Sale 1265 — Classic United States Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Thursday, 29 September, 2022
Category — Allen 12c 1851-57: Plate 1 Perforated, Cancellations (Scott 36)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
708
12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Well-centered, cancelled solely by dark red circular datestamp with letters "TON", faint toned spot at upper left, otherwise Very Fine, a beautiful stamp and scarce cancelled in this manner, with 1997 P.F. certificate
320
250
709
12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Position 71R1 with interpane margin and centerline at left, cancelled by bright red New York foreign-mail exchange office datestamp with integral "38" credit, the numeral is fully struck on stamp, Very Fine and choice, rare use of this credit marking as a cancel, ex Grunin, Scott value $340.00 with red numeral cancel
E. 200-300
250
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Clear strike of blue segmented grid cancel, Fine, an attractive cancel and unusual on the 12c 1857, with 2009 P.F. certificate
310
100
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Vertical pair, each stamp with sharp strike of green grid cancel, top stamp horizontal crease, otherwise Fine, rare use of green ink to cancel 12c 1857, Scott value $1,300.00 as two singles with premium for green cancel
E. 1,000-1,500
750
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Positions 44-45R1, horizontal pair, choice centering, beautiful grayish shade and sharp impression, cancelled by vivid red "Phil(a. Am. P)kt. 6" 6c credit datestamp applied by Philadelphia foreign-mail exchange office, a few trivial nibbed perfs at top, Extremely Fine, ex Newbury and Dr. Morris, with 1996 P.F. certificate, Scott value $740.00 as a pair with red numeral cancel
E. 400-500
350
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Horizontal pair, each stamp cancelled by large "PAID" in circle cancel, choice centering, small faults, otherwise Extremely Fine, rare cancel on the 12c 1857, ex Dick and Grunin
E. 300-400
300
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). 10 singles, one pair and a strip of four selected for unusual cancellations, includes circle of rays (Davenport Ia.), prison bars (Columbus O.), "bottle stopper" with numeral 14, framed grid (Montgomery Ala.), blue Philadelphia datestamp, grids in blue, red and dark red, a few different datestamps used as cancels, trivial faults to be expected, but overall Fine, a desirable group of cancels on the 12c 1857, Scott value $5,200.00 with premiums only for numeral and colored cancels
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E. 1,000-1,500
800
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). 10 singles and two pairs, selected for unusual numeral and foreign-mail cancellations, includes different credit handstamps (3, 7, 19, 38), other numerals (5, 24, 30), British P.O. numeral grids (466, 79), eight struck in red, one in blue, minor faults to be expected, but overall Fine, an outstanding assemblage which would be extremely difficult to replicate, Scott value $4,820.00 with premiums only for numeral and colored cancels (the British and higher rate numerals are worth more)
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E. 750-1,000
550
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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Six singles and one pair on piece (with pairs of Scott 24 and 26a), all different types of "Paid" cancels, including red in circle, large and small "mimics" of Boston (Beverly Mass. and Saco Me.), straightlines, a couple with some trimmed perfs, minor faults to be expected, the strikes are clear and overall appearance Fine-Very Fine, desirable and exhibit-worthy group, Scott value $2,610.00 with premiums for "Paid" and colored cancels
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E. 500-750
450
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