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2018 Rarities of the World continued...

1869 Pictorial Issue and Re-Issue

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3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by well-struck Small Bee fancy cancel of Waterbury Conn. (Rohloff A-14) "Waterbury Ct. Feb. 2" (1870) circular datestamp on small cover to Winsted Conn., slightly reduced at left and small flap fault, stamp with sealed tear and small faults

VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE WATERBURY SMALL BEE FANCY CANCEL ON A 3-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL COVER.

The Waterbury Small Bee is one of the more available of Postmaster John W. Hill's pictorial designs, but covers with clear strikes are rare. With 2008 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

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3c Ultramarine (114). Tied by bold strike of Skull & Crossbones fancy cancel of Waterbury Conn. (Rohloff R-3) on cover to Washington Conn., from the Chase correspondence, bold "Waterbury Ct. Jan. 23" (1870) circular datestamp also ties stamp, receipt docketing, barely reduced at right, trivial perf tip toning not mentioned on accompanying certificate

EXTREMELY FINE STRIKE OF THIS RARE WATERBURY SKULL & CROSSBONES FANCY CANCELLATION.

Ex Dr. LeBow and Walske. With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 4,000-5,000

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10c Yellow (116). Pair, vivid color, few toned perfs, tied by quartered cork cancels and "Newark N.J. Feb. 15" duplex datestamp on yellow cover with printed address to Beirut, Syria, printed route instructions "Via North German Union Closed Mail", red "5" in circle credit handstamp, matching New York transit backstamp, red "Verviers Coeln Franco" transit datestamp, blue crayon "f 3" (sgr.) for credit beyond North German Union, bold Beirut receiving datestamp on front of cover, small part of backflap removed, slight edgewear

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON A NORTH GERMAN UNION MAIL COVER TO BEIRUT, SYRIA.

The Laurence 10c 1869 book notes that the addressee was a Christian evangelist who for many years was part of the American Presbyterian Mission in Beirut, where the American University was founded. Dennis served as librarian for the mission and corresponded with other missionaries around the world. There are ten recorded 10c 1869 covers to Syria, including eight sent via NGU Mail. Five of the eight bear two singles to pay the 20c NGU rate.

Ex Mack and Dr. Heimburger. (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

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[15c] Dark Blue, Vignette Only, Hybrid Die Proof on India (118-E1a). Mounted on India and die sunk on 70 x 71mm card, showing full die sinkage area, faint toned spots, small thin at bottom left from mount removal

VERY FINE. A RARE PROOF IMPRESSION OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL VIGNETTE.

This vignette proof shows the frame around the vignette, which indicates it was cut from a plate proof and mounted as a die proof. The border was entered on the plate, not on the die.

Ex Earl of Crawford, Finkelburg and Price (Image)

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$ 3,500.00

SOLD for $1,700.00
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15c Red Brown, Ty. II Frame Only, Die Proof on India (119-E1a). On 57 x 46mm card, bright color, small surface scrape at left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PROOF OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL FRAME FROM THE DIE WITH TYPE II CHARACTERISTCS.

There are three types of the 15c 1869 Pictorial Issue stamps. Type I (Scott 118) does not have the diamond-shaped ornament at the top of the blank area where the vignette is printed, and it has shading lines in the otherwise blank area, which were entered by hand on each plate position. Type II (Scott 119) has the diamond ornament and shading lines, which were engraved on the die before the Type II frame plate was made, as seen on this die proof impression. To make the frame plate for the 1875 Re-Issue, the original Type I die was used, but no shading lines were entered on the plate. Yet another die was used to make certain proof impressions, in which the frame and vignette were unified into a single die (Scott lists these as both essays and proofs with a 118 or 129 designation).

Ex Mason, Walske, "Lake Shore", Dr. Heimburger and Price (Image)

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$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
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15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Block of nine, part disturbed original gum, rich colors, choice centering, few gum soaks, few flaws including bottom right stamp piece out and repaired

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND IMPRESSIVE UNUSED BLOCK OF NINE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

Ex Price. Scott Retail as block of four, two pairs and a single $34,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $11,500.00
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15c Dark Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Vertical pair and two singles, deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, tied by strikes of quartered cork cancel, red "Providence R.I. Nov. 26" double-circle datestamp with matching "Paid" in circle handstamp on 1869 cover to Menton, France, red "New York Paid 48 Nov. 27" credit datestamp, red "Etats-Unis Paq. Fr. H No. 2 27 Nov. 69" octagonal datestamp applied aboard the French ship on the day it left New York, Paris, "Lyon a Marseilles" and receiving backstamps, minor edgewear and right stamp with inconsequential faint margin crease.

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE QUADRUPLE-RATE FRANKING OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, CARRIED DIRECTLY BY FRENCH PACKET FROM NEW YORK.

Carried aboard the French Ligne H steamer Lafayette, which departed New York on Nov. 27, 1869, and arrived at Brest on Dec. 8.

Ex Eubanks. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
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24c Green & Violet (120). Block of four, deep rich colors on bright paper, cork cancels, centered to right, few expertly rejoined perf separations

FINE. A RARE SOUND USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. ONLY SIX USED BLOCKS ARE RECORDED.

The six recorded used blocks of the 24c 1869, excluding the unique Invert block, are listed here (identified by last known pedigree): 1) ex Rose, VF centering, fancy circle of V's cancel neatly struck on each stamp, minor wrinkling causing light creasing, top right stamp small margin tear, offered in Siegel Sale 794; 2) ex Bechtel and Heimburger (Siegel Sale 1054, lot 444), EF centering, circular cork cancels over each vignette; 3) ex Ishikawa, Eubanks and Curtis (Siegel Sale 1084, lot 3339), VF centering, circle of wedges cancel, left stamps few small tears; 4) ex Anderson, Fine centering to top right, circle of wedges cancel; 5) ex Klein, Fine centering to left, quartered cork cancels, light corner crease at bottom right and several rejoined perfs; and 6) ex Lopez and our 1965, 1992 and 2001 Rarities sales, perfs cutting in at right, cork cancels, the block offered here.

Ex Lopez and Price. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 20,000.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
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24c Green & Violet (120). Rich colors and proof-like impressions, centered to top right with perfs slightly in, used with vertical pair of 2c Red Brown (146), cancelled by cork on 1872 cover to Barcelona, Spain, "New Orleans La. May 2" circular datestamp, red "New York 24 May 8" credit datestamp, red London Paid transit and "PD" in oval, large red "2" handstamp, receiving backstamp, 24c light corner crease from placement near edge of cover, minor edgewear

VERY FINE AND FRESH. A COLORFUL MIXED-ISSUE 1869 FRANKING FOR THE 28-CENT RATE TO SPAIN -- ONE OF FOUR RECORDED WITH THIS FRANKING.

Ten 24c 1869 covers to Spain are recorded in the 1869 PRA census, but one of these (with 1c and 3c stamps, ex Ishikawa) has been declared a forgery, leaving nine genuine covers. Four covers are prepaid with a combination of the 24c and two 2c Bank Note stamps.

Ex Hart, Walske and Dr. Heimburger. With 1968 P.F. certificate (Image)

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E. $ 15,000-20,000

SOLD for $12,500.00
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Double Paper, Without Grill (121 var). Top sheet-margin block of eight with "NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK" imprint in Ultramarine, deep rich colors characteristic of this printing without grill on double paper (which is evident along the top edge of sheet selvage), neat hinge reinforcements, natural pre-printing paper creases visible when held to light, centered to top right

ONE OF TWO RECORDED TOP SHEET-MARGIN BLOCKS OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL WITHOUT GRILL ON DOUBLE PAPER (SCOTT 121 VARIETY), PRINTED FROM A FLAGS PLATE (ULTRAMARINE COLOR) THAT WAS MISSING THE PLATE NUMBER "21" AT TOP.

The 30c 1869 Pictorial Issue was printed from separate plates: the Eagle and Shield plate with imprint at bottom (in Carmine), and the Draped Flags plate with imprint at top (in Ultramarine). The 30c 1869 Double Paper/Without Grill variety exists in top and bottom imprint multiples, which show that the Flags plate did not have a plate number at one point (as evident in this block); however, plate proofs exist with the "No. 21" present, so it is possible that issued stamps exist with the plate number at top in Ultramarine. No top-margin examples of the normal 30c 1869 are known, with or without imprint or plate number. Therefore, it is impossible to say with certainty that the regular 30c stamps were printed from a Flags plate with plate numbers or without.

This block, three other sheet-margin blocks and a number of singles and interior blocks originate from a large multiple spanning the right and left panes, which is printed on experimental double paper without grill. The 30c 1869 Without Grill/Double Paper block was described by John N. Luff in his book, but over the years, stamps from this multiple have been offered and certified as the Scott 121a on ordinary single-layer paper (without grill). The ex-Zoellner left-pane plate number block of six was originally joined with the ex-Ishikawa block of fifteen from the adjacent right pane. They are both the Without Grill/Double Paper variety. Those two bottom sheet-margin multiples and the Scott 121 multiple in Sale 1118 lot 98 are the only extant 30c 1869 Pictorial blocks, other than proof impressions, that show the imprint and plate number 21. The two top sheet-margin multiples, including the block offered here, come from the same Without Grill/Double Paper sheet (left and right panes), proving that this experimental printing was made from a Flags plate lacking the plate number. See Chronicle 217 for an article by Scott R. Trepel on this subject.

With 2003 P.F. certificate identifying this as "Scott 121E, Essay on Double Paper" before there was a Scott listing for this variety (now listed under Scott 121). Ex Walske, "Lake Shore" and Price. Scott value for eight singles $56,000.00 (Image)

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E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $10,000.00
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