1870-93 Bank Note Issues continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 197° |
 |
 12 Dull Violet (151). Block of four, full original gum, dark shade and
fine impression, fresh and Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
3,000.00 |
2,900.00 |
| 198° |
 |
 15c Bright Orange (152). Right sheet margin single, magnificent centering and margins, bright vivid color on crisp white paper, full original gum, light vertical crease faintly visible on back but in
no way detracting from the Extremely Fine appearance, the 15c National is among the most elusive Bank Note issues in choice condition, with 1983 and 1992 P.F. certificates (neither mentioning a crease) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
575.00 |
1,700.00 |
| 199° |
|
 24c Purple (153). Block of
four, original gum, wonderful intense shade, very fresh, some vertical creasing in left pair, few short perfs, otherwise Very Fine and a handsome block (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
5,250.00 |
0.00 |
| 200° |
 |
 24c Purple (153). An extraordinary "block" of sixteen, comprising four horizontal strips of four originally forming the multiple, separated and canceled by the same New York Foreign Mail geometric, presumably
on one large package, rejoined along horizontal perfs, s.e. at right, beautiful rich color, a few minor faults to be expected, still one of the most remarkable Bank Note pieces extant and certainly the largest used unit of the 24c stamp (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
5,000.00 |
| 201° |
|
 24c Purple (153). Bottom plate no. 21 and part arrow block of four, natural s.e. at left, intense shade, some mottled original gum, each stamp with a small "X" in ms., probably some form of specimen mark
and not a cancellation, extensively reinforced perfs, small faults and faint stains, still Very Fine centering and a handsome plate number multiple, Chapin records one other (ex Klein) (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,400.00 |
| 202° |
|
 90c Carmine (155). Block of four, full original gum, bottom pair lightly hinged, bright and fresh color, Fine-Very Fine - the 1870 90c Carmine printing is exceedingly rare in blocks, if centered any
better than this, blocks have been broken into singles, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
7,500.00 |
3,250.00 |
| 203° |
|
 90c Carmine (155). Horizontal block of eight, beautifully centered, deep rich color, cork cancels, tiny trivial corner crease at upper left, mentioned only to emphasize the miraculous choice condition of
this very scarce used multiple, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,200.00 |
2,000.00 |
| 204° |
|
 1c Ultramarine, Special
Printing (167). Bright and fresh, full perforations all around, centered to left, still Very Fine for this rare 1875 Special Printing, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
8,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
| 205° |
|
 1c Ultramarine, Special Printing
(167). Bottom sheet margin with "No.", full perfs all around, Fine and fresh, from the Earl of Crawford plate strips, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
8,000.00 |
3,500.00 |
| 206° |
|
 1c Ultramarine, Special
Printing (167). Deep shade and prooflike impression, scissors separated leaving design intact, though centered to left, Fine and rare, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
8,000.00 |
3,000.00 |
| 207° |
|
 3c Blue Green, Special Printing (169). Well-centered, reperfed at left, appears Very
Fine, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
9,500.00 |
0.00 |
