Lot 964 o
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design. Neat vivid red grid cancel, intensely rich color, Fine, a very attractive stamp; with 2005 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 62B $1,250.
Realized: $625
Lot 965 o
1861, 10¢ dark green, First Design. Grid cancels, rich color, F.-V.F.; with 1994 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 62B $1,250.
Realized: $700
Lot 966 o
1861, 3¢ pink. Neat grid cancel, bright color, F.-V.F., very attractive.Scott No. 64 $850.
Realized: $280
Lot 967 o
1861, 3¢ pigeon blood pink. Neat circle of wedges cancel, nicely centered, strikingly rich color, faults including nicked corner at bottom, Fine appearance, a presentable example of this very rare stamp.Scott No. 64a $3,750.
Lot 968 E
1861, 3¢ dark red brown, sensitive ink essay. Plate essay on wove, without gum, nicely centered amid large margins, bright and very fresh, Very Fine and choice; with 2004 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 65E Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
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1861, 3¢ rose. Left margin block of 4, o.g., very lightly hinged, bottom right stamp never hinged, bright color, fresh and Fine. Scott No. 65 $600.
Realized: $170
Lot 970 E
1861, 3¢ N.B.N.C. "Premiere Gravure" essay, in brown rose. O.g., lightly hinged, rich color, fresh and F.-V.F., formerly Scott catalog #56.Scott No. 65-E15h $550.
Realized: $210
Lot 971 o
1861, 5¢ buff. Neat grid cancels, wonderfully centered with complete design clearing perfs all around (rarely found thus), unusually deep and rich color, an Extremely Fine gem, exceptionally choice; with 1999 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 67 $900.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 972 o
1861, 5¢ buff. Light red target cancel, beautiful centering and margins for this difficult issue, bold olive yellow color, Extremely Fine, choice this nice; with 2005 P.S.E. graded certificate (XF 90).Scott No. 67 $990.
Realized: $5,250
Lot 973 o
1861, 5¢ buff. Red grid cancel, rich bright color, F.-V.F.; with 1999 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 67 $900.
Realized: $475