1860, 5¢ brown, type II. Large Boston "Paid" in grid cancel, deep intense color, attractively centered amid wide margins, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 30A; $300.
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 #1305 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
Lot #1306 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1860, 5¢ brown, type II. Vertical pair, grid cancels, wide margins, deep bold color; bottom stamp with corner perf crease, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 30A; $575.
Lot #1307 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1859, 10¢ green, type V. Reconstruction of four singles (positions 31/61L2) showing full captured Toppan, Carpenter & Co. imprint in left margins, position 41 unused, other used with various cancels; couple small flaws, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 35; Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #1308 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1857, 12¢ black, plate I. Right margin single, neat town cancel, deep bold color, choice centering amid wide margins with perfs not impinging on the design, an Extremely Fine gem, a beautiful used stamp, with 2006 and 2014 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 36; $350.
Lot #1309 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1859, 12¢ black, plate III, double frame line at right. Red grid cancels, choice centering amid wide margins, strong color, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF 90, SMQ $700).
Scott No. 36B var.; $300.
Lot #1310 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1859, 12¢ black, plate III. Blue grid cancel, choice centering and wide margins virtually free from impinging the design, deep bold color, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely color canceled gem, with 1993 and 2004 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 36B; $285.
Lot #1311 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1859, 12¢ black, plate III. Red grid cancel, wide margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 36B; $275.
Lot #1312 - united states postage stamps 1857 5¢-24¢ issues
1860, 24¢ gray lilac. Red grid cancel, rich color, nicely centered amid wide margins, Very Fine and attractive, with 2014 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 37; $440.
Lot #1313 - united states postage stamps 1861 first designs
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design. Neat red face-free town cancel, choice centering and margins for this difficult issue, rich vivid color, Extremely Fine, a wonderful used example.
Scott No. 62B; $1,600.
Lot #1314 - united states postage stamps 1861 first designs
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design. Light grid cancel, rich deep color; toned perf at bottom left, otherwise Fine.
Scott No. 62B; $1,600.
Lot #1315 - united states postage stamps 1861-1866 issue
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.
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.
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