Sale 914 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 19 June, 2006
Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues (National, Scott 145 thru 155)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
683
1c Ultramarine (145). Horizontal pair, disturbed original gum, bright color, magnificently centered, Extremely Fine
1,300
450
684
2c Red Brown (146). Mint N.H., rich color, attractive margins and well-centered, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged
350
750
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2c Red Brown (146). Original gum, fresh, bright color, essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
350
950
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2c Red Brown (146). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine
350
500
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2c Red Brown (146). Unused (no gum), beautiful margins and perfectly centered, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
150
160
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3c Green (147). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1989 and 2001 P.F. certificates, Scott Retail as hinged
325
1,400
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3c Green (147). Original gum, intense shade and impression, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate
325
230
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3c Green (147). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh, bright color, a strong Fine, with photocopy of 1998 P.S.E. certificate for pair
325
115
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6c Carmine (148). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh, wonderful bright color, Very Fine and choice, surprisingly difficult to find with full intact original gum, with 2005 P.F. certificate
1,000
1,100
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6c Carmine (148). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh, lovely color, wide margins, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, with 2001 P.F. certificate
1,000
475
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6c Carmine (148). Rich color nicely contrasted by blue cork cancel, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful combination of stamp and cancel
36
300
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7c Vermilion (149). Original gum, lightly hinged, vivid color, wide margins, Very Fine and attractive, difficult to find with original gum in such perfect condition, with 2006 P.F. certificate
1,200
900
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7c Vermilion (149). Large part original gum, fresh, bright color, nearly Very Fine
1,200
290
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7c Vermilion, Grill (138). H. Grill, attractively centered, vibrant color, large part of NYFM Geometric cancel, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
475
350
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7c Vermilion (149). Horizontal pair, rich color, bold strikes of cork cancel, left stamp also with part of red transit cancel, right stamp tiny margin tear, appears Very Fine-Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
210
140
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699
10c Brown (150). Part original gum, attractively centered, deep shade, two shorter perfs at left, otherwise Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
1,600
290
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12c Dull Violet (151). Part original gum, beautifully centered, Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80)
2,750
1,250
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702
12c Dull Violet (151). Rich color nicely contrasted by red "5 in circle credit handstamp, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp, with 2003 P.F. certificate
215
325
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S
15c Bright Orange, Specimen Ovpt. (152S). Original gum, small paper remnants, few perf flaws, otherwise nearly Fine, very scarce
600
550
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15c Bright Orange (152). Original gum, lightly hinged, vivid color, Fine, scarce in sound original-gum condition, with 2005 P.F. certificate
2,750
750
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15c Bright Orange (152). Unused (no gum), choice margins and attractively centered, fresh color, Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate
1,100
625
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15c Bright Orange (152). Bright color, wide margins, face-free target cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2005 P.F. certificate
200
375
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15c Bright Orange (152). Fresh color, unusual target cancel, Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate
200
140
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24c Purple (153). Unused (no gum), remarkably deep rich color and proof-like impression, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp
800
675
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24c Purple (153). Almost perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, bright color, neat strike of red cork cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1992 P.F. certificate
175
0
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24c Purple (153). Deep rich color, bold strike of large red New York Foreign Mail cancel (TR-W13), Fine centering, spectacular
175
220
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24c Purple (153). Bright color, choice centering, bold target cancel, light corner crease at top right, appears Extremely Fine
160
130
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FC
24c Purple (153). Bright color, well-struck New York Devil's Mask fancy cancel, light diagonal crease, few pulled perfs, still Very Fine strike, scarce fancy cancel on the 24c value, ex Takahashi, with 1995 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
180
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30c Black (154). Unused (no gum), intense shade and impression, almost perfectly centered with well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 30-CENT NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY UNGRILLED ISSUE.
With 1985 P.F. certificate
2,750
0
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30c Black (154). Unused (regummed), characteristic intense color, wonderfully well-centered, reperfed at top and left, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2006 P.F. certificate
2,750
450
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30c Black (154). Deep shade, red New York Foreign Mail Geometric cancel, couple partly nibbed perfs, otherwise Very Fine, ex Newbury
300
150
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717
90c Carmine (155). Radiant color, faintly cancelled, Very Fine and choice, with 1989 P.F. certificate
350
525
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90c Carmine (155). Deep rich color, neat circle of "V's" cancel, handsomely centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate
350
350
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