Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

#70, 24c Red lilac, an exceptionally fresh and choice mint example of this notoriously difficult and challenging stamp, possessing a wonderful overall freshness, with rich and true red lilac color, plus its impression is well incised on crisp paper, quite well centered, especially compared to most copies one finds, clean full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; actually a very scarce stamp in this premium original gum condition; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#71, 30c Orange, a superlative mint example of one of the 19th century's most difficult stamps, possessing several exceptional eye-arresting physical qualities, including being incredibly well centered, especially when compared to most examples which typically have their perforations cutting the design on at least one side, this particular copy boasts margins so wide that virtually no portion of the design is impinged by the perforations, plus this stamp is the beneficiary of a marvelous overall brilliance, with gorgeous sumptuously rich color and a crisp impression on bright paper, full clean o.g. that has been lightly hinged, extremely fine; an exciting condition rarity; the Scott catalog notes that "Values for No. 71 are for copies with small margins, especially at sides. Large margined examples sell for much more."; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

1,600.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#72, 90c Blue, a magnificent quality example of one of the rarest and most difficult of all 19th century U.S. issues to find in such premium condition, being the finest quality original gum Ninety Cent 1861 Issue to come on the auction market in years, possessing essentially perfect centering amid extravagantly large margins, wonderfully bright color and a sharp impression on clean crisp paper, full o.g. that has been relatively lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem in every regard; as an indication of this stamp's true rarity in original gum condition, none of the great one-of-a-kind mint collections offered over the past several years (Weisman, Zoellner, Golin, Lyons, Floyd, Lessin or Chapin) had a single o.g. copy; 1981, 1987 and 2002 PF certificates. (Image)

3,250.00

SOLD for $13,000.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#72, 90c Blue, choice mint example, possessing a marvelous overall brilliance rarely encountered, with truly prooflike color and impression on crisp paper, quite well centered and margined, pristine full o.g. that has been only lightly hinged, very fine; a rarely seen original gum Ninety Cent 1861 Issue; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

3,250.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#73, 2c Black, pristine mint single, brilliantly fresh and crisp, prooflike color and impression, exceptionally well centered, full o.g., never hinged, faint vertical gum crease, still extremely fine; a scarce stamp never hinged; photocopy of a 1996 PF certificate for a horizontal pair, this being the left stamp. (Image)

for hinged 375.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#74, 3c Scarlet, an extraordinarily well centered and margined unused example of this trial printing rarity, possessing far better centering than the great majority of known copies, sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression, repair at right, choice very fine appearance; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

7,000.00

SOLD for $2,800.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#75, 5c Red brown, rare unused example of this always difficult stamp, gloriously rich color in a deep red brown shade, centered just a bit to top, still sound and quite fine; 1999 APS certificate. (Image)

2,100.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#75, 5c Red brown, pretty used example of this notoriously difficult stamp, being virtually perfectly centered and margined for the issue, gorgeous deep rich color and a strong impression, very light and unobtrusive strikes of both a black rimless grid and a bit of a red transit cancel, extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

510.00

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#76, 5c Brown, strong color and a sharp impression, rather well centered, full o.g. which is just a bit disturbed, nearly very fine for this; 1999 PSE certificate. (Image)

1,400.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

1867 Grilled Issues

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

#79, 3c Rose, "A" grill, unused, uncharacteristically strong color, usual perforation irregularities, a fine example of this scarce unused stamp; 1962 and 1986 PF certificates. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $575.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#83, 3c Rose, "C" grill, a highly select mint example of this truly rare grilled stamp, featuring outstanding centering within unusually large margins, bright fresh color and paper, full clean o.g. which shows a well defined grill impression, relatively lightly hinged, a very fine and choice original gum example of the Three Cent "C" Grill; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

5,250.00

SOLD for $5,000.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#84, 2c Black, "D" grill, a rarely offered unused example of this terribly difficult grilled stamp, possessing better centering than most, as this stamp is typically found terribly off center, strong rich color, clear grill impression, horizontal crease at top, otherwise quite fine for this; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)

for fine 7,500.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#85, 3c Rose, "D" grill, unused, bright fresh color, easily identifiable grill impression, fine; 1999 PSE certificate. (Image)

3,000.00

SOLD for $900.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#85, 3c Rose, "D" grill, used, remarkably well centered amid huge margins which are almost never encountered on this scarce stamp, wonderfully rich color and an uncommonly strong impression on brilliantly fresh paper, even its perforations are unusually intact, well defined grill impression, very light target postmark, extremely fine; a far more rare stamp in this gem condition than many realize; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

85B

#85B, 2c Black, "Z" grill, the mint example offered here of this very rare and terribly challenging stamp, in our opinion, is one of the finest to appear at auction in several years, with this being one of the very few known original gum examples whose perforations do not cut the design, which occurs on virtually every other existing copy, additionally this remarkable stamp possesses an extraordinary overall freshness, "jet" black color and a prooflike impression on crisp paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and quite choice; a stamp whose equal will be difficult to find; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

7,500.00

SOLD for $8,500.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

85C

#85C, 3c Rose, "Z" grill, an enormously rare mint example of this distinctive "Z" grill, fairly well centered, strong rich color, full o.g., small thin spot and a horizontal crease at bottom, very fine appearance for this; very few original gum #85C's have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation (probably no more than 20), and the majority of them have faults of a major nature or are terribly off center, obviously making this stamp one of the most elusive of all 19th century issues to find in mint condition; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

13,500.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#86, 1c Blue, "E" grill, fresh example of this surprisingly rare stamp to find mint, bright vibrant color and a well incised impression, quite well centered within large margins, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)

3,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#88, 3c Rose, "E" grill, choice example of this surprisingly difficult value, being quite well centered amid uncharacteristically large margins, bright color, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine and handsome; 1992 PF certificate; ex-McKinney. (Image)

900.00

SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#89, 10c Green, "E" grill, a magnificently fresh and bright example of a stamp that is missing in even the most advanced collections of mint United States stamps, possessing strikingly intense color in a deep shade, plus its impression is razor-sharp on bright crisp paper, quite well centered amid uncharacteristically large margins, even its reverse is uncommonly choice, featuring especially clean full o.g. that has been only very lightly hinged, very fine; 1997 PF certificate; ex-McKinney. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM

#90, 12c Black, "E" grill, unused, deep luxuriant color, strong grill impression, centered a bit to left, fine; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)

2,200.00

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Dec-12, 03:00 PM