Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1873-1875 Continental Bank Note Company continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

301

162

#162, 12c Blackish violet, sumptuously rich color and a strong detailed impression, nicely centered, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

1,800.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

302

162

#162, 12c Blackish violet, wonderfully well centered and margined, deep luxuriant color on bright paper, beautifully cancelled with a striking red postmark, extremely fine; a very pretty used stamp; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)

110.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

303

162

#162, 12c Blackish violet, used, gorgeous intense color and a remarkably detailed impression, well centered, wonderfully postmarked with a red fancy geometric New York Foreign Mail cancel, extremely fine; a stamp with great eye appeal; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

110.00

SOLD for $220.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

304

163

#163, 15c Yellow orange, an incredibly choice mint example of a stamp that is on virtually every serious collector's want list, possessing a spectacular overall freshness, with absolutely radiant color and a strong detailed impression on crisp paper, wonderfully well centered amid uncharacteristically large margins, pristine full o.g., lightly hinged, certainly extremely fine for this, especially when compared to the existing population; 1983 PF certificate. (Image)

2,100.00

SOLD for $5,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

305

163

#163, 15c Yellow orange, used, near perfect centering within large margins, bright color, extremely fine; actually quite scarce in this condition; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

110.00

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

306

165

#165, 30c Gray black, exceptionally fresh, characteristic warm rich color, nicely centered, full o.g., small central paper h.r., nearly very fine for this rare mint Bank Note; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $725.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

307

166

#166, 90c Rose carmine, exceptionally well centered, rich color, full o.g. which is just slightly disturbed, choice very fine; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

2,750.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

308

166

#166, 90c Rose carmine, used, huge oversized margins, rich color, light duplex numeral grid cancel, very fine; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)

250.00

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

1875 Special Printings of the 1873 Issue

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

309

167

#167, 1c Ultramarine special printing, without gum as issued, a wonderfully bright and fresh example of this especially difficult special printing rarity, possessing intense color and a prooflike impression on immaculate paper, scissor separated perforations as almost always, but unlike the vast majority of known examples this particular copy still has fully intact perforations all around, very fine; it is believed that no more than 40 examples of this value exist; 1960 PF certificate. (Image)

10,500.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

310

168

#168, 2c Dark brown special printing, without gum as issued, a magnificent quality example of this very rare stamp, being in a quality that is almost impossible to find on any of the Hard Paper Special Printings, possessing outstanding centering amid uncharacteristically large margins, and equally impressive is the fact that all of its perforations are fully intact and not reduced at all by scissor separation, gloriously rich color and impression on bright paper, an extremely fine gem; this remarkable stamp may very well be the finest quality example available of the approximately 75 copies thought to exist; signed W.H.C. (Warren H. Colson) and accompanied by 1950 and 1967 PF certificates; ex-Moody and Kantor. (Image)

4,750.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

311

170

#170, 6c Dull rose special printing, without gum as issued, a most remarkable quality example of this important special printing rarity, possessing exceptional physical attributes not often associated with this particular value, including being wonderfully well centered and margined, rich color on especially brilliant paper, scissor separated as usual, but unlike a large number of known examples, its perforations are nearly intact all around, very fine; an unusually choice example of the Six Cent Hard Paper Special Printing of which only approximately 35 to 40 are thought to still exist; 1960 PF certificate. (Image)

11,500.00

SOLD for $10,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

312

171

#171, 7c Reddish vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, an impressive example of this rare stamp, being among the very few existing examples whose perforations are essentially intact all around, additionally this stamp possesses a wonderful overall brilliance, with deep vibrant color and a prooflike impression on bright white paper, extremely fine for this; among the finest of the approximately 50 Seven Cent Hard Paper Special Printings believed to exist; 1959 APS certificate. (Image)

2,850.00

SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

313

172

#172, 10c Pale brown special printing, without gum as issued, an especially attractive and fresh example of this extremely rare and terribly challenging stamp, being among the few existing copies that is without any faults, gorgeous characteristic color and a crisp detailed impression on bright paper, centered a bit to top left as many are found, usual scissor separated perforations, very fine; it is believed than no more than 40 examples of this value exist and the vast majority of these have scissor trimmed perforations on at least one side; 1960 PF certificate; ex-Caspary. (Image)

11,500.00

SOLD for $8,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

314

173

#173, 12c Dark violet special printing, without gum as issued, an exceptional example of this value, being among the finest of the approximately 60 examples still believed to exist, possessing uncharacteristically choice qualities, including select centering and large margins, deep luxuriant color on bright paper, and most impressively all perforations are completely intact, a very rare occurrence on these, mild horizontal bend not mentioned on accompanying certificate, very fine; 1961 PF certificate. (Image)

4,250.00

SOLD for $7,250.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

315

174

#174, 15c Bright orange special printing, without gun as issued, a most remarkable quality example of one of the most difficult of all the Hard Paper Special Printings to find in premium condition, being one of the very few in existence whose perforations, while typically scissor separated, remain intact (the vast majority of known examples have their perforations totally clipped off on at least one or two sides), marvelously well centered, strikingly vibrant color on bright paper, choice very fine; fewer than 40 examples of this value are thought to still exist; 1958 PF certificate. (Image)

11,500.00

SOLD for $10,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

316

175

#175, 24c Dull purple special printing, without gum as issued, bright rich color and a crisp impression, attractively centered, showing full perforations all around, very fine; one of the very few known examples whose perforations were not clipped off on at least one side; signed George B. Sloane and accompanied by a 1976 PF certificate. (Image)

2,900.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

317

176

#176, 30c Greenish black special printing, without gum as issued, a highly select example of this rarity, being in far superior quality to the vast majority of known copies and certainly placing it among the finest available of the approximately 45 to 50 in existence, wonderfully well centered, intensely rich color and impression on crisp paper, while scissor separated as usual, the perforations are very nearly intact all around, very fine; easily one of the finest #176's we have ever offered; 1975 PF certificate. (Image)

8,500.00

SOLD for $7,250.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

318

177

#177, 90c Violet carmine special printing, without gum as issued, a superlative example of this tremendously rare stamp, featuring several exceptional physical attributes that are simply not found on most existing copies, including being incredibly well centered within lavishly large margins which are most uncharacteristic of this, plus its fully intact perforations all around only occurs on a tiny number of surviving examples, an extremely fine gem; unquestionably one of the finest of the approximately 45 Ninety Cent Hard Paper Special Printings still in existence; 1954 PF certificate. (Image)

10,500.00

SOLD for $12,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

319

178

#178, 2c Vermilion, wonderfully choice mint single, brilliantly fresh, radiant color, well centered, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $500.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM

320

180

#180, 2c Carmine vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, intense "fiery" color which is characteristic only to this stamp, strong highly detailed impression on bright fresh paper, extraordinarily well centered within large margins, its perforations are completely intact and not scissor separated as are so many of the Hard Paper Special Printings, extremely fine. A fabulously fresh and choice example of this great United States rarity. There are only 23 examples recorded, one of which is housed in the New York Public Library's collection. Of the known examples, the copy offered here from the Lessin collection ranks among the very finest available, as few exist both with such exceptional centering and with non-scissor separated perforations. There is no question that this is the finest quality Two Cent Vermilion Hard Paper Special Printing to appear on the auction block in several years - eclipsing the quality of the examples that were found in such luminary collections as those formed by Messrs. Zoellner, Golin, Lyons and Floyd. Accompanied by a 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

30,000.00

SOLD for $24,000.00
Closing..May-31, 03:30 PM