United States Stamps continued...

**1870-1871 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
161	O	137	#137, 6c Carmine with grill, used, unusually strong color, exceptionally well centered, blue quartered cork cancel, miniscule scuff at bottom right, otherwise extremely fine; clear 1988 PF certificate. (Image)	$565.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
162		138	#138, 7c Vermilion with grill, a seldom offered sound mint example, with deep intense color and a strong impression, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, fine; 1998 PSE certificate. (Image)	$4,000.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
163		138	#138, 7c Vermilion with grill, an especially well centered and margined single tied along with 3c Green (#147) on 1873 embossed corner card cover to France, tied by cork cancels and red New York transit, New Orleans c.d.s. alongside, red London Paid and French receiver, very fine cover with the 7c stamp being quite choice; 2003 PF certificate; the #138 alone catalogs $650.00 on cover. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $270.00 Will close during Public Auction
164		141	#141, 15c Orange with grill, strong rich color and a clean impression, full o.g., small corner crease and bit of foreign matter adhering at top left, fine appearance; a collectable example of a stamp that is rarely found with original gum; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	$7,500.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
165		147	#147, 3c Green, gem mint single, wonderfully fresh, with lovely rich color and a clean impression on bright white paper, exceptionally well centered within unusually wide margins, interesting plate scratch on the shoulder, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; premium quality never hinged examples are actually very scarce; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $325.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
166		149	#149, 7c Vermilion, exceptionally fresh, with deep vibrant color and a well incised impression, nicely centered within large margins, o.g., never hinged, very fine; only a tiny number of certified never hinged examples of this stamp exist; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $1,200.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
167		152	#152, 15c Bright orange, quite well centered within large margins, rich vibrant color in a deep shade, full o.g., very fine; a handsome example of this elusive Bank Note, being one of the most challenging to find in premium original gum condition; 1987 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
168		153	#153, 24c Purple, very well centered within uncommonly large margins, fresh color, full o.g., relatively lightly hinged, very fine; an attractive mint example of this scarce stamp; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
169	P	154P1, 212P1, 217P1	#154P1, 212P1, 217P1, 30c Black, 1c Ultramarine and 30c Orange brown, hybrid large die proofs, each die sunk on India and on full gilt edge cards measuring 145x217mm from a sample book, very fresh and attractive, extremely fine. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
170	O	154	#154, 30c Black, select quality used example, exceptionally well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, and possessing the most intense rich color and impression that we can remember, on fresh paper, central black Maltese Cross cancel, extremely fine; a surprisingly difficult used stamp to find with such eye appeal; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$250.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
171		155	#155, 90c Carmine, bright rich color and impression, well centered, sweated o.g., very fine; a far more rare stamp than its 1873 Continental Bank Note counterpart. (Image)	$4,750.00 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction
172		155	#155, 90c Carmine, unused, deep rich color and an especially crisp impression, a fine example of this scarce high value; 1993 PSE certificate. (Image)	$2,000.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
173	O	155	#155, 90c Carmine, striking used example, boasting enormous jumbo margins and being extraordinarily well centered within them, deep rich color, bold segmented cork cancel, extremely fine; an impressive used high value Bank Note. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1873-1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
174		156	#156, 1c Ultramarine, excellent centering within uncommonly large margins, rich fresh color, fresh clean o.g. with just a faint trace of hinging, extremely fine and handsome; 1986 and 2003 PF certificates. (Image)	$300.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
175		156	#156, 1c Ultramarine, exceedingly well centered, uncommonly fresh color and paper, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine and choice; actually very scarce in this premium quality never hinged condition; 2005 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	for hinged $300.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
176		157	#157, 212, 2c Brown and 1c Ultramarine, tied to 2c green on white postal entire (#U311) to Palestine by "Glastonbury/Conn./Feb. 25, 1889" duplex with star, posted to Jaffa through the Turkish post office with Constantinople transit, slight edge wear, very fine; a most unusual combination to this desirable destination with the early 2c 1873 Continental Bank Note in a deep reddish brown similar to the National issue, used with the late 1c 1887 Bank Note, rarely are such widely separated issues used together on a commercial cover. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
177		158	#158, 3c Green, remarkably fresh mint single, featuring spectacular color that is both deep and intense, prooflike impression on bright paper, well centered within large margins, fresh clean o.g., never hinged, choice very fine; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)	for hinged $130.00 SOLD for $280.00 Will close during Public Auction
178		158	#158, 3c Green, top sheet-margin partial plate no. 258 single, nicely centered within extra-large margins, attractive color, o.g., never hinged, very fine; 1989 PF certificate for a pair, this being the right stamp. (Image)	for hinged $130.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
179		158	#158, 3c Green, well centered, rich color, full o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; photocopy of a 2000 PF certificate for a block of six, this being the bottom right stamp. (Image)	$130.00 SOLD for $75.00 Will close during Public Auction
180		158e	#158e, 3c Green, with "J" grill, brilliantly fresh and choice example of this rare grill variety, strong grill impression which does not penetrate the paper as is so often the case with "J" grills, extraordinarily well centered and margined, deep rich color, full o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate; ex-Chapin. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction

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