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APS AmeriStamp Expo

1857-61 Perforate 15½ Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 638		o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type IIIa, #22, used, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1988) cert. Scott $500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 639		o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type V, #24, red rimless grid cancel, a stunning example, Grade 98 Superb, PSAG (2014) cert. Scott Stamp Values $1,000, only 1 graded higher in census . Estimate $1,600-1,800. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 640		U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type V on Steamboat Cover, #24, strip of 3 tied to ladies cover by Baltimore cds in blue with 2 straightline "Steamboat" cancels in blue, interesting oval blue h. s. on reverse "Delayed/Mail/Not on Time", Chicago, IL receiving cancel in blue on reverse, light staining around stamps, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 641		U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type V, Strip of 4 and Pair on Cover, #24, tied by New York JUN. 19 cancels, to Paris, KY, "on lightly overall toned cover, 1st stamp has small corner crease at upper left and 3rd has a piece out at lower left", still scarce multiple on cover, Fine appearance, Weiss (2013) cert. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 642		o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 3¢ Rose, Type I, #25, town cancel, lovely example, Extremely Fine, PF (2014) cert. Scott $125. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 643		U.S.; General Issues, 3¢ Rose, Type I on Overland Mail Cover to New Mexico Territory, #25, tied advertising by Columbus, O. Apr 15 cds, corner advert for R.E. Champion & Co., Coal and Coke Dealers, to Lubac, New Mexico in care of the Santa Rita Silver Mining Co., cover reduced at lower right, otherwise Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 644		/ U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 3¢ Dull Red, Type III, #26, top left and bottom copies n.h., light gum bends, otherwise Very Fine. Scott $450 (o.g.). Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 645		o U.S.; General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Brick Red, Type I, #27, 1869 cds, "very tiny thin dot and tiny ironed out corner crease in upper left margin, Fine to Very Fine appearance, Weiss (2013) cert. Scott $1,600. Estimate $220-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 646		o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, #28, black town cancel, Fine to Very Fine, PF (2002) cert. Scott $1,100. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 647		U.S.; General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, Strip of 3 on Cover to France, #28, tied to small cover by New Orleans AUG 16, 1858 cds, s.e. at left, few clipped perfs at top, Boston PAID 12 cds in red, 6 Sept 58 transit cancel on front, Paris transit and Marseilles receiving cancels on reverse, edge wear lower right, light soiling, Fine. Scott $4,250 (as used). Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 648		o U.S.; General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Indian Red, Type I, #28A, blue cds, small thin at top, tiny filled thin at bottom, Very Fine appearance. Scott $3,500. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 649		U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 5¢ Brown, Type II, Block of 4, #30A, full o.g. (l.h.), couple tiny thin specks and some short perfs at left, still scarce multiple, rich color, Fine. Scott $25,000. Estimate $4,000-4,500. View details and photo	Realized $3,450
Lot 650		U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type I, #31, full o.g. (h.r.), pos. 91R1, scarce mint item, Fine, PF (2008, 1971) certs. Scott $35,000. Estimate $6,000-7,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,475
Lot 651		o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type I, #31, used, "short perf at the right", otherwise Fine, PSE (2013) cert. Scott $1,200. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 652		o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 12¢ Black, Plate I, #36, used, Very Fine, PF (2014) cert. Scott $350. Estimate $170-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 653		U.S.; General Issues, 1859, 12¢ Black, Plate III, 24¢ Strip of 3 on Cover, #36B, 37a, to Hong Kong, tied to folded letter by large Boston "PAID" in grid cancels, red London AU 7 60 transit at center, Boston Exchange and Hong Kong receiving postmarks on reverse, "each 24¢ stamp creased (unapparent), additionally the left 24¢ stamp with a small nick at bottom right", rare cover, exhibit piece, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Heard correspondence. PF (2013) cert. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 654		U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 24¢ Gray Lilac, #37, full o.g. (h.r.), well centered for issue, Very Fine. Scott $1,400. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 655		() U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 24¢ Gray Lilac, #37, unused, Very Fine, PF (1981) cert. Scott $525. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 656		o U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 24¢ Gray Lilac, #37, red grid cancel, Fine to Very Fine, PF (1989) cert. Scott $440. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 657		U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 30¢ Orange, #38, "Large part o.g.", Fine, PSE (2004) cert. Scott $2,150. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 658		() U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 90¢ Blue, #39, unused, small thin at top, Fine appearance. Scott $1,100. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 659		() U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 90¢ Blue, #39, unused, thin top left, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott $1,100. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 660		U.S.; General Issues, 1860, 90¢ Blue, #39, fake red grid cancel, faults, Fine appearance. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $288

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