1870-93 Bank Note Issues continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 206 |
 |
 90c Carmine (155). Block, Fresh, Virtually Full o.g., minor hinge remnant, Rich
Color, Fine-Very Fine, A Lovely Rare Multiple (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,500.00 |
8,500.00 |
| 207 |
P |
 1c-90c 1873 Bank Note Plate Proofs on India (156P3-166P3).
Blocks, Fresh, one 3c & 90c small tears, 15c T. pair creased, otherwise Very Fine Set (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,725.00 |
3,750.00 |
| 208 |
|
 7c Orange Vermilion (160).
Block with Right Sheet Margin, Vivid Color, Full o.g. (top pair lightly hinged, Bottom Pair Mint), bottom perfs. close to tiny bit in, Handsome Block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,500.00 |
2,000.00 |
| 209 |
 |
 1c-90c Continental Bank Note Company Special Printings (167-177). Complete Set! Each with Top or Bottom Sheet Margin, 1c-15c show "No.", Part Imprint or Part Plate No., All Perfs. Intact (remarkable as
nearly all Special Printings normally have perfs. trimmed to a greater or lesser degree), 2c & 10c some short perfs., 15c corner replaced, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, the 24c is Probably the Finest in Existence, A Most Unusual & Very Rare Offering (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
48,350.00 |
72,500.00 |
| 210 |
|
 7c Reddish Vermilion, Special Printing (171). Fresh Color, centered to top right, with P.F.
Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,600.00 |
1,450.00 |
| 211 |
|
 2c Carmine Vermilion, Special Printing (180).
Vibrant Color, Nice Margins, single nibbed perf., otherwise Very Fine, Extremely Rare, with P.F. Certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
15,000.00 |
16,500.00 |
| 212 |
|
 5c Bright Blue, Special Printing (181). Fine, signed Colson, The Rarest of
All Bank Note Special Printings, with P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
30,000.00 |
26,000.00 |
| 213 |
|
 15c Red Orange (189). Top Right Imperf. Half Arrow, Imprint & Plate No. 31 Block of 16, Brilliant o.g., Virtually All Mint, left pair couple tiny surface specks (not affecting the Plate No. Block of 12), Fine, Rare & Handsome (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
7,000.00 |
| 214 |
|
90c Carmine (191). Horizontal Block of Six with Top Sheet Margin, Vivid Color, Virtually Full o.g., small internal separation, Remarkably Well-centered, minor thin spot in two stamps (one almost unnoticeable), otherwise Extremely Fine,
Gorgeous Showpiece Search for comparables |
5,750.00 |
9,500.00 |
| 215 |
|
 90c Carmine, Imperforate (191a). Horizontal Pair, Fresh, o.g.,
hinge remnant, attractive overall "plate-wash", Extremely Fine, ex- Lilly (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
3,250.00 |
| 216 |
|
 1c-90c American Bank Note Company Special Printings (192-204). The Complete Set! Rich Colors, 6c reperfed at right, 12c slight scuffing at bottom, few other small & insignificant thin spots or specks (not
affecting Nos. 192, 194,201-204 specifically), Most Nicely Centered, Several with Large Margins, A Beautiful Appearing Set & A Unique Opportunity to Purchase This Extremely Elusive Issue in Completeness, all signed by experts such as Klein, Stern,
Perry & Colson (except 12c, 24c, 30c & 90c). The 12c & 24c were not regularly issued on soft paper & therefore do not need expertization. Several of these stamps come from famous collections: 2c ex -West, 10c ex-Picard, 24c ex -Col. Green, 30c
ex-Klein (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
98,750.00 |
95,000.00 |
