UNITED STATES STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY continued...

**1861-1866 ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
101	O	70a	#70a, 24c Brown lilac, choice used single, exceedingly well centered and margined, which allow the perforations to be well clear of the design all around, rich color and a crisp impression, target cancel and a small bit of a red transit pmk. at bottom, extremely fine; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
102	O	70b	#70b, 24c Steel blue, a lovely used example of this scarce color variety, featuring marvelously rich color and a well incised impression, which is wonderfully contrasted by the bright red grid cancel, exceptionally well centered, extremely fine; 1987 and 2010 PF certificates. (Image)	$940.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
103	Ou	70b	#70b, 24c Steel blue, rich luxuriant color in the true Steel blue color, face-free portion of boxed "Paid" cancel, tiny trace of a thin speck, otherwise very fine; clear 1992 PF certificate and a 2010 PSE certificate (F-VF 75; SMQ $770.00). (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
104	O	70c	#70c, 24c Violet on thin paper, well centered and margined, wonderfully rich color and a sharp early impression, light target cancel, trivial corner perf. crease, otherwise a very fine example of this scarce stamp. (Image)	$2,200.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
105		71	#71, 30c Orange, uncharacteristically well centered and margined for this difficult value, nice color, o.g., lightly hinged, current certificate notes an added perforation at bottom left which we are unable to detect, choice very fine; clear 1987 PF certificate and a 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,600.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
106	O	71	#71, 30c Orange, exceedingly well centered within large margins, cancelled by a perfectly struck blue target, extremely fine; 2003 and 2008 PF certificates. (Image)	$215.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
107	O	71	#71, 30c Orange, unusually well centered and margined, bright color, light target cancel and a portion of a red transit pmk., extremely fine and quite attractive; 2001 PF and 2008 PSE certificates. (Image)	$200.00 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
108	O	71	#71, 30c Orange, exceptionally well centered, brilliantly fresh color, blue target cancels, extremely fine; 2010 PF certificate. (Image)	$215.00 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
109	O	71	#71, 30c Orange, strong rich color, cancelled by an unusual fancy cork (S-E #GE-P33), very fine; 2006 PSE certificate. (Image)	$200.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
110		72	#72, 90c Blue, nicely centered within large margins, strong rich color, slightly disturbed o.g., very fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$3,250.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
111	TC	73TC1	#73TC1, 2c Dull rose, large die trial color proof on India, die sunk on 50x60mm card, faint National Bank Note Co. imprint and "1030" at bottom, a couple insignificant toned specks, very fine; an enormously rare trial color proof, with only two examples recorded; an important item for the Two Cent Black Jack specialist; ex-Burrows. (Image)	$8,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
112		73	#73, 2c Black, an outstanding "post office" fresh right sheet-margin single, being exceptionally well centered within considerably larger margins than normally found on this challenging value, wonderfully fresh color and a well incised impression on crisp paper, unblemished o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; any mint Two Cent "Black Jack" in this outstanding quality would be exciting, but to find one never hinged is an incredibly difficult task; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $375.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
113		73	#73, 2c Black, exceedingly fresh, with bright color on clean white paper, uncharacteristically well centered and margined, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2011 PSE certificate. (Image)	$375.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
114	O	73f	#73f, 2c Black, printed on both sides, Inverted Impression on back, a wonderfully choice used example of this extremely rare and popular variety, one of only six examples recorded to date (five used and one unused, the latter with clipped perforations on two sides), of the six recorded some have the image on the reverse right side up and some are inverted, as found on this stamp, the front of the stamp is exceptionally well centered and has a strong impression, neatly cancelled with a San Francisco double ring c.d.s., the reverse shows parts of two stamps, split almost equally, natural s.e. at right and just the trace of an inconsequential paper bend at bottom, nevertheless this is one of the finest examples recorded; an absolute "must" for the serious Two Cent "Black Jack" collector or exhibitor; clear 1974 and 2009 PF certificates; ex-Russo, Cunliffe. (imagea) (Image)	$18,500.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
115	O	75	#75, 5c Red brown, exceptionally well centered amid generous balanced margins which allow the perforations to clear the design all around, deep rich color and sharp impression on fresh paper, open grid and portion of a red cancel as well, extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
116	O	76 var.	#76 var., 5c Dark brown, gorgeous used example, with eye-arresting prooflike color in this scarce and undervalued shade, a superbly detailed impression on brilliantly white paper, exceptionally well centered, circle of wedges cancel and a light red transit pmk., extremely fine; 2000 and 2005 PF certificates. (Image)	$140.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
117	O	77	#77, 15c Black, well centered within large margins, strong color and impression, light blue cork cancels, choice very fine; 2008 PSE certificate. (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
118	P	78P2a	#78P2a, 24c Lilac, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof on wove, an unusually choice example of this proof rarity, of which only three to five exist, featuring large margins, deep intense color on much fresher paper than typically found, extremely fine; this is almost certainly the finest quality copy in existence, as our records locate three other examples, all which have thins; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
119	O	78	#78, 24c Lilac, an impressive used vertical pair, with both stamps boasting near perfect centering within particularly large and well balanced margins, rich color and detailed impression on fresh paper, cut cork cancel, the bottom stamp with just a faint trace of a crease, otherwise extremely fine; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
120		78c	#78c, 24c Blackish violet, single centered a bit to upper right, with characteristic intense color and crisp impression, short sealed tear at lower left not noted on the certificate, tied by blue target cancel to 1866 cover to England, matching "Cincinnati, O/May 20" datestamp alongside, red New York exchange office postmark and red London receiver, very fine; an extremely rare usage of the sought-after 24c Blackish violet shade; clear 1980 PF certificate. (Image)	$22,500.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction