UNITED STATES continued...

**"AUGUST" 1861 FIRST DESIGNS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
161		56	#56, 3c Brown rose "August", wonderfully well centered, brilliant color and a strong impression, full original gum, lightly hinged, current certificate mentions two slightly enhance perforations, extremely fine appearance; photocopy of a 1960 PF certificate, a clear 2004 PSE certificate and a 2009 PF certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
162		56	#56, 3c Brown rose "August", deep color, well centered, full o.g., very fine; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
163		56	#56, 3c Brown rose "August", horizontal pair, bright and fresh, o.g., h.r., fine. (Image)	for singles $1,100.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
164	O	62B	#62B, 10c Dark green "August", remarkably well centered and margined, deep rich color in the "August" shade, faint trace of a paper crease at bottom right (not mentioned on either certificate), otherwise extremely fine; clear 1997 and 2003 PF certificates. (Image)	$1,600.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1861-1866 ISSUES**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
165	P	63P4-77P4	#63P4-77P4, 1c-90c 1861 Issue, plate proofs on card cplt., set of twelve including both colors of the 24c and the 3c Scarlet (#74P4), all with large margins, bright and fresh, very fine-extremely fine. (Image)	$1,185.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
166	P	63P4-77P4	#63P4-77P4, 1c-90c 1861 Issue, plate proofs on card cplt., with both 24c values, no 2c but does include the 15c, large margins, bright colors, very fine. (Image)	$940.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
167	P	63P3	#63P3, 1c Blue, plate proof on India, left margin imprint block of eight, exceptionally fresh, large margins all around, tiny scissor cut between stamps at bottom, extremely fine and handsome; clear 1982 PF certificate; cataloged as two blocks of four. (Image)	$450.00+ SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
168		63	#63, 1c Blue, pristine mint single, lovely fresh color and a well defined impression on crisp paper, nicely centered and margined, unblemished o.g., never hinged, very fine; 1994 PF certificate; ex-Frohnen. (Image)	for hinged $325.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
169	O	64	#64, 3c Pink, used, wonderfully bright color and a much stronger impression than typically found, well centered within large margins, light target cancel, very fine; 1999 PF certificate; ex-Mann. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
170	O	64a	#64a, 3c Pigeon blood pink, fine centered single with bright color in this unusual color, tied by light grid cancel with matching "Nashua, N.H./Sep 27 1861" c.d.s. on petite cover to Massachusetts, a fresh and very fine cover; overall an attractive representation of this rare stamp on cover; 1980 PF certificate. (Image)	$5,750.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
171	TC	65TC	#65TC, 3c Washington trial color plate group of three horizontal pairs on stamp paper, one is one bluish-green experimental paper, another is an experimental proof in dark carmine (listed as Brazer #65TC-Aa on the accompanying PF certificate), and the third is similar to the previously mentioned experimental proof, just a slight shade difference (the accompanying Weiss certificate describes it as the Lake shade though it is not), all with large margins and strong colors, o.g., very fine-extremely fine. (imagea) (imageb) (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
172		65	#65, 3c Rose, a stunning mint block of four, extraordinarily well centered, with each stamp being incredibly well centered amid large balanced margins, rich color and strong impression on uncommonly fresh paper, strong and intact perforations, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a nicer mint block of four would be a challenge to locate. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
173	p	65	#65, 3c Rose, single tied to small piece by a beautiful complete strike of Healdsburg, California waving Flag with "UNION" fancy cancellation (Skinner-Eno #PT-F 33), very fine and scarce. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
174	O	65	#65, 3c Rose, fine single cancelled by well struck and nearly complete negative "Lincoln" in circular field of negative stars fancy mourning cancellation of Albany, N.Y. (Skinner-Eno #LC-NP 15), very fine strike. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
175	O	65	#65, 3c Rose, bright and fresh, fine centering, cancelled by a well struck "US" in frame pmk. of Putnam (S-E #PT-C23), very fine and choice strike of this scarce cancel; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
176		65	#65, 3c Rose, tied to buff cover to Norwood, Va. by skull fancy cancellation (unlisted in Skinner-Eno), matching "Balcony Falls, Va./Nov 30" datestamp at left, 1866 docket, very fine. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
177		65	#65, 3c Rose, tied by target pmk. with matching "Alexandria Va/May 6" c.d.s. on cover with "Peace! Peace!" propaganda slogan at top left, with original 1865 letter in which the writer complains of not enough food to eat, a very fine cover that was mailed shortly after Lincoln was assassinated; ex-Jarrett. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
178		65	#65, 3c Rose, tied by circle of wedges with matching "Trenton, N.J./Jun 18" c.d.s. on temperance propaganda cover, with text in the shape of a liquor bottle, A. Gibbs Campbell imprint at left, stamp with trivial corner crease, cover slightly reduced at right, very fine; ex-Grunin, Jarrett. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
179		EP15	#EP15, Ayer's Sarsaparilla, 3c Rose, in far better condition than usually found, with fully intact mica that shows just light scratching, stamp with fresh color and the case much less worn than the norm, very fine; clear 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$400.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
180		66	#66, 3c Lake, strong rich color and a crisp impression, full o.g., a fine example of this rare trial printing; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

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