United States Stamps continued...
1890-1893 American Bank Note Company continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 341 |
 |
221 |
 #221, 3c Purple, essentially perfect centering,
huge balanced margins all around, luxuriously rich color and impression on
immaculate paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an impressive
large-margined gem; 1992 PF certificate; ex-"Connoisseur" collection and
Floyd. (Image) |
170.00
SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 342 |
|
222 |
 #222, 4c Dark brown, well centered within
considerably larger margins than typically seen, deep luxuriant color,
o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem; 1995 PF certificate. (Image) |
190.00
SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 343 |
|
222 |
 #222, 4c Dark brown, an especially choice mint
single, being wonderfully well centered within large margins, rich
luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image) |
190.00
SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 344 |
 |
222 |
 #222, 4c Dark brown, a striking mint single that
possesses enormously large margins all around and is incredibly well
centered within these oversized borders, deep luxuriant color and a crisp
impression, o.g., barest suggestion of hinging (if at all), extremely fine;
a large-margined gem. (Image) |
90.00
SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 345 |
|
223 |
 #223, 5c Chocolate, wonderfully well centered and
margined, bright fresh color, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if any),
extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate.
(Image) |
80.00
SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 346 |
PB |
223 |
 #223, 5c Chocolate, top margin imprint, letter
"I" and plate "No. 48" block of twelve, crisp and intact, rich color, o.g.,
n.h., trivial spot on gum of one stamp, fine-very fine; a scarce plate
block. (Image) |
for hinged 3,140.00+
SOLD for $1,700.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 347 |
|
225 |
 #225, 8c Lilac, a marvelous mint single,
possessing mathematically precise centering within large margins,
sumptuously rich color and a crisp detailed impression on fresh white
paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; this value is seldom seen in this gem
quality; photocopy of a 2001 PF certificate for a block of four, this being
the top left stamp. (Image) |
130.00
SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 348 |
|
225 |
 #225, 8c Lilac, pristine mint single, with
gorgeous rich color and a strong impression on immaculate white paper,
extraordinarily well centered as well, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely
fine. (Image) |
130.00
SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 349 |
|
227 |
 #227, 15c Indigo, an incredibly handsome and
choice mint example of this difficult value, being in a "post office" fresh
state, deep luxuriant color and a prooflike impression on clean white
paper, particularly well centered amid extravagantly wide margins, pristine
o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually a very rare stamp in this gem never
hinged condition; 2002 PF certificate.
(Image) |
525.00
SOLD for $1,800.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 350 |
|
227 |
 #227, 15c Indigo, a most impressive mint example
featuring outstanding centering amid truly jumbo margins for this value,
incredibly intense color and a razor-sharp impression further contribute to
this stamp's extraordinary overall eye appeal, o.g., lightly hinged,
extremely fine; a large-margined gem; 1988 PF certificate. (Image) |
250.00
SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 351 |
|
228 |
 #228, 30c Black, a superlative mint example of
this very difficult value, being in a condition that would please the most
fastidious collector, possessing a wonderful overall freshness, with
intense "jet" black color and a deeply etched impression, outstanding
centering as well, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; the Thirty
Cent Small Bank Note is, without question, the most difficult value of the
set to find in this gem never hinged condition; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) |
850.00
SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 352 |
|
228 |
 #228, 30c Black, top sheet-margin single with
partial imprint, deep intense color, nicely centered, o.g., barest trace of
hinging, choice very fine; 2002 PF certificate.
(Image) |
400.00
SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 353 |
|
229 |
 #229, 90c Orange, a remarkable jumbo-margined
mint example, featuring immense margins all around and being
extraordinarily well centered within them, striking color in an especially
deep shade, strong impression as well on bright paper, o.g., barest trace
of a hinge mark, an extremely fine gem of exceptional eye appeal; 1990 PF
certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image) |
600.00
SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 354 |
|
229 |
 #229, 90c Orange, wonderfully well centered
within unusually large margins, brilliantly rich color and a crisp detailed
impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a select example of this
high value; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) |
600.00
SOLD for $500.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 355 |
|
229 |
 #229, 90c Orange, brilliantly fresh, with
dazzling intense color and a deeply etched impression, nicely centered and
margined, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image) |
600.00
SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
1893 Columbian Exposition
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 356 |
P |
230P4-45P4 |
 #230P4-45P4, 1c-$5.00 Columbians, plate proofs on
card cplt., a choice fresh set, all with large even margins, colors are
rich and deep, this shows particularly in the dollar values such as the
$1.00 Salmon and $4.00 Crimson lake, which often come weak, uniformly
extremely fine. (Image) |
1,435.00
SOLD for $800.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 357 |
|
230 |
 #230, 1c Columbian, gem mint single, precisely
centered within very large and wonderfully well balanced margins, fresh
color and a clean impression on crisp white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely
fine; not your typical quality One Cent Columbian; 2002 PF certificate for
a strip of three, this being the middle stamp.
(Image) |
45.00
SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 358 |
/ |
230 |
#230, 1c Columbian, top
left plate "No. 149" pane of 50, wonderfully fresh, many stamps well
centered including the plate block, o.g., eleven stamps hinged (mostly on
top and bottom rows), others n.h., very fine.
(Image) |
2,235.00+
SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 359 |
|
231 |
 #231, 2c Columbian, an incomparable mint single,
boasting four gigantic margins and being perfectly centered within these
huge borders, plus its color is strikingly rich and fresh, while its
impression is razor sharp on bright white paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., a
superb jumbo; easily one of the finest Two Cent Columbians in
existence; 2002 PF certificate. (Image) |
42.50
SOLD for $1,150.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
| 360 |
|
231 |
 #231, 2c Columbian, a gem left sheet-margin
single, possessing eye-arresting intense color and a prooflike impression
on fresh white paper, exceptionally well centered within lavishly wide
margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image) |
42.50
SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM |
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