Sale 992 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 24-25 June, 2010
Category — 1881-87 American Bank Note Co. Issues (Scott 205-218)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2251
5c Yellow Brown (205). Mint N.H., exceptionally wide margins and almost perfectly centered, fresh and crisp, tiny natural inclusion speck and trivial perf thin, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1991 P.F. certificate that does not mention the perf thin speck
900
500
2252
1c Gray Blue (206). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins, handsomely centered, fresh and crisp with lovely pastel color, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $670.00 as 90, $1,700.00 as 95)
260
600
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1c Gray Blue (206). Mint N.H., attractive margins and centering, pretty pastel color, Very Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate
260
150
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1c Gray Blue (206). Original gum, lightly hinged, choice wide margins and lovely soft pastel color, Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
80
160
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6c Rose (208). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright rose color, Very Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate
800
550
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10c Brown (209). Mint N.H., beautiful warm shade with unusually wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT RE-ENGRAVED, SCOTT 209.
Ex Morris and Westchester. With 1990 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,500.00). Only one has graded higher to date and only three others share this grade
525
1,900
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10c Brown (209). Two, both with deep rich colors, wide balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2006 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; combined SMQ $1,540.00)
1,050
700
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10c Brown (209). Original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful margins and almost perfectly centered, handsome color and clear impression, Extremely Fine, with 1987 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $300.00)
175
275
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10c Brown (209). Mint N.H. block of 21, Positions 53-59/63-69/73-79, bright and fresh, crisp impressionsFINE-VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED BLOCK OF 21 OF THE 1882 10-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE.
Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
11,025
2,400
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10c Brown (209). Perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, brilliant color, bold strike of cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal stamp in every respect, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $510.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded to date and only two others share this grade
6
750
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10c Black Brown (209b). Dark shade, exceptionally well-centered, oval cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate
350
650
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4c Blue Green (211). Original gum, lightly hinged, Jumbo margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1986 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF-XF 85 Jumbo; SMQ $425.00 as 85, $620.00 as 90)
300
350
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4c Blue Green (211). Extraordinarily wide margins (even for this issue), lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo), this is the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. to a used example, there are no 95 Jumbos (the next highest Jumbo grade is 90 with four reported)
27
5,500
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4c Carmine (215). Two singles (originally horizontal pair), original gum, lightly hinged, bright color on fresh paper, one with exceptionally wide margins, Fine-Very Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate as horizontal pair
450
375
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5c Indigo (216). Original gum, lightly hinged, well-centered, strong color on crisp paper, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $500.00)
250
350
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90c Purple (218). Original gum, small hinge mark, choice centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, a very attractive original-gum example of the 90c 1888 Color Change, with 2009 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
1,000
1,700
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90c Purple (218). Original gum, barely hinged, almost perfectly centered, pristine color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate
1,000
950
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90c Purple (218). Original gum, slightest trace of hinging, attractively centered, deep rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
1,000
800
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90c Purple (218). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, deep rich color on bright paper, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty stamp, with 2009 P.F. certificate
1,000
600
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90c Purple (218). Wide balanced margins, attractive color, oval registry cancel, Very Fine and choice
275
300
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90c Purple (218). Block of four, rich color, neat New York oval registry cancels, Fine
1,500
300
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90c Purple (218). Block of four, rich color, bold New York oval registry cancels, Fine
1,500
225
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90c Purple (218). Three blocks of four, couple different shades, New York oval registry cancels, one very light, one with small hinge reinforcement, other two have one stamp each with relatively minor thin spot, overall Fine appearance
4,500
625
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