United States Stamps continued...

**1890-1893 American Bank Note Company continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
341		221	#221, 3c Purple, essentially perfect centering, huge balanced margins all around, luxuriously rich color and impression on immaculate paper, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an impressive large-margined gem; 1992 PF certificate; ex-"Connoisseur" collection and Floyd. (Image)	170.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
342		222	#222, 4c Dark brown, well centered within considerably larger margins than typically seen, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a pristine gem; 1995 PF certificate. (Image)	190.00 SOLD for $375.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
343		222	#222, 4c Dark brown, an especially choice mint single, being wonderfully well centered within large margins, rich luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	190.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
344		222	#222, 4c Dark brown, a striking mint single that possesses enormously large margins all around and is incredibly well centered within these oversized borders, deep luxuriant color and a crisp impression, o.g., barest suggestion of hinging (if at all), extremely fine; a large-margined gem. (Image)	90.00 SOLD for $170.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
345		223	#223, 5c Chocolate, wonderfully well centered and margined, bright fresh color, o.g., barest trace of hinging (if any), extremely fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	80.00 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
346	PB	223	#223, 5c Chocolate, top margin imprint, letter "I" and plate "No. 48" block of twelve, crisp and intact, rich color, o.g., n.h., trivial spot on gum of one stamp, fine-very fine; a scarce plate block. (Image)	for hinged 3,140.00+ SOLD for $1,700.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
347		225	#225, 8c Lilac, a marvelous mint single, possessing mathematically precise centering within large margins, sumptuously rich color and a crisp detailed impression on fresh white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; this value is seldom seen in this gem quality; photocopy of a 2001 PF certificate for a block of four, this being the top left stamp. (Image)	130.00 SOLD for $425.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
348		225	#225, 8c Lilac, pristine mint single, with gorgeous rich color and a strong impression on immaculate white paper, extraordinarily well centered as well, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	130.00 SOLD for $300.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
349		227	#227, 15c Indigo, an incredibly handsome and choice mint example of this difficult value, being in a "post office" fresh state, deep luxuriant color and a prooflike impression on clean white paper, particularly well centered amid extravagantly wide margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; actually a very rare stamp in this gem never hinged condition; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	525.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
350		227	#227, 15c Indigo, a most impressive mint example featuring outstanding centering amid truly jumbo margins for this value, incredibly intense color and a razor-sharp impression further contribute to this stamp's extraordinary overall eye appeal, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a large-margined gem; 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
351		228	#228, 30c Black, a superlative mint example of this very difficult value, being in a condition that would please the most fastidious collector, possessing a wonderful overall freshness, with intense "jet" black color and a deeply etched impression, outstanding centering as well, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; the Thirty Cent Small Bank Note is, without question, the most difficult value of the set to find in this gem never hinged condition; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	850.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
352		228	#228, 30c Black, top sheet-margin single with partial imprint, deep intense color, nicely centered, o.g., barest trace of hinging, choice very fine; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	400.00 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
353		229	#229, 90c Orange, a remarkable jumbo-margined mint example, featuring immense margins all around and being extraordinarily well centered within them, striking color in an especially deep shade, strong impression as well on bright paper, o.g., barest trace of a hinge mark, an extremely fine gem of exceptional eye appeal; 1990 PF certificate; ex-Floyd. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
354		229	#229, 90c Orange, wonderfully well centered within unusually large margins, brilliantly rich color and a crisp detailed impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a select example of this high value; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $500.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
355		229	#229, 90c Orange, brilliantly fresh, with dazzling intense color and a deeply etched impression, nicely centered and margined, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)	600.00 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM

**1893 Columbian Exposition**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
356	P	230P4-45P4	#230P4-45P4, 1c-$5.00 Columbians, plate proofs on card cplt., a choice fresh set, all with large even margins, colors are rich and deep, this shows particularly in the dollar values such as the $1.00 Salmon and $4.00 Crimson lake, which often come weak, uniformly extremely fine. (Image)	1,435.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
357		230	#230, 1c Columbian, gem mint single, precisely centered within very large and wonderfully well balanced margins, fresh color and a clean impression on crisp white paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; not your typical quality One Cent Columbian; 2002 PF certificate for a strip of three, this being the middle stamp. (Image)	45.00 SOLD for $325.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
358	/	230	#230, 1c Columbian, top left plate "No. 149" pane of 50, wonderfully fresh, many stamps well centered including the plate block, o.g., eleven stamps hinged (mostly on top and bottom rows), others n.h., very fine. (Image)	2,235.00+ SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
359		231	#231, 2c Columbian, an incomparable mint single, boasting four gigantic margins and being perfectly centered within these huge borders, plus its color is strikingly rich and fresh, while its impression is razor sharp on bright white paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., a superb jumbo; easily one of the finest Two Cent Columbians in existence; 2002 PF certificate. (Image)	42.50 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM
360		231	#231, 2c Columbian, a gem left sheet-margin single, possessing eye-arresting intense color and a prooflike impression on fresh white paper, exceptionally well centered within lavishly wide margins, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	42.50 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Mar-07, 12:30 PM

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