Sale 804 — The Robert Zoellner Collection of United States
Sale Date — Thursday-Saturday, 8-10 October, 1998
Category — 1873-75 Continental Bank Note Issues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
351
1c Ultramarine (156). Full original gum, lightly hinged, attractive pale shade, well-centered, Extremely Fine Gem
180
950
352
2c Brown (157). Full original gum, deep rich color, perfectly centered with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, one of the finest copies extant, ex Lutwak, with 1979 and 1988 P.F. certificates
325
1,000
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3c Green (158). Mint N.H., beautiful fresh color and proof-like impression, perfectly centered with jumbo margins, small natural wood fiber inclusion at bottom left, Extremely Fine Gem, a truly superb stamp that realized almost twenty times catalogue value at auction in 1989, with 1989 P.F. certificate for block of six, this being the bottom center stamp, Scott Retail for hinged
110
700
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6c Dull Pink (159). Mint N.H., fresh color and fine impression, well-centered, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1985 P.F. certificate for block of four, this being the bottom right stamp, Scott Retail for hinged
375
2,000
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7c Orange Vermilion (160). Original gum, rich color, wide even margins all around, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1994 P.F. certificate
800
2,100
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100 Brown (161). Mint N.H., rich color and sharp impression, perfectly centered, tiny natural inclusion speck at top left, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for hinged
525
4,250
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12c Blackish Violet (162). Original gum, intensely deep color, jumbo margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A HUGE-MARGINED STAMP AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE 12-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE ISSUE.
Ex Klein. With 1983 P.F. certificate
1,350
6,750
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15c Yellow Orange (163). Full original gum, bright color and fine impression, wide margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT CONTINENTAL, ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE BANK NOTE ISSUES IN THIS HIGH-QUALITY ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
Ex Todd and Klein. With 1988 P.F. certificate
1,350
6,750
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30c Gray Black (165). Original gum, small h.r. at top, fresh and bright color, fine impressionEXTREMELY FINE AND FRESH. VERY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT CONTINENTAL.
With copy of 1993 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the left stamp
1,500
4,250
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90c Rose Carmine (166). Full original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impression on bright white paper, wide and even margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT AND A TRUE CONDITION RARITY.
With 1989 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the right stamp
2,250
5,250
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2c Vermilion (178). Full original gum, lightly hinged, intense color, mathematically perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1987 P.F. certificate
300
1,050
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5c Blue (179). Mint N.H., rich color, extra wide margins, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1990 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail for hinged
400
1,100
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3c Green, Continental Grill (158e). J. Grill, full original gum, rich color, clear grill points, wide margins, Very Fine and rare, ex Klein
225
500
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6c Dull Pink, Continental Grill (159b). J. Grill, original gum, h.r., clear and sharp grill points, bright color, Fine and very rare, ex Klein
1,400
1,600
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2c Vermilion, Continental Grill (178c). J. Grill, horizontal pair, original gum, h.r., sharp grill points, vibrant color, perfectly centered, left stamp faint corner crease, otherwise Extremely Fine and rare pair of the Continental grill, ex Braus, Klein
800
1,800
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5c Blue, Continental Grill (179c). J. Grill, extremely strong grill with some points breaking through the paper as often occurred on the Continental grills, full original gum, Very Fine and choice, rare, with 1992 P.F. certificate
750
2,000
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