Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

UNITED STATES: 1857 Issue
1857 Issue
3136 1857, 1¢ blue, type III (21), neat black town can cel la tion, de sir able ex am ple with
bril liant rich color, a very pleas ing copy of this elu sive type III stamp; a sin gle short perf at up per
right, oth er wise Fine; 2007 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded Fine-70. SMQ $1,050. Scott $2,250.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
3136
3137 1857, 1¢ blue, type IV (23), o.g., lightly hinged, a truly scarce mint stamp, a
fan tas tic full o.g. ex am ple that rarely ap pears on the mar ket place in any con di tion, let
alone in sound and choice con di tion; re mark able ex am ple of this re cut type IV stamp
that would please the most qual ity con scious col lec tor, as this stamp is sim ply un avail -
able in a qual ity better than this, worth ev ery penny of it's cat a log value, Fine; 2002
P.F. certificate. Scott $10,000. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
3137
3138 3139 3140
3138 1857, 3¢ rose, type I (25), light black town can cel la tion in manu script ink, out stand ing top qual ity ex am -
ple of this no to ri ously dif fi cult stamp, per fectly cen tered amid bal anced mar gins, with gor geous rich color, the most
im pres sive ex am ple we have ever had the plea sure to of fer, the ul ti mate Scott #25, Su perb; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cates;
2013 P.S.E. graded “XF 90”. SMQ $1,200. Scott $125. Estimate $750 - 1,000
3139 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), o.g., lightly hinged, per fectly cen tered amid large bal anced mar gins, with
won der ful rich color, a match less GEM, Su perb. Scott $65. Estimate $200 - 300
3140 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III (26), part im print sin gle, left frameline shows slight dou bling, o.g., never hinged,
an exemplary ex am ple, Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate stat ing #26a, 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate stat ing #25. Scott
$65+. Estimate $200 - 300
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