US Stamp Value Scott Catalogue # 11 – 1851 3c George Washington. Page 18

() 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), lower left corner margin vertical pair, position 81/91L4, somewhat weak impression, light horizontal crease across bottom stamp, unused, spectacular Extremely Fine appearance. Scott $310 Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1373

P 1852, 3¢ red, type I, plate proof on India (11P3), with brush stroke obliteration, four margins and fresh color, tiny thin spot, Very Fine appearance. Scott price $1,000

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1372

o 1852, 3¢ brownish carmine, type I (11 var.), huge margins with adjacent stamps visible at top and right and small part sheet margin left and bottom, neat blue Mass. town cancel, fresh and choice Extremely Fine. Scott value $18

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1379

o 1852, 3¢ claret, type II (11 var.), full to large margins including small part sheet margin at right (position 50R3), bright color, neat face-free town cancel, Extremely Fine. Scott value $21 Expertization: plated by Chase who also noted “Color!”.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1377

o 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), full to large margins, cancelled by a green town c.d.s., Extremely Fine and choice. Scott $140 Expertization: 2008 P.F. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1376

() 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), vertical block of eight, position 69-70/99-100R (plate?) with sheet margin and part-imprint at right and partial sheet margin at bottom, heavy vertical creases in left stamps and just outside of right stamps, tear at bottom of position 99, otherwise Fine. A rare and desirable piece for plating. Scott price $4,300 as two o.g. blks/4

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1375

o 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), vertical block of six with right sheet margin, pen cancelled with a blue Göttingen, Germany receiving c.d.s., Fine and most unusual. Estimate 400 – 600

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1384

o 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), block of nine reconstructed from three horizontal strips of three, position 73-75/93-95L8, rich brownish carmine color, mostly clear to large margins, in at top, vertical crease center stamp of middle strip, otherwise F.-V.F. Estimate 300 – 400 Expertization: plated by Chase.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1383

o 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), block of six, large margins except barely touching at top center, manuscript cancel and two strikes Lenzburg, Switzerland receiving c.d.s.s., small corner crease at lower right, F.-V.F. Estimate 400 – 600

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1382

o 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (Scott 11), horizontal strip of five plated as 46-50R4, margins all around except just touching at top of position 48, light black grid cancels, F.-V.F. Estimate 200 – 300

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1381

o 1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), right sheet margin single with centerline (position 11L4), large to huge margins, neat manuscript cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott price $8

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1380

3c Brownish Carmine, Ty. I (Scott 11). Position 83R7 plating note, three large margins, in at top, tied by “Paid” cancel, red “Haverhill Mass. 9 Feb.” (1856) circular datestamp on yellow cover to So. Abington Mass., with original enclosure dated 1856, Fine, this is the earliest documented use from Plate 7

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 964, Lot 99

3c Orange Red, Horizontal Roulette and Perf 15-1/2 x 16 (11 var). Vertical pair, Positions 85/95L2L, part original gum, “cancelled” by intersecting ruled lines, separate roulettes and perforations horizontally and perforations at left, Fine and very rare, illustrated and described by Dr. Chase on pp. 174-175 of his 3c book as trial perforations of Toppan, Carpenter & Co. from a late 1855 printing of Plate 2L, ex Alexander

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 964, Lot 217

3c Dull Red, Ty. I, Unofficial Sewing Machine Perforations (11 var). Position 38R3 with full sewing machine perfs on three sides and also most at right, part of adjoining stamp at top still attached, brilliant color (almost Claret shade), neat strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, scarce and attractive item

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 964, Lot 210

3c Red, Ty. I, Plate Proof on India, Brush Stroke Obliteration (11P3). Complete left pane of 100 with full imprint and plate no. 4 (reversed numeral) in left sheet margin, large sheet margins all around, bold vertical brush strokes, creases as in all known multiples from the two original sheets sent to Bemrose and Perkins Bacon in 1854, faint toning, some erosion along brush strokes and other very minor faults VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY SURVIVING COMPLETE PANE OF 100 OF THE PLATE 4 PROOF ON INDIA WITH BRUSH STROKES, WHICH WAS SENT TO PERKINS BACON IN ENGLAND IN 1854. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTIFACTS OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD OF UNITED STATES PHILATELY. In 1854 complete sheets of 200 3c India proofs from Plate 4 were sent by Toppan, Carpenter to Bemrose and Perkins Bacon in England for a perforating experiment. Each firm received left and right panes. All of the proofs were cancelled with brush strokes to prevent use as postage. The left pane of 100 offered here was sent to Perkins Bacon. It was located in the estate of Walter Keightley and sold at Christie’s in 1991. Page 9 of the Brazer book illustrates the block of 60 from the right pane sent to Perkins Bacon. The following lot in this sale comprises Wilson Hulme’s attempted reconstruction of the Bemrose and Perkins Bacon sheets. Ex Earl of Crawford and Keightley. Scott value for the plate block of eight and 23 blocks of four.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 964, Lot 212