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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Rich colors, cork cancel, some flaws incl. filled-in pinholes, otherwise Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1479 |
US$300.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Bright colors, cork cancel, reperfed at right (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), Extremely Fine appearance, with 1984 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1478 |
US$950.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black, Plate Proof on India (122P3). Horizontal pair, huge margins all around, brilliant colors, Extremely Fine, a superb pair, Scott Retail as singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1020 |
US$400.00 |
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United States 1869 Pictorials 1869 90c carmine and black, black cancel, bright color, natural inclusion speck, fine Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2009, Sale 200907, Lot 138 |
US$625.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Attractively centered, rich colors, cork cancel, light crease, Very Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 975, Lot 1365 |
US$850.00 |
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THE ICE HOUSE” COVER United States 1869 Pictorial Issue 90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). 90c 1869 tied by segmented cork cancel, used with 1870 12c Dull Violet (151), tied by same cork cancel, a missing 10c 1870 has been replaced by a stamp with a similar cancel, the three paying the $1.12 quadruple 28c British Mail via Brindisi rate on legal-size cover addressed to Mr. Jas. H. Bancroft, Ice House, Calcutta, E. Indies” with sender’s routing via Brindisi” and Nevada” ship designation, the cover was actually carried on either the North German Lloyd Rhein or the White Star Line Baltic, both of which departed from New York on Saturday, August 9, 1873, sender’s blue oval datestamp on back TUDOR COMPANY, BOSTON, AUG. 8, 1873”, red BOSTON PAID AUG. 8” circular datestamp on front, red 4” in crayon indicates quadruple rate, red crayon 96/4” indicates quadruple credit to Great Britain, red LONDON PAID 19 AU 73” datestamp applied in transit, carried overland to Brindisi, then by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company’s (P&O) steamer Poonah, departing Brindisi on August 25 and arriving at Alexandria on August 28, carried overland to Suez, SEA POST OFFICE B 29 8 73” (August 29) oval datestamp on back indicates departure date from Suez on the P&O steamer Orissa (Bombay Line), red CALCUTTA 15 SEP” receiving datestamp, there is a large sealed tear that passes through the upper left quadrant of the 90c stamp, severing it into two pieces, the stamp has been repaired and the tear in the cover is slightly discolored from sealing adhesive, the 12c stamp has minor faults, the cover’s overall appearance is very attractive, and some modest work by a skillful paper restorer could remove the discoloration from the tear in the cover THE UNIQUE AND FAMOUS ICE HOUSE” COVER. THIS IS THE ONLY DOCUMENTED AND AUTHENTICATED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE USED ON COVER. DISCOVERED IN 1914, LAST OFFERED AT PUBLIC AUCTION IN 1943 AND LOST TO PHILATELY BETWEEN 1967 AND 2006, THE ICE HOUSE” COVER NOW RETURNS TO THE COLLECTOR MARKET TO TAKE ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE ALONGSIDE THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT PHILATELIC RARITIES. Illustrated in Great Stamps Make Greater Covers”, Richard B. Graham, The American Philatelist, October 1977. Ex Squires, Ackerman, Krug, Luerssen and Baker. With 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate (number 476371). Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2009, Sale 973, Lot 130 |
US$375,000.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Original gum, rich colors, detailed impressions A FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PITCORIAL ISSUE. With 2002 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 972, Lot 3123 |
US$3,250.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 90¢ Carmine & Black, #122. Used, tiny perf. tip crease, otherwise Fine. Scott $2,500. Estimate value $400-500. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2009, Sale 80, Lot 1150 |
US$690.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1869, 90¢ Carmine & Black, #122. Used, light diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance. Scott $2,500. Estimate price $750-1,000. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2009, Sale 80, Lot 1149 |
US$978.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black, Without Grill (Scott 122a). Fresh original gum, intense colors and proof-like impressions EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITHOUT GRILL. ONLY 23 EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. Of the 23 copies certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation, only sixteen have either part or full original gum. Only nine of these original-gum stamps are completely sound. With 2000 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jan 2009, Sale 968, Lot 158 |
US$40,000.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and detailed impressions, choice centering with well-proportioned margins EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE IN EXISTENCE. A MAGNIFICENT STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT. The 90c 1869 Pictorial is widely admired for its beautiful engraving and dignified portrait of Abraham Lincoln. However, collectors have been frustrated in their efforts to acquire choice examples of this issue. Used 90c stamps are typically heavily cancelled, because the high denomination was cause for postal clerks to thoroughly obliterate any chance for re-use. Naturally, the significant monetary value of 90c in 1869 limited the number of unused stamps that would be saved for future collectors. Therefore, the collector ideals of “well-centered with original gum” and “lightly cancelled” are seldom obtainable in the available supply of 90c 1869’s. The stamp offered here, with lightly-hinged original gum, rich color and choice centering, probably ranks among the top 1% of surviving 90c 1869’s in unused state. With 1996 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jan 2009, Sale 968, Lot 151 |
US$19,500.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE 1869 90c carmine and black, black cork cancel, bright colors, corner perf. tear, otherwise fine, with 2008 PSE cert. Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 134 |
US$800.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Original gum, deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF 90 BY P.S.E. — ONLY ONE STAMP GRADES HIGHER. With 1991 P.F. and 1991 and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90, SMQ price $36,000.00). This is the only example to achieve this grade. One has graded higher, which realized $90,000 hammer in our auction of the Scarsdale collection. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4247 |
US$65,000.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Exceptionally well-centered, clear impression and light cancel EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. With 2006 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4248 |
US$3,000.00 |
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90c Carmine & Black (Scott 122). Strong colors, bold Maltese Cross cancellation, couple tiny thin specks and couple trivial nibbed perfs, otherwise Fine, fancy cancels are scarce on this Pictorial Issue high value Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4249 |
US$475.00 |