United States Stamps continued...

**1861-1866 Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
141	O		#64, 3c Pink, lovely used example of this scarce and often misidentified stamp, bright unmistakable pink color, marvelously well centered within large margins, light and unobtrusive grid cancel, extremely fine gem; seldom encountered in such choice condition; 2000 PSE certificate. (Image)	850.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
142	O		#64, 3c Pink, unusually well centered and margined for this difficult stamp, strong rich color, petite "tic-tac-toe" manuscript cancel, extremely fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	850.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
143	O		#64b, 3c Rose pink, gem used example, precisely centered within large margins, vibrant true Rose pink color and a well etched impression on fresh crisp paper, neatly struck open grid cancel, extremely fine; a very pretty stamp; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
144	O		#64b, 3c Rose pink, unusually large and well balanced margins all around, rich luxuriant color, grid of squares cancel, extremely fine; quite scarce this choice; 2001 PSE certificate. (Image)	150.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
145	O		#67, 5c Buff, exceptionally handsome used single, possessing near perfect centering within very large margins for this, plus this stamp's color is far more intense and in a deeper shade than usual, strong impression, interesting large multi-bar open grid cancel, extremely fine gem; 1994 PSE certificate. (Image)	875.00 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
146	O		#67a, 5c Brown yellow, an extraordinarily handsome and choice used example in far superior quality than typically encountered, featuring extravagantly large margins for the issue and being wonderfully well centered within them, gloriously rich color and impression on bright paper, light central strike of a rimless grid cancel, extremely fine; a very scarce and desirable stamp in this gem quality; 1986 PF certificate. (Image)	900.00 SOLD for $950.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
147	O		#68, 10c Yellow green, premium quality used example that would please the perfectionist, being flawlessly centered amid extravagantly large margins, bright rich color and impression, beautifully postmarked with a neat light strike of a petite circular grid cancel, extremely fine; a lovely little gem; 1994 PSE certificate. (Image)	50.00 SOLD for $120.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
148	O		#68, 10c Yellow green, "TAG" variety, exceptionally well centered, especially bright color on crisp paper, gorgeous strike of a fancy red circle of V's cancel, extremely fine; a stamp with great eye appeal; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	55.00 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
149	O		#68, 10c Yellow green, highly select used example, being remarkably well centered within very large margins, deep rich color, superbly postmarked with a socked-on-the-nose fancy shield in circle cancel, extremely fine and quite handsome; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
150	O		#68, 10c Yellow green, "TAG" variety, four huge margins and being incredibly well centered within them, especially deep rich color in a "sage" green shade, which is wonderfully contrasted by its bright white paper, central strike of circle of wedges cancel, extremely fine gem; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	50.00 SOLD for $90.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
151	O		#68, 10c Yellow green, marvelously well centered within extravagantly large margins, wonderfully bright color, interesting segmented cork cancel at right, extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	50.00 SOLD for $80.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
152	O		#68a, 10c Dark green, eye-arresting used example of this shade variety, possessing huge margins and being incredibly well centered within them, intense color in a dark shade, well incised impression on crisp paper, light unobtrusive cancel, an extremely fine large-margined gem; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)	62.50 SOLD for $220.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
153	O		#69, 12c Black, superlative used example, possessing mathematically precise centering amid very large margins, but contributing even further to this stamp's tremendous eye appeal is its intense color and prooflike impression on bright white paper, dark blue grid cancel enhances its overall appearance, an extremely fine gem for the most fastidious collector; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	102.50 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
154	O		#69, 12c Black, an especially attractive and choice used single, marvelously well centered within much larger margins than usual, intensely rich color and a strong impression, striking bold strike of blue Maltese Cross cancel, extremely fine; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	102.50 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
155	O		#69, 12c Black, wide even margins all around, strong rich color and a crisp detailed impression on bright paper, face-free blue segmented cork cancel confind to top right corner, extremely fine; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)	102.50 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
156	O		#69, 12c Black, exquisitely centered within unusually large margins, sharp prooflike impression and deep shade on fresh paper, lightly cancelled, an extremely fine used gem; 1992 PSE and 2000 PF certificates. (Image)	100.00 SOLD for $240.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
157	O		#69, 12c Black, choice centering, large margins, strong color and impression, central target cancel, extremely fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	100.00 SOLD for $190.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
158	O		#69, 12c Black, quite well centered, with large margins all around, rich color and a clean impression on bright paper, excellent strike of a San Francisco Ty. III cog cancel, extremely fine and handsome; 2000 APS certificate. (Image)	100.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
159	O		#70, 24c Red lilac, a truly amazing used example of this always difficult stamp, possessing every physical attribute that is the exact opposite of what is normally encountered, being absolutely perfectly centered amid lavishly large margins, its color is incredibly bright and rich, while its impression is spectacularly detailed on the brightest paper imaginable, all complemented by crisp face-free black and red cancels, superb; a marvelous condition rarity for the finest collection; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	215.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM
160	O		#70, 24c Red lilac, gem used example of a terribly difficult stamp, possessing mathematically precise centering within uncharacteristically large margins, extraordinarily intense color in a true red lilac shade, sharp clean impression, neat grid cancel, extremely fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	200.00 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..May-21, 04:00 PM