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**1847 ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
21	TC	2TC	#2TC, 10c Light brown, trial color proof on India, 31x37mm with cross-hatching, very fine. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
22	Ou	2	#2, 10c Black, large margins all around, deep color and an especially intense impression, red grid cancel, extremely fine; 2011 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,750.00). (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1847 REPRODUCTIONS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
23	P	3P2-4P2	#3P2-4P2, 5c and 10c 1847 Reproductions, small die proofs on India cplt., each affixed to a piece of the Roosevelt album page, 10c with slight crease at bottom right, otherwise extremely fine. (imagea) (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
24		3	#3, 5c Red brown reproduction, without gum as issued, full to large margins all around, brilliantly rich color, very fine and choice; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	$750.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1851-1856 ISSUES**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
25	Ou	6b	#6b, 1c Blue, Ty. Ic, position 82R4, a stunning gem used example of this rare and distinctive type, featuring lavishly large and well balanced margins all around, sumptuously rich color and an excellent clarity of impression on immaculate paper, neat town postmarks, extremely fine; a superb stamp for the collector who seeks out used classics in only the finest available quality; the rarity of Ty. Ic stamps is due to the fact that only ten such types are found on the 200 positions from Plate 4 and does not occur on any other plate; 1980 PF certificate (as a sub-variety of Scott #8A, before it was given its own listing as Scott #6b) and a 2011 PF certificate (XF 90 XQ; SSV $6,000.00 for 90 and $11,500.00 for 95). (Image)	$3,000.00 SOLD for $17,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
26		7	#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, position 4R1L, an extremely rare unused example of this important position, which is the only one on Plate 1L which was not recut, large to mostly huge margins all around, including showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at bottom, bright color and impression, just the slightest trace of a thin spot at top (if at all), still extremely fine; any example from position 4R1L is elusive, but unused examples are particularly rare; ex-Cowitt. (Image)	for o.g. $2,000.00 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
27	O	7	#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, three very large margins, close but clears at bottom, rich color, cancelled by a blue double circle Paid of Baltimore, choice very fine; 2011 PSE certificate. (Image)	$167.00 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
28	O	7	#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, "Big Crack" variety, positions 2/12L2, vertical pair displaying this cracked plate variety extending vertically along the entire right side of position 2L2 and continuing halfway down position 12L2, four large to extra-large margins, cleaned ms. cancel, a couple of really trivial creases, very fine appearance; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
29		7	#7, 1c Blue, Ty. II, position 25R2, choice single with four large margins and deep intense color, tied by Springfield, Mass. c.d.s. on unsealed locally addressed cover, extremely fine and most attractive; original contents also accompany; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $220.00 Will close during Public Auction
30	O	7-8A	#7-8A, 1c Blue, Ty. II-IIIa, positions 38-39 from Plate 1E, horizontal pair, left stamp Type II, right stamp Type IIIa, bright color, lightly cancelled, left stamp with tiny tears at top, right stamp with minor surface scrape at bottom, very fine appearance; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,350.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
31	O	7, 8A, 7	#7, 8A, 7, 1c Blue, combination Ty. II-III-II, vertical strip of three, positions 1/11/21L1E (reliefs T/B/A), large to extra-large margins all around, strong rich color and impressions, each stamp with neat light strike of black circular grid cancel, the top stamp has a light horizontal crease that ends in a tiny tear in the left margin, otherwise extremely fine; an especially scarce combination strip in a vertical format; ex-Cipolla. (Image)	$1,510.00+ SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
32		7, 9	#7, 9, 1c Blue, Ty. II, Ty. IV, positions 1-10R1L, an amazing franking of a horizontal pair and a strip of eight, comprising the entire top row of plate 1 late - right pane, position 4 being Ty. II, the only position on the plate of 200 that was not recut, nine of the stamps display double transfers, the stamps are quite well margined considering how difficult it would have been to cut the strip, some stamps with margins just touching or slightly cutting the design, strong rich color and impressions, all tied by most unusual individual "crossroad" postmarks and by matching "Goliad, Tex./Apr 5" c.d.s., to large portion of a courthouse cover which has been refolded at the edges to give it a better overall facial appearance, it has been suggested that the 10c in postage represented a "book rate", regardless this is an extraordinary franking utilizing one of the most important complete rows from plate 1 late. (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
33	O	7 var.	#7 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3, double transfer, position 100RR3, showing a prominent double transfer, four large margins, deeply rich color and an excellent impression on fresh paper, light town c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine; 2011 PF certificate. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $575.00 Will close during Public Auction
34		8A	#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, position 81L1E, double transfer, one inverted, a lovely premium quality example of this rare and collectible position, with large to huge margins all around, including a partial sheet margin at left, bright color and an excellent impression, used on an especially clean printed nursery circular dated October 6, 1854, stamp cancelled centrally in manuscript, handstamped "PAID" just to bottom left of stamp, locally addressed, extremely fine; signed and plated on reverse by Stanley B. Ashbrook; ex-Cowitt. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
35	O	9	#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, a spectacular used single, featuring gigantic margins including large portions of the adjoining stamps on both sides, deep prooflike color and a marvelously detailed impression, lightly cancelled, superb; a striking gem; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
36	Ou	9	#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, premium used single, possessing large to extra-large margins all around, deep luxuriant color and a crisp detailed impression, duplex cancel, extremely fine; 2011 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $675.00). (Image)	$120.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
37		9	#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, position 65R1L, double transfer, a gem single with four large margins and deep rich color, tied to a clean 1857 folded letter by black "U.S. Mail/1/City Delivery/May 11" carrier cancel, this cancellation in black is far more scarce than those found in red, extremely fine; a wonderfully choice cover; 1978 PF certificate; ex-Cowitt. (Image)	Est. $150-200 SOLD for $75.00 Will close during Public Auction
38	O	11	#11, 3c Dull red, right margin single cancelled by fancy Odd Fellow's Links of Canton, Miss. (S-E #FR-NMb1), stamp with trivial corner creases, very fine; an uncharacteristically detailed and choice example of this intricate cancel; 2009 Weiss certificate. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
39	O	11	#11, 3c Dull red, three margin single with fresh color, cancelled by fancy Lyre of Canton, Miss. (S-E #PO-Lh3), a very fine and nearly complete strike; 2009 Weiss certificate. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
40		11	#11, 3c Brownish carmine, fresh single with margins nearly all around, cancelled by fancy Elaborate Geometric with attached Paid of Salem, Mass. (S-E #GE-E25) on cover to Greenland, N.H., red Salem c.d.s., cover with some trivial oil spots at top, very fine; a scarce and desirable cancel; clear 2010 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction