1847, 5¢ red brown. Tied on small piece by neat red grid cancels, clear to large margins, strong color and crisp impression, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; $400.
Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 71 - The Sescal Sale
Welcome to our September 23-25, 2016 Sescal General Sale With 2,276 lots. This auction is being held at the Sescal stamp show in Los Angeles and features properties from over 130 consignors including United States and Worldwide stamps, postal history and collections with Westerns, Advertising Covers, New York Foreign Mail Cancels on and off-cover, United States and specialized Hawaii. The sale features further offerings of the Doc Bilyeu Estate with Oregon Territory and Westerns, Part II of the Nicholas M. Kirke off-cover N.Y. Foreign Mail Cancels, and Part III of the Gary Peters collection of Hawaii. Great range of large lots and collections including individual country collections, worldwide carton accumulations, sundries and more. Browse the entire sale at www.rumseyauctions.com. A limited number of printed catalogs are available.
Please note this sale takes place at the Sescal stamp show at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Catalina B on September 23-25, 2016 in three sessions.
Presale Viewing is scheduled in our offices on Monday, September 19 (10am-5pm) and at the Sescal Exhibition (Plaza Ballroom) on Thursday to Saturday, September 22-24 (10:00AM to 6:00 PM).
Sale Sessions:
Sale 70 Lots 1-427 : Friday, September 23, 2016 at 10:00AM
Sale 71 Lots 1001-1674 : Friday, September 23, 2016 at 2:00PM
Sale 71 Lots 1675-2562 : Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:00AM
Sale 71 Lots 2563-3276 : Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 10:00AM
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Lot #1677 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
Lot #1678 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ red brown. Red grid cancel, clear to mostly large margins, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; $400.
Lot #1679 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ red brown. Red grid cancel, clear to large margins, strong color and impression, F.-V.F., with 1997 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 1; $400.
Lot #1680 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ red brown. Tied on piece by red straight line "Philada. Railroad" cancel, ample margins, bold color; some light indents affecting stamp, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 1; $650.
Lot #1681 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ red brown. Manuscript cancel, clear to ample margins, rich color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 1; $210.
Lot #1682 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ dark brown. Tied on piece by perfect strike of blue Troy, N.Y. town cancel, large well balanced margins, rich color, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1a; $750.
Lot #1683 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ orange brown. Red grid cancel, clear to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at right, strong color on deeply blued paper; small wrinkle at upper left slightly creasing, Very Fine appearance, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1b; $750.
Lot #1684 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 5¢ orange brown. Horizontal pair, light red square grid cancels, large margins, rich distinctive orange brown color, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous and rare multiple in the Orange Brown shade, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate.
Scott No. 1b; $2,000.
Lot #1685 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black, double transfer (type "D"). Position 41R1, showing double transfer of left and bottom frame lines, red grid cancel, clear to ample margins, strong color and impression clearly showing double transfer, Very Fine, a very scarce major double transfer variety, with 2007 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2 var.; $2,150.
Lot #1686 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black. Neat orange grid cancel, clear to large margins, bold color and crisp impression, Very Fine, a very rare example of the 1847 10¢ issue bearing a orange color cancellation, with 2000 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2; $1,350.
Lot #1687 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black. Red square grid cancel, large margins, strong color and sharp detailed impression, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 2; $925.
Lot #1688 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black. Red grid cancels, ample to large margins, rich color and sharp detailed impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2; $925.
Lot #1689 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black. Blue grid cancel, ample to large margins, rich color, Very Fine.
Scott No. 2; $900.
Lot #1690 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black. Red grid cancel, clear to large margins, bold color, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2; $925.
Lot #1691 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847, 10¢ black. Red grid cancel, clear to ample margins, bold color, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 2; $925.
Lot #1692 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847 (1875 Reproduction), 5¢ red brown. Without gum as issued, full well balanced margins, rich bright color, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 3; $850.
Lot #1693 - united states postage stamps 1847 issue
1847 (1875 Reproduction), 10¢ black. Without gum as issued, large margins, rich vivid color, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 4; $1,050.
Lot #1694 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1851, 1¢ blue, types II-II-IIIa, double and inverted transfers. Left sheet margin vertical strip of three, positions 61-71-81L1E, huge to full margins, each position showing variety comprising pos. 61 double transfer, pos. 71 inverted transfer and pos. 81 inverted transfer, each cancelled by manuscript "X"; top two stamps creased, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. 7-7-8A; $1,625.
Lot #1695 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, plate crack. Position 39-40L1L horizontal pair showing the big crack on both stamps, margins to slightly in, rich color, cancelled by circular grids; right stamp filled thin, F.-V.F. appearance.
Scott No. 9 var.; Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #1696 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1851-57, 3¢ orange brown and dull red (Plate Reconstruction). Complete plating reconstruction comprising the five plates used to produce the 1851 orange brown shades (Scott #10, 10A) namely plates 1E, 1I, 2E, 0 and 5E, and all eight plates that yielded the myriad of 1852-57 shades (Scott #11, 11A): plates 1L, 2L, 3, 4, 5L, 6, 7 and 8; some mixed condition but also some sound four margin examples present, generally F.-V.F....
Lot #1697 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1851-57, 3¢ dull red, types I-II. Representative singles from each of the eight plates (1L, 2L, 3-4, 5L, 6-8), town cancels, clear to huge margins, rich colors, a Very Fine set.
Scott No. 11-11A; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1698 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1856, 5¢ red brown. Town cancel, wide margins, strong bold color, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; $700.
Lot #1699 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1856, 5¢ red brown. Four full to large margins with light cds cancel, rich color; tiny corner crease bottom left, Very Fine appearance, with 2006 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 12; $700.
Lot #1700 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type I. Neat town cancel, large well balanced margins, striking intensely rich color and crisp detailed impression, Extremely Fine and choice, an eye-arresting stamp, with 2010 P.F. Graded certificate (XF 90, SSV $1,350).
Scott No. 13; $900.
Lot #1701 - united states postage stamps 1851 issue
1855, 10¢ green, type II. Town cancel, large margins, stunning deep rich color, Extremely Fine and choice, with 2016 P.S.E. Graded certificate (XF 90, SMQ $350).
Scott No. 14; $160.
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