United States Stamps continued...
1873-1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 181 |
 |
163 |
 #163, 15c Yellow orange, uncommonly well centered
mint single, deep rich color, full o.g., very fine and choice; a
surprisingly elusive stamp in quality mint condition; 1991 PF
certificate. (Image) |
$2,750.00
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 182 |
|
165 |
 #165, 30c Gray black, an exceptionally fresh mint
example of this seldom offered Bank Note, featuring sumptuously rich color
and impression on bright paper, rather well centered, full o.g., relatively
lightly hinged, very fine; a stamp that is on virtually every collector's
want list of mint stamps; 1987 and 2006 PSE certificates. (Image) |
$3,250.00
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 183 |
|
166 |
 #166, 90c Rose carmine, choice mint single of
this scarce high value, exceptionally well centered within large margins,
sumptuous color in the attractive Continental Bank Note shade, crisp
detailed impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a very
scarce stamp in such premium quality; 2000 PF certificate. (Image) |
$2,750.00
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1875 SPEICAL PRINTINGS OF THE 1873 ISSUE
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 184 |
|
167 |
 #167, 1c Ultramarine special printing, without
gum as issued, an exceptionally fresh example of this special printing
rarity, featuring wonderfully bright rich color and an excellent clarity of
impression on clean white paper, well centered, scissor separated as almost
always but perforations more intact than found on most copies, very fine;
a desirable example of a stamp that is thought to exist in a quantity of
no more than 40; 1996 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$14,000.00
SOLD for $14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 185 |
|
168 |
 #168, 2c Dark brown special printing, without gum
as issued, characteristic deep rich color, light horizontal crease, fine
appearance; an affordable example of this rare stamp, of which only
about 75 copies still exist; 1966 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$7,000.00
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 186 |
|
169 |
 #169, 3c Blue green special printing, without gum
as issued, a fresh sound example of this, the rarest of all of the
Continental Bank Note Co. special printings, with deep rich color and a
sharp detailed impression, fine; less than 40 copies are thought to
still exist; 1970 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$17,500.00
SOLD for $7,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 187 |
|
170 |
 #170, 6c Dull rose special printing, without gum
as issued, a premium example of this important Bank Note special printing
rarity, being one of the few known examples whose perforations are
completely intact all around, additionally its color is far more
intense than usually seen, bright fresh paper, well centered, very fine; an
unusually choice example of one of the rarest and most difficult of all the
special printings, of which approximately 35 to 40 copies are
recorded; signed E. Stern and accompanied by a 1992 PF certificate;
ex-"Connoisseur" Collection, Keenan.
(Image) |
$17,500.00
SOLD for $14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 188 |
|
171 |
 #171, 7c Reddish vermilion special printing,
without gum as issued, remarkably well centered and margined for any
special printing, rich color, mostly intact perforations, repaired at top,
extremely fine appearance; approximately 50 of the Seven Cent Special
Printings are thought to exist; clear 1954 PF certificate. (Image) |
$4,000.00
SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 189 |
|
173 |
 #173, 12c Dark violet special printing, without
gum as issued, incredibly well centered within lavishly large margins for a
hard paper special printing, deep vibrant color, shallow thinning,
extremely fine appearance; approximately 60 examples are believed to
still exist; 1993 PSE certificate.
(Image) |
$5,500.00
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 190 |
|
174 |
 #174, 15c Bright orange special printing, without
gum as issued, gorgeous vibrant color and a prooflike impression on fresh
white paper, well centered, tiny tear in the left margin, otherwise very
fine; fewer than 40 examples of this value are thought to exist;
clear 1998 APS certificate. (Image) |
$17,000.00
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 191 |
|
175 |
 #175, 24c Dull purple special printing, without
gum as issued, deep intense color and impression, minute thin speck and a
tiny closed tear at bottom, fine appearance; an affordable example of this
special printing, of which about 100 copies still exist; clear 1964
PF certificate. (Image) |
$4,500.00
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 192 |
|
176 |
 #176, 30c Greenish black special printing,
without gum as issued, well centered, fresh color, fully intact
perforations (a very rare trait), tiny thin speck, very fine appearance; a
highly collectable example of this immensely rare special printing, with
less than 50 copies thought to exist; clear 1947 PF certificate. (Image) |
$13,500.00
SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 193 |
|
182 |
 #182, 1c Dark ultramarine, nicely centered within
large margins, quite fresh, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2000 PF
certificate. (Image) |
$350.00
SOLD for $260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 194 |
P |
183P1 |
 #183P1, 2c Vermilion, large die proof on India,
die sunk on full size card measuring 145x226, exceptionally fresh and
clean, evidence at extreme left edge of card of having been mounted in a
book, extremely fine. (Image) |
$300.00
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 195 |
u |
183 |
 #183, 2c Vermilion, a particularly choice mint
single, possessing lavishly large margins all around and being marvelously
well centered within them, bright fresh color, o.g., lightly hinged,
extremely fine; 2002 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 - clearly worthy of a
Jumbo designation in our opinion - SMQ $540.00).
(Image) |
$150.00
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 196 |
|
185 |
 #185, 5c Blue, well centered within uncommonly
wide margins, strong rich color on fresh white paper, o.g., lightly hinged,
extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$550.00
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 197 |
u |
185 |
 #185, 5c Blue, an especially fresh mint single,
brilliantly rich color and a crisp impression, uncommonly well centered,
o.g., just a trace of hinging, very fine and choice; 2006 PF certificate
(VF 80; SMQ $550.00). (Image) |
$550.00
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 198 |
|
185 |
 #185, 5c Blue, incredibly deep luxuriant color
and a prooflike impression, well centered and margined, o.g., lightly
hinged, very fine; 1984 and 2000 PF certificates.
(Image) |
$550.00
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 199 |
|
189 |
 #189, 15c Red orange, gorgeous brilliant color
and a deeply etched impression, excellent centering within large margins,
full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image) |
$350.00
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 200 |
|
189 |
 #189, 15c Red orange, extraordinarily well
centered within large margins, brilliant color on fresh paper, full o.g.,
lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate.
(Image) |
$350.00
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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