1861, 3¢ pink. Tied on piece by fancy dot grid cancel with matching Sparta, Ga, town cancel alongside, well centered and margined, strong bright color, Extremely Fine, especially choice with a neat fancy cancellation, with 2009 P.F. certificate. Skinner-Eno No. SD-G95.
Scott No. 64; $850.
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1315 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
Lot #1316 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 3¢ pink. Neat town cancel, well centered, bright true pink color on fresh paper, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a tough stamp to find so nice, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 64; $800.
Lot #1317 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 3¢ rose. Neat full socked-on-the-nose green star cancel, well centered with strong color; small corner crease at bottom left, an Extremely Fine strike, a very rare fancy cancellation in green, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; $103.
Lot #1318 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 3¢ rose. Full bold strike of fancy anchor of Putnam, Ct. cancel, well centered with faint crease, a Very Fine strike, with 1989 and 2011 P.F. certificates. Skinner-Eno No. PO-AM14.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1319 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 3¢ rose. Horizontal strip of 3 with guidemark and natural s.e. at right, complete strike of blue straight line "Registered" cancel, bright color, an Extremely Fine and choice strike, rarely encountered complete cancel off cover, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 65; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1320 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in brown rose. Complete design, plate on semi-transparent stamp paper, perf'd and gummed, o.g., lightly hinged, rich color, nicely centered, Very Fine (formerly no. 56).
Scott No. 65-E15h; $550.
Lot #1321 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 5¢ buff. Red grid and town cancels, rich bright color, Very Fine and attractive, with 1983 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 67; $1,060.
Lot #1322 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 5¢ olive yellow. Large Boston "Paid" in grid cancel, strong color, F.-V.F., an extremely scarce stamp in sound condition, with 2002 and 2008 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 67b; $4,000.
Lot #1323 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 10¢ yellow green. Face free circle of V's corner cancel, near perfect centering amid large oversized margins, an Extremely Fine jumbo gem, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 68; $60.
Lot #1324 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 12¢ black. Red town cancel, exceptional centering amid huge well balanced margins, rich color and crisp impression; small sealed margin tear, Extremely Fine to Superb appearance.
Scott No. 69; $125.
Lot #1325 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 12¢ black. Unobtrusive green cancellations, wide margins, strong bold color, Very Fine, a very scarce color cancellation on the 1861 12¢ issue, with 2002 and 2013 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 69; $650.
Lot #1326 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 12¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in black. Complete design, plate on India, deep color, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott No. 69-E6d; $350.
Lot #1327 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1862, 24¢ brown lilac. Fancy red Hollow Heart cancel of New York, strong color and crisp impression, wide margins; reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance, with 2012 Weiss and 2014 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 70a; $340.
Lot #1328 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 24¢ violet. Blue grid cancels, precision centering amid well balanced margin, beautiful distinctive violet color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp in the "Cincinnati" violet shade, with 1999 and 2014 P.F. certificates, the later Graded (VF-XF 85, SSV $3,250).
Scott No. 70c; $2,250.
Lot #1329 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 24¢ violet. Neat blue grid cancel, wide margins, rich deep "Cincinnati" violet shade; minute thin speck, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 70c; $2,250.
Lot #1330 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1862, 24¢ pale gray violet. Cincinnati town cancel, strong distinctive gray violet color, well centered and nicely balanced margins, Very Fine, a lovely sound example of this very elusive and often faulty stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 70d; $3,000.
Lot #1331 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 30¢ orange. Target cancel, wide margins, rich brilliant color, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 71; $190.
Lot #1332 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 30¢ orange. Hiogo, Japan circular cancel, rich bold color, F.-V.F., with 2014 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 71; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1333 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1861, 90¢ blue. Segmented cork cancel, strong bright color, wide margins, Very Fine, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate.
Scott No. 72; $600.
Lot #1334 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1863, 2¢ black. Vertical pair, o.g., hinge remnant at top, fairly well centered for the issue; some gum tone spots affecting bottom stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 73; $800.
Lot #1335 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1863, 2¢ black. Right margin block of 4 showing guide dots in selvage, full o.g., lightly hinged at top, strong color, quite fresh, Fine and attractive, a scarce mint multiple.
Scott No. 73; $4,000.
Lot #1336 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1862, 5¢ red brown. Traces of o.g., rich fiery color, fresh and F.-V.F., with 2000 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 75; $5,750 for o.g.
Lot #1337 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1866, 15¢ black. Segmented cork cancel, well centered amid nicely balanced margins, bold color and detailed impression, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 77; $180.
Lot #1338 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1866, 15¢ black. Fancy Union Soldier's Head of New York City cancel, a Very Fine strike.
Scott No. 77; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1339 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
1863, 24¢ grayish lilac. Segmented cork cancels, enormous margins; reperfed at left, Very Fine jumbo appearance, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 78a; $350.
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