7 Var, 1851 1c Blue, "The Big Plate Crack", three positions of this highly collectable variety: pos 2L2, 12L2, 13L2, small faults/flaws, otherwise Fine. (Scott $1,140).
7, 1851 1c Blue, Type II, horizontal strip of three, margins to touching or slightly in at top middle, green Victoria (possibly Texas) cds and grid, Fine. (Scott $425 as strip of 3 + $400 premium).
9, 1851 1c Blue, Type IV, recut possibly twice at top and once at bottom, well centered with design barely touched or slightly into, attractive black grid cancel, fresh and Fine. 2004 PF certificate. (Scott $80).
9, 1851 1c Blue, Type IV, horizontal strip of 3, margins to barely in at top, neat grid cancels, left stamp with vertical crease, otherwise Fine. (Scott $300).
9, 1851 1c Blue, Type IV, hotizontal strip of three, margins to slightly in in a few spots, attractive Houlton, (Me.) cds, vertical crease slightly affecting pos. 3, Fine (Scott $260, pair + single).
"I have Paid this letter by stamp...so shabily made that they do not stick..." "I have been obliged to put this on with a wafer", interesting manuscript notation across top of 7/5/51 folded letter sheet to New York, 3c (10), Fine, tied by black grid, blue Baltimore Md 7/5/(51) cds, color suggests stamp is from first printing. Very Fine and unusual cover;.Mr Carpenter was aware of the gum problems and actually traveled to France to research the gum that they were using (Scott $260).
Specialized 3c 1851-57 Collection, highly specialized group of 39 singles, multiples, shades, covers, all neatly mounted on pages with descriptions below, showing recutting, varieties, some cancels, etc., better noted couple 3c orange browns, 3c (26) pair, o.g., top single NH, varieties of recutting, double transfer in "cents" ("Gents"), recutting of upper left triangle, no triangle upprt left, extra framelines, etc, generally F-VF, nice group, ideal for specialist.
13, 1855 10c Green, Type I, ample margins incl large bottom sheet margin, very light face free cancel, Very Fine. 2001 and 2015 PF certificates (Scott $800).
14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, clear to ample margins with traces of adjacent stamps at top and right, attractively cancelled, Very Fine. 1982 PF certificate. (Scott $140).
14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, tied on cover to Staples Ranch, Cal. by So. Abington, Mass cds, stamp clear to ample margins, Very Fine cover. (Scott $190).
14, 1855 10c Green, Type II, horizontal strip of three, margins to into, right stamp with not unattractive faults, tied on legal sized cover to Sonora, Cal. by multiple Delphi, NY 5/18/(58) cancels, bold "Missent' straightline and Columbia, Cal. 6/17/58 cds, edge wrinkling, partial backflap and tear, still great 3x franking, Fine cover. (Scott $650).
17, 1851 12c Black, fresh and well centered, margins all around including traces of adjacent stamp at right, trivial faint crease at bottom, otherwise Very Fine. (Scott $250).
17, 1851 12c Black, horizontal pair, margins to clear at lower left, barely cancelled with light cds, right stamp with paper anomoly, Very Fine, Buhler handstamps. (Scott $575).