Lot 3182 o
1862, 24¢ red lilac, central bold straight line "Paid" cancel, rich bold color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, ex-Saadi; with 1985, 1991 P.F. & 2017 P.S.E. certificates.Scott No. 70 $315.
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Realized: $700
Lot 3183 o
1862, 24¢ red lilac, light target cancel, exceptional centering amid large nicely balanced margins, strong vivid color, Extremely Fine; with 1995 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 70 $300.
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Realized: $350
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3184 
1862, 24¢ brown lilac, o.g., very lightly hinged, choice centering within wide nicely balanced margins, bright vibrant color on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine and attractive; with 1986 & 2001 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 70a $3,250.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMPS OF THE 1861 ISSUE TO FIND IN CHOICE CONDITION AND WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM - A GORGEOUS GEM.
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Lot 3185 o
1862, 24¢ brown lilac, bold socked-on-the-nose Smithville, Miss. town cancel, choice centering, strong bold color on fresh bright paper, an Extremely Fine gem, a gorgeous stamp for the connoisseur; with 1995 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 70a $325.
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Realized: $375
Lot 3186 o
1862, 24¢ brown lilac, complete socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy square & compass cancel (S-E FR-M4a 4), brilliant color and sharp impression, tiny violet ink spot at center virtually obscured by cancel, Very Fine and choice; with 2004 & 2009 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 70a $325.
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Realized: $700
Lot 3187 o
1861, 24¢ steel blue, neat complimentary red grid cancel, remarkably rich deep steel blue color not often encountered in such intensity, exceptional centering within evenly balanced margins, an Extremely Fine gem; with 1998 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 70b $825.
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 24¢ STEEL BLUE ISSUE COMBINING CENTERING, COLOR AND CANCELLATION. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY.
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Realized: $1,250
Lot 3188 o
1861, 24¢ violet, thin paper, with blue Cincinnati, O. town and grid duplex cancel, strong true purplish "Cincinnati violet" color, attractive centering and margins, Very Fine and choice, ex-V. Morris; with 1984 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 70c $2,275.
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 24¢ CINCINNATI VIOLET SHOWING ITS TRUE SHADE BEARING IT'S COMPLIMENTARY BLUE TOWN CANCELLATION.
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Realized: $2,200
Lot 3189 o
1862, 24¢ pale gray violet, thin paper, central bright blue Cincinnati, O. town cancel, rich brilliant pale gray violet shade most found often on stamps used from Cincinnati, beautifully centered with large margins, Extremely Fine to Superb; with 1998 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $15,000), the highest graded example and the sole example to receive this grade.Scott No. 70d $3,000.
THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE FINEST KNOWN USED EXAMPLE GIVEN THE REMARKABLE SHADE, GORGEOUS CANCELLATION AND SUPERB CONDITION.
The 24¢ Pale Gray Violet comes from an early 1861 printing on thin paper, a characteristic shared by the Violet and Steel Blue stamps
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Realized: $20,000
Lot 3190 P
1861, 30¢ orange, large die proof on India paper, die sunk on card (63x76mm) showing full die sink area, very fresh, Very Fine.Scott No. 71P1 $500.
Realized: $150
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3191 P
1861, 30¢ orange, plate proof on India paper, block of 4, four full margins, fresh & Very Fine.Scott No. 71P3 $350.
Realized: $150