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Sale 271
Lot 1167
Newspaper, 1894, $3 scarlet (PR100), distinctive shade with First Bureau gum, perforations and an unusually clean impression full o.g. small thin spot at top right F.-V.F., Scott prices the issue in this grade only.
Scott $60,000
THE SMALL FAULT NOTWITHSTANDING, THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES EXTANT.
Expertization: 1973, 2003 P.F. Certificates.
There are fewer than ten singles certified by the Philatelic Foundation.
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| Realized $52,250 |
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Lot 1110
Newspaper, 1879, 84¢ red (PR69), part sheet of thirty-five an exceptionally fresh and attractive multple of the American Bank Note Co. issue with many well centered singles, unusually deep prooflike color, natural straightedge at bottom o.g., some hinge remnants, 19 are never hinged some reinforcement, mainly in selvage attractive Very Fine cat. as blocks and singles $40,250.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THIS STAMP.
Provenance: Fisher
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| Realized $26,400 |
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Lot 1067
Newspapers, 1875 Continenental Bank Note Co. Special Printing, 5¢-25¢ imperforate (PR5-PR7 var.), complete in full sheets of 10, unique set printed by the Continental Bank Note Co. on new plates prepared around 1876, beautiful fresh colors on hard white paper, without the embossing present on stamps printed from the 1865 plates 5¢ sheet with a small selvage tear Extremely Fine and rare and of outstanding quality.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
THE ONLY RECORDED SET OF FULL SHEETS.
Provenance: Fisher
The 10¢ and the 25¢ values have white margins all around the design, unlike those stamps printed by National Bank Note Co. in 1865, which indicates that new plates were used. Unlisted but footnoted in Scott and written about by Luff and Braceland. Braceland suggests that the Continental Bank Note Co., due to the popularity of the 1875 reprints, which had been made from the original National Bank Note Co. plates, made new plates in anticipation of retaining its government printing contract.
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| Realized $18,700 |
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Lot 1038
Newspaper, 1865, 5¢ dark blue (PR1), the spectacular complete pane of 10 with uncleared borders; unusually separated at top, leaving the upper left stamp with a straight edge and the rest of the top row with part or all of its top perforations, without gum as issued, deep, rich color without gum as issued minor hinge reinforcement Very Fine.
Scott $6,050 as blocks & singles
THE ONLY RECORDED COMPLETE PANE.
Provenance: Braceland, Lilly
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| Realized $7,700 |
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Lot 1153
Newspaper, 1894, 1¢ intense black (PR90), complete pane of 50 an unusually fresh multiple with excellent impression, natural straightedge at bottom o.g., 35 stamps are never hinged tiny selvage faults at both left and right edges, not affecting any stamps, nearly separated between top two rows F.-V.F.
Scott $14,750 as blocks and singles
Expertization: 2003 P.F. certificate.
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| Realized $7,700 |
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Lot 1145
Newspaper, 1885, 48¢ carmine (PR85), lower left corner block of 10 with part imprint well centered, typical "crazy perfs" in selvage o.g., stamps are never hinged major separation between vertical rows 2-3 and 4-5 Very Fine to Extremely Fine a very scarce multiple.
Scott $2,700 ++
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| Realized $7,150 |
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Lot 1069
Newspaper, 1880 Reprint of 1865 issue, 5¢ dark blue (PR8), complete pane of ten, without gum as issued, a beautiful well centered special printing multiple on soft porous paper, cut from the lower half of the original sheet of twenty without gum as issued small hinge reinforcements over small separations at top and bottom, insignificant for the sheet's rarity and quality choice Very Fine.
Scott $4,800
A MOST IMPORTANT EXHIBITION ITEM FOR THE LARGE FORMAT NEWSPAPER ISSUE AND THE ONLY RECORDED COMPLETE PANE OF THE 1881 SPECIAL PRINTING.
Expertization: 1964 PFC.
Provenance: Burrus, Fisher, Braceland
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| Realized $6,875 |
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Lot 1127
Newspaper, 1894 "Colman" Special Printing, 1¢-$60, privately perforated and gummed (PR57-PR79, PR81 var.), a complete set of all values including the unissued 9¢ each stamp with intense color and prooflike impression o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
A THOROUGHLY CHOICE SET, ONE OF ONLY 45 SUCH SETS PRODUCED.
This printing was ordered from the American Bank Note Company in March of 1894 to serve as samples for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which had been awarded the four-year contract to print postage stamps during the previous month.These stamps were printed from the original plates prepared by the Continental Bank Note Co. in 1875 and were in the possession of the American Bank Note Co., who had retained the contract to print stamps since1879.
Washington stamp dealer Henry F. Colman obtained a set of imperforate panes of 50 of the sample stamps. Keeping five sets in imperforate condition, he perforated the other forty-five sets. Colman was indicted by the government for illegal possession of these stamps, but was acquitted. Unlisted in Scott, but described by Luff, Braceland and Mooz.
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| Realized $6,875 |
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Lot 1030
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Newspapers, 1865, 5¢-25¢ plate proofs on card (PR2P4-PR4P4), a set of complete uncut sheets of twenty with the 10¢ and 25¢ sheets clearly showing the horizontal cutting line to separate each sheet into two panes of ten, the 5¢ sheet shows the broken double lines between the two panes; the 10¢ and 25¢ have small corner missing lower right, well clear of the stamps; exceptionally fresh and bright colors with the 10¢ sheet showing the impression of the screw that held the plate on the press.
Scott $3,960
Provenance: Y. Souren
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| Realized $6,050 |
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Lot 1081
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Newspapers, 1875, 2¢-$60 complete, plate proofs on card (PR9P4-PR32P4), complete set of matched bottom margin imprint blocks of 10, exceptionally fresh color throughout selvage tears in 2¢ 4¢ 12¢ 24¢ and $12.00; 10¢ and $60 nick at bottom still Very Fine and desirable rarely offered proof position pieces.
Scott $2,772 as blocks & singles
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| Realized $5,225 |
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