1870-93 Bank Note Issues continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 625° |
 |
 90c Carmine (191). Brilliant Mint, Gorgeous Centering, Glorious Fresh Bright
Color, Extremely Fine, a "Gem" of Breathtaking Quality (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,150.00 |
0.00 |
| 626° |
 |
 90c Carmine (191). Block of Fifteen, o.g., tiny hinge reinforcement, centered to right, Rare Multiple (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
18,050.00 |
2,900.00 |
| 627° |
 |
 90c Carmine, Imperforate (191a). Right Sheet Margin Pair, o.g.,
minor h.r. and barest trace of hinge thin, Extremely Fine appearance, Rare (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
1,800.00 |
| 628° |
|
 2c Black Brown, Special Printing (193). Fresh, Excellent Color, Fine and Rare, with 1942 A.P.S.
Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,500.00 |
3,000.00 |
| 629° |
|
 7c Scarlet Vermilion, Special Printing (196). Rich Color, tiny sealed tear, Fine appearance (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,250.00 |
0.00 |
| 630° |
|
 10c Deep Brown, Special Printing (197). Intense Shade, Exceptionally Choice Margins and Centering, Extremely Fine, Unquestionably One of The Finest Known Copies of This Very Rare Special Printing (Only 180
of both the 1875 and 1880 printings issued), with 1960 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
10,000.00 |
12,000.00 |
| 631° |
|
 12c Blackish Purple, Special Printing (198). Fresh, shallow
thin, otherwise Fine, with 1957 P.F. Certificate (which does not mention the flaw) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,500.00 |
1,800.00 |
| 632° |
|
 30c Greenish Black, Special Printing (201). Deep Shade,
Well-centered, Very Fine, Choice Example of this Rarity, with 1953 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
8,500.00 |
8,500.00 |
| 633° |
|
 90c Dull Carmine, Special Printing (202). Very Fresh, Well-centered, Very Fine,
Rare, ex Green, with 1989 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
9,000.00 |
0.00 |
| 634° |
|
 2c Scarlet Vermilion, Special Printing (203). Brilliant Fiery Color, Distinctive Special Printing Shade and Impression, Beautifully Centered with Full Clean Perfs All Around Extremely Fine. An Outstanding
Example of One of The Rarest of All Bank Note Special Printings. Signed Weill in Pencil. With 1957 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
18,000.00 |
22,000.00 |
| 635° |
|
 5c Gray Brown, Special Printing (205C). Very Distinctive Special Printing Shade and Proof-Like Impression, Extraordinarily Well-centered, Fresh and Choice The enigmatic 1882 5c Garfield Special Printing
has been the subject of recent research by William E. Mooz, whose findings were published in The Chronicle (Feb. 1992). Mooz has presented a well-reasoned theory that a limited supply of the 5c Garfield Special Printing was available from the Third
Assistant Postmaster General's office beginning in February 1882 until April 10 when the regularly issued stamp was finally released after delay at the American Bank Note Company. Therefore, we have the extraordinary circumstance in which stamp
dealers and collectors were able and eager to obtain a new issue before it actually appeared at post offices as a regularly produced stamp. Based on official records, 2,463 copies of the 5c Garfield Special Printing were ordered and sold, which
compares closely with the relatively common 6c 1869 Re-Issue. Mooz attributes the 5c Special Printing's actual rarity to evidence showing that between February and April only 400 stamps (four sheets) were delivered to the Third Asst. P.M.G.'s office,
with the bulk of the shipment arriving on April 10, from which back orders were filled. These first four sheets were printed at different times between February and April, probably in slightly different shades. Of these, only the Gray Brown
shade-possibly just one sheet-has been consistently recognized as the Special Printing. Mooz theorizes that the orders filled on April 10 and thereafter comprised regular 5c Garfield stamps, gummed and indistinguishable from stamps sold at post
offices. As for the other three sheets, Mooz suggests the potential of two or more different Special Printing shades, including the Reddish Brown cited by John Luff. To date, Mr. Mooz has presented the only well-documented and logical explanation
for the 5c Garfield Special Printing and its great rarity. We applaud his research and concur with his theory. In this new light, we are pleased to present one of the finest known examples of the 5c Garfield Special Printing in the Gray Brown shade.
Extremely Fine. A Magnificent Example of This Fascinating and Elusive Special Printing. Signed Costales in Pencil. With 1992 P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
20,000.00 |
24,000.00 |
