Siegel Sale 1000 continued...

**1890-93 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1105		2c Lake (219D). Mint N.H., vibrant color on bright paper, sharp proof-like impression, choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1890 2-CENT SMALL BANK NOTE ISSUE IN THE LAKE SHADE. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $1,900.00). Only one example has graded higher to date (at 98). (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	700.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1106		2c Carmine, Cap on Left "2" (220a). Mint N.H., incredibly bright shade, beautifully choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1890 ISSUE WITH CAP OVER THE LEFT "2". With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $3,250.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date (seven others share this grade). As an example of how rare this is in higher grades, the SMQ does not even bother to price this as a 98. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	400.00 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
1107		4c Dark Brown (222). Mint N.H., deep shade and crisp impression, almost perfect centering with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT 1890 ISSUE GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,850.00). Only five others in the P.S.E. Population Report share this superior grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	310.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1108		5c Chocolate (223). Mint N.H., precise centering, rich color EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1890 ISSUE GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $2,400.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	250.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1109		6c Brown Red (224). Mint N.H., deep rich color on post office fresh paper, detailed impression, perfect centering with wide margins all around EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1890 ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE. P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98, SMQ $7,500.00). Only three others have achieved this grade in the P.S.E. Population Report, with none higher. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	230.00 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1110		10c Green (226). Mint N.H., rich color and clear impression, wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1890 SMALL BANK NOTE ISSUE. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $5,050.00). Only three examples have graded higher to date (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	575.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1111		15c Indigo (227). Mint N.H., vibrant color on fresh paper, choice centering with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1890 ISSUE. The 15c 1890 stamp is, in our opinion, one of the most striking designs of the Gilded Age regular issues. Its distinctive three-quarter portrait of Henry Clay is elegantly framed and printed in an extraordinarily deep shade of Indigo Blue. The beauty of the issue is enhanced in examples such as this stamp, which provides a balanced frame of white margins around the design. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $6,850.00) Only one Mint N.H. stamp has graded higher in the P.S.E. Population Report (at 95J), a statistic that has not changed in four years. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	750.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1112		30c Black (228). Mint N.H., intense shade and detailed impression on fresh white paper, unusually wide margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1890 ISSUE. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $9,200.00). Only three have graded higher to date and only six others share this grade. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,200.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1113		90c Orange (229). Mint N.H., vibrant color on post office fresh paper, mathematically precise centering with margins that perfectly frame the stamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1890 ISSUE IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY. THIS PRISTINE STAMP HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $30,000.00) This is the highest grade awarded to date in any original-gum category and only one other Mint N.H. example shares this grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,650.00 SOLD for $6,750.00 Will close during Public Auction

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