15c Bright Orange (152).
Unused (no gum), wide margins, vivid color, Very Fine, with 2004 P.S.E.
certificate (Image)
15c Bright Orange (152).
Beautifully centered, vivid color, perfectly struck target cancel,
Extremely Fine Gem, a true condition rarity, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)
24c Purple (153).
Perfectly centered with even margins, rich color on fresh paper with long
full perfs, light red cork cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1984
P.F. certificate (Image)
24c Purple (153). Perfect
strike of New York Foreign Mail Star in circle cancel, choice
centering, tiny corner crease at top right, appears Extremely Fine (Image)
24c Purple (153). Faint
cancel leaves design clearly visible, rich color, almost perfectly
centered, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate
(Image)
30c Black (154). Original
gum, lightly hinged, choice centering with wide margins, beautiful deep
charcoal shade and detailed impressionEXTREMELY FINE. THE 1870 30-CENT NATIONAL UNGRILLED ISSUE IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF ALL BANK NOTE ISSUES TO FIND IN SOUND, WELL-CENTERED, ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
During the past few years, we have offered a few superb original-gum examples of other 30-cent Bank Note Printings, most notably Scott 165. Collectors have recognized the rarity of these stamps, bidding aggressively for the best stamps and often setting record prices. A search of our records and past auction catalogues finds a few stamps on a par with this example.
With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Black (154). Disturbed
original gum, soft charcoal shade, centered to top, short perf at bottom,
otherwise Fine, a scarce stamp with original gum, with copy of 1994 P.F.
certificate for block of four, this being the bottom left stamp (Image) 
30c Black (154). Unused
(no gum), sharp impression, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, with
2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
30c Black (154). Bright
shade, well-struck red New York Foreign Mail cancel, small corner
crease at top left, appears Very Fine, scarce cancel, with 1994 P.F.
certificate (Image)