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Sale 984 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 6-8 April, 2010
Category — 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Ungrilled Issue (Scott 145-155)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
472
P
1c-90c 1870 National Bank Note Issue, Plate Proofs on India (145P3-155P3). Blocks of four, mounted on card and so free from the usual defects that can plague this fragile paper, brilliant colors throughout, perfectly balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a very choice and desirable set
1,360
1,300
473
1c-30c 1870 National Bank Note Co. Ungrilled Issue (145-154). Used, all values except 3c are present incl. three 6c, two 15c and two 24c, almost uniformly wide margins and bright colors, nice variety of cancels incl. red and blue, couple minor imperfections not readily apparent, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, a most attractive set, 30c with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,712
900
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1c Ultramarine (145). Original gum, lightly hinged, lovely bright color and detailed impression, attractively centered, Very Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
750
800
Back to Top475
3c Green (147). Original gum, barely hinged, enormous Jumbo margins, beautiful rich color with clear impression, reperfed at left, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1988 P.F. certificate that does not mention the reperfing
275
500
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7c Vermilion (149). Huge Jumbo margins and almost perfectly centered, bright color, bold New York Foreign Mail circle of wedges cancel, Extremely Fine Jumbo, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $650.00 as 95, $1,700.00 as 98), only four have graded higher to date
100
700
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10c Brown (150). Mint N.H., bright shade, margins clear of design all around, blunted perfs on three sides, Fine appearance and rare as Mint N.H., with 2009 Weiss certificate, Scott Retail as hinged
2,000
1,100
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479
12c Dull Violet (151). Rich color, rosette cancel and trace of red cancel at top, Extremely Fine, with 1999 P.F. certificate
220
150
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24c Purple (153). Well-centered, lovely color with sharply struck blue four-ring target cancel of Cincinnati, Very Fine and choice, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $210.00)
235
275
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24c Purple (153). Three, each with bold strikes of red New York Foreign Mail cancels (Ty. ST-8P1, ST-MP3,), lovely color and choice centering throughout, Very Fine trio, with 1983, 1993 and 1989 P.F. certificates respectively
E. 500-750
800
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90c Carmine (155). Choice centering, rich color, circle of wedges cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate
350
425
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