Sale 1320 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Thursday, 22-25 April, 2024
Category — Confederate States
New Orleans La., 2c Blue (62X1). Full to large margins all around, rich color, neat strike of "New Orleans La. 2 Sep." (1861) circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, ex Gorham, with 2001 P.F. certificate
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2001 PF No. 374513 View Cert
New Orleans La., 5c Yellow Brown on Off-White (62X5). Mint N.H., huge margins including part imprint at top, rich color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Sup 95), unpriced in SMQ, Scott value as hinged
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2019 PSE No. 1355558 Graded 95 View Cert
New Orleans La., 5c Yellow Brown on Off-White (62X5). Mint N.H., huge margins including part imprint at top, rich color on crisp paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; unpriced in SMQ), Scott value as hinged
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2024 PSE No. 01436182 Graded 95 View Cert
Petersburg Va., 5c Red (65X1). Position 2, large to full margins except just in at bottom, tied on piece by blue Petersburg cancel, Very Fine, with 2023 P.S.E. certificate
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2023 PSE No. 1423066 View Cert
10c Light Blue, Paterson (2a). Huge margins, pretty pastel shade, original gum with just a trace of hinging, Extremely Fine Gem, signed Dietz, with 2021 P.S.A.G. (98 og PH) and 2022 P.S.E. (OGh, XF-Superb 95) certificates, unpriced in SMQ
2c Green (3). Mint N.H., three huge margins and full at left, bright color, Very Fine and choice, a rare Mint N.H. example of the 2c Jackson, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate, Scott value for hinged
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2021 PSE No. 1392397 View Cert
2c Green (3). Large to huge margins all around, deep rich color, light strike of Ga. town circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, an exceptional used example of the 2c Green Jackson issue and very rare in this quality, compared to the later typographed and engraved issues, there are far fewer blocks of this lithograph issue from which to harvest Gem singles, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), this is the highest grade awarded to a used example and it is shared by no others
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2024 PSE No. 1436187 Graded 90 View Cert
5c Dark Blue, Stone 3 (4a). Most recent certificate states Mint N.H. but we are not so sure, large margins all around, rich color, Extremely Fine, 1991 P.F. certificate stating previously hinged no longer accompanies, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), offered and Scott value as hinged
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2004 PSE No. 124325 Graded 90 View Cert
10c Rose (5). Large balanced margins, bright color, original gum, small hinge thins and corner crease at top right, owner's handstamp on gum, Very Fine appearance, with 2021 P.S.E. certificate
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2021 PSE No. 1390744 View Cert
10c Rose (5). Full to large margins except close at bottom right, clear stirke of "(Eagle) Pass Tex. Apr. 21" datestamp, Very Fine, rare
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1996 PF No. 299281 View Cert
10c Blue, "TEN" (9). Original gum, four large balanced margins, owner's handstamp on gum, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, VF-XF 85), only one other at this grade and none higher
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2017 PSE No. 1328107 Graded 85 View Cert
10c Blue, Frameline (10). Large margins showing framelines essentially all around, rich color, Talmadge Ga. circular datestamp cancel, diagonal crease at top left, appears Extremely Fine, with 2023 P.F. certificate
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2023 PF No. 592577 View Cert
10c Blue, Frameline (10). Showing large parts of framelines on three sides, neat pen cancel, small thin spot at top left and two pinholes in Davis's head, Very Fine appearance, with 2020 P.F. certificate
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2020 PF No. 568904 View Cert
10c Green, Die A (11d). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. 2 block of 20, large margins and fresh color, Extremely Fine plate block of this better color, with copy of 2008 C.S.A. certificate for a pane of 100, Scott value as singles without premium for the position
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2008 C.S.A. No. 5228 View Cert