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**1875-1871 National Bank Note Company continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
281		151	#151, 12c Dull violet, impressive unused example, featuring extravagantly large and perfectly balanced margins all around, warm rich color, extremely fine; a very scarce stamp to find so well margined; 1979 PF certificate; ex-"Angel" Collection. (Image)	750.00 Closed or SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
282	O	152	#152, 15c Bright orange, huge even margins all around that are quite impressive, wonderfully rich and vibrant color on brilliantly white paper, central target postmark, extremely fine; actually a very rare stamp to find in this stellar used condition; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)	160.00 Closed or SOLD for $625.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
283	O	153	#153, 24c Purple, gorgeous eye-arresting used example, being in a quality that is quite the opposite of what is typically found on this difficult stamp, flawlessly centered within uncharacteristically large margins, plus its color is wonderfully deep and intense, beautifully complemented by a fancy red New York Foreign Mail cancel, an extremely fine used gem; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)	155.00 Closed or SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
284		154	#154, 30c Black, a most remarkable unused example of this rare Bank Note, possessing centering and margins unlike any other mint or unused example we have seen, with huge perfectly balanced margins all around, even its color and impression are far more intense than typically found, all on bright fresh paper, fully intact perforations all around, extremely fine; an exceedingly choice stamp; 1984 PF certificate; ex-"Angel" Collection. (Image)	2,100.00 Closed or SOLD for $5,250.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
285	O	155	#155, 90c Carmine, incredibly well centered within extravagantly large margins which are most uncommon to this high value, fresh color on bright paper, cork cancel, extremely fine; photocopy of a 1988 PF certificate for a pair, this being the left stamp, plus a 1992 PF certificate as a single. (Image)	300.00 Closed or SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

**1873-1875 Continental Bank Note Company**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
286		156	#156, 1c Ultramarine, incredibly handsome bottom sheet-margin partial imprint single, magnificently centered within wide balanced margins, unusually strong color and a prooflike impression on brilliant paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, an extremely fine gem; photocopy of a 1990 PF certificate for a strip of five from which this was taken, plus a 1992 PF certificate as a single. (Image)	225.00 Closed or SOLD for $950.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
287		156 var.	#156 var., 1c Ultramarine, on thick pinkish laid experimental paper, quite well centered, deep luxuriant color, o.g. very fine. (Image)	Est. 200-300 Closed or SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
288		157 var.	#157 var., 2c Brown, double paper, a gem mint example of this scarce and most unusual variety, with paper split about one third of the way to show the variety, incredibly well centered within unusually wide margins, intense color in a deep shade, full o.g., h.r., extremely fine; impressive quality for a "normal" Two Cent 1873 Continental Bank Note, let alone this elusive variety; 1983 PF certificate; ex-Anderson. (Image)	500.00 Closed or SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
289		158	#158, 3c Green, extraordinarily well centered, large margins, brilliantly fresh color and impression, full o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine and choice; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	130.00 Closed or SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
290	O	158 var.	#158 var., 3c Green, most unusual used single with nearly complete and strong offset impression on the reverse, lightly cancelled, fine and visually striking. (Image)	Est. 100-150 Closed or SOLD for $60.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
291		158e	#158e, 3c Green, Continental "J" grill, brilliantly fresh and choice mint example of this rare grill variety, strong grill impression that does not penetrate paper as is so often the case with "J" grills, well centered and margined, deep rich color, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1999 PF certificate; ex-Klein and Zoellner. (Image)	500.00 Closed or SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
292	O	158j	#158j, 3c Green, double impression, used, nicely centered, fairly lightly cancelled, insignificant faint thin speck near top, very fine for this; a visually striking used example of this very rare and seldom offered major Bank Note error; clear 1978 PF certificate. (Image)	1,250.00 Closed or SOLD for $3,250.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
293	O	159	#159, 6c Dull pink, a lovely used example with a very clear strike of a scarce Yokohama, Japan circular datestamp, extraordinarily well centered and margined, unusually strong color and impression on bright paper, an extremely fine used gem made even more desirable by the presence of such an elusive cancellation; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	117.50 Closed or SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
294		159 var.	#159 var., 6c Dull pink, with silk fibers, brilliant fresh mint example of this very rare variety, being the first such mint example we have ever seen, marvelously well centered within large margins, rich luxuriant color and impression on bright white paper which shows the silk fibers well, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; listed but unpriced mint in Scott; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 Closed or SOLD for $700.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
295		159b	#159b, 6c Dull pink, Continental "J" grill, a rarely seen mint example with a distinctive "J" grill impression, marvelously fresh and choice, strong color, wonderfully well centered, pristine full o.g. which shows the grill well and, fortunately, does not break the paper as is so often the case, lightly hinged, extremely fine for this; the finest quality example of this very rare grill variety we have ever seen; 1983 and 1994 PF certificates. (Image)	1,800.00 Closed or SOLD for $3,000.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
296	O	160	#160, 7c Vermilion, a superb used example in the finest condition possible, flawlessly centered amid enormously large margins, deep vivid color and impression on bright paper, gorgeous fancy geometric New York Foreign Mail cancel centrally and boldly struck, an extremely fine used gem for the perfectionist; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	80.00 Closed or SOLD for $220.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
297		161 var.	#161 var., 10c Brown, with silk fibers, a magnificent quality mint example of this very rare stamp, being in a quality that is most impressive for a "normal" mint single of this elusive and difficult Bank Note, let alone for this distinctive variety, incredibly well centered amid uncharacteristically large margins, strong rich color and a crisp impression on bright paper, full o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine; listed but unpriced mint in Scott, however a normal mint single is priced at $1,000.00; 1984 PF certificate; ex-"Angel" Collection. (Image)	Est. 1,500-2,000 Closed or SOLD for $2,000.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
298	O	162	#162, 12c Blackish violet, beautifully centered, large margins all around, sumptuously rich color and impression, light strikes of both red and black cancels, extremely fine; 1983 PF certificate. (Image)	110.00 Closed or SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
299		163	#163, 15c Yellow orange, a visually stunning example of this rarely offered mint stamp, possessing absolutely gigantic jumbo margins which are unheard of on this value, and being virtually perfectly centered within them, radiant color on bright paper, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, extremely fine; any sound Fifteen Cent Continental with original gum is rare, but to find one this well margined is an almost impossible challenge; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	1,900.00 Closed or SOLD for $6,000.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM
300	O	165	#165, 30c Gray black, magnificently centered within four huge margins, intense rich color on bright paper, light duplex cancel, extremely fine; quite scarce in this premium condition; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	100.00 Closed or SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Oct-23, 06:00 PM

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