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**1851-1856 Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1021	O	8A	#8A, 1c Blue, Ty. IIIa, used, large to mostly very large margins all around, lovely rich color and a crisp detailed impression on bright white paper, unobtrusive grid cancel, extremely fine; 1978 PF certificate for a pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)	1,050.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1022	O	9	#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, used, mostly full to large margins all around, strong color and impression, excellent strike of a black carrier cancel, extremely fine; 1988 PF certificate; ex-Koppersmith. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $85.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1023		9 var.	#9 var., 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut twice at top and twice at bottom, position 79L1L, a gem mint example of the rarest of all the recut varieties (only two positions of the sheet were recut in this manner), possessing an extraordinary overall freshness, with strikingly intense color and an outstanding impression on bright paper, its margins are uncommonly large and symmetrical, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a highly desirable copy not only as a premium quality mint #9, but whose recutting variety enhances its scarcity even further; 1998 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1024	O	7/9	#7/9, 1c Blue used lot consisting of 40 singles and six pairs, most are Type IV, with many different recutting types and plate positions noted, plus a few Type II, some better cancels noted including one with what appears to be a green cancel, also included is an unused Type II (small faults, APS certificate), a strip of three (faulty) and five covers (two of which have Blue perforated stamps), while there are some small faults, most were chosen for their attractive appearance and ability to show the important plating characteristics; will definitely have interest for a specialist.	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1025	O	10	#10, 3c Orange brown, an especially handsome used single, possessing eye-arresting intense color and a vivid impression, four large even margins, unobtrusive town cancel, extremely fine; a used gem; 1984 and 1996 PF certificates. (Image)	110.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1026	O	11	#11, 3c Dull red, pretty used single, possessing four large margins, rich luxuriant color that is nicely contrasted by the bright and true green town cancel of North Shore, N.Y., extremely fine; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	186.00 SOLD for $290.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1027	O	11	#11, 3c Dull red, used lot of thirteen singles and a pair, several are plated, all of the singles have four full to large margins, better colored cancels noted, one with striking pre-printing fold, a few minor imperfections, but overall an extremely fine lot. (image 1027a) (image 1027b)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1028		12	#12, 5c Red brown, an attractive example of a stamp that is rarely encountered unused in any condition, possessing four full to large margins, rich luxuriant color and an especially sharp impression, very fine; a rare stamp in this desirable condition; photocopy of a 1973 PF certificate for a pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)	9,250.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1029	O	12	#12, 5c Red brown, highly select used example, featuring unusually large and wonderfully well balanced margins all around, rich luxuriant color and an excellent clarity of impression on especially bright paper, very lightly and unobtrusively cancelled, extremely fine; a gem used classic; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	950.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1030	O	12	#12, 5c Red Brown, an especially handsome used example, with four large and wonderfully balanced margins, deep luxuriant color and impression on bright paper, neat portion of Philadelphia c.d.s., extremely fine. (Image)	950.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1031	O	13	#13, 10c Green, Ty. I, used, deep color and an intense impression, full to mostly large margins all around, very faint cancel (the stamp actually appears to have a large part of its original gum still present), very fine; 1980 PF certificate. (Image)	800.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1032	O	14	#14, 10c Green, Ty. II, used, large even margins all around, strong color and impression, light red grid cancel, extremely fine and quite choice; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	225.00 SOLD for $250.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1033	O	16	#16, 10c Green, Ty. IV, position 65L, four full to huge margins, strong rich color and impression, town c.d.s. postmark, very fine; 1998 PF certificate when the stamp was on cover (original cover also accompanies). (Image)	1,600.00 SOLD for $560.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM

**1857-1861 Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1034	O	18	#18, 1c Blue, Ty. I, used, uncommonly well centered within especially wide margins for this difficult stamp, bright fresh color and a sharp impression on clean white paper, light red town c.d.s., extremely fine and most attractive; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	635.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1035	EDU	19	#19, 1c Blue, Ty. Ia, an extraordinarily choice used example of this rare and difficult type, possessing exceptional centering, especially considering how tightly spaced these stamps were positioned on the plate, intense Plate 4 color and an excellent clarity of impression, in addition to being a premium quality example, this stamp bears a central year date c.d.s dated Nov. 2, 1857, representing the earliest documented usage of a Scott #19, very fine; a highly important and desirable used example of this rarity; 1987 PF certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)	6,500.00+ SOLD for $7,500.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1036		20	#20, 1c Blue, Ty. II, exceptional quality mint example, possessing outstanding centering amid extravagantly large margins, plus this stamp boasts a wonderful overall brilliance, with rich luxuriant color and impression on especially crisp paper, pristine o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine gem; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	1,100.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1037		20	#20, 1c Blue, Ty. II, unusually fresh mint single, bright color, well centered for these tightly margined stamps with three large margins, just in at top, full o.g., very fine. (Image)	1,100.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1038	O	20	#20, 1c Blue, Ty. II, a magnificent quality right sheet-margin used single, possessing virtually perfect centering which is almost unheard of on this difficult type, additionally this wonderful stamp's color is luxuriously rich and its impression razor sharp on fresh paper, very light and unobtrusive town c.d.s., an extremely fine used gem for the finest collection; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1039	O	20	#20, 1c Blue, Ty. II, choice used single, possessing sumptuously rich color and an intense impression, absolutely perfect centering, unusually light c.d.s. cancel, extremely fine gem; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM
1040		20 var.	#20 var., 1c Blue, Ty. II, plate 4, position 2R4, a very scarce Ty. II example from plate 4 (only the top row of plate 4, both left and right panes contained this type), well centered example just tied to printed circular (dated October 3, 1857) to Harrison City, Ohio by central blue grid pmk., being a very early usage of this stamp, stamp with deep luxuriant color and just a trace of a tiny tone spot at top left, very fine; 1999 PF certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)	1,050.00 SOLD for $450.00 Closing..Oct-17, 12:00 PM

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