United States Stamps continued...

**1857-1861 ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
41	O	21	#21, 1c Blue, Ty. III, position 26L4, deep luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression on bright white paper, exceptionally well centered being far better than normally encountered on this very difficult stamp, large break at both top and bottom labels, lightly cancelled, pulled perf. at top right, still a very fine and an attractive example of this elusive stamp; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
42		23	#23, 1c Blue, Ty. IV, recut once at top, twice at bottom, unused, well centered for this notoriously difficult stamp, deep rich color and a highly detailed impression on fresh white paper, regummed, minor thin spot not mentioned on the accompanying certificate, very fine appearance; unused examples of the Type IV stamp are rarely offered; 1999 PSE certificate. (Image)	$4,000.00 SOLD for $2,350.00 Will close during Public Auction
43	O	25 var.	#25 var., 3c Dull red, Ty. I, uncommonly well centered, deep red color in the distinctive dull rose shade, neat town cancel, very fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$125.00 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
44	O	28b	#28b, 5c Bright red brown, Ty. I, handsome used example, strikingly intense color in a very deep shade, plus its impression is sharp and detailed on bright white paper, nicely centered, neat town c.d.s., very fine for this; 1984 and 2006 PF certificates. (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
45	O	28b	#28b, 5c Bright red brown, Ty. I, rather well centered within large margins, particularly deep intense color and impression, black c.d.s. postmarks and a single pen stroke cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom left, very fine appearance; clear 1968 PF certificate as #28A and a 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,500.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
46	O	30	#30, 5c Orange brown, Ty. II, well centered for this very difficult used stamp which saw limited use, strong rich color and a crisp detailed impression, light blue town cancel, very fine; signed Stanley Ashbrook and accompanied by 1981 and 2006 PF certificates. (Image)	$1,330.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
47	O	31	#31, 10c Green, Ty. I, well centered within much larger margins than normally seen on this stamp, intense color in a deep green shade and a razor-sharp impression, neat portion of a town c.d.s., certificate mentions light soiling at bottom which is quite trivial and completely unworthy of mention, otherwise extremely fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
48	O	31	#31, 10c Green, Ty. I, used, rather well centered for this difficult stamp with especially large margins, central black cancel, slight toning, fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,200.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
49	O	33	#33, 10c Green, Ty. III, flawlessly centered amid extravagantly large margins for this issue, bright color and an incredibly detailed impression, face-free town c.d.s., current certificate states "chemically cleaned", extremely fine appearance; clear 1988 PF certificate and a 2006 PF certificate (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
50	O	33	#33, 10c Green, Ty. III, especially well centered within remarkably large margins, although current certificate states reperforated at right, intensely rich color and impression, c.d.s. town cancels, extremely fine appearance; clear 1995 PF certificate and a 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
51	O	34	#34, 10c Green, Ty. IV, position 64L1, recut at top and bottom, remarkably fresh single with intense deep green color and razor-sharp impression on bright paper, well centered with uncharacteristically large margins, plus a neat sharply struck black town cancel, very fine and handsome example of this scarcest of the recutting types; 1983 and 2006 PF certificates. (Image)	$2,350.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
52	O	34	#34, 10c Green, Ty. IV, position 86L1, recut at top, used, rich color and a well defined impression, faint trace of a cancel, fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,250.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
53	O	35	#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, an incredibly attractive used example, possessing enormously wide margins and being marvelously well centered within them, exceedingly fresh as well, with rich luxuriant color and a crisp impression on fresh paper, cancelled by a light red town c.d.s., an extremely fine gem in every regard; 1984 and 2005 PF certificates. (Image)	$72.50 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
54	O	35	#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, a pretty used single, possessing rich luxuriant color and a highly detailed impression, exceptionally well centered within enormously wide margins, bright red cancel, extremely fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$72.50 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
55	u	36b	#36b, 12c Black, plate III, remarkably well centered for this always difficult value, stunning deep color and prooflike impression on fresh paper, o.g., certificate mentions a tiny creased perf. at bottom right which is quite insignificant, extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,450.00). (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
56		36b	#36b, 12c Black, plate III, attractive and choice mint single, with striking "jet" black color and a deeply etched impression, quite well centered, especially when one considers how narrowly spaced and poorly centered these generally come, full o.g., only the barest trace of hinging, very fine; photocopy of a 1979 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp, as well as a 2006 PF certificate as a single. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
57	O	38	#38, 30c Orange, attractive used single, well centered, deep luxuriant color on fresh bright paper, portion of scarcer black town cancel, small owner's h.s. on reverse; very fine; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$530.00 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
58	O	39	#39, 90c Blue, an attractive appearing used single of one of the most difficult of United States stamps to acquire genuinely used, the stamp offered here has a long history of being certified genuine, being exceptionally well centered and with especially intense color, wonderfully cancelled with central blue grid postmark, tiny pinhole and expert repair at bottom right adding a small portion of the margin, nevertheless of very fine appearance and among the very few certified examples in existence; 1943 RPS and 1988 PSE certificates, as well as 1988 and 2006 PF certificates. (Image)	$9,000.00 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1875 REPRINTS OF 1857-1861 ISSUE**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
59		41	#41, 3c Scarlet reprint, without gum as issued, bright rich color and a strong impression, a fine example of this rare reprint; only 479 sold. (Image)	$3,250.00 SOLD for $1,150.00 Will close during Public Auction
60		42	#42, 5c Orange brown reprint, without gum as issued, nicely centered for this, strong rich color, some characteristic nibbed perfs. at right, still very fine; only 878 sold; clear 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,400.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction

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