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**1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 124-133a)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
106°		The only recorded plate number block of the 2¢ 1869 Pictorial Re-Issue DESCRIPTION 2¢ Brown, Re-Issue (124), Positions 131-132/141-142R4, block of four from bottom right of sheet of 150 with "No. 4" plate number and guide arrow in selvage, original gum with slight adherence, rich color, choice centering PROVENANCE Daniel F. Kelleher sale, 10/18/1940, lot 100 1000th Sale (with material from Philip G. Rust), H.R. Harmer, 4/11/1956, lot 537 H. R. Harmer sale, 10/15/1956, lot 176 H. R. Harmer sale, 5/10/1965, lot 189, to Chapin John C. Chapin (collection sold privately to Shreves and then to William H. Gross, 2002) CENSUS Chapin census no. 351 CERTIFICATION The Philatelic Foundation (1965) CONDITION NOTES Very Fine; negligible faint crease in selvage and minor separations (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States 124]	E. $ 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
107°		One of four recorded blocks of the 10¢ 1869 Pictorial Re-Issue--a beautifully centered and rare block DESCRIPTION 10¢ Yellow, Re-Issue (127), block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, superb centering, brilliant color on fresh paper PROVENANCE Alfred H. Caspary, H. R. Harmer sale, 11/19-21/1956, lot 438, to Cole (for Lilly) Josiah K. Lilly, Jr., Siegel Auction Galleries, 2/7-8/1968, Sale 327, lot 123, to Cole Siegel Auction Galleries, 1969 Rarities of the World, 3/25/1969, Sale 350, lot 98 Stephen D. Bechtel, Sr. (collection sold privately in 1993; block sold privately to Zoellner) Robert Zoellner, Siegel Auction Galleries, 10/8-10/1998, Sale 804, lot 304, to William H. Gross CERTIFICATION The Philatelic Foundation (1968) CONDITION NOTES Extremely Fine; couple nibbed perfs and tiny tear in bottom margin of bottom left stamp SCOTT CATALOGUE VALUE (2019) $25,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States 127]	E. $ 15,000-20,000 SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
108°		A spectacular plate number block of 40 of the American Bank Note Company 1881 Re-Issue of the 1¢ 1869 Pictorial on soft paper DESCRIPTION 1¢ Brown Orange, 1881 Re-Issue (133a), block of 40 from top left corner with "NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK" imprint and "No. 33" plate number at top, without gum as issued, well-centered overall and some are remarkably choice, rich color, bright and fresh PROVENANCE Siegel Auction Galleries, 10/25/1973, Sale 438, lot 112, to Chapin, with letter to him signed by Robert A. Siegel confirming it is Scott 133a and commenting, "In my opinion, this is an outstanding and magnificent showpiece" John C. Chapin (collection sold privately to Shreves and then to William H. Gross, 2002) CENSUS Chapin census no. 361 (four full plate blocks listed) CONDITION NOTES Very Fine-Extremely Fine; trivial perf separations, four stamps in second row have slight horizontal crease SCOTT CATALOGUE VALUE (2019) $33,250.00 as plate block, five blocks and ten singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States 133a]	E. $ 20,000-30,000 SOLD for $27,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
109°		A beautifully centered plate block of the American Bank Note Co. 1881 Re-Issue of the 1¢ 1869 on soft paper--only four full plate blocks are recorded DESCRIPTION 1¢ Brown Orange, 1881 Re-Issue (133a), block of twelve from top left corner with "NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. NEW YORK" imprint and "No. 33" plate number at top, without gum as issued, truly superb centering for this issue, rich color, bright and fresh PROVENANCE Max L. Simon, Siegel Auction Galleries, 10/27-28/1965, Sale 292, lot 366 Dr. J. Paul Wampler, Shreves Philatelic Galleries sale, 4/24-25/1998, lot 25, to William H. Gross CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES Chapin census no. 360 (four full plate blocks listed) CONDITION NOTES Very Fine-Extremely Fine; negligible thin spot in top right stamp SCOTT CATALOGUE VALUE (2019) $23,150.00 as plate block and two singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com Get Market Data for [United States 133a]	E. $ 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $22,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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