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**1861-1866 ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
181	Ou	71	#71, 30c Orange, a lovely used single that is not only exceedingly well centered and margined, but it is also extraordinarily bright and fresh, grid cancel, extremely fine; 1998 PF certificate and a 2009 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $550.00). (Image)	$200.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
182	E	72E	#72-E1/E-5, 90c 1861 Essay group of 52 mostly different, includes vignette essays in various colors, blank label essays and complete designs, the latter including some on colored card and pink pelure paper, range of sizes, generally very fine; this lot contains about half of all the listed essays for this stamp; four PF certificates accompany. (Image)	$7,115.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
183	S	72S-B	#72S-B, 90c Blue, with Ty. B "Specimen" overprint, extraordinarily well centered and margined, rich luxuriant color, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; the specimen overprints are rarely encountered in this choice quality; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
184		74	#74, 3c Scarlet, wonderfully bright color, full o.g. with a few h.r.'s, reperforated at the bottom, fine appearance; a rare trial printing. (Image)	$7,000.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
185	O	74	#74, 3c Scarlet, an extraordinarily choice used example, being one of the very finest existing copies of this rare trial printing, possessing outstanding centering amid extravagantly large margins, deep vibrant color and superbly detailed impression, still with large part original gum, neat four-stroke pen cancel, full intact perforations (an unusual occurrence), extremely fine; very few examples of the Three Cent Scarlet exist, and perhaps only one or two others can compare in quality to the gem offered here; despite the disparity in catalog value we believe the used examples are far more elusive than mint copies; these used examples with pen strokes are thought to come from a supply of Three Cent Scarlet stamps obtained by the Washington, D.C. stamp dealer Carl F. Rothfuchs in 1893; 1972 PF certificate; ex-Zoellner. (Image)	$5,000.00 SOLD for $7,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
186		76	#76, 5c Brown, nicely centered and margined, fresh color, clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; a difficult and scarce stamp with full original gum; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,750.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
187	P	77P1	#77P1, 15c Black, large die proof on India, mounted on card measuring 62 x 75mm, National Bank Note Co. imprint at bottom, light overall toning, otherwise very fine. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
188	O	77	#77, 15c Black, used, excellent centering within large margins, clean impression, lightly cancelled, extremely fine; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)	$225.00 SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction
189	P	78P2a	#78P2a, 24c Lilac, Panama-Pacific small die proof, large even margins, two minor thins, very fine appearance, an extremely rare proof as only three to five of any value are known; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1867 GRILLED ISSUES**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
190	O	83	#83, 3c Rose, "C" grill, used, exceptionally well centered within large margins, fresh color, easily identifiable grill, blue grid cancel, slight thin spot, otherwise very fine; 1987 PF certificate; ex-Zoellner. (Image)	$1,125.00 SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction
191	O	85	#85, 3c Rose, "D" grill, an impressive used example of this, which is a notoriously difficult grill to find both well centered and with large margins, this example features exceptional centering amid oversized margins, with its design well clearing the perforations all around (a rare occurrence), strong fresh color on bright paper, well defined grill impression, fancy geometric cancel, extremely fine especially rare thus; 1985 PF certificate; ex-Zoellner. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
192	Ou	85B	#85B, 2c Black, "Z" grill, a highly desirable used example of this notoriously difficult grilled stamps, possessing remarkable centering amid much larger margins than typically found, strong color and a well incised impression, centrally struck target cancel, extremely fine; an especially challenging and rare stamp in this premium used quality; 1986 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $3,900.00). (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
193		85C	#85C, 3c Rose, "Z" grill, a very rare mint example, strong color and impression, full original gum that is lightly hinged, a fine copy of one of the most challenging grilled stamps to find with original gum; 2009 PSE certificate. (Image)	$25,000.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
194	O	89	#89, 10c Green, "E" grill, used, nicely centered within large margins, rich color, cancelled by a blue cork and red transit pmk., very fine; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	$345.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
195		90	#90, 12c Black, "E" grill, seldom seen mint copy, deep intense color, o.g. that is just slightly disturbed, nearly very fine; 1979 PF certificate ("part o.g.") and a 2002 PSE certificate ("disturbed o.g."). (Image)	$5,250.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
196	O	90	#90, 12c Black, "E" grill, a magnificent used example of a stamp that is rarely encountered in such outstanding quality, possessing enormous margins for the issue and being flawlessly well centered within them, additionally its color is quite strong and its impression uncommonly clean and sharp on bright paper, neat circle of wedges cancel, extremely fine in every regard; a stamp for the collector who seeks out used stamps in only the finest quality available; 1990 and 1999 PF certificates. (Image)	$400.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
197	Ou	94	#94, 3c Red, "F" grill, gorgeous used single, with deep luxuriant color and an excellent impression on bright paper, marvelously well centered within large margins, cancelled by a perfectly centered blue target cancel, an extremely fine gem with great eye appeal; 2003 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $320.00). (Image)	$10.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
198		96 var.	#96 var., 10c Green, "F" grill, an incredibly fresh example of this very scarce mint stamp, with deep luxuriant color in the distinctive Green shade, prooflike impression on bright white paper, excellent centering within especially large margins, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1995 PF certificate (as yellow green) and a 2004 PF certificate; ex-"Silver Lake", Hansen. (Image)	$3,250.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
199		98	#98, 15c Black, "F" grill, tied along with horizontal pair of 3c Green Bank Note (#147) by green cork cancels, with matching "Bardstown Ky./Dec 13" c.d.s. on registered legal size orange cover to Vermont, with ms. "Reg. No. 9", return address at left also slightly ties the 15c stamp, cover with worn corners from mounting and a few small translucent stains not affecting stamp or markings, fine; not only a rare mixed issue franking, but the 15c stamp is particularly difficult to find with a green cancel. (Image)	Est. $500-750 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
200	u	99	#99, 24c Gray lilac, "F" grill, an exciting mint single of one of the most difficult of all 19th Century stamps to find in premium quality, as it is in a quality that is almost unheard of, possessing about as perfect centering as is possible (considering that the vast majority of #99's are terribly centered), with uncommonly wide margins, marvelously fresh overall, its color is incredibly strong and unfaded, and its impression razor sharp on bright paper, full clean o.g. that has been lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; unquestionably among the finest known mint singles; 1990 PF and PSE certificates, as well as a 2009 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $20,500.00); one of only two to grade XF 90, with just one stamp grading higher; ex-Weisman. (Image)	$8,500.00 SOLD for $16,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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