Sale 1135 — The Grant Inman Collection, Part 2: U.S. Officials
Sale Date — Thursday, 15 September, 2016
Category — 1879 American Bank Note Co. Printing on Soft Paper (Scott O94-O125)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
575
24c Interior, Soft Paper (O103). Original gum, h.r., rich color, choice centering for this difficult issue, few unpunched perfs, faint diagonal bend not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE. THE 24-CENT INTERIOR AMERICAN BANK NOTE PRINTING IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE TO OBTAIN WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING.
A Power Search review at our website confirms that many examples of this issue are either off-center or have faults of varying degree. Perhaps two or three others compare favorably to the example offered here.
With 1988 P.F. certificate
4,500
2,600