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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 336° |  |
 90c Rose Carmine (166). Bottom sheet margin block of four, full original gum, the bottom pair Mint N.H., others lightly hinged, beautiful bright colorFRESH AND VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY FRESH AND RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 90-CENT BANK NOTE. AN OUTSTANDING BANK NOTE ISSUE BLOCK CONTAINING TWO MINT NEVER-HINGED SHEET MARGIN STAMPS. Ex Klein. With 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
10,000.00 | 0.00 |
| 337° |  |
 15c Bright Orange, Special Printing (174). Without gum as issued, vivid shade, well-centered, usual scissors separation but all perfs intactVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND FRESH EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE 15-CENT CONTINENTAL SPECIAL PRINTING ON HARD PAPER. VERY FEW EXIST WITH THIS CHOICE CENTERING. Our Levi records of Scott 174 contain 32 examples, of which 21 - two-thirds of the recorded stamps - have perfs trimmed off on one or more sides. This stamp is among the best centered of the examples with complete perfs. Ex Col. Green (Image Magnifier) |
9,000.00 | 15,000.00 |
| 338° |  |
 5c Blue (185). Horizontal block of six, Mint N.H., extraordinarily well-centered throughout, the stamp at upper left with major double transfer in both labelsEXTREMELY FINE. THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR DOUBLE TRANSFER IN A BLOCK, AND ONE OF THE FINEST-QUALITY MULTIPLES OF THIS BANK NOTE STAMP EXTANT. Very few examples of this and other double transfers on the 5c Taylor plates are known. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 7,000.00 |
| 339° | |
 6c Pink (186). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color, incredibly wide margins, an Extremely Fine Gem, this stamp is the Holy Grail among collectors of Bank Note issues with original gum in premium condition,
with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
750.00 | 2,400.00 |
| 340° | |
 15c Red Orange (189).
Block of four, brilliant color, perfectly centered, full original gum, lightly hinged, a fresh and Extremely Fine block, ex Klein, with 1989 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
1,375.00 | 1,600.00 |
| 341° | |
 90c Carmine (191). Right sheet margin block of four, brilliant and fresh color, well-centered with wide margins, full original gum, the bottom left stamp Mint N.H., others never hinged except for tiny
hinge sliversAN EXTREMELY FINE BLOCK CONTAINING FOUR SUPERB STAMPS. THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY. Ex Moody and Klein as a block of eight. With 1989 P.F. certificate as a block of eight (Image Magnifier) |
7,500.00 | 18,500.00 |
| 342° |  |
 5c Indigo (216). Tied by "U.S. Postal Agency * Tientsin * 13 Apr. 89." purple double-oval ds on cover to South Orange N.J., purple "U.S. Postal Agency * Shanghai * 26 Apr. 89" double-oval, S.F.
transit backstamp, faint damp stains and wear at bottomA FINE EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE TIENTSIN OVAL, OF WHICH FEWER THAN A DOZEN STRIKES ARE KNOWN. The Tientsin oval was used as a transit marking on the backs of covers passing through the U.S. Postal Agency. Of the dozen or so examples known, only a few show the oval datestamp used to cancel the stamp at Tientsin. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 5,000-7,500 | 7,500.00 |
| 343° | |
 90c Purple (218). Used with 30c Orange Brown, 10c Brown and 2c Green (209, 213, 217), all tied together on small locally used cover by three strikes of "New York Jan. 21" 1891 duplex, cover with
pinholes at top left and bottom right corners, 30c with tiny perf creasing at topA VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY STAMP USED ON A SMALL COVER. Virtually all other examples of the 90c Purple on cover are affixed to package fronts or large covers. This is believed to the only known example of this stamp on a small cover. With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier) |
E. 7,500-10,000 | 0.00 |
| 344° |  |
 90c Purple (218). Two large multiples, each on similar gray pieces, first is block of 18 tied by "New York" registry ovals and blue crayon registry marking, second piece contains a block of 24 and a pair
similarly tied and with part of Baring Brothers & Co. printed address, the second piece also bears a single 10c Brown (209), few faults incl. creases and two stamps with piece missing, still Fine and impressive multiples, assuming that these came
from the same package, the postage would have been $37.90, a small fortune at the time, probably the largest recorded usage, Scott Retail as used singles is $7,980.00 (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 3,750.00 |