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1870-1871 NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

261

147

#147, 3c Green, fine single cancelled by target on lady's cover with beautifully struck straightline "SULLIVAN PA May 22 1873" postmark, very fine usage of this obsolete style marking. (Image)

Est. $100-150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

262

152

#152, 15c Bright orange, tied along with 1c Ultramarine (#145) and 2c red Brown (#146) by blue grid cancels to registered cover with large Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia corner card, very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

263

152

#152, 15c Bright orange, tied along with 3c Green (#147) to registered cover with illustrated address panel, faint "Post Washington, O./Jul 30" datestamp at upper left, very fine and attractive; 1994 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction

264

152

#152, 15c Bright orange, incredibly well centered, affixed partly overlapping 3c Green (#158), canceled by cork and just tied by matching "Earfield, Pa./Oct 20" datestamps to buff registered cover, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

265

152

#152, 15c Bright orange, fine single tied by segmented cork cancel to yellow registered cover along with 3c Green (#147), matching "Lock Haven, Pa./Oct 31" datestamp alongside, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

266

152

#152, 15c Bright orange, rich color, tied along with 3c Green (#147) to buff registered cover by waffle grids, matching "Sumner, Ill./Jul 6" datestamp alongside, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction

267

152

#152, 15c Bright orange, exceptionally well centered, tied along with 3c Green (#147, trivial perf. stains at top) by quartered cork cancels to registered cover, "Registered/Phila. Pa./Jul 25" datestamp, very fine (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

268

153

#153, 24c Purple, attractive used example, exceptionally well centered and margined, strong rich color, plus possessing a large portion of a NYFM. cancel (Weiss ST-4P2, extremely fine; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

$230.00

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction

269

155

#155, 90c Carmine, particularly well centered used single, large margins all around, strong rich color, portions of NYFM cancels., extremely fine; a surprisingly scarce stamp to find in this premium used condition; 2013 PF certificate (VF-XF 85; SSV $475.00). (Image)

$350.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

1873-1875 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

270

158

#158, 3c Green, well centered single, lightly cancelled on impressive blue illustrated cover with large illustration covering most of the front for Joshua J. Laning Boots and Shoes, etc., "Trenton/N.J./May 2" c.d.s., to Langhorne, Va., fresh and very fine; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

271

158

#158, 3c Green, tied to ornate corner-card cover of the City of Chicago, General Superintendent of Police with city seal, stamp tied by blue "Chicago/Ill./ Apr 15" duplex with bold checker board grid killer, one of Chicago's distinctive cancels used in this period, posted to San Francisco, carrier transit on the reverse, very fine cover. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

272

160

#160, 7c Vermilion, used, beautifully centered within extraordinarily large margins, strong bright color, light cancel, extremely fine jumbo; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)

$90.00

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction

273

162

#162, 12c Blackish violet, premium quality used example, exceedingly well centered within immense margins, rich luxuriant color and a detailed impression, lightly cancelled, extremely fine jumbo; 1992 PF certificate and a 2013 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 90 Jumbo; SMQ $270.00 for 90 and 740.00 for 95). (Image)

$140.00

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

274

162

#162, 12c Blackish violet, an especially well centered single with impressive immense margins all around, strong rich color and possessing both blue and red cancels, extremely fine; a striking jumbo; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

$157.00

SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction

275

165

#165, 30c Gray black, an impressive jumbo example possessing exceptionally large balanced margins all around, strong fresh color, attractive black segmented cancel, an extremely fine used jumbo;1995 PF certificate. (Image)

$140.00

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

276

166

#166, 90c Rose carmine, particularly attractive mint single, brilliantly fresh with radiant color, well centered within uncharacteristically large margins, o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2012 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,250.00

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1879 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

277

184

#184, 3c Green, a stunning used jumbo single, being mathematically centered within enormously large margins, bright fresh color, central propeller cancel, an extremely fine and incredibly large-margined gem; 2013 PSE certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $425.00 for 98). (Image)

$1.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

278

184

#184, 3c Green, attractive and well centered single tied to unusual nearly allover front advertising cover for "Charley Shay's Monster Quincuplexal," a type of circus, stamp tied by "New York/Jan 18" duplex, to Bridgeton, N.J., very fine; a choice and unusual circus cover; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction

279

184

#184, 3c Green, attractive single on illustrated Gun cover showing a pistol, corner card of "Maltby, Curtiss & Co./Hardware Manufactures," one of the companies they have is the Norwich Pistol Co., stamp tied by "New York/Oct 7" duplex, to New Haven, Conn., very fine; 2013 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $200-300

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

280

184

#184, 3c Green, fine single bearing perfectly struck rosette fancy cancel, with matching "Waterbury, Ct./May 16" datestamp at lower right, extremely fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction