2012 Rarities of the World continued...

**1861-66 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
103	P	3c Pink, Large Die Proof on India (64P1). On original card and reduced to 38 x 44.5mm, with 1987 P.F. certificate stating "cleaned affecting the color" which is simply not true, Very Fine and rare, very few proofs in the true Pink shade exist (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
104		3c Pink (64). Original gum, slight vertical crease as often found among examples of the 3c Pink with original gum VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 3-CENT PINK. With 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	14,000.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
105	TC	3c Dark Blue, Large Die Trial Color Proof on India (65TC1). On 152 x 223mm card with full die sinkage, rich color, Very Fine, scarce (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,500.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
106		3c Rose (65). Cancelled by perfect strike of Dog's Head fancy cancel of Waterbury Conn. (Rohloff A-4), top right corner torn away and new piece added, despite the fault in the underlying stamp this is one of the finest strikes of the Waterbury Dog's Head cancel we have ever encountered, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
107		3c Rose (65). Bright color, tied by clear strike of Uncle Sam Thumbing Nose fancy cancel, matching "Brattleboro Vt. Oct. 22" circular datestamp on cover to Boston, 1866 docketing at left, stamp with trivial corner perf crease at lower left VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE FAMOUS BRATTLEBORO "UNCLE SAM THUMBING NOSE" CIVIL WAR ERA FANCY CANCEL. There are two, possibly three, examples of this extraordinary fancy cancellation known on cover. One other, ex Haas, is dated October 24 and was part of the John R. Boker Jr. collection (the entire collection is now in Germany). This complete strike on an attractive cover is the finest available. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 10,000-15,000 SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
108		3c Rose, Printed on Both Sides (65e). Back printed in same orientation as the front and with most of the design clearly printed, front of stamp with grid cancel VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1861 ISSUE PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES. OUR CENSUS CONTAINS ONLY TWELVE USED AND THREE UNUSED COPIES. ONLY FOUR USED EXAMPLES ARE CONFIRMED AS SOUND. THIS IS FAR RARER THAN PREVIOUSLY ASSUMED. Engraved stamps printed on both sides usually have a poor impression on one side and a second, complete impression on the other. They probably occurred when a sheet was printed without proper moistening, which prevented the paper from picking up the ink in the recessed lines of the engraved plate. The 3c 1861 printed-on-both-sides stamps are known with the orientation of the back impression the same or inverted in relation to the design on the front, which indicates that more than one sheet was printed. The inverted impression on back is a result of the sheet being turned 180 degrees before it was put on the press the second time. Our census of Scott 65 printed on both sides, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/65e/65e.pdf , contains twelve used and three unused examples (including one in the Benjamin K. Miller Collection at the New York Public Library). As the census indicates, most of these are in poor condition. Short perfs and rounded corners are the most obvious flaws. The example offered here is exceptional for its sound condition. Census No. 65e-CAN-02. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com (imagea)	5,000.00 SOLD for $6,750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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