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U.S. 1861-67 Issues (Sc #62B-109)

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 85		U.S. 1861, 10¢ Dark Green, First Design, on Cover, #62B, Tied by ring cancel to Stockton, California, interesting patriotic sticker at left, fine-very fine. PF (1986) declining opinion on label. Cat. $1600 ($2750 on patriotic). Estimate $800-900. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 86		U.S. 1861, 10¢ Dark Green, First Design, on Cover, #62B, Tied by red grid cancel, to Germany, New York Paid 7 Brem PK/PAID/May 10 in red, "Per Steamer Bremen", cover reduced at top, stamp sound, fine-very fine. Cat. $1680. Estimate $800-900. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 87		o U.S. 1861, 1¢ Blue, #63, Blue town cancel, fresh, large copy, extremely fine for this. Cat. $42. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $63
Lot 88		U.S. 1861, 1¢ Blue, on 3¢ Entire, #63, U35, 3 singles tied by Lancaster, PA Mar 12 1863 grid cancels, fresh, fine-very fine. Estimate $60-70. View details and photo	Realized $48
Lot 89		o U.S. 1861, 3¢ Pink, #64, Paid cancel, very fine. Cat. $850. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 90		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Pink, on Cover, #64, Cleveland Dec. 13 1861 cancel in black, fresh, fine-very fine. APS (1971) cert. Cat. $950. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 91		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Pink, on Cover, #64, Margin single tied by blue cancel, with enclosure, dateline Dec. 5, 1861, fresh, fine. Cat. $950. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 92		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Pigeon Blood Pink, with 1¢, Pair and Single on Cover, #64a, 63, Tied to folded letter by straightline "PAID" in black and red Boston cancel, to Montreal, Canada, receiving cancel on reverse, left 3¢ with some toned perforations, right 3¢ with a large diagonal tear at bottom, still fresh and fine appearance, a very scarce usage of multiples on cover. PF (2005) cert. Cat. $12,000+. Estimate $4,500-5,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 93		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Pigeon Blood Pink, on Patriotic Cover, #64a, Tied by Ohio town cancel in black, Walcott cachet (#2148) in purple, fresh, well centered, very fine, exhibit piece. PF (1989, 1999) certs. Cat. $6750. Estimate $4,000-5,000. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 94		E U.S. 1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" Essay, in Brown Rose, #65-E15h, complete design, plate on semi-transparent stamp paper, perf'd and gummed, o.g. (h.r.), ink mark on reverse, finished Premiere Gravure (formerly #56), very fine. Cat. $550. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 95		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose, on Magnus Cover, #65, Tied by Alexandria, VA circular cancel, stamp foxed, cover fresh, very fine, scarce piece. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 96		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose, on Civil War Patriotic Cover, #65, Sharp Philadelphia, Pa cancel in black, flag facing left, "History of our Flag" red, white and blue design, fresh, very fine. Three recorded copies. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 97		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose, on Howells Poem Cover, #65, M.s. cancel, large Fort Jefferson, Fla. Dec 2(?) (1864) cancel in red, mailed from military prison, established early in the Civil War, light edge soiling, otherwise fresh and fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 98		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose, Masonic "Square & Compass" Cancels on Covers, #65, First from North Leominster, Ms with G in center, second from New York State, light soiling on covers, good strike on stamps, fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 99		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose, on Civil War Cover, #65, Sharp Miamiville P.O., Camp Dennison, O. Dec 14 1863 cancel in black, fresh, fine. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 100		o U.S. 1861, 5¢ Olive Yellow, #67b, Blue grid cancel, few perf. tips added at right, fine appearance. Cat. $1550. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 101		o U.S. 1861, 12¢ Black, #69, Attractive blue c.d.s., fresh copy, very fine. Cat. $112. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 102		U.S. 1862, 24¢ Brown Lilac, Block of 4, #70a, Full o.g. (h.r.), "7mm tear at the right of the upper stamp", still fresh and very well centered. PSE (2004) cert. Cat. $11,000. Estimate $2,500-3,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 103		o U.S. 1863, 2¢ Black, Triple Transfer, #73, Used, large displacement to upper left, showing in ball, doubling in TWO at lower left is displaced to lower right, doubling also seen in top label, listed, but unpriced, fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $81
Lot 104		U.S. 1863, 24¢ Lilac with British Columbia 2½d on Piece, #78, B.C. #2, Tied to large strip by black grid cancel, 2½d tied by New Westminster, British Columbia cancel in blue, British packet in red, 24¢ off center, fine, nice piece. Estimate $280-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 105		o U.S. 1867, 3¢ Rose, A. Grill, #79, Used, few nibbed perforations at bottom, fine-very fine. Cat. $1350. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 106		o U.S. 1867, 3¢ Rose, C. Grill, #83, Used, small internal tear, huge copy, very fine appearance. Cat. $1100. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $300
Lot 107		o U.S. 1867, 3¢ Rose, C. Grill, Double Grill, #83, Used, "nibbed perfs, corner crease", fine appearance. APS (2001) cert. Cat. $2400. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 108		U.S. 1867, 3¢ Rose, C. Grill, #83, Boston, Mass. cancel, cover and stamps fresh, fine. Cat. $3250+. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 109		o U.S. 1867, 2¢ Black, D. Grill, #84, Used, fresh, fine. PF (2005) cert. Cat. $3750. Estimate $1,500-1,600. View details and photo	Realized $1,725
Lot 110		o U.S. 1867, 3¢ Rose, D. Grill, #85, Used, fresh, fine-very fine, rare this nice. PF (1991) cert. Cat. $1050. Estimate $550-650. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 111		o U.S. 1867, 3¢ Rose, D. Grill, #85, Used, small internal grill tear, very fine appearance. Cat. $1050. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 112		o U.S. 1867, 1¢ Blue, E. Grill, #86, Used, fine-very fine. Cat. $525. Estimate $120-150. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 113		U.S. 1867, 1¢ Blue, E. Grill, on Tax Notice, #86, Used, "gum soaks and toning" (on edge), average. APS (2001) cert. Cat. $1100 (on cover). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 114		U.S. 1867, 10¢ Green, E. Grill, 1869 2¢, 1870-71 National 3¢, on Cover, #89, 113, 147, All with PAID in circle cancels, from Kingfield, ME to Bradfield, ME, unusual 3 issue franking, fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 115		U.S. 1867, 2¢ Black, F. Grill, #93, Large part o.g., fresh, fine. Cat. $500. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 116		U.S. 1867, 3¢ Red, F. Grill, #94, O.g. (irregular gum application at right), huge copy, extremely fine. Cat. $425. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $1,668
Lot 117		o U.S. 1867, 12¢ Black, F. Grill, Double Grill, #97, Used, fine. APS (2000) cert. Cat. $500. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 118		U.S. 1861, 3¢ Rose, on Grant-Colfax Campaign Cover, #65, Sep 17 cancel of Lawrence, Mass. to Tunbridge, VT, cachet in black, cover slightly reduced at right, fresh and fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 119		U.S. 1867, 3¢ Red, F. Grill, on Grant-Colfax Campaign Cover, #94, Cachet in black, Morrisville, VT to Bethel, Vermont, m.s. cancel, couple soil spots, still fresh, fine, rare design, only 5 known. Estimate $350-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 120		U.S. 1867, 3¢ Red, F. Grill, on Grant-Colfax Campaign Cover, #94, Cachet in black, Noosop, Con. cancel to Waterville, New York, fresh, fine, scarce cachet. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 121		U.S. 1867, 3¢ Red, F. Grill, on Grant Campaign Cover, #94, Cachet in black, West Springfield, Ms. Sep 16 cancel to East Longmeadow, Mass. New York, very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 122		U.S. 1869, 3¢ Ultramarine, on Grant Campaign Cover, #114, All over lithograph in gray, mailed from East Grange, VT to Elgin, Minn., small edge stain, still fresh, fine, scarce piece. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $264
Lot 123		U.S. 1869, 3¢ Ultramarine, on Grant-Colfax Campaign Cover, #114, Cachet in black, March 30 Hancock, VT cancel in blue to Middlebury, Vermont, stain (ink?) on reverse, fresh, fine. Ex. Foote. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 124		U.S. 1870, 3¢ Green, on Grant-Colfax Campaign Cover, #147, Cachet in black, Franklin, O. cancel to Lebanon, Ohio, fresh, fine, an extremely scarce piece. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 125		U.S. 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-67 Issue, 1¢ Blue, #102, O.g., "light diagonal crease", fine. PSE (2004) cert. Cat. $900 Only 3195 issued. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 126		U.S. 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-67 Issue, 12¢ Black, #107, Part o.g., average. PF (1991) cert. Cat. $4500 Only 389 issued. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 127		U.S. 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-67 Issue, 24¢ Deep Violet, #109, Unused, fine. PF (1973) cert. Cat. $3250 Only 346 issued. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,495

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