Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

#30, 5c Orange brown, Ty. II, a very rare used horizontal pair of one of the few stamps in U.S. philately that is far more elusive used than mint, centered a bit to bottom, gorgeous rich color and impression on bright fresh paper, beautifully postmarked with two choice strikes of vibrant red rimless grids, fine; while used examples of this are very difficult to find, used multiples, even as small as a pair are inordinately rare, with only a very few known; 1993 PSE certificate. (Image)

2,750.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

30A

#30A, 5c Brown, Ty. II, an incredibly choice mint example, featuring outstanding centering amid extravagantly large margins, with its perforations well clearing the design all around which is a seldom seen occurrence, gloriously rich color and a well incised impression on immaculate paper, full clean o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; few examples of the 1860 Ten Cent Type II exist in this gem quality, especially still retaining their original gum; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

1,900.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

30A

#30A, 5c Brown, Ty. II, pretty used single, wonderfully bright, with exceptional color and impression, well centered, lovely light strike of red c.d.s. which complements its overall eye appeal, very fine and choice; 1982 PF certificate. (Image)

295.00

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#31, 10c Green, Ty. I, used, quite well centered, fresh color and a clean impression, light neat strike of San Francisco c.d.s., choice very fine; 1992 PF certificate; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

850.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#32, 10c Green, Ty. II, used, extraordinarily well centered within large margins, rich color and clean impression, choice central strike of an unusual 10-bar circular grid cancel, extremely fine and quite handsome; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

275.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#33, 10c Green, Ty. III, used, particularly well centered, rich luxuriant color, crisp impression, neat light central strike of an 1857 year date c.d.s., extremely fine; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

285.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#34, 10c Green, Ty. IV, position 55L, recut at bottom, a magnificent quality used example of this rare stamp, featuring numerous outstanding physical attributes that would be difficult to find on any other single copy, being absolutely perfectly centered amid extravagantly large margins that are almost unheard of on this issue, equally impressive is this stamp's stunningly rich color and a razor-sharp impression on bright fresh paper, even its perforations are unusually uniform and intact, very light town c.d.s. confined to the bottom right corner, leaving the face cancel free, an extremely fine gem in every regard; a remarkable used 1857 Ten Cent Type IV for the finest collection; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

2,300.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#34, 10c Green, Ty. IV, position 74L1, recut at top, incredibly well centered, with uncharacteristically large margins all around, its color is especially deep and intense, plus its impression is razor sharp, light and unobtrusive town c.d.s., extremely fine; a particularly rare and desirable stamp in this premium condition; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, enormously large and perfectly balanced margins all around, so large in fact that a portion of the plate imprint shows in the right margin, wonderfully bright and vibrant color, crisp impression, especially clean full o.g., very lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

275.00+

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, remarkably well centered within large margins, sumptuously rich color and a strong impression, brilliantly fresh, full o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine and choice. (Image)

275.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#36, 12c Black, plate I, an impressive quality used horizontal pair, being incredibly well centered for these stamps which were tightly spaced on the sheet, deep rich color and an unusually clean impression, black town c.d.s., extremely fine; a choice pair of a difficult stamp. (Image)

575.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

36b

#36b, 12c Black, plate III, handsome used single, well centered within extra-large margins most uncommon to this value, deep rich color, bold central strike of rimless grid, very fine and choice; 1985 PF certificate; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)

180.00

SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#37, 24c Gray lilac, a magnificent quality mint example which possesses the finest centering we have ever encountered on this stamp, being absolutely perfectly centered within balanced margins, wonderfully fresh and crisp as well, rich luxuriant color that is in an especially deep shade, full clean o.g. that has been relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; a true condition rarity in this gem original gum condition; 1986 PF certificate; ex-Welling. (Image)

1,600.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#37, 24c Gray lilac, an exceptionally handsome and choice used example, quite well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, considerably stronger color and impression than usual on bright paper, beautifully postmarked with a choice strike of a Cincinnati, Ohio town c.d.s. in deep blue, overall extremely fine and quite striking; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)

360.00

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#38, 30c Orange, an eye-arresting mint example that possesses the finest centering and largest margins we have ever encountered on this stamp, whether mint, unused or used, being perfectly centered amid margins that are truly huge, plus its color is extraordinarily deep and vibrant, large part o.g., an extremely fine large-margined gem; margins of this size on the Thirty Cent 1860 issue are almost impossible to find, as the stamps were tightly spaced on the plate leaving little room for wide margins once perforated, to find an example that possesses such margins, and being flawlessly centered within them, is an extraordinary occurrence; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)

1,800.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#38, 30c Orange, highly select and brilliantly fresh mint example, featuring absolutely gorgeous intense and vibrant color, wonderfully well centered and margined for this tightly spaced issue, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a stamp that possesses tremendous eye appeal; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

1,800.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#38, 30c Orange, a very pretty and choice used example of this always difficult value, wonderfully fresh, possessing rich vivid color and a strong impression, outstanding centering as well, with uncharacteristically large margins all around, very light strike of a red cancel which contributes to its overall eye appeal, extremely fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

490.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#39, 90c Blue, magnificently well centered amid margins that are uncharacteristically wide, sumptuously rich color and a deeply etched impression on bright paper, full clean o.g. that has been relatively lightly hinged, an extremely fine large-margined gem; premium quality Ninety Cent 1860 Issues, especially with full original gum, are extraordinarily difficult to find; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

2,750.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

#39, 90c Blue, a phenomenal used example of this value, which is one of a very few stamps in United States philately that is actually far more rare and valuable in used condition versus mint, with this exciting copy being not only one of a few that is completely sound, but ranks among the very finest in existence, as it is completely free of the myriad of flaws which affect the majority of known used examples, fantastically well centered within exceptionally large margins for this, gloriously rich color in an especially dark shade of blue, with a crisp prooflike impression on bright fresh paper, all marvelously complemented by a neat light strike of a black Philadelphia town c.d.s. (one of the few certified with such a desirable cancel), an extremely fine gem in every regard; an immense condition rarity of extraordinary beauty and eye appeal; according to the Philatelic Foundation records, there are approximately 170 to 180 used examples that have been certified as genuine by their service, and of these only about 25% are sound, of the sound examples only two or three can compare to the overall quality of the stamp offered here; 1980 and 1995 PF certificates. (Image)

6,650.00

SOLD for $14,000.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

1875 Reprints of 1857-1861 Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

100

#40, 1c Bright blue reprint, without gum as issued, fabulously well centered within exceptionally large margins, gorgeous intense color and an impression that would rival any proof on immaculately white paper, fully intact and unusually even perforations all around, truly superb; one of the finest One Cent 1875 Reprints we have ever offered; 1985 PF certificate; ex-Welling. (Image)

625.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM