Sale 975 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 June, 2009
Category — 1873 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 156-166)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1405
1c Ultramarine (156). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate
275
275
1406
2c Brown (157). Original gum, rich color, wide margins, Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
425
225
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10c Brown (161). Original gum, deep rich color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine
1,300
950
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10c Brown (161). Original gum, lightly hinged, choice wide margins and attractively centered, rich color, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
1,300
850
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12c Blackish Violet (162). Original gum, striking dark color on crisp paper, beautifully centeredVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1873 12-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE.
With 1990 P.F. certificate
2,750
1,800
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15c Yellow Orange, Ribbed Paper (163 var). Clearly showing the variety, radiant color, bold strike of red New York Foreign Mail cancel, Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate, undercatalogued in Scott
210
0
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30c Gray Black (165). Unused (no gum), uncharacteristically wide margins and perfectly centered, separated from the sheet by scissors blunting some perfs slightly and trimming a few at top right, intense color and incredibly sharp impression, Extremely Fine except for the blunted perfs, this stamp has a blurred handstamp on back which we believe to be "NEUDRUCK" (German for New Print), this handstamp is sometimes seen on Special Printings that made their way to Germany, the handstamp would alert collectors that they were not dealing with an ordinary production stamp, in addition, there is some remnant of insoluble adhesive on back suggesting that this stamp had no gum, there are three certificates accompanying this stamp---one a 1988 P.S.E. as genuine No. 176, the Special Printing, and 2008 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates stating that this is an unused No. 165, Scott Retail as No. 165 with no gum
1,250
4,750
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30c Gray Black (165). Choice centering with wide and balanced margins, deep greenish shade on crisp paper, New York Supplementary Mail Type F cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1992 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $840.00), only three have graded higher to date
130
600
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90c Rose Carmine (166). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, beautiful centeringEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1873 90-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE.
With 2000 P.F. certificate
2,750
2,200
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