| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 93 | |
1c Dark Ultramarine (182). Mint
N.H., unusually bright shade on fresh white paper, Very Fine and
choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged (Image) |
325.00 | 425.00 |
| 94 | |
2c Vermilion (183). Mint
N.H., intense color on brilliant white paper, post-office fresh and
Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1983 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail
as hinged (Image) |
140.00 | 425.00 |
| 95 | |
3c Green (184). Mint N.H.,
deep color and sharp proof-like impression on bright white paper, Very Fine
and choice, Scott Retail as hinged (Image) |
110.00 | 140.00 |
| 96 | |
5c Blue (185). Original
gum, barest trace of hinge, rich color, fresh and Extremely Fine, a pretty
stamp, with 1992 P.F. certificate (implying Mint N.H.)
(Image) |
525.00 | 600.00 |
| 97 | |
6c Pink (186). Original
gum, lightly hinged, well-centered with three wide margins on fresh
paperEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1879 6-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE ISSUE. With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image) |
1,100.00 | 950.00 |
| 98 | |
10c Brown, With Secret Mark
(188). Unused (expertly regummed), dark color and sharp impression with
clear secret mark, small corner crease only visible in fluid, otherwise
Very Fine and choice (Image) |
950.00 | 650.00 |
| 99 | |
15c Red Orange (189). Mint
N.H., well-centered with balanced margins, radiant color, post-office
fresh, Extremely Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as hinged
(Image) |
350.00 | 650.00 |
| 100 | |
30c Full Black (190). Mint
N.H., sharp proof-like impression, beautifully centered with enormous
margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXTRAORDINARY MINT NEVER-HINGED 30-CENT 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS RARELY OBTAINABLE IN CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. The 30c 1879 American Bank Note Company issue is surprisingly difficult to obtain in choice Mint N.H. condition. It is surprising because the 15c (Scott 189) is readily available. However, a survey of our photo records and auction library revealed the scarcity of well-centered 30c blocks from which singles could be harvested. The blocks in the Green sales were off center. Caspary had a well-centered hinged block of four, and Lilly had a block of nine with problems. The Moody block of six was well-centered, but appears to have had hinge remnants on all stamps. The Todd collection had two blocks, including one with a Mint N.H. pair at bottom (this has probably been broken, furnishing at least two Mint N.H. stamps). The Close collection had a well-centered block of four (with reinforcing) and a large plate block. The Siegel firm's three major Bank Note Issue sales (Braus, Hirschfield, Wunderlich) contained blocks, but all were either off center or had hinge remnants. A well-centered block of four appeared in our 1982 Rarities sale, but it was hinged. With 1993 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged (Image) |
1,100.00 | 6,000.00 |
| 101 | |
90c Carmine (191). Mint
N.H., brilliant color, very well-centeredEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT, AND ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES OF THIS STAMP IN EXISTENCE. Like the 30c American Bank Note Issue, the 90c is difficult to obtain in choice Mint Never-Hinged condition because of the small supply of well-centered blocks from which Mint N.H. singles could be harvested. We have offered three Mint N.H. examples of Scott 190 in the past five years, but only two other examples of Scott 191 in Mint N.H. condition -- the Zoellner copy (Sale 804, lot 388), and a block of four with one Mint N.H. stamp in our 1998 Rarities sale (Sale 800, lot 341, ex Moody and Klein as a block of eight) With 1991 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as hinged (Image) |
2,250.00 | 16,000.00 |