Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States Stamps continued...

1879 American Bank Note Company

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

321

182

#182, 1c Dark ultramarine, wonderfully well centered and margined, brilliantly fresh, strong rich color, pristine o.g. with just the barest suggestion of hinging (if at all), extremely fine; photocopy of a 1988 PF certificate for a horizontal pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)

300.00

SOLD for $350.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

322

183

#183, 2c Vermilion, mathematically precise centering amid very large margins, marvelously fresh and crisp, rich vivid color, pristine o.g. with just the slightest hint of a hinge mark (if at all), an extremely fine gem; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)

130.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

323

184

#184, 3c Green, premium mint example, incredibly fresh and crisp, with prooflike color and impression on immaculate paper, large well balanced margins, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)

for hinged 100.00

SOLD for $375.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

324

185

#185, 5c Blue, perfectly centered amid extravagantly large margins, strong color and impression, full o.g., extremely fine; an impressive large-margined gem; 1981 PF certificate; ex-Hewitt. (Image)

500.00

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

325

186

#186, 6c Pink, marvelously well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, brilliantly fresh, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially choice "post office" fresh example of this difficult Bank Note; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged 950.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

326

187

#187, 10c Brown, without secret mark, a brilliantly fresh mint example of a stamp that is seldom offered, particularly in this premium condition, gloriously rich color and a highly detailed impression on bright paper, well centered within large margins, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and exceptionally choice; a true rarity in this quality; 1981 PF certificate; ex-Lutwak. (Image)

2,250.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

327

188

#188, 10c Brown, with secret mark, an impressively margined mint example of this very scarce stamp, with lavishly large margins all around which are most uncharacteristic of this, and being marvelously well centered, sumptuously rich color, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; a stamp that is often missing in even advanced collections of mint U.S. stamps; 1991 and 1997 PF certificates; ex-"Chappaqua" collection. (Image)

1,750.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

328

189

#189, 15c Red orange, select mint single in a pristine "post office" fresh state, absolutely radiant color and a prooflike impression on immaculate paper, marvelously well centered within large margins, unblemished o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged 350.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

329

190

#190, 30c Full black, a magnificent quality mint example of this difficult stamp, being in a condition rivaled by few others, featuring immense and perfectly balanced margins all around, incredibly intense color and an impression far stronger than usual, full clean o.g. that has only a single light hinge mark, an extremely fine gem in every regard; certainly one of the finest known examples of this rare mint stamp; 1993 PF certificate; ex-Morris. (Image)

1,100.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

330

191

#191, 90c Carmine, wonderfully well centered within unusually large margins, rich color, sharp impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

331

191

#191, 90c Carmine, used, exceptionally large margins, well centered, segmented cork cancel, extremely fine; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

275.00

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

1880-1885 Special Printings of the 1879-1883 Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

332

192

#192, 1c Dark ultramarine special printing, without gum as issued, sumptuously rich color on fresh paper, three very wide margins, centered a bit to bottom as a number of these are found, completely free of the faults which plague the majority of known examples, very fine; a choice and sound example of this enormously rare stamp of which approximately 30 to 40 are known; it is estimated that less than half of the existing One Cent Soft Paper Special Printings are sound, and of this elite group very few are known with very fine or better centering; 1966 PF certificate; ex-"Country Gentleman" collection. (Image)

25,000.00

SOLD for $16,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

333

193

#193, 2c Black brown special printing, without gum as issued, an outstanding example of this truly rare special printing, featuring exceptional centering that is far superior to the vast majority of known examples, strikingly intense color and impression, extremely fine; among the finest existing examples of the approximately 50 to 60 copies still believed to exist; 1960 PF certificate; ex-Caspary. (Image)

10,000.00

SOLD for $14,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

334

194

#194, 3c Blue green special printing, without gum as issued, marvelously fresh, with sumptuously rich characteristic color and a highly detailed impression on bright clean paper, centered just slightly to right as are most of the known examples, however this is much better centered than nearly all others, completely free of any flaws which affect most surviving copies, choice very fine. A magnificent example of one of the rarest and most difficult of all Bank Note Special Printings, with perhaps fewer than 20 still believed to exist (only 12 of which have been certified by the Philatelic Foundation). This particular example is considered to be the finest known #194 in terms of its overall quality. There are a couple examples which have slightly better centering, but each of these have thins. It is interesting to note that virtually every time one encounters a great collection of United States stamps, the one stamp that is missing out of all the Special Printings is the Three Cent Soft Paper Bank Note. When an example of this stamp makes an infrequent appearance at auction, it always attracts not only considerable bidder attention, but impressive price levels as well. The last sound example appeared in our October 2001 sale of the William S. Floyd collection. It was centered a bit more strongly to the right, just clearing the perforations, and realized $42,500.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium. We fully expect that the Lessin example, being in the ultimate available quality, will certainly eclipse the Floyd realization. Accompanied by 1948, 1967 and 1992 PF certificates; ex-Lilly and Kantor. (Image)

32,500.00

SOLD for $67,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

335

195

#195, 6c Dull rose special printing, without gum as issued, a handsome and choice example of this very rare and terribly challenging value to find in premium condition, being attractively centered within exceptionally wide margins, warm characteristic color, very fine; one of the few existing sound and well centered examples, with no more than 30 copies believed to still exist and, to our knowledge, there exists no perfectly centered examples, in fact few exist with superior centering and margins to the example offered here; 1952 PF certificate; ex-Kharasch. (Image)

17,000.00

SOLD for $15,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

336

196

#196, 7c Scarlet vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, gorgeous vibrant color on bright paper, extraordinarily well centered amid lavishly large margins, small natural wood pulp inclusion at bottom right (not mentioned on accompanying certificate), still extremely fine and handsome; probably less than 100 copies exist of this value; 1973 PF certificate. (Image)

3,500.00

SOLD for $4,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

337

197

#197, 10c Deep brown special printing, without gum as issued, a gem example of this important Special Printing rarity, magnificently well centered within very large margins, sumptuously rich color and an incredibly detailed impression on immaculate paper, completely free of the faults that plague most known copies, extremely fine; unquestionably one of the very finest of the fewer than 30 known examples; the catalog value of this stamp bears little relationship to the true market value of a copy in such outstanding quality, for example the last two premium quality copies which appeared at auction have each realized $35,750.00 (William S. Floyd Sale, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., October 2001; and Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale #843, February 2002); 1960 and 1999 PF certificates. (Image)

17,000.00

SOLD for $35,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

338

198

#198, 12c Blackish purple special printing, without gum as issued, attractive example of this rarity of which probably fewer than 75 copies still exist, nicely centered, rich luxuriant color, very fine for this difficult value; 1959 PF certificate. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

339

199

#199, 15c Orange special printing, without gum as issued, a fabulous quality example of this immensely rare stamp, magnificently centered within extravagantly large margins, additionally this stunning stamp's color could not be more vivid and luxurious, nor its impression more deeply etched on bright fresh paper, extremely fine in every regard; approximately 30 copies are thought to exist of this rarity, with this being among the very finest available; 1953 PF certificate. (Image)

17,000.00

SOLD for $26,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

340

200

#200, 24c Dark violet special printing, without gum as issued, deep luxuriant color, centered to top right, a fine example of a stamp that is believed to exist in a quantity of less than 75 copies; 1967 PF certificate. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM