Sale 1224 — 2020 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30 June-1 July, 2020
Category — 1870-88 Bank Note Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
143
90c Carmine, H. Grill (144). Original gum, intense shade and impression, clearly defined grill, faint horizontal crease at top -- invisible on the face of the stamp, reperfed at leftVERY FINE APPEARANCE AND AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1870 NATIONAL BANK NOTE CO. GRILLED ISSUE.
Considering original-gum examples only, after the extremely rare 12c and 30c and non-existent 24c, the 90c is the rarest of the 1870 National Grilled Issue.
With 2001 P.F. certificate
25,000
3,250