The Frelinghuysen Collection, Part Two: United States Stamps continued...

**10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-35)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
178		10c Green, Ty. I (31). Unused (no gum), rich color, short perfs at bottom and left, otherwise Fine, scarce in unused condition (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	10,000.00 SOLD for $2,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
179		10c Green, Ty. II (32). Unused (no gum), deep rich color and detailed impression, small perf flaw at left, Very Fine appearance, scarce in unused condition (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,150.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
180		10c Green, Ty. II (32). Unused (regummed), intense shade and impression, few shortish perfs at bottom left, otherwise Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,150.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
181		10c Green, Ty. III (33). Unused (regummed), pretty shade, well-balanced margins for this difficult issue, Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,150.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
182		10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 65L1, recut at top, unused (no gum), pretty shade, reperfed at top VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 10-CENT TYPE IV. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ISSUE TO OBTAIN IN UNUSED CONDITION. The 1857 10c Type IV stamps come from eight positions scattered throughout Plate 1 that have the top, bottom or both lines recut. Only 4% of all 10c Plate 1 stamps produced were Type IV's, and an even smaller percentage were issued with perforations. We have offered only four with original gum since 1993. With 2011 P.F. certificate not noting the position. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	20,000.00 SOLD for $8,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
183		10c Green, Ty. IV-II-II (34-32-32). Positions 76-78L1, horizontal strip of three, left stamp Type IV recut at bottom, unused (no gum), deep rich color FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED MULTIPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE CONTAINING ONE TYPE IV AND TWO TYPE II STAMPS. THE TYPE IV IS EXTREMELY RARE IN ANY FORM OF MULTIPLE IN UNUSED CONDITION. A PHENOMENAL RARITY. The 1857 10c Type IV stamps come from eight positions scattered throughout Plate 1 that have the top, bottom or both lines recut. Only 4% of all 10c Plate 1 stamps produced were Type IV's, and an even smaller percentage were issued with perforations. We record only four other perforated multiples containing Type IV stamps, as follows: 1) block of six with two stamps Type IV, original gum, 2) block of four with two right stamps Type IV, original gum, originally forming a block of ten with the previous multiple and now part of the same collection and presumably rejoined, 3) block of four, left stamps Type IV, original gum, 4) pair with right stamp Type IV, disturbed original gum, perfs trimmed at bottom and defective, and 5) the strip offered here. With 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as no gum singles. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	24,300.00 SOLD for $13,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
184		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Positions 66-70/76-80/86-90/96-100R2, block of 20 with bottom right corner sheet selvage, original gum, few h.r., bright color, few perf separations sensibly reinforced, few patches of missing gum at top and bottom and with few thin spots, Position 79 perf flaw FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND HIGHLY-EXHIBITABLE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF 20 OF THE 1857 10-CENT TYPE V. The largest known multiple is a block of 42 from the bottom left of Plate 2, followed by a block of 40 from the right pane of the plate (with no selvage). Blocks of nine and twelve are also known. The block of 20 offered here is one of the largest multiples. Several with Colson backstamp. Scott Retail as four blocks of four and two pairs (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	5,500.00 SOLD for $4,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
185		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Block of four, original gum, h.r., choice centering throughout, few perf separations, top stamps light horizontal crease, bottom left stamp small natural inclusion, Extremely Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,150.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
186		10c Green, Ty. V (35). Two blocks of four, slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., rich color, few flaws, appear Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,300.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction

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