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1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), o.g., lightly hinged, impressive large margined stamp with splendid fresh color, Very Fine, 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $300. Estimate value $200 – 300. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1289 |
US$190.00 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), unused without gum, remarkably fresh example with outstanding centering, Extremely Fine. Scott $100. Estimate $100 – 150. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1290 |
US$120.00 |
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USA (Scott 63b) 1861 FRANKLIN 1¢ DARK BLUE Used, true dark blue shade, two short perfs at top and three tiny thin spots right, fine appearance. Scarce and often mis-identified. (2014 PSE Cert #01281980) Cat price $800. Regency-Superior, Jan 2015, Sale 109, Lot 645 |
US$160.00 |
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USA (Scott 63) 1861 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE Choice stamp, fresh color and engraving, lightly canceled, extremely fine. Cat value $50. Regency-Superior, Jan 2015, Sale 109, Lot 644 |
US$90.00 |
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1c Blue (63). Mint N.H., bright color, well-centered, small pencil note on gum, Very Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1190 |
US$475.00 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), o.g., very lightly hinged, a marvelous World Class example of this incredibly difficult stamp, virtually perfectly centered with generous margins all around, with alluring rich color unlike anything we have ever encountered; a real stunner that would please the most quality conscious collector, and a stamp deserving placement in the finest of collections, Extremely Fine to Superb, 2014 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP-95 (1 of only 5 examples achieving this high grade, with only 2 others currently grading higher). SMQ $1,750 in the grade of XF-Sup-95. Scott $300. Estimate price $1,500 – 2,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 83 |
US$1,500.00 |
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USA (Scott 63) 1861 FRANKLIN 1? BLUE Nice color. OG, hinge remnants, fine. Cat value $300. Regency-Superior, Nov 2014, Sale 108, Lot 146 |
US$85.00 |
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1c Blue (63). Bottom left corner margin imprint and plate no. 27 block of 20, natural s.e. at right, three stamps paper h.r., other 17 stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, remarkably fresh and intact, tiny toned spot in margin under Position 99 (clear of plate block), deep rich color, centered to bottom FINE AND RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 ISSUE. ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NO. MULTIPLES. A WONDERFUL RARITY. The Chapin census, updated by Don Evans in his book The United States 1c Franklin, 1861-67, records only five full plate number and imprint multiples: two from Plate 9 (a block of 20 and a block of 98), and three from Plate 27 (a complete pane of 100, one block of 12, and the block of 20 offered here). Illustrated in the Evans book on p. 30. Scott Retail $11,000.00 as a plate number and imprint block of eight, two hinged blocks of four and four hinged singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3185 |
US$8,500.00 |
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63, 1861 1c Blue,lovely color, o.g., Extremely Fine, 2013 PF certificate (Scott $300) H.R. Harmer, Oct 2014, Sale 3006, Lot 1090 |
US$300.00 |
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63, 1861 1c Blue,NH, Fine, photocopy of 2000 PSE Certificate (Scott $300 for o.g.) H.R. Harmer, Oct 2014, Sale 3006, Lot 1089 |
US$300.00 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), o.g., lightly hinged, well centered with large margins, and warm rich color, Extremely Fine. Scott $300. Estimate value $250 – 350. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2014, Sale 660, Lot 2080 |
US$190.00 |
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1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), o.g., lightly hinged, a gorgeous example with breathtaking bright color and finely etched impression, elusive like this, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 1991 P.F. certificate for this stamp when it was a left sheet margin single, the selvage having been subsequently removed. Scott $300. Estimate $250 – 350. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2014, Sale 660, Lot 2079 |
US$325.00 |
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1c 1861 Issue, Trial Color Plate Proofs on Wove (63TC5). Six blocks of four and three singles, patents incl. Lowenberg, Wyckoff and MacDonough, all imperforate, range of colors without duplication, Very Fine and attractive group, Scott Retail as singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 71 |
US$600.00 |
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1c Blue, Large Die Proof on India, Specimen Ovpt. (63P1 var). Mounted on 143 x 193mm card with red “SPECIMEN” overprint across stamp and full imprint in red at bottom, gorgeous rich color, Very Fine example of this desirable proof variety, Scott Retail as normal $700.00 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 60 |
US$900.00 |
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1c Dark Blue (63b). Deep shade and detailed impression, choice centering, unobtrusive strike of “Providence R.I. Sep. 2, 1861” double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, Don Evans notes in his book on the 1c 1861 Issue (p. 33) that the Dark Blue shade is very close to Indigo shade used for the “Premiere Gravure” (Scott No. 55) and in fact he believed that this should be the formal designated color name for this shade Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2014, Sale 1078, Lot 148 |
US$1,400.00 |