Sale 7

Summer 2016 Sale

1857 to 1861 Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 18		1861, 1¢ blue, type I, fine copy, neatly tied by NEW YORK STATION D/ 1M _ _ 30 c.d.s. on local envelope. Very simple and attractive example of the carrier rate. (Scott 18). Scott $700. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $70
Lot 19		1857, 5¢ red brown, type I, fine, tied by NEW ORLEANS NOV 8 c.d.s. on folded letter sheet bearing red NEW YORK c.d.s. transit, manuscript rate, on reverse red London transit and red ROTTERDAM 24-11-1857 receiver (Scott 28). Scott $1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $95
Lot 20		o 1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I, lightly cancelled, well centered, small faults, very fine appearance, Foundation Cert. (2015) (Scott 28b). Scott $2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $190
Lot 21		1857-61: 5¢ orange brown, type II, o.g., one perforation only barely touched at top, very lovely color, a hard copy to find so nice, o.g., very fine (Scott 30). Scott $1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $170
Lot 22		Used to Great Britain: 1857 12¢ black, plate I, PAIR, centred to bottom, tied by blue LEXINGTON KY OCT 12 c.d.s. strikes on envelope bearing red LONDON OC 31 59 PAID c.d.s. transit and red "3" on reverse duplicate LONDON W. receiver. (Scott 36). Scott $800. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $95
Lot 23		1859, 12¢ black, plate III, Bottom Sheet Margin Block of Four, positions 87,88,97, 98 L, original gum, intact but for top right stamp rejoined, a fine and rare position piece, Ex Ishikawa Lot 321 (Scott 36B). Scott $5,000 as block of four. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $350
Lot 24		1860, 30¢ orange, original gum, just a touch oxidised well centred for this stamp, almost very fine, "Paladin" horsehead handstamp (Scott 38). Scott $2,150. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $240
Lot 25		P 1860, 90¢ blue, plate proof on India, margins all around, thin, very fine appearance (Scott 39P3). Scott $1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $70