United States Stamps continued...

**1851-1856 Issues continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1041	O	9	#9, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, four large even margins, lovely bright rich color and a fine impression, unusually light 1857 town c.d.s. postmark, extremely fine; an especially handsome used example; 2003 PF certificate. (Image)	$135.00 SOLD for $180.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1042	O	10	#10, 3c Orange brown, a gorgeous used example of this surprisingly difficult stamp, featuring spectacularly rich and luxuriant orange brown color, plus a deeply etched impression on uncommonly fresh paper, four uncharacteristically large margins including portion of sheet margin at right, light blue town c.d.s., an extremely fine and eye-appealing used gem;1986 PF certificate. (Image)	$113.00 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1043		10	#10, 3c Orange brown, position 21R2E, left sheet-margin single, other margins large to just touching at bottom right, tied by "Richmond, Va./Sep 18" blue c.d.s. on 1851 pre-printed canal boat shipping invoice with illustration of Lynchburg, shipped on the James River and Kanawha Canal, a very fine usage. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1044		11	#11, 3c Dull red, brilliantly fresh mint example, rich luxuriant color and a sharp impression, four ample to large margins, pristine full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; an especially choice stamp. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1045	O	11 var.	#11 var., 3c Brownish carmine, an eye-catching used single that possesses four huge margins, intensely rich color in the scarcer brownish carmine shade and an especially crisp impression, blue grid cancel, extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate specifically identifying this as the Scott listed brownish carmine shade. (Image)	$13.50 SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1046	O	12	#12, 5c Red brown, large to extra-large margins all around, rich color and a sharp impression, lightly cancelled, current certificate mentions a tiny pinhole that is so microscopic it is nearly impossible to detect, otherwise extremely fine; clear 1978 PF certificate and a 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$875.00 SOLD for $575.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1047	O	12	#12, 5c Red brown, handsome used single, with full to large margins all around, rich color and a sharp impression, exceptionally lightly cancelled, very fine; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)	$875.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1048	O	13	#13, 10c Green, Ty. I, attractive used single bearing a neat portion of New York ocean mail c.d.s., four large to extra-large margins, intense green color on fresh bright paper, extremely fine; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1049		14	#14, 10c Green, Ty. II, handsome unused example, with four large to huge margins, strong rich color and impression, choice very fine; an especially scarce stamp in premium unused condition; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1050	O	14	#14, 10c Green, Ty. II, gorgeous used horizontal pair, very large margins all around, rich luxuriant color and a deeply etched impression on brilliantly white paper, neatly struck New York Ocean Mail cancel, extremely fine; an extraordinary quality pair; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	$450.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1051	O	14	#14, 10c Green, Ty. II, horizontal pair, rich bright color and an especially strong impression, full to large margins all around, light grid cancels, miniscule corner crease in the top left margin, otherwise very fine and attractive. (Image)	$450.00 SOLD for $260.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1052		15	#15, 10c Green, Ty. III, an extraordinarily choice appearing example of this rare mint classic, featuring gorgeous prooflike color and impression on brilliantly fresh paper, four extravagantly large margins, large part o.g., horizontal crease at top that is not readily apparent from the face, otherwise extremely fine; a stamp with great eye appeal; 1989 and 1999 PSE certificates. (Image)	$4,750.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1053	O	15	#15, 10c Green, Ty. III, a magnificent quality used horizontal pair, possessing eye-arresting physical characteristics that could not be improved upon, from its huge margins all around including portions of four adjoining stamps at top and bottom, to its beautiful rich color and well incised impression, lightly cancelled by a "New Orleans, La/Feb 5/1857" c.d.s., a superb pair for the finest collection of classic United States stamps; 1986 and 2003 PF certificates; ex-Emerson, Koppersmith, "Sevenoaks" and Mayer. (Image)	$460.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1054	O	16	#16, 10c Green, Ty. IV, position 65L1, recut at top, select used example of this rare type, possessing four large unusually even margins, lovely fresh color and a crisp impression, light portions of black town cancels, extremely fine; not often encountered in this choice quality; signed Ashbrook, and accompanied by a 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,600.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1055		17	#17, 12c Black, a remarkably choice example of this rare unused classic, possessing especially intense color and highly detailed clean impression, four large to extra-large margins showing the frame of the next stamp at bottom, extremely fine; an impressive Twelve Cent 1851 issue which is one of the most difficult stamps of the 19th century to find, either mint or unused, in premium condition; 1973 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,200.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1056	O	17	#17, 12c Black, a fabulous quality used horizontal pair of this always difficult classic, being in a condition which places it among the finest quality used pairs of the 1851 Twelve Cent Imperforate in existence, possessing large to huge margins all around, including a 2 1/2mm sheet margin at left, strong rich color and an extraordinarily detailed impression on bright fresh paper, all marvelously complemented by very light and unobtrusive strikes of red grid cancels, extremely fine in every regard; a gem pair with incredible eye-appeal; 1993 and 2002 PF certificates. (Image)	$720.00 SOLD for $1,350.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1057	O	17	#17, 12c Black, used horizontal pair, mostly full margins all around, just into frame line at bottom right, deep color and a crisp detailed impression, c.d.s. and small portion of a red transit cancel, very fine; 2002 PSE certificate. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM

**1857-1861 Issues**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
1058		18	#18, 1c Blue, Ty. I, an exceptional mint example in a condition that is most unusual for this difficult mint issue, wonderfully well centered within margins that are mostly uncharacteristically large, especially at sides, fresh bright color, full clean o.g., very lightly hinged, an extremely fine large-margined gem; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1059	O	19	#19, 1c Blue, Ty. Ia, unusually well centered and attractive appearing example of this very rare and notoriously difficult stamp, remarkably fresh with bright rich color and sharp detailed impression, light black town cancel, small shallow thin spot at top and tiny closed tear at bottom, nevertheless of extremely fine appearance; 1968 PF certificate. (Image)	$6,750.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM
1060		20	#20, 1c Blue, Ty. II, extraordinarily well centered amid very large margins which are most uncharacteristic for this typically tightly margined issue, fresh with bright attractive color, clean sharp impression, full o.g., only the very slightest trace of hinging, extremely fine and striking; photocopy of a 1992 PF certificate for a horizontal pair, this being the left stamp. (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Jun-11, 11:30 AM

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