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**1875 Re-Issues of 1861-1866 Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
121		104	#104, 3c Brown red re-issue, prooflike color and impression on bright paper, exceptionally well centered within large margins, virtually full o.g., thin in extreme top left corner, choice very fine appearance; only 465 issued; 1974 PF certificate. (Image)	3,500.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
122		104	#104, 3c Brown red re-issue, an attractive unused example of this very scarce re-issue, quite well centered and margined, intense rich color and a prooflike impression, very fine. (Image)	2,100.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
123		105	#105, 5c Brown re-issue, quite well centered, extra-large margins all around, deep rich color, large part o.g., sharp corner crease at bottom left ending in a minute tear, very fine appearance; only 672 issued. (Image)	2,750.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
124	O	105	#105, 5c Brown re-issue, a very rare used example, well centered within exceptionally large margins, rich re-issue color, "3" in oval duplex grid cancel, corner crease at bottom left, extremely fine appearance; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	2,900.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
125		106	#106, 10c Green re-issue, an incredibly handsome and choice mint example, possessing margins of immense size and being virtually perfectly centered within them, plus its color could not be more intense, nor its impression more deeply etched on bright paper, part o.g., extremely fine; a stamp with tremendous eye appeal; only 451 issued; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
126		107	#107, 12c Black re-issue, a fabulous quality mint example, unquestionably being one of the very finest of the 389 issued, as this impressive stamp features not only virtually perfect centering within extraordinarily large margins, but it is incredibly fresh as well, with strikingly intense "jet" black color and a superbly detailed impression on bright paper, full o.g., relativity lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem for the collector who is meticulously assembling a premium quality set of 1861 re-issues; 1957 PF certificate; ex-Hetherington. (Image)	4,250.00 SOLD for $6,250.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
127		107	#107, 12c Black re-issue, quite fresh, intense dark color and a well incised impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, fine; 1958 PF certificate. (Image)	4,250.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
128		108	#108, 15c Black re-issue, extraordinarily fresh and crisp unused example, possessing truly prooflike color and impression on especially bright paper, quite well centered, very fine and handsome; only 397 issued; 1970 PF certificate. (Image)	2,500.00 SOLD for $1,650.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
129		109	#109, 24c Deep violet re-issue, a fabulously fresh and choice mint example of this value, which is widely regarded as perhaps the most difficult of the series to find in premium condition, with this particular example possessing a most extraordinary overall brilliance, with gloriously rich color and a razor-sharp impression on bright crisp paper, marvelously well centered and margined, as no part of the design has been impinged by the perforations (a rare occurrence on this value), full o.g., lightly hinged, certainly extremely fine considering all of the marvelous attributes this stamp boasts; among the finest available of the 346 issued; 1982 PF certificate. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
130		110	#110, 30c Brownish orange re-issue, remarkably fresh and bright mint example, featuring gorgeous intense and vibrant color, plus its impression is deeply etched on bright paper, well centered (particularly for this usually poorly centered value), full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and quite choice; only 346 issued; 1967 PF certificate. (Image)	5,000.00 SOLD for $14,000.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
131		111	#111, 90c Blue re-issue, an extraordinarily choice mint example of this re-issue rarity, being in a quality which places it among the finest of the mere 317 issued, possessing a remarkably intense shade and a crisp highly detailed impression on wonderfully bright paper, exceptionally well centered amid very large margins, full clean o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; very few premium quality original gum examples of this rarity ever appear on the auction block; 1982 PF certificate. (Image)	6,250.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

**1869 Pictorials**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
132	P	112P3-122P3	#112P3-22P3, 1c-90c Pictorials, plate proofs on India cplt., including both 15c values, each with large margins all around, bright fresh colors, a few natural India paper irregularities as always, choice very fine. (Image)	1,105.00 SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
133	P	112P4-122P4	#112P4-22P4, 1c-90c Pictorials, plate proofs on card cplt., strong rich colors, each with large margins, a very fine and choice set. (Image)	840.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
134	E	112-E5c	#112E5c, 1c Blue "Draped Flags" die essay on India, 51x55mm, die sunk on 72x81mm India paper, quite fresh, very fine; an extraordinarily handsome and rare 1869 Pictorial essay, being particularly desirable in this seldom seen full size die (not cut down). (Image)	1,500.00 SOLD for $2,700.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
135		112	#112, 1c Buff, an incredibly fresh mint single, being very well centered and margined, deep luxuriant color and a sharp impression, pristine full original gum with just the barest trace of hinging, very fine and exceedingly choice; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
136	O	112	#112, 1c Buff, lovely used single, marvelously well centered amid lavishly large margins, deep rich color on bright paper, central rimless grid cancel, extremely fine. (Image)	160.00 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
137		113	#113, 2c Brown, a fabulous quality mint example of this surprisingly difficult stamp, possessing an overall brilliance and freshness which belies its age, with gorgeous rich color and an impression that would rival any proof on brilliantly white paper, extraordinarily well centered as well, with large margins all around, pristine full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a stamp with incredible eye appeal; 1997 PF certificate; ex-Golin. (Image)	700.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
138		113	#113, 2c Brown, a highly select mint single of this surprisingly difficult stamp, possessing outstanding centering within large margins, lovely fresh color and a clean impression, full original gum, lightly hinged, extremely fine; actually a very scarce stamp in this superior quality; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	700.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
139		113	#113, 2c Brown, incredibly fresh and select mint example, featuring strikingly intense color in an especially deep shade, razor-sharp impression as well, marvelously well centered, full o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	700.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM
140		114	#114, 3c Ultramarine, choice mint example, with gloriously rich color and a well incised impression on pristine paper, incredibly well centered, with large balanced margins all around, clean full o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; a lovely mint gem in true "post office" condition; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	for hinged 300.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Oct-18, 12:30 PM

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