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1860, 24¢ gray lilac, beautifully centered on bright white paper, fresh color and sharp impression, bold blue Cincinnati town cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive; with 2011 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF 90J, SMQ $1,900).Scott No. 37 $420.
A STUNNING GEM WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN WITH ANY TYPE OF COLOR CANCELLATION.
Realized: $1,800
Lot 2286 o
1860, 24¢ gray lilac, perfectly struck red grid socked-on-the-nose cancel, virtually perfect centering, strong vibrant color, Extremely Fine; with 1999 P.F. & 2017 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $1,050).Scott No. 37 $465.
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 24¢ GRAY LILAC WITH THIS STRIKING RED GRID CANCEL.
Realized: $900
Lot 2287 o
1860, 24¢ gray lilac, neat full "Mobile. Ala, Apr. 9, 1861" town & small portion of red "3" credit cancels, precision centering, rich bold color, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1991 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 37; $400 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A GORGEOUS EXAMPLE OF THIS STAMP WITH A CONFEDERATE STATES POSTMARK. ALABAMA WAS ADMITTED INTO THE CONFEDERACY ON FEBRUARY 4TH 1861.
Lot 2288 o
1860, 24¢ gray lilac, outstanding centering, bright fresh color, light Charleston, S.C. town cancel, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous gem for the finest collection; with 2004 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $1,050).Scott No. 37 $400.
Lot 2289 o
1860, 24¢ gray lilac, superb virtually complete strike of fancy Pinwheel cancel of Davenport, Iowa, rich bold color & sharp impression, Very Fine, a striking fancy for the connoisseur, ex-Gorham; with 1979 & 2007 P.F. certificates. Skinner-Eno No. GE-R 2.Scott No. 37 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $750
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2290 o
1860, 24¢ gray lilac, block of 4, fresh and bright color, well-centered, four black grid cancels, one stamp has tiny thin speck (which is not evident or mentioned on clear cert.), Extremely Fine, ex-Emerson, Neinken, Zoellner, Rose & Twigg-Smith; with 1998 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 37 $6,500.
BLOCKS OF THE 24¢ 1860 ARE CONSIDERABLY RARER USED THAN UNUSED. THIS PERFECTLY CENTERED BLOCK IS PROBABLY THE FINEST EXTANT.
Pencil note on back from Stanley Ashbrook: "This block is guaranteed to be genuine and sound. Used blocks of four of this stamp are very rare. The grids are genuine.", signed and dated "June 29, 1950".
Realized: $5,000
Lot 2291 o
1860, 24¢ gray, beautiful centering and margins, outstanding rich true gray color enhancing a crisp detailed impression, central strike of large Boston "Paid" in grid cancel, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1985 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 37a $400.
A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 24-CENT IN THE DISTINCT GRAY SUB-SHADE. THIS SHADE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.
The 24¢ 1860 Issue in the Gray shade is considerably scarcer than the main Gray Lilac shade and merits a premium over the normal gray lilac. Between our records and the Siegel site there have been only 11 used examples of the Gray shade offered since keeping computerized records.
Realized: $550
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1860, 30¢ orange, wonderful full strike of red Supplementary Mail cancel (Type A), attractive centering and margins, lovely rich color, Very Fine and choice, ex-Lehman & V. Morris; with 2011 P.F. certificate, also a 1993 P.F. certificate (#277550) which is no longer present.Scott No. 38 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 30¢ ORANGE WITH THE RARE SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL CANCEL, WHICH IS SELDOM FOUND CLEARLY STRUCK.
Realized: $2,100
Lot 2293 o
1860, 30¢ orange, neat red "Boston Br. Pkt. Paid" exchange date stamp cancel, beautifully centered within nice margins, rich brilliant color, Extremely Fine and attractive, ex-Zoellner; with 1998 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 38 $550.
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 30¢ ORANGE WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL RED CANCELLATION.
Lot 2294 o
1860, 30¢ orange, huge imperforate straddle-pane margin at right showing guideline and small portion of stamp from the right pane, excellent centering and rich brilliant color, neat large Boston "Paid" in grid cancel, Extremely Fine and choice; with 2007 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 38 $500.
Realized: $475