United States Postal Stationery Cut Squares and Entires continued...

**1874-86 Plimpton Issue continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
761		U135	#U135, 2c Brown on amber, pristine full corner cut square measuring 38x41mm, excellent color and sharp detailed embossing, plus bright clean paper, extremely fine; signed R.A. Champagne. (Image)	525.00 SOLD for $500.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
762		U140A	#U140A, 2c Reddish brown on orange, mint cut square measuring 32x37mm, insignificant and faint corner bend at bottom right, mentioned for strict accuracy, very fine; this cut square over the years has been confused with its Two Cent Vermilion counterpart also on orange paper (Scott #U145) and in many cases the two have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation as one and the same, as evidenced by the accompanying 1960 certificate submitted by the Raymond H. Weill Co. identifying and certifying this as #U145, this is clearly the red brown shade and this famous cut square has been sold and identified in major auctions (including the Lilly Sale in 1967-68 and our "Michigan" Collection sale in June of 1998) as the so-called red brown shade of Scott #U145 (now #U140A); an immense cut square rarity of which only three or four examples are known, also two entires of different sizes are known of this; 1960 PF certificate as #U145; ex-Barkhausen, Lilly, "Michigan" Collection and Floyd. (Image)	25,000.00 SOLD for $27,000.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
763		U145	#U145, 2c Vermilion on orange, mint cut square, measuring 35x40mm, a wonderfully attractive appearing example of this major cut square rarity, brilliant vermilion color on bright orange paper, highly detailed sharp embossing, light horizontal crease that is barely perceptible from the face, extremely fine appearance; like the #U140A offered above there has been confusion between the vermilion and reddish brown colors, it is a pleasure to be able to offer the two colors in the same sale so that the drastic difference can be seen; this is also an immense cut square rarity as only three cut squares are believed to exist and, unlike the other color variety, there are no known entires, it is our experience that the vermilion color is, by far, the more elusive of the two, the first example that we ever handled of this was a slightly smaller copy in the Fred C. Ballman collection of cut squares offered in our October 2002 Collector's Series sale (that copy also had a trivial light corner bend) where it realized a record $57,500.00, plus the 10% buyers premium; ex-Lilly. (Image)	50,000.00 SOLD for $32,500.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
764		U146	#U146, 2c Vermilion on blue, gem cut square, being a full corner measuring 46x45mm, deep intense color with razor-sharp embossing, neatly complemented by the fresh blue paper, extremely fine. (Image)	140.00 SOLD for $60.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
765		U154	#U154, 2c Vermilion on amber, fresh mint cut square, full corner measuring 39x43mm, detailed impression with bright color and paper, extremely fine. (Image)	400.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
766		U154	#U154, 2c Vermilion on amber, die 54, size 6, knife 19, wmk. 5, lovely small mint entire with Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank, exceptionally fresh and crisp with sharp embossing, extremely fine and scarce envelope; signed R.A. Champagne; ex-Barkhausen (UPSS #352). (Image)	450.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
767		U156	#U156, 2c Vermilion on white, attractive mint cut square, full corner, 42x38mm, bright color on fresh white paper, choice very fine; 2002 PSE certificate; ex-Summers. (Image)	1,600.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
768		U168	#U168, 3c Green on white, select mint cut square of this scarce die 58, full corner measuring 44x43mm, sharp impression and embossing showing the die type well, extremely fine. (Image)	1,500.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
769		U168	#U168, 3c Green on white, mint cut square of this scarce die, 33x35mm, strong embossing and bright paper, very fine and attractive. (Image)	1,500.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
770		U169	#U169, 3c Green on amber, attractive mint cut square, being a full corner measuring perfectly balanced 42x42mm, fresh with nice color and bright paper, extremely fine; signed R.A. Champagne. (Image)	300.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
771	O	U170	#U170, 3c Green on blue, used cut square of this very rare issue with impressive appearance, measuring 48x40mm, cancelled with large portion of "Burlington/VT./Mar 20 1882" duplex, tiny closed tear at top just into the frame, very fine appearance; this issue is a major postal stationery rarity in mint condition and also very rare in used, this being one of the more attractive of the few that are known. (Image)	3,750.00 SOLD for $675.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
772	O	U171	#U171, 3c Green on fawn, attractive used cut square with target cancel, measuring 32x38mm, fresh with sharp impression nicely showing this scarce die type, very fine; this rare issue is practically unobtainable mint with only two cut squares known and no entires, used examples such as this are also exceptionally elusive with only seven reported used entires; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	3,250.00 SOLD for $2,100.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
773		U185	#U185, 7c Vermilion on white, mint cut square, being a full corner measuring 35x38mm, brilliant color, highly detailed embossing, very fine; exceptionally rare as a full corner with only two examples known, and no entires are known of this issue; signed R.A. Champagne and accompanied by a 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	1,800.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
774		U185	#U185, 7c Vermilion on white, mint cut square, 35x43mm, exceptionally bright and fresh with particularly sharp embossing, a very fine and choice example of this rare issue which is only known as a cut square; 1993 PSE certificate; ex-Lyons; (UPSS #536). (Image)	1,800.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
775		U186 var.	#U186 var. 7c vermilion on amber, die 63, size 7, knife 28, wmk. 2, mint entire in the very scarce earlier Plimpton knife 28 instead of 30, this is priced by the 2001 UPSS catalog at over thirteen times the normal envelope, trace of paper aging that would not be noticeable except for a stationery band that had been on this, still very fine and a very elusive entire for the postal stationery collector (UPSS #537). (Image)	UPSS 2,000.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
776		U189b	#U189b, 10c Yellow ocher on white error of color, die 65, size 21, knife 100, wmk. 7, a select mint example of this striking and rare color error, this being the only size in which this comes, fresh and clean, strong embossing, very fine and choice; believed to be one of only three known entires; ex-Barkhausen HREF="60/776.jpg"> (Image)	8,500.00 SOLD for $5,750.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
777		U190b	#U190b, 10c Yellow ocher on amber error of color, die 65, size 21, knife 100, wmk. 7, a very rare mint entire of this major color error, being the only size in which this comes, quite fresh and attractive, strong impression with sharp embossing, very fine; extremely rare with only a very few known to exist; 2000 PF certificate (UPSS #566A-7). (Image)	6,500.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
778		U192 var.	#U192 var., 10c Brown on blue, die 65, size 25, knife 123, wmk. 7, incredibly rare mint entire in this largest size, only three entires are known, in addition this example is wonderfully well preserved unlike so many of this size, fresh and crisp, indicia with deep color and strong embossing, extremely fine; a rarity for the postal envelope collector; 1996 PF certificate; ex-Barkhausen, Todd (UPSS #580). (Image)	UPSS 2,000.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
779		U195	#U195, 12c Plum on white, impressive mint cut square, being a full corner measuring an extravagant 54x55mm, quite fresh with sharp impression and highly detailed embossing, extremely fine. (Image)	475.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM
780		U196	#U196, 12c Plum on amber, gem mint cut square, being a full corner measuring a lavish 55x52mm, exceptionally fresh with deep color and extra-sharp embossing on bright paper, extremely fine. (Image)	275.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Dec-13, 09:00 AM