Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1861-1866 Issues continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

121

#73, 2c Black, an incredibly handsome and choice mint block of four of one of U.S. philately's most difficult stamps to find in premium quality, featuring exceptional centering throughout the block, plus its color and impression could not be more prooflike on fresh crisp paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a great block for the Two Cent "Black Jack" exhibitor; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)

3,000.00

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

122

#73, 2c Black, used, extraordinarily well centered within considerably larger margins than usual, strong color and impression, all marvelously contrasted by stunning red c.d.s. and cork cancels, extremely fine; a stamp with incredible eye appeal; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

100.00

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

123

#73, 2c Black, select quality used example of this notoriously difficult stamp, incredibly well centered within large margins, prooflike "jet" black color and impression on bright paper, superbly postmarked with a large part of Brasher Falls, NY town c.d.s., extremely fine; a little used gem that is terribly challenging to find both in premium quality and with a town c.d.s.; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

50.00

SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

124

#75, 5c Red brown, a magnificent quality used example, being one of the finest and most attractive used copies of a Five Cent Red Brown we have offered in our sales, possessing near perfect centering amid extravagantly large margins that are almost impossible to find on this value, contributing further to this stamp's exceptional eye appeal is its gloriously rich color and its intense impression on bright white paper, wonderfully postmarked with a light strike of a petite grid and just a trace of a red cancel at bottom left, extremely fine; a true condition rarity in this gem condition; 1981 PF certificate. (Image)

450.00

SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

125

#75, 5c Red brown, a lovely used example of this scarce and difficult stamp, featuring outstanding centering within uncharacteristically large margins, sumptuously rich color and a deeply etched impression on bright paper, light face-free target postmark at bottom left, extremely fine; gem examples such as this, whose margins are so large that no portion of the design is impinged by perforations, are exceptionally scarce and desirable; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)

450.00

SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

126

#76, 5c Brown, an incredible quality unused example, boasting absolutely perfect centering which is almost impossible to find on this stamp, plus its margins are so uncharacteristically large that no portion of the design is impinged by its perforations, rich luxuriant color and a crisp prooflike impression on bright paper, even its perforations are uncommonly long and intact, an extremely fine gem for the perfectionist; 1972 (photocopy) and 1994 PF certificates. (Image)

525.00

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

127

#76, 5c Brown, used, well centered example postmarked with a choice strike of a spectacular fancy horse's head cancel (SE #PA-H 13), large margins, deep rich color, extremely fine; one of the great fancy cancels of the period; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

128

#76, 5c Brown, superb used example, featuring perfectly balanced and incredibly wide margins all around which are most uncommon to this value, gloriously rich color and a well incised impression on bright paper, light and unobtrusive grid cancel, an extremely fine used gem. (Image)

110.00

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

129

#77, 15c Black, a most remarkable used example of this challenging stamp, possessing huge margins which are most uncharacteristic of this value and being incredibly well centered within them, strong color and a detailed impression, black cork and red transit cancels which are both lightly and unobtrusively struck, extremely fine; a large-margined used gem; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)

185.00

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

130

#77, 15c Black, a remarkable jumbo-margined used example of a stamp that is widely known to be one of the most difficult stamps of the 19th century to find both well centered and with any kind of sizable margins, with this particular copy boasting enormously large margins all around and being incredibly well centered within them, rich luxuriant color and a crisp impression on bright paper, light and unobtrusive pmk. at top right leaving most of the central vignette cancel free, extremely fine and striking; 1998 PF and PSE certificates. (Image)

150.00

SOLD for $400.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

131

#77, 15c Black, handsome used example, wonderfully well centered within exceptionally large margins most uncharacteristic of this, deep rich color, stunning bold strike of a quartered cork postmark in deep blue, extremely fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

155.00

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

132

#78, 24c Lilac, an impressive used bottom sheet-margin partial imprint and "Plate" single, marvelously well centered within much larger margins than typically encountered on any of the notoriously difficult Twenty Four Cent shades of 1861-62, rich luxuriant color and impression, choice strike of a quartered cork postmark, and just a bit of a red cancel as well, extremely fine; a remarkable used gem, that is particularly rare being a marginal imprint single; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

115.00+

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

1867 Grilled Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

133

#86, 1c Blue, "E" grill, a magnificent mint example of this very scarce grilled stamp, possessing overall physical characteristics which are largely unheard of on any of the grilled issues, let alone this particularly difficult stamp, featuring an extraordinary overall freshness, with gorgeous bright color and a strong impression on immaculate paper, marvelously well centered amid extravagantly large margins, pristine full o.g. that has been very lightly hinged, extremely fine; a remarkable condition rarity for the finest collection; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

2,750.00

SOLD for $7,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

134

#86, 1c Blue, "E" grill, used, wonderfully well centered amid very large margins, warm rich color, neat circular cork postmark, extremely fine; a challenging stamp to find in premium condition; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

450.00

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

135

#91, 15c Black, "E" grill, the mint example offered here of this exceedingly rare stamp is, without question, one of the most pristine mint Fifteen Cent "E" grills to be offered at public auction in years, as this stamp possesses an overall brilliance and crispness unlike any other we have seen, with rich luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression on immaculate paper that is remarkably well preserved, while not perfectly centered (which we have never seen on a mint copy) it is far better centered than the vast majority, as most are found with its perforations cutting the design, plus its margins are much larger than usual, even its reverse is out of the ordinary, featuring full pristine o.g. with just the barest suggestion of a very light hinge mark (if at all), overall a very fine and choice gem; a marvelous condition rarity, as any mint #91 with original gum is a seldom offered stamp at auction, but one in this "post office" condition is a rarely seen opportunity; 1980 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp. (Image)

8,750.00

SOLD for $9,250.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

136

#91, 15c Black, "E" grill, a sensational used example that is in a quality that cannot be duplicated, as this remarkable stamp possesses physical qualities that would be impressive for any 19th century stamp, but are unheard of on this very scarce and always challenging stamp, beginning with its perfect centering amid lavishly large margins, its color and impression could not be more prooflike on bright white paper, and it has been spectacularly postmarked with a visually stunning red segmented grid cancel at top, superb; a world class gem that is, unquestionably, the finest used Fifteen Cent "E" grill in existence; 2000 PF certificate; ex-Morris. (Image)

725.00

SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

137

#92, 1c Blue, "F" grill, a remarkably choice example of a stamp that is rarely seen mint, let alone in this premium condition, incredibly fresh and crisp, deep luxuriant color and impression, marvelously well centered within large margins, pristine o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; a stamp that is on even the most advanced mint collector's want list; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

138

#93, 2c Black, "F" grill, premium used single, wonderfully well centered within much larger margins than usually found on this difficult stamp, strong color and impression, attractive blue c.d.s. and circular cork postmarks, extremely fine; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

52.50

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

139

ZZZ

#94, 3c Red, "F" grill, centered to left, cancelled with a quartered cork postmark, on a yellow colored "Groshen" correspondence cover to Frederick, Maryland, with "Baltimore, Md./Mar 26" c.d.s. alongside, manuscript "March 26, 1868" docketing at left, being the earliest recorded usage of a Three Cent "F" grill, printed corner card of James Boyce & Co./Baltimore, MD" at top left, stamp has been lifted to confirm identification and hinged neatly back into place, a very fine and highly important earliest known usage discovered in the 1999 when the Groshen correspondence was uncovered and sorted; the cover which is the basis for the earliest known usage as listed in Scott; accompanied by a cover that is a virtually identical usage dated March 21, 1868, franked with a Three Cent "E" grill (#88), it too has a manuscript date at left which confirms how these covers were sent and dated; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $650.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM

140

#96, 10c Yellow green, "F" grill, a fabulously fresh and choice mint example, possessing an overall freshness and mint "bloom" which belies its age, with sumptuously rich color and an incredibly detailed impression on bright crisp paper, marvelously well centered within very large margins, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a remarkable gem that is extraordinarily rare in this outstanding condition and state of preservation; 1986 PF certificate; ex-Welling. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Closing..Mar-08, 04:30 PM