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Sale 121: Gems of Philately

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1861-1867 Issues & 1875 Re-Issues

Lots 103-112 Lots 113-117

Lot 113 P   

1866, 15¢ black, plate proof on India paper, on card, part sheet of 60 with imprint at upper left and imprint and plate no. "41" at bottom, full margins all round, completely sound, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, a magnificent showpiece, ex-Lilly.
Scott No. 77P3    $6,220.

A REMARKABLE PART SHEET OF THE 1866 15¢ LINCOLN PLATE PROOF ON INDIA PAPER.

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Lot 114 o   

1867, 1¢ blue, E. grill, light segmented cancel, precision centering amid large beautifully balanced margins, rich vivid color, Extremely Fine to Superb, a magnificent used example; with 1989 & 2024 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95, SSV $4,750).
Scott No. 86    $450.



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Lot 115    

1867, 5¢ brown, F. grill, horizontal strip of three, rich color and strong grill impressions, tied by quartered cork handstamp on 1864, 3¢ pink entire (U58) to New York paying the 15¢ registry fee, with Mobile and Ohio Railroad corner card at left, matching "Mobile, Ala., Jun 4" cds, manuscript registry notations, Very Fine, a choice and very rare registered usage with the 15¢ registry fee paid by stamps, especially so with the 5¢ F. grill, ex-Ishikawa; with 2023 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 95    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

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Lot 116 P   

1861-66 (1875 Re-issue), 1¢-90¢ "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card complete, set of 10 in the five colors, all with ample to large margins, rich vibrant colors throughout, two with small thin at top, a Very Fine set, with only one sheet of 100 of each value and color were printed.
Scott No. 102TC4-111TC4    $5,015.

A RARE COMPLETE SET OF THE 1861-66 RE-ISSUE "ATLANTA" TRIAL COLOR PLATE PROOFS.

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Lot 117    

1861-66 (1875 Re-issue), 1¢ blue, left margin vertical pair with imprint "National Bank Note Co New York", o.g., choice centering amid amid wide margins, rich vibrant color, Extremely Fine, a positional multiple rarity; with 1979 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 102; $1,500 for singles    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

THE UNIQUE MINT MULTIPLE OF THE 1875 1¢ RE-ISSUE BEARING ANY MARGINAL IMPRINT.

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