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1c Blue (Scott 63). Neat strike of “Housatonic Rail Road Co. Aug. 31, 1865” circular datestamp, well-centered, rich color, Very Fine and choice, presumably used as a revenue stamp Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 74 |
US$425.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Bright color, well-struck New York City Union Soldier’s Head fancy cancel, couple short perfs and some purple ink offset on back barely shows thru, both really inconsequential, Very Fine strike of this scarce and desirable cancel, with clear 1983 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 75 |
US$1,400.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Two blocks of four in distinctly different shades, original gum, one with some perf separations, Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 72 |
US$425.00 |
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1c Blue (63). Block of 15 in 3 x 5 format with top selvage, original gum, three stamps h.r., bright color, vertical crease thru left vertical row, some perf separations as expected for this large a multiple, small thin in bottom right stamp, still Fine and scarce, Scott Retail as blocks, pairs and singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 73 |
US$1,300.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Two, used with 3c Rose (65), natural s.e. at bottom, stamps tied together by clear strike of “Loeschick, Wesendonck & Co. New-York” blue oval importer’s handstamp on piece of 1863 cover or ledger, second strike at left, light crease thru top of stamps from file fold, Very Fine appearance and unusual, Loeschick & Wesendonck were importers based at 40 Broad Street, they served as agents for some of the best woolen and silk manufacturers of Europe during the 1850’s-60’s Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 81 |
US$275.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Two vertical pairs, one with perfs trimmed at left, both tied to separate pieces of covers by New York datestamps, Great Britain 1p (20) and 3p (37) affixed over pairs as forwarding postage, London 1861 and 1862 transit datestamps respectively, Fine-Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 82 |
US$225.00 |
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1c Bright Blue (63 var). Vertical pair, exceptional depth of color, cork cancel, Very Fine, ex Koppersmith, with 1990 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as normal Blue Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 80 |
US$600.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Vertical strip of three, tied to piece of yellow cover by two bold strikes of “Cincinnati & Louisville Mail Line Mar. 15” route agent’s circular datestamp, some slight discoloration in the letters of the top strike, otherwise Fine, a scarce cancel on this issue Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 83 |
US$150.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Group of five used multiples, incl. three blocks of four, strip of four and strip of six on piece, all with nice cancels incl. bold Wilmington Del. circular datestamp struck four times, “Paid” in oval, two with blue targets, a couple small flaws but overall Fine and attractive Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 84 |
US$950.00 |
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1c Blue, Plate Proof on India (63P3). Top left corner imprint block of 20, fresh and bright color, minor thin spots at top from mounting and faint diagonal crease at right — normal condition for a large multiple on this fragile paper, Very Fine appearance, a beautiful large imprint block on India which is the largest we found using Power Search, Scott Retail as five blocks of four with no premium for the position Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 67 |
US$850.00 |
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1c Blue, Large Die Proof on India, Specimen Overprint (63P1 var). Mounted on 145 x 197mm card with black “SPECIMEN” overprint across stamp and full imprint in red at bottom, gorgeous fresh color, Very Fine example of this desirable proof variety, Scott Retail as normal $700.00 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 65 |
US$800.00 |
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1c Blue, Small Die Proof on Wove (Scott 63P2). Two, on original gray card backing from a Roosevelt Album, distinctly different shades in Deep Blue and Dull Blue, Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 66 |
US$160.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Complete strike of “E.T.H. Gibson May 26, 1863” revenue use circular datestamp, wide margins and bright color, Very Fine and choice stamp and a scarce use, with 2000 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1009 |
US$600.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Rich color, tied to small piece by patent punch cancel (Skinner-Eno PN-H19), Very Fine, scarce as the cancel was designed to destroy the stamp, with 2000 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1008 |
US$325.00 |
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1c Blue (Scott 63). Clear strike of Minstrel Face in Circle fancy cancel of Corry Pa. (Skinner-Eno PH-M 12), tiny tear at left and short perf, Very Fine strike, for lack of a better term we describe the face in this rare cancel as a minstrel Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1007 |
US$1,000.00 |