1847 5c brown, unused with original gum which is lightly hinged, brilliant color, full to large margins all around, lightly creased and faint translucency, still v.f., with 1973 PFC ("genuine, lightly creased"), -
Cat. Val. $ 6,750
The Confino Family Collection of United States
By: Cherrystone Auctions
Closed Auction
Jul 15, 2015 America/New_York
Cherrystone Auctions The Confino Family Collection of United States
Wednesday Jul 15, 2015 10:00 America/New_York
We are pleased to present the United States Collection of unused singles, plate blocks and postal stationery cards formed by the late Sam Confino. Sam meticulously built his collection in the 1960s-80s, filling his want list through New York Area dealers and auctioneers. Sam was especially delighted when he could add an unused rarity to his collection, especially the 1857 5c brick red and 5c red brown (both with original gum) or that elusive Coil Pair including Scott 317, 318, 322 and 449. Over the years Sam was able to acquire many rarities, including an unused 1851 5c, the 4c Columbian Error of Color, imperf. 5c error, 4c and 8c Bluish Paper, 2c A.E.F. booklet pane, Plate Blocks (including Zeppelins), Postage Dues, Officials and much more.
The sale contains 248 lots, with several large lots which include balances of the collection. Virtually all of the single items are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certificates (most updated in 2015), where necessary. Live Internet bidding is available through our website www.cherrystoneauctions.com (via CherrystoneLIVE).
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Lot #2001 - united states 1847 issue
Lot #2002 - united states 1847 issue
1847 10c black, double transfer type "C" (double transfer in "X" at lower left and lower right), margins all around, regummed, with 1971 and 1989 PFCs stating "unused" and brand new 2015 PFC stating "used Scott 2var, with manuscript cancel removed"
Lot #2003 - united states 1875 reproduction of the 1847 issue
1875 5c red brown, without gum as issued, margins all around, tiny inclusions, fine, with 1980 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 825
Lot #2004 - united states 1875 reproduction of the 1847 issue
1875 10c black, unused without gum as issued, margins all around, v.f., with 2015 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,000
Lot #2005 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type Ib, pos.8R1E, unused without gum, usual margins touching at left and bottom, bright color, a fine example of this extremely rare unused stamp, with 1976, 1988 and 2015 PFCs. Type Ib was produced only as imperforate issue and less than five unused examples have been recorded to date, -
Cat. Val. $ 12,000
Lot #2006 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type II, unused, slightly disturbed original gum, margins all around, deep color, fine stamp, with 2015 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 1,050
Lot #2007 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type IIIa, unused, part original gum, ample margins except just in at bottom, fine, with 1990 and 2015 PFCs, -
Cat. Val. $ 6,000
Lot #2008 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 1c blue, type IV, unused, slightly disturbed original gum, large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamp at top, trivial diagonal crease at right center, still v.f., with 2015 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 750
Lot #2009 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 5c red brown, unused without gum, full to clear margins all around, fresh and fine, rare unused stamp, with 1962 and 2015 PFCs, -
Cat. Val. $ 11,000
Lot #2010 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type I, unused without gum, full to clear margins all around, beautiful color and sharp impression, fine, with 1984 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 8,500
Lot #2011 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type II, unused, disturbed original gum, large margins all around, beautiful color, natural paper fold, still v.f., with 1978 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 5,000
Lot #2012 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type I, unused, part original gum, large margins all around, fresh and v.f., with 1975 PFC, ex-Coulter, -
Cat. Val. $ 5,000
Lot #2013 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 10c green, type IV, pos.74L1, unused, part original gum, margins clear all around, beautiful color, with clear 1982 and 1995 PFC (stating "slight soiling and part o.g."). A fine example of what is certainly one the of rarest of all classic United States unused stamps, -
Cat. Val. $ 35,000
Lot #2014 - united states 1851-57 issue
1851 12c black, unused with original gum, h.r., margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at left, small corner creases, otherwise fine, with 2015 PFC, -
Cat. Val. $ 6,250
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,100
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) -
Cat. Val. $ 20,000
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 375
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 7,000
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,400
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 10,000
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 2,750
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...
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 60,000
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 5,500
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, -
Cat. Val. $ 11,500
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