Lot 374 o
Jackson & Co., 4¢ Green, Old Paper, exceptional centering amid large well balanced margins, rich bright color, flaws with couple light vertical creases and tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance, a wonderfully choice appearing example of the very rare Jackson & Co. 4¢ Green on Old Paper, only 20 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 13 are reported to be faulty) with only half having fine or better centering, Ex-G. Turner, Holcombe.Scott No. RS143a $2,250.
Realized: $1,350
Lot 375 o
Jackson & Co., 4¢ Blue Green, Silk Paper, deep rich color, light vertical crease at right, otherwise Fine, only 51 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 26 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS143b $400.
Realized: $210
Lot 376 o
Jackson & Co., 4¢ Yellow Green, Silk Paper, choice centering, rich vibrant color on bright fresh paper, couple small hinge thins, Extremely Fine appearance, a lovely example of this very scarce stamp, only 51 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 26 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS143b $400.
Realized: $145
Lot 377 P
Jayne & Son, 1¢-4¢ Complete Denominations, Plate Proofs on India, matched set of bottom margin vertical pairs showing imprint, "Engraved by Butler & Carpenter Philadelphia", rich deep color, fresh and immaculate, Very Fine and choice.Scott No. RS144P3-RS146P3 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $600
Lot 378 o
Jayne & Son, 1¢ Blue, Perf'd, Old Paper, strong bold color, faint horizontal crease, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive example of the very rare Jayne & Son 1¢ Blue on Old Perforated Paper, grossly undercataloged with only 17 recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 13 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Hochman.Scott No. RS144ap $900.
Realized: $725
Lot 379 o
Jayne & Son, 1¢ Blue, Imperf, Silk Paper, large to huge margins, rich deep color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice example of the Jayne & Son 1¢ Blue Imperforate on Silk Paper, only 17 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 9 are reported to be faulty), Ex-Col. Schrader.Scott No. RS144b $3,750.
Lot 380
Jayne & Son, 1¢ Blue, Imperf, Watermarked USIR, vertical pair, full o.g., hinge remnants, deep rich color on bright fresh paper, small corner wrinkle in bottom right margin, Very Fine, a very scarce multiple.Scott No. RS144d $1,200 for singles.
Realized: $450
Lot 381 o
Jayne & Son, 1¢ Blue, Imperf, Watermarked USIR, clear to large margins, rich bold color, light vertical crease at right, otherwise F.-V.F., only 40 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 19 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS144d $600.
Realized: $210
Lot 382 o
Jayne & Son, 1¢ Blue, Perf'd, Watermarked USIR, intensely rich color on bright paper, small hinge thin, otherwise Fine, an attractive and Unique Example of the Jayne & Son 1¢ Blue Perforated on Watermark Paper, Ex-Eagle, Col. Green & Joyce.Scott No. RS144dp $3,500.
Prior to the 1991 Joyce sale, this stamp was listed in Scott but unpriced. This unique medicine issue realized almost $3,200 in the Joyce sale and soon thereafter the price was reflected in Scott at $3,250. The catalog value for this rarity has only been raised a meager $250 in twenty years! .
Realized: $7,500
Lot 383 o
Jayne & Son, 2¢ Black, Imperf, Silk Paper, bottom margin single, large even margins, rich color on fresh bright silk paper, Extremely Fine and choice, a beautiful gem example of the very rare Jayne & Son 2¢ Black Imperforate on Silk Paper, only 14 are recorded in the Aldrich census (of which 4 are reported to be faulty).Scott No. RS145b $2,750.
Realized: $1,900