**1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
165		2c Black (73). Horizontal block of six, original gum, multiple h.r. in top row some of which reinforce perf separations but they are minor, nice centering and margins, left stamps light vertical crease, bottom left stamp small margin flaw at left, Fine-Very Fine appearance, with 2018 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as block of four and pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 3,450.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
166		2c Black (73). Block of four, original gum, h.r. between two left stamps reinforcing some perf separations, few other separations, bottom left stamp light crease, appears Fine-Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 2,750.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
167		2c Black (73). 24 stamps on stock cards, mostly No. 73 with a couple of grills, each with a red or blue cancel, nice range of styles including crossroads, grids, stars, diamonds and towns, centering generally in on one side, some small faults as would be expected in such an accumulation, a Fine and most attractive group of this popular stamp (Image) View PDF of contents of this lot Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 750-1,000 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
168		3c Scarlet (74). Four neat pen strokes, vibrant color FRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THE VERY SCARCE 3-CENT SCARLET TRIAL PRINTING. As has been documented by Jerome S. Wagshal in a series of Chronicle articles (Nos. 56, 60, 61 and 62), Carl F. Rothfuchs, a Washington D.C. stamp dealer, obtained a supply of the 3c Scarlet in 1893 -- probably from the Post Office Department in exchange for his assistance with the Columbian Exposition -- and sold them with pen marks and original gum. The Rothfuchs lot is not from the same supply acquired by John W. Scott in the late 1870's, from which stamps exist uncancelled and cancelled with a New York City Station D oval. With 2004 P.F. and 2018 P.S.E. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,500.00 SOLD for $3,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
169		5c Red Brown (75). Accompanying certificate notes "part o.g." which covers virtually the entire back of the stamp, warm color, Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 5,750.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
170		5c Red Brown (75). Attractive margins and centering, wonderful depth of color complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 485.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
171		5c Brown (76). Original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, unusually choice centering with balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1863 5-CENT BROWN, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND IT IS SHARED BY ONLY ONE OTHER. The 5c 1861-68 Issue was printed from plates with closely-spaced subjects that left little room for the large 12-gauge perforations. The Brown shade, Scott 76, is scarce in original-gum condition, and truly rare in this high grade. With 1995 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $6,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only one other, which we last offered in 2009. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 1,500.00 SOLD for $8,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
172°		24c Blackish Violet (78c). Deep rich color in this distinctive shade on bright paper, bold strike of cork cancel, well-centered for this difficult issue FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT BLACKISH VIOLET, WHICH IS THE MOST DIFFICULT STAMP OF THE 1861-66 SERIES TO OBTAIN -- EITHER UNUSED OR USED -- IN SOUND CONDITION WITH DECENT CENTERING. Our census of Scott 78c, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/78c/78c.pdf , records a total of 47 used examples of this issue. We also record nine on cover plus three unused. Of the used off-cover copies fewer than a dozen are confirmed as sound. Census No. 78c-CAN-47. With 2017 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	$ 17,500.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

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