Sale 989 — 2010 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 19 June, 2010

Category — 1870-93 Bank Note Co. Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
155
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Sale 989, Lot 155, 1870-93 Bank Note Co. Issues4c Deep Blue Green, Special Printing (211D). Without gum as issued, intense color and sharp proof-like impression

FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT 1883 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY SPECIAL PRINTING. ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL SPECIAL PRINTINGS.

Our census of the 4c 1883 Special Printing (available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/211D/211D.pdf ) contains 26 stamps offered as No. 211D, of which 25 have been certified by The Philatelic Foundation. Post Office Department records indicate that only 26 were sold. Of the known copies, five have small faults.

Census No. 211D-UNC-08. Originally part of a block of four with Census Nos. 211D-UNC-01, 11 and 15. With 2009 P.F. certificate as single.

80,000
47,500