Sale 1249 — The Hope Collection of U.S. Newspapers & Periodicals Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
Category — 1879 American Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott PR57-PR79)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
90
$12.00 Yellow Green, 1879 Issue (PR75). Mint N.H., wide margins and choice centering, deep rich colorEXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $12.00 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEWSPAPER ISSUE. THIS MAY WELL BE THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Power Search lists only two other singles in Mint N.H. condition, plus a strip of four with two faulty stamps and only Fine centering. The online records of The Philatelic Foundation contain only four singles. The P.S.E. Population Report contains no graded Mint N.H. examples of Scott PR75. The stamp offered here is clearly superior to the few other Mint N.H. examples, by virtue of margin size and balance.
Ex Inman. With 1985, 2007 and 2016 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
850
7,000
