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**1861-1866 ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
181	O	67	#67, 5c Buff, lovely color that is especially deep and rich, well incised impression, red grid cancel, nearly very fine; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,260.00 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
182		67, 68	#67, 68, 5c Buff and 10c Green, both tied by red grids and matching "New York Paid/12 Nov. 6" c.d.s. on folded 1861 cover to Nantes, France, appropriate transit pmks., 10c stamp with trivial corner crease, very fine and attractive. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
183		68	#68, 10c Yellow green, well centered, strong color, nearly full o.g., slightly shorter perf. at left, very fine; clear 1991 and 2004 PF certificates. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
184		69	#69, 12c Black, well centered within very large margins for this difficult value, remarkably fresh with intense color and a strong impression, full clean original gum, very lightly hinged, choice very fine and attractive; an exceedingly scarce stamp to find mint with full original gum, and particularly so in this select quality; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
185		69	#69, 12c Black, unused, exceptionally well centered and margined, strong color, regummed, extremely fine; 1973 PF certificate (as o.g.) and a 2008 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,200.00). (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
186	EP	70E	#70, 24c 1861 Issue proof and essay group of eight items, essays include 70-#1a in two different colors, #70-E2a and #70-E3a, a large die trial color proof in gray (cut down to 38x45mm), and three plate proofs, #70P4 (light color), #78P4 and #109TC4 in green, mostly very fine. (Image)	$3,445.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
187	E	70-E3a, 70-E4f	#70-E3a, 70-E4f, 24c die essays on India, three different colors with blank labels (70-E3a) and seven different colors of the completed design (70-E4f), range of sizes, few usual India paper irregularities, very fine. (Image)	$1,175.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
188	Ou	70	#70, 24c Red lilac, used, far better centering within much larger margins than typically encountered, in fact, the design is completely clear of the perforations all around (an unusual trait on this value), strong rich color and a crisp impression, extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (VF 80 - too conservative in our opinion; SMQ $360.00); ex-"Elite". (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
189		70a	#70a, 24c Brown lilac, unused, fresh color and a clean impression, fine; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
190	O	70b	#70b, 24c Steel blue, nicely centered, rich color in the true Steel blue shade, red grid cancel, a very fine and attractive used example of this scarce stamp; 1991 and 2006 PF certificates. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
191	O	70c	#70c, 24c Violet on thin paper, strong color and impression, lightly cancelled, tiny pinhole and a small tear, fine appearance; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,200.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
192		71	#71, 30c Orange, centered slightly to the left but actually better centering than the majority of mint examples, unusually strong color, o.g., lightly hinged, fine; 1998 PF certificate; ex-Frohnen. (Image)	$2,600.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
193	O	71	#71, 30c Orange, flawlessly centered within considerably larger margins than typically associated with this value, lovely color that is both bright and strong, excellent clarity of impression for an orange stamp, fully intact perforations all around, very light face-free cancel, an extremely fine gem in every regard; 1995 and 2004 PF certificates; ex-Hinrichs. (Image)	$200.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
194	O	71	#71, 30c Orange, fine centered single with deep vibrant color, cancelled by an especially well struck negative Star of David pmk., an extremely fine and choice strike of this desirable cancel; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
195		71	#71, 30c Orange, used with 10c Green (#68) and 5c Brown (#76), all tied by segmented cork cancels on 1864 folded cover to Lyon, France, red "New York Paid 36/Sep. 21" c.d.s., appropriate transit pmks., horizontal file fold away from stamps, fine and colorful. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
196		71, 77	#71, 77, 30c Orange and 15c Black, both tied by grid and light Salem, Mass. c.d.s. on 1866 cover to Zanzibar, red "Boston Am. Pkt. 24 Paid/Jul 20" c.d.s., red London paid and Aden transit backstamp, cover with small sealed tear in the middle with the addressee's name partly re-inked, fine and very scarce; ex-Gibson, Paliafito. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
197		72	#72, 90c Blue, unused, quite fresh, with rich color and a clean impression, well centered, very fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,300.00 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
198	O	72	#72, 90c Blue, used, exceptionally well centered within unusually large margins, deep luxuriant color and impression on bright paper, quartered cork postmark, extremely fine; not often encountered this choice used; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
199	TC	74TC2	#74TC2, 3c Scarlet, small die proof in India, full large margins all around, brilliantly fresh, tiny natural India paper irregularity, extremely fine and choice. (Image)	$375.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
200		74	#74, 3c Scarlet, unused, bright rich unrubbed color, uncommonly well centered for this difficult stamp, tiny perf. corner crease and trivial natural inclusion, otherwise a very fine example of this rare trial printing; 2007 PF certificate. (Image)	$7,000.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction