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1857-61 Perforate 15½ Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 592		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type Ia, #19, used, faults, nice spacefiller. Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. Scott $9,000. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 593		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type III, #21, used, nice centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 1997 A.P.S., 2001 P.S.E. certs. Scott $1,500. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 594		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type III, #21, blue grid cancel, rich color, Fine to Very Fine, 1999 P.F. cert. Scott $1,550. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 595		U.S., General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type IIIa, #22, full o.g., "vert. crease", nice impression, Fine appearing, 1995 P.F. cert. Scott $2,200. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 596		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type IV, #23, light corner cancel, Relief B recut bottom, possibly top, fresh, probable grade 80, Very Fine, 2002 (identified as #23), 2019 P.S.E. certs. Scott $700 +. Graded as fine . Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 597		/ U.S., General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type V, Block of 8, #24, n.h. or o.g. pos. 7-10, 17-20L10, pos. 7-8, 17-19 n.h., others o.g. (h.r.), s.e. at right, centered left, fresh, Fine overall, 2003 A.P.S. cert. Scott $1,600+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 598		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 3¢ Rose, Imprint, Type I, #25, printer imprint at left, pos. 51L8, used, "short corner perf", scarce, Fine, 2011 P.S.A.G. cert. Scott $180. Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 599		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 3¢ Rose, Type I, Block of 6, #25, used, reconstructed from 2 strips of 3, "minor clipped perfs at right", scarce, Fine, 2011 P.S.A.G. cert. Scott $1,200 + (as pairs). Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 600		o U.S., General Issues, 1857-61, 3¢, Type I-II Oldtime Collection, #25-25A, partial plating comprising more than 300 used with few pairs and strips, incl. more than 260 Type II ($850 each); approximate breakdown is Type I: Plate 4 (25 left pane and 32 right), Plate 6 (10 left, 18 right, incl. recut bust, 47R6, faded - $1,500), a handful from Plate 7, Plate 8 (10 left, 23 right); Type II: Plate 2L (51 left, 35 right), Plate 3 (13 left, 55 right), Plate 5L (51 left, 58 right); some faults but incl. many sound and attractive stamps; a rare opportunity for the specialist, huge cat. value. Most ex HR Harmer 1960's lots. Estimate $7,000-9,000. View details and photo	Realized $18,400
Lot 601		P U.S., General Issues, 1857, 3¢ Red, Type II, Plate Proof on India, Pair, #26P3, close to margins all round, light hinge thin at top, excellent color, nearly Very Fine appearance. Scott $3,000. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 602		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 3¢ Dull Red, Type IV, 50 Copies, #26A, used, incl. pair, unchecked for better plate pos., etc., oldtime group, inspect, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $7,500. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 603		o U.S., General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Brick Red, Type I, #27, light town cancel, great color, Fine to Very Fine, 2004 P.F. cert. Scott $1,450. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 604		o U.S., General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Brick Red, Type I, #27, "Light face free cancel", sound, Fine, 1992 P.F. cert. Scott $1,450. Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 605		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, #28, neat cancel, centered, 2020 P.S.A.G. cert. graded VF 80. SMQ $1,100. Estimate $750-900. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 606		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, #28, lightly canc'd, fresh, Fine to Very Fine, 1989 P.F. cert. Scott $1,050. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 607		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, #28, corner cancels, "scissors trimmed perfs at bottom", fresh, still Fine, 2019 P.F. cert. Scott $1,050. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 608		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Bright Red Brown, Type I, #28b, neatly canceled, "small repair at lower right, reperfed at bottom", Very Fine appearing, 2020 Crowe cert. Scott $2,250. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 609		o U.S., General Issues, 1858, 5¢ Indian Red, Type I, #28A, cds, rich color, Fine, 1995 P.F. cert. Scott $3,500. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 610		o U.S., General Issues, 1859, 5¢ Brown, Type I, #29, lightly canc'd, nicely centered, Choice Very Fine, 2004 P.F., 2019 P.S.E. certs. Scott $350. Estimate $140-180. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 611		P U.S., General Issues, 1861, 5¢ Orange Brown, Type II, Plate Proof on India, Block of 4, #30P3, minor natural printing specks between stamps, nice margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $5,000. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,380
Lot 612		U.S., General Issues, 1861, 5¢ Orange Brown, Type II, #30, full o.g., well centered, 2010 P.S.E. cert. graded VF 80. SMQ $1,250. Estimate $600-750. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 613		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type III, #33, attractive town cancel, excellent color, jumbo copy, 2020 P.S.A.G. cert. graded XF-SUP 95J. SMQ $9,850 (for non-jumbo}, few exist with that grade . Estimate $3,500-4,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 614		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 10¢ Green, Type IV, #34, pos. 64L1 (recut at top & bottom), lightly canceled, Fine, 2014 P.F. cert. Scott $2,600. Estimate $450-550. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 615		P U.S., General Issues, 1859, 10¢ Green, Type V, Plate Proof on India, Pair, #35P3, beautiful color and crisp white paper, "tiny thin in left stamp", light natural paper wrinkle on right stamp not mentioned, excellent margins, attractive Very Fine appearance, 1989 P.F. cert. Scott $2,500. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 616		o U.S., General Issues, 1857, 12¢ Black, Plate I, #36, blue cds, excellent perfs all round, Choice Very Fine, 2001 P.S.E. cert. Scott $310. Estimate $130-160. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 617		P U.S., General Issues, 1857, 12¢ Black, Plate III, Proof on Stamp Paper, #36BP5, excellent margins all round, immaculate and Very Fine, very rare . Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 618		o U.S., General Issues, 1859, 12¢ Black, Plate III, #36B, black target cancel, fresh, Very Fine, 2019 P.S.E. cert. Scott $250. Estimate $100-130. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 619		P U.S., General Issues, 1860, 30¢ Black, Trial Color Large Die Proof on India, #38TC1ae, 41mm x 53mm, a few small hinge thins in margins, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott $5,000. Scarce . Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 620		P U.S., General Issues, 1860, 30¢ Black, Trial Color Plate Proof on India, Block of 4, #38TC3a, small thin on top right stamp, typical for these fragile paper multiples, very fine to extremely fine centering. Scott $9,000. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 621		P U.S., General Issues, 1860, 30¢ Orange, Large Die Proof on India, #38P1, 57mm x 55mm on India, very fine, 2007 P.F. cert. Rare . Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 622		o U.S., General Issues, 1860, 30¢ Orange, #38, red German transit and red grid cancels, hs. on reverse, very attractive, Very Fine, 2020 P.S.A.G. cert. Scott $500. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 623		o U.S., General Issues, 1860, 30¢ Orange, #38, red grid cancel, great color, Very Fine, 1998 P.S.E. cert. Scott $500. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 624		P U.S., General Issues, 1860, 90¢ Blue, Imperf Proof on Stamp Paper, #39P5, nice margins all round, immaculate and Very Fine. Ex Finkelberg. Scott $4,500. Estimate $1,000-1,400. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 625		o U.S., General Issues, 1860, 90¢ Blue, #39, red N.Y. Paid cancel, "closed small tear at top", excellent centering and appearance, Extremely Fine centering, 1998 P.F. cert. Scott $11,000. Rarely seen this attractive looking . Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,530

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