The West Haven Collection of U.S. and Confederate States
October 4, 2006

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #115
1857-61 Issue
1861 1c blue, type I, unused with original gum, well centered for this difficult issue, deep rich color, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #18
Catalog Value 2,400
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #116
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type Ic, position 96R4, curl in "C" variety, unused without gum, centered to lower right, bright color and sharp impression, as this stamp is from "Relief F" (bottom row), which contains the best examples, light soilingat bottom left corner, otherwise fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #19bvar
Catalog Value 8,000
Price Realized
$3,750.00

Lot #117
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type Ia, blue town cancel, usual centering, deep rich color and sharp impression, creases, otherwise fine example of this rare stamp, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #19
Catalog Value 9,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #118
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type II, position 48R2, showing a major double transfer at bottom, unused with original gum, fresh color, few tiny perf. tip gum soaks, otherwise fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #20var
Catalog Value 1,300
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #119
1857-61 Issue
1857 1c blue, type II, well centered for this issue, rich color, unused (regummed), v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #20
Catalog Value 1,100
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #120
1857-61 Issue
1857-60 1c blue, type V, 3c dull red and 5c brown, type II, each with partial imprint at left, unused without gum, small faults, otherwise fine and interesting group
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Catalog #24,26,30A
Price Realized
$625.00

Lot #121
1857-61 Issue
1857 3c rose, unused (regummed), better than usual centering, good color, fine, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #25
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #122
1857-61 Issue
1858 5c brick red, type I, unused with full original gum, h.r., excellent centering for this notoriously difficult issue, bright color, tiny thin at left center, toned perforation at lower left and an added perf. at upper left, neverthelessa v.f. example of this unused rarity, seldom offered at auction and missing from many advanced collections, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #27
Catalog Value 30,000
Price Realized
$7,000.00

Lot #123
1857-61 Issue
1858 5c brick red, type I, black town cancel, well centered, creased, reperforated at bottom and perforations scissors separated at top, otherwise v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #27
Catalog Value 1,700
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #124
1857-61 Issue
1857 5c red brown, type I, unused without gum, bright color and fresh, with clear 1958 PFC, also 2006 PFC mentioning a tiny perforation tear at top, fine appearance, rare unused,
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Catalog #28
Catalog Value 2,600
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #125
1857-61 Issue
1859 5c brown, type I, well centered, tied by neat "New York Steamship" cancel on buff cover originating abroad (probably England) addressed to Philadelphia, with "Due 5" ms at top, minor cover flaws and toned spots, rare usage, ex-Haas,
Envelope
Catalog #29
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #126
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, unused with full original gum, beautiful color and sharp impression, centered to bottom as often found with this issue, seldom seen in any condition, let alone withfull original gum, beautifully fresh and completely sound. A true classic rarity, with 1973 and 2006 PFCs,
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Catalog #31
Catalog Value 20,000
Price Realized
$11,000.00

Lot #127
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type I, red and black cancels, well centered, sharp impression, a fresh and v.f. example, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #31
Catalog Value 1,250
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #128
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type II, deep rich color, well centered for this tight margined issue, as the design clears the perforations on all sides, unused without gum, a fine and rare unused example, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #32
Catalog Value 2,500
Price Realized
$1,250.00

Lot #129
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type III, unused with full original gum, beautiful color, faint diagonal crease at bottom, otherwise a fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #33
Catalog Value 6,000
Price Realized
$1,450.00

Lot #130
1857-61 Issue
1857 10c green, type V, also 30c orange, both tied on small piece by neat "New Orleans May 24" cds, partial red "New York paid" cancel at left, fine combination piece, with 1985 PFC,
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Catalog #35,38
Catalog Value 565
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #131
1857-61 Issue
1857 12c black, tied by "Wickford, R.I. Dec. 26" cds on cover addressed care of American Consulate to a ship captain in Le Havre, "Boston 30 Dec.", French 13 Jan. 1858 entry pmk and boxed "PD", all in red, additional departure and Boston Packet pmks on back, minor flaws, scarce single usage,
Envelope
Catalog #36
Catalog Value 625
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #132
1857-61 Issue
1860 24c lilac, imperforate single on stamp paper, margins all around, unused without gum as issued, small thin, v.f. appearance, with 1962 PFC,
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Catalog #37Pc
Catalog Value 1,500
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #133
1857-61 Issue
1860 24c gray lilac, unused (regummed), tiny thin, fine appearance, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #37
Catalog Value 650
Price Realized
$200.00

Lot #134
1857-61 Issue
1860 24c gray lilac, well centered, tied by red grid cancels to small piece, with New York pmk at left and partial London transit at bottom, v.f., with 1991 PFC,
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Catalog #37
Catalog Value 440
Price Realized
$270.00

Lot #135
1857-61 Issue
1860 24c gray lilac, tied by red "Boston Br.Pkt Paid Sept. 5" Exchange Office postmark on small piece, well centered, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #37
Catalog Value 440+
Price Realized
$1,150.00

Lot #136
1857-61 Issue
1860 24c gray lilac, tied by red New York (Sep.4) pmk to outer FL addressed to Dundee, Scotland, endorsed "Per Arabia", with September 17 arrival on reverse, filing fold away from the stamp, fine,
Envelope
Catalog #37
Catalog Value 1,090
Price Realized
$500.00

Lot #137
1857-61 Issue
1860 30c orange, imperforate single on stamp paper, unused without gum as always, full margins all around, fresh and v.f., signed E.Stern, with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #38Pa
Catalog Value 2,500
Price Realized
$1,600.00

Lot #138
1857-61 Issue
1860 30c orange, perfectly struck "Paid 30" pmk in red, small faults, v.f. appearance,
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Catalog #38
Catalog Value 585
Price Realized
$325.00

Lot #139
1857-61 Issue
1860 30c orange, scissors separated at top, tied by Washington D.C. cds on colorless embossed Patriotic cover ("Union Forever") to Germany, with "Boston Br.Pkt Paid" and boxed "Aachen" transits, both in red, "Lechhausen 30.7" (near Augsburg, Bavaria) semi-circular arrival pmk on back, fine and scarce Patriotic cover, with 2006 PFC,
Envelope
Catalog #38
Catalog Value 9,000
Price Realized
$3,250.00

Lot #140
1857-61 Issue
1860 90c blue, imperforate single on stamp paper, margins all around to just clear at bottom, fine and very rare stamp, with 1983 and 1989 PFCs,
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Catalog #39Pa
Catalog Value 2,750
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #141
1857-61 Issue
1860 90c blue, deep rich color, well centered for this difficult issue, slightly disturbed original gum, v.f., with 2006 PFC,
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Catalog #39
Catalog Value 3,500
Price Realized
$1,400.00

Lot #142
1857-61 Issue
1860 90c blue, fraudulent cancels, repaired, a nice space filler, with 2006 PFC
Catalog #39
Price Realized
$400.00

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