Sale 1367 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 9-11 December, 2025
Category — 3c Scott 10-10A Shades
3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, Part India Paper (10 var). Position 16L1E, brilliant color, ample margins, socked-on-the-nose small Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Very Fine and scarce, accompanied by Dr. Amonette signed card certifying the position and stating "Ext Fine example of the rare Part India paper seen only from Plate 1E. Dr. Chase note on back"
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II, Part India Paper (10A var). Position 83L1E, deep rich color, ample margins, small Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Very Fine and scarce, accompanied by Dr. Amonette signed card certifying the position and stating "VF example of the rare Part India paper seen only from Plate 1E. Paper thickness .0019"
3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, Part India Paper (10 var). Position 49R1E, deep rich color, full even margins to clear at upper left, neat grid cancel, Very Fine and scarce, accompanied by Dr. Amonette signed card certifying the position and stating "VF example of the rare Part India paper seen only from Plate 1E. Paper thickness .0020"
3c Orange Brown, Ty. I, II, Part India Paper (10-10A var). Balance of seven stamp, at least one is Type I, rich colors, full margins to generally touched or very close on a side, cancels include small Boston "Paid" grid (three), other grids, circle of wedges, a few are sound and others have a small fault, one with more serious fault, Fine-Very Fine and scarce, each accompanied by Dr. Amonette signed card or (unsigned) sheet certifying the position, cards with comment "VF example of the rare Part India paper seen only from Plate 1E.", with paper thickness indicated on three of them, SCV $7,000
3c Copperish Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A var). Position 25L2E, incredible depth of color in this shade, large margins to clear at top right, neat small Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Very Fine, accompanied by Dr. Amonette signed card certifying the position and shade, including this shade "seen only from Plate 2E"
3c Copperish Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A var). Position 13L2E, wonderful glowing color in this shade, tight margins but clear all around, blue grid cancel, Very Fine, accompanied by Dr. Amonette sheet (unsigned) calling this "Deep Copperish OB", this shade is only seen only from Plate 2E
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 81R2E, full margins to huge including left interpane margin and centerline, gorgeous color, neat small Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Extremely Fine, accompanied by Dr. Amonette sheet (unsigned) calling this "Intense OB", SCV as normal Orange Brown
3c Yellowish Orange Brown, Ty. II, Stitch Watermark (10A var). Positions 77/87L1E, vertical pair with clear stitch watermark, large margins all around, circular grid cancels, bottom stamp tiny thin speck not mentioned on certificate, still Extremely Fine, ex Hillmer, with 1988 P.F. certificate as Orange Brown and with note from Dr. Amonette
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 78L2E, full margins all around, fiery shade, blue Philadelphia circular datestamp cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Koppersmith, with 1991 P.F. certificate
3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Plated by Dr. Amonette as Pos. 32R1E, unusual Yellow Brown color far from the usual 10/10A color, small Boston "Paid" grid cancel, Very Fine, with signed note from Dr. Amonette
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 100R5E, clear to large margins, fresh color, showing dramatic slip print at bottom — appears almost as a double impression — black grid cancel, light vertical crease, Very Fine appearing and interesting printing variety, ex Hall
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 69R1E, a unique recut position showing a discontinuous recut of the upper left diamond block and triangle and also a recut inner line at right only, bright color, perfect socked-on-the-nose small Boston "Paid" grid cancel, tiny corner crease visible in fluid is of little consequence, Very Fine appearance, Plate 1 Early produced the fewest number of impressions among the seven plates or states of plates that produced Nos. 10 and 10A, making this the rarest recut position of the Orange Brown imperforate stamps, ex Wagshal, Scott value as normal $160
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 92R2E, margins all around to just touching at lower right, rich color, cancelled by bold strike of blue "Way 6" in circle handstamp on Sep. 6, 1851 folded letter from Richmond to Lynchburg Va., central file fold, Very Fine, this marking for the 5c collect fee plus 1c way fee was originally applied to stampless covers and was obsolete when struck on stamped covers such as this, it was applied to mail travelling on the James River & Kanawha Canal, ex Wagshal
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Full margins to just in at bottom, tied by perfect strike of Tiny Circle of V's cancel, "Keene Ky. Oct. 11th" manuscript postmark on blue folded letter to Ashville N.C., Very Fine, a beautiful and immaculate cover, ex Saadi