UNITED STATES STAMPED ENVELOPES AND WRAPPERS continued...

**1874-1886 Plimpton Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1121		U108	#U108, 1c Dark blue on white, die 46, size 6, knife 18, wmk. 2, clean mint entire, very fine and quite scarce; ex-White and signed by him (UPSS #254). (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1122		U110	#U110, 1c Dark blue on cream, select mint cut square, measuring 34x36mm and being especially fresh, strong color and embossing, a very fine and choice example of this seldom offered cut square. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1123		U110	#U110, 1c Dark blue on cream, mint cut square, measuring 33x37mm, bright and fresh, very fine; a rare and desirable cut square, as no entires of this are thought to exist. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1124		U116 var.	#U116 var., 1c Light blue on orange, with Ty. 8 "1 1/2" surcharge, die 47, size 7, knife 31u, wmk. 5, mint entire, trivial indentation to the left on indicia, still very fine; an extremely rare entire, of which we can find no other example; 1992 PSE certificate (UPSS #279-5 var.). (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1125		U124	#U124, 2c Brown on cream, mint cut square, 32x38mm, particularly bright and fresh, tiny thin speck of little importance, otherwise choice very fine. (Image)	1,150.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1126		U125	#U125, 2c Brown on orange, die 48, size 7, knife 30u, wmk. 2, mint "Centennial" entire, wonderfully fresh and clean, with strong rich color and well defined embossing, very fine and exceedingly choice; an important postal stationery rarity, as our records indicate that only three or four such entires exist; ex-Barkhausen (UPSS #299). (Image)	45,000.00 SOLD for $30,000.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1127		W127	#W127, 2c Vermilion on manila wrapper, wonderfully choice mint cut square, measuring an impressive 50x84mm, being the entire far right hand portion of the wrapper (in effect, a full corner), exceptionally fresh and clean, extremely fine; the finest "full corner" example of this rare cut square we have ever offered. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $2,400.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1128		W127	#W127, 2c Vermilion on manila wrapper, mint cut square, 33x34mm, rich color, small natural inclusion spot at right, very fine; a terribly elusive cut square that is seldom offered. (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1129		U134	#U134, 2c Brown on white, pristine mint cut square, being a desirable full corner example measuring 35x38mm, excellent color and embossing on bright paper, extremely fine. (Image)	1,250.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1130		U134	#U134, 2c Brown on white, die 51, size 6, knife 18, wmk. 2, attractive example of this rare mint entire, with "Holden & Tascott/Enamel Paint" printed return corner card at top left as sometimes found, strong embossing, clean and very fine; ex-White (UPSS #309). (Image)	1,750.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1131		U135	#U135, 2c Brown on amber, die 51, size 6, knife 18, wmk. 2, gem quality mint entire, with small "Wm. J. Owens & Co." printed return address at top left, gorgeous embossing and imprint on immaculate paper, sharp crisp edges, extremely fine and especially scarce thus (UPSS #310). (Image)	625.00 SOLD for $485.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1132		U137A	#U137A, 2c Vermilion on white, mint cut square, measuring 33x38mm, brilliantly fresh and clean, with strong color and embossing on bright paper, small thin spot of little relevance considering the enormous rarity of this cut square, still very fine; one of the most important rarities in U.S. postal stationery as it is believed that only two cut squares exist and there are no known entires, with this being the first appearance of a Scott #U137A in over three decades; even the great postal stationery collections formed by such luminary collectors as Lilly, Thorp and Cole did not have an example of this cut square; the catalog value of this cut square has changed little over the years since no example has made an appearance on the auction market, therefore we believe that the final realization of the example offered here will far eclipse its current Scott evaluation; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	25,000.00 SOLD for $29,000.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1133		U137B	#U137B, 2c Vermilion on amber, mint cut square, being a full corner example measuring 32x38mm, quite fresh and clean, trivial slight surface abrasion at right from erasure, of little importance considering this cut square's unique status, very fine; Scott #U137B is one of the greatest rarities not only in the field of postal stationery, but in all of United States philately, as only this cut square, and one other, as well as a single entire are thought to exist (although some experts question whether an entire does indeed exist), an example of this cut square has not appeared at auction in over three decades, therefore the current catalog value is, in our opinion, of little relevance to its actual market value, since the editors have the Scott catalog have not had the benefit of recent auction realizations upon which to base a more accurate price; recent auction realizations of cut squares that are known in "quantities" of three to five have been realizing in excess of $50,000.00; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	25,000.00 SOLD for $29,000.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1134		W138	#W138, 2c Vermilion on manila, an extraordinarily well margined example of this mint cut square rarity, being one of only six cut squares recorded and there are no known entires, measuring a full 33x37mm, quite fresh and clean, with rich color and well defined embossing, there are a couple of small thin spots of little importance considering how few are known, and most have small faults, otherwise very fine and choice; one of the keys to ever completing a collection of United States cut squares; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	32,500.00 SOLD for $25,000.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1135		U145	#U145, 2c Vermilion on orange, mint cut square, measuring 34x38mm, extraordinarily fresh and bright, rich unmistakable vermilion color, trivial light corner bend at bottom left mentioned for strict accuracy, very fine and wonderfully choice; an immense cut square rarity as only three cut squares are thought to exist and there are no known entires; this cut square over the years has often been confused with its Two Cent Red Brown counterpart also on orange paper (#U140A) and, in many cases, the two have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation as one in the same; while both Scott numbers are extremely rare, it has been our experience that the true vermilion on orange (which this example clearly is) is, by far, the most elusive of the two, with this being the first such correctly identified example we have ever offered in our auctions; signed as genuine by Richard A. Champagne. (Image)	25,000.00 SOLD for $57,500.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1136		U154	#U154, 2c Vermilion on amber, mint cut square, 35x38mm, particularly fresh and crisp, extremely fine. (Image)	350.00 CLOSED Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1137		U169	#U169, 3c Green on amber, die 58, mint cut square, a select example measuring 50x50mm, immaculately fresh and clean, extremely fine. (Image)	260.00 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1138	O	U170	#U170, 3c Green on blue, used cut square, 35x38mm, lightly cancelled, small closed tear at top extends just to top of embossment, very fine appearance for this, one of the rarest cut squares of the period, with only two used cut squares that have been certified, and perhaps no more than five or six in total known; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	3,500.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1139		U171	#U171, 3c Green on fawn, used cut square, 27x34mm, neat numeral "10" in double circle postmark, quite clean, a very fine example of this extremely rare cut square; used entires are virtually the only way this is attainable, as there are only two mint cut squares known, only seven reported used entires, and there are no mint entires known; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	3,250.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM
1140		U174	#U174, 5c Blue on cream, die 1, UPSS die 59, size 21, knife 101, wmk. 2, wonderfully fresh large mint entire (only exists in this large size, with three different knife types), fresh and clean, strong embossing, extremely fine and seldom seen (UPSS #465). (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Oct-19, 09:00 AM