United States Stamps continued...

1873-1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY continued...

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
241	O	162	#162, 12c Blackish violet, attractive used example, well centered within exceptionally large margins, lovely rich color and a crisp impression on pristine white paper, light and unobtrusive blue target cancels, extremely fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$127.50 SOLD for $90.00 Will close during Public Auction
242		163	#163, 15c Yellow orange, an incredibly fresh and choice left sheet-margin single, being in a wonderfully pristine state of preservation, with deep vibrant color and a truly prooflike impression on crisp white paper, exceptionally well centered within lavishly large margins, but most impressive of all is the reverse, which sports full clean original gum that has never been hinged, extremely fine; the rarity of a certified never hinged example of #163 cannot be overstated, as this is the first example we have ever offered, and to our knowledge no finer never hinged example exists; 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $3,000.00 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
243		163	#163, 15c Yellow orange, an especially tall unused single, well centered within balanced margins, bright color on bright white paper, a very fine and eye-catching stamp; 1992 APS certificate. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
244	O	163	#163, 15c Yellow orange, exceptionally well centered used single, unusually large margins, fresh bright color and excellent impression, portion of a black New York foreign mail cancel, extremely fine and handsome; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$140.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
245	O	165 var.	#165 var., 30c Greenish black, a most impressive used example of this color variety, featuring extravagantly large margins all around and being remarkably well centered within them, sumptuously rich color and a well defined impression, fancy NYFM cancel and a small portion of a red transit postmark, extremely fine used gem; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	$130.00 SOLD for $675.00 Will close during Public Auction
246	Ou	166	#166, 90c Rose carmine, used, uncommonly well centered within large margins, deep rich color, centrally struck circle of wedges cancel, extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $435.00). (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
247	Ou	166	#166, 90c Rose carmine, exceptionally well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, deep vibrant color and an especially crisp impression, extremely fine; 2004 PF certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $435.00). (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction

1875 SPEICAL PRINTINGS OF THE 1873 ISSUE

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
248		175	#175, 24c Dull purple special printing, without gum as issued, a magnificent quality example of this value as this remarkable stamp boasts impressive overall physical attributes, not the least of which is its outstanding centering amid extravagantly large margins, and equally important is the fact that its perforations are intact and and lacking the scissor separated clipped perforations that plague so many of the hard paper special printings, wonderfully fresh with prooflike color and impression on bright paper, an extremely fine gem for the finest collection and unquestionably among the finest Twenty Four Cent Hard Paper Special Printings in existence; 1975 and 2005 PF certificates. (Image)	$4,500.00 SOLD for $10,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
249		176	#176, 30c Greenish black special printing, without gum as issued, an attractive example of this rare special printing, being exceptionally well centered, and though scissors separated, as the vast majority are found, it possesses virtually complete perforations all around, a seldom found feature of the approximately 45 to 50 examples that are thought to yet exist of the Thirty Cent Hard Paper Special Printing, intense color and prooflike impression, very fine; 1995 APS and 2004 PSE certificates. (Image)	$15,000.00 SOLD for $7,000.00 Will close during Public Auction

1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
250		179	#179, 5c Blue, exceptionally well centered within particularly wide margins, rich bright color, o.g., choice very fine; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$850.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
251	Ou	182	#182, 1c Dark ultramarine, select used example, extraordinarily large and perfectly balanced margins, deep rich color on bright paper, unusual cancel, extremely fine; a surprisingly tough stamp to find in this gem used condition; 2000 and 2005 PSE certificates (latter grading XF-Superb 95; SMQ $160.00); ex-Hinrichs. (Image)	$4.50 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
252	u	190	#190, 30c Full black, a remarkably choice mint example, being extraordinarily well centered amid especially large margins, deep color and a strong detailed impression, full clean o.g., very lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; a truly rare stamp in this marvelous condition; 2004 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,950.00); this is the only example in the PSE population report to grade XF-Superb 95, with just one grading higher, that being the 95J our firm offered in the Elite sale (December 1, 2006), which realized an impressive $9,775.00 (including premium). (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $4,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
253	u	190	#190, 30c Full black, an extraordinarily handsome and choice mint example, boasting lavishly large margins and being wonderfully well centered within those margins, sumptuously rich color and a strong detailed impression on fresh bright paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and rarely found in this highly select condition; 2000 PF certificate for a pair, this being the right stamp, and accompanied by 2001 and 2005 PSE certificates (latter grading XF 90; SMQ $2,200.00). (Image)	$1,100.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
254	Ou	190	#190, 30c Full black, an especially desirable used example, being marvelously well centered within large balance margins, deeply rich color and a well defined impression, light double oval cancel, extremely fine; actually a very difficult stamp to obtain in gem used condition; 2002 PF certificate and a 2005 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $580.00). (Image)	$80.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
255		191 var.	#191 var., 90c Carmine rose, exceptional quality mint single in this less frequently offered shade, featuring outstanding centering within large margins, brilliantly fresh, strong rich color and a clean crisp impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and choice; 1984 and 2006 PF certificates, the latter specifically designating this shade. (Image)	$2,500.00 SOLD for $2,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
256	O	191	#191, 90c Carmine, used, excellent centering within uncharacteristically large margins, strong rich color and a crisp detailed impression on bright white paper, light duplex cancel, extremely fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction

1881-1888 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
257		205	#205, 5c Yellow brown, a highly select mint single in a marvelously fresh state of preservation, with rich luxuriant color and a razor-sharp impression, exceedingly well centered within large margins, unblemished o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; rarely encountered in this choice never hinged condition; 2004 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp, and a 2006 PSE certificate as a single. (Image)	$1,000.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
258	u	207	#207, 3c Blue green, excellent centering within large margins, fresh color, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $570.00). (Image)	$325.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
259	Ou	207	#207, 3c Blue green, striking jumbo-margined used example, possessing immense margins all around and being wonderfully well centered within these huge borders, lovely rich color, duplex cancel, extremely fine; 2005 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $120.00 for 95 and $330.00 for 98); this is the highest grade for a used #207, being one of just two to grade 95J. (Image)	$0.55 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
260		209	#209, 10c Brown, an extraordinarily fresh and choice mint single, featuring outstanding centering within uncommonly large margins, rich luxuriant color and a well incised impression, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually a very scarce stamp in this premium never hinged quality; 1993 and 2004 PF certificates. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction