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o 1863, 2¢ black (73), choice centering within wide margins, barely cancelled, Very Fine and choice. Scott $70 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1510 |
US$160.00 |
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o 1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), cancelled by fancy negative “US” in ultramarine, F.-V.F. Estimate 200 – 300 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1511 |
US$325.00 |
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o 1863, 2¢ black (73), block of four with top margin selvage showing full N.B.N.Co. imprint, circle of wedges cancellation, some creasing, Fine appearance. Scott $1,350 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1516 |
US$350.00 |
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1863, 2¢ black (Scott 73), five singles overlapped on small piece, tied together by framed “Paid” cancellations, couple with minor perf flaws, Fine and interesting. Estimate 200 – 300 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2008, Sale 330, Lot 1514 |
US$130.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Horizontal pair, crisp impression on bright paper, light strikes of double-circle datestamp, Very Fine-Extremely Fine pair, ex Twigg-Smith, with 1988 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 536 |
US$110.00 |
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2c Black (73). Vertical pair with dots in left scroll, crisp impression, quartered cork cancels, bottom stamp small corner crease at bottom right, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1997 P.F. certificate describing these as Die II, Scott Retail as normal pair Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 537 |
US$450.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Block of four, each stamp cancelled by circle of wedges, few perfs trimmed at top left, few light creases, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, ex Twigg-Smith Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 538 |
US$170.00 |
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2c Black (73). Bottom imprint and plate no. 30 block of 24, showing plate scratch in selvage at bottom left, original gum, few old-fashioned paper h.r. where separations reinforced incl. where separated at center row, few stamps Mint N.H., one stamp small thin spot, light bend at left VERY GOOD-FINE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM PLATE BLOCK MULTIPLE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK ISSUE. VERY FEW MULTIPLES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS THE MOST DESIRABLE WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. In all of our computerized records, which includes sixteen years of auctions plus our Rarities sales, this is the second largest plate number multiple of the Black Jack we have offered. The next-largest is an imprint and plate number strip of four. Fourteen full plate blocks of eight are recorded in the Chapin census, but precious few have been seen. Ex Metzger. Scott Retail as plate block, two blocks of four and four pairs Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 532 |
US$8,500.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Bright shade on post-office fresh paper, unobtrusive strike of cork cancel, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 1988 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 533 |
US$325.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Intense shade, cork cancel and also red London transit circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, ex Koppersmith, with 1991 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 534 |
US$170.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Horizontal pair, bright shade, choice centering, neat strikes of target cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 535 |
US$225.00 |
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2c Black (73). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, top right stamp diagonal crease at top right, Fine appearance, a scarce block, as an indication of rarity, the Scott Catalogue assigns a 2.5x premium for the block Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 530 |
US$425.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Block of four, original gum, h.r., detailed impression, single short perf at left of top left stamp, otherwise Very Good Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 531 |
US$400.00 |
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2c Black (73). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, top left stamp corner crease at top left, appears Fine, scarce multiple, as an indication of rarity, the Scott Catalogue assigns a 2.5x premium for the block Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 529 |
US$425.00 |
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2c Black (Scott 73). Original gum, detailed impression on bright paper, Very Fine and choice Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 525 |
US$450.00 |