U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #17 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 (June 19) small cover (with four page letter) from Philadelphia to Paris, sent via Baltimore and red New York, with blue and red departure pmks, French entry 3 July, re-addressed to Geneva, with John Munroe & Co. forwarding agent's cachet, "35cs" due handstamp and Geneva 4 July arrival pmk, v.f.  | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #18 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type IIIa, unused with full original gum, l.h., usual centering for this tight margined issue, fine, with 2005 PFC, * Catalog #22 Catalog Value $ 2,400 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #19 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type IV, recut at top and bottom, unused with original gum, well centered and clearly showing all details of the design. A fresh and fine example of this scarce mint stamp, with 2002 PFC, * Catalog #23 Catalog Value $ 10,000 | Price Realized $4,000.00 |
 | Lot #20 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c bright red brown, vertical strip of three, used in 1858 on FL from New Orleans to France, red New York (Aug 4) Paid and framed "PD," transit and arrival pmks, fresh and fine cover, with 2012 PFC stating "light diagonal crease at bottom left" (catalogue value for used singles, unpriced as a strip of three, or used on cover) Catalog #28b Catalog Value $ 7,200 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #21 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brown, bright shade, horizontal pair, New Orleans cds, small scissors-cut at lower left, otherwise fine-v.f., O Catalog #29 Catalog Value $ 850 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #22 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brown, type II, rich color, h.r., fine, with 2000 PFC, * Catalog #30A Catalog Value $ 2,200 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #23 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 embossed Ladies cover franked with 10c green, type I, barely tied by black grids, addressed to St. John's, N.B., with faint red New York pmk alongside, also another in black, with "St. John Sept 4, 58" arrival pmk, some insignificant toning, otherwise fine and rare cover to Canada Catalog #31 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #24 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type V, horizontal pair, unused with full original gum, n.h. and post office fresh, left stamp minor gum adhesions, v.f., with 2015 PFC stating "right stamp never hinged, left stamp previously hinged" (catalogue value for hinged) */** Catalog #35 Catalog Value $ 450 | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #25 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 24c gray lilac, usual centering (small perf. flaws), tied by red New York Exchange pmk on cover (opened for display) to England, "per Steamer New York" endorsement at top, with red London July 22, 1861 arrival cds, various notations and docketing including manuscript "Sandwich Islands Hilo" (Hawaii) at left, from where it probably originated, fine and well traveled cover, very scarce usage, with 2004 PSE cert. Catalog #37 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #26 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 30c orange, unused with original gum, l.h., well centered and bright color, tiny tear and diagonal crease, otherwise a fine example of this rare mint stamp, with 2004 PSE cert., * Catalog #38 Catalog Value $ 2,150 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #27 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 90c large die trial color proof in black, showing full die sinkage, v.f. and scarce, P Catalog #39TC Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #2015 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, Type I, lightly hinged original gum, nice color, few usual short perfs and faint stain, otherwise fine, with clear 1980 PFC, * Catalog #18 Catalog Value $ 2,100 | Price Realized $325.00 |
 | Lot #2016 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type Ia, pos. 97L4, "Curl on Shoulder" variety, unused without gum, usual centering, fine example of this rare stamp, with 1981 and 2015 PFCs (catalogue value for variety with gum is $45,000) (*) Catalog #19var Catalog Value $ 20,000 | Price Realized $6,000.00 |
 | Lot #2017 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type II, unused without gum, centered to bottom, fresh and fine stamp, with 2015 PFC, (*) Catalog #20 Catalog Value $ 375 | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #2018 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type III, unused without gum, minute thin spot and light stain at bottom, otherwise fine, with clear1972 PFC for a block of four from which this stamp originated, (*) Catalog #21 Catalog Value $ 7,000 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #2019 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, Type IIIa, unused, part original gum, faint stain, irregular perfs at left, otherwise fine, with 1976 PFC, * Catalog #22 Catalog Value $ 2,400 | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #2020 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type IV, unused, part original gum, usual centering, pulled perf. at top, otherwise fine, with 1985 and 2015 PFCs, * Catalog #23 Catalog Value $ 10,000 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #2021 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 3c rose, Type I, unused with original gum, heavy h.r., pretty color, usual centering, fine, with 1979 PFC, * Catalog #25 Catalog Value $ 2,750 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #2022 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brick red, lightly hinged original gum, usual centering, beautiful color, a fresh and fine example of this rare stamp in completely sound condition, with 1974 and 2015 PFCs. Approximately twenty stamps with original gum have been documented (allowing for duplicate offerings and excluding the one known original-gum block). Of those, about half had perfs touching on two sides or were deeply cut into on one side. Almost two-thirds have small faults or stains. An undercatalogued original gum stamp, * Catalog #27 Catalog Value $ 80,000 | Price Realized $30,000.00 |
 | Lot #2023 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c red brown, unused with original gum, small h.r., well centered for this difficult issue, really just in at top, deep rich color, a fresh and fine example of this rarity, with 1975 and 2015 PFCs, * Catalog #28 Catalog Value $ 60,000 | Price Realized $20,000.00 |
 | Lot #2024 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brown, small h.r., nice color, usual centering, pencil notation on reverse, fine, with 1989 PFC, * Catalog #29 Catalog Value $ 5,500 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #2025 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, Type I, unused without gum, beautiful color, centered to left, a fine example of this rare unused stamp, with 1974 PFC, (*) Catalog #31 Catalog Value $ 11,500 | Price Realized $2,700.00 |
 | Lot #2026 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type II, lightly hinged, well centered for this tight margined issue, rich impression, v.f., with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #32 Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Price Realized $4,250.00 |
 | Lot #2027 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type III, h.r., nice color, crease ending in a small sealed tear at bottom right, tiny thin spot, fine appearance, with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #33 Catalog Value $ 6,000 | Price Realized $750.00 |
 | Lot #2028 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 10c green, type IV, pos. 86L1, recut at top, unused without gum, centered to top, slight soiling and blunted perforations at top, otherwise fine, with 1976 and 2015 PFCs, (*) Catalog #34 Catalog Value $ 20,000 | Price Realized $5,000.00 |
 | Lot #2029 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 12c black, Plate I, unused without gum, fine, with 1979 Friedl certificate, (*) Catalog #36 Catalog Value $ 575 | Price Realized $375.00 |
 | Lot #2030 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 24c gray lilac, l.h., nice impression, faint corner crease at lower left, well centered, fine, with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #37 Catalog Value $ 1,400 | Price Realized $600.00 |
 | Lot #2031 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 30c orange, small h.r., bright color, usual centering, tiny natural inclusion, fine, with 2015 PFC, * Catalog #38 Catalog Value $ 2,150 | Price Realized $600.00 |
