Auction # 60 - The Westpex Sale

3¢ orange brown, types I & II. 23 stamps, attractive margins with mostly intact framelines to full, couple with sheet margins, wide range of rich shades, many plated, all with grid cancels including six small Boston "Paid", also blue and green, a flaw here and there but many are sound, overall Very Fine, an outstanding group.
Scott No. 10-10A; $3,905 cat. as type II.

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II. O.g., ample margins, strong color and sharp impression; natural vertical gum wrinkle, otherwise Very Fine, with photocopy of 1994 P.S.E. certificate for block.
Scott No. 10A; $3,250.

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II. Positions 51-52R0, horizontal pair, brilliant color, huge margins to just clear at right including left sheet margin and large portions of adjoining stamps at top, light town cancel, tiny insignificant corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine and choice pair, the left stamp is Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 10A; $550.

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II. Position 31L5E, huge margins including left sheet margin and portions of three adjoining stamps at bottom and right, deep rich color, two neat strikes of circular grid cancel, Extremely Fine, ex-Koppersmith.
Scott No. 10A; $160.

1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II. Position 50R0, huge margins to just in at top including part imprint margin at right, rich color, cancelled by neat parallel penstrokes, Fine and desirable position piece.
Scott No. 10A; $160.

1851, 3¢ Washington essay, by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, in black. Contemporary impression of die on proof paper, die sunk on card, Very Fine, #11 of 15 examples produced, with reproduction of Linns 2003 article regarding the discovery and donation of this essay die.
Scott No. 11-E2b var.; Estimate $500 - 750.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, "gash on shoulder" variety. Top margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, uncommonly large margins, strong bright color, Extremely Fine to Superb, one of the finest mint examples of this plate variety, with 2012 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF-Sup 95, SMQ $1,150 for normal).
Scott No. 11 var.; $300.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Top right corner margin vertical strip of 3, o.g., top and bottom stamps lightly hinged, center stamp never hinged, full sheet margin with enormous margins around encompassing significant portions of adjacent stamps, rich brilliant color and exceptional freshness, a Superb gem, with 2015 P.S.E. Graded certificate (Gem 100).
Scott No. 11A; $1,100 for o.g.

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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II. Four margins, large to clear at top, cancelled by bold "New-York Jul 12 1853" special cds, Very Fine and choice strike.
Scott No. 11A; Estimate $200 - 300.

This scarce New York City 1853 year-dated cds is known used only from July 1st through July 26th 1853.

1856, 5¢ red brown. 1857 New Orleans, La. town cancel, ample to large margins, bright vivid color, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; $725.

1856, 5¢ red brown. Tied on piece by red town and French transit cancels, clear to large margins, deep rich color, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 12; $700.

1855, 10¢ green, type I. Large Boston "Paid" in grid cancels, clear to large margins, rich color, Very Fine and attractive, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 13; $925.