Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1879-88 American Bank Note Co. Issues (Scott 182-218)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
264
2c Vermilion (183). Mint N.H., well-centered, wide margins, bright color, Very Fine and choice, with 2012 P.S.A.G. certificate for a strip of five
370
300
265
10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate
1,700
2,000
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10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Choice centering with Jumbo margins, rich color, central strike of target cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $700.00)
30
650
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10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Block of 12, cork cancels, few perf separations, couple tiny flaws, Very Fine appearance, scarce large multiple, Scott Retail as two block of four and pairs
775
225
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15c Red Orange (189). Mint N.H., attractive centering and margins, vibrant color on post-office fresh paper, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate for block of four, with 2013 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
600
400
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12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Without gum as issued, rich color on bright paper, choice centeringVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1880 12-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING.
Our census of Scott 198 contains 64 certified examples. Of these, at least one-third have flaws. Many have poor centering. By virtue of its sound condition and nice centering, this is a particularly choice example.
Census No. 198-UNC-33. Ex Max L. Simon (Siegel Sale 292, Oct. 1965). With 1959 P.F. certificate
9,500
5,250
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15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Without gum as issued, vibrant color, light pressed-out vertical crease at left, tiny tear at top rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1880 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONLY 37 ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 199 contains 37 certified examples. Of these, only 12 are confirmed as sound, 11 have faults and 14 need to be reexamined according to current methods and standards.
Census No. 199-UNC-36. Ex "Ambassador". With 1956 P.F. certificate. 1992 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies
29,000
7,000
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6c Deep Brown Red (208a). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression on bright paper, long and full perforations, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 1978 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $1,200.00)
550
1,100
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10c Brown (209). Mint N.H., deep rich color, choice centering with well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a very choice stamp, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,300.00)
475
1,100
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10c Brown (209). Mint N.H., well-centered, rich color, sharp impression, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate
475
325
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10c Brown (209). Bottom imprint and plate no. 551 block of ten, original gum, multiple h.r. reinforcing some perf separations, rich color, top left stamp thin spot and small perf disc indentation, appears Fine
3,750
750
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10c Brown (209). Deep rich color, choice centering, perfect strike of negative "U.S. Mail" in Padlock fancy cancel of Stoneham Mass., Extremely Fine, a beautiful strike and stamp, with 1997 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
900
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10c Brown (209). Rich color, bold strike of Locomotive fancy cancel of South Hanson Mass., small thin spot at center, tiny creases at edges, still a Very Fine strike of this rare fancy cancel, this is the first we have offered in 14 years, with 2000 P.F. certificate
E. 300-400
250
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2c Red Brown (210). Top imprint, plate no. 566 and letter "P" block of 16, most stamps Mint N.H., radiant color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged plate block and block of four
1,530
1,700
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4c Blue Green (211). Mint N.H., wide margins, intense color and impression, Very Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate
800
400
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4c Blue Green (211). Original gum, lightly hinged, exceptional centering, rich color and crisp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $625.00)
225
550
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1c Ultramarine (212). Mint N.H., well proportioned margins, fresh color, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $475.00)
290
750
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4c Carmine (215). Bottom imprint and plate no. 542 strip of five, original gum, multiple h.r. reinforcing some perf separations, bright color, some wrinkling in selvage as well as a small tear in selvage at left, otherwise Fine
1,350
225
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30c Orange Brown (217). Mint N.H., wide margins and perfect centering, beautiful glowing color on post office fresh paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1888 30-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. AN EXCEPTIONAL STAMP AND THE HIGHEST GRADED.
With 2018 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $17,000.00). Only one other Mint N.H. Scott 217 shares this lofty grade. There are not even any hinged examples of this issue at a higher grade in the P.S.E. Population Report. This superb stamp was broken from a multiple that was off the market for more than 40 years
900
16,000
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30c Orange Brown (217). Mint N.H., bright color and detailed impression, well-proportioned margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2008 and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,500.00)
900
1,200
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30c Orange Brown (217). Jumbo margins and wonderfully well-centered, brilliant color, neat "Boston Mass. Jul. 20, '90" circular datestamp cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb used example of this issue, Brookman notes "the lighter color makes fine used copies difficult to find and I doubt if one in a hundred could be rated as superb", with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,100.00), this is the highest grade awarded to a used Scott 217 and it is shared by only two others
90
1,900
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30c Orange Brown (217). Block of four with bottom selvage and showing mostly complete double row of perfs, handsomely centered with rich color, New York duplex cancel with top pair essentially face-free, Extremely Fine, 2009 P.S.E. certificate graded XF 90 no longer accompanies
650
1,200
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90c Purple (218). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep shade on bright paper, wide margins, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,250.00)
850
1,000
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90c Purple (218). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1993 and 2017 P.S.E. certificates
850
750
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90c Purple (218). Block of four, rich color, bold strikes of oval registry cancels and traces of red crayon cancel, top left stamp faint shallow thin spot, Fine appearing and attractive used block
1,400
350
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