and 2010 Sismondo certificates (XF-Superb 95), Scott $500.00, SG £600, Unitrade C$1,200.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 2p Orange, Watermarked (Unitrade 11i; SG 10). Exceptionally large margins all around, clearly showing "WIS" of "Stacey Wise 1858" watermark, lovely rich color on fresh paper, relatively light grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a Gem quality used example, even rarer with the Watermark, easily one of the finest examples of this collectible variety, ex Boulders, with 1995 P.S.E. and 2007 P.F. certificates, Scott $525.00 as normal, SG £700 as normal, Unitrade C$750.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 4p Orange (12; SG 12). Original gum, lightly hinged, impressively large margins on all four sides, brilliant color with a detailed impression on fresh paperEXTREMELY FINE AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 4-PENCE ORANGE, ESPECIALLY SCARCE AND DESIRABLE WITH SUCH LARGE MARGINS.
With 2011 Greene Foundation certificate. Scott $5,500.00. SG £4,500. Unitrade C$8,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 4p Orange (12; SG 12). Large margins all around, bright fresh shade and a sharp impression, neat grid cancel, Extremely Fine and handsome used example, with 2014 P.F. certificate, Scott $1,350.00, SG £1,100, Unitrade C$1,800.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 6p Orange (13; SG 14). Original gum, h.r., full to ample margins, vibrant shade with strong impression on bright paperVERY FINE. A RARELY OFFERED SOUND FOUR-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 6-PENCE ORANGE, SCOTT NO. 13.
Attesting to its rarity, our Power Search reveals only one other example of this caliber. Examples that are completely sound, four margins and with original gum are rarely offered.
Ex Chapin and Gross. With 1977 and 2009 P.F. certificates. Scott $5,250.00. SG £5,000. Unitrade C$10,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 6p Orange (13; SG 14). Unusually large and balanced margins, neat grid cancel, rich shade and with a particularly sharp impression, Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this stamp, with 1983 E. Diena and 2008 Greene Foundation certificates, Scott $1,100.00, SG £800, Unitrade C$1,600.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1860, 1sh Orange, Watermarked (Unitrade 15ii; SG 15). Impressively large margins which are rarely encountered on this value in particular, clearly showing top portion of "W" of "Stacey Wise 1858" watermark, exceptionally fresh color and sharp impression, unobtrusive grid cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-SHILLING ORANGE SHOWING THE PAPERMAKER'S WATERMARK. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST USED EXAMPLES MADE RARER BY THIS COLLECTIBLE VARIETY.
Very few of the 1,000 printed show the papermaker's watermark. The 1sh value in particular of the 1860 Issue is notorious for having small or no margins. A review of our Power Search reveals this is one of the largest margined examples of any 1sh we have offered in over 25 years.
Ex "Highlands". With 2018 Greene Foundation certificate (as normal No. 15). Scott $12,000.00 as normal. SG £11,000 as normal. Unitrade C$18,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861-62, 1p Violet Brown, Watermarked (Unitrade 15Aii). Unused (no gum), large balanced margins all around, deep rich color with a highly detailed impression, clearly showing the "185" of "Stacey Wise 1858" watermark, Extremely Fine, a rarely encountered variety, especially in this choice condition, ex "Crossings" and "Highlands", with 1994 and 2019 Greene Foundation certificates, Unitrade C$400.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861, 1p Violet Brown (15A; SG 16). Wonderfully large and balanced margins, deep rich shade, cancelled solely by transit/auxiliary boxed cancels, Extremely Fine, a remarkable example with great eye-appeal, ex Boulders, with 1996 Greene Foundation and 2007 P.F. certificates, Scott $250.00, SG £450, Unitrade C$300.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861, 1p Reddish Brown (16; SG 16a). Original gum, small h.r., wonderfully large margins, especially so at top, deep rich shade and an exceptional impression on fresh paperEXTREMELY FINE. A HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXMAPLE OF THE ONE-PENNY REDDISH BROWN ERROR OF COLOR. AN OFTEN MISIDENTIFIED NEWFOUNDLAND RARITY OF THE HIGHEST MAGNITUDE.
The 1861 1p Reddish Brown was prepared for use but never issued. It was printed in this Reddish Brown shade in error as it was meant for the 5p stamp instead. According to Pratt, only four sheets (480 stamps) were printed with only a small number known to have survived.
Examples which have survived are often found with margins touching on at least one side and/or suffer gum issues (or have been completely removed). Our census, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/newfoundland/scott/16 , records 29 unused, only eighteen with original gum.
Census no. 16-OG-17. With 2010 Greene Foundation certificate. Scott $13,000.00. SG £8,500. Unitrade C$32,000.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861-62, 2p Rose (17; SG 17). Mint N.H., enormous margins all around including large sheet margin at top, wonderfully bright color and highly detailed impression on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, an example of true "perfection" in every regard which would be exceptionally difficult to improve upon, ex "Crossings", with 2006 Greene Foundation (as a strip of three from which this originates) and 2010 Sismondo certificates (Gem 100), Scott $500.00, SG £300 as hinged, Unitrade C$800.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861-62, 5p Reddish Brown, 5p Chocolate Brown (19, 19b; SG 19-19a). Both examples with four large balanced margins, wonderfully fresh colors which clearly show the difference in shades accurately, intense impressions, Extremely Fine examples, a beautiful pair in differing shades, ex Boulders, No. 19 with 2001 A.P.S. and 2007 P.F., and No. 19b with 1997 P.S.E. and 2007 P.F. certificates, Scott $202.50, SG £525, Unitrade C$300.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861, 8p Rose (22; SG 22). Huge to large margins on all four sides, warm shade with a razor-sharp impression, relatively light grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example, especially rare used in this condition, ex Boulders, with 1996 P.S.E. and 2007 P.F. certificates, Scott $300.00, SG £650, Unitrade C$375.00
NEWFOUNDLAND, 1861, 1sh Rose (23; SG 23). Huge margins all around, beautiful rich shade with an uncommonly sharp impression, neat grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb example and quite rare in this premium used quality, with 2010 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95), Scott $250.00, SG £300, Unitrade C$160.00