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1851-57 Imperforate Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 532		U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Pos. 7R1E, Type I on Cover, #5, on printed return and partly printed address cover, trifle reduction at left, minor cover filing crease, very attractive usage of this extraordinarily rare classic stamp tied by Cincinnati, OH cds, to Mt. Vernon, IL, identified on back, minor cover faults not affecting adhesive not mentioned on cert. Ashbrook found only one position among 1000 entries on Plates 1E, 1L, 2, 3 and 4 that met this requirement; Pos. 7R1E. The fact that only one position met the Type I criteria is why Scott 5, a Type I imperforate stamp, is so rare. The Wagshal census of Scott 5 contains nearly 100 unduplicated records of stamps in singles and multiples, on and off cover. Therefore, #5 is the rarest of all U.S. regular issues prior to the 1868 Grills, and fewer than 20 covers survive, signed Ashbrook, Ex Siegel 1984 Rarity sale. 1990 P.F. cert. Scott $110,000. A very rare cover . Estimate $7,500-10,000. View details and photo	Realized $20,700
Lot 533		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type Ib, #5A, grid cancel, pos. 4R1E, just in at bottom to large margins, "several faults incl. scrape at right", scarce, Fine to Very Fine centering, 2012 Weiss cert. Scott $7,000. Estimate $700-850. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 534		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type Ib, #5A, clear to very large margins, pos. 3R1E, "lightened manuscript cancel and counterfeit red circular cancel, small thin spots and pre-print paper crease", Extremely Fine appearance, 2014 P.F. cert. Scott $3,500. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 535		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type Ia, #6, pos. 98R4, used, just touching to wide margins, 1984 P.F., 2019 P.S.E. cert. graded VF 80. SMQ $11,000. Estimate $5,000-6,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,188
Lot 536		U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type II, Strip of 3, #7, o.g., pos. 48-50R2, o.g., clear at bottom and sides to just in at top right, left stamp clear double transfer in "one cent", nice color, "right stamp tiny thin at top right", Fine overall, 2002 P.F. cert. Scott $8,500+. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,070
Lot 537		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type III, #8, black grid cancel, just clear to large margins, 1973, 1994, 2005 P.F. certs., 2019 P.S.E. cert. graded VF 80. SMQ $2,150. Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details and photo	Realized $1,610
Lot 538		U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type III on 1857 Printed Matter, #8, nice margins allow easy identification of type, tied by Sep. 23, Springfield, MS cds, Very Fine. Ex Newbury. 1999 P.S.E. cert. Scott $1,800. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,185
Lot 539		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type IIIa, #8A, Cincinnati cds, 4 margin copy with part of next stamp at top, "horizontal crease at the bottom edge", Fine to Very Fine appearance, 2007 P.S.E. cert. Scott $800. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 540		U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Type IIIa on Cover, #8A, touching at right to showing parts of other stamps on other 3 sides, tied by Brunswick, ME cds, Fine to Very Fine. Ex Newbury. 2000 P.S.E. cert. Scott $875. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 541		U.S.; General Issues, 1852, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, #9, o.g. (h.r.), margins clear at left to showing part of next stamp at bottom, recutting easily seen, Very Fine or better, 2010 P.F. cert. Scott $725. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 542		U.S.; General Issues, 1852, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, #9, l.h., margins just touching at lower left to very wide at right, otherwise Very Fine, 2002 P.F. cert. Scott $725. Estimate $220-270. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 543		o U.S.; General Issues, 1852, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, #9, lightly struck blue town cancel, large margins all around, 2019 Crowe cert. graded SUP 98. Scott $80. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 544		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 3¢ Orange Brown, Type II, Horizontal Pair, #10A, black town cancel (Kalida?), clear to touching at upper left, strong color, Fine to Very Fine, 2010 P.F. cert. Scott $500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 545		U.S.; General Issues, 1852, 3¢ Dull Red, Type I, #11, n.h., marginal copy, close at top right, excellent color, Fine, 2019 P.S.E. cert. Scott $250 + (hinged). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 546		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851-1855, 3¢ Type I-II Group, #10, 10A, 11, used, consists of #10 (1), 10A (2), 11 (17 singles, 2 pairs, strip of 3), incl. shades, positional pieces, etc., no ms. cancels, very fresh group, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 547		o U.S.; General Issues, 3¢, Types I and II Group, #10, 10A, 11, 11A, #10 blue cancel, large margins to touching lower right; 10A black cancel, large margins to just in at upper left; 11 black grid, graded 85J; 11A black cancel, graded 80, 2 with pos. numbers on reverse, 2014, 2018 P.S.E. certs. Scott $430 (incl. graded value). Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 548		o U.S.; General Issues, 1856, 5¢ Red Brown, #12, black Paid and red transit cancels, 4 nice to large margins, 2019 P.S.A.G. cert. graded XF 90. SMQ $1,300. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 549		o U.S.; General Issues, 1856, 5¢ Red Brown, #12, New Orleans cds, 4 small to nice margins, Fine to Very Fine, 2012 A.P.E.X. cert. Scott $700. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 550		o U.S.; General Issues, 1856, 5¢ Red Brown, #12, just clear at right to large margins, New Orleans cds, Fine or better, 2004 P.F. cert. Scott $700. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 551		o U.S.; General Issues, 1856, 5¢ Red Brown, #12, red cancel, margins touch top and bottom to wide at left, Fine, 2019 P.S.E. cert. Scott $875. Estimate $180-220. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 552		o U.S.; General Issues, 1855, 10¢ Green, Type I, #13, light cancel, 4 small to large margins, Fine to Very Fine and attractive, 2009 P.F. cert. Scott $800. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 553		o U.S.; General Issues, 1855, 10¢ Green, Type I, #13, used, 4 margins, "tiny corner crease at lower left", Fine to Very Fine, 1999 P.S.E. cert. Scott $800. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 554		() U.S.; General Issues, 1855, 10¢ Green, Type II, #14, unused, close to large margins, Fine to Very Fine, 1994 P.F., 2019 P.S.E. certs. Scott $1,800. Estimate $450-550. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 555		o U.S.; General Issues, 1855, 10¢ Green, Type II, #14, used, huge margins, "pane divider line at left, vertical crease along right margin", Superb appearance, 2012 A.P.E.X. cert. Scott $140. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 556		o U.S.; General Issues, 1855, 10¢ Green, Type II, Pair, #14, light cds, nice to large margins, Very Fine and choice, 2009 P.S.E. cert. Scott $300. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 557		U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 12¢ Gray Black, #17, slightly dist. o.g., 4 clear to large margins, Very Fine for this, 1989 P.F., 2019 P.S.E. certs. Scott $6,250. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 558		o U.S.; General Issues, 1851, 12¢ Gray Black, #17, red grid cancels, large top margin and portions of next stamp showing on other 3 sides, Extremely Fine, 1991 and 2003 P.F. certs. Scott $280. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $661

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