Sale 1027 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used U.S. Stamps, Part Two: 1869 to Pan-American Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 September, 2012
Category — 1879 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 182-191)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
87
10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Choice centering with well-proportioned margins, intense shade and impression, neat strike of target cancel, Extremely Fine, the 1879 10c American Bank Note Co. issue without secret mark is far more difficult to obtain in sound and centered condition than its secret mark counterpart (only 3 have graded higher than 90 in the P.S.E. Population Report versus 33 graded higher than 90 for Scott 188), with 1992 P.S.E. certificate
42
300