Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008
Category — 1879 American Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 182-191)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
183
10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Original gum, lightly hinged, Jumbo margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 10-CENT 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE ISSUE IS RARELY SEEN WITH SUCH UNIFORMLY WIDE MARGINS.
Collectors looking for the best possible condition would do well to seriously consider this stamp -- we have offered only two Mint N.H. examples in the past 14 years, and of the hinged copies we have sold this is easily one of the finest.
With 2001 P.F. certificate
2,500
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