Sale 1297 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 31 October-2 November, 2023
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue, Cancellations Studies and Groups
1c-30c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Red Cancels (112-117, 119, 121). Choice assemblage of 44 stamps on a stock sheet, including 1c (three), 2c (four), 3c (21), 6c (one), 10c (five), 12c (seven), 15c Ty. II (two) and 30c (one), each with a red cancel or a derivation of that as some are more magenta or violet, several are very striking including 10c with Baltimore Foreign Mail, 2c "Paid", also targets, grids, etc., centering is mixed with most close or touched on a side, also some small faults can be expected, overall a striking group, 1869 Pictorials with red cancels have long been highly popular, Scott value in excess of $6,200
15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (118-122). Balance of 18 high-denomination stamps including 15c Ty. I (two), 15c Ty. II (seven), 24c (one), 30c (eight) and 90c (one), nice range of cancels which are not all the typical cork, including stars, crossroads, target, etc., fresh colors and clear strikes, centering is a bit mixed including the 90c with perfs in at right, also a few small faults will be encountered, overall Fine or appear so, a seldom-seen larger assemblage of all the bi-color top values for the 1869 Pictorial Issue, see our website PDF
1c-10c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Better Cancels (112, 114-116). Twelve stamps on a stock card, these were selected from a much larger collection for some interesting cancel — mostly shapes or "things", including Leominster stovepipes in black and blue on 1c, range of 3c including two faces — one with large nose, lady's boot, beer mug, two different anchors, two 6c including another beer mug and a heart, also 10c with a heart, mixed centering and condition with some faults to be expected, overall Fine and interesting group
1c-6c 1869 Pictorial Issue, Cancellations Collection (112-115). Balance of a collection on stock pages, more than 155 stamps, the majority are 3c but there are many 1c (18), 2c (27) and 6c (18) present as well, each arranged by type of cancel including target, crosses & crossroads, stars, "Paid", letters & numerals, leafs, grids, geometrics, shields & Masonic, heart, the strikes are almost universally clear or bold, condition will be a bit mixed with some faults to be expected and the most valuable cancels have been removed for single lots, but many desirable cancels remain, overall Fine and attractive, Scott value exceeds $10,000 just for the basic stamps without any premium for colors or better cancels, see our website PDF for a complete scan