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USA (Scott 121) 1869 SHIELD EAGLE & FLAGS 30¢ ULTRA & CARMINE Nearly perfectly centered within sizable margins. Fresh color and crisp circle of wedges cork cancel. Small thin above grill and heavily inked grill from cancel. Still exhibition piece. Ex-Elizabeth Nettles. Cat value $450. Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 280 |
US$100.00 |
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() U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 30¢ Ultramarine & Carmine, #121, unused, Fine, PSE (2008) cert. Scott $1,750. Estimate $350-400. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1477 |
US$345.00 |
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1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (Scott 121), regummed, decent example of this elusive unused stamp, with bold colors; tiny perf tear at bottom, Very Good to Fine. Scott $1,750 for no gum. Estimate $300 – 400. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2361 |
US$225.00 |
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1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (Scott 121), neat black cancellation, impressive example with dazzling rich colors, a sound and attractive stamp, Fine to Very Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $450. Estimate $250 – 350. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2362 |
US$170.00 |
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1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (Scott 121), bold red cancellation and red transit handstamp, absolutely extraordinary and eye catching example with outstanding cancels, a choice well margined stamp with brilliant colors printed on bleach white paper, a great stamp for the 1869 Pictorial enthusiast, Very Fine, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $700. Estimate $500 – 750. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2363 |
US$325.00 |
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1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (Scott 121), segmented square cork cancel, excellent rich shade and impression, much nicer than many used examples of this stamp, Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate price $350 – 500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2364 |
US$225.00 |
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1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (Scott 121), interesting manuscript “Jan 19, 1870” cancellation, bright colors and choice centering, a premium example with pleasing centering, Very Fine, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate graded VF 80. Scott $450. Estimate $300 – 400. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2365 |
US$300.00 |
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1869, 30¢ ultramarine & carmine (Scott 121), block of 9, smudged cork cancellations, impressive multiple in an unusually large block, with brilliant fresh color, there are only three known blocks of 9, along with 5 other larger multiples; this block is extremely attractive; trivial light creases and a few sensibly reinforced perf separations, otherwise Fine. Scott $6,200. Estimate value $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2367 |
US$1,100.00 |
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (Scott 121). Rich colors, neat quartered cork cancel, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, with 2014 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 247 |
US$225.00 |
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (121). Wide margins, fresh colors, cork cancel and portion of red “New York Paid All Direct” foreign mail circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with red handstamp Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 246 |
US$300.00 |
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine (Scott 121). Rich colors, neat crossroads cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2011 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 245 |
US$550.00 |
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United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 30c ultramarine & carmine, unused (regummed), fine, with 2015 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2015, Sale 201507, Lot 2054 |
US$325.00 |
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Scott #121, 30c Blue and carmine, an especially handsome and desirable example of this very scarce mint stamp, brilliantly rich colors that are more typical of the re-issue than this elusive original issue, bright fresh paper, full original gum, attractive fine centering and a highly desirable stamp; 1986 PF certificate. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 151, Lot 113 |
US$1,150.00 |
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Scott #121, 30c Blue and carmine, used, well centered within large margins, rich colors and strong impressions, lightly cancelled, extremely fine; 1995 PSE and 2015 PF certificates (VF-XF 85; SSV $675.00). Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 151, Lot 114 |
US$475.00 |
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30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Flags Inverted (Scott 121b). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors and detailed impressions, single pulled perf at bottom, faint staining mostly on back VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED UNUSED EXAMPLES OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF UNITED STATES PHILATELY. Only seven unused examples of the 30c 1869 Pictorial Issue with inverted flags are known. Only one has original gum (recently sold in our auction of the “Beverly Hills” collection for $600,000 hammer). The other six have no gum. Of the seven unused copies, the original-gum example is sound. One other is confirmed as sound (our 2014 Rarities sale) and one other may potentially be sound. Census No. 121b-UNC-06. Ex Ward, Sinkler, Heathcote, Shafer and “Newport.” With 1967 and 2007 P.F. certificates. Our census of the unused 30c 1869 Pictorial Issue Inverts is available at: http://siegelauctions.com/2013/1052/30c_Unused.pdf Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1106, Lot 3116 |
US$260,000.00 |