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1871-1872 SECOND ISSUE continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 101 |
P |
R115P4 |
#R115P4, 50c Blue and black, plate proof on card, complete sheet of 85, with Inverted imprint and plate no. 20 at top, as well as two-line imprint at bottom,
selvage with cut out in the middle of the sides as usual, some minor mounting creases in the corners of the selvage only, faint edge toning mostly at top, two stamps in the fourth row with a minor stain, overall very fine; a most impressive and very
scarce complete sheet; Scott does not price plate blocks of these proofs, therefore cataloged merely as sixteen blocks of four and 21 singles. (Image) |
$1,355.00+
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 102 |
 |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, mint single with virtually full original gum, bright and fresh, fine; one of the few sound original gum examples known. (Image) |
for used $2,000.00
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 103 |
 |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and black,
Center Inverted, unused, intensely rich colors and sharp impressions, light horizontal crease, otherwise fine. (Image) |
for used $2,000.00
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 104 |
O |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, well centered, bright colors, neat 1872 ms. cancel, small tear at bottom and a tiny thin spot, very fine appearance. (Image) |
$2,000.00
SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 105 |
O |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and
black, Center Inverted, attractive colors, appears unused but has a tiny repaired punch cancel at bottom, fine appearance. (Image) |
$300.00
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 106 |
O |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, horizontal pair, fresh colors, light and neat 1872 ms. cancel, a few rejoined perfs. at bottom, fine; very few pairs of this invert exist without the punch
cancels. (Image) |
$4,500.00
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 107 |
 |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, single with fresh colors on Nov 1, 1871 promissory note, light ms. cancel, stamp with trivial corner crease, fine;
interestingly, on the reverse there is another promissory note dated 1872 with a 2c Second Issue (#R104) affixed; any inverted center on a document is very rare. (imagea)
(Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 108 |
O |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, horizontal pair, unusually well centered, deep luxuriant colors, ms. cancel, both stamps with repaired punch cancel, very fine appearance.
(Image) |
$700.00
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 109 |
O |
R115b |
#R115b, 50c Blue and
black, Center Inverted, horizontal pair, deep colors, ms. cancels, both stamps with repaired punch cancel, fine appearance. (Image) |
$700.00
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 110 |
O |
R115b var. |
#R115b var., 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, pre-printing fold, a striking pre-printing fold at bottom left which was affixed to the document folded out since the
cancel is on the white "folded" part, light violet ms. cancel, tiny picked-out inclusion at top, fine; the first such example we have seen. (Image) |
$2,000.00+
SOLD for $725.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 111 |
 |
R115b var. |
#R115b var., 50c Blue and black,
Center Inverted, double transfer of "Fifty" at top, unused, attractive colors, fine and quite scarce. (Image) |
$2,000.00+
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 112 |
O |
R115b var. |
#R115b var., 50c Blue
and black, Center Inverted, double transfer of "Fifty" at top, rich colors, repaired punch cancel at top, fine appearance. (Image) |
$300.00+
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 113 |
O |
R115b var. |
#R115b var., 50c Blue and black, Center Inverted, double transfer of "Fifty" at top, well centered, deep colors, repaired punch cancel at bottom and horizontal crease, very fine appearance. (Image) |
$300.00+
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 114 |
O |
R117a |
#R117a, 70c Blue and black, Center Inverted, bright and fresh, blue handstamp and light herringbone cancel, thin spots, fine appearance; less than 30 copies have been
recorded; in reviewing the Larry Lyons census, it is clear that the Seventy Cent invert is one of the most difficult to find in premium quality, as nearly every example is off-center, virtually all possess a herringbone or cut cancel, and all but
a few have faults to some degree, the first two offered in this sale are in above average condition. (Image) |
$2,000.00
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 115 |
O |
R117a |
#R117a, 70c Blue and black, Center Inverted, attractive color, blue handstamp and light herringbone cancel which does not break the paper (a rare trait), small thin
spots and faint creasing, fine appearance; as mentioned in the previous lot, this is actually better quality than the majority of this error. (Image) |
$2,000.00
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 116 |
O |
R117a |
#R117a, 70c Blue and black, Center Inverted, fresh colors, herringbone cancel breaks the paper and caused the top right corner to come off and it has been re-attached with a hinge, fine appearance. (Image) |
$2,000.00
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 117 |
 |
R118a |
#R118a, $1.00 Blue and black, Center Inverted, a rarely seen mint single, rich colors, large part original gum, fine; we doubt more than three or four sound mint original
gum examples of this inverted center exist; 1984 PF certificate. (Image) |
for used $5,000.00
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 118 |
O |
R118a |
#R118a, $1.00 Blue and black, Center Inverted, lovely rich colors and uncommonly strong impressions, 1872 ms. cancel, fine; an especially challenging invert to find both sound and without a punch cancel. (Image) |
$5,000.00
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 119 |
O |
R118a |
#R118a, $1.00
Blue and black, Center Inverted, attractive colors, blue ms. cancel as well as a repaired punch cancel, tiny pinhole, fine appearance. (Image) |
$900.00
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 120 |
O |
R127a |
#R127a, $5.00 Blue and black, Center Inverted, bright fresh colors, neat 1871 ms. cancel, fine; this is one of the very few examples of the Five Dollar Inverted Center that exists
both completely sound and without a cut cancel. (Image) |
$3,750.00
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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