Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 17-18 March, 2016
Category — 1879 American Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 182-191)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1357
2c Vermilion (183). Absolutely enormous margins with remarkable near perfect centering, fresh color and relatively light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, easily the widest margins we have seen on a stamp of this or any other classic issue, with 1999 P.F. and 2005 P.F. certificates
5
650
1358
6c Pink (186). Mint N.H., pretty pastel color, well-centered for this difficult issueVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1879 6-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD MINT NEVER-HINGED SINGLE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
A review of our past auctions plus the records of the P.F. and P.S.E. demonstrates how rare this issue is in Mint N.H. condition. We have offered only two other singles, in our 2007 Odeneal and 2015 Hall sales, plus a block of nine with mixed centering. The P.F. has only certified a handful of singles stating Mint N.H.
With 2015 P.F. certificate
3,100
5,500
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10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Original gum, rich color on fresh paper, nicely centered, Very Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, VF 80; SMQ $2,000.00)
1,800
1,300
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15c Red Orange (189). Original gum, vibrant color, lovely centering, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $450.00)
200
225
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15c Red Orange (189). Jumbo margins and particularly well-centered, rich color on fresh paper, neat duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, a sensational example of this otherwise common stamp, with 1990 and 2005 P.F. certificates
30
650
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15c Red Orange (189). Perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, deep rich color, bold New York oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1994 P.S.E. certificate
30
325
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30c Full Black (190). Beautiful centering with Jumbo margins, bright and fresh shade, detailed impression, perfect strike of Philadelphia oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, this stamp has the widest margins of any we have ever encountered, truly a beautiful stamp, ex Floyd and "Natalee Grace", with 1988 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $500.00)
100
450
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90c Carmine (191). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, brilliant color, outstanding centering with wide top and bottom margins and balanced at sidesEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP IN TERMS OF GUM, CENTERING, WIDTH OF MARGINS AND COLOR.
Ex Drucker. 1982 P.F. certificate (no. 113059) no longer accompanies
2,250
2,600
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