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#29, 5c Brown, Ty. I, a very fresh example of
this terribly difficult and seldom offered mint stamp, featuring rich
luxuriant color and impression on bright paper, centered just a bit to top,
but far better centered than most mint copies we have seen, full clean
o.g., lightly hinged, certainly very fine for this; the first sound,
full original gum example we have offered in our auctions in years;
1989 PF certificate.
#30, 5c Orange brown, Ty. II, brilliantly fresh,
sumptuously rich color and a deeply etched impression, quite well centered,
full o.g., very fine; a handsome mint example; 1986 PF certificate.
#30A, 5c Brown, Ty. II, extraordinarily well
centered, with perfectly balanced margins top to bottom and side to side
with unusually wide margins, deep shade and a well defined impression,
virtually full o.g., extremely fine; 1997 PF certificate.
#31, 10c Green, Ty. I, position 100R1, an
incomparable bottom sheet-margin mint single, possessing essentially
perfect centering amid uncharacteristically large margins, brilliantly
fresh, with rich vibrant color and a clean crisp impression on bright
paper, uniformly even and intact perforations all around, full original
gum, lightly hinged, superb. The enormous rarity of the 1857 Ten Cent
Green Type I in mint condition, particularly with original gum, cannot be
overstated. To find one offered at auction in any condition happens
probably no more than one or twice a year (if that "frequent"). To find one
in the spectacular quality offered here is an occasion that easily
qualifies as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. In fact, this is only the
second appearance at auction of this extraordinary stamp, as for years it
had always been part of a larger multiple that was (only fairly recently)
broken up to yield what is, without question, the finest mint Scott #31 in
existence. This stamp made its first appearance on the auction market
as a single in our September 13, 2002 auction of the Thomas C. McKinney
collection. It was acquired by Mr. Lewis for his collection after
considerable bidding competition, ultimately realizing a record price of
$38,500.00. We fully expect that its appearance now will again engender
spirited bidding, resulting in another impressive realization. In our view,
this is one of the key stamps to acquire if one ever hopes to fulfill the
goal of acquiring the finest known mint example of each United States
stamp. Accompanied by a 2000 PF certificate.
#35, 10c Green, Ty. V, outstanding centering
within especially wide margins, strikingly intense color in a deep shade,
full o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate.
#36b, 12c Black, plate III, an incredibly choice
mint single of this notoriously difficult and challenging stamp to find in
any kind of collectible quality, possessing a remarkable overall freshness
and brilliance unlike any other we have encountered, eye-arresting intense
color and impression, outstanding centering, pristine full o.g. which shows
just the barest trace of hinging, extremely fine; a highly desirable
original gum example; 1983 PF certificate.
#38, 30c Orange, unused, strong vibrant color,
nicely centered, very fine for this.
#39, 90c Blue, unused, exceptionally well
centered within considerably wider margins than typically found, deep
luxuriant color, faint trace of a trivial corner crease/bend at top left,
otherwise extremely fine.
#40, 1c Bright blue reprint, without gum as
issued, rich color, nicely centered, few nibbed perforations at left,
nearly very fine; 1979 Stanley Gibbons certificate.
#41, 3c Scarlet reprint, without gum as issued,
virtually perfectly centered top to bottom and side to side, with the side
margins being especially wide, radiant color and a prooflike impression on
brilliantly paper, extremely fine gem; a premium example of this rare
reprint, certainly being among the finest available of the 479
issued; 1974 PF certificate.
#42, 5c Orange brown reprint, without gum as
issued, attractively centered, deep luxuriant color and impression on
bright paper, very fine for this scarce stamp; only 878 issued; 1985 PF
certificate.
#43, 10c Blue green reprint, without gum as
issued, a wonderfully fresh and choice example of this rare and difficult
reprint, featuring truly prooflike color and impression on immaculate
paper, especially well centered, even its perforations are unusually intact
(a rare trait on the reprint stamps), very fine; only 516 issued; 1972 PF
certificate.
#44, 12c Greenish black reprint, without gum as
issued, rather well centered for this notoriously difficult value, strong
color, tiny tear at right center and a small corner crease at bottom right,
neither of which detract from its nearly very fine appearance; only 479
issued; 1992 PF certificate.
#45, 24c Blackish violet reprint, without gum as
issued, exceptionally well centered, particularly for this value which is
almost always found quite off center, sumptuously rich color and a detailed
impression on bright paper, very fine; a choice example of this rare
reprint value of which only 479 were issued; 1999 PSE certificate.
#46, 30c Yellow orange reprint, without gum as
issued, an extraordinarily well centered example of this rare and
challenging reprint, with comparatively large and well balanced margins,
exceedingly fresh, with deep vibrant color on bright paper, intact
perforations virtually all around, extremely fine; a stamp with tremendous
eye appeal; certainly among the finest available of the mere 480
issued; 1979 PF certificate.
#47, 90c Deep blue reprint, without gum as
issued, wonderfully fresh example of this rare high denomination reprint,
possessing beautiful prooflike color and impression on brilliant white
paper, quite well centered, fully intact perforations all around which is
frequently not the case, nearly very fine; only 454 were issued; 1998 PF
certificate.
#56, 3c Brown rose "August", fresh mint single,
rich luxuriant color and a crisp impression, nicely centered, full o.g.,
relatively lightly hinged, very fine for this.
#62B, 10c Dark green "August", an incredibly
fresh and handsome example, possessing a most uncommon overall brilliance
and crispness, with sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression,
while centered just a bit to bottom, this stamp is far better centered and
margined than usual, pristine full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; a
terribly difficult mint stamp to find both sound and still retaining its
full original gum; 1997 PF certificate; ex-McKinney.
#63, 1c Blue, a striking top sheet-margin mint
single in a most remarkable state of preservation, fabulously fresh and
crisp, with prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper, incredibly
well centered as well, with large margins all around, pristine o.g.,
never hinged, extremely fine; a "post office" fresh gem for the
perfectionist; 2000 PF certificate.
#65, 3c Rose, pristine mint single, brilliantly
fresh overall, with strong color and impression, well centered, o.g.,
never hinged, very fine; 1989 PF certificate.StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are
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