Lot 2808 ()
Liberia, 1860, 12¢-24¢ Issues, Imperforate, top margin singles, without gum, full margins, Very Fine, very scarce.Scott No. 2a-3a Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $200
Lot 2809 P
Liberia, 1860, 12¢ Lilac, Trial Color Plate Proof, on thin paper, margins clear to just in at top, Fine, a rare trial color with only eight examples recorded.Scott No. 2TC Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
Lot 2810
Liberia, 1860, 12¢ Deep Blue, block of 15 showing "A. COWAN & SONS" watermark in second and third rows, o.g., never hinged, some light gum residue on front, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 2 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $300
Lot 2811
Liberia, 1864, 6¢-24¢ Issues, Imperforate, o.g., 6¢ with left margin, 12¢ with wide margins, Very Fine set.Scott No. 7a-9a Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $200
Lot 2812 P
Liberia, 1864, 12¢-24¢ Black, Small Die Proofs on Buff, 12¢ showing guide dots at top center above outerframeline and in vignette to the right of Liberty's head, full margins (26x31mm), 24¢ showing guideline and guide dot at top center above outer guideline, large margins (30x35mm), Very Fine, a remarkable Unique Set of Second Issue Die Proofs.Scott No. 8P-9P Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
Realized: $2,100
Lot 2813 P
Liberia, 1866-69, 6¢-24¢ Trial Color Plate Proofs, complete set of 9 on thin paper (third transfer), in unissued colors red, blue, green and black, Very Fine.Scott No. 13TC-15TC Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
Lot 2814 P
Liberia, 1866-69, 12¢ Black, Plate Proof on Thick Wove, showing perf 12 vertically at right and rouletted 8 at top and bottom, small thin, otherwise F.-V.F., an unusual and rare experimental perforation proof.Scott No. 14P Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot 2815 P
Liberia, 18801 Liberty Issues, Defaced Die Proofs, complete set of 10 in black and colors, die sunk on tissue paper (93x132mm), 1¢-2¢ values with Feldwick and 6¢ with Dando, Todhunter & Smith imprints at bottom, fresh and Very Fine.Scott No. 16P-20P Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $210
Lot 2816 o
Liberia, 1880, 2¢ rose, horizontal strip of 4, neat six bar cancels, some minor wrinkling, Fine, a rare used multiple.Scott No. 17 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2817
Liberia, 1880, 2¢ Rose, in combination with 1880, 6¢ violet on corner card cover to Cologne, Germany, canceled by six bar handstamps with matching "Monrovia, Liberia, Jul 2, 1885" cds, Coln transit and bold receiving backstamp with offset tying 2¢; cover with tape stain at bottom and tears and small internal hole at upper left, Fine.Scott No. 17+18 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70