Sale 632 — 1984 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 14 April, 1984
Category — 1870-93 Bank Note Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
304
3c Green, Grill, Imperforate (136b). Block, Fresh, Nearly Full o.g. (bit glazed from mount), Large Margins, bottom pair pressed-out crease, otherwise Extremely Fine
2,400
1,100
306
12c Dull Violet, Grill (140). Much Stronger Shade than Usual, Virtually Full o.g., hinge remnant, perfs. partly touch at top, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
11,500
3,500
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12c Dull Violet, Grill (140). Unused, Very Rare Stamp, with P.F. Certificate which states "Genuine, toned, showing a few grill points and with a crease in top Left Margin," we feel that the toning is of a trivial nature and the corner crease is very light, Fine Appearance
11,500
4,250
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24c Purple, Grill (142). Large Margins, Far Better than Usual Centering, Strong, Well-defined Grill, Neat Target cancel, trivial corner margin perf. crease, otherwise Very Fine, Exceptionally Choice Example of this Important Bank Note Rarity, signed "S.A." (Spencer Anderson), with P.F. Certificate
10,500
8,500
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24c Purple, Grill (142). Unusually Deep Color, Used, few nibbed perfs., slight overall toning, otherwise Fine Example of this Rarity with P.F. Certificate
10,500
4,500
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30c Black, Grill (143). Wonderfully Fresh, Fine, with A.P.S. & P.F. Certificates
3,750
1,600
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7c Vermilion (149). Left Margin Block, Wonderful Rich Color, couple small hinge reinforcements, top right stamp light wrinkle, Very Fine
1,400
1,000
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24c Purple (153). Horizontal Block of Six, Fresh, Virtually Full o.g., some minor bits of paper on gum, bottom right stamp barely noticeable tear, otherwise Fine, Rare Block
5,600
2,500
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314
90c Carmine (155). Block, Fresh, o.g., few small perf. separations sensibly hinge reinforced, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
7,000
1,500
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3c Green (158). Bottom Left Half Arrow, Imprint & Plate Number 292 Block of 50 (Horizontal separation through Plate Number Block), 13 Mint, some other separations sensibly reinforced, Believed to be the Second Largest Multiple Known, Fine-Very Fine, (cataloged as Imprint Strip, Blocks and Singles), ex-Ackerman
20,040
950
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3c Green (158). Complete Sheet of 100, Imprint & Plate No. 251 at Top, Imprint & Part Plate No. at bottom (stamp Pos. 100 missing & replaced), Fresh, o.g., Many Mint, few hinge reinforcements, about one dozen stamps have thin spots, otherwise Nearly All Fine-Very Fine, Many Exceptional
5,990
2,000
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7c Orange Vermilion (160). Block, Brilliant Full o.g., tiny sensible hinge reinforcement, Fine-Very Fine, A Beautiful Block
1,700
1,450
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1c-90c Continental Bank Note Company Special Printing (167-177). A Complete Set of Sheet Margin Single, 1c, 2c & 90c imperf. left half arrows, Brilliant colors, 7c & 10c some short or nibbed perfs, still a Fine-Very Fine Desirable Set of Rare Stamps, Virtually Impossible to Duplicate
54,350
26,000
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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (169). Large Margins, Rich Color, bottom perfs. trimmed, Very Fine, One of the Rarest Special Printings, with P.F. Certificate
8,500
3,250
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6c Dull Rose, Special Printing (170). Wide straight edge at left, Fresh Color, bottom perfs. touch, Fine & Rare, with P.F. Certificate
7,000
2,800
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7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Fresh, perfs. close two sides, Attractive Example of this Rare Stamp, with P.F. Certificate showing pair of which this is the left stamp
1,850
1,100
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12c Dark Violet, Special Printing (173). Right perfs. trimmed, Fine, with P.F. Certificate
2,350
1,150
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15c Bright Orange, Special Printing (174). Scissors separated as customary, trimmed at right & bottom, tiny faint thin spot, Very Fine Appearance, with A.P.S. & P.F. Certificates
6,500
2,000
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30c Greenish Black, Special Printing (176). Scissors separated as customary (perfs. trimmed at bottom, intact other three sides), Wonderfully Fresh and Remarkably Well-centered, Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
6,000
3,750
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90c Violet Carmine, Special Printing (177). Fresh, reperfed at bottom, Fine Appearance, with P.F. Certificate
6,000
1,900
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2c Carmine Vermilion, Special Printing (180). Fresh, Brilliant Color, Exceptionally Well-centered, Extremely Fine, A Magnificent Example, with P.F. Certificate
17,000
16,000
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5c Bright Blue, Special Printing (181). Very Fine for this Rarest of All Bank Note Special Printings, signed Colson, with P.F. Certificate
31,500
35,000
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2c Vermilion (183). Bottom Left Half Arrow, Imprint & Plate No. 392 Block of Twenty (10x2), Fresh, Full o.g., All Stamps Mint but one (lightly hinged, minor sensible perf. strengthening in selvedge only, one stamp not in Plate No. Block with natural translucent spot, Bottom Row Stamps with Wide "Jumbo" Margins, Fine-Very Fine, Only Two Recorded Plate No. Blocks for Plate No. 392
2,300
2,500
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3c Green (184). Complete Sheet of 100, Imprint & Plate No. 348 at Top & Bottom, Fresh, o.g., Most Mint, some hinge remnants or reinforcements, Very Good-Fine
5,955
2,000
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10c Brown (187). Block, Fresh, o.g., hinge remnants, top right stamp small thin spot, couple others tiny thin specks, Fine-Very Fine Appearance
3,250
1,100
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15c Red Orange (189). Top Imprint & Plate No. 31 Block of Forty (8x5), Fresh, Full o.g., a few hinge remnants, six stamps with small thins (only one in Plate No. Block of Twelve), otherwise Fine- Very Fine, Extremely Rare Plate No. Block, ex-To Charlton Henry
8,950
3,750
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90c Carmine, Imperforate (191b). Horizontal Pair, Large Margins, Virtually Full o.g., characteristic "plate wash", trivial translucency in top margin (appears as thin when held to light but does not show, in fluid), Extremely Fine
3,250
2,300
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3c Green, Special Printing (194). Fresh, negligible thin spot (not mentioned on Accompanying P.F. Certificate), otherwise Very Fine, Choice Appearance for this Rare Special Printing
11,500
8,000
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3c Blue Green, Special Printing (194). Negligible toning, otherwise Fine, One of the Rarest Special Printings, signed Colson, with P.F. Certificate
11,500
6,250
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7c Scarlet Vermilion, Special Printing (196). Vivid Color, minute pinpoint inclusion speck, Fine & Choice, with P.F. Certificate
2,250
1,150
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12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
4,250
3,750
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12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Couple very negligible toning specks, otherwise Fine
4,250
2,700
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15c Orange, Special Printing (199). Wonderfully Fresh, minute thin spot, tiny pinhole & inclusion speck, Fine Appearance, signed Spencer Anderson, with P.F. Certificate
7,000
3,250
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30c Greenish Black, Special Printing (201). Wide Even Margins, Fresh, small faint thin spots, Extremely Fine Appearance, Signed Spencer Anderson, Harmer Rooke & Co. & Geo. Sloane, with P.F. Certificate
6,250
4,500
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90c Dull Carmine, Special Printing (202). Fresh, Wide "Jumbo" Margin at Left, Very Fine with P.F. Certificate
6,250
4,250
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5c Gray Brown, Special Printing (205C). Fresh, Exceptionally Well-centered, Extremely Fine, A Fabulous Example of this Rarity, The Finest Single From the Caspary Block of Four, with P.F. Certificate
16,500
19,000
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3c Green (207). Sheet of 100, lacks bottom imprint, Fresh, o.g., 96 Mint, one small fault, Very Good-Fine
4,622
1,400
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2c Red Brown (210). Complete Sheet of 100, including Top & Bottom Imprint & Plate No. 514 Blocks of 12, few small separations, some with minor surface scuff specks, three straight edge stamps faulty, otherwise Fine-Very Fine
4,668
3,250
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3c Vermilion (214). Bottom Left Half Arrow, Imprint & Plate No. 421 Block of Fifty (10x5), minor separations sensibly hinge reinforced, All Stamps Mint except five natural straight edge stamps, perfs. touch on few others, Fine-Extremely Fine
3,085
2,200
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4c Carmine (215). Top Right Half Arrow, "L", Imprint & Plate Number 545 Block of 40 (10x4), 24 Mint, couple minor separations, Fine
9,375
2,800
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1c Dull Blue (219). Mint Bottom Left Half Arrow, "F1", Imprint & Plate Number 298 Block of 20 (10x2), minor separation, couple small wrinkles, one stamp in Plate Number Block with minor toning spot, Fine
1,072
350
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2c Lake, Imperforate (219De). Top Right Half Arrow, Imprint, "B" & Plate No.7 Block of Twenty (10x2), without gum (as issued), some light natural wrinkles (as always), Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate
E. 1,000-2,000
1,100
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2c Lake, Imperforate (219De). Complete Sheet of 100, Imprint at Left, Imprint, "B" & Plate No. 10 at Bottom, without gum (as issued), Very Fine (Plate No. Block Unlisted, cataloged as 50 pairs)
5,000
3,750
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5c Chocolate (223). Mint Top Left Half Arrow, Imprint, "I" & Plate Number 50 Block of 20 (10x2), insignificant thin spot in selvedge (not affecting Plate Number Block), Fine-Very Fine
2,870
2,900
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8c Lilac (225). Mint Top Right Half Arrow, Imprint, "ZZ" & Plate No. 268 Block of Twenty (10x2), Fresh, minor selvedge separations not affecting Plate No. Block, perfs. close or barely touching on some, Most Fine
2,260
625
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