Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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1873-1875 Continental Bank Note Company continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

141

161

#161, 10c Brown, incredibly fresh mint single, possessing a wonderful overall brilliance rarely encountered on this scarce value, prooflike color and impression on crisp paper, quite well centered within large margins, pristine full o.g. with just the barest trace of hinging (if at all), a very fine and choice example of a stamp that is especially elusive to find in premium original gum condition; 1982 PF and 1994 PSE certificates. (Image)

700.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

142

162

#162, 12c Blackish violet, an extraordinarily choice mint example of this very scarce Bank Note, possessing exceptional centering within large margins, gorgeous intense color and a well incised impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; any mint Twelve Cent Continental Bank Note with original gum is terribly elusive, but to locate one in the premium condition found here is a true rarity; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

1,800.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

143

166

#166, 90c Rose carmine, a wonderfully choice and select mint example of this high value Bank Note, possessing several exceptional physical attributes, including being marvelously well centered within large margins, plus its color is especially bright and fresh, crisp detailed impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a stamp with great eye appeal. (Image)

2,750.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1875 Special Printings of the 1873 Issue

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Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

144

170

#170, 6c Dull rose special printing, without gum as issued, a handsome example of this important special printing rarity, being quite well centered and with much stronger color than typically found, usual scissor separated perforations, very fine; it is believed that no more than 35 to 40 exist of this value; signed "SA" (Spencer Anderson) and accompanied by a 1966 PF certificate. (Image)

12,500.00

SOLD for $7,000.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

145

171

#171, 7c Reddish vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, wonderfully fresh example, being one of the few existing copies whose perforations are completely intact, deep vibrant color and a prooflike impression on bright paper, very fine for this rarity of which approximately 50 are thought to exist; 1948 PF certificate. (Image)

3,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

146

172

#172, 10c Pale brown special printing, without gum as issued, an especially handsome 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 that no more than 40 examples of this value exist and the vast majority of these have scissor trimmed perforations on at least one side; 1970 PF certificate. (Image)

12,500.00

SOLD for $11,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

147

173

#173, 12c Dark violet special printing, without gum as issued, an exciting example of this value, being among the finest of the approximately 60 examples still believed to exist, possessing unusually choice qualities for an 1875 Hard Paper Special Printing, including having select centering within large margins, deep luxuriant color and impression on bright crisp paper, and most impressive of all are its intact perforations all around, a rare trait that exists on probably less than 10% of the existing population, extremely fine; 1952 and 1992 PF certificates. (Image)

4,250.00

SOLD for $6,250.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

148

175

#175, 24c Dull purple special printing, without gum as issued, a most extraordinary quality example of this value, possessing near perfect centering within large margins, deep luxuriant color, and with completely intact perforations all around which is a very rare occurrence, as most existing copies have their perforations trimmed off on at least one side, an extremely fine gem; clearly one of the finest Twenty Four Cent Hard Paper Special Printings in existence; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

2,900.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

149

177

#177, 90c Violet carmine special printing, without gum as issued, a select example of this tremendously rare stamp, being in far superior quality to the vast majority of known copies, marvelously well centered within large margins, deep luxuriant color and impression on bright paper, while its perforations are scissor separated as is normal, they are much more intact than usual, very fine; among the choicest copies available of the approximately 45 Ninety Cent Hard Paper Special Printings still in existence; 1974 and 1998 PF certificates; ex-Lutwak and Zoellner. (Image)

12,500.00

SOLD for $13,000.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

150

179

#179, 5c Blue, remarkably well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, sumptuously rich color and a razor-sharp impression, full o.g., with just the barest trace of hinging, extremely fine. (Image)

550.00

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1879 American Bank Note Company

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CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

151

182

#182, 1c Dark ultramarine, attractively centered within unusually wide margins, bright color, full o.g., lightly hinged, very fine. (Image)

300.00

SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

152

183

#183, 2c Vermilion, brilliantly fresh, vibrant color and impression, well centered, pristine o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

130.00

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

153

184

#184, 3c Green, pristine mint single, well centered within extravagantly wide margins, deep luxuriant color, full o.g., never hinged, choice very fine; 1991 PSE certificate (bottom sheet selvage subsequently removed). (Image)

for hinged 100.00

SOLD for $130.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

154

185

#185, 5c Blue, flawlessly centered within exceptionally large margins, sumptuously rich color and a prooflike impression on bright crisp paper, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a particularly scarce stamp in this gem quality; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

500.00

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

155

188

#188, 10c Brown, with secret mark, handsome mint example of a stamp that is seldom found even in the most advanced collections of mint United States stamps, featuring sumptuously rich color and a sharp detailed impression, plus it is quite well centered within large margins, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and exceedingly choice; a true rarity in this quality; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)

1,750.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

156

191

#191, 90c Carmine, exceptional quality mint single, featuring outstanding centering within large margins, brilliantly fresh, bright rich color and a clean crisp impression, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

2,250.00

SOLD for $2,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

1880-1885 Special Printings of the 1879-1883 Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

157

193

#193, 2c Black brown special printing, without gum as issued, an incredibly choice example of this truly rare special printing, featuring exceptional centering that is far superior to the vast majority of known examples, plus its color is strikingly intense and its impression deeply etched, extremely fine; among the finest existing examples of the 50 to 60 copies still believed to exist; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)

10,000.00

SOLD for $11,750.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

158

196

#196, 7c Scarlet vermilion special printing, without gum as issued, sumptuously rich color in an especially deep shade, well centered amid margins of impressive size for this value, full intact perforations all around, extremely fine for this; probably less than 100 copies exist of this value, and at least a third of these are found with faults; sound well centered examples such as this often command substantial premiums over their Scott catalog value; 1972 and 1992 PF certificates. (Image)

3,500.00

SOLD for $3,250.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

159

197

#197, 10c Deep brown special printing, without gum as issued, a magnificent example of this important Special Printing rarity, fabulously well centered within very large margins, sumptuously rich color and an incredibly detailed impression on immaculate paper, completely free of the faults that plague most known copies, an extremely fine gem in every regard; unquestionably one of the very finest of the fewer than 30 known examples; the catalog value of this stamp bears little relationship to the true market value of a copy in such outstanding quality, for example the last three premium quality copies which appeared at auction have each realized $32,500.00 or $35,000.00, not including the 10% buyer's premium (William S. Floyd Sale, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., October 2001; Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc., Sale #843, February 2002; and Joseph E. Lessin Sale, Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc., May 2002) and the example from the McKinney collection is, quite likely, the finest of this elite group; 1988 PF certificate; ex- T. Charlton Henry, Klein and Golin. (Image)

17,000.00

SOLD for $42,500.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM

160

198

#198, 12c Blackish purple special printing, without gum as issued, a superlative example that is in a quality that would almost be next to impossible to duplicate, as this stamp possesses near perfect centering amid the largest margins we have ever seen on this particular value, plus its color is quite deep and its impression strong, completely devoid of the faults that affect so many others, an extremely fine gem; this magnificent stamp may, in fact, be the finest extant among the approximately 75 copies known; 1947, 1976 and 1998 PF certificates; ex-Lutwak and Zoellner. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $8,750.00
Closing..Sep-13, 05:00 PM