Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008

Category — 1879 American Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 182-191)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4299
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Sale 967, Lot 4299, 1879 American Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 182-191)10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Original gum, particularly well-centered with choice margins, deep rich color and clear impression

EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENAL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT BROWN 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY WITHOUT SECRET MARK.

Scott 187 without secret mark is significantly more difficult than Scott 188 to find in such superb condition. This is the highest graded example and the only one to achieve this grade (the next highest is VF 80).

P.S.E. encapsulated (XF 90; SMQ $7,550.00)

3,500
4,250