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**1870-88 Bank Note Issues**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
86		2c Red Brown, Grill (135). I. Grill with clearly-defined grill points, rich color, wide and balanced margins, cork cancel at top, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	80.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
87		7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, clear grill points, brilliant color on bright paper, neat target cancel, wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp, with 2001 P.F. and P.S.E. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	525.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
88		10c Brown, Grill (139). H. Grill, remarkably well-centered with wide margins, dark color on bright white paper with long full perfs all around, many clear grill points, neat part strike of "N. York Steamship" circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PHENOMENAL USED 1870 10-CENT NATIONAL GRILLED ISSUE THAT SURELY RANKS AMONG THE FINEST KNOWN. With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	800.00 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
89		12c Dull Violet, Grill (140). H. Grill, gorgeous color and discernible grill points, unusually wide margins for this difficult issue, light cancel at right leaves entire design clearly visible EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 12-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. For some reason, the 12c National Bank Note Co. grilled issue is an exceedingly difficult stamp to obtain with wide margins. A Power Search review of our sale records failed to find another with such wide margins. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,250.00 SOLD for $9,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
90		90c Carmine, Grill (144). H. Grill, brilliant color, unusually choice centering for this difficult issue with well-proportioned margins, bold strike of grid cancel EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 90-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY GRILLED ISSUE. With 1999 and 2006 P.F. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $5,850.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,500.00 SOLD for $8,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
91		2c Red Brown (146). Pretty shade, wide and balanced margins, neat strike of blue circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	18.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
92		3c Green (147). Deep rich color, wide and balanced margins, well-struck quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, for some reason the 3c National is much rarer with Jumbo margins than the Continental and American issues, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1.75 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
93		6c Carmine (148). Rich color, detailed impression, well-balanced margins, quartered cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Hinrichs, with 1999 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	35.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
94		7c Vermilion (149). Radiant color, choice centering with extra wide margins, bold cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	95.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
95		12c Dull Violet (151). Beautiful Jumbo margins, fresh color and neatly cancelled with a blue Cincinnati circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	205.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
96		15c Bright Orange (152). Magnificent Jumbo margins with essentially perfect centering, bright and fresh color, neat target cancel, an Extremely Fine Gem, the ideal stamp for the collector who has been patiently waiting for the "right" 15c National, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	200.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction

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