Sale 1359 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 22-24 July, 2025
Category — 1851-56 Issues
1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 8R1E, margins to just in at bottom left, with design characteristics present, neat strike of square grid cancel, beautiful bright early shade
FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ib FROM PLATE ONE EARLY, FROM ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT FURNISHED THE BEST TYPE Ib EXAMPLES.
Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp from Plate 1 Early. Six positions on Plate 1E furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib — Positions 3-6R and 8-9R —distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were ironed out when the entries were made below them. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type.
1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 8R1E, large margins to barely touched, bright shade, bold strikes of circular datestamp, faint horizontal crease at bottom
VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF POSITION 8R1E, ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT FURNISHED THE BEST TYPE Ib EXAMPLES, SHOWING THE COMPLETE DESIGN AT TOP AND NEARLY COMPLETE DESIGN AT BOTTOM.
Type Ib comes from only six positions on Plate 1E: Positions 3-6, 8 and 9R1E. The best examples of Type Ib come from Positions 6 and 8R1E.
With 2005 P.S.E. certificate.
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Plate 4, full margins to in, rich color, blue circular datestamp cancel, two small thin spots at bottom, Fine appearing example of this scarce type, with 1998 P.S.E. certificate
1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (7). Position 65L3, original gum, lightly hinged, clear to large margins, deep rich color, remarkably fresh, Very Fine original-gum example from the desirable Plate 3, according to Ashbrook and Neinken, Plate 3 is believed to have been made in March or April 1856, possibly to replace the defective Plate 2 and/or to meet the increased demand for stamps concurrent with the April 1855 change in postal regulations requiring prepayment of postage, for an unknown reason — possibly a severe defect that arose in the plate — very few stamps were printed from the new Plate 3 before it was retired, and surviving examples are scarce , with 2000 and 2008 P.F. certificates, the latter stating the Plate 3 position
1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 3 (7). Position 93R3, unused (no gum), brilliant color, large margins to ample at top, fresh and bright color, Very Fine, a scarce unused example from Plate 3, ex Vogel, with 1995 P.F. certificate, Scott value as original gum
1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Position 37R4, huge top margin with portion of adjoining stamp, large at bottom and upper sides, ample at lower sides, clear breaks at top and bottom, bold circular datestamp cancel
VERY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT TYPE III FROM PLATE 4.
Signed Ashbrook. From our 1984 Rarities sale. With 1988 and 1992 P.F. certificates.
1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Plate 4, three large margins including part of adjoining stamps at left and bottom, just in at top, deep rich color, neat strike of blue circular datestamp cancel, Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Plate 4, large margins to ample, rich color, showing clear break in outer line at top, neat circular datestamp cancels, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85), SCV $1,250
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Plate 1E, large to huge margins including part of right sheet margin, pretty Plate 1 Early color, neat grid cancel, horizontal crease at top only visible in fluid, appears Extremely Fine, with 1979 and 2014 P.F. certificates (former not noting crease)
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 97L1L, major double transfer, enormous margins all around including sheet margin at bottom and part of adjoining stamps on three sides, rich color, bold strike of grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a stunning stamp, ex "Scarsdale" and "Natalee Grace", with 2002 P.F. certificates as part of a pair to France and as this single, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo)
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 61R1L, left sheet margin and part of adjoining stamp above, other sides large, face-free circular datestamp cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Griswold, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 94R1L, large even margins and dark shade, blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Newbury and Koppersmith, with 1987 P.F. certificate
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Single and pair, Positions 23R1L and 21-22R1L, tied together by two strikes of negative "Paid 3" cancel of Canton Miss., left stamp with small thin, right stamp with tear at top and small corner creases, Very Fine strikes of this rare cancel, with 2004 P.F. certificate, cancel is illustrated on p. 93 of Ashbrook 1c book Vol. 2
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Plating note on back (10R2L), original gum, large margins to clear including part of adjoining stamp at left, rich color, Fine and attractive, with 2012 P.F. certificate
3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 100R5E, large to huge margins including bottom right corner sheet margin, 13mm at right and 6mm at bottom, neat strike of New York square grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge sheet-margin 3c Orange Brown
3c Copper Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 86L2E, large margins to ample, intense Copper Brown shade and from Plate 2E (as required by Scott Catalogue listing), neat strike of circular datestamp cancel, Very Fine and choice example of this scarce shade, with 2022 P.F. certificate
3c Copper Brown, Ty. II (10A var). Large margins to clear, note "probably 26R2E", lovely color nicely complemented by blue circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate
3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. I (11). Position 41L4, with left sheet margin showing part imprint and "No.", large other sides to clear at top, rich color that is close to Orange Brown (but Plate 4 stamps must be No. 11 as defined in Scott Catalogue), tied by grid with "Lyons N.Y. Dec. 20" circular datestamp on buff cover to Dunkirk N.H., file fold at far right, backflap tears, Very Fine and striking, rare on cover
3c Plum, Ty. II (11A var). Position 72L3, margins to in, rich color, manuscript cancel, Fine example of this scarce shade, with 2005 A.P.S. certificate
3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. I (11). Position 51R7, massive margins with portions of adjoining stamps and left interpane margin with centerline, neat New York town datestamp, top left corner with tiny thin which is far from design and immaterial, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, ex Haas (Sale 418)
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Position 41L2L, huge margins including left sheet margin with part imprint and "No.", portions of adjoining stamps other sides, neat town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo)
3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Position 51L3, enormous margins including portions of adjoining stamps and left sheet margin with part imprint and "3" plate number, town circular datestamp cancel, Extremely Fine
5c Red Brown (12). Unused (regummed), three full margins, just in at left, Fine and scarce unused example of the 5c 1856 issue, with 2009 P.F. certificate, SCV $10,000
5c Red Brown (12). Full margins, bold red grid cancel and New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp with integral grid, in an old sale we mentioned a horizontal crease at top but all we detect is a tiny corner crease, appears Very Fine, the Ocean Mail datestamp is extremely rare on the 5c 1856 issue, ex Jessup and Hill, illustrated in Hill book (p. 24), Scott value with premium for red cancel only
5c Red Brown (12). Huge margins to clear including significant portion of adjoining stamp at top, rich color, New Orleans circular datestamp cancels, Very Fine, with 2013 P.S.A.G. certificate
5c Red Brown (12). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear, neat strike of "New-York Jul. 9, 1857" circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
10c Green, Ty. I (13). Unused (regummed), three full margins, in at right, rich color, Very Good, rare in unused condition, with 2015 P.S.E. certificate, SCV $9,000
10c Green, Ty. I (13). Large to huge margins including part of bottom sheet margin, deep rich color, grid cancel, Extremely Fine and beautiful example of the 10c 1855 Type I, which comes only from the bottom row of the plate, and is the only type to show complete plumes at bottom, with 2025 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Original gum, rich color, large margins top and left, clear at right and touched at bottom, light vertical crease at right edge, Fine appearance, SCV $5,000
10c Green, Ty. II (14). Horizontal pair, full to large margins, rich color, bold New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp with integral grid, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate, Scott value without premium for the cancel
10c Green, Ty. III (15). Unused (no gum), large margins to ample at bottom left, bright color, fresh and Very Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate for a pair
10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 64L1, recut at top and bottom, full margins to just touched at bottom, neat strike of circular datestamp cancel, faint vertical crease, Fine appearance
12c Black (17). Part original gum which covers most of the back of the stamp, h.r., large margins to clear, intense shade and impression, few creases, Very Fine appearance, with 1988 P.F. certificate
12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, original gum, large margins to in at top including right sheet margin, intense shade and impression, light creases, Fine appearance, a scarce original gum sheet-margin pair, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate, SCV $17,500
12c Black (17). Position 1L1 showing guide dots at top left and upper far left, huge margins to full including top left corner sheet margin and part of adjoining stamp at bottom, detailed impression and intense shade, neat circular datestamp cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine corner-margin copy, SCV $260
12c Black (17). Huge margins to full at top including portions of five adjoining stamps, black grid cancel with red circular datestamp and trace of blue numeral at bottom, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp, with 1979 P.F. certificate
12c Black (17). Positions 99-100L1, horizontal pair, huge margins to clear including right interpane margin with centerline, bright shade, grid cancels, Very Fine, ex Emerson and Cohen, the line was not inscribed perfectly between the two panes, but rather closer to the right pane, as such centerline copies from the left pane are much scarcer because they require a larger sheet margin, Scott value $600 as ordinary pair
12c Black (17). Horizontal strip of four, huge margins to just in including left sheet margin, tied on small blue piece by town datestamps, left and right stamps small toned spots, otherwise Fine and rare strip larger than three, with 2000 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates, Scott value as two pairs