Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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**1870-88 Bank Note Issues (Scott 178 thru 191) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
2298		6c Pink (186). Unused (no gum), lovely color and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)	450.00
2299		6c Pink (186). Perfectly centered, bright color, neat target cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)	27.00
2300		10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Original gum, described by P.F. as "slightly disturbed at bottom", with which we vehemently disagree, intense color on fresh paper EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE ISSUE WITHOUT SECRET MARK. With 1990 P.S.E. and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)	3,250.00
2301		10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Original gum, choice margins and well-centered, Very Fine, very scarce in this condition (Image)	3,500.00
2302		10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Large part original gum, huge margins and essentially perfectly centered, thin spot and light gum toning, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)	3,500.00
2303		10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Slightly disturbed original gum described on accompanying certificate as original gum, deep rich color, faint corner crease at top right, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,500.00
2304		10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Original gum, deep rich color, Fine, with 1974 P.F. certificate stating that the secret mark shows "faintly", faintly is an understatement as there is perhaps only a tiny wisp of color where the secret mark should be, many would identify this as the more valuable No. 187 without secret mark (Image)	2,500.00
2305		10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Unused (regummed), deep rich color, reperfed at right, Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,100.00
2306		10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Unused (regummed), exceptionally well-centered, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	1,000.00
2307	S	1c-90c 1879-88 Bank Notes, "Sample" and "Sample A" Overprints (189SK/216SN). Fifteen different plus one duplicate, virtually all original gum, Fine-Very Fine lot, the 5c ms. overprint is very scarce (Image)	1,285.00
2308		15c Red Orange (189). Original gum, lightly hinged, huge jumbo margins and essentially perfectly centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine Gem, a striking example with few peers (Image)	350.00

1870-88 Bank Note Issues (Scott 178 thru 191) continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2298

6c Pink (186). Unused (no gum), lovely color and well-centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)

450.00

2299

6c Pink (186). Perfectly centered, bright color, neat target cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

27.00

2300

10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Original gum, described by P.F. as "slightly disturbed at bottom", with which we vehemently disagree, intense color on fresh paper

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE ISSUE WITHOUT SECRET MARK.

With 1990 P.S.E. and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

3,250.00

2301

10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Original gum, choice margins and well-centered, Very Fine, very scarce in this condition (Image)

3,500.00

2302

10c Brown, Without Secret Mark (187). Large part original gum, huge margins and essentially perfectly centered, thin spot and light gum toning, otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)

3,500.00

2303

10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Slightly disturbed original gum described on accompanying certificate as original gum, deep rich color, faint corner crease at top right, reperfed at right, Very Fine appearance, with 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,500.00

2304

10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Original gum, deep rich color, Fine, with 1974 P.F. certificate stating that the secret mark shows "faintly", faintly is an understatement as there is perhaps only a tiny wisp of color where the secret mark should be, many would identify this as the more valuable No. 187 without secret mark (Image)

2,500.00

2305

10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Unused (regummed), deep rich color, reperfed at right, Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,100.00

2306

10c Brown, With Secret Mark (188). Unused (regummed), exceptionally well-centered, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

1,000.00

2307

1c-90c 1879-88 Bank Notes, "Sample" and "Sample A" Overprints (189SK/216SN). Fifteen different plus one duplicate, virtually all original gum, Fine-Very Fine lot, the 5c ms. overprint is very scarce (Image)

1,285.00

2308

15c Red Orange (189). Original gum, lightly hinged, huge jumbo margins and essentially perfectly centered, fresh and bright, Extremely Fine Gem, a striking example with few peers (Image)

350.00