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1873-1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 361 |
 |
161 |
 #161, 10c Brown, rich color and a strong impression, large part o.g. (certificate simply states "previously hinged"), very fine for this elusive mint stamp; 1991 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$1,150.00
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 362 |
O |
162 |
 #162, 12c Blackish violet, attractive used single, exceedingly well centered and margined, sumptuously rich color and a well defined impression on bright paper, light face-free
blue cancel, extremely fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image) |
142.00
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 363 |
O |
162 |
 #162, 12c Blackish violet, used horizontal pair, both stamps being exceedingly well centered amid large margins, strong rich color and a highly detailed
impression, fancy geometric NYFM cancels as well as a bit of a bright red transit pmk., extremely fine; an especially attractive pair; 2009 PF certificate. (Image) |
$300.00
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 364 |
O |
163 |
 #163, 15c Yellow orange, pretty used single, exceptionally well centered and margined, gorgeous color that is especially deep and intense, highly detailed impression on
pristine white paper, light cancel, extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate (Image) |
$160.00
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 365 |
 |
165 |
 #165, 30c Gray black, unused, fresh color and paper, well
centered, very fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image) |
$1,100.00
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 366 |
 |
165 |
 #165, 30c Gray black, used with 10c Brown (#161), tied by "New York/Jul 13" duplex pmks. on 1876 folded cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico, small "60cs" due handstamp marking, blue
merchant's handstamp, very fine; a lovely usage of the 30c value. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 367 |
|
166 |
 #166, 90c Rose carmine, beautifully centered although reperforated at left, strong rich color, small part o.g., extremely fine appearance; clear 1989 PF certificate ("genuine, part o.g."). (Image) |
$800.00
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 368 |
|
166 |
 #166, 90c Rose
carmine, well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, fresh color slightly disturbed o.g., very fine; 2009 PSE certificate. (Image) |
$2,400.00
SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1875 SPECIAL PRINTINGS OF THE 1873 ISSUE
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 369 |
|
167 |
 #167, 1c Ultramarine special printing, without gum as issued, an unusually fresh and choice example of this difficult special printing rarity, possessing
brilliantly rich characteristic color and a sharp prooflike impression on pristine white paper, well centered, usual scissor separated perfs, very fine; an exceptional example of a stamp that is thought to still exist in a quantity of no more than
35 to 40; 2009 PF certificate. (Image) |
$20,000.00
SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 370 |
|
174 |
 #174, 15c Bright orange special printing, without gun as issued, a marvelously choice example of one of the most difficult of all the Hard Paper Special Printings
to find in premium condition, being one of the very few known with perforations on all four sides, with scissor separations as is always the case of the 15c value, uncommonly well centered, gorgeous bright color and an excellent impression, very
fine; fewer than 40 examples of this value are thought to exist; 2009 PF certificate. (Image) |
$23,000.00
SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 371 |
|
175 |
 #175, 24c Dull purple special printing, without gum as issued, a marvelous example of this special printing, in a quality which places it among the finest examples
extant, as this extraordinary stamp features full perforations that have not been scissor separated as is usually the case, plus it is incredibly fresh, with luxuriously rich color and a crisp impression on brilliantly white paper, well centered
as well, certainly extremely fine when compared to the majority of known examples; signed E. Stern and accompanied by 1978, 1997 and 2007 PF certificates; ex-Green. (Image) |
$5,500.00
SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1875 CONTINENTAL ISSUE
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 372 |
|
178a |
 #178a, 2c Vermilion imperforate, unused
pair, large margins, bright color, regummed, extremely fine; 2007 PF certificate. (Image) |
$600.00
SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 373 |
|
179 |
 #179, 5c Blue,
exceptionally well centered within particularly wide margins, rich bright color, o.g., choice very fine; 2005 PF certificate. (Image) |
$750.00
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 374 |
O |
179 |
 #179, 5c Blue, stunning used single, not only impeccably well centered amid large balanced margins, but it also displays strikingly intense color in a deep shade and
a superbly detailed impression on bright paper, lightly cancelled, an extremely fine gem; 2009 PF certificate. (Image) |
$25.00
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 375 |
|
182 |
 #182, 1c Dark ultramarine,
nicely centered within large margins, quite fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image) |
$300.00
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 376 |
Ou |
182 |
 #182, 1c Dark ultramarine, the phenomenal stamp offered here is the most spectacular Bank Note stamp we can recall seeing, as it certainly possesses the most
immense margins imaginable and is incredibly well centered within these unbelievable borders, deep intense color and a razor-sharp impression on fresh white paper, light duplex cancel, a superb gem without peer; 2009 PSE certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo;
SMQ $590.00 for 98 - meaningless on a stamp of this stature); this is the highest grade the PSE has given this stamp, being one of four so graded, (Image) |
$6.00
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 377 |
|
183 |
 #183,
2c Vermilion, excellent centering within large margins, wonderfully bright color, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and choice; 1988 PF certificate; ex-Cole. (Image) |
$110.00
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 378 |
 |
184 |
 #184, 3c Green, exceptionally well centered within remarkably large margins, attractive rich color, o.g., never hinged, faint gum bend, extremely fine jumbo; clear 1992 PSE certificate. (Image) |
$350.00
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 379 |
Ou |
184 |
 #184, 3c Green, a stunning used single, being marvelously well centered within enormously large margins, bright fresh color, light Maltese Cross cancel, an
extremely fine and incredibly large-margined gem; 2009 PF certificate and a 2009 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ 135.00 for 95 and $470.00 for 98). (Image) |
$1.00
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 380 |
u |
185 |
 #185, 5c Blue, a superlative mint example of this Bank Note, possessing several outstanding features, including mathematically precise centering within
extravagantly large margins, brilliantly rich color and a clean impression, full original gum, relatively lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem for the most condition conscious collector; 2007 PSE certificate (Superb 98 OGh; SMQ $3,300.00); this
is the sole example (hinged or never hinged) in the PSE population report to receive this desirable grade, the highest they have awarded. (Image) |
$525.00
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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