The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding U.S. Stamps, Part Two: 1870-1901 Issues continued...

**1881-88 American Bank Note Co. Issues (Scott 205-218) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
255		3c Vermilion (214). Mint N.H. with wide selvage at left, brilliant color, crisp impression, Jumbo margins with bright paper, fresh and Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 1993 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	230.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
256		4c Carmine (215). Original gum, minute trace of hinging according to P.S.E. but 1996 P.F. certificate states Mint N.H., bright color, almost mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1986 and 1996 P.F. certificates (as Mint N.H.), with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98), only four have reached the 98 grade (two OGph and two OGnh), none higher (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	240.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
257		30c Orange Brown (217). Mint N.H., brilliant color, wide margins, long and full perforations, Very Fine and choice, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,350.00 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
258		90c Purple (218). Mint N.H., bright shade, detailed impression on crisp paper, unusually wide margins EXTREMELY FINE. A JUMBO MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1888 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE. SCARCE WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS. With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Will close during Public Auction

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