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UNITED STATES 1861-66 ISSUE 1861 3c pink, bright color, well centered for this difficult stamp, lightly hinged original gum, fresh and v.f. example of this early shade, especially rare in mint condition, with 2000 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2008, Sale 200803, Lot 92 |
US$7,500.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1861-66 ISSUE 1861 3c rose pink, two covers, one tied by brown Calhoun, Ky pmk and sent to Mrs. E.J. Pickett in Maysville; other tied by grids and used from Brewster’s Station to Philadelphia, some toning, fine-v.f., with 1973 and 1977 PFCs Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2008, Sale 200803, Lot 97 |
US$120.00 |
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1861, 3¢ rose pink (64b), neatly tied on small piece by the distinctive dotted grid cancellation of Philadelphia, fresh and bright, Very Fine. Scott price $160 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 323, Lot 175 |
US$375.00 |
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o 1861, 3¢ pink (64), well centered with bright color and a neat grid cancellation, fresh and Very Fine. Scott price $1,000 Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 323, Lot 172 |
US$1,450.00 |
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o 1861, 3¢ rose pink (64b), exceptionally well centered with large margins, cancelled by a neatly struck blue Cincinnati duplex with grid obliterator, strong color and impression on bright paper, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott price $170 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 323, Lot 174 |
US$475.00 |
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1861, 3¢ pink (Scott 64), well centered, tied by struck red “Contoocook N.H. Dec 3” c.d.s. on cover to Amesbury, Mass.; trivial cover tear at lower left, Extremely Fine. Estimate 750 – 1,000 A CHOICE 3¢ PINK USAGE WITH A RED COLOR CANCELLATION. Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 323, Lot 173 |
US$3,250.00 |
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() 1861, 3¢ pink (64), block of four, particularly well centered, bright true color, unused, light vertical crease in each vertical pair, choice, Very Fine appearance. Scott $65,000 for o.g. THE BRILLIANT, TRUE COLOR AND EXCELLENT CENTERING COMBINE TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE HANDFUL OF RECORDED UNUSED BLOCKS. Expertization: 1994 P.S.E. Certificate. An exceedingly rare multiple of the 3¢ 1851 pink, only ten blocks of four are known to exist. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 320, Lot 398 |
US$6,500.00 |
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() 1861, 3¢ pink (64), bright true color, trimmed perforations at left and lower right, unused (certificate states “traces of gum” but it has been removed). Small thin spot. Otherwise Fine and a presentable example of this elusive shade. Scott price $5,500 Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2007, Sale 319, Lot 1108 |
US$650.00 |
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P 3¢ pink hybrid large die proof (64P1 var.), die sunk on 126 x 1877mm card, small light inclusion specks. Fresh and Very Fine. Scott price $3,500 Matthew Bennett International, Jun 2007, Sale 319, Lot 1107 |
US$800.00 |