Sale 119: The Dr. Armando Grassi Collection of Classic United States

Lot 2319 o   

1861, 1¢ ultramarine, central blue Cincinnati, O. town cancel, well centered amid wide margins, rich bold ultramarine shade, couple light corner creases, Very Fine appearance, a very attractive example of this rare color variety, ex-Kirke; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 63a    $1,900.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 2320 o   

1861, 1¢ dark blue, rich exquisite dark blue color, choice centering and margins, neat "Philadelphia, Pa." town cancel, Extremely Fine, a beautifully choice example of the 1¢ issue in the scarce dark blue shade; with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63b    $875.

Realized: $550

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Lot 2321 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, vertically laid paper, beautifully centered amid nicely balanced margins, rich color and dark shade, sharp early impression, full strike of grid of diamonds cancel of New Haven, Ct. Very Fine and choice; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF 80), the highest grade by the P.S.E.
Scott No. 63c    $4,500.

WITHOUT QUESTION - ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE 1861 1¢ ISSUE ON VERTICALLY LAID PAPER.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 2322 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, bold central "Cumberland, Me., April 24." Printed Precancel cancel, rich bright color, trivial tiny perf thin, otherwise Very Fine; with 2005 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 63    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 1¢ ISSUE BEARING THE PRESS PRINTED PRECANCEL OF CUMBERLAND, MAINE - WITH ONLY THREE OR FOUR THOUGHT TO EXIST.

Horace I. Gray was a "Card and Job Printer" located in Cumberland, Maine offering a variety of stationery merchandise. All of the known Cumberland precancels are on cover from only two firms, that of Gray himself and the Portland firm of Sanborn & Carter. It is suggested that Gray did the printing for Sanborn & Carter, together with the mailing, thus accounting for the Cumberland precancel on the Portland firm's mail. Five distinct types of the Cumberland precancel are known. Only the last type, the double circle date stamp, has been found struck on the 1861 1¢ issue.

Realized: $3,500

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Lot 2323 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, socked-on-the-nose strike of "E.T.H. Gibson, May 26, 1863" revenue cancel, well centered amid wide margins, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, an exceptional and very scarce revenue handstamp cancellation, illustrated in Evans The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67 (page 385); with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2324 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, blue straight line (Re)gister(ed) cancel, bold color and well centered, tiny tear at bottom, a Very Fine strike, rarely encountered on the 1861 1¢ issue; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $110

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Lot 2325 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, complete socked-on-the-nose strike of Numeral "3" rate cancel, strong color and attractively centered, Very Fine and choice, an exceptional strike; with 2012 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    $65.

Realized: $200

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Lot 2326 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, complete socked-on-the-nose strike of fancy Solid Five Point Star cancel, wide margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine; with 2004 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    $45.

Realized: $80

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Lot 2327 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, full central strike of fancy Large Negative Mirrored "S" in Circle of Ware, Mass. (SE LS-S 15), stamp with rich deep color, sealed tear at right, an Extremely Fine strike; with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 2328 o   

1861, 1¢ blue, beautifully centered with large margins, rich deep color, central straight line "Paid" cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive, ex-V. Morris; with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 63    $45.

Realized: $150

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