Lot 162 o
Gardner, Beer & Co., 1¢ Black, Pink Paper, well centered amid tall margins, deep shade, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. RO86c $300.
Realized: $280
Lot 163 o
Gates, Wm., 1¢ Black, Die II, Experimental Silk Paper, exceptional centering, strong color, small flaws barely detracting, Extremely Fine appearance.Scott No. RO88e $225.
Realized: $105
Lot 164 o
Gates' Sons, 1¢ Black, Rouletted, on watermark paper, large margins, strong color and impression, small internal wrinkle, otherwise Very Fine, a very rare example of the Gates' Sons, 1¢ Rouletted issue, only 14 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 8 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO93d $3,250.
Lot 165 o
Gates' Sons, 3¢ Black, Pink Paper, remarkably well centered amid wide margins, deep color, usual light vertical creases, otherwise Extremely Fine, a lovely gem.Scott No. RO94c $200.
Lot 166 o
Goldback, A., 1¢ Green, Pink Paper, large margins, deep color, thin, tear and light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, an attractive well centered example of the A. Goldback 1¢ Green on Pink Paper, a Great Match & Medicine issue rarity with only 4 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 3 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Cunliffe.Scott No. RO96c $13,000.
Realized: $13,000
Lot 167
Gorman & Bro., 1¢ Green, Forgery, early crude ltihograph fascimile of original design, circular cancel, Very Fine appearance, very scarce.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $230
Lot 168 o
Gorman & Bro., 1¢ Black, Old Paper, uncommonly well centered with perforations well clear of design, rich bold color, Very Fine, a wonderfully choice and sound example of the Gorman & Bro. 1¢ Black Match issue, very rare in such exceptional condition, only 29 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 13 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RO97a $900.
This stamp is known as being notoriously off-centered, with 21 of the 29 recorded examples having perforations cutting into the design.
Realized: $675
Lot 169
Gorman & Bro., 1¢ Green, Old Paper, with inverted "T. G. & B., July 1867" printed cancellation, affixed to box top for "Superior Friction Matches", Very Fine.Scott No. RO98a Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $260
Lot 170 o
Gorman, Thomas, 1¢ Green, Pink Paper, horizontal strip of 3, rich color on bright paper, light horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive multiple.Scott No. RO99c $120 for singles.
Realized: $125
Lot 171 o
Greenleaf & Co., 5¢ Orange, Silk Paper, rich color, centered slightly in at bottom with margins around, usual flaws including horizontal crease and small corner thin, Fine appearance, extremely rare with only 15 examples recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 9 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Morgan.Scott No. RO102b $4,500.