Session 4 - Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions, LLC

UNITED STATES: 1857 Issue
3147
3148 3149 3150
3147 1859, 5¢ brown, type I (29), hor i zon tal pair, lightly struck by un ob tru sive red and black can cel la tions,
com pletely sound in all re spects, with fab u lous rich color, scis sor cut along the bot tom in clud ing a nice por tion of the
two ad join ing stamps at the bot tom, Fine; 2005 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $800. Estimate $500 - 750
3148 1861, 5¢ or ange brown, type II (30), black straight line “PAID” can cel la tion, at trac tive ex am ple of this ex -
tremely elu sive used stamp, one of the few stamps that is ac tu ally scarcer in used con di tion than mint con di tion;
reperforated at top, oth er wise Fine; 2012 P.S.E. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,475. Estimate $400 - 600
3149 1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), ex cep tion ally light black town can cel la tion, bril liant fresh ex am ple, nicely
cen tered with a can cel that does n't com pletely oblit er ate the de sign like so many ex am ples are found; triv ial mi nor
blemishes, otherwide Fine to Very Fine; clear 1987 P.F. cer tif i cate; 2013 P.F. cer tif i cate states "creased per fo ra -
tions at bot tom and slight soil ing". Scott $2,250. Estimate $500 - 750
3150 1859, 10¢ green, type V (35), neat black grid can cel la tion, ex cel lent large margined ex am ple and deep
ro bust color, Ex tremely Fine; 1988 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $65. Estimate $100 - 150
3151 3152 3153 3154
3151 () 1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36B), with out gum, ex tremely fresh and choice ex am ple in flaw less con di tion,
F.-V.F.; 2012 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $325. Estimate $200 - 300
3152 1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36B), out stand ing dark red grid can cel la tion, gor geous ex am ple of un par al -
leled beauty, a won der fully cen tered show piece com pli mented by the col or ful post mark, with an in cred i ble depth of
color, Ex tremely Fine; 1994 P.F. cer tif i cate, and 2005 P.S.E. cer tif i cate graded XF-90, 1 of 20 at this grade, with only
13 oth ers grad ing higher. SMQ $700. Scott $295. Estimate $500 - 750
3153 1860, 24¢ gray li lac (37), light black “PAID” in grid can cel la tion, hand some well cen tered ex am ple, with
vi brant color, Very Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $200 - 300
3154 P 1860, 30¢ or ange, imperf (38Pa), with out gum, ex cep tion ally fresh ex am ple of this rar ity, with bold rich
color, ri dic u lously un der val ued; light di ag o nal creases, oth er wise F.-V.F.; 1983 P.F. cer tif i cate. Scott $1,500.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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